A new platform named e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) started its formal journey in the country on Saturday with an aim to help flourish the sector by overcoming all obstacles. Earlier, the platform was formed to ensure the development of...
Bangladesh's mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen who has been named the Adventurer of the Year 2014-2015 by the National Geographic, said some 80 per cent people in Bangladesh have not seen a mountain but her visit to every continent made them proud....
The High Court (HC) on Sunday issued a rule asking the government to explain why 16th Amendment Act that empowers the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) to sack Supreme Court judges, should not be abolished. The ruling party this year amended the...
A young man died in a road accident in Golapganj Upazila in Sylhet district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Zahid Ahmed, 29, son of Kholku Mia, a resident of the divisional city. Police said the accident took...
A minor drowned in a pond at Ayra village in Tanor Upazila in Rajshahi district on Saturday afternoon. The dead is Mahmudul Hassan, 5, son of Khabir Uddin, a teacher of Mundumala Dakhil Madrasa. Family sources said Mahmud drowned in...
Light rain or thundershowers is likely to occur at one or two places over Barisal, Chittagong and Dhaka divisions while weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. Today (Nov 9)’s Met Office bulletin said...
Describing the police force as servants of the common man, Ganoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain has said that the law enforcers should not serve only a political party. ‘You (police) have to be servants of 160 million (16 crore) people....
FE Online Report | 2014-11-09 00:00:00
Amid gloomy market outlook, the key index of the country’s main bourse – Dhaka Stock Exchange – dipped below the 5,000-mark on Sunday, as investors went for selling spree, fearing further fall. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, plunged...
The defence lawyers of war crimes death row convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman on Sunday said they would not go for presidential clemency before the review petition. Speaking at an emergency press briefing in the afternoon, they also claimed that Law, Justice...
A court hearing two graft cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has set a new date for witness deposition after granting her plea for more time. A testimony hearing in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases filed...
Reiterating Bangladesh’s keen interest to become a member country of the APEC, President Abdul Hamid on Sunday hoped that the APEC would consider soon lifting its existing moratorium on including new members. ‘Bangladesh has already expressed its keen interest to...
The World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) has vowed to continue to promote the development of Islamic Finance to bridge economic gap through strengthening economic activity and growth. In addition, it also agreed to promote and enhance the development of women...
The BNP on Sunday staged nationwide demonstration in protest against denial of permission by the authorities to it for holding the prescheduled rally in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday. Sporadic clashes between BNP supporters and police in Dhaka and Gazipur...
The Jamaat-e-Islami staged protests across the country on Sunday demanding release of its top leaders convicted or under trial on war crimes charges. However, its procession in Dhaka was dispersed by the police. Jamaat’s acting Secretary General Shafiqur Rahman, in...
The US embassy Dhaka has introduced a new system for ‘Immigrant Visa’ collection and post-interview document submission through a new customer-friendly website www.ustraveldocs.com/bd. Ambassador Dan Mozena announced the new system at a ceremony in Dhaka on Sunday. In the past,...
DONETSK: Heavy shelling around the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk increased strains on a two-month-old ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists on Sunday. Reuters reporters in rebel-held Donetsk said shelling by heavy artillery continued throughout the night and...
Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal will issue a death warrant for Mohammad Kamaruzzaman once it gets a copy of the Appellate Division verdict, the attorney general has said. Whether a summary or the full verdict will be sent depends on the...
President Md Abdul Hamid has told Myanmar to take measures to stop Rohingyas and illegal drugs from entering Bangladesh’s borders. Currently on a visit to China, he had a meeting with Myanmar President U Thein Sein at a guesthouse in...
The risks facing China's economy are not "scary", President Xi Jinping has told global business leaders. In a speech to chief executives ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit he sought to dispel concerns about the economy. "There...
A faction of agitating vessel workers has withdrawn their strike after a meeting with senior police officers in Chittagong. But another faction is continuing with their protests demanding security on the waterways. A robbery on a lighter vessel on river...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expanded his council of ministers inducting 21 new faces, keeping in view of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s political calculations in the states and balancing the regional aspirations. Although there was an...
Bangladesh Bank is going to make CSR guidelines “tougher” to prevent terror or militant funding, its governor says. Atiur Rahman Sunday said they would take the steps in view of the “unholy use” of CSR funds. He said the new...
The BNP has slated police attacks on its agitation programmes across Bangladesh. At Sunday's media call, party's acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir dubbed the 'assaults' the "latest example of the government's fascism". The BNP announced the protest programmes...
M Jalal Hussain | 2014-11-09 00:00:00
The globalised world of 21st century, as we know, is more advanced in terms of science, technology, education and culture. People of all sectors-- specially the rich, ultra-rich and the educated ones-- relish the fruits of lives. In this scenario,...
LALMONIRHAT: Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran Sunday said both Bangladesh and India are working together to ensure transit facilities for businesspeople for the smoother functioning of their export and import. He came up with the remark at an...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2014-11-09 00:00:00
There has been a crying need for structural reform within the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a long time. The required reforms fall in the areas of representation, governance and funding. In spite of acknowledgement of the need for reform...
Syed Ashraf Ali | 2014-11-09 00:00:00
Qurbani is an important religious rite performed by the Islamic world as an expression of obedience to Almighty Allah and sacrificing everything to seek His pleasure and nearness. Allah commands, "Therefore, to thy Lord turn in prayer and sacrifice (108.2)"...
The people have their own impression about the state of affairs in sectors that concern them most. Such a sector-wise impression may not be accurate or factual but it is based on their real-life experience. The public health sector is...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-11-09 00:00:00
Belying all expectations, job market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains elusive as yet. There was no signing of agreement on resumption of manpower export to the Gulf nation during the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina there....
Mahtabul Alam Siddique | 2014-11-09 00:00:00
Fire incidents in the capital city, particularly in its old part, appear to be common occurring at regular intervals. Such incidents leave dozens killed and hundreds injured ever year. The recent fire incident at Nawab Bari in old Dhaka has...
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