FE Report | 2014-11-03 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith held internal 'poor transmission and distribution' system responsible for Saturday's countrywide power outage, which was earlier attributed to an inter-connector glitch. "Our transmission and distribution system is very poor, which caused the blackout," he told newsmen...
A Correspondent | 2014-11-02 00:00:00
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 1: Lawmaker of Chapainawabganj sadar constituency Md Abdul Wadud said disabled people are an integral part of the society. It is not possible to reach the goal of development leaving them aside and so the Prime Minister has...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 1 (UNB): A labourer was killed as a truck hit him at Arabghat under Sadarghat thana in the city on Saturday. The deceased was identifies as Bacchu Mia, 25, son of Rafizul Mia, a resident of Balur Char...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-02 00:00:00
JESSORE, Nov 1: Speakers at an orientation on risks of non-contaminated diseases told that such diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer and so on claims 65.5 per cent deaths among the total deaths across the globe. Changing of...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 1 (BSS): Education medal always inspires the meritorious students to more positive learning together with flourishing their latent talents, speakers at a medal giving ceremony said here Friday. They said there should be provision of providing education medal...
MYMENINGH, Nov 1 (BSS): The construction of seven non-government high school buildings are progressing fast in seven upazila headquarters of the district. Ministry of Education is constructing the two-storied buildings at a cost of over Taka eight crore under the...
COX'S BAZAR, Nov 1 (UNB): A college teacher was beaten to death in an attack by his rivals at Paschim Moheshkhalia Para village in Teknaf upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified Shamsul Alam, 50, professor of Teknaf Degree College...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 1 (UNB): A minor girl was killed in a wall collapse at Horogram Natunpara in the city on Friday. The deceased was identified as Suraiya, 6, daughter of Shariful Islam of the area. Victim's father said Suraiya was...
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 1 (UNB): A female worker was killed and her two children were injured in a boiler explosion at a rice mill at Sonarampur village in Ashuganj upazila Saturday. The deceased was identified as Amena Begum, 45. Mohammad Abu...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-02 00:00:00
MAGURA, Nov 1: National cooperative day was observed in Magura on Saturday. Magura district cooperative office arranged different programmes to observe the day. A rally was brought out in the town in the morning and a discussion meeting was also...
Man goes missing while taking bath in Padma A mentally retarded man went missing while taking bath in the Padma River at Kishorepur village in Bagha upaizla in Rajshahi on Friday. The deceased was identified as Kamar Uddin, 40, son...
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 1 (agencies): Draft resolutions urges 'access to full citizenship on equal basis' for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims. A new UN draft resolution takes aim at Myanmar's aggressive campaign to have its Rohingya Muslims identify as a term they...
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Al Jazeera): One pilot dead and one injured as rocket built for space tourists experiences "anomaly" in test flight over California. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket, designed for suborbital commercial flights, has crashed in southern California. The British...
BURKINA FASO, Nov 1 (Reuters): An officer in Burkina Faso's presidential guard seized power Saturday promising to lead the West African country to elections after the resignation of longtime President Blaise Compaore, in an apparent putsch against the military chief...
KOBANE, Nov 1 (Reuters): Ten vehicles carrying Kurdish peshmerga fighters, armed with heavy weapons, push into the ISIL-besieged border town. Iraqi peshmerga fighters have begun entering the Syrian border town of Kobane where they were expected to join the battle...
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters): Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Iran's foreign minister and the European Union foreign policy chief in Oman on Nov. 9-10 to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue ahead of a looming deadline for a final...
10 killed, 30 injured in Nepal bus collision KATMANDU, Nov 1: Two passenger buses collided head-on Saturday on a key highway in Nepal, killing 10 people and injuring 30 others, police said. The pre-dawn collision took place on the East...
FE Report | 2014-11-02 00:00:00
Noted economist and PKSF chairman Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad last Friday said middle-income country (MIC) status for the country would not mean anything unless the living standard of the people is improved and their rights and dignity are protected. He also...
FE Report | 2014-11-02 00:00:00
Five entrepreneurs have received 'Fifth HSBC Export Excellence Awards' for their outstanding performance in overseas sales of merchandise. Finance Minster AMA Muhith handed over the awards on Friday night at a city hotel for their leadership in contributing to its...
Sheltech fair begins A 10 day-long 'Sheltech Investment Fair' began Saturday at its head office of Sheltech at Pathapath in the city. Sheltech, one of the leading real estate companies, will offer the lowest market price for its projects in...
MUMBAI, Nov 1 (Business Standard): Markets gained nearly 4 per cent in the week to October 31 to hit fresh record highs after encouraging data from the US allayed fears of a global growth slowdown while the government's move to...
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters): The Dow and S&P 500 ended at record highs on Friday and other indexes posted strong gains for a second week after the Bank of Japan's surprise move to ramp up its stimulus programme. Major...
MUMBAI, Nov 1 (Reuters): The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has accused Sahara of deliberately failing to sell its marquee overseas hotels in New York and London, seen as crucial to it complying with an order to repay...
TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters): Japan's Nikkei stock average surged to a seven-year high and the yen tumbled to its lowest since early 2008 against the dollar on Friday as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) caught markets flat-footed with its surprise...
HONG KONG, Nov 1 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares ended higher on Friday, reflecting strength in the Chinese market and greater risk appetite after strong US growth data, leaving the market with its biggest monthly gain since July. The Hang Seng...
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