Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said that miscreants had killed Bangabandhu and his family in August 15, 1975 to destroy the spirit of the liberation war and put the country under the control of the defeated forces, report agencies....
Alleging that the current regime did not take any initiative for holding fresh polls though her party has given it 10 months' time to do so, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said Monday night and added she will announce a decisive...
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP, who was elected President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the next three years, returned home Tuesday, reports BSS. Mr Chowdhury also the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, won...
FE Report | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed on Tuesday a case against Syeda Hasina Sultana, wife of former state minister for housing and public works Abdul Mannan Khan, for allegedly amassing illegal wealth. ACC deputy director Nasir Uddin filed the case...
Indian Vice President (VP) and Rajya Sabha Speaker Hamid Ansari and Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury laid emphasis on parliamentary friendship groups between the two countries for advancing people-to-people contact to further strengthen the existing friendly bilateral...
BNP leader Mirza Abbas' meeting with the disgruntled Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders who have been protesting against the new committee ended inconclusively, report agencies. He spoke with the leaders who were left out of the new committee of the...
JHENIDAH, Oct 21 (UNB): At least 12 people, including two policemen, were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) at Katlagari Bazar in Shailakupa Upaizla Tuesday. Sagir Miah, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shailakupa Police Station, said Mahmudul...
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP, who was elected President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the next three years, returned home Tuesday, reports BSS. Mr Chowdhury also the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, won...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia goes to Bogra today (Wednesday) as she embarks on a tour of Nilphamari to address a public rally, aiming to mobilise public support in favour of 20-party alliance's demand for holding fresh polls under a non-party...
A Dhaka court issued Tuesday a warrant for the arrest of BNP vice-chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka and eight others in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act, reports UNB. Judge of the Metropolitan Sessions' Judge Court Jahurul Haque passed...
Speakers at a follow-up meeting in Brussels have appreciated Bangladesh's commitment towards fulfilling the actions outlined in the Sustainability Compact for workers' safety, reports UNB. They particularly acknowledged the amendment made to the Bangladesh Labour Act, recruitment of inspectors and...
Speakers at a seminar on "Open Data for Open Government" Tuesday underscored the need for opening data of government and private sector for everyone to access, reuse and redistribute without restrictions, reports BSS. If data is open for all it...
The UK government and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have produced a study that surveys the investment climate in Bangladesh, reports BSS. The Inclusive Growth Diagnostic Study focused on investment issues that impact most heavily on inclusive economic...
At least one in four diabetic patients in Bangladesh suffer from failing eyesight and could totally lose it, the ORBIS Regional Director for Asia says. "It's a conservative estimate," Abu Raihan told bdnews24.com Monday, analysing global and regional trends of...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 21 (BSS): Detective Branch (DB) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) rescued Sunday an eight-year old boy, who was kidnapped three days back from the city's Nasirabad area. Police also arrested two alleged kidnappers- Nazma Akhter Ruma, 22 and...
The 61st death anniversary of poet Jibanananda Das will be observed today (Wednesday), reports BSS. Literary and cultural organisations have undertaken different programmes marking the day. Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Goshthi will hold a discussion, recitation and musical programmes at its...
Sierra Leone has offered Bangladesh to open its mission at its capital Freetown as it contemplates to establish its embassy in Dhaka in coming years, reports bdnews24.com. Its non-resident envoy to Bangladesh Muhammed B Fofana expressed his country's desire on...
Brazilian envoy calls on DU VC Brazilian Ambassador in Bangladesh Wanja Campos da Nobrega called on Dhaka University (DU) vice-chancellor Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at his office in the city Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed matters of mutual...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country today (Wednesday). Day and night temperatures may rise slightly over the country, Met Office said. The country's highest temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius was recorded Tuesday in Sitakunda,...
FE Report | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
The World Bank has calculated for the first a strong retail trade of 10 to 12 billion US dollars in Bangladesh during the last two Eid festivals, as higher domestic demand coupled with a relative political calm paid off in...
FE Report | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
Aggrieved Dhaka University (DU) admission-seekers submitted Tuesday a memorandum to the vice-chancellor (VC), demanding review of the decision that banned the second-timers to sit for its placement test from the 2015-2016 academic year. Six students, on behalf of their fellow...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
The prime minister's office (PMO) has ordered the authorities concerned to produce progress report on what so far has been done to push through government's battle against alleged food adulteration on a wider scale, officials said. The PMO has taken...
FE Report | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) summoned Tuesday Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited's chairman, its managing director and company secretary to explain about a contempt of court allegation, court sources said. They will have to appear before the HC on November 10. The...
A Dhaka court has ordered police to investigate allegations that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has hurt religious sentiments and incited communal hatred through her remarks, reports bdnews24.com. The charges were brought by AB Siddiqui, president of ruling Awami League's affiliate...
NATORE, Oct 21 (UNB): Twelve people, out of 33, who were killed in a fatal road crash in Baraigram upazila on Monday afternoon, were buried in Sidhuli village under Gurudaspur upazila on Tuesday morning. The 12 deceased, including six siblings,...
FE Report | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) projected Tuesday the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate to be 6.2 per cent during the current fiscal year. It said attainment of the government-targetted 7.3 per cent economic growth could not be possible unless an...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
The government is likely to reissue the old treasury bonds for the buyers, stopping the issuance of new ones, officials said. The officials concerned felt that the old treasury bonds would have certain psychological impact on the buyers because of...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
Companies are expected to furnish true and fair information in their respective prospectuses while mobilizing funds from the primary market. This is necessary to help investors analyse the past financial performances of companies and know about their future plans to...
Syful Islam | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh may reap significant revenue gains even after signing agreement on trade in goods under the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area (FTA) regime, a government study predicts. "Though the above simulation presents the possible scenario of revenue loss, there is an...
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