FE Report | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
The "Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Beijing+20 Review" began in Bangkok Wednesday, focusing on advancement of status of women and girls in the region. More than 700 persons including ministers and representatives of civil society...
Rights activists held a unique sit-in programme in the city on Wednesday holding pitchers in their hands in front of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), demanding adequate, clean and free of charge public toilets in the capital, reports UNB. The...
The admission test for the first year undergraduate degrees of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) for the session 2014-15 will be held on November 22, 2014, according to a press release. A total of 8,875 aspirants will vie...
Detectives arrested eight suspected members of a fraud marriage media from the city's Mohhamadpur area on Tuesday, report agencies. The arrestees were identified as Kawsar Ahmed alias Mithu, Kamal Hossain, Saiful Islam alias Ripon, Md Nur Alam, Md Waliur Rahman,...
FE Report | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
A youth died after falling from the rooftop of a mosque at Jatrabari in the capital Wednesday. The incident happened at around 5:00 am on the day. The victim, Md Hossain Ali (30), was the son of late Mukter Hossain...
The first death anniversary of Mohammad Jubaer Hossain, former senior executive officer of Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) and founder of United Districts Club Limited, will be observed today (Thursday). On the occasion, SIBL and United Districts Club will hold...
BIPSOT-ICRC joint seminar held A seminar jointly organised by International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) was held at BIPSOT in Rajendrapur Cantonment Wednesday. The theme of the seminar was 'Protection of...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Thursday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. Country's highest temperature 31.3...
FE Report | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
Miscreants took away around Tk 0.8 million from five brokerage houses in the capital's Motijheel area in the early hours of Wednesday, police and officials said. The brokerage firms -- Khurshid Securities, Al-Muntaha Trading Company, Quayum Securities, Total Communication Securities...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 19, (BSS): Two separate cases were filed against 98 Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals two days after the rescue of nearly 600 people while being trafficked to a few Southeast Asian countries by sea. A total of 16 citizens...
FE Report | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
The central bank is going to introduce a Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system by the end of September 2015 aiming to facilitate business activities across the country. A deal will be signed today (Thursday) between the Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
FE Report | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
Producing vegetables and other farm products in floating gardens, when water swells to agriculture field, is becoming very popular in Bangladesh as part of efforts to get adapted to the impacts of climate change, reported the New York Times (NYT). ...
GENEVA, Nov 19 (AP): Scientists at the world's largest smasher said Wednesday they have discovered two new subatomic particles never seen before that could widen our understanding of the universe. An experiment using the European Organization for Nuclear Research's Large...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
The number of ministries has doubled in Bangladesh since independence -- from 21 in 1972 to 42 in 2014. The divisions under different ministries has expanded in two decades -- from 49 in 1994 to 59 now. Likewise, the number...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
The Roads and Highways Division under the ministry of road transport and bridges (MoRTB) has sought Tk 5.0 billion more for implementing the limping four-lane Dhaka-Chittagong highway project, officials said. A request letter seeking additional funds beyond the current budget...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to hold public hearings with the power distribution companies and other stakeholders next month with a view to increasing gas and electricity tariffs. The commission plans to conduct three hearings -- one on...
The government has a plan to constitute a separate commission like the Public Service Commission for ensuring standard, transparency and accountability in appointing teachers as part of the National Education Policy 2010, reports UNB. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stated this...
FE Report | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
Plainclothes police arrested Wednesday five people, including three top officials of flight scheduling unit of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, for their alleged involvement in gold smuggling. In overnight drives, Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained them from the...
FE Report | 2014-11-20 00:00:00
Businessmen in Dhaka urged on Wednesday the government to prepare investment-friendly development plan for the country to attract more local and foreign investments for graduating Bangladesh into a middle-income country by 2021. They have suggested giving priority to development of ...
NEW DELHI, Nov 19: Leading gold buyer India may clamp fresh controls soon on soaring imports of the precious metal that have widened the country's trade deficit, a report said on Tuesday. "Things are being worked out by the finance...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested three more foreign nationals from Uttara in the city on Wednesday for staying in the country illegally. On a tip-off, a team of Rab-1 conducted a drive in the area at about 5:50 am...
Planning Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal has said that the 7th Five Year Plan (SFYP) will be a growth and investment friendly development plan incorporating all backward and underprivileged people and regions. ‘If we could lift our development train...
Poet Nirmalendu Goon, who has been suffering from old-age complexities for a long time, has received financial assistance from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Prime Minister handed over a cheque for Tk 2 million to the poet for his treatment...
Poet Sufia Kamal’s 15th death anniversary is being observed in the country today by different sociocultural and rights organisations. They have chalked out various programmes to mark the day in a befitting manner. A discussion titled ‘Young generation’s active role...
The US Senate has confirmed the nomination of Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat as the new ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh. Bernicat will succeed incumbent Ambassador Dan W Mozena. Earlier, Bernicat, while giving her testimony before the US Senate...
At least 35 people, including a cop, were injured in a factional clash of BNP in Dakkhin Sunamganj Sadar Upazila in Sunamganj district on Wednesday afternoon. The clash occured between the supporters of Faruk Ahmed, convener of Dakkhin Sadar Upazila...
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested a Bangladeshi juvenile in Baliadangi Upazila in Thakurgaon district on Wednesday evening. The victim was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 16, son of Shamsul Haque, a resident of Momintuli village. Quoting locals, a Border...
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