FE News Desk | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
A Dhaka court Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case accusing him of hurting religious sentiments with sacrilegious remarks as he did not appear in person. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar...
Shofiq Sarwar Sumon | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar, Oct 15: A local botanist has grown a single cluster of wild edible mushroom weighing 50 kg which he claimed to be the largest in Asia. Mohammad Anwar Hossain, a Ph.D Research Fellow under JU Botany department also the...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court Wednesday challenging the legality of the much-talked-about 16th constitution amendment paving the way for establishing Parliament's power to remove the Supreme Court judges. A Supreme Court lawyer, Eunus Ali Akond, filed...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 15: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the 'mastermind' behind the theft of Tk 30 million from Group Four Securities (G4S) office from Rangamati this morning, a day into the recovery of looted money. Shahidul Haq Shantanu (24),...
India's Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot to death a Bangladeshi man at Satkhira Sadar Upazila on Thursday morning. The dead is Yakub Ali, 35, son of Shamser Ali of Boikari village of the Upazila. Satkhira BGB 38 Battalion sources...
Police rounded up 18 local leaders and workers of Islami Chhattra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, at Gauripur Upazila in Mymensingh district on Wednesday afternoon. Gauripur Police Station sources said, Shibir’s Upazila unit President Belal Hossain and General Secretary...
World Food Day today (Thursday). The day is being observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe. In Bangladesh, The World Food Day is being observed through various programmes. The theme of the World Food Day-2014 is – ‘Family...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Ministry has suggested the ministry to distribute quality seeds among farmers through the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and supply soil test machines to all the districts. The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) panel made the...
The newly-formed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) committee on Wednesday night met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and greeted her. The JCD leaders, led by their new president Rajib Ahsan and general secretary Akramul Hasan, presented Khaleda bouquets at her Gulshan office...
London police have arrested at least six Bangladesh-born UK citizens from a house in East London. The arrestees include five members of a family, sources at the association of expatriate Bangladeshis in UK said on Thursday. They said police conducted...
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in separate incidents arrested two Bangladeshi men from Dharmagarh border point in Ranisankail Upazia and another from across the border in Indian territory on Wednesday. The victims were identified as Mozammel, 20, son of...
A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was seriously injured in a shootout with a gang of miscreants in Naf River in Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar district on Wednesday night. Lieutenant Colonel Farid, sector commander of Cox’s Bazar BGB,...
FE Online Report | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
The prices of most of the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
Asian shares opened lower on Thursday after Wall Street tumbled on US economic data, fuelling growth concerns.Data from the US showed retail sales and producer prices both fell in September, dimming expectations of an interest rate hike by the central...
China shares gained on Thursday after recovering from early morning falls despite weaker markets overseas, with analysts citing better-than-expected money supply and lending data, as well as expectations of more support policies to come. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.6...
Some Islamist parties have threatened to enforce a daylong hartal (shutdown) across the country on October 26 if former telecom minister Latif Siddiqui is not arrested by Oct 22 for his rant on Holy Hajj and Tabligh Jamaat. Four Islamist...
Hong Kong shares finished lower on Thursday on worries over slowing global growth prompted by a slew of weak US economic data, but losses were limited by a more positive outlook on China. The Hang Seng Index closed down 1.0...
Tokyo stocks have tumbled 2.22 per cent to a near five-month low on a stronger yen following sell-offs in New York and Europe that were fuelled by fears about the global economy and the Ebola epidemic. The benchmark Nikkei 225...
South Korean shares finished at an 8-month low on Thursday, as soft US economic data triggered fresh concerns over global growth although bargain hunting helped to pare losses. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index ( KOSPI) shed 0.37 per cent...
Most Indian stocks gained as exit polls signaling victory for the ruling party in two key state elections countered concern about slowing global growth. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS), India’s largest software exporter, was the best performer on the S&P...
European shares reversed an early rebound and slipped again on Thursday morning, resuming their month-long sell-off as worries over the strength of the global economy and fears of deflation in the euro zone kept investors on edge. At 0820 GMT,...
A bounce in financial stocks has helped the Australian share market recover from sharp early losses to finish the session slightly higher. The local share market has mirrored Wall Street's volatility, Australian Stock Report senior equity analyst Benny Sada said....
Unknown assailants chopped to death a man and buried the body under the floor of the kitchen room of his house in Cikdair village in Raozan Upazila of Chittagong district some 10 days ago. Locals after getting odorous smell coming...
FE Online Report | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the red on Thursday after previous sessions’ upturn with turnover falling further as investors followed cautious stance. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended at 5,285.83 points, shedding 29.27 points or 0.55 per...
A sudden plunge in the price of oil is sending economic and political shockwaves around the world. Oil exporting countries are bracing for potentially crippling budget shortfalls and importing nations are benefiting from the lowest prices in four years. The...
The government appointed former Foreign Affairs Secretary Syed Moazzem Ali as new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India for the next three years. The Public Administration Ministry on Thursday issued an order regarding the appointment. Meanwhile, Shamim Ahmed, the City...
Gold prices held at higher levels after a spate of poor US data in the previous session boosted the metal above resistance levels and weighed on the dollar. Spot gold was last at $1,242.70/1,243.40 per ounce, up $2.70 on Wednesday’s...
Silver prices on MCX were trading higher on Thursday. MCX Silver March contract was trading at Rs 39628 up Rs 190, or 0.48 per cent. At 14:44 hrs MCX silver December contract was trading at Rs 38931 up Rs 164,...
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