The holy Probarana purnima, one of the important religious festivals of the Buddhist community, was observed Tuesday night, reports BSS. In the evening of Probarana, the Buddhist devotees release 'Fanush' (Paper balloons) in the sky as a part of their...
Burglars stole gold ornaments, cash and other valuables from a flat at Elephant Road in the city early Wednesday, reports UNB. Police said a gang of burglars numbering 3-4 entered the flat of multi-storied building breaking grills of the balcony...
MYMENSINGH, Oct 8 (UNB): Golam Faruq, managing editor of the Bonik Barta, died of cardiac arrest here on Monday night. He was 48. Faruq, also son of Awami League MP from Mymensingh-6 constituency Moslem Uddin, breathed his last at Mymensingh...
The 27th death anniversary of Comrade Mohammad Farhad, former general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), will be observed today (Thursday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS. Comrade Farhad, also a former member of Jatiya Sangsad, died of a...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka and Chittagoang divisions till 6:00 pm today (Thursday). Weather may remain mainly dry with...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 8 (UNB): Two riders were killed as their motorcycles caught fire following a collision on Sipaitara road in the city on Tuesday night. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Senior station officer at Rajshahi...
SYLHET, Oct 8 (UNB): A top Agrani Bank official, his daughter and driver were killed and three other members of his family injured in a road accident at Rashidpur in South Surma upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified...
Monira Munni | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
European Union GSP facility for Pakistan, appreciation of the local currency against the US dollar and recent political turmoil are counted as major factors blocking the growth of country's potential home-textile exports. Industry-insiders listed out these impediments as the export...
TANGAIL, Oct 8 (UNB): A case was filed against 10 people in connection with the arson attack that left a woman and her three daughters dead in Sohagpara village under Mirzapur upazila of Tangail on Tuesday. Miscreants set fire to...
SRINAGAR, Oct 8 (AP): Troops traded heavy fire between Pakistan and Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least four civilians and worsening tensions between the long-time rivals, officials on both sides said Wednesday. The fire exchanges -- which Indian officials called the...
FE Report | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Holiday mood lingers on although offices, financial institutions and major business houses reopened Wednesday after a three-day official Eid vacation. The capital still wears a deserted look while many seats in government and semi-government offices were seen vacant on the...
An owner of two of Bangladesh's leading newspapers has received a substantial amount of money from scam-tainted Hall-Mark Group founder Tanvir Mahmud and his wife Jesmin Islam, reports bdnews24.com. The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has started investigation into this money...
STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Agencies): The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to a trio of researchers for improving the resolution of optical microscopes. On Tuesday three scientists from Japan won the Nobel Prize for Physics for pioneering energy-efficient...
FE Report | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Despite fixing of rates, rawhides and skin of sacrificial animals are being traded at high prices in different city markets and its adjoining areas as the market is reigned mostly by seasonal traders. Many of the tanners and traders complained...
FE Report | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh is home to the fourth highest number of the global extreme poor with six per cent share of the world's poor population as its poverty level is still high, a World Bank-International Monetary Fund report said. India is home...
FE News Desk | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Language Movement veteran Abdul Matin is no more. He died on Wednesday morning at the age of 88 after suffering prolonged illness. Popularly known as Bhasha Matin, the language hero, also a renowned left politician, breathed his last at the...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
The celebration of the Eid-ul-Azha festival this year across the country has been marked by extortion of money, to a largely noticeable extent, from the cattle traders. Organised gangs of extortionists were thus reported to have been seen to stop...
The Bangladesh Bank on appointed Wednesday an observer in the board of directors of the National Bank Limited (NBL), a leading commercial bank in the country's private sector, reports UNB. Official sources said the central bank's Forex Reserve and Treasury...
Syful Islam | 2014-10-09 00:00:00
Signing of a free trade area (FTA) agreement with member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may not be feasible for Bangladesh as it will cause huge revenue loss to the country, trade officials have said. "The import duty in...
Muslims across the country celebrated Eid-ul-Azha with due religious fervour and spirit of sacrifice on Monday, reports UNB. Eid-ul-Azha is the second largest religious festival celebrated by Muslims to commemorate the act of prophet Ibrahim (AS) attempting to sacrifice the...
International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Bangladesh off-spinner Sohag Gazi from bowling in international cricket for suspect bowling action. Sohag Gazi was reported for suspect bowling action by ICC match officials in August when Bangladesh were touring West Indies. However,...
NARAYANGANJ, Oct 8 A local court Wednesday placed Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) member Lance Corporal Ruhul Amin on a seven-day remand in connection with the sensational seven murders. Senior Judicial Magistrate AHM Shafiqul Islam passed the order when officer-in-charge of...
Customs officials at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city seized 60 gold bars worth about Tk 32.9 million from an aircraft of Regent Airways on Wednesday evening. Tipped off, a special team of customs officials conducted a search...
The body of Language Movement hero Abdul Matin was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar in the city at 12 noon to facilitate the people to pay their last respect to him. Matin was kept on life support since October...
Three people were killed and six others injured in road accidents in Comilla and Gaibandha districts on Thursday morning. In Gaibandha, a Sadar Uapzila-bound human hauler knocked down three women while they were crossing a road in Dhopadanga under Sundarganj...
At least 15 suspected forest robbers were killed in mass beating and ‘gunfight’ with police and RAB at separate places in the Sundarbans during the last three days till Wednesday as extortion and kidnapping marked a sharp rise despite regular...
BGB arrested two people along with firearms and bullets in Shibganj Upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Wednesday afternoon. The arrestees were identified as Sumon Ali, 32, of Chakdaultpur village and Mehedi Hasan, 25, of Lagatpara village of the Upazila. Borer...
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