FE Online Report | 2014-09-29 00:00:00
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Monday, the second session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 19.48 points or 0.38 per...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended by a month the timeline for individual taxpayers to file income tax returns. NBR sources on Monday said November 2, 2014, is the deadline for submission of income tax return. Those who...
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police has submitted two charge-sheets accusing 89 leaders and workers of the BNP for a bomb attack that killed a policeman in Rajshahi last year. BNP Joint Secretary General Mizanur Rahman Minu, Rajshahi City Mayor...
Bangladesh will receive the ‘Global ICT Excellence Award’ for using Information Technology to promote socio-economic development. Sajeeb Wajed Joy, ICT advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and also her son, broke the news at an event in New York on...
Sohel Mia, wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped into Buriganga River, has claimed one of his co-workers put him there for embezzling his money. The alleged mastermind ‘Amin’ is still untraced. Mia, who hails from Patuakhali district and is...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel seized big quantity of spirit and fake mobil from a factory in Sherpur town on Sunday afternoon. RAB-14 sources said the owner of the factory – M Shajahan Mia, 35, son of Jafor Ali of...
Eight Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims who went to perform the Holy Hajj in Saudi Arabia, died in the kingdom over the last one week ending on Sunday. Sources at Bangladesh’s religious affairs ministry said, M Akter Hossain, 62, who hailed from...
FE Online Report | 2014-09-29 00:00:00
Stocks slipped into the red on Monday, snapping a nine-day rally with turnover dropped slightly as investors booked profit. The market opened with an upbeat mood in the morning, but could not sustain amid profit booking. DSEX, the prime index...
Two alleged muggers were shot and wounded as police fired gunshot while they were fleeing after snatching in the city’s Dhanmondi area on Monday. The arrested are Saidur Rahman, 28, and Sourav, 38. Police said Saidur and Sourav coming in...
Police arrested 31 people and recovered a large quantity of Yaba tablets in a drive in Jessore on Sunday night. The arrested are from several areas of the district town. They were arrested on various charges, including possessing contraband drugs....
A two-day exhibition of Indian Man Made Textile-INTEXPO Bangladesh, 2014 began at Grand Ball Room of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city Monday. The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) of India in association with High Commission...
Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police in separate drives arrested three suspected firearms traders along with arms and ammunition from Dhaka and Comilla on Sunday. The arrested are Rakibul, 20, hailing from Chapainawabganj district, Kazi Mohamamd Zaman, 28, and...
Tickets for rail travel is not only given to VIPs but provided to all passengers in critical need, says Railway Minister Mazibul Hoque, while inspecting sale of advance tickets at Kamalapur Railway Station ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja. Hoque...
Tarequl Islam Munna | 2014-09-28 00:00:00
Food poisoning has become a serious problem in Bangladesh. Toxic chemicals that cause serious public health hazards are present alarmingly in almost all fruits available in the market. Formalin (formaldehyde), the toxic chemical used in labs and at morgues of...
I completely agree with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she said in the high-level meeting of the "Global Education First initiative" that the world should invest in education instead of wasting money and resources on weapons. Education will enlighten us...
It is frustrating to learn that only two students passed in the admission test held recently against 150 seats for the English Department of Dhaka University. Seventy thousand students got GPA 5 in the HSC examination this year. Only around...
The former chief justice and current chairman of the law commission has opined that retiring age of High Court Judges should be seventy five years. At present we have retiring age at various ages at various levels. Considering our life...
We congratulate the government, particularly State Minister for Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, for their tough actions against the fake freedom-fighters. In the case of a sensitive issue like the glorious war of liberation, we do not want to see...
K. B. Ahmed | 2014-09-28 00:00:00
The history of institutional banking can be traced back to Assyrian traders who organised trade financing through documented transactions of payments. Later the Venetian merchants emulated and improved the system and evolved syndicated finances for expeditions that resulted in the...
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Agencies): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina ruled out the possibility of any midterm election in Bangladesh and holding any dialogue with BNP, as nothing wrong has happened in the country after the January-5 election. She also...
Stating that those had tried to cling to powder in the past against people's will were thrown into dustbin, BNP senior leader MK Anwar demanded Saturday the government hold an inclusive national election without delay, reports UNB. "Though they (ruling...
The 68th birthday of Prime Minister (PM) and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina will be celebrated today (Sunday), reports UNB. Hasina, the eldest of five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was born on September...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said Saturday awareness of the people would ensure good governance and enhance efficiency of the administration. "The Right to Information (RTI) Act works as a bridge between the people and the administration. The people know...
Bangladesh is seriously looking forward to having rail connectivity with India and assured India of early completion of the ambitious Agartala-Akhaura rail linkage project, reports UNB. Railway Minister M Mazibul Hoque, who was on a two-day visit to Tripura to...
The immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) arrested Habibur Rashid Habib, general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) central committee, moments before his departure abroad early Saturday, reports UNB. Shah Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Airport Police Station, said...
SATKHIRA, Sept 27 (UNB): A Bangladeshi man was beaten to death allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Kushkhali border in Sadar Upazila Saturday. The deceased was identified as Jagdish Goswami, 40, son of Bishnupad Goswami...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Saturday BNP has now turned into a foreigners' dependent party following the failure of launching any kind of movement, reports BSS. "The people of the country are defying BNP even after the...
Bangladesh Government Employees Coordination Council criticised on Saturday Finance Minister AMA Muhith for announcing that the new pay scale for government employees will come into effect from July next, reports UNB. The Finance Minister's announcement created a lot of confusion...
Over 90 per cent applicants, looking for admission to Dhaka University this year with excellent results both in SSC and HSC examinations, have failed to obtain even the pass mark in its 'Kha' unit, exposing the awful picture of the...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandker said on Saturday internet protocol (IP) cameras have been installed at important strategic points on highways to reduce traffic jams as well as accidents across the country, reports UNB. "Vehicular movement will...
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