Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6pm today (Friday). Moderately heavy to heavy...
Munima Sultana | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
Long eight years have elapsed since the start of Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane project and the latest timeline for completion of works is destined to fail for management disarray, sources concerned said. Half the time -- four years, to be specific --...
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
Dhaka WASA managing director Taqsem A Khan on Thursday said water crisis in the capital would be resolved completely by 2021. He said this after signing an agreement with a South Korean company to implement a 150 million litre water...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 25 (BSS): The authority of Chittagong University (CU) today extended the last date of admission process for six days for the first-year honours courses under 2014-15 academic session. CU deputy registrar (Academic) SM Akbar Hossain said the admission...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 25 (BSS/UNB): The fourth annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between Bangladesh and the US Navy commenced with an opening ceremony at Naval Base Issa Khan here today, said a US embassy press release issued today....
The overall flashflood situation in the country's northeastern districts, triggered by incessant rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream hilly areas, remained unchanged on Thursday, leaving thousands of people marooned, reports UNB. According to reports reaching the UNB news...
JHENIDAH, Sept 25 (UNB): A Bangladeshi young man was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Kusumpur border in Maheshpur upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ziarul Islam Raju,25, son of Jakir...
Two employees of Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) have been electrocuted in Dhaka on Thursday, report agencies. DESCO's engineer Md Mizan said that this happened around 12pm at the Uttara's Gausal Azam Avenue when a team of mechanics were repairing...
Customs officials seized 6.64 kg gold worth Tk 30 million at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong and detained a man in this connection on Thursday, report agencies. The arrestee was identified as Shaha Hossain, 30, a resident of Rauzan...
Two persons were injured when a train rammed a private car and a rickshaw on Khilgaon rail crossing in the city Thursday morning, report agencies. The accident occurred when a commuter train hit a private car and a rickshaw around...
BENAPOLE, Sep 25 (UNB): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in a drive arrested 42 people, including women and children, from Putkhali border here on Thursday while trying to go to India illegally. Alauddin, commander of BGB-23 Putkhali camp, said being...
Two more Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims, including a woman, died in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, raising the death toll to 22 since September 1, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, reports UNB. Thursday's deceased were identified as Azizul Islam, 65,...
The admissions test under 'Gha' unit for the first year honours courses at Dhaka University (DU) for academic session 2014-15 will be held today (Friday), reports UNB. The one-hour written examination, which will be held at 97 centres across the...
Two new trust funds have been set up at the Department of Marketing and Department of Law of the Dhaka University (DU), reports UNB. Tapan Behari Nag handed over two separate cheques of Tk 1.0 million to DU Treasurer Prof...
BAF certificate-awarding ceremony held The certificate awarding ceremony of 27th Quality Control Service course, Bangladesh Airforce (BAF) was held at BAF's Flight Safety Institute Thursday. Air Vice Marshal Nayeem Hasan, air captain of BAF Bashar Base was present on the...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
The police have decided to put in their best efforts this time to rid the homebound people and cattle-laden trucks of the trouble of being stuck up in traffic gridlock on highways during the upcoming Eid celebration. Officials of the...
Bangladesh might restore the abandoned railway connectivity that existed before the partition of India to boost trade and people-to-people contact, Mohammad Mazibul Hoque, the country's railway minister, said in Agartola Thursday, according to www.business-standard.com "After the partition of India in...
The United States has urged the Bangladesh government to consult with Bangladeshi companies and make them aware about US sanctions issues related to Russia to avoid any potential sanctions, according to a source at the Commerce Ministry in the city,...
KERANIGANJ, Sept 25 (UNB): The four members of a family who were found dead at their residence in South Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital Wednesday morning were identified on Thursday. The victims are Saju Ahmed (35), his wife...
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
Advance ticket sale of the state-run Bangladesh Railway (BR) and Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) begins today (Friday) ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja, sources said. Private bus companies began to sell advance tickets from September 15. Eid bus tickets...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 25 (BSS): A mobile court comprising the Chittagong District Administration (CDA) and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) sealed off the factory of a pharmaceutical company on Thursday for marketing date-expired medicines and for not maintaining a hygienic environment...
The government has asked garment factory owners to let workers go on Puja and Eid vacations 'in phases' to lessen traffic during the huge rush back home for the festivals, reports bdnews24.com. "We have spoken to BGMEA and BKMEA," said...
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) projected Thursday Bangladesh's economic growth at 6.4 per cent in the current fiscal, backtracking from its earlier conservative estimate. Eight months ago in January last, the ADB in its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2014 said...
New York, Sept 25 (Agencies): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the world to invest in education instead of spending billions on developing new weapons. "We must divert billions we spend for creating war machines and violence to educating our...
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) surpassed the 'psychological' threshold of 5,000-mark Thursday for the first time after its inception in January 2013, as the market was on a steady gaining streak for eight days. The DSE Broad...
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to look into alleged involvement of former chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) Anwar Hossain Khan in embezzlement of Tk 18 billion. ACC deputy director Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed this to The FE...
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is likely to go for action against the United Airways, if it fails to resolve the crisis immediately, while the top management of the airline expressed their commitment to resume the operation within...
Detectives in Dhaka said they arrested two members of the Ansarullah Bangla Team planning to join the militant group, Islamic State, fighting in the Middle East, reports bdnews24.com. Asif Adnan, 26, and Md Fazle Elahi Tanzil, 24, were arrested by...
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