Chief of Army Staff General Iqbql Karim Bhuiyan said Wednesday cooperation is the key to success in combating non-traditional threats, reports UNB. "Today the entire human race is facing common enemies like hunger, disease, natural disasters and illegal drugs. When...
Bangladesh has described the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as an opportunity for the present government to uphold its 'multifaceted successes' at the global forum, report agencies "I think an opportunity will be created to let...
FE Report | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) authorities decided Wednesday to hold all its examinations including 'Kha' Unit admission test tomorrow (Friday) amid strike today (Thursday) and Sunday. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called 48-hour countrywide shutdown Wednesday from 6:00 am today to 6:00 am Friday and...
FE Report | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will begin sale of advance bus tickets from September 26 under its 'Special Service' programme ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and Sharadia Durga Puja, officials said. The special bus service will start from October 1, BRTC officials...
The 50th death anniversary of reputed social worker and high level government official Syed Shafiullah will be observed tomorrow (Friday). He breathed his last 50 years ago on September 19 in 1964, says a press release. He died at the...
Students of Scholastica, senior section, Uttara are privileged by getting a chance to be involved with the world's most prestigious award programme named The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award (TDEIA), says a press release. The programme started with welcome speech...
Customs Intelligence officials arrested a man along with 2 kg gold at Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday, report agencies. The arrestee was identified as Ranjit of Nawabganj upazila in Dhaka district. Sources at the Customs Intelligence of the airport said...
FE Report | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
Women spend seven times more time at unpaid work than men do which has no recognition in the family, society and the country, said an ActionAid study Wednesday. The research said of their total time for unpaid work women spend...
Mahbubur Rahman, former headmaster of Feni Model High School, died of kidney and lung diseases at United Hospital in the city Monday night, says a press release. His first janaja was held in Dhaka. After his second janaja in Feni,...
The qulkhwani of Rumisa Begum, the eldest daughter of eminent social worker and politician late Shaikh Abu Ahmed known as Abu Chairman, will be held after Jumma prayers at Islamabad (Bashupara graveyard) mosque in Khulna tomorrow (Friday). Suffered from multiple...
IDEB conference postponed A two-day conference of Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) was postponed. The conference was scheduled to be held at the institution's office at Kakrail in the city at 4:00 pm today (Thursday). — Press release Confce...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Chittagong, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions today (Thursday)....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged Wednesday foreign investors to take advantage of the very liberal and favourable regulatory regime, skilled workforce and strategic location of Bangladesh to expand their businesses, report agencies. "The government of Bangladesh is committed to stay...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued guidelines on selection of tax files for auditing to save taxpayers from harassment by the tax-survey offices. Officials said the step came after it was found out that some taxpayers' files were...
FE Report | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
Local and foreign entrepreneurs should invest more in light engineering sector to cash in the benefits that the government has offered, speakers at a business session said Wednesday. They also called upon the government to take immediate and effective measures...
SINGAPORE, Sept 17 (AFP): Asia's billionaires led by Chinese tycoons enjoyed the fastest increase in their wealth this year compared to their peers in the rest of the world, a report said Wednesday. The combined wealth of Asia's billionaires grew...
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members Wednesday morning again recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including 112 high powered anti-tank rocket launchers along with 48 charges, from a jungle at Satchhari, near the Indian border, in Chunarughat upazila...
Siddique Islam | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
Most of the state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) are set to face the central bank's wrath today (Thursday) as their capital shortfalls swelled due to multiplying default loans, officials have said. "We're going to voice a hard message for the SoCBs...
FE News Desk | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
The Supreme Court finally commuted Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee's death penalty to life in jail unto death for his crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. Both sides in the case expressed their unhappiness over the appeal...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
The Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) started formal functioning in Dhaka from last week. It is otherwise expected to enhance the image of Bangladesh among the international community and deepen mutual...
The procedure to pass the Bill to revive the Parliament's power to investigate and remove Supreme Court judges through a constitutional amendment has begun in Parliament, reports bdnews24.com. Law Minister Anisul Huq around 7:40pm on Wednesday placed the 'Constitution (16th...
FE Report | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
The government and the donors have agreed to hold Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) again by early next year after a lapse of five years. The meeting is expected to chalk out a clear course of funding the country's development projects,...
FE Report | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
Investors identified Wednesday underdeveloped infrastructure, shortage of power and energy, procedural bottlenecks, lack of proper regulatory framework and political uncertainty as major challenges to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country. The government needs to overcome challenges in infrastructure, business...
FE Report | 2014-09-18 00:00:00
Turnover value on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) surpassed Tk 9.0 billion-mark for the first time in 2014, hitting 14-month high due to strong buying and selling pressure. "The market witnessed strong buying pressure, mostly from institutions as continuous positive...
Closing the arguments on the appeal filed by condemned convict war criminal M Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e Islami, the Supreme Court Wednesday kept its verdict pending. Now it may be delivered any day. A four-member Appellate Division bench,...
Sector Commanders' Forum Chairman AK Khandker has quit the organisation of war veterans amid controversies surrounding his book on 1971 Liberation War. The deputy commander of the War of Independence tendered a resignation letter citing his old age, Forum's acting...
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