FE Report | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Monday sent notices to the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs to take departmental action against five secretaries after canceling their fake freedom fighter (FF) certificates. Confirming the news, ACC Deputy...
NARAYANGANJ, Sept 8 (UNB): The probe body, formed by the government to investigate the sensational seven-murder incident, interrogated three Rapid Action Battalion members at the Narayanganj jail gate Monday. They are Habildar Emdadul Haque, Lance Nayek Hira Miah and Sipoy...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina iterated on Monday her government's firm commitment to building a developed, prosperous and knowledge-driven society in pursuit of 'Vision-2041' saying that women and girls in Bangladesh will remain in the forefront of national endeavour to this...
The government has prepared a list of 144,000 male students for providing them with stipends from the Prime Minister's Education Assistance Trust Fund like female students, reports UNB. "We've prepared the list, we'll provide stipends to 144,000 male students from...
BRAHMANBARIA, Sept 8 (BSS): A group of miscreants chopped election officer Belayet Hossain Chowdhury with sharp weapons in the Brahmanbaria town this noon. According to police a group of young men went to the election office in the Kawtoli area...
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam told arliament on Monday that the safe water coverage was raised from 82 per cent to 88 per cent over the last five years for the rural population of the...
Removing the digital divide through low-cost high-speed broadband connections and content development in own languages are the keys to progress for developing countries like Bangladesh in ICT, said Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Monday, report agencies. Speaking as a...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim warned Monday against any 'negative' political programme during the 32nd summit of 11 South Asian member countries of WHO, scheduled to be held in Dhaka on September 9-12, reports UNB. "Bangladesh is the...
JU Correspondent | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
The Department of Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) of Jahangirnagar University (JU) celebrated the first JMS media day Monday amid festivity and a discussion programme. JU Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Farzana Islam inaugurated the programme at 9.30am on the premises...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 8 (BSS): At least three students were injured in a clash among the activists of two university shuttle train compartment-based student groups on the Chittagong University (CU) campus today. The injured students were identified as Jahangir Alam, Nirob...
RANGPUR, Sept 8 (UNB): The indefinite transport strike enforced in Rangpur division by Rangpur District Motor Workers' Union Sunday was withdrawn Monday afternoon. Abdul Majid, secretary of the workers' union, said the decision was taken following a fruitful meeting with...
DU 'Ga' unit admission test results today The results of 'Ga' unit admission test of Dhaka University (DU) will be published at 11:00 today (Tuesday). DU Vice-chancellor AASM Arefin Siddique will formally announce the results at the academic bhaban of...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Dhaka divisions today (Tuesday)....
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
The World Bank is likely to provide budgetary support to Bangladesh after five years of its discontinuation. The Bank recently responded to the government's request for deficit financing of the national budget, officials said Monday. The ministry of finance (MoF)...
Syful Islam | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
Four factors have left the Pangaon ICT (Inland Container Terminal) virtually 'non-operational' even after ten months of inauguration to facilitate freight transport to and from seaports, sources said. The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has identified the Achilles' heels trying to...
A defamation case was filed against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for "derogatory" comments against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB. AB Siddique, president of pro-Awami League...
The low-lying areas of the coastal districts and chars are likely to be inundated by tidal surge of one to two feet height above normal astronomical tide under the influence of a well-marked low and full moon phases, reports UNB....
FE Report | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
A section of distributors of the beleaguered Destiny-2000 Ltd demanded licence from the government to do MLM (multi-level marketing) business in the country. The demand was made at a press conference held at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) where the distributors...
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a man from the city's Khilgaon area on Sunday evening for his alleged involvement in the Thursday night's snatching incident killing a youth and injuring his father in the same area, reports UNB. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received recognition Monday from the UNESCO for her "tireless efforts to promote female education in Bangladesh," report agencies. UNESCO director general Irina Bokova presented a memento titled, 'Peace Tree', to the Prime Minister in recognition of...
FE Report | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
A headlong fall of food imports pulled down country's overall import indices in the first month of this fiscal. By official count, the overall imports dropped 8.48 per cent with food-grains accounting for a sharp fall by 43.37 per cent...
FE Report | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
A World Bank (WB) official Monday advised the government to make its financial data public for the sake of fiscal transparency. Sadia Priyanka, the WB official, felt that Bangladesh government could prepare a draft of its annual budget at least...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
Bangladeshi mobile-phone networks are allegedly being used as key communication tools for growing smuggling and crimes, intelligence sources said. They said by using such mobile networks, a large number of unregistered SIM cards from several operators are being used in...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 8: Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor M Manjur Alam has proposed to rehabilitate five thousand families. The families, who are living in the risky areas of Chittagong, have been listed by the local administration. He has also proposed...
FE Report | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
A condolence meeting at the office of The Financial Express (FE) paid tributes on Monday to late Muhammad Mosharraf Hossain. He was a sponsor-director of the company owning the FE. A Doa Mahfil was also held. Chairman of the International...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-09-09 00:00:00
India's BPCL will do a feasibility study on an inter-country pipeline planned to carry petroleum from its Numaligarh refinery to oil-storage tanks in Bangladesh. A senior official told the FE that a team from the Indian firm will be visiting...
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