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7 examinees detained for adopting unfair means

FE Report | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

Dhaka University (DU) authorities detained at least seven examinees Friday on allegation of adopting unfair means during the Ga Unit admission test held on the day, sources said. The detained examinees are: Sanjana Binte Basir from Borhanuddin College centre, Faisal...

7 examinees detained for adopting unfair means

2014-09-06 00:00:00

FE Report Dhaka University (DU) authorities detained at least seven examinees Friday on allegation of adopting unfair means during the Ga Unit admission test held on the day, sources said. The detained examinees are: Sanjana Binte Basir from Borhanuddin College...

3 killed, 7 hurt in Sirajganj road crash

2014-09-06 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, Sept 5 (UNB): Three people were killed and seven others injured when a shallow engine-run three-wheeler, Bhatbhati, overturned on Dhaka-Bogra highway near Dhangora Bazar in Raiganj upazila on Friday. The identities of the victims could not be known immediately....

Relatives of Sharif Hossain Sayem

2014-09-06 00:00:00

City Events

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Bharatia Parishad Press confce today Bharatia Parishad will hold a press conference at the National Press Club at 11.00 am today (Saturday.     — Press Release Asian Literacy Confce begins today The two-day Asian Literacy Conference and third national conference of...

News in Brief

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Tk 1 cr textile machinery seized in Benapole BENAPOLE, Sept 5: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiling a smuggling bid seized 17 pieces of textile machinery from a house at Boro Achra border point here on Friday. Being tipped...

News in Brief

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Tk 1 cr textile machinery seized in Benapole BENAPOLE, Sept 5: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiling a smuggling bid seized 17 pieces of textile machinery from a house at Boro Achra border point here on Friday. Being tipped...

WEATHER

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions today (Saturday). Moderately heavy falls are also likely at places...

Dr Ibrahim\\\'s death anniversary today

FE Report | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

The 25th death anniversary of founder of BIRDEM Hospital and Diabetic Association of Bangladesh National Professor Dr Mohammad Ibrahim will be observed today( Saturday), according to a press statement. Dr Mohammad Ibrahim, a great physician and organiser, died on September...

30pc cost overrun in railway project under Indian LoC

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

The cost of a railway-track-setting project under the Indian US$800 million line of credits (LoC) has swelled 30 per cent as the contractor from the funding country quoted higher biding price, officials said Friday. "Higher bidding price than official estimation...

Japanese PM Abe due today

FE Report | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

Dhaka will seek Japanese investment and assistance in energy, infrastructure and large projects at today's summit between the prime ministers of Bangladesh and Japan, according to official sources. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Dhaka today on a day's...

Taka 18.45b tax trapped in frozen accounts of Destiny

Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

A cache of government taxes amounting to Tk 18.45 billion is trapped in the frozen bank accounts of Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (DMCSL) as the revenue authority faces legal complexities in realising the levied money from the troubled company....

Jordan set to recruit 50,000 BD workers in two years

Arafat Ara | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

Jordan is set to recruit some 50,000 workers from Bangladesh for construction and other sectors in two years, sources said. Jordan authority has recently assured a visiting Bangladesh delegation of hiring the aforesaid number of workers from Bangladesh Secretary of...

Private hospitals, clinics fleece helpless patients

Badrul Ahsan | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

Absence of a well-thought-out government policy and strict monitoring over the health care system has encouraged private hospitals and clinics to be in a mad rush to charge exorbitantly. Data showed that different service charges between public and private hospitals...

photo

2014-09-06 00:00:00

100 Bay fishermen kidnapped

2014-09-06 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, Sept 5: Robbers have kidnapped over 100 fishermen and looted fishes and fishing nets worth Tk 5.0 million from nearly 100 boats in the Bay of Bengal. Witnesses said members of two robber gangs - 'Jahangir Bahini' and 'Farid...

3 kids drown in Chittagong

2014-09-06 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Sept 5 : Three minor boys drowned in a natural stream in Zamchhari area of Lohargarah upazila on Friday. The deceased, aged between 5 and 7, are Naimul Islam Hridoy, son of Nurul Islam, Sabbir Ahmed, son of Zasim...

Baby boy meets tragic death in city

2014-09-06 00:00:00

An eight-month-old baby boy Sirajul Islam Friday met tragic death after drowning in the rain water that accumulated on the floor of their tin-shed room at Manda in the city.  The accident occurred around one in the afternoon, police and...

Curzon Hall centre

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Biman to run 4 Sylhet-Jeddah Hajj flights from Sept 10

Talha Bin Habib | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate direct Hajj flights from Sylhet to Jeddah from September 10 to facilitate smooth travel of the pilgrims, officials said. The national flag carrier has planned to operate a total of four direct flights between the...

Drug safety ignored as inertia grips ADRAC

Shamsul Huda | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

The committee, formed a year ago to monitor drug safety and take measures in this connection is yet to get the much-needed spur. The Adverse Drug Reaction Advisory Committee (ADRAC) was formed by the government to monitor public health and...

Khilgaon OC withdrawn for neglect of duty

2014-09-06 00:00:00

The office-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station in the capital has been withdrawn for neglect of his duty as a daring incident of shooting and mugging took place within his command area on Thursday night. An armed gang shot and killed...

Mongla port getting a face-lift

Ziaur Rahman | 2014-09-06 00:00:00

The Mongla Port, the country's second largest seaport, has started getting a face-lift as the government has undertaken a string of projects to make it operationally vibrant. The development works have ushered in a new hope for the port that...

Al-Qaeda wants to portray Modi as enemy of Islam: US analyst

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Al-Qaeda, which has announced the creation of a separate wing for India, wants to portray Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an enemy of Islam and as such India should take its threat "very seriously", a well-known American counter-terror expert said...

Correction

2014-09-06 00:00:00

In a front-page report, published in the September 5, 2014 issue of the Financial Express under the heading 'Skilled workforce, low bank interest, adequate gas for industries suggested', it was inadvertently reported that the former finance minister M Sayeduzzaman had...

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels \\\'sign ceasefire deal\\\'

2014-09-06 00:00:00

The Ukrainian government and pro-Russia rebels meeting in Minsk have signed a preliminary protocol to start a ceasefire, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says, report agencies. He said that the truce would start at 14:00 GMT. The announcement came after reports...

Govt doesn\\\'t rule out \\\'al-Qaeda message\\\'

2014-09-06 00:00:00

State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said in the city Friday his ministry as well as the government has always been remained alert about al-Qaeda and other militant organisations, reports BSS. "We are not ignoring the news item on...

president Dr Kamal Hossain

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Khandker\\\'s book triggered fire to AL body: BNP

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Claiming that the book '1971: Bhetore Baire' a document against the ruling party's long-drawn 'false campaign', BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Friday said the revelation of facts in AK Khandker's book has triggered fire to Awami League's (AL) body,...

Muhith for replying \\\'objectionable parts\\\' of Khandker\\\'s book, against its ban

2014-09-06 00:00:00

Finance Minister AMA Muhith Friday suggested publication of a book to give reply to the 'objectionable parts' of the book by AK Khandker, saying that banning a book is no solution, reports BSS. "Without banning the book by AK Khandker,...