Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-08-31 00:00:00
There is no major sign of a resolution of the political impasse in Pakistan rather the crisis has taken a new turn. The army has descended on the scene as the go-between for mediating a settlement of the dispute between...
FE Report | 2014-08-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has urged central bankers of the SEANZA (South East Asia, New Zealand, and Australia) member-countries to take effective measures to ensure stability in their financial sectors through strengthening of financial inclusion programmes. "Inclusive...
FE Report | 2014-08-31 00:00:00
Although the swelling waters in a few rivers slowly receded Saturday, many affected people in several districts stayed at their inundated homes or shelters in abject misery while the flooding of fresh areas continued. Meanwhile, officials and experts noted with...
FE Report | 2014-08-31 00:00:00
Speakers at a discussion criticised on Saturday the proposed National Broadcast Policy saying that the move would throttle media and do damage to democracy and Bangladesh's growth potential. They suggested that the government should realise whether those who suggested such...
Islami Chhatra Sena, the student wing of the Islamic Front Bangladesh called on Saturday an eight-hour countrywide hartal for Sunday (today) demanding arrest of the killers of Front leader and 'Channel i' Islamic programme presenter Maulana Nurul Islam Faruqui, reports...
Bangladesh will seek "specific timeline" from Myanmar to repatriate its nationals during Sunday's (today) foreign secretary-level talks, a senior foreign ministry official says. Dhaka will put forth its position even as it wants to give the bilateral relations "a boost"...
A Dhaka court has given police five days to interrogate the two Moghbazar triple-murder suspects, who were arrested earlier on the day. Ramna Police Station Inspector Md Selim Miya produced suspects 'Faruk' and 'Sohel' before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan...
State-owned Petrobangla is yet to receive clearance from ministries concerned to sign its final deal with a Singapore-based US company to build a floating LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB. Industry insiders fear that it may...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-08-31 00:00:00
The government has taken an initiative to export coarse variety of rice to Sri Lanka amid fear of huge crop loss due to the on- going flash flood, sources said. Following an urgent request from the Sri Lankan government to...
Bangladeshi community living in North Carolina has called upon the US government to withdraw suspension of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) imposed on Bangladeshis readymade garments. They made the call at a gathering in Raleigh, North Carolina recently, according to...
FE Report | 2014-08-31 00:00:00
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Mahbubul Alam on Saturday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to immediately begin operation of a branch of the customs appellate tribunal in the port city to reduce hassle of the...
Bangladesh wants to establish links and build relations with countries and organisations working in the field of ocean research and resources in an effort to ensure the protection and exploration of marine resources in a better way, says a senior...
FE Report | 2014-08-31 00:00:00
More than Tk 30 billion can be saved every year by setting up solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) across the country replacing those with the costly diesel oil and electricity-run ones, sources said. According to Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), 85.30...
PARIS, Aug 30 (AFP): French President Francois Hollande announced on Saturday that EU leaders would hold a summit in Italy in early October aimed at boosting growth and jobs in the bloc. "We supported the proposal of (Italian Prime Minister)...
Weak trading volume underpinned the modest gains at Wall Street stock markets. The S&P 500 finally broke the 2,000 barrier it had threatened since June, and held on to the gain as week closed on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government is running the country with the ideals of Bangabandhu who made sacrifice in his whole life for the nation and worked with one and only vision to bring smile on the face...
The nationwide 8-hour hartal, called for Sunday by Islami Chhatra Sena demanding arrest and punishment of the killers of Islami Front leader Maulana Nurul Islam Farooqi, is progressing in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country in a lax mood. No...
Major capital markets in Europe witnessed positive trading throughout the week with almost all stocks closing the Friday’s session higher despite tension over Ukraine and a profits warning from supermarket giants Tesco. Germany’s main DAX index of Frankfurt closed the...
A former union parishad (UP) member and tribal leader was shot dead by some miscreants at Ramhari Para in Naniarchar Upazila in Rangamati on Sunday. The dead is Shanti Kumar Chakma, a former member of Ghilachhari UP. Locals said some...
Customs officials recovered three gold bars and detained a passenger at MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet city on Saturday. The detainee was identified as Raju Mia, son of Kotu Mia of Islamabad village in Biswanath Upazila. Assistant commissioner of...
FE Online Report | 2014-08-31 00:00:00
Trading at the country’s two bourses – the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – was stocky amid lax shutdown in the early hours of Sunday’s session, the opening day of the week. DSEX, the prime...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered two foreign made pistols and ammunitions from Chhoto Achra village in Sarsa Upazila in Jessore on Sunday. BGB Battalion 23 commanding officer Lt Col Abdur Rahim said on a tip-off, a BGB team raided...
Some miscreants killed an old man and dumped his body in a rainwater submerged crop field at Hajiganj Upazila in Chandpur on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mostafa Munshi, 65, of Ramchandrapur village. His family members and local people...
The Chehlum (memorial service) of late journalist, writer and former MP AN Mahfuza Khatun Baby Moudud will be held on Friday (September 5). Baby Moudud’s son Rabiul Hasan Avi has invited her relatives, friends, all colleagues and co-workers and admirers...
Rajshahi University (RU) authorities have filed a case against Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Towhid Al Hossain Tuhin and two others for assaulting three people, including the university’s chief engineer. Registrar Entajul Haque lodged the case accusing the postgraduates of...
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