FE Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00
UN agency World Food Programme (WFP) launched distribution of dry foodstuffs among affected people in the worst-hit villages as the flood situation further deteriorated with inundation of fresh areas in some districts and around the capital. A BSS report quoting...
Zaidi Sattar | 2014-08-27 00:00:00
Export performance in the fiscal year (FY) just ended has 'export resilience' written all over. As I predicted few months ago, exports were on the verge of meeting EPB's cautious target of 13% growth. As it turns out, actual performance...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-08-27 00:00:00
One has ample reasons to get confused by the recent developments involving the country's trade in rice, the main staple of its 160 million people. The cabinet has, reportedly, decided to allow the export of 50,000 tonnes of rice to...
FE Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00
Experts called for an immediate and comprehensive survey and research to know the exact status of resources in the Bay of Bengal as they think the blessings of "blue economy" could give a further boost to the country's economy. They...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-27 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, August 26: The cost of carrying goods on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway has increased three-fold due to its dilapidated condition and subsequent traffic congestion, creating a negative impact on the business. Besides, investors from home and abroad are also being...
FE Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00
The government will keep nearly 45.84 million land records in 55 districts in an automated format. The highest economic policy-making body -- ECNEC -- Tuesday endorsed a Tk 927.8 million cost development project to this effect, officials said. Presided over...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-08-27 00:00:00
The country's energy experts and stakeholders expressed concern over the government's decision of extending the Speedy Supply of Power and Energy (Special Provision) (Amendment) Act 2012 by four more years, saying it could encourage non-transparency and corruption. The country currently...
RAMALLAH, Aug 26 (AFP): The Palestinians have reached agreement with Israel on a "permanent" truce for Gaza, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday, in a move Hamas hailed as a "victory." There was no immediate comment from Israel on...
The labour ministry asked Tuesday the Tuba Group management to pay wages and other benefits to the workers of its five closed factories as the closure of the units under article 13 (1) was not proper. At a meeting with...
The Dhaka-bound MV Chitalmari carrying 1,300 tonnes of cement clinker sank in the Meghna after being hit by an oil-tanker. No casualties have been reported in the accident that occurred at Harisabha of Chandpur's Puranbazar area around 7:30am Tuesday. —...
The High Court(HC) Tuesday rejected the writ petition seeking a ban on some Indian satellite TV channel programmes being aired in Bangladesh 'as being not pressed'. According to the information, having the government approval and depositing fixed fees in banks,...
Tokyo stocks opened 0.23 per cent higher on Wednesday after Wall Street continued its record-setting bull run. The Nikkei 225 index was up 35.34 points at 15,556.56 at the start. Yutaka Miura, senior technical analyst at Mizuho Securities, said ‘stocks...
Hong Kong shares opened 0.25 percent higher on Wednesday following another record close on Wall Street fuelled by positive data on the US economy. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 59.99 points to 25,134.49 in early trade, according to AFP.
Chinese stocks rose 0.15 per cent during early trade on Wednesday as bargain hunters moved in after steep losses the previous session. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 3.35 points to 2,210.46. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on...
A police constable has been killed in a road accident in Harinchara area on the Hartikumrul-Banpara highway under Tarash Upazila in Sirajganj district. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, 48, son of Altaf Hossain of Trishal of Mymensingh district....
The Wall Street has sustained its seeming indefatigable bull run helped by more encouraging data on the US economy, with consumer confidence and durable goods orders showing solid improvement. The S&P 500 finished above 2,000 for the first time on...
Two persons were killed in separate incidents in Chittagong city on Monday night and Tuesday. In the first incident worker Jubair, 21, was electrocuted while working at an under construction residential hotel in the city’s M A Aziz Stadium area...
A man was killed in a ‘shootout’ between some miscreants and police at Chatkhil Upazila in Noakhali district on Wednesday. The dead is Khorshed Alam, 42, a resident of Badalkot village of the Upazila. Police claimed that he was a...
Gold bars weighing over one kilogram has been seized from a passenger at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday. Customs Intelligence Department chief Moinul Haque said the gold was with one Ziaur Rahman, who returned...
Two journalists have been granted bail in an extortion case filed by an official of the Roads and Highways Division (RHD) for investigating charges of corruption. They are Sanjay Kumar Das, bdnews24.com’s Patuakhali correspondent, and Md Jalil, Maasranga Television’s correspondent...
The first Hajj flight of 2014 Hajj season left Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in Kurmitola in Dhaka for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines took off around 7:15am with 419 Hajj...
A man was killed in a road accident in Godagari Upazila in Rajshahi district on Tuesday evening. The dead is Sanowar Hossain, 30, a resident of Charhakimpur village in Chapainawabganj district. SM Abu Farhad said the accident took place when...
FE Online Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00
The country's two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – advanced in early hours of trading on Wednesday amid modest see-saw, the fourth trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
Transport owners and workers of Rangamati district went on an indefinite strike on 14 roads and six waterways in the district from Wednesday morning demanding arrest of those responsible for an attack on six bus drivers. Rangamati Road and Waterway...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) called on Tuesday for stiff regulation of electronic cigarettes as well as bans on indoor use, advertising and sales to minors, in the latest bid to control the booming new market. In a long-awaited report...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested a man in possession of 50 fake notes of Tk 1,000 denomination from Kachua at Ashashuni Upazila of Satkhira on Tuesday night. The arrestee was identified as Sahabuddin, 30, son of Atiar Sardar, a...
A gang of muggers snatched away Tk 128,000 from a couple at Taltola in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon. The victims were identified as Rabindra and his wife, hailing from Mirzajangal area of the north-eastern city. Rabinrda said a gang of...
Japan is aiming to deepen its relationship with Bangladesh, a Tokyo-based Asian business review has reported. It published the report ahead of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s first visit to Bangladesh, the South Asian developing country aiming to become a middle...
Some 40 students of a school in Natore town fell sick after eating snacks provided by the school authorities on Wednesday. Locals said the authorities of Natore Government Girls High School served snacks as tiffin to the students at about...
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