Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Rangpur, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal divisions until 6:00 pm Tuesday. Moderately...
Monira Munni | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
Owners of some non-compliant readymade garment (RMG) factories have started relocating their units to new places. Many of them are considering such an option for their survival in the face of ongoing work-place safety issues, industry insiders said. But, non-availability...
FE Report | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
Farm credit disbursement decreased by nearly 8.0 per cent in July compared to the corresponding period of the last year, officials said. Disbursement of agricultural loan came down to Tk 9.04 billion in the first month of the current fiscal...
Islamist fundamentalists, mainly Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, received funds from Saradha Group chairman Sudipto Sen, the prime accused in the multi-crore chit fund scam, to fuel agitation against Awami League government, reports Indian media. Saradha Group chairman Sudipto Sen not only funded...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance announced Monday a three-day programme in protest against forced disappearances and the government move to empower parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges, reports UNB. BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Monday said the D-8 (Developing-8) has immense potentials to emerge as a powerful economic bloc as its member states have vast mineral and human resources, reports UNB. He laid emphasis on enhancing communication among...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
Overall flood situation deteriorated Monday in many parts of the country, mounting sufferings to tens of thousands of people and also extensively damaging cultivated aman and other crops. Around 50,000 hectares of farmlands, mostly planted with Aman varieties, have been...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
Nearly 38 per cent of the loans extended to the housing sector by commercial banks have become classified amidst a noticeable slowdown in real-estate business for the last couple of years. Bankers are now deeply worried about the future of...
FE Report | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
The costly electricity production in the rental plants will continue for four more years as the government cleared the way Monday for amending the law to allow a second extension for the deals with the independent power producers. Officials said...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, August 25: Chittagong city Awami League president and former city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury Monday alleged that a new conspiracy is going on centring the Chittagong Port. He vowed to resist the vested quarters engaged in the conspiracy, and...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
The tax authority has withdrawn the special tax rate for apparel exporters in a bid to prevent transfer of profit from other businesses to export-oriented industries. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has not given extension of the tax calculation...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will review next Thursday the status of the projects funded by it in Bangladesh. The review is aimed to detect obstacles in project implementation, find ways to overcome those and ensure accountability in the use...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate this year's Hajj programme for Bangladeshi pilgrims today (Tuesday). The Prime Minister will open the Hajj programme-2014 at the Hajj Camp at the capital's Ashkona at 5pm, Hajj officer Mizanur Rahman said. After inaugurating...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 25: A court here Monday sentenced six people to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing a trader in Siddhirganj upazila in 2009. The condemned convicts were identified as Swapan, Nazmul, Masum, Aminul Islam, Sajjad Alam...
India's Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that all coal mining licences awarded between 1993 and 2010 are illegal. Successive governments gave rights to mine coal to state and private companies in a manner which was "not fair and transparent" and...
Nineteen rights organisations have urged the government and NGOs to consider short and long term relief and rehabilitation measures for around 10 million coastal poor people affected by recent unusual tidal flood. They also called for scrapping the monopoly of...
In the last 12 months ending in June 2014, UNHCR estimated that some 53,000 people departed irregularly through sea from Bangladesh-Myanmar border in the Bay of Bengal, a 61 per cent rise from the previous 12 months. As in previous...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has hinted at revoking the broadcast policy and Parliament's powers to sack Supreme Court judges once her party goes back to power. ‘All Acts by this illegitimate government are illegal and won't last long,’ she told...
Denesh Ramdin hit a memorable 169-run off 121 balls and Darren Bravo struck 124 as the West Indies (WI) powered to a 3-0 series sweep of Bangladesh with a 91-run win in the 3rd and final one-day international in Basseterre...
Tokyo stocks slipped 0.40 per cent on Tuesday morning on profit-taking as investors weighed a solid yen against a record close on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 62.37 points to 15,550.88 by the...
Hong Kong stocks were marginally lower in the first few minutes of trade on Tuesday despite another record close for the S&P 500 on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index dipped 19.16 points to 25,147.75 at the opening bell,...
Chinese shares were lower in morning trade on Tuesday despite gains in US markets, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slid 0.32 per cent, or 7.03 points, to 2,222.24. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second...
An incumbent Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mejbah Uddin has been appointed as the director of the National Security Intelligence (NSI), according to BSS. An order to this effect was issued by the public administration ministry on Monday. Talking...
Secretary to the chief justice, Kabir Ahmed (High Court Division) and two assistant registrars, Md Aminur Rashid and Md Abu Sayeed have been promoted to the rank of deputy registrars of the High Court (HC). Their appointments would be effective...
A total of 26 commitments were fulfilled out of 54 committed by the Ministers and State Ministers of different ministries in the 9th Jatiya Sangsad (parliament). It was revealed at the 7th meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on government’s...
The S&P 500 topped the 2,000 mark for the first time during trade on Monday but slipped back to finish just below the benchmark. The Wall Street stocks were broadly higher in confident buying during the session, bolstered by the...
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