India seeks to further deepen trade ties with Bangladesh making the best use of potential of trade expansion, said a visiting Indian Minister in the city Sunday, reports UNB. "There is plenty of scope to expand Bangladesh's trade in India,...
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Aug 24 (UNB): The Jahangirnagar University authorities have sacked a professor of the Botany Department on various charges, including confining some teachers and staff of the department to a building of the university during a meeting on March...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 24(BSS) : Two Chittagong Judge's Courts have been struggling to dispose of a huge backlog of cases for two months as the judges of the two main courts went into retirement. The court sources said the Chittagong Metropolitan...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 24: Bodies of a child and his father were found in the Dhurang Khal of Fatikchari upazila on Sunday morning. Fatikchari police said they recovered the bodies of Jahangir (45) and his son Shamsul Alam (5) after being...
An amount of Tk 30 million in cash and some 8,000 tonnes of rice have been allocated as general relief for the flood-affected people across the country, said Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Mesbaul Alam Sunday, reports UNB. Talking to...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 24 (UNB): A teenage girl, who sustained burn injuries following an explosion in a house at Fatullah in Sadar upazila Monday, died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Sunday, raising the death toll from the incident to...
JAMALPUR, Aug 24 (UNB): Two people were killed and 20 others injured in a fierce clash between the residents of two villages over constructing a road at Shahjadpur Khan Para village in Melandaha upazila of the district Sunday. The deceased...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 24: The 40th Board of Trustee meeting of Southern University Bangladesh (SUB) was held at the University conference hall on Saturday with renowned industrialist Khalilur Rahman of KDS Group in the chair. Vice Chancellor Professor Mohammad Ali, founder...
SHERPUR, Aug 24 (UNB): An indigenous couple was injured and 10 houses, including a school building, were damaged as a tornado lashed Bharua and Dudhnoi villages in Jhinaigati upazila of the district early Sunday. The tornado hit the villages around...
Nuh-ul-Alam Lenin, noted researcher, poet, author and presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League, has obtained PhD degree from the Jahangirnagar University (JU), reports UNB. Lenin obtained the PhD for conducting a research work on 'The Bengali society and communalism in...
MYMENSINGH, Aug 24 (UNB): Rail communication of the district with Dhaka and other parts of the country has been restored after almost three hours Sunday, following derailment of a passenger train at a railway-crossing of the town. Mymensingh Railway Police...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong divisions and at many places over Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal divisions until 6:00 pm today (Monday)....
FE Report | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
Tax experts from the United States Treasury Department met with the Bangladesh revenue authority Sunday to conduct a needs assessment of its income-tax wing for providing technical assistance in plugging tax leaks. A two-member team comprising executive tax advisers of...
FE Report | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said Sunday that the country's growing gross domestic product (GDP) is set to witness a substantial jump with the implementation of the planned power and energy projects. He said the...
FE Report | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
A D-8 meeting on aviation security and development of the sector began in Dhaka Sunday with a call from the host for stronger cooperation in matters of training, expertise, infrastructure investment and compliance with the international safety standards for secure...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the industries ministry Sunday to earmark industrial areas in every district and conduct a survey to identify the sites appropriate for setting up industrial, report agencies. "You'll (industries ministry) have to conduct surveys in each...
Speakers at a roundtable on the National Broadcast Policy have demanded one set of guidelines and rules for all types of media in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com. Separate policies would cause conflicts among them, said a participant at the discussion on...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
Traffic congestions in the capital have reached an extreme level in recent days, taking their toll on trade and economic activities by costing the people's valuable working hours. Traffic officials mentioned a number of factors causing such gridlock. They include...
Munima Sultana | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
The country incurs an aggregate loss of billions of taka for constructing road network without following proper guideline and conducting feasibility study. Experts said due to fault in designs hardly any desired benefit is visible from the constructed roads. Officials...
FE Report | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman said Sunday India has to have a cooperative approach to enhance both bilateral and regional relationship in South Asia. He also urged the Indian government to remove para-tariff and non-tariff barriers to...
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate drives arrested 11 members of a trading syndicate and recovered ‘uranium’, reports UNB. The estimated market value of the recovered 'uranium' is around Tk 500 million (Tk 50 crore),...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
Four categories of people have been relieved of mandatory submission of tax returns if they don't have taxable income by relaxing the rules to avert unnecessary hassles. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has relaxed the rules and its income-tax...
Monira Munni | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
The government is set to serve a show-cause notice asking the Tuba Group management to explain why it will not be declared that the five factories of the Group were closed illegally. The decision on issuance of the show cause...
Syful Islam | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
The owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd, Delwar Hossen, has now moved the government high-ups to get insurance claim of deadly fire incident which burnt 111 garment workers alive and injured many, sources said. Last week Mr Hossen submitted an application...
In a front page report, published in the August 24, 2014 issue of the FE under the heading, 'Dhaka writes to sponsors to become NDB shareholder', it was mentioned that the NDB (initially known as BRICS Bank) is being viewed...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 24: A large consignment of contraband yaba tablets was seized from a trawler in the Karnaphuli river in the early hours of Sunday. Lt Commander of the Coast Guards Darul Huda said the trawler was detained by the...
Bangladesh Bank has brought a change in the deferred payment against the import bill regarding the import of different goods. A circular of the Foreign Exchange Policy Department (FE Circular No. 27, dated July 01, 2014) said it had since...
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