Syful Islam | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
The government is going to prepare a strategic plan on 'ocean economy' with a view to ensuring proper management and utilisation of the country's marine resources, sources said. Bangladesh won two maritime boundary cases in the International Tribunal for Law...
FE Report | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Eminent business personality and politician Muhammad Mosharraf Hossain passed away on Monday evening at the age of 74. He took his last breath at about 7:00pm at the United Hospital in Dhaka seven hours after he was taken to the...
FE Report | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
The cabinet cleared Monday a bill for amending the constitution to restore parliament's authority to impeach judges of the Supreme Court for misconduct or incapacity, in what is seen as a second significant legislative move from the present government. As...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance is all set to stage rallies across the country, including in the city, today (Tuesday) protesting the National Broadcast Policy, 2014 as it thinks the government will gag the media with it, reports UNB. As part...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
The state-owned North-West Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) will check whether import of re-gasified LNG from India or building LNG import facility and subsequent import of LNG would be feasible for supplying fuel for implementing a 750-800 megawatts (MW) combined...
The Secretary of Liberation War Affairs Ministry, KH Masud Siddiqui, has been made an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at public administration ministry. The move comes after allegations that gold crests on Liberation War medals, which were awarded to foreigners...
Bangladeshi famed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has regained the top slot in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test All-rounders. Shakib has earned 364 rating points to dethrone top-ranked Ravichandran Ashwin of India who has 357 rating points. South African...
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Floods and landslides in Nepal and northern India have killed nearly 200 people and scores more are missing, local authorities said Monday. Nepal has been worst hit, with 105 people confirmed dead after torrential rain triggered landslides...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
An official committee is set to strike some changes including empowerment of district and upazila administrations for enforcement of the national building code. Some of the proposals relate to use of green power, energy efficiency and the harvesting of rainwater...
FE Report | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said the country's export growth was 18 per cent in US market last fiscal year (FY), 2013-14, despite suspension of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility for a long time. He was speaking at the concluding...
FE Report | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
The central bank is set to bring all reporting agencies under its digital connectivity by the end of this calendar year to help check money laundering, considered main conduit for capital flight. A technical workshop was organised by the Bangladesh...
FE Report | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Malaysia will recruit Bangladeshi workers in construction, manufacturing and service sectors, visiting Malaysian Human Resources Minister Richard Riot Anak Jaem said Monday. He said his country will also hire some 12,000 workers from Bangladesh for the plantation sector at Sarawak...
FE Report | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's private sector is set to get a big boost as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend its financial support to the country's growing private companies in addition to its public sector financing, officials said Monday. Officials said Ms...
Experts at a seminar in the city observed Monday that mistrust about India among Bangladeshis is growing as various important bilateral issues, especially the Teesta water sharing deal and ratification of Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between the two neighbouring countries,...
Tokyo stocks rose 0.91 per cent on Tuesday morning with the market getting a lift from a weaker yen, and after Wall Street rebounded on easing concerns over the crisis in Ukraine. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 139.98 points...
Chinese stocks were up slightly in morning trade on Tuesday following overnight gains in the US, where the Nasdaq reached a 14-year high. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.13 per cent, or 2.87 points, to 2,242.34. The Shenzhen Composite...
Hong Kong stocks opened 0.36 per cent higher on Tuesday, tracking a strong lead from Wall Street as fears of a direct military clash between Russia and Ukraine eased. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 90.09 points at 25,045.55...
US stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's Ukraine-linked setback as fears of a clash with Russia ebbed, with the Dow surging 1.1 per cent and Nasdaq reaching a 14-year high. Markets also got a spark from a brewing bidding...
European stock markets rebounded sharply on Monday as traders breathed a sigh of relief over easing tensions in east Ukraine and gains by Western-backed forces in Iraq. Frankfurt's main DAX index added 1.68 percent to end the day at 9,245.33....
The Cabinet has approved the draft of ‘National Shrimp Policy 2014’, aiming to boost shrimp production and thus raise export earnings since shrimp plays an important role in the country's economy. The approval came from the regular weekly meeting of...
The prices of most of the shares in South Korea’s capital markets rose on Tuesday. Seoul’s benchmark Kospi stocks were 0.74 per cent higher at the end of the session, according to AFP.
The prices of most of the shares in Australia’s financial markets witnessed positive trend after slump on Monday. Sydney stocks were 0.56 per cent up at the close of trade today, according to a news agency.
A launch named Sundarban-8, which ran aground at a shoal in Meghna River near Ilisha Ferry Ghat at Bhola Sadar Upazila early Tuesday, started movement in the morning after remaining stranded there for 6 hours. Locals said Sundarban-8, with 1,000...
The judiciary’s freedom will not be compromised if the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) is empowered to impeach Supreme Court (SC) judges, said the Law Commission chairman. Countries like the United States, India and UK have the same provision, he said in...
A local journalist who is the general secretary of Barisal Press Club sustained serious injuries in an attack by local miscreants in Barisal city early Tuesday. The victim is Pulok Chatterjee, Barisal Bureau Chief of The Daily Samakal, a national...
FE Online Report | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
The country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – advanced in early hours of trading on Tuesday, the second trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by...
Three construction workers, all Bangladeshis, are feared dead after being trapped under a 300-tonne concrete span that collapsed at the MRT worksite near the former Rubber Research Institute (RRI) in Kota Damansara in Malaysia on Monday night. MRT Corp in...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested an alleged drug trader in possession of 1,183 pieces of Yaba tablet in Godagari Upazila in Rajshahi district on Monday night. The arrestee was identified as Tutun Sheikh, 32, son of late Shamser Ali...
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