The prosecution declared Tuesday one of its witnesses hostile halfway through his testimony against Viqarunnisa rape case accused Parimal Joydhar, reports UNB. During his deposition before a tribunal, Babul Kumar Karmaker, a teacher of Bashundhara branch of Viqarunnisa Noon School...
Students, teachers and activists formed Tuesday a human chain to protest against the demolition of a government primary school on Bailey road in the city, reports UNB. The protesters demanded that the school is rebuilt at its site adjacent to...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has said traffic jams in the city are created not only by reckless drivers, but also by jaywalkers, reports UNB. "It seems that pedestrians don't follow traffic rules and use Zebra crossings. This causes accidents and...
Regional Director of WHO's South-East Asia Region Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh said the preparedness is key to fight Ebola that has become an international public health emergency now, reports BSS. "As of today, there are no cases of Ebola in...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Chittagong, Sylhet, Dhaka, Khulna and Barisal divisions today (Wednesday). Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also likely at places...
FE Report | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
The government approved Tuesday Bangladesh's largest development project under which a gigantic1200-megawatt supercritical coal-fired power plant will be set up at Matarbari coast at a cost of Tk 359.84 billion. With Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, the Executive...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina asked the officials Tuesday to ensure timely delivery of passports without any delay and harassment, reports UNB. "Make sure that the passport seekers get their passports in time. Do not harass them," she said while...
Faruque Ahmed | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
Shrimp export to the United States has almost halved over the past several years although Bangladesh's overall exports marked all-time high last year mainly for steady flow to the European market, the industry sources said. Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) officials...
Shamim Osman, a ruling party MP from Narayanganj-4, alleged Tuesday that local city mayor Selina Hayat Ivy was trying to save some perpetrators of the sensational seven-murder incident by shifting the blame to so-called godfathers, reports UNB. "From the very...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
Income tax collection from bank depositors' interest income increased by 26.31 per cent in the last fiscal year (FY) mainly because of a large volume of excess liquidity in the banking system, sources said. Barren private sector investment situation in...
Two passenger aircraft, one from Bangladesh and the other from Saudi Arabia, narrowly avoided a mid-air collision over the eastern Indian city of Jamshedpur early on Monday, it has now been revealed. Officials say one of the pilots wrongly acted...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
The government\'s net domestic borrowing came down to a three-year low in 2013-14 fiscal despite a substantial rise in the sale of its savings tools. A number of economists said higher aid disbursement was the main reason for the decline...
FE Report | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
The central bank warned Tuesday the top executives of non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) against irregularities in respect of sanctioning and rescheduling of loans for ensuring good governance in the sector. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) also cautioned the NBFIs not to...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
There was a time in this part of the world when people used to curse their rivals seeking Divine intervention in getting the latter entangled in civil litigation, a very time consuming and expensive affair. The dispute over land among...
Monira Munni | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
The Alliance inspection teams have identified major structural flaws in eight more garment factories---six in Dhaka and one each in Narayanganj and Chittagong--- and requested the official review panel to take immediate action in this connection, sources said. The North...
FE Report | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
The point-to-point inflation climbed to 7.04 per cent in July from 6.97 per cent in the previous month as prices of essential items were spiked amid hot sales during the lunar month of fasting, officials said. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics...
FE Report | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published today (Wednesday). Chief information officer of the Ministry of Education (MOE) Subodh Chandra Dhali said the results will be published at 1.00pm across the country. Mr...
FE Report | 2014-08-13 00:00:00
Cracks in a four-storey building in the city triggered panic among its residents on Monday last. The building was constructed violating the RAJUK'S building codes in the capital's Siddikbazar area, locals and officials concerned said. Locals alleged that the owner...
Although top leaders of the BNP-led 20-party alliance had repeatedly threatened to wage a strong movement after Eid-ul-Fitr, the coalition on Tuesday declared a 13-day soft action programme, including a rally in the capital, for August 19, reports UNB. BNP...
A fire broke out in a plastic factory warehouse at Swaryghat of Old Dhaka Tuesday night. Eight units of the fire brigade were trying to bring out the fire until filing the report at 10:20pm, it was learnt. The extent...
GENEVA, Aug 12: The World Health Organization on Tuesday authorised the use of experimental drugs in the fight against Ebola as the death toll topped 1,000 and a Spanish priest became the first European to succumb to the virus in...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) initiated Tuesday a move against former judge Faruq Ahmed as allegations surfaced that he acquitted a large number of accused in several cases by abusing his power. The Commission at its regular meeting on the day...
The number of US job openings hit a 13-year high in June and more workers quit their jobs, pointing to a tightening labor market, Labour Department data showed on Tuesday. Non-farm job openings in the private and public sectors rose...
A court in Narayanganj has ordered the home and the foreign affairs ministries to take steps for bringing back Nur Hossain, the prime suspect in 7-murder case, from India through the Interpol. The order which was issued by Chief Judicial...
A van-cart puller was killed in a road accident at Hajirhat point on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in the outskirts of Rangpur city on Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred when an unidentified Syedpur-bound vehicle from Rangpur ran over the victim at...
Tokyo stocks rose 0.16 per cent on Wednesday morning, as the market cast off early losses that came on the back of data showing Japan's economy contracted in the last quarter. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which opened 0.33 per...
Wall Street stocks on Tuesday finished lower following disappointing German economic data and ahead of Wednesday’s report on US retail sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 9.44 points (0.06 per cent) to 16,560.54. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 3.17...
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