Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh is a densely populated country with the size of 147,570 sq. km. and a population of 160 million people. It is fortunate in having extensive water resources in the form of ponds, natural depressions (haors and beels), lakes, canals,...
FE Report | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
A parliamentary watchdog body recommended Sunday strict enforcement of the existing law to stop thriving illegal VoIP business in the country. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on public undertakings also suggested taking "necessary steps, including flashing advertisement, to increase the number...
FE Report | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
The Tuba Group authorities disbursed wages and overtime bills for the month of July to their workers on Sunday. A total of 1,470 workers of the group received their dues at the headquarters of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
FE Report | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
The government expressed deep concern over the current crisis in Iraq, especially the unfolding humanitarian crisis amid rebel onslaughts and air strikes on them. An official announcement in Dhaka Sunday carried the government concern and message that the Bangladesh Embassy...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is in a dilemma over providing information to the Dhaka district administration about wealth of the owners of the collapsed Rana Plaza and five other garment factories, housed in the same building, due to...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 10: Stakeholders have voiced serious concerns at disturbances faced by them in filing documents under the newly-launched ASYCUDA world server system at the Chittagong Customs House (CCH). The concerns were raised at a meeting on implementation of the...
NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar), Aug 10 (AFP): The United States Sunday pressed its case for a freeze on hostile acts in waters contested by China and its Southeast Asian neighbours, but said it did not want to "confront" Beijing over its strategy...
Taxpayers will have to get a 12 digit e-TIN number this year for taking any kind of service from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) including submission of income tax return under universal self assessment system, reports UNB. The government...
Ziaur Rahman | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
More than 10 local private airlines entered the aviation industry, which is globally considered a sophisticated and capital-intensive one, during last 18 years. Of them only four are now in operation and others had an ignominious exit. Despite constant increase...
TEHRAN, Aug 10 (AFP): An Iranian passenger plane crashed Sunday moments after takeoff from Tehran, killing at least 38 on board and narrowly avoiding many more deaths when it plummeted near a busy market. The plane was headed to the...
FE Report | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh is now busy with preparation to eliminate procedural bottlenecks as the groundwork for bringing in foreign direct investment in bulk from Japan as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due here early next month to set a new move...
Siddique Islam | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
The central bank is set to bring the country's non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) under its digital connectivity by the end of this month to help check money laundering, officials said. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will sit with the officials of...
The government has issued a special alert at all the land, river ports and airport immigration centers for the next 90 days to prevent Ebola virus from getting into Bangladesh, reports UNB. Health Minister Mohammad Nasim told this to reporters...
FE Report | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit a fresh six-month high Sunday with investors going on a bull run, mostly bagging large-cap stocks, amid an ambience of optimism in share trading. According to official count on the first working...
Twenty-four hours after badmouthing and threatening journalists, the social welfare minister has apologised to them. In a statement, Syed Mohsin Ali said his remarks were not meant for 'all members of the press' and it was addressed to several local...
Police recovered 10 dismembered body parts of a young woman from two separate places in the city's Uttara area Sunday. Eight pieces of legs and hands were recovered from Sector No.-9 under Uttara Police Station at about 9:30 am, said...
Tokyo stocks rallied on Monday morning, jumping 2.23 per cent as investors searched for bargains after geopolitical tensions pushed the market into a steep decline. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index – which lost 4.80 per cent last week as Washington...
Hong Kong shares opened up 0.77 per cent on Monday, following a late rally last week on Wall Street where investors shrugged off concerns over ongoing instability in Iraq and Ukraine. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 187.15 points...
Chinese stocks were higher in morning trade on Monday after data showed inflation remained stable in July, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.31 per cent, or 6.83 points, to 2,201.26. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks...
Wall Street continued to rise despite tensions over Ukraine and Iraq. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60.56 points (0.37 per cent) to 16,553.93 over the week. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 6.44 (0.33 per cent) to 1,931.59, while the...
Bangladesh Coast Guard detained 56 people foiling their bid to travel to Malaysia illegally from Sonadia Dwip (island) in Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday night. Sources at the Coast Guard headquarters said an operational team from Coast Guard Station Cox’s...
Shares of Canadian company Tekmira Pharmaceuticals surged after US officials loosened restrictions on the use of its experimental drug to treat the Ebola virus. Near 1925 GMT, Tekmira shares were 36.1 per cent higher at $19.42 a share. Tekmira announced...
Two people were arrested and 70 bottles of Phensidyl syrup were recovered from a truck in Jhenidah Sadar Upazila on Sunday. The arrested were identified as Tariqul Islam, 50, son of Shafiqul Islam, and Aktarul Islam, 40, son of Abul...
A housewife was electrocuted in Shanir Akhra in the city’s Jatrabari area on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Rahima Akhter, 32, wife of M Yusuf, a resident of Shanir Akhra and hailed from Sonakhola village in Golachipa Upazila...
A government investigation committee has said it will interrogate Narayanganj's local MP Shamim Osman and city Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in connection with the abduction and murders of 7 people, including Narayanganj City Corporation's councillor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance is likely to stage nationwide demonstrations on August 19 demanding the government scrap the national broadcasting policy. BNP standing committee members worked out the programme at a meeting of the party’s highest policymaking body on Sunday...
Three people were killed and 25 others injured as a speeding bus plunged into in a ditch beside the Dhaka-Barisal Highway in Muksudpur Upazila in Gopalganj distrtct on Sunday evening. The dead are Abbas, supervisor of the bus, Afzal Hossain...
FE Online Report | 2014-08-11 00:00:00
The prices of most of the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading on Monday, maintaining the previous session’s positive trend. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
The search operation for missing launch 'Pinak-6' has been postponed. Saiful Hasan Badal, Deputy Commissioner of Munshiganj district, made the announcement at Padma Guest House at Mawa at Lauhajang Upazila in Munshiganj district on Monday. He said the search for...
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