Shamsul Huda | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The government has planned to include some new generation drugs in the controlled price list as currently many decontrolled drugs are becoming unaffordable to the people, sources said. Considering the public health and price affordability, the government listed 117 drugs...
Munima Sultana | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Investors from China and Japan are likely to enjoy better business environment in Bangladesh following comprehensive partnership that helps the countries boost trade and commerce in a win-win situation. Analysts hold such high hopes over the latest developments on the...
Arafat Ara | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The government's net borrowing through sale of savings instruments rose by more than 15 times in the last fiscal year over the previous fiscal mainly because of lower encashment of the savings tools, said officials. Besides, reduction of deposit rates...
Expressing satisfaction over the functioning of International Crimes Tribunals (ICTs), Stephen J Rapp, the visiting US Ambassador-at-Large for war crimes issues, said Monday that the judges have been able to work neutrally without pressure and politics, reports UNB. Talking to...
BNP Monday alleged that the government is trying to cage the mass media by formulating new laws and policies in the name of making the media accountable and responsible, reports UNB. "The government is going to formulate new laws and...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The country's apex chamber body has urged the government to amend the existing Value Added Tax (VAT) law, instead of replacing it with a new one, following successful enforcement of the current one since 1991. The chamber body has alleged...
FE Report | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The cabinet approved Monday the draft 'National Broadcasting Policy 2014' with provisions under one of which airing TV talk shows with 'confusing and untrue' facts is prohibited. Also restricted is the broadcasting of news which might tarnish image of the...
Faruque Ahmed | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
A two-member United States Trade Representative (USTR) team is now in the capital to review progress made so far in implementing Trade and Investment Cooperation Facilitation Agreement. TICFA aims at making business between the two countries easier. Deputy Assistant US...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Foreign-aid flow into the country hit a US$3.0 billion in the last financial year following a significant rise in disbursement by the World Bank and China, officials said. The concessional aid inflow during the July 2013-June 2014 period was $189...
A launch with around 250 people aboard sank in the Padma near Mawa and rescuers found 100 alive and two dead so far as the rescue operation continued after the ferry disaster, media reports said. Officials said bodies of two...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The Tuba Group Sramik Sangram Committee is set to announce today (Tuesday) tougher agitation programme, including observing strikes at the country's apparel industrial belts to realise their demands, sources said. The special committee, which was formed by the unpaid workers...
FE Report | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The highest ever single-month inflow of remittances was recorded in July last at US$1.48 billion as expatriate Bangladeshis sent home increased amount of money on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr festival, officials said. The remittances from Bangladeshi nationals working abroad were...
The government has set up 'National Consumer Complaint Centre' (NCCC) at the TCB Bhaban of the city's Karwan Bazar to receive complaints from consumers and solve the same in cooperation with ministries/divisions/departments/corporations concerned. A deputy director and two assistant directors...
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 4: A Malaysia-bound trawler carrying 30 people capsized in the Bay of Bengal early Monday. Shaheen (35), a passenger of the trawler and son of Jahirul Haque of Hadiabad of Narsindgi district, was found floating with the...
Rescue and salvage operations continued on Tuesday morning braving strong currents and matching waves after a passenger Launch sank with over 300 on board in the Padma River near Munshiganj’s Louhajang Upazila on Monday. Survivors blamed carrying passengers beyond the...
The government has formed two probe teams to look into the causes of Monday’s launch disaster in Padma River near Munshiganj’s Louhajang Upazila. The Ministry of Shipping and the Department of Shipping under it have formed separate committees, ministry spokesperson...
The United States, Russia and the European Union and UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed deep concern over a sharp escalation of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia for control of Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan and Armenia have both reported more...
The passenger-packed launch that sank in Padma River near Munshiganj’s Louhajang Upazila on Monday was heavily overcrowded, police say quoting local people. Louhajang Police Station OC Tofazzal Hossain, local administration officials and survivors said the capacity of a double-decker launch...
A Bangladeshi man was shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at Panchbibi Upazila in Joypurhat district early Tuesday. The dead is Raju Mia, 25, son of Shahidul Islam of Nandail village. Lieutenant Colonel M Abdur Razzak...
Israeli ground forces have started withdrawing from Gaza as an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Tuesday morning, Israel’s military spokesman said in Tel Aviv. ‘The Israel Defence Forces will be redeployed in defensive positions outside the Gaza Strip and...
Tokyo stocks fell 0.24 percent on Tuesday morning, losing early gains driven by a positive session on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 37.90 points at 15,436.60 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section...
FE Online Report | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The prices of most of the shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Tuesday, the third trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index...
US stocks rose on Monday, recovering some ground lost last week when the S&P 500 notched its biggest weekly decline since mid-2012. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 78.06 points (0.47 per cent) at 16,571.43....
Chinese stocks were flat in morning trade on Tuesday as the market took a breather following healthy gains the previous day, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.01 per cent, or 0.28 points, to 2,223.05. The Shenzhen Composite...
European stocks rose on Monday, recouping some of last week’s heavy losses after news of a Portuguese state rescue for Banco Espirito Santo. Banking shares got a particular boost from news of the nearly 5.0 billion euro ($6.7 billion) bailout,...
Hong Kong stocks rose 0.32 per cent on Tuesday morning, after a positive lead from Wall Street and in anticipation of the release of HSBC's July index of manufacturing activity in China. The benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed 79.03 points...
A man was killed in a ‘gun battle’ between a group of an outlawed party men and police in Phultala Upazila in Khulna district on Tuesday. The incident took place in Dhopakhala area in the morning. The deceased was identified...
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