FE Report | 2014-09-02 00:00:00
The Mawa ro-ro (roll-on, roll-over) ferry terminal was devoured Monday by the turbulent Padma as floodwater rolling down from the worst-affetcd northern districts sent rivers in the country's central parts into spate. Meanwhile, the displaced people started returning home following...
FE Report | 2014-09-02 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to grill Partex Group Chairman MA Hasem and his two sons today (Tuesday) in connection with non-payment of around Tk 1.50 billion to a branch of the state-owned Sonali Bank Limited, officials said. Partex...
A businessman and his wife have been found shot dead at their Banani DOHS home, police say. Police identified the businessman as Abdur Rab, owner of Afsar Group, and his wife 'Rokhsana'. Dhaka City police said they recovered the bodies...
The three-day 15th Home Secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh and India begins in the city on Tuesday. As part of it, the day-long 14th meeting of joint working group will be held at Hotel Sonargaon today. Additional Secretary of the Home...
Shia militias and Kurdish forces are continuing their advance against Islamic State militants after breaking the siege of Amerli in northern Iraq. A team of journalists entered the northern Iraqi town on Monday, finding residents who had endured more than...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel have discovered another big arms haul at Satchhari jungles under Chunarughat Upazila in Habiganj district. In a special drive at Satchhari jungles on Tuesday morning, a team of RAB-9 recovered a large quantity of firearms...
'Bangladesh Cultural Centres’ will be established in important cities in different foreign countries. Currently Bangladesh has a number of information centers in different cities of the world but they are very small. They are not in a position to host...
A housewife was chopped to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Durgapur Upazila in Rajshahi district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Anwara Begum, 50, wife of Habibor Rahman, a resident of Bhabanipur village. Parimal...
A newly-wed girl allegedly committed suicide in Hemayetpur area in Savar Upazila of Dhaka district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Farjana Akter, 16, wife of Raihan, a resident of Char Naria village in Naria Upazila of Shariatpur district....
Former Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami and war crimes convict Prof Ghulam Azam fell ill early Tuesday and was rushed to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the morning. Sources at BSMMU hospital said the...
FE Online Report | 2014-09-02 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Tuesday, the third session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 32.06 points or...
At least five shops have been burnt to ashes by a fire at Boalia Bazar in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila. The extent of loss caused by the fire was estimated at Tk three million. Locals said the fire originated from an...
A boy was rescued from a residential hotel in Cox’s Bazar town on Monday night, three days after he was kidnapped in Dhaka. The victim was identified as Adnan Khan Minar, 2, son of Amir Hossain, a resident of Mohammadpur...
The 20-party opposition bloc, led by the BNP, formed its rescheduled human chain programme in Dhaka city today (Tuesday), demanding return of its leaders and workers who fell victims to ‘enforced disappearances' in the last five-and-half-year. Thousands of leaders and...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday indicted BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed, the party's city unit leader Mirza Abbas and 39 others in a vandalism case filed under the Speedy Trial Act last year. Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Tareq Mainul...
Bangladesh has achieved Information Technology Professional Examination Council (ITPEC) membership that will enable the country to provide internationally recognised certificate to the IT professionals and graduates. The Japan-based Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA), a regulatory body for evaluating the Information...
Fierce clashes in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi between Islamist militiamen and rival forces loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 fighters on both sides, a security official said Tuesday. The fighting erupted late on Monday, with forces and...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is wooing Japanese businesses with a promise of ‘red carpet’ treatment rather than the bureaucratic red tape that India is notorious for. India is the best possible investment destination, offering ‘democracy, demography and demand’ in...
An Afghan official says a suicide car bombing has killed three policemen in the eastern Nangarhar province. Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said the bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle among a group of Afghan security forces...
Health ministers from 11 countries of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) South-East Asia region will meet in Dhaka next week to discuss the key health issues facing the region. The Health Ministers' Meeting is a forum for exchanging views and...
Pakistan's lawmakers held an emergency session Tuesday over the political crisis roiling the country as thousands of anti-government protesters remained camped out in front of the parliament building, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resign. The session of both houses —...
A dethroned beauty queen from Myanmar said Tuesday she won't return her bejeweled $100,000 crown until pageant organizers apologize for calling her a liar and a thief. May Myat Noe — the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World winner — told...
Communication Minister Obaidul Quader has said that introduction of electronic system would make offices gradually paperless. Besides, it would improve transparency and accountability of government offices. The minister was inaugurating the e-filing system at the Ministry of Communication in the...
FE Online Report | 2014-09-02 00:00:00
Stocks witnessed sharp gain on Tuesday with turnover improved slightly as investors went for buying spree on large cap stocks. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended at 4,602.43 points, gaining 47.46 points or 1.04 per...
Southeast Asian stock markets posted small gains on Tuesday as bargain hunting emerged in battered large caps, with Singapore's index rebounding from a two-week low on the previous day, led by shares of Singapore Telecommunications. Singapore's Straits Times Index rose...
Experts at the Agriculture Technology and Fruit Tree Fair in Mithapukur in Rangpur have stressed for adoption of the latest agriculture technologies to increase production of crops and fruits to ensure food security, meet nutrition demand and alleviate poverty. Citing...
Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday, with Japan leading gains as the dollar hit a seven-month high, while China brushed aside deteriorating economic data. The Nikkei was up 1.2%, or 192.82 points, as the dollar moved toward the ¥105 level,...
There is a strong signal that the bill on constitutional amendment to restore Parliament’s authority to impeach Supreme Court judges will be passed in the current (3rd) session. ‘If tabled, the bill will be passed (in the current session),’ Speaker...
Europe's main stock markets have risen at the start of trading, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.33 per cent at 6,847.51 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 on Tuesday gained 0.49 per cent to 9,525.15 points and the CAC 40...
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