Our Correspondent | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
KHULNA, Aug 28: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a cattle trader at Agrovulet border of Benapole in Jossore district Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Abdul Malek (38), son of Arshad Ali of village Agrovulet under...
Five Chakma youths including two from Bangladesh have been apprehended with a large quantity of arms and ammunition in the Indian state of Mizoram, reports bdnews24.com. A senior official of Border Security Force (BSF) in Agartala said the arrests were...
SYLHET, Aug 28 (UNB): A teacher of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was stabbed by a student at his office room on the campus Thursday morning. The victim was identified as Prof Neaj Ahmed, chairman of the Social...
Police recovered the body of a female student from the kitchen of the nursing hostel of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Thursday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Nurunahar (22) of Kalihati under Tangail district. Police could not...
A Gazipur court sentenced three people to death for killing a schoolboy Thursday. The Additional District and Sessions Judge Khaleda Yasmin gave the verdict over the killing of a sixth-grade student Enzamul Haque, reports bdnews24.com. The court also sentenced another...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions today (Friday). Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also likely at places...
BAPA press confce on 'Attack on Adivasis' today Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon will organise a press conference on 'Attacks on Adivasis, File of False Cases and Forest Destruction' at DRU at 10:30 am in the city today (Friday). — Press Release...
Munima Sultana | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
The ministry of communication (MoC) has taken a fresh initiative to carry out development and maintenance work of its road network involving Tk 10 billion after it failed to complete such kinds of projects during the last few years. The...
FE Report | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
Power supply under Ulan sub-station area in the capital disrupted for several hours Thursday due to technical glitch. A high official of the Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) Ltd said the power supply disrupted in the afternoon in Dhanmondi, Eskaton,...
The 7th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) will focus on creating skilled manpower through appropriate education, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Thursday, reports UNB. He was speaking at the 1st National Steering Committee meeting for preparing the plan at the NEC...
FE Report | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
Japan has so far offered debt relief of around US$3.5 billion out of its total loan of more than $12.0 billion since independence up to June last, official sources at Economic Relations Division (ERD) said Thursday. In the meantime, Tokyo...
FE report | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman asked the BASIC Bank authorities Thursday to remain alert against any irregularities and bring discipline in the bank's operation. He also advised them to take stern actions against those who are found involved...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has served notices on eight Destiny officials, including 7 directors of Destiny 2000 Limited, seeking their wealth accounts, reports UNB. ACC has already sent notices asking them to submit their wealth statements to the Commission...
NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (AP): India's state-owned banks are conducting a massive campaign to open millions of accounts for poor Indians who are off the financial grid and vulnerable to black market money lenders. Tens of thousands have already lined...
Syful Islam | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
The government has put corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) on hold. The suspension came as capital adequacy and overall provisioning of the banks have come under pressure following spending of large amount of funds...
FE Report | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has asked the government agencies concerned to expedite execution of the ADB-funded projects to ensure release of its committed assistance in time, officials said Thursday. The Manila-based lender sat with the government's project executing agencies...
FE Report | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
Financial stability as the main goal for central banks in 2040 may change the relations among central bank, government and other supervisory authorities, a senior central banker said Thursday. "Central banks in 2040 are expected to be the main supervisors...
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Islami Front (BIF) Thursday threatened to launch a tougher movement like countrywide shutdown unless the assassins of TV presenter Mawlana Nurul Islam Farooqi are arrested by Monday next. They also announced that they would observe...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered the baby, stolen from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Infant Ward on August 21, and arrested two women from Kalameshwar area of Board Bazar in Gazipur early on Thursday, report...
FE Report | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Thursday that the government had no immediate plan to increase the fuel price. "We have no immediate plan to raise the fuel price. If needed we would adjust the price with the international market," he...
A group of unknown assailants killed three people-two men and a woman-entering a house at Moghbazar in the city on Thursday night, report agencies. Police said the shooting took place around 8:30pm at a house at 78, Sonalibagh in the...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-08-29 00:00:00
Recouping large portion of the flood-hit crops, including the standing Aman plants, has become uncertain as flood forecasters have ruled out any possibility of improvement of the condition immediately. According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), nearly 0.117 million hectares...
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate seized some 409 handsets of different brands worth about Tk 15 million from two showrooms in the city area Thursday. Sources at the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate said the mobile sets had been imported...
THAKURGAON, Aug 28 (UNB): Four children, including two siblings, drowned in a pond at Bahadurpara in the district town Thursday. The deceased were identified as Rifat and Fahim - two sons of Enamul Haq, Nupur, daughter of Md Chutu and...
A Bangladeshi national has been stabbed to death in the United States. Cab driver Kamal Uddin (47), hailing from Chittagong's Anwara Upazilla, was found dead on a street in Connecticut's Stamford City. The cab he used to drive was found...
Three people, including the owner of a house, were shot to death by some miscreants in the city's Moghbazar area on Thursday evening. Police and hospital sources said a gang of armed miscreants entered the house of Ranu Akhter, 28,...
Food Minister and joint secretary of the city unit of Awami League (AL) Advocate Quamrul Islam has appealed to BNP to withdraw its protest programme on August 30, as a discussion meeting of the city unit of AL is scheduled...
A Sunamganj court has testified BNP’s UK chapter leader Mujibur Rahman Mujib and his driver Rezaul Haq Sohel who reportedly went missing on May 4. They gave their deposition before the court under Section 164. Chief Judicial Magistrate Shyamkanta Sinha...
The prices of most of the shares in Japan’s capital markets slipped on Friday morning. Tokyo stocks dipped 0.61 per cent in the early hours of the session as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged 94.78 points to 15,365.08 points...
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