Health Minister Mohammad Nasim said Monday that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s missed polls train would not return before 2019, reports BSS. "People of the country are now living in peace and comfort. Capitalising on the persisting peace, progress and prosperity,...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Most people from the Barisal region intending to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes failed to get cabin tickets in advance as launch owners had reportedly sold out all the tickets earlier. Sale of the cabin tickets of...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Speakers at a workshop Monday stressed the need for creating wider awareness about occupational safety and health (OSH) among the workers and employers of the leather industry in Bangladesh. They also emphasised ensuring better working conditions at tannery factories to...
CHITTAGONG, July 21 (UNB): A union parishad (UP) member was shot dead by miscreants at Nangalmora under Hathazari upazila of the district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain Jasim (38), member of ward number 7 of Nawazishpur...
Moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions today (Tuesday). Moderately heavy to very heavy falls are also likely at...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The government has set the export target for the current fiscal year (FY), 2014-15, at US$ 33.20 billion, giving more emphasis on expansion of markets and diversification of products. The amount is 10.02 per cent or $2.70 billion more than...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The High Court directed the government Monday to conduct laboratory test of the very formalin-detector machine, 'Formaldehyde Meter Z-300', to ascertain first its efficacy for accurately detecting formalin in foodstuffs. Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (BSTI), Bangladesh Council for Scientific...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Monday unveiled the agricultural and rural credit policy for the current fiscal year, fixing target at Tk 155.50 billion, which is 6.54 per cent more than that of the just-concluded fiscal year. The BB formally launched...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Shopping spree of the city dwellers, faulty traffic management system and numerous makeshift shops on footpaths caused unprecedented tailback across the capital Monday, like most other weekdays. Besides, illegal parking of a large number of private vehicles on the streets...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase Monday approved import of 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Qatar under an agreement signed between the two countries as first phase of importing 0.8 million tonnes of bagged prilled urea in fiscal year 2014-15....
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The central bank has asked the commercial banks to be more cautious in sanctioning fresh loans for ensuring discipline in their lending procedure. "You (bankers) should send quality credit proposals to your respective board and try to adopt strategies, so...
GAZA CITY July 21 (agency): An Israeli air strike Monday a home in the centre of Gaza City killed eight people, including four children, Palestinian medics said. The new strike came shortly after Israeli shelling of a central Gaza hospital...
Zahid Hussain and Johannes Zutt | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will soon announce the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the fiscal year (FY) 2014-2015. Monetary policy rests on the relationship between the rates of interest in an economy, that is, the price at which money can be...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The revenue board is set to relax the rules for house rent transaction through bank accounts by allowing house-owners to use their existing bank accounts for depositing the monthly rent exceeding Tk 25,000. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) made...
Munima Sultana | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The Roads and Highways department (RHD) could not repair the roads and highways in bad shape as it was not given enough funds, sources said The maintenance wing of the RHD sought Tk. 77 billion to repair the national and...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a letter to the Prime Minister has renewed its demand for disbanding the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to end what the New York-based watchdog called culture of custodial killings with impunity. The international rights organisation...
LONDON, July 21: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a warm reception as she arrived here Monday afternoon on a three-day official visit to the United Kingdom to attend the first-ever Girl Summit. The Bangladesh Premier is visiting the UK...
SAVAR, July 21 (UNB): Three people, including two fish traders, were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district early Monday. The deceased,...
UN chief Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry were in Cairo on Tuesday in a bid to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas after two weeks of fighting which has left over 570 Palestinians dead. Many...
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have handed over two flight-data recorders from the downed MH17 plane to Malaysian experts. A senior rebel leader signed them over to the Malaysian officials at a meeting in the city of Donetsk. The handover came...
Tokyo stocks rose 0.96 per cent on Tuesday morning, boosted by a weaker yen and gains on Wall Street during a three-day weekend in Japan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 146.41 points to 15,362.12 points by the break, while...
Chinese shares were down slightly in morning trade on Tuesday, tracking overnight losses in US stocks, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slid 0.20 per cent, or 4.21 points, to 2,050.27 points. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks...
Hong Kong stocks rose 0.34 per cent in the first few minutes of trade on Tuesday as tensions over the crisis in Ukraine eased after pro-Russian rebels handed over two black boxes from a downed Malaysia Airlines jet. The benchmark...
US stocks finished lower on Monday as geopolitical worries weighed on sentiment during the first trading session of a busy week of corporate earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 48.45 points (0.28 per cent) to 17,051.73 points. The...
Europe's main stock markets fell for a third day on Monday. Markets have been spooked by escalating tensions between the West and Russia after the downing of a Malaysian airliner last week and Israel’s increasingly ground offensive in Gaza. Frankfurt's...
The prices of most of the shares in South Korea’s capital markets registered a modest rise on Tuesday. Seoul’s benchmark Kospi was 0.19 per cent higher when the today’s session closed, according to AFP.
The prices of most of the shares in Australia’s stock markets advanced marginally on Tuesday. Sydney edged up slightly during today’s trading session, according to AFP.
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