A young boy was killed when he was run over by a passenger coach at Nowapara bus stand on Dhaka-Gopalganj highway in Bhanga upazilla in Faridpur district yesterday. Police said, the deceased was identified as Sohag, 16 son of Torab...
At least three people drowned as a sand-laden engine boat capsized in Surma River at Mallikpur Ghat in Sadar Upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday. The dead are: Saimon Huda, 28, Fayez, 27, and Jomir Ali, 26, of Sreepur village...
Fund managers across the globe are optimistic about attracting more investors over the next five years, a survey by consultants EY showed, while also indicating that some managers are starting to feel the pinch from regulatory pressure over pay. EY’s...
The prices of most of the shares at the country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), fell while that of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) rose in the first 30 minutes of trading on Monday, the second trading day of the...
Pirates kidnapped at least forty fishermen along with a trawler in the Bay in last couple of days for ransom. Sharankhola Upazila Matshyajibi Samity of Bagerhat district said a gang of pirates, numbering 20/25 and equipped with firearms and sharp...
Two of Britain's most senior ministers arrived in India on Monday to seek stronger trade and investment links with the new government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Foreign Secretary William Hague and Finance Minister George Osborne landed in the financial...
Israeli air strikes killed seven Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Islamist group said, in the deadliest attacks in a surge of violence exacerbated by the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli youths and a Palestinian teen....
Journalists on Monday staged demonstrations in front of National Press Club in the city on Monday protesting the alleged attempt to abduct Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) president Shahed Chowdhury. They staged a rally and held a human chain halting the...
The army should allow aid agencies into Pakistan's north-west to help those displaced by the military operation against the Taliban, politician Imran Khan has said. Without such assistance his party's government in the region would not be able to cope....
Massive tree plantation can help reduce carbon emission at a substantial level and that is very important to protect ecological balance, speakers have said at a discussion in Rajshahi city. They viewed that there is no alternative to creating more...
Asian stock markets were subdued on Monday with US markets closed on Friday but held near three-year highs on optimism about the US economy, with investors now shifting their focus to corporate earnings. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside...
Sixteen people were killed and five injured when a Vietnamese military helicopter crashed in the capital Hanoi on Monday during a training exercise, a top military official said. ‘The plane was carrying 21 people and it crashed during a parachute...
Brazil launched a desperate appeal to have skipper Thiago Silva's ban for their World Cup semi-final against Germany overturned on Sunday but Argentine hopes of seeing Angel Di Maria in action were ended by injury. Doctors confirmed Di Maria will...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide US$2.5 billion assistance to Bangladesh in four years until 2017 to develop infrastructure and cut poverty, officials said Saturday. Economic Relations Division (ERD) officials said the bank has recently finalised its Country Operation...
The chairman of Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association (BJSA), Shabbir Yusuf, was laid to rest on Saturday in his family graveyard of Moyez Manzil in Faridpur, says a press release. He breathed his last in Gleneagles Hospital on July 03. The...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, July 5: Raja Debashish Roy, king of the tribal Chakma community in Rangamati hill district, has married a Rakhain beauty of Bandarban on Friday last. The name of the bride is Yen Yen. It is his second marriage. The...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
The authorities have finalised the private economic zone policy, which will allow individuals to set up such zones across the country, official sources told the FE. The officials concerned are hopeful about the removal of the difficulties that are encountered...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
The once formidable country - Iraq - now appears to be on the brink of a collapse because of a combination of several factors. A swathe of the country has gone under the control of Sunni 'Jehadists' while 'Kurdistan' --...
FE Report | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
Chairman of BASIC Bank Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu eventually stood down following allegations of financial irregularities involving Tk 45 billion in the state-owned bank's lending operations. He submitted Friday his resignation to Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his Minto Road...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, July 5: A convoy of International Commission on Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs was attacked allegedly by the activists of Bangalee organisations in the Rangamati hill district Saturday. The convoy came under attack near Omra Mia Hills locality while it...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
Loss of navigability of the country's rivers still remained a serious concern despite spending Tk 18.91 billion over the last one decade on dredging. The Bangladesh Inland Waterway Transport Authority (BIWTA) estimated the cost of dredging at Tk 18.91 billion...
Heavy monsoon rains on Saturday pounded the city, throwing the normal life into a terrible mess and inflicting immense sufferings on commuters, report agencies. Many roads, lanes and some low-lying areas in the city went under knee-deep water due to...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
Loan activities of micro-finance institutions ((MFIs) and overlapping of loans taken by their borrowers are set to come under the microcredit regulator's scanner. Officials said the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) was considering establishment of a micro finance (MF) credit information...
CHUADANGA, July 5: Ending their 66 years of illegal occupancy of 75-bigha Bangladesh land along the Benipur border in Jibannagar upazila, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed it over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). BGB took over charge of...
The Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is likely to deliver its judgment on the maritime boundary dispute between Bangladesh and India on Tuesday. A Bangladeshi diplomatic source confirmed the date. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is...
Bangladeshi nationals living in trouble-hit Iraq are so far safe and no Bangladeshi nurse has been held hostage in Tikrit, a strategically important city of Iraq, said the Bangladesh Ambassador in Baghdad on Saturday. A number of local media quoting...
Container handling in the country’s premier sea port Chittagong has increased to record 10.46 per cent in the just concluding fiscal 2013- 2014 despite instabilities almost throughout the year. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) sources said the recent container handling is...
Gonzalo Higuain’s superb early strike secured a nervy 1-0 win for Argentina against Belgium and sent the South Americans through to the FIFA World Cup semifinals for the first time in 24 years on Saturday. Higuain upstaged talismanic team mate...
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