Georgios Samaras’s dramatic injury-time penalty took Greece into the 2014 World Cup’s knockout phase for the 1st time as they grabbed a 2-1 win which sent Ivory Coast crashing out in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Tuesday. Samaras, brought down by Giovanni...
At the foot of a Sao Paulo slum, 10 girls played a football game in a cold gym, fighting for goals and acceptance in Brazil’s male-dominated sport. While the country’s attention is on the 2014 World Cup and Brazil star...
Police have arrested the driver of Nur Hossain in Chandina Upazila of Comilla district. Nur Hossain, the main accused in Naraynganj 7-murder case, was arrested in Kolkata, the capital of India's West Bengal state, on June 15. Chandina Police Station...
The Election Commission says it has taken all measures to hold the Narayanganj-5 by-poll slated for June 26 in a fair manner. Election Commissioner Abu Hafiz said the commission ensured a free environment for the voters. Narayanganj-5 seat has fallen...
Terming education as the only tool for turning the population into human resources, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government wants to spread scopes and facilities of education among all. 'We want to spread scopes and facilities of education...
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s three-day Dhaka visit will play a crucial role in addressing border and water sharing issues between the two countries, BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Wednesday. The BNP welcomes Sushma Swaraj’s...
Police arrested four activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different places of Sribordi upazila town of Sherpur district on Tuesday night. They were held for their involvement in vandalism and subversive activities, police claimed. The arrested are Imran Hossain, 22, Abdul Jalil,...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged leaders of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region to stand with Baghdad in the face of a Sunni insurgent onslaught that threatens to dismember the country. Security forces fought Sunni armed factions for control...
Two workers fainted and later died when they went down to clean a septic tank in a house in Juktitola village of Pakshi upazila on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Johny, 25, and Pannu, 20, of Juktitola village. Ishwardy...
A labourer was killed as a bale of cotton rolled down on him while he was unloading goods in Benapole land port on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Ashraf Ali, 45, son of late Sheikh Islam of Swarabanghuda village...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has categorically said that the government’s stern actions against those involved in food adulteration will continue to safeguard the public health. She said activities including adulteration of the food items that are going against the consumers’...
FE Online Report | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
Stocks edged another positive session Wednesday for the third running session with increased participation as investors continued on buying mood on large-cap stocks. The market opened with a positive note which continued throughout the session. DSEX, the prime index of...
The concluding ceremony of a ‘refreshers course’ for supervisors and sub-assistant engineers of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) was held recently at the training centre of BHBFC, Managing Director of the state-owned institution Mohd Nurul Alam Talukder was the...
The World Bank says Bangladesh needs to raise its investment by 5 per cent to achieve the GDP growth target of 7.3 per cent. 'The proposed budget for 2014-15 fiscal is promising. The 7.3 per cent GDP growth target is...
Treasury bench members said the budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 is business and employment generation friendly and implementation of the budget will help fulfill the dream of turning Bangladesh into a middle income country before the government’s target of 2021...
The government has taken initiative to import furnace oil (diesel) from India through pipeline, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told Parliament on Wednesday. Responding to a tabled starred question from Didarul Alam (Chittagong-4), he said...
On Russian President Vladimir Putin's demand, the upper house of Russian parliament on Wednesday canceled a resolution allowing the use of military in Ukraine, a move intended to show Moscow's eagerness to de-escalate tensions and avoid a new round of...
At least 100 Taliban militants have been killed in fighting around four military checkpoints in southern Afghanistan, local officials say. Five days of clashes in Sangin district in Helmand province left 35 civilians and at least 21 Afghan troops dead....
Siddique Islam | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The central bank raised the cash reserve requirement (CRR) by 50 basis points to 6.50 per cent for the commercial banks. The move is aimed at reducing inflationary pressure on the economy by way of withdrawing excess liquidity from the...
FE Report | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The International Crimes Tribunal will pronounce today (Tuesday) its crucial judgment on the charges of wartime crimes facing Jamaat-e-Islami party chief Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami, more than three months after it was laid as "case awaiting verdict". Chairman of the...
A Dhaka court condemned on Monday eight persons, including Mufti Hannan, to death and sentenced six others to life-term imprisonment in the sensational Ramna Batamul blast case, report agencies. The condemned convicts are Mufti Hannan Munshi alias Abul Kalam, Maulana...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, June 23: The town planners and civil society members have blamed lack of coordination among the government agencies for delay in implementing the 20-year Drainage Master Plan 1995 that could help reduce sufferings of the port city dwellers from...
FE Report | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
An international tribunal at the Hague is expected to deliver its verdict on the maritime boundary dispute between Bangladesh and India on July 2, agencies quoting Bangladesh Navy sources said Monday. Navy chief Vice-Admiral M Farid Habib gave such indication...
The country's jewellers Monday increased the price of different types of gold following the upward trend of price in the international market. Bangladesh Jewellers Samity general secretary Dewan Aminul Islam said the local jewellers decided to increase price of different...
FE Report | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
Non-stop rain for the last couple of days disrupted civic life in the capital causing immense sufferings to the city dwellers. Commuters, mostly school and office-goers, faced problems in reaching their destinations on Monday morning due to severe traffic jam...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The government is set to continue tax benefit on dividend declaration for the publicly listed companies in the upcoming fiscal year (FY), sources concerned said. In the Finance Bill-2014, the government proposed to scrap existing tax rebate at a rate...
Munima Sultana | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The government is yet to appoint independent consultants and experts as per requirement of the Padma Bridge project though work on all components of the project has already begun, sources said. The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), executing agency of the...
Faruque Ahmed | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
A US energy team, now in the capital, held Monday the first round of discussion with the Petrobangla on the signing of a framework agreement for construction of the proposed LNG terminal at Moheshkhali Island in the Cox's Bazar district....
FE Report | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
Apparel sector leaders sought government's necessary actions Monday against the rights groups that are engaged in tarnishing the image of the country's garment industry abroad. "We want government's necessary action against labour rights groups that have lodged complaints to different...
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