The US has expressed concerns over 'modern-day slavery' in Bangladesh as it ranked the country as 'tier-2' in its just released 'Trafficking in Persons' report, reports bdnews24.com. It means Bangladesh does not "fully meet" the minimum standards for the elimination...
NILPHAMARI, June 21: Six people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and an ambulance on Kishoreganj-Taraganj road in Kishoreganj upazila on Saturday. Officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj thana said the Nilphamari-bound bus from Rangpur collided...
TANGAIL, June 21: Train communications of Dhaka with the country's northern and southern regions resumed after seven hours of disruption due to the soil erosion beneath the rail tracks in Kalihati upazila of the district. Several trains got stranded on...
Due to deep convection over the North Bay and adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions during 24 hours from 12 noon...
FE Report | 2014-06-22 00:00:00
Speakers at a seminar Saturday stressed greater trade openness, good governance and prioritized infrastructure development for a steady economic growth and employment generation. The speakers came up with the suggestions at the third session on 'Trade, Aid and Infrastructure' at...
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will pay a 'goodwill visit' to Bangladesh from June 25-27 during which bilateral issues will be discussed, India confirmed on Saturday, report agencies. This is going to be Swaraj's first stand-alone visit abroad as...
FE Report Economists at a discussion Saturday said the government needs to enhance the fiscal expenditure to 26-28 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) from the existing 17-18 per cent to turn Bangladesh into an upper middle-income country...
BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged on Saturday that President Abdul Hamid betrayed the nation through his remarks about the January-5 polls in his recent meeting with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, reports UNB. "People's hopes and aspirations have...
A Texas court has indicted Bangladeshi-born American Rahatul Ashikim Khan for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, US media reports say. The 23-year-old was arrested on Wednesday from his Round Rock residence in an Austin suburb, reports bdnews24.com. Khan,...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-22 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, June 21: Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds over the last two days in the port city disrupted civic life and forced suspension of cargo handling at the Chittagong Port Saturday. Loading and unloading of goods at the outer...
A moment of individual brilliance from Argentina captain Lionel Messi steered his team into the second round of 2014 World Cup in a victory over Iran match in Belo Horizonte Brazil, on Saturday. Messi scored his brilliant injury time winner...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has started special patrol to arrest criminals and recover illegal firearms from Saturday to improve law and order in Narayanganj-5 constituency area that will go for election on June 26. ‘We are working with dedication and...
Bosnia-Hercegovina’s maiden appearance in a World Cup finals ended in disappointment as Peter Odemwingie’s goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat by African champions Nigeria in Cuiaba and ensured they could not qualify for the second round. Nigeria’s win, their...
Miroslav Klose hit a World Cup record-equalling 15th goal as Germany fought back to claim a 2-2 draw with Ghana at Fortaleza, Brazil, on Saturday. Klose had only been on the pitch as a substitute for two minutes when he...
Stuttering Brazil will look to clinch their berth in the last 16 of the 2014 World Cup as they host already-eliminated Cameroon in their final Group A match at National Stadium in capital Brasilia on Monday. Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side...
Police arrested a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader in Sylhet city on Saturday. Shah Poran Police Station’s officer-in-charge Shakhawat Hossain said they arrested Fakhrul Islam, acting secretary of Sylhet city unit Jamaat, from the city’s Upashahar area around 3:00pm. Earlier, warrant of...
Torrential rain is hampering the Chittagong City authority’s efforts for a second consecutive day to evict people living on dangerous hill slopes. At least four people died when walls collapsed during heavy rains on Thursday and Friday. Around 200 families...
India’s external affairs ministry has rejected Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s allegation that India was thinking of allowing Bangladeshi nationals entry without visa if they were aged over 70 or under 10, reports Kolkata’s ‘Telegraph’ newspaper. Gogoi made the allegation...
Police arrested seven people along with 17 rounds of bullets at Bakakura under Jhenigati upazila in Sherpur district on Saturday. Tipped-off, a team of police launched a drive at the house of Ali Chora in the area around 10am and...
France has stepped firmly into the battle over Alstom, saying it favours General Electric's 12.35 billion euro ($16.8 billion) bid and will take a 20 percent controlling stake in the French industrial jewel. Alstom's board must decide quickly whether the...
FE Online Report | 2014-06-22 00:00:00
The prices of most of the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend in early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the...
Sunni fighters have seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier, security sources said, smashing a line drawn by colonial powers a century ago in a campaign to create an Islamic Caliphate from the Mediterranean Sea to Iraq. The militants,...
European stock markets has advanced with London buoyed by news of another blockbuster takeover bid in the pharmaceuticals sector. London’s FTSE 100 index of top companies moved up 0.29 per cent to stand at 6,828.08 points around midday in the...
A young man was killed and five other people were injured in a clash between two groups over establishing supremacy at Aoutapara village at Ishwardi Upazila in Pabna on Saturday night. The dead is Siddik Biswas, 45, son of late...
Heavy rains triggered by monsoon lashed many parts of Dhaka city on Sunday, leaving the normal life in disarray. Streets were inundated under knee-deep water in many areas, including Mouchak, Malibagh, Kakrail, Karwanbazar, Mirpur, Kazipara, Shewrapar, Shyamoli, Kathalbagan, Green Road...
An elderly man died on Sunday as an inter-city train ran over him at Khilkhet in Dhaka city. Police and locals said Kamalapur-bound ‘Turna Nishita’ from Chittagong hit Pachu Mia, 70, when he was walking through the railway tracks at...
Students of a dormitory at Eden College at Azimpur in the city have been involved in a scuffle over watching World Cup football on television. Two students were injured in the scuffle at Ayesha Siddiqua Hall around 10:30pm on Saturday....
Grappling with an energy crunch, the government has tagged a condition for the new electricity consumers that air conditioners (ACs) cannot be used, but thousands of such consumers are now using ACs defying the condition. In a typical home, air...
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