Criminals responsible for the abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj have been 'identified' in the investigation progress report submitted to the High Court, reports bdnews24.com. Mizanur Rahman Khan, member of the administrative probe committee, formed following the court's...
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has clarified a few pieces of information in a news item published in The Financial Express in the July-1st issue under the headline 'BSC buying vessels at higher prices'. The clarification issued by BSC's general manager...
FE Report | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
The UN Arbitral Tribunal at The Hague has awarded an area measuring 19,467 square kilometres to Bangladesh out of a disputed swathe of 25,602 sqkms in the Bay of Bengal in its verdict on the Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute. Bangladesh...
In the wake of maritime boundary verdict, the Indian government on Tuesday said the settlement of the dispute will further enhance mutual understanding and goodwill between India and Bangladesh by putting an end to a long-pending issue, reports UNB. "We...
Abul Kashem | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
A move is underway to replace the Bank Deposit Insurance Act 2000 with a new law that would safeguard the interests of depositors of both banks and financial institutions (FIs). The existing act protects the interests of only bank depositors,...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
World over cities and towns do have a father each, heading the municipal or city corporations. Dhaka is one mega city which has a couple of fathers. The city fathers are usually elected by the residents. Here also, Dhaka city...
FE Report | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
The government's net borrowing from the banking system to partly finance its budget deficit drastically fell by nearly 68 per cent in the just concluded fiscal year, officials said Tuesday. Its borrowing from the banking system came down to Tk...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-07-09 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, July 8: Chinese construction firm Max-Renken JV is set to get the contract for construction of the port city's 5200 metres long Muradpur-Lalkhan Bazar flyover. If constructed, it will be the fourth flyover implemented by the Chittagong Development Authority...
Issuing 24 directives to help the government to ensure good governance, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked on Tuesday the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to discharge their responsibilities rising above fear and allurement, and remain active for protecting the interests of people,...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader Tuesday asked the construction firm implementing the Moghbazar-Malibagh flyover project to keep suspended its works for seven days before and three days after Eid. The minister said this while inspecting the traffic situation in Moghbazar area. ...
KHULNA, July 8: Workers and Employees of state owned nine Jute Mills in Khulna-Jessore Tuesday blocked Khulna-Jessore highway and Railway at three different spots in protest against the decision to turn Jute Mills into holding companies. — BSS
KISHOREGANJ, July 8 : Train communications of Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong remained suspended for four hours as two bogies of a freight train derailed at the outer-signal of Bhairab Railway Station in Bhairab upazila Tuesday. The train services on...
Germany handed Brazil their worst ever defeat in their footballing hostory as the European team drubbed the five-time World Cup champions 7-1 in the first semi-final of the 32-nation tournament in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Tuesday. Germany, the three-time World...
Tokyo stocks slipped 0.25 percent on Wednesday morning, tracking a fall on Wall Street as the latest US earnings season kicked off. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 38.16 points to 15,276.25 by the break, while the Topix index of...
Chinese shares were slightly lower in morning trade on Wednesday after data showed inflation eased in June from the previous month, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.17 percent, or 3.47 points, to 2,060.55. The Shenzhen Composite Index,...
Hong Kong stocks slipped 0.57 per cent in the opening exchanges on Wednesday following another Wall Street sell-off as investors awaited the release of Chinese inflation data. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 133.33 points to 23,408.05, according to AFP.
US stocks on Tuesday fell sharply with the tech-rich Nasdaq suffering the deepest declines as the 2nd-quarter earnings season kicked off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 117.59 points (0.69 per cent) to 16,906.62 points. The broad-based S&P 500 fell...
A college student was killed in a road accident in Sadar upazila in Bagerhat district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ritu Khatun, 17, a 2nd-year student of Khulna Pioneer College and daughter of Nipun Fakir of Sugandhi...
Three patients died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in the last 38 hours ending on Tuesday afternoon allegedly for want of treatment. Medical practitioners’ indefinite strike entered the 2nd day on Tuesday in Khulna. The deceased are Ripon Shikder,...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested 10 alleged smugglers while entering Indian territory through Laugarh border point in Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj district on Tuesday afternoon. The arrestees could not be identified immediately. Lieutenant Colonel Golam Mohiuddin, commanding officer of...
The plaintiff in the case over the murder of police officer Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife told the court that the couple’s daughter, Oishee Rahman, was not involved in the killings. In his witness deposition on Tuesday, plaintiff Mashiur Rahman,...
European stock markets took another tumble on Tuesday, with airline shares hitting violent downdrafts after Air France-KLM issued a profits warning. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index lost 1.25 percent to 6,738.45 points, adding to hefty losses posted a day earlier....
The United States is trying to fit health into its foreign policy, a State Department official says. Stephen Murphy, a policy adviser of the Office of Global Health Diplomacy that falls under the Secretary of State, said they train their...
China and the United States on Wednesday launched high-level talks, with Chinese President Xi Jinping urging the world's two biggest economies to break old patterns of confrontation. Given their different histories and cultures ‘it is natural that China and the...
A Bangladeshi worker has been stabbed to death by an Egyptian national in Makkah city in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Azam, 37. Hailed from Mirsarai area of Chittagong district, Azam had been working in Saudi...
Chinese inflation slowed to 2.3 percent in June from a four-month high of 2.5 percent in May, official data showed Wednesday, giving authorities further room to stimulate growth in the world's second-largest economy. The country's consumer price index -- a...
Chittagong’s rail communications with the rest of the country have snapped following the derailment of a train in Sitakunda Upazila of the district. An oil-filled wagon jumped the tracks at Fouzdarhat in the Upazila around 6:30am on Wednesday, Chittagong Railway...
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