Our Correspondent | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 27: Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor and the former mayor have clarified their positions over construction of the Premier University campus on a 'disputed land' on the port city's OR Nizam Road. They organised a press conference Tuesday...
Plainclothes police arrested Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar, the prime accused in the murder case of Fulgazi upazila parishad chairman and Awami League leader Ekramul Haque, from the capital Tuesday, reports UNB. Deputy Commissioner (public relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)...
Cox's Bazar, May 27 (UNB): In separate incidents, miscreants have abducted four people, including a bank officer and a schoolboy, in Ramu upazila. In another incident in Rangamati, miscreants kidnapped two supporters of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS)...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
The government is likely to spend 13 per cent more on the non- development capital expenditure in the next fiscal (2014-15) than that of the outgoing fiscal, sources said. The probable rise in the expenditure is attributed mainly to the...
NEW DELHI, May 27: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to convey his warm greetings and best wishes to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS. Modi said that he looked forward to...
Wahiduddin Mahmud | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
The Standard Chartered--Fiancial Express Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award will be handed over to the winners today (May 28, 2014). This will be fifth round of this award. The increasing interest of the corporate business in Bangladesh in this award...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
In its last Friday's issue an English contemporary front paged a picture showing a policeman dragging a bearded man (towards the police van), reportedly a trader at the city's Mohammadpur Krishi Market, while a few of his colleagues in uniform...
Monira Munni | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
The Accord has geared up efforts to include local apparel sector representatives in its advisory board for successfully executing its long-term initiatives mainly for the ongoing RMG factory inspection programmes, sources said. Leaders of the apex apparel bodies-BGMEA and BKMEA-are...
FE Report | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has again expressed concern over the possible budgetary provision to legalise black money, and called upon the government to refrain from offering such facility in the upcoming budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014-15. In a statement,...
TOKYO, May 27 (Agencies): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday announced constitution of a dedicated task force to support the Japanese companies to do their business conveniently in Bangladesh. "We highly value the Japanese investment" she said adding 40 industrial plots...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
The government is likely to cut minimum tax on gross receipts of companies, trim tax rebates for individual taxpayers and bring all state-owned entities under tax net in the budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014-15. The National Board of Revenue...
Owners have called off the transport strike in Rajshahi Division for 10 days. The decision came hours after transport owners and workers put off their strike in north Dhaka, Gazipur and greater Mymensingh until May 29, Rajshahi Bus-Truck Owners Unity...
Nazrul Islam, Chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) said the government has taken a decision to extend the economic life of CNG-run auto-rickshaws from 11 years to 15 years. Communications Ministry issued a notification in this regard Tuesday. Nazrul...
Chinese shares were lower on Wednesday morning as investors awaited the release of economic figures, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.17 per cent, or 3.41 points, to 2,031.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s...
Tokyo stocks ended the morning session flat on Wednesday as early advances were pared by profit-taking following four successive days of gains. The Nikkei 225 index edged up 6.55 points to 14,643.07 by the break, while the Topix index of...
US stocks on Tuesday moved higher in early trade following an unexpected rise in durable goods orders as trade resumed following Monday’s Memorial Day holiday. About 30 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60.11 (0.36 per cent)...
Europe's main stock markets ended higher on Tuesday, with Frankfurt’s DAX 30 pushing further into record territory as it closes in on the 10,000 point level. The DAX gained 0.49 per cent to a record close of 9,940.82 points, its...
Japan and Bangladesh have embarked on a new era of relationships for ‘global peace and stability’. The new ‘comprehensive partnership’ was launched during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. The two...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will address rally near Munshiganj Launch Ghat in Munshiganj district on Wednesday. The district unit of BNP is organising the rally. The Munshiganj unit BNP is all set to hold the rally at Hart Laxmiganj in...
Coast Guard personnel rescued 11 abducted fishermen at Masukhali in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on Tuesday. Lieutenant Commander Alauddin of Mongla West Zone Coast Guard said they were informed about abduction of a group of fishermen from the area...
The government has extended the validity of CNG auto-rickshaws to 15 years from 11, with conditions, following a recommendation of BUET. Roads and Highways Division has issued a circular to this end following a strike by auto-rickshaw owners to extend...
The bodies of six out of the nine Bangladesh nationals who were burnt to death in a fire in Saudi Arabia in May, will arrive in Dhaka on Friday. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the bodies is scheduled...
The dollar held steady against the yen in Asia on Wednesday after enjoying a pick-up in New York thanks to an upbeat batch of US data and a record close for the S&P 500 stock index. The euro also remained...
Twenty-eight leaders and activists of the Kishoreganj unit of BNP have been jailed for three years for assault on police and vandalism. Judge of Kishoreganj Speedy Trial Court Alaul Akbar delivered the verdict on Tuesday. Eleven of the accused were...
Google made changes to its logo on Tuesday. Millions of users across the world, however, remained unaware of the change until some Reddit users pointed it out in the subreddit /r/mildlyinteresting. Look at the images and see if you can...
New Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit India. Modi conveyed the invitation through Bangladesh’s Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury during a meeting with her at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Shirin Sharmin...
FE Online Report | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
The prices of most of the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the...
Tower Hamlets in East London, one of the UK's most controversial councils is facing an investigation by the Electoral Commission, after a local vote count was delayed by five days, says the 'Independent'. Local Conservative and Labour politicians claimed to...
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