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Lightning kills 5 in Naogaon

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Five people were killed and 30 others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Saraswatipur Dhanerhat area in Mahadevpur upazila in Naogaon Friday morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Mahadevpur thana officer-in-charge said thunderbolt...

Atiur wins \\\'Regulator with Human Face\\\' award from DU

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman Thursday won an award titled 'Regulator with Human Face' from Dhaka University. The Governor was nominated for the award from the country's top public university in recognition to his contributions to include common masses...

Asia shares mostly down

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Asian markets were mostly lower Friday, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen and data showing household spending tumbled after a sales tax hike, while investors await the release of key manufacturing data next week. The dollar continued to struggle...

Forex,commodity mkt update

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Dollar slipped to 101.61 yen from 101.78 yen Thursday in New York, where investors left the greenback after the GDP data. The euro bought $1.3602 and 138.29 yen against $1.3601 and 138.44 yen. Oil prices were mixed. US benchmark, West...

NOVO Healthcare to use vegetable shells in all capsules

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Novo has ventured into the next level of producing quality pharmaceuticals, announcing that they shall only be using ‘Vegetable Shells’ in all their capsule products, being the first company in Bangladesh to do so. NOVO Healthcare and Pharma Ltd. is...

One dies in Jhenaidah crash

2014-05-30 00:00:00

One person has died and at least five have been injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a three-wheeler in Jhenaidah, police say. The accident took place at Kaliganj Upazila's Lautala Bagachrha Bridge on Friday morning. Kaliganj police...

Shangri-La dialogue: Japan PM Abe to urge security role

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Japan will push for a greater role in Asian security at a regional summit on Friday, in a move set to anger China. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to promote Japan as a counterbalance to China at the three-day...

Cambodia convicts labour activists, then frees them

2014-05-30 00:00:00

A Cambodian court on Friday convicted almost two dozen factory workers and rights activists for instigating violence during protests that rocked the government earlier this year, but in a surprise move gave the defendants suspended sentences and granted them freedom....

Khaleda pays homage to Zia

2014-05-30 00:00:00

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday paid tributes to late president Ziaur Rahman, founder of the party, marking Zia’s 33rd death anniversary. Khaleda, flanked by party leaders and activists, went to her husband’s grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar around 11:30 am...

A man has been killed in an alleged police encounter in Jessore.

2014-05-30 00:00:00

The deceased, Abu Taher, had several cases against him including that of murder, police claim. However, Taher's niece, 'Popy', alleged that her uncle, accused in a narcotic case, had been arrested from a Jhumjhumpur tea-stall on Thursday night. Kotwali police...

Aircraft makes emergency landing in Ctg

2014-05-30 00:00:00

An Air Arabia flight has made an emergency landing in Chittagong 45 minutes after takeoff due to a technical glitch, airport authorities say. The Sharjah-bound flight left Shah Amanat International Airport with 134 passengers on board at 10:10am on Friday....

Dhaka protests BGB member\\\'s detention by Myanmar

2014-05-30 00:00:00

The government has summoned Myanmar's ambassador in Dhaka to protest against the detention of a Bangladeshi border guard by their border police. Nayek Md Mizanur Rahman of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been missing since Wednesday morning following 'an indiscriminate...

40 sued for Comilla MP nephew murder

2014-05-30 00:00:00

A case has been filed against some 40 Bangladesh Chhatra League men in connection with the killing of a businessman during Thursday’s BCL infighting in the city. Habibus Sayerin Shayer, elder brother of victim Ahsan Habib Samu, filed the case...

IMF approves $140.9mn under ECF

2014-05-30 00:00:00

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the fourth review of Bangladesh’s economic programme under a three-year arrangement supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and approved a US$140.9 million disbursement. The Executive Board’s decision...

Zafar Iqbal protests HSC question \\\'leak\\\'

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Popular fiction writer and teacher Professor Zafar Iqbal has staged a sit-in against the alleged leak of question papers in the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations. His started his four-hour-long protest at around 8am on Friday at the Central...

ADHUNIK selected for ‘World No Tobacco Day Award 2014’

2014-05-30 00:00:00

The government has selected ADHUNIK (We Prevent Smoking) for the ‘World No Tobacco Day Award 2014’ in recognition of its outstanding contributions to anti-tobacco activities in the country. A crest and a certificate will be handed over to ADHUNIK Chairman...

3 kg gold seized at Shahjalal Airport

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Customs officers at Shahjalal International Airport detained a man along with 3 kg gold worth about Tk 1.50 crore  on Friday morning. The arrestee was identified as Arif, 25. Contacted, Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Shamsul Arifin Khan told UNB that Arif...

Strengthening movement only aim: BNP

2014-05-30 00:00:00

The BNP plans to step up its ongoing agitation for a fresh national election under a non-party caretaker government, party leaders say. Party’s spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused the government of creating a ‘stifling atmosphere’ in the country....

Google offers \\\'right to forget\\\' form

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Google has launched a service to allow Europeans to ask for personal data to be removed from online search results. The move comes after a landmark European Union court ruling earlier this month, which gave people the "right to be...

India growth seen below 5pc

2014-05-30 00:00:00

India is forecast to post an eighth straight quarter of below five percent growth later Friday, underscoring challenges facing new Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revive Asia's third-largest economy. Growth has crumbled from nearly double-digit rates just three years ago...

Mizan Tower \\\'unsafe\\\'

2014-05-30 00:00:00

RAJUK, the capital development agency, believes a Dhaka multi-storey building, which has reportedly been rocked by two explosions on Wednesday, is unsafe. RAJUK officials examined the ‘Mizan Tower’ at Kalyanpur in the city on Thursday evening. Residents of the 11-storey...

Sales tax hike dents Japanese economy

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Japan's nascent economic recovery stumbled in April with data Friday showing last month's sales tax rise punctured household spending, as the IMF called on Tokyo to press on with reforms aimed at ending decades of stagnation. The 13.3 percent dive...

Lightning strike kills seven

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Thunderbolts killed seven people, injuring 30 others in stormy weather at different upazilas of Naogaon district on Friday. In Mohadebpur upazila, six people, including a paddy trader, four farmers and a van-cart puller were killed and 30 others injured at...

Smartphones, tablets driving growth in Asia

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Smartphones and tablet computers are expected to boost online retail sales in the Asia-Pacific region to more than $400 billion a year by 2018, a report said Friday. As a result, retailers are increasingly adapting their websites to capitalise on...

Photo: Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL)

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Photo: EXIM Bank

2014-05-29 00:00:00

GBC to bring out best business leaders

FE Report | 2014-05-29 00:00:00

The Bangladesh finale of GBC 2014 will be held at Lakeshore Hotel on 6th June 2014 and four contending teams will be adjudicated by a distinguished panel of judges. The winning team of Bangladesh finale will be participating in the...

India most loved mkt in Asia

2014-05-29 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, May 28 (PTI): "India still the most loved market in the region; Malaysia the least loved market," HSBC said in a research note. According to the global financial services major, FII flows in May were mixed, with investors...

Photo: Premier Bank Ltd

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Jamaat-BNP terrorists sneaked into AL, claims Hasina

2014-05-29 00:00:00

TOKYO, May 28 (UNB): Asserting that she never pampers any misdeed, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina warned Wednesday that her government will spare no one if found guilty of criminal activity. "My decision is crystal clear…no one will be speared...