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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu said Wednesday the government has already drafted the National Broadcasting Policy-2013 and it would soon be sent to cabinet for approval, reports BSS. "We'll finalise the National Broadcasting Policy-2013 soon ... it is now awaiting...
FENI, May 28 (UNB): A court here on Wednesday granted an eight-day remand for local BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar, also the prime accused in the case filed for the gruesome murder of Ekramul Haque, Awami League-backed chairman of...
The verdict in the much-talked-about Ramna Batamul blast case will be delivered on June 16, reports UNB. Dhaka's Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions' Judge M Ruhul Amin fixed the date on Wednesday after the defence completed placing arguments. Fresh arguments in...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 came down hard on Wednesday on the prosecution for ignoring its order not to carry cell-phones in the courtroom during trial sessions, reports UNB. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Obaidul Hassan, came up with...
President of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters' Association (BKMEA) AKM Selim Osman got on Wednesday opposition Jatiya Party's nomination to contest the Narayanganj-5 by-polls to be held on June 26, reports UNB. The decision was taken at a meeting of...
A Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) was signed between Bangladesh and China to strengthen and expand cultural bond between the two countries, reports BSS. The signing ceremony was held in the conference room of the Cultural Affairs Ministry Wednesday, an official...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Wednesday returned home from New Delhi after attending Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. During her visit, the Speaker held meetings with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
Bangladesh has been elected Vice-President of the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference being held in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria, reports UNB. The four-day 17th conference started on Monday and will conclude today (Thursday), said an official release on...
CHITTAGONG, May 28 (bdnews24.com): Police have pressed charges against Mufti Izaharul Islam and his son Mufti Harun Bin Izahar in a case under Acid Control Act over a bomb explosion at a Chittagong madrasa last year. Investigation Officer and Khulshi...
FE Report | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has said the "good corporate houses" would get loan at lower interest rate while the "bad ones" would receive credit at higher rates from the commercial banks. "Good corporate houses are getting bank...
CHITTAGONG, May 28 (UNB): Hours after being sentenced to two years in prison by a mobile court, Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) councillor Mahabubul Alam was released Wednesday afternoon. Mohammad Azam, CCC councillor from ward-5, said the unexpected incident happened due...
NARAYANGANJ, May 28 (UNB): A court here Wednesday placed Mashiur, arrested for giving shelter to Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven-murder case, on a four-day remand. Mashiur also helped him flee to India, Judicial Magistrate Monowara Begum passed...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim sought Wednesday cooperation of all concerned to create awareness among the people to reduce maternal mortality rate, reports BSS. "The present government has been able to reduce maternal mortality rate. All, including doctors,...
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world today (Thursday), reports UNB UN offices, member states and non-governmental organisations, have chalked out programmes to honour the memory of the UN peacekeepers...
CHITTAGONG, May 28 (UNB): A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend at Khejurala of the city early Wednesday. The dead is Rana (38), a van puller of the area, who hailed from Madan Upazila of Netrakona district....
Police rescued a person from the clutches of kidnappers from Munshiganj early Wednesday, a month after his abduction from Dhaka, reports BSS. A squad of detective branch (DB) of police rescued Abu Bakar Siddique alias Sabuj, an accounts officer of...
Two electrocuted in city Two people were killed after being electrocuted in separate incidents in the city's Rayebazar and Adabar areas. The dead are Md Masud (25), a wielding mason, son of Anwar Shikder, and Kuddus Mia (25), son of...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Chittagong and Sylhet and at a few places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal divisions with moderately heavy falls at places...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
The government has shown renewed interest to join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project to meet the country's mounting natural gas demand, a top official said Wednesday. "We visited Turkmenistan last week and talked with top officials of the Ministry...
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