Opposition Jatiya Party (JP) is preparing to start an agitation to protest abductions and killings, said Opposition Leader Rawshan Ershad Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. Asked about her party's role in the recent abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj, Rawshan...
FE Report | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to focus more on accelerating the work of achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs), as it will face a challenge to meet multiple needs in a growing economy in the coming years, said UNDP regional director Haoliang Xu...
FE Report | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has started collecting information to initiate a probe into the alleged illegal wealth of Nur Hossain, the main accused in the Narayanganj seven murders, and three sacked Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials. "We are collecting information...
FE Report | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
The anti-kidnap squad in an overnight raid busted another gang of professional abductors, who allegedly engage young women to trap people of affluent families, from various parts of the capital, officials said Wednesday. Those arrested were identified as Masuma (27),...
A petition has been filed with the High Court Wednesday, for ensuring safe food across the country, reports bdnews24.com. Legal Action Bangladesh in its writ petition said several laws are in place to ensure production, processing, and marketing of safe...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali called upon Wednesday the CICA members and observer countries to work together for achieving peace, security and stability in Asia through sustainable development, tackling climate change, counterterrorism, and eliminating the weapons of mass destruction, reports...
GAZIPUR, May 21 (UNB): Train services between the capital and North Bengal remained suspended for nearly six hours following derailment of a compartment of a train in Kaliakoir Upazila of the district Wednesday. Railway sources said a wheel of a...
Speakers in the city Wednesday expressed concern over public sanitation system in the city, especially for the commuters, reports BSS. They urged to construct proper sanitation facilities, primarily safe and hygienic toilets, for the commuters. The call came at the...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted Wednesday its annual rerport-2013 to President Abdul Hamid, reports UNB. The report was presented to the President when an ACC delegation, led by its chairman M Badiuzzaman, called on him at Bangabhaban. During the meeting,...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Rangpur, Dinajpur and Bogra in next 24 hours till 6:00 pm...
FE Report | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
The central bank has asked the commercial banks to follow the instruction, issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), regarding deduction of tax at source on prize bond and savings certificates. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued a circular in...
NEW DELHI, May 21 (Agencies): Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi wants to invite all heads of government of SAARC countries for his swearing-in ceremony on May 26. Modi conveyed this wish of his to President Pranab Mukherjee when he met...
FE Report | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
Emphasizing Bangladesh's adoption of 'Look East' policy seriously, the Japanese envoy in the country sought Wednesday a favourable environment for the Japanese companies to do business here at a large scale. He also sought precise assurance in this regard during...
FE Report | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) ordered the authorities concerned Wednesday to maintain status quo on prohibition of the use of black or tinted glass in vehicles for two weeks. "Following the HC's status quo, now there is no legal bar for...
KATHMANDU, May 21 (AFP): South Asia's corruption-fighting agencies lack the power and independence to properly investigate politicians and officials for graft entrenched in the region, a watchdog has said. A report released by the Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) Wednesday said...
SYLHET, May 21 (BSS): Entrepreneurs have been advised to dig out opportunities that the Sylhet region can offer in return for substantial and right investments. The suggestion came at a seminar on the opportunities and benefit of investment in Sylhet,...
Arafat Ara | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
The government is set to raise its borrowing target from savings instruments by 82 per cent for the next fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 to finance its increased budget deficit, officials said. The finance ministry is considering fixing the net borrowing...
FE Report | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Wednesday Bangladesh's economic growth has been estimated to be impressive at 6.12 per cent in the current financial year (FY) 2013-14 despite having some internal and external shocks. The per capita income (Gross National...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
The leather sector in Bangladesh has the potential to raise its earnings of exports of both finished leather and leather goods to US$16 billion from the present level of $1.0 billion. This is not an impossible task to accomplish, provided...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
The revenue board has finalised aggregate tax collection target for upcoming fiscal year, estimating some 22 per cent growth over the current year eyeing a surge in direct tax collection. Of its aggregate target of Tk 1.49 trillion, the National...
Monira Munni | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
A fresh complexity has been created over the inspection of some 350 ready-made garment (RMG) factories which have been selected by both Accord and Alliance for assessment, officials and people close to the inspection process said. The Accord is sticking...
FENI, May 21: A murder case was filed Wednesday with the Fulgazi police station against 36 people including BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury as prime suspect in the killing of upazila chairman and local Awami League president Ekramul Huq Ekram...
CHITTAGONG, May 21: A Sri Lankan student of the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) died after a fall from an eight-storey residential building in the port city's Foy's Lake area Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Insan...
Tokyo stocks rose 1.60 per cent on Thursday morning following sharp gains on Wall Street, while a weaker yen lifted exporters. The benchmark Nikkei index added 225.01 points to 14,267.18 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section...
Several people were killed and injured on Thursday when two vehicles ploughed into a market and explosives were thrown in China's restive Xinjiang region, home to mostly Muslim Uighurs, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Two off-road vehicles drove into...
Hong Kong shares climbed 0.38 per cent in the opening exchanges on Thursday following a rally on Wall Street, as investors await the release of a survey on Chinese manufacturing activity. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 87.05 points to...
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