The 19th death anniversary of journalist Alhaj Kazi Kabir Uddin will be observed today (Monday) at his ancestral home at Salimpur, Chittagong, said a press release. Kazi Kabir Uddin started his career as journalist in 1937. He was editors of...
Ctg-Dhaka-Sylhet train services resume COMILLA, May 18 : Train movement on Chittagong-Dhaka and Chittagong-Sylhet routes resumed Sunday afternoon, almost four and a half hours after suspension following the derailment of a freight train near Rasulpur railway station in Sadar upazila....
Election to 12 upazila councils will be held today in the sixth phase of the fourth polls, reports BSS. Voting will start at 8am and continue till 4pm without any break. Election Commissioner M Shahnewaz said that the Election Commission...
President Abdul Hamid has summoned the first budget session of the 10th parliament on June 3 (Tuesday), reports UNB. The session would start at 5:00 pm on the day, said a Parliament Secretariat media release Sunday. It said the President...
FE Report | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to adopt short, medium and long-term plans of action to give a boost to the leather sector aiming to grab a significant share of global market, industry circles said. The country has the potential to raise its export...
Munima Sultana | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
Syndicates are active to cheat people through offering different kinds of jobs including labourers to the billion dollar Padma Bridge Project although its main construction work is yet to be awarded. Almost every day, the project office is visited by...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith stressed Sunday implementation of the master plan for agricultural development in the southern region for ensuring future food security of the country, reports BSS. "As the government of Bangladesh with the technical assistance of...
Director (Additional Secretary) of Primary Education Directorate Faruk Jalil was appointed administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Sunday, reports UNB. Faruk Jalil is going to replace existing administrator Anwarul Islam Sikder, who was transferred to Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation...
Siddique Islam | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
Disbursement of industrial term loan declined by nearly 4.0 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (FY) amid a substantial rise in overall industrial lending. Such a lower disbursement of term lending has been attributed...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
Natural gas production from Russian gas company Gazprom-drilled wells in the country is much less than expected. This has put an obstacle to implementation of the government's mid-term planning, a top official said. Gazprom has already completed drilling of six...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
An increased amount of VAT realised from three major corporate sectors has contributed to upward revenue collection growth in the first nine months of the current year. Cement, gas, banks, pharmaceuticals and cigarette companies have paid higher amount of value...
Syful Islam | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is going to buy equipment for New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) violating the decision of a relevant parliamentary (JS) committee. The committee earlier asked the CPA not to invest from its own fund since the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday phoned Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and expressed hope that Bangladesh and India would sincerely work together as in the past to resolve any problem between the two neighbouring countries through bilateral discussions, reports UNB....
NARAYANGANJ, May 18 (Agencies): A court here Sunday placed former RAB officer Lt Commander MM Rana on a seven-day remand in connection with the killing of seven people, including Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor Nazrul Islam. Senior Judicial Magistrate Chandni...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina asked the Information Ministry to complete formulation of a broadcasting policy soon after consultations with the stakeholders, reports UNB. "The government has already prepared a draft policy, which the country needs for the electronic media...
CHITTAGONG, May 18: Nipa Dhar, a housewife, made an appeal Sunday to return her kidnapped husband Palash Dhar safe. She made the appeal at a press conference at Chittagong Press Club. Palash Dhar (38), a jewelry shop owner, was abducted...
The government has adopted a programme to provide basic literacy and marketable skills to about 4.5 million (45 lakh) illiterate people aged between 15 and 45 years. An amount of Tk 4.52 billion (452 crore) has been allocated for the...
Tokyo stocks were flat on Monday morning in thin trade, giving up most of their early gains that came in response to a rise on Wall Street and stronger-than-expected Japanese machinery orders. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up 10.15...
Prices of most of the shares in Seoul stock markets witnessed downward trend on Monday. In the concluding sessions of the day’s trading, Kospi ended up loser, shedding 0.12 per cent compared with the previous day's closing, according to AFP.
Chinese shares were down in morning trade on Monday amid shrinking volume due to worries over the weak domestic economy, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.81 percent, or 16.47 points, to 2,010.03. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which...
Hong Kong shares opened 0.17 per cent higher on Monday, resuming a recent uptrend, following a positive lead from Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed 38.33 points to 22,751.24 in early exchanges, according to AFP.
Sydney stocks eased 0.80 per cent in the closing sessions of Monday's trading, according to AFP.
Customs officials recovered gold weighing 2.1 kilogram (kg) worth about Tk 10 million at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport at Kurmitola in the city on Sunday night. The Customs intelligence men also detained a passenger, who arrived at the country’s...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has flayed those who questioned the ‘quality’ of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations results. She said the ‘critics’ should be made to sit for the exams with the students. ‘Please, you appear at...
The Election Commission (EC) has asked returning officers to sue eight contestants in the Jan 5 national polls, including Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, for not submitting statements of election expenditure in time. EC’s Senior Assistant Secretary Mizanur Rahman sent...
FE Online Report | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
The country's two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed negative trend in early hours of trading on Monday, the second trading day of the week. Amid a choppy trading, DSEX, the main index...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), already under fire over suspected involvement by some of its members with Narayanganj 7-murder, has taken 18 personnel off-duty in Rab-3 over allegations of embezzlement. Among them is Major Ali Ahsan, Commander of Crime Prevention Company-...
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