Jack Kim of Reuters from Pyongyang | 2014-05-18 00:00:00
North Korea renewed a threat last week to conduct a nuclear test amid heightened concern that the reclusive state with a stockpile of missiles may set off an atomic device for the fourth time on the path to building a...
Police on Sunday arrested another ex-Rab officer, MM Rana, from Dhaka Cantonment area in connection with the Narayanganj 7-murder case. Former Lt Commander of Bangladesh Navy MM Rana was held a day after the Narayanganj district police arrested two other...
'MV Miraj-4' launch had at least 365 people on board, almost double of its capacity, when it capsized in Meghna River at Daulatpur under Gazaria Upazila of Munshiganj on Thursday, according to a log recovered from the launch on Saturday...
One more body was recovered from ‘MV Miraj-4’ on Saturday afternoon, raising the death toll from Thursday’s launch capsize in Meghna River in Munshiganj to 55. BIWTA, Fire Service and Civil Defence, Coast Guard and the local administration sources said...
Awami League General Secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam has termed ‘fool’ those who are too much excited at the landslide victory of BJP in the Indian Lok Sabha elections. He also came down heavily on those who take...
A day after he led the BJP to an unprecedented triumph in parliamentary polls, Narendra Modi, set to be India’s next prime minister, took part in victory laps in Delhi and Varanasi, the second Lok Sabha seat he has won,...
Police recovered about one kilogram of heroin at Fajilpur in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday. The law enforcers also arrested an alleged drug trader. The arrestee was identified as Ripon Ali, 30, son of Abdul Quddus of Godagari municipality...
A day after he led the BJP to an unprecedented triumph in parliamentary polls, Narendra Modi, set to be India’s next prime minister, took part in victory laps in Delhi and Varanasi, the second Lok Sabha seat he has won,...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said that there are enough seats in colleges and other similar educational institutions across the country for the successful SSC students. He said quality of education has improved because of right steps taken by...
At least four people were burned to death as a house was set on fire in Gopalganj district early Sunday (details to come), according to private TV channels.
Unidentified miscreants have exploded a powerful bomb in Jahangir Gate area in the city. However, no casualty was reported from the explosion which took place around 10:40pm on Friday, according to a news agency.
FE Online Report | 2014-05-18 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 Sunday, the opening day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
Rajuk Uttara Model School and College in Dhaka has topped the country in terms of its students’ performance in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations this year. Ideal School and College, which held the position last year, has ended up...
Train Communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet have been suspended as a bogie of a freight train derailed in Sadar upazila in Comilla on Sunday morning. Railway sources said a wagon of Dhaka-bound container train from Chittagong veered off...
Miscreants chopped to death a postman in Enayetpur area under Chouhali Upazila in Sirajganj district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Fazlu, 55, a postman of Enayetpur Post Office. Police and witnesses said a gang of unidentified miscreants attacked...
Four people have been burnt to death in an incident of arson in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila. They were confined to a room which was then set on fire late on Saturday night. The victims were identified as Furiya Begum, 65,...
Almost the entire Indian soft loan to Bangladesh has been cleared as Dhaka and Delhi emerge from the Hasina-Manmohan era into a possible new phase with Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister. The relationship had often been described “at its...
A Narayanganj court has served a show-cause notice on the investigating officer (IO) of the 7-murder case. IO Mamunur Rashid Mondol was pulled up for not showing as arrested two former Rab officers – Bangladesh Army’s dismissed Lt Col Tarek...
A case has been filed against former Lt Col Tarek Sayeed Mohammad and four officers of Rab-11 on charges of abduction of two people in Comilla. Tarek Sayeed was the Commanding Officer of Narayanganj-based Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-11. He is...
Police on Sunday recovered the body of a businessman abducted on April 9 from Cox’s Bazar town. At least four police were also injured in the drive when police detained four people with arms and bullets. The deceased businessman was...
A man was arrested along with foreign currencies worth Tk 2.5 million at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport at Kurmitola in the city on Sunday. Customs officials identified the arrestee as Samir Hossain, 31, a Malaysia-bound passenger. Customs intelligence men...
FE Online Report | 2014-05-18 00:00:00
The country's share markets extended the losing streak for the 6th consecutive sessions on Sunday with turnover on the prime bourse – the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) – dipping below Tk 3.0 billion mark as investors were reluctant to make...
Police rescued a businessman 12 hours after his abduction and arrested five who abducted him in Gazipur district. Abdullah Al Kaiser, 36, was rescued with his hands and feet tied to a mango grove in Rosulpur under Kaliakoir Upazila around...
Political stability and good governance can turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country. Bangladesh needs to come forward to properly utilise the talents of its citizens who are engaged in various top-ranking positions across the world but willing to contribute to...
The High Court has summoned former chief election commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda on contempt of court charges. The bench of Justices Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and ABM Altaf Hossain issued the suo moto rule on Sunday. Huda, who served as...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday phoned Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and hoped Bangladesh and India will sincerely work together as in the past to resolve any problem between the two neighbouring countries through bilateral discussions. Prime Minister Sheikh...
Former Lt Commander of Bangladesh Navy MM Rana on Sunday was placed on a seven-day remand in connection with Narayanganj 7-murder case. Earlier in the day, the former Rab-11 official was arrested from Dhaka Cantonment area for his suspected involvement...
Bangladesh’s export volume will one day hit US$ 50 billion as the government is trying hard to diversify the country’s both products and export markets, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said in Dhaka on Sunday. “The days aren’t far away when...
The Appellate Division bench, which hears appeals against verdicts of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), has been reconstituted. Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain and Justice Hasan Foez Siddique will not be in it. The new bench now has Justice Md...
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