A group of researchers in the US, after conducting a study recently, have said they have found evidence which supports the claim that people with short physical structure live longer than the bigger ones. ‘People of smaller structures are likely...
Nine Bangladesh nationals among 11 were burnt to death in a fire that broke out in a furniture-manufacturing factory at Shifa Sanaya in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday night. “Nine of the deceased are Bangladeshis,” Bangladesh Ambassador in Riyadh M...
The dollar edged up against the yen in Asia on Tuesday following a record close on Wall Street while investors await the release of key economic data from around the globe. The greenback was at 102.20 yen in midday Tokyo...
At least two people were killed and an unspecified number were injured in a road accident at Tarakanda upazila in Mymensingh district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Shafiqul Islam, 27, and Al-Amin, 19. Police and locals said the...
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Moffazal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, who did not attend the cabinet meeting on Monday, went to his office in the afternoon. Clad in a simple trouser and a half-sleeve checked shirt, Maya entered his Secretariat office...
A local BNP leader was chopped to death by miscreants at Chapali village in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah district on Tuesday. The dead is Ismail Hossain, 55, vice-chairman of Kaliganj upazila unit of BNP and son of late Mandu Mandal...
The drives to remove all artificial coverings, including nontransparent and tinted glasses, from car windows, launched by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in the capital entered the third day on Tuesday. The Traffic Department of DMP fined 272 vehicles on the...
Indian stocks surged for the third straight day to a record high on Tuesday after exit polls indicated that Hindu nationalist party leader Narendra Modi was on course to become the country’s next prime minister. Most exit polls released after...
Writer Taslima Nasreen can now breathe easy as a biopsy report has confirmed that she is not suffering from cancer. A hospital at Manhattan in New York City diagnosed her with breast tumours after she had checked into it with...
Bangladesh Coast Guard personnel and fisheries department officials in a drive seized 720 kilograms (kg) of jatka in Dhaleshwari River at Munshiganj Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning. Rasheduzzaman, senior fishery officer of Munshiganj Sadar upazila, said a joint team of...
The body of an insurance official has been recovered from a water body at Sakhipur upazila in Tangail district, five months after his abduction. The dead is Saiful Islam Khan, 45, manager of Sakhipur branch of Progressive Life Insurance Company...
Asian markets rallied on Tuesday, taking their lead from a record close on Wall Street, while Japan’s Nikkei was boosted by a pick-up in the dollar against the yen. Oil prices were mixed after rising on Monday in response to...
FE Report | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
Stocks witnessed sharp decline Sunday with key index of the prime bourse dipped below 4,500 points mark after 6 weeks as budgetary expectations seemed started playing its role in the market. The market started with a negative note and the...
FE Report | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
Trading of the shares of Hwa Well Textiles (BD) Limited will commence at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) from Wednesday (14 May, 2014)) under 'N' category, officials said. DSE Trading Code for Hwa Well Textiles...
A term sheet signing ceremony was executed between United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) and SRL Marine Products Limited (SMPL) at the Corporate Head Office of UCB Sunday. UCB will act as Facility Arranger for raising the Syndicated Term Loan of...
Union Capital Limited, one of the leading Financial Institutions wins the First prize of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Best Presented Annual Report Awards 2012 under the Financial Services Sector and adjusted Overall Winner in South Asian Region under...
Bengal Windsor wins Yellow Grade Bengal Windsor Thermoplastic Ltd. has been awarded Yellow Grade by US based world famous retailer Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has certified the company as Yellow Grade for maintaining good work environment as per Walmart requirements towards labor...
FE Report | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
The Board of Directors of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has approved the sector change of CVO Petrochemical Refinery Limited from "Food & Allied" to "Fuel & Power" sector with effect from today (Monday), officials said. Following the sector change news,...
The board of directors of Purabi General Insurance Ltd has recommended 15 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2013, reports UNB. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on June 29,...
NEW DELHI, May 11 (PTI): The market valuation of top seven Sensex firms advanced by Rs 844.95 billion last week, in line with an overall strong stock market with RIL and ONGC emerging as the biggest gainers. The list of...
NEW DELHI, May 11 (PTI): Foreign investors have pumped in nearly Rs 50 billion in the Indian market so far this month on hopes of a stable and reforms-oriented government after the general elections results next week. Foreign Institutional Investors...
BNP demanded Sunday formation of a probe panel headed by a former Chief Justice (CJ) for ensuring a fair investigation in Narayanganj seven murders, reports UNB. According to a decision of the party's standing committee, BNP acting secretary general Mirza...
FE Report | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
Experts at a workshop Sunday said the country needs a unified primary education system for the betterment of education. The government should declare primary education as fundamental rights, they said at the inauguration function of a two-day workshop, titled 'Workshop...
DU Correspondent | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
The authorities of the Dhaka University (DU) temporarily expelled Sunday its four students for their alleged involvement in the abduction of a businessman. The authority took the decision as per the university's disciplinary action under its proctorial rules 5(2), as...
FE Report | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (LWA) has sought Tk 5.0 billon for implementing its different projects smoothly, officials said. AKM Mozammel Haque, MP, Liberation War Affairs Minister, sent a letter to AMA Muhith, finance minister, seeking the fund recently,...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, May 11 (UNB): At least three people were hurt, as miscreants exploded two crude bombs at a cultural programme in Monakosha Bazar area under Shibganj Upazila Saturday night. Ashiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shibganj thana, said the crude bombs...
RAJSHAHI, May 11 (BSS): The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) nabbed a listed JMB leader from Haragram area under Rajpara thana in the city Sunday, RAB sources said this evening. The arrestee was identified as Ajahar Ali (50), of...
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