Yasir Wardad | 2014-05-08 00:00:00
Onion prices in the markets are showing an upward trend in the harvest season despite a good output. Traders' hoarding and market syndication, eyeing a windfall profit in the upcoming month of Ramadan, is causing the unusual hike, experts and...
RANGAMATI, May 7 (BSS): The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting a bumper production of jackfruits in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) during the current season. DAE office sources said a total of 2,857 hectares of land have been...
LONDON, May 7 (Reuters): Gold firmed on Wednesday as concerns that a stand-off between pro-Russian separatists and government troops in Ukraine may escalate fuelled demand, and ahead of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen later. Investors are braced...
LONDON, May 7 (AFP): World oil prices rose Wednesday before the US Department of Energy's crude stockpiles report and testimony in Congress by Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in June, climbed 76...
NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters): India's coal imports fell 6 per cent in April from a year ago to 15.2 million tonnes, the first dip in three months, as power and steel producers used up stocks piled up in previous...
JAKARTA, May 7 (Asia News Net): Indonesia's largest steel producer, Krakatau Steel, suffered a net loss of US$46.4 million during the first quarter of this year, down from a net profit of $9.1 million in the same period last year,...
Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud said on Wednesday the government will place the regional water issue at the international forum if it fails to realise equitable share of water of trans-boundary rivers through negotiations with India, reports UNB....
The government filed an appeal on Wednesday with the High Court (HC) challenging the acquittal of 69 accused in the country's largest-ever case of killing at the Pilkhana headquarters of now-defunct Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in February, 2009, reports UNB. Deputy...
Visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia (regional affairs) Fatema Sumar said although there were some challenges in the relationship between Bangladesh and the USA, they should not impede the advancement of the ties, reports UNB. "Rather...
In the wake of the termination of three Rab officials for their alleged involvement in the Narayanganj seven-murder, BNP Wednesday questioned the necessity of the elite force, reports UNB. "The government has, in fact, admitted that Rab members were involved...
The High Court (HC) granted interim bail on Wednesday for six months to BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a case filed in connection with the killing of an Islami Chhatra Shibir activist on December 29, 2013, reports...
CHITTAGONG, May 7 (UNB): A driver of a Chittagong University (CU) shuttle train, who was abducted allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Wednesday morning, was released in the city's Muradpur area, three hours after his abduction. The...
A Dhaka court indicted on Wednesday BNP standing committee member MK Anwar in the defamation case filed by Awami Shechhasebak League leader Debashis Biswas, reports BSS. Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Ali Mahmud Sheikh set July 27 for recording the testimony...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will visit Narayanganj on May 14 to console the family members of the seven people brutally killed after abduction there recently, reports UNB. Khaleda, also former prime minister, is likely to address a public rally in...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday her government was giving priority to further development of rural economy, especially building social safety network for the rural poor, reports UNB. She said this while the outgoing (non-resident) Belgian Ambassador in Bangladesh...
FE report | 2014-05-08 00:00:00
Experts urged the government on Wednesday to immediately take necessary steps to prevent Thalassemia disease and help the suffering patients. On the eve of World Thalassemia Day to be observed today (Thursday) in Bangladesh and across the world, they emphasised...
The Marine Court Wednesday issued warrants of arrest for owner, master and manager of the launch MV Shathil-1 that capsized in the river Rabnabad amid a stormy weather at Kalagachhia of Patuakhali district on May 3 last killing 15 people,...
KOLKATA, May 6: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is in the process of firming up plans to put in place an alternative route for improving Internet connectivity in six north-eastern States through Bangladesh, online thehindubusinessline reported. Compared to the...
Some eminent researchers on the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore have suggested that the writings of the Noble laureate on economic issues should be included in the curriculum of higher education, reports BSS. They advised that the economics department...
Railways Minister M Mujibul Haque said Wednesday that the services of the country's railways sector will be improved further soon, reports UNB. "The railway services will be improved soon as various projects have been taken for its development, and some...
The Prime Minister's Political Adviser HT Imam Wednesday stressed the need for ensuring healthcare service, good food, nutrition and accommodation to pregnant mother for reducing child mortality, reports BSS. "Healthcare service, good food, nutrition and accommodation will reduce maternal mortality...
Info commission submits annual report to President Information Commission submitted its annual report of 2013 to President Abdul Hamid Wednesday. An Information Commission delegation, led by Chief Information Commissioner Mohammed Farooq, submitted the report to the President during a meeting...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6:00 pm today (Thursday). Mild heat...
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