A day after its chairperson issued a countrywide ‘organisational red alert’, BNP Friday gave the 19-party leaders and activists a 10-point advice like not moving alone and going to any unsafe and desolate place to avoid any untoward incident of...
BAGERHAT: Convener of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Port (Oil-Gas Committee) Sheikh Muhammad Shahidullah Friday announced a long march again to stop the implementation of coal power plant adjacent to the Sundarbans, a world...
NOAKHALI : A businessman was reportedly abducted by unidentified miscreants from his residence Alaiapur in Begumganj upazila Friday, according to a news agency. Family sources said two motorcyclists called Abul Bashar, 45, son of Faiz Ahmed, out of their home...
KABUL: A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried a village Friday in northeastern Afghanistan, leaving as many as 2,000 people missing, a top official said. Badakhshan province Gov. Shah Waliullah Adeeb said more than 2,000 people were missing after a...
The Election Commission has been considering to start providing the smart national identity (NID) cards to the country’s citizens by the end of this year. The Commission thinks it will be able to provide the high security featured smart NID...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 30: An A-5IIIA aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) landed at Shah Amanat International Airport at 1223 hours after completion of routine training mission. After touch down on the runway, the wheel burst and emitted fire. Pilot Flight...
The 14th death anniversary of major general (retd) Abdul Mannan Siddiqui will be observed today (Thursday). He served as the master general of the ordinance and quarter master general in Bangladesh Army. He was also the Public Works and Home...
Another person, who suffered burn injuries in the fire incident in a hardware shop at Tejturi Bazar in the city on April 10, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) Wednesday morning, taking the death toll to 6, reports...
2 killed in Ctg road crash CHITTAGONG, Apr 30: Two people were killed as a covered van crashed into a pickup van carrying them at Kumira Bypass in Sitakund Upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain (26),...
Rain and thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is like to occur at one or two places over Rajshai, Rangpur, Dhaka, Sylhet, Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions in next 24 hours till 6:00pm today (Thursday). Mild to moderate...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Wednesday suggested the government to turn state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) into a full-fledged public limited company within six months to make it a profitable organisation, report agencies. The Bangladesh Chapter of the Berlin-based civil...
FE Report | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
The country should create a scope for investment of undisclosed money to check its flight to other favourable destinations, the revenue board chief said Wednesday. National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Ghulam Hussain said undisclosed money-holders are choosing other countries...
Charging the ruling party men with the incidents of killing, forced disappearance and abduction, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said Wednesday these repressive and 'heinous' acts can be stopped only when a pro-people government assumes office, reports UNB. "The current illegal...
FE Report | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
A domestic help works, on an average, for 58.1 hours per week. The period is four hours more than what the workers in agriculture and non-agriculture sector spend on their jobs a week. A survey also found that a domestic...
FE Report | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
Gas crisis in industrial units will ease soon with addition of 300 mmcfd gas in the national grid after construction of the Bibiyana-Dhanua gas transmission pipeline is over, said Prime Minister's Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury....
Bangladesh's government and members of rival political parties all bear responsibility for the violence which scarred national elections on January 5, 2014, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Tuesday on its website. Hundreds were killed and injured...
The second paragraph of the report titled 'Govt losing large amount in taxes as DPI providers not under tax net' published on page 1 of FE's April 30 issue should be read as "The Direct Proforma Invoice (DPI) providers are...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
The government is currently burdened with idle funds worth more than Tk 55 billion due mainly to poor implementation of its annual development programme (ADP). Sources familiar with the matter said political unrest during last October-December had slowed the ADP...
FE Report | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
Bodies of six abducted persons, including panel mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Nazrul Islam, were recovered from the river Shitalakkhya Wednesday, three days after their forced disappearances, police said. Three others of the victims were identified as Nazrul's two...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the world leaders this week to view every migrant as a 'human person' instead of treating him/her as only a factor of production. Like every other person, they must enjoy all rights. They are...
Monira Munni | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
A vast majority of the country's labour force is still being deprived of their legitimate rights in the absence of sufficient laws, coupled with poor enforcement of the existing ones, labour rights activists and experts have said. According to them,...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
An alarming rise in the incidents of abduction in the recent months has sparked concern and panic among the people from all strata in society, rights activists said. Apart from businessmen, politicians and professionals, general people are also now feeling...
FE Report | 2014-05-01 00:00:00
The central bank has warned the top management of nine new private commercial banks (PCBs) against setting 'aggressive' profit targets for ensuring discipline in the country's banking sector. The caution was made at the first meeting of chairmen and managing...
Tens of thousands of working people of the country along with the rest of the world will join street rallies and other activities to raise their voices for ensuring their rights and work place safety along with upholding spirit of...
The hajj flights that will carry Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj this year will begin on August 27. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon revealed this while talking to reporters after a meeting on the...
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