A woman police constable received burn injuries in a fire incident at police quarters in Fultala upazila on Saturday. The injured was identified as Razia Sultana, a constable of Fultala Police Station and wife of assistant sub-inspector Sumon Ahmed of...
A woman police constable received burn injuries in a fire incident at police quarters in Fultala upazila on Saturday. The injured was identified as Razia Sultana, a constable of Fultala Police Station and wife of assistant sub-inspector Sumon Ahmed of...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Saturday claimed that there was no fertiliser crisis in the country in the last six years due to the steps taken by the Awami League government. “Once farmers used to run after fertilizers…even they...
Likening the current government with Hitler, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said it must step aside forthwith and be made accountable to the people of the country. “Your (govt’s) days are numbered, no matter how much efforts you will...
Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Saturday urged all to free the history of Bangladesh Liberation War and politics from adulteration. “Like food adulteration, many are trying to make efforts through falsehood to adulterate the history of the 1971 Liberation. I...
Rescuers on Mount Everest found the body of a 13th Nepalese guide on Saturday as authorities ruled out hope of finding any more survivors from the deadliest accident ever on the world's highest peak. Three sherpas remained missing from Friday's...
South Korean officials have said the recovery operation after Wednesday's ferry disaster may take two months. Divers are battling strong currents in poor visibility to reach 270 missing passengers - 32 are confirmed dead. Some 174 passengers have been rescued....
Security officials of Cox’s Bazar airport recovered 2,000 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets and arrested an airport official in this connection on Saturday. Nakibus Sattar, local in-charge of Regent Airways, said when a teenage boy gave a parcel to the...
Japan began its first military expansion at the western end of its island chain in more than 40 years on Saturday, breaking ground on a radar station on a tropical island off Taiwan. The move risks angering China, locked in...
A three-day Bangladesh-India inter-governmental railway meeting (IGRM) will begin in Dhaka on Monday to review the railway cooperation between the two countries. The meeting, held annually to discuss railway cooperation, will also discuss ways and means to improve connectivity and...
Apparel makers have demanded duty-free import of safety equipment required for making their factories safe and environment-friendly ones. The demand was made at a press conference held at the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday. “The import...
Local solar panel producers face uneven competition from imported products as government’s tax policies reportedly favour the foreign companies, local industry sources said. They said the discriminatory policies go against the government’s mega plan to generate 500 MW of electricity...
Bangladesh seeks to hold talks with Myanmar to discuss ways to prevent drug smuggling along the border, home ministry officials said. Bangladesh has long been worried about a huge inflow of smuggled contraband drugs like yaba and phensedyl from Myanmar,...
Two left-leaning parties on Saturday called for movement so India allows Bangladesh its fair share of water from the River Teesta. They alleged that Bangladesh is not getting the fair share of waters of the common rivers, including Teesta, because...
Two foreigners died of MERS in the Saudi city of Jeddah, the health ministry said Saturday, as fears rise over the spreading respiratory virus in the kingdom's commercial hub. The ministry said five more people were infected with the Middle...
KARACHI: Senior Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir, who faced threats from Taliban and other terror groups, was Saturday shot at in Karachi by four unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen near a bridge on way to his office. Mir, 47, sustained bullet injuries...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid called for extensive research on zoology to help protect biodiversity and ensure food security. Addressing a seminar at the Dhaka University Saturday, the minister said the study of zoology should match country’s development agenda. The...
The 7th death anniversary of Ajit Kumar Datta, former chief accountant of The Bangladesh Observer and a freedom fighter, will be observed today (Friday), said a press release. Special prayers will be offered and recitation from the Geeta will be...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Friday), reports UNB. Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy...
FE Report | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The government will not allow any housing project that encroaches natural canals of the capital, said Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain Thursday. He said those, who encroached natural canals by filling earth in the name of housing...
FE Report | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The country's ready-made garment (RMG) product exporters have sought tax benefit on import of fire safety equipment and relocation from shared buildings to stay competitive and compliant to the international buyers. Leaders of the sector said the foreign buyers have...
FE Report | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Kazuhiko Higuchi as the new Country Director of its Bangladesh resident mission, said a press release. "I am looking forward to working for Bangladesh and the people of Bangladesh," said Mr Higuchi. "Bangladesh...
FE Report | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety will share 50 per cent of two months' wage benefit for workers with the owners of any readymade garment (RMG) factory during suspension of production in it following any safety assessment. Ellen Tauscher, Independent...
A Dhaka court rejected on Thursday the bail petitions of Destiny Group Managing Director (MD) Rafiqul Amin and its director Mohammad Hossain in two money laundering cases, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Meher Nigar Suchana heard the separate bail pleas...
FE Report | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Country's export earning in the first three quarters of the current 2013-14 fiscal year (July 2013- March 2014) increased by 12.88 per cent to 22.24 billion US dollars. The readymade garment sector was the key performer of the growth, according...
FE Report | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Representatives of the Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) have welcomed the Cost of Fund Index (CoFI) introduced by the central bank which will track movement of 'cost data' in the industry and ensure accountability and transparency of the NBFIs. A roundtable...
Siddique Islam | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The global credit rating agency Moody's has projected Bangladesh's outlook as stable again for the current year, but cautioned that some factors including political disturbances and deterioration in the balance of payment might affect its rating. The outlook for Bangladesh...
FE Report | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
A meeting organised by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Wednesday to fix freight forwarding charges ended inconclusively as both the readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers and the freight forwarders failed to reach a consensus on the issue. The freight forwarders...
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