The UK visa application centre in Dhaka will move to new premises at Gulshan North in the city on Sunday. Applicants for the UK visa will be able to avail themselves of the services from the new location — Delta...
A Thai anti-corruption panel suspended the senate speaker Thursday for supporting a failed legislative attempt by the party of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to make the upper house fully elected. Nikom Wairatpanij now faces an impeachment vote and a possible...
Director General (DG) of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Prof Rolf-Dieter Heuer will arrive in the city on April 7 on a two-day visit, said a handout. Prof Rolf-Dieter Heuer will attend the convocation of Dhaka University (DU)...
A court here on Thursday sent Nazmul Maksud Murad, an accused in the case filed for attempting to kill Sheikh Hasina, was sent to jail on Thursday, a day after he was brought back home from the USA through the...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday urged the Asean envoys stationed in Dhaka to work for the promotion of bilateral trade between Bangladesh and the Asean region with a focus on addressing the adverse trade imbalances of Bangladesh with...
Director general of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Prof Rolf-Dieter Heuer will arrive in the city on April 7 on a two-day visit, said a handout. Prof Rolf-Dieter Heuer will attend the convocation of Dhaka University (DU) on...
BNP Joint Secretary General Mizanur Rahman Minu has been granted bail two days after incarceration in a case accusing him of trying to kill policemen. Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Ashraful lslam issued the order on Thursday after hearing his bail...
BNP on Thursday condemned the charge framing against its chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases, saying it was done at the behest of the government with an ill-motive...
Board of Investment (BoI) and Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) will put in joint efforts to foster private sector development in the country in the coming days. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the BoI office on Thursday,...
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve has marked a slight fall, but it still stands at above US$ 18 billion mark as of March 18, according to the Bangladesh Bank. The reserve hit 19,150.53 million on February 27 this year. The forex...
Saudi Arabia says it has deported 370,000 foreign migrant workers from the kingdom over the past five months. The Interior Ministry says the foreigners, who are from different countries around the world, had been residing in the country illegally and...
Miscreants set ablaze the Awami League office of ward-4 unit of Kumarbhog union in Louhajang uapzial early Thursday. Louhajang thana officer-in-charge Abul Kalam Azad said the criminals set fire to the AL office at Mawa intersection by pouring petrol around...
Indian budget airline SpiceJet said Thursday it has run into trouble with the aviation regulator for performing a mid-air song and dance sequence to celebrate the popular Hindu festival of Holi. Cabin crew on five SpiceJet flights across India performed...
The government seeks to raise remuneration for Supreme Court (SC) judges by 50 per cent as special allowance under a bill placed in the parliament, reports UNB. Law Minister Anisul Haq placed the bill titled 'Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and...
SYLHET, Mar 18 (UNB): The admission tests for the first year Honours courses for 2013-14 academic session of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will be held as per the schedule as Islami Chhatra Shibir has withdrawn its agitation...
BAGERHAT, Mar 18 (UNB): A former upazila chairman, who suffered injuries during a clash between his supporters and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Satshika in Fakirhat Upazila on February 27, died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)...
Abdus Sobhan Tarafdar, counsel for Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam, charged with committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation, Tuesday concluded cross-examining the fourth prosecution witness (PW), reports BSS. The defence concluded their cross-examination at about 4.20 pm...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister M Sayedul Haq Tuesday said the ban on hilsa export will be lifted only when the local demand is met, reports UNB. The minister said this when he was asked to clear government's position about the...
Norway wants to sign an agreement with Bangladesh to send back illegal Bangladeshi nationals who seek political asylum in that country, Law Minister Anisul Haq said Tuesday, reports UNB. The issue was raised by Norwegian Ambassador in Dhaka Merete Lundemo...
One person was killed and four others, including a RAB member, were injured as a night coach collided with a truck at Purana Paltan crossing in the city early Tuesday, reports UNB. It could not be confirmed immediately whether the...
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Kenya M Wahidur Rahman Tuesday met President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban, reports UNB. During the meeting, the envoy briefed the president about the current state of relations between Bangladesh and Kenya. Abdul Hamid asked the High...
Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque leaves Dhaka for New Delhi today (Wednesday) on a three-day visit to discuss bilateral issues ahead of the 16th Lok Sabha elections in India scheduled to be held from April 7 to May 12, reports...
Light rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal and Dhaka divisions and in the regions of Comilla, Noakhali and Sylhet today (Wednesday). Weather may remain mainly dry...
The headline of a news item titled 'St Peter's Day celebrated' published on Page 3 in FE's Tuesday issue should be read as 'St Patrick's Day celebrated'. The inadvertent mistake is regretted.
Ghashful organises poem recitation programme Media house Ghashful organised a poem recitation programme on 'Muktijuddher Kabita' (Poems for Liberation War) in the city recently. Writer and educationist Dr Hayat Mamud presided over the programme. Bilu Kabir presented the keynote paper....
FE Report | 2014-03-19 00:00:00
The first meeting of the Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (TICFA) forum will be held in Bangladesh on April 27-28 next. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed disclosed Tuesday the date of the meeting as leaders of the Economic Reporters' Forum...
FE Report | 2014-03-19 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demanded Tuesday immediate enactment of a law as the culture of boycotting parliament sessions had broken all past records during the 9th parliament. Unveiling its latest report, the local chapter of the Berlin-based Transparency International (TI)...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-03-19 00:00:00
The government has started putting all out efforts to implement its election manifesto-2014 aiming to achieve socio-economic freedom of the people and overall development of the country, sources said. The government's long term objective is to take ahead Bangladesh to...
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