NAY PYI TAW, Mar 4 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged Tuesday all the Bimstec member countries for intensifying their collective efforts to make the region secure, stable and prosperous one through combating poverty and other challenges. "I call upon...
FE Report | 2014-03-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman Tuesday said non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) are massively investing their hard-earned money in many productive sectors in the country, belying the perception that they just spend their money for consumption and non-productive purposes. Citing data,...
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The technical evaluation committee of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has recommended a hike in retail level electricity tariff by 6.66 per cent for BPDB consumers and by 7.51 per cent for WZPDC consumers. The committee of the energy regulator...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Tuesday said people have woken up against the current 'illegal and repressive' regime and they have demonstrated that in the recent upazila elections, reports UNB. "The upazila elections have proved that people...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-03-05 00:00:00
Sudden surge in gold smuggling in Bangladesh has raised strong suspicion that the precious metal is distained for the neighbouring Indian market, customs officials and insiders said. Indian government raised import duties thrice in 2013 to 10 per cent on...
NAY PYI TAW, Mar 4 (UNB): Terming Bangladesh as the closest and time-tested friendly neighbour, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday assured his Bangladesh counterpart of providing additional 100 MW electricity to Bangladesh's national grid from Tripura. Dr...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-03-05 00:00:00
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal last week advised businesses to borrow from foreign sources, instead of local banks. Mr. Kamal, himself a businessman, knows well how high interest-bearing loans hurt the operation of a commercial or an industrial establishment by...
NAY PYI TAW, Mar 4 (UNB): The third Bimstec summit ended here Tuesday adopting the Nay Pyi Taw Declaration renewing the commitments to strengthen cooperation on agreed sectors including trade and investment, energy, and counter-terrorism and transnational crime. The other...
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The government decided in an inter-ministerial meeting Tuesday to develop infrastructure for all land, sea and air routes to improve trade connectivity with India. Finance Minister AMA Muhith presided over the meeting at the finance ministry conference room where seven...
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An Asian Development Bank (ADB) study report has said persistent inequality can impede growth prospect and sustainability in the Asian nations. "Concerns over rising inequality, the environmental costs of the current pattern of economic growth, and the dangers of climate...
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by three wickets Tuesday to reach the Asia Cup final, reports AFP. Bangladesh's highest-ever one-day international score of 326-3 was built around a brilliant 132-ball 100 by opener Anamul Haque before Pakistan chased down the target in...
The High Court (HC) has issued a contempt of court rule against 12 people, including four secretaries, asking them to explain why it should not initiate contempt proceedings against them for ignoring its order. They have been given two weeks...
On the occasion of Police Week, a total of 105 police personnel will be awarded with the Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) and President Police Medal (PPM) this year for their outstanding contributions. The home ministry issued a gazette notification in...
In some ways, the venue Vladimir Putin chose and the emotional lecture he gave the world about Russia’s actions in Ukraine said it all. In an hour-long chat with a handful of Kremlin pool reporters at his presidential residence, Putin...
Green activists have demanded the cancellation of all the leases of lands on the banks of the Buriganga and Shitalakhya rivers by Bangladesh Inland Water Transportation Authority (BIWTA). Lands on the two riverbanks near Dhaka and Narayanganj river ports by...
Muggers snatched away Tk 0.6 million (six lakh) from a businessman in Sylhet city on Tuesday evening. Police and witnesses said Koyes Ahmad, a resident of Anamika Shahi Eidgah in the city, withdrew Tk 600,000 from National Bank Uposhohor Branch...
Bangladesh Coast Guard realised Tk 4.834 million in fine from 42 bulkheads in Buriganga River on charge of evading VAT in the last two days ending on Tuesday. Sources at the Coast Guard headquarters said an operation team from Coast...
Salman Khan not hosting the next season of Bigg Boss is not news. However, his biggest rival Shah Rukh Khan hosting it is definitely breaking news. A Mid-Day report says that King Khan’s presence and Salman's absence at the Colors...
An ultra party leader was killed in a ‘shootout’ with the law enforcers at Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga district on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Mekur Kashem, 35, allegedly a leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist), an...
A woman, beaten and injured by husband in Chouddagram upazila in Comilla, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Samina Akhtar, 32, wife of Alim Uddin and daughter of Korban Ali of Chhoto...
Police arrested an alleged illegal firearms dealer from an intercity train in Bogra district on Tuesday. The arrested was identified as Ariful Islam, 25, son of Haidar Ali of Nababganj upazila of Dinajpur district. Acting on secret information, a team...
FE Online Report | 2014-03-05 00:00:00
Share prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend while that on Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed negative trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday amid fluctuation. DSEX – the prime index of the DSE – went up...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has interrogated Awami League MP Aslamul Haque on Wednesday about wealth which he ‘amassed’ illegally. ACC deputy director Sheikh Mesbah Uddin began to quiz Aslamul Haque from 10:00am at the ACC headquarters at Segunbagicha in the...
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the head of the Sahara conglomerate, Subrata Roy, remain in custody over the group’s failure to comply with its orders to repay investors in an outlawed multi-billion-dollar investment scheme. Roy, 65, was...
The World Bank, together with UK-DFID and IFC, is supporting the government of Bangladesh to develop economic zones through the Private Sector Development Support Project (PSDSP). Economic zones are a strategic instrument for attracting domestic and foreign investment, creating jobs...
Police have arrested the prime accused in the killing of motorcycle renter Mamun in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj district. The arrestee was identified as Jahir Uddin, a resident of Pongkharu village in the upazila. Tajul Huda, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ullapara...
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