NARSINGDI, Feb 20: Four people, including a couple, were killed and six others injured as a bus collided with a microbus at Narayanpur in Belabo upazila early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Shahin Mia, 32, his wife Liza, 25,...
The nation is paying homage today to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement. Tens of thousands of people from across the broad spectrum of society gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, the memorial for the 1952 Language...
Indian court sentences three to death for fatal gang-rape NEW DELHI, Feb 19: An Indian court on Wednesday sentenced three men to death for abducting and raping a 19-year-old woman whose mutilated body was found days later, reports said. The...
Syful Islam | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
The ministry of shipping (MoS) has requested the finance ministry to allocate about Tk 780 million for Payra seaport as operating cost and procure some equipment to make the country's third seaport operational, sources said. Of the total amount Tk...
FE Report | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
State Minister for Labour and Employment Mojibul Haque Chunnu asked Wednesday the factory inspectors to be careful about implementation of all rules and regulations of the labour law during their inspection to factories. "We want complete execution of the labour...
FE Report | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
The two-day Bangladesh and Sri Lanka joint working group (JWG) meeting ended in Dhaka Wednesday with a call to boost bilateral trade and investment, sources said. The two sides signed the minutes of the meeting where formation of a joint...
FE Report | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Wednesday held the poor living standard and higher migration cost responsible for the significant number of deaths of migrant workers abroad. Expressing his worries at a press briefing Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said they have...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has sought Tk 5.7 million from the government for creating awareness about the consumer rights protection act 2009. The non-government and non-profit voluntary organisation applied to the secretary of the ministry of commerce (MoF)...
PM seeks more Dutch investments Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called exploring avenues for more investments from the Netherlands to Bangladesh. The call was made when Bangladesh Ambassador-designate to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal called on her...
FE Report | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Wednesday assured formation of 'one-window service centre' for REHAB members comprising officials of Ministry of Home Affairs and REHAB. The State Minister for Home Affairs said this at a meeting with executive...
Our Correspondent | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 19: The Western Marine Shipyard (WMS) started building a vessel for New Zealand by laying the 130th keel of the shipyard today marking another achievement for themselves and the country's shipbuilding industry. This keel has been laid for...
Kamrun Nahar | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
The government has now decided to implement apartment construction in the Block B of its Uttara Apartment Project to accommodate those who got allotment in the Block A earlier, said an official of the ministry of housing and public works...
MOSCOW, Feb 19 (AFP): The rouble plunged further in initial trading on Wednesday, hitting yet another record low value against the euro. The rouble dropped below 49.0 to the euro for the first time, to show a fall of 8.0...
MANILA, Feb 19 (Xinhua): The Philippines' balance of payments (BOP) registered a deficit of US$4.48 billion in January, the local central bank said Wednesday. Data released by the Philippine central bank showed that the BOP position of the country in...
TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters): Japan's government described consumer prices as "rising moderately", using that wording for the first time since October 2008, a sign that the economy is making steady progress towards exiting 15 years of stubborn deflation. The government,...
Once again end of season varieties constituted the bulk of the offerings and consequently met with a very restricted demand at much lower level. Most of these varieties witnessed heavy withdrawals. Blenders lent some support while Loose tea buyers were...
SINGAPORE, Feb 19 (Reuters) : Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines is set to make an order for up to 30 Airbus A320 aircraft worth $3 billion at list prices, the company's chairman told Reuters, amid an expected surge in budget...
PARIS, Feb 19 (AFP) : French cement giant Lafarge on Wednesday reported a recovery of net profit last year and said that demand for its products for the construction industry was picking up. But the net figure was helped by...
SINGAPORE, Feb 19 (AFP) : Oil was mixed in Asia on Wednesday, with extreme US weather and renewed conflict in South Sudan providing support to prices amid pressure to lock in profits from recent gains. New York's main contract West...
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) : The euro touched a seven-week high against the dollar on Wednesday, with the greenback struggling in the wake of more soft economic data and news that foreign investors had been heavy sellers of US assets....
Hosts Bangladesh will take on touring Sri Lanka in the 2nd match of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Thursday) hoping for a comeback in the series, reports UNB. The...
MANCHESTER, Feb 19 (AFP): Goals by Lionel Messi and Dani Alves saw Barcelona take control of their Champions League last 16 tie against Manchester City with a 2-0 win in Tuesday's first leg. Knockout-phase debutants City matched Barcelona in the...
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