The High Court on Thursday declared illegal the government decision allowing only national flag carrier Biman and Saudi Arabian Airlines to carry the entire hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh. Delivering the judgment upon a pending writ petition challenging the legality of...
A court here on Thursday granted bail to three journalists of the ‘Daily Inqilab’ in a case filed with Wari Police Station under the Information and Communication Technology Act. The three journalists are: news editor Rabiullah Rabi, deputy chief reporter...
Again expressing his optimism, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday said that unless considered from political point of view, Bangladesh will soon get back the GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) facility in the US market. “Unless there is any political...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have praised the government decision for providing access to the Election Commission’s National ID (NID) database to verify the subscriber’s information before activating new mobile phone connections....
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines' last McDonnell Douglas DC-10 took off for the last time with passengers from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Dhaka-Birmingham route at 8.30 am this morning. Senior officials of the national flag carrier were present at the...
Former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan did not appear at the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday on ground of illness. “Mannan Khan appealed to the Commission at 2 pm saying he cannot be present...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
Stocks edged higher for the second running session Thursday with turnover improved further as investors went for buying spree amid optimism.The market opened with a positive note and the upward trend continued till the market closure amid modest see-saw, eventually...
Six world powers and Iran made a "good start" during talks in Vienna towards reaching a final settlement on Tehran's contested nuclear program, the European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Thursday. Speaking to reporters after three days of...
The nation is set to pay homage to the martyrs of the 1952 historic Language Movement with the clock striking one minute past midnight Friday marking ‘Amar Ekushey’, the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Walking barefoot to...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Thursday said the defiant owners of the readymade garment (RMG) who are ‘unwilling’ to meet the international safety and labour rights standards should ‘close and leave’ their businesses to keep the vibrant...
Facebook has bought messaging app WhatsApp in a deal worth a total of $19 billion (£11.4 billion) in cash and shares. It is the social networking giant's biggest acquisition to date. WhatsApp has more than 450 million monthly users and...
Japan's monthly trade deficit has more than doubled to a new record after a weakened currency drove up the cost of fuel imports while exports slowed. Japan's trade gap rose by 71 per cent to 2.79 trillion yen ($27.3 billion;...
Mobile phone operator Robi has reported a healthy 16 percent growth in revenue in 2013 despite some adverse challenges. In line with the revenue growth, the third largest operator in the country has also posted vigorous growth in year-to-date (YTD),...
Nepal is going to host the next Saarc (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation) Summit as the Himalayan country has proposed that the upcoming 18th Saarc Summit be held in Kathmandu in November this year. A proposal to this effect...
Miscreants vandalised and looted some 13 houses belonging to BNP men at Mamunshia village in Sadar upazila on Thursday, apparently in post-poll violence. Witnesses said the miscreants attacked the houses of BNP activists Abu Taleb Member, Araj Ali, Shawkat Hossain,...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the candidates backed by the ruling Awami League suffered defeats in the Upazila Parishad elections across the country due to “organisational weakness” of the party. “The Awami League must analyze the reason of...
The High Court on Thursday asked the designated trial court to dispose of, within six months, the case filed for attempting to kill Professor Humayun Azad of Dhaka University. Passing the order, an HC division bench comprising Justice M Enayetur...
A total of 107 new books hit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on the 20th day of the show on Thursday. Among the new books, the collections of poetry with 25 titles lead the tally, followed by 16 novels, 8...
Sri Lanka clinched the ODI series thrashing Bangladesh by 61 runs in the second match on Thursday. Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim waged a lone battle with a breezy 79 but lacked support as the team were 228 all out in 43...
At least 30 people were injured, including three with bullets, in a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates belonging to ruling Awami League (AL) in Bhedarganj upazila of Shariatpur on Thursday over their defeat in Wednesday’s polls. The injured...
Bangladesh and India on Thursday discussed various issues of common concerns, including the progress on the land boundary agreement (LBA) and Teesta water-sharing deal. The long-pending issues came up for discussion when visiting State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam...
The Indian Parliament has approved a plan to create a 29th state following days of political mayhem, including a melee in which a lawmaker unleashed pepper spray on his colleagues. Members of groups opposed to the division of southern Andhra...
Senate members of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Thursday elected a three-member Vice Chancellor (VC) panel for appointment of a VC of the university. Of the elected panel members, loyal to former VC Prof Dr Shariff Enamul Kabir, JU Teachers’ Association...
The micro and small loan refinancing scheme for the creative publishers, organised by SME and Special Programmes Department of Bangladesh Bank (BB), was launched on Thursday. BB governor Dr Atiur Rahman handed over the cheques of loan to 6 creative...
Some of the areas in the city’s eastern and central part on Thursday experienced severe gas crisis due to pipeline replacement and repairing works in Hatirjheel area. A Titas Gas official said the gas supply was suspended in different areas...
Business growth in the eurozone eased this month but the bloc's economy continued to expand at a "robust pace", a closely watched survey suggests. The latest Markit eurozone composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) dipped to 52.7 from 52.9 in January....
The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has reported a 22-per cent drop in quarterly profit and given a weaker-than-expected earnings forecast for the coming year. Net income for the three months to 31 January fell to $4.4 billion (£2.6 billion) from...
Our Correspondent | 2014-02-20 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Feb 19: Thousands of people of some twenty villages are suffering much due to lack of a 22-metre slab bridge on Bherakhali canal on Kapashhatia UP-Rishkhali road at Doutatpur union under Harinakundu upazila in district Jhenidah. The bridge, built...
BARGUNA, Feb 19 (UNB): A good number of farmers in Amtali upazila of the district have learnt to turn around economically by cultivating different high-yielding varieties (HYV) of vegetables. Cost-effective farming of the highly profitable vegetables has brought many poor...
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