FE Report | 2014-02-19 00:00:00
The 9th International Plastic Fair 2014 will begins in the city Thursday (February 20) with especial focus on the recycling plastic industry in the country. Around 300 companies at home and abroad will participate in the 4-day fair to be...
The foreign ministry has put in its endeavor to promote tourism industry engaging for the first time Dhaka- based envoys of different countries with state minister Shahriar Alam leading them to a three-day trip to Cox's Bazar, reports BSS. "The...
Robbers looted Tk 0.1 million in cash and other valuables, including gold ornaments, from a flat in Islambagh area of the old part of Dhaka city inflicting crude bomb splinter injuries on 3-4 people early Tuesday. — UNB
NARSINGDI, Feb 18: A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was chopped and shot to death in Shibpur upazila on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shahin Quadir Mahin, 27, organising secretary of district BCL. —UNB
A young man was killed and three others received injuries as a covered van hit them on the Atish Dipankar Road under Sabujbagh police station in the city on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Atiqur Rahman, 26. —...
The residents of 97 upazilas of 40 districts started casting their votes at 8am today (Wednesday) to choose their long list of representatives to upazila parishads in the first phase of local body elections. The voting will continue till 4pm...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said the BNP-led 19-party alliance will wedge a fresh anti-government movement soon. The former prime minister also said that al-Qaeda doesn't exist in Bangladesh, Jahangir Alam Pradhan, general secretary of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ),...
A housewife allegedly committed suicide by taking pesticide in Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Kulsum Begum, 37, wife of Abdul Jabbar of Chhatakchhara village. Abdul Jabbar said Kulsum might have killed herself by...
Two local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested in Sirajganj on Tuesday night on charge of vandalism. The arrestees are Ariful Islam Sohel, 40, secretary of Sirajganj’s Belkuchi upazila unit of Jamaat and son of late Abdul Bari of Haat Kandapara...
An alleged terrorist party leader was killed in a 'shootout' with cops in Shibchar upazila in Madaripur on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Kiron Bepari, 29, reportedly a leader of Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party, an outlawed outfit, and...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-19 00:00:00
Share prices on the both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) --- saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the...
The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) has called for an immediate stop to the beautification of Dhaka city ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament arguing the designs were done in “bad taste”. In a media release, the institute...
Ukrainian riot police charged protesters occupying a central Kiev square on Wednesday after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a geopolitical struggle between Russia and the West, won its independence. Police battled their way into Independence...
Police arrested an alleged member of an organised gang of thieves in possession of three power transformers while fleeing after stealing those in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj district on Tuesday night. The arrestee was identified as Sultan Miah, 32, son...
US stocks closed mostly higher as investors weighed mixed company news and an unexpected slump in home builder confidence on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 23.99 points (0.15 percent) at 16,130.40. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite climbed 28.76 (0.68...
Asian markets were mostly down on Wednesday with Tokyo stocks reversing the previous session's surge, as investors weighed mixed data from the United States. The yen gained strength a day after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided to hold off...
Amid enthusiasm among locals, voters of 97 upazilas in 40 districts are casting their votes since 8am on Wednesday in the first of the upazila elections. The voting will continue till 4.00pm without any break. Meanwhile, bringing allegation of vote...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open a newly-constructed international standard cricket stadium in Cox’s Bazar town on Sunday (February 23). Named after Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman assassinated along with the founder of Bangladesh and...
Bangladesh has briefed the USA in Washington about priorities of the government to maintain a stable, prosperous and democratic country. Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque met with senior US State Department officials including the Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South...
Police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev have launched a fresh attack on anti-government protesters as the death toll in renewed clashes has climbed to 26. The new attempt to uproot the protest stronghold came as President Yanukovych blamed opposition leaders...
Iran's top leader has ordered the government to create an "economy of resistance" to counter sanctions imposed over Tehran's nuclear program. In comments posted on his website leader.ir on Wednesday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Western sanctions "a full-fledged economic war"...
The government in India's Tamil Nadu state has decided to free seven people convicted of plotting the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi. All seven were members of the Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebel group. The announcement came a day...
The first council meeting of Ticfa will be held on April 7- 8 in Dhaka. The date has been confirmed during a joint meeting involving foreign secretary Md Shahidul Haque and the officials of the United States Trade Representative (USTR),...
Dhaka residents will enjoy Wi-Fi on busy roads during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup. The wireless Internet will be available from March on a three kilometre stretch of road from Jahangir Gate to Banani. Advertising agency ‘Vinyl World’ is behind...
A twin suicide bombing hit the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, killing at least four people and wounding 70 in an attack targeting Iran's cultural center. Security sources said the blasts were caused...
The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed a twin bomb attack in Beirut, killing at least six people and wounding 70, targeting Iran's cultural center on Wednesday, saying such attacks would continue until Hezbollah forces withdrew from the fighting in...
The dollar bought 102.19 yen in afternoon trade compared with 102.40 yen in New York Tuesday. The euro slipped to 140.60 yen from 140.89 while trading at $1.3764 against $1.3759. Oil prices were mixed in Asian afternoon trade. New York's...
The third round of the Bangladesh-US security dialogue will be held on Apr 16 in Dhaka, the foreign ministry has said.The US confirmed the date when Bangladesh’s foreign secretary M Shahidul Haque met senior state department officials including Assistant Secretary...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that her government always works as the servant of the people, not as the ruler, and never spares anybody when the question of corruption arises. “We never spare anybody when the question of...
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