FE Report | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
International affairs adviser to Prime Minister Gowher Rizvi said on Sunday that the draft of the proposed public service law is at its final stage and will be placed in parliament soon. The draft law includes provisions like granting civil...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam ruled out on Sunday the possibility of the existence of international terrorist outfit al-Qaeda in the country, reports UNB. He, however, observed that the much-talked-about al-Qaeda's audio message against Bangladesh posted on the...
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's last meeting with a foreign head of government may be with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports bdnews24.com. The foreign offices of the two countries are trying to set up a meeting between the two...
US Ambassador Dan Mozena Sunday expressed 'satisfaction' over Bangladesh's progress in implementation of the 16-point action plan that the US administration has tagged as a condition for restoring the GSP facility for its exports to the US market, reports UNB....
FE Report | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith hinted on Sunday at introducing a national pension scheme through which social security can be ensured. There is no need for increase in income and it can be initiated in the organised private sector, he said....
FE Report | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
The government is set to award two shallow water blocks to India's ONGC Videsh Ltd today (Monday) for oil and gas exploration after one year of floating the bidding. State-owned Petrobangla will ink two production sharing contracts (PSCs) with the...
FE Report | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
Shipping executives Sunday said protection and indemnity (P&I) coverage is now the key requirement for making the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) functional. The terminal, built at a cost of Tk 1.54 billion at South Keraniganj off the capital, remained...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed Sunday the Labour and Employment Ministry to take effective measures for the welfare of the workers by creating congenial working atmosphere and ensuring appropriate wages for them, reports UNB. It is one of the main...
FE Report | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
The country's export earnings during the first seven months of the current fiscal year of 2013-14 grew by 15.08 per cent to $17.43 billion. This reflected a downward trend over the growth in the last July-December period, according to official...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 16: A high-powered Sri Lankan delegation headed by ministry of commerce and industry secretary Anura Siriwardena is arriving in Bangladesh on a two-day visit from February 18 to explore ways to boost trade and investment relations between the...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
Commuters face untold miseries travelling through the capital's key residential areas as the roads between Moghbazar and Malibagh and its adjacent areas have become almost unusable due to ongoing construction works of a flyover project. The construction activities on the...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday that the consequences of Baksal have been erased from the memory of the Awami League (AL). "It might be that it has been erased from the memory of Awami...
The city has got some 5,000 buildings constructed in the capital violating the Rajuk approved plans, said Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain Sunday. The minister came up with the shocking figure while giving answer to a question....
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said Sunday the government may decide to impose additional duty on sugar import if the sugar refinery owners attempt to manipulate the market price. The government may even go for importing and refining raw sugar,...
BAGERHAT, Feb 16: A court here on Sunday convicted four members of an outlawed party and sentenced them to death for killing a village police in 2004. The convicts are Shamim Sheikh, son of Abul Sheikh, Anwar Sheikh, son of...
Asian stock markets rose on Monday, taking their lead from strong gains on Wall Street despite weaker-than-expected Japanese growth figures. Global markets rallied last week following a turbulent period, as investors were reassured that the US economy could handle the...
Dollar fetched 101.57 yen on Monday morning, down from 101.81 yen in New York Friday. The yen won support from expectations that the Bank of Japan will hold fire on new easing measures at a two-day policy meeting starting Monday....
A fire broke out at a textile mill at Brahmandi in Narsingdi town on Sunday night, burning down a huge quantity of cotton in its warehouse. Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at the...
Officials in Nepal say the wreckage of a missing passenger plane with 18 people on board has been located in the western district of Arghakhanchi. The Nepal Airlines plane was flying from the resort city of Pokhara to Jumla when...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
The prices of most of the stocks on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading Monday amid volatile trading. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE went up by 18.37...
A High Court order has been issued, asking all sign boards, nameplates and number plates of vehicles to be written in Bengali language.The bench of Justices Kazi Reza-ul Haq and ABM Altaf Hossain gave the order after initial hearing of...
Jeweller Mridul Kumar Chowdhury, who was allegedly picked up by a group of people, introducing themselves as Detective Branch (DB) personnel, from near his Chittagong city residence on February 11, was rescued from Burichong upazila of the district early Monday....
An Ethiopian Airlines plane en route from Addis Ababa to Rome has been forced to land in Geneva after being hijacked, Swiss police say. One hijacker has been arrested. The airline said in a statement that all passengers and crew...
The government has decided to extend the term of the Speedy Trial Act by five more years.The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday approved the final draft of the Law and Order Disrupting Crime (Speedy Trial)...
Thai government officials are meeting the election commission to discuss how to complete the country's elections. The 2 February general election was disrupted by protesters in some places, so by-elections need to take place before a government can be formed....
Claiming that his party has no link with al-Qaeda’s so-called audiovisual message, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government is trying to get close to the USA by speaking about al-Qaeda threat. “The...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
The market ended lower for the third running session Monday with key index of the premier bourse dipped below 4,700 point-mark as investors went for selling spree amid cautious stance. The market opened with a positive note, but could not...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
The market ended lower for the third running session Monday with key index of the premier bourse dipped below 4,700 point-mark as investors went for selling spree amid cautious stance. The market opened with a positive note, but could not...
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