Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
Local food traders are increasingly importing rice from India as prices of the same fell substantially in the international markets following depreciation of the Indian currency Rupee. Analysts say high prices in the local retail markets are also one of...
FE Report | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The mutual efforts to promote the practice of information sharing and capacity building among regulators and central banks could help strengthen their competencies for better macroeconomic management and financial stability, S K Sur Chowdhury, deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank...
Two people have been killed in an alleged gunfight between law enforcers and unknown miscreants at capital Dhaka's Jatrabarhi, police say, reports bdnews24.com. Jatrabarhi thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Emranul Islam said the incident took place around 5:30pm on Saturday at Sutikhalparh's...
RAB captain Nahid, hit on his head by an iron rod, during a midnight raid at Savar's Aminbazar, has been hospitalised with serious wounds, officials said. RAB Additional Director General Ziaul Ahsan told bdnews24.com that five persons running an 'abduction...
Two Bangladeshis were burnt to death and another two were injured on Friday in a fire at a three-story residential building in Jamea district of Saudi Arabia's south Jeddah. The foreign ministry spokesperson Md Shameem Ahsan confirming the casualties, told...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The government has to spend nearly 50 per cent higher funds than the original cost for constructing the third bridge on the Karnaphuli river due to delay in implementing the project, started in 2001, officials said Saturday. Communications Ministry officials...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The readymade garment (RMG) owners are finding it difficult to shift their factories from buildings they are sharing with others mainly due to scarcity of industrial land and its high price, industry insiders said. Shifting garment factories from shared buildings...
FE Report | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman stressed Saturday on creating some norms in respect of succession in the microfinance institutions (MFIs) to establish good governance in the sector. He said although a specific succession plan is necessary for establishing good governance...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The leader of a new political party that caused a great deal of sensation by taking a pro-people stance, has resigned as the chief minister of Delhi, failing to fulfil his electoral pledge. Arvind Kejriwal lasted for only 49 days...
A video-message said to be from Al-Qaeda's current chief Dr Ayman Al-Zawahiri is circulating on the internet, calling on Muslims in Bangladesh to resist the evil plans of the 'leading criminals in the subcontinent and the West against Islam,' reports...
At least seven children have been killed and 50 others injured as a picnic bus carrying the school children fell into a roadside pond in Chougachha Upazila in Jessore after the driver lost control of the vehicle. The accident took...
Two workers were killed and two others injured as a wall of an under-construction building collapsed at Uttar Badda in the city on Saturday. One of the deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 35 while identity of another could not...
The first session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) resumes at 4.30 pm today (Sunday) after a 4-day recess. — BSS
CHITTAGONG, Feb 15: A fire broke out at a shoe factory at Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone on the outskirts of Chittagong city Saturday afternoon. Chittagong Fire Service and Civil Defence Deputy Assistant Director, Mohammad Jasimuddin, said the fire broke out...
The proposed 1320-megawatt Rampal power plant needs an independent body of environmental experts to monitor its ecological compliances required to meet as per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The Department of Environment (DoE) set the condition for the project...
A nine-month-old boy, who was kidnapped from Banani area in Dhaka city nine days ago, has been rescued in Jhinaigati upazila in Sherpur district. Police said Khokon Mia, 30, who worked as a mason in the city, abducted the nine-month-old...
Former NBR Chairman Md Abdul Mazid has been elected as the first president of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) after the bourse has been demutualised. “The CSE board of Directors has unanimously elected former NBR chief Abdul Mazid as the...
Expressing full commitment to Bangladesh’s economic development, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said that it was in the interest of India to have a democratic, stable and prosperous Bangladesh. He came up with the views during a meeting with Speaker...
Miscreants hijacked an auto-rickshaw after strangulating its driver and dumping his body in a haor (water body) in Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj district on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Belayet Haque, son of Ziaul Haque, a resident of...
Nightclubs with diamante toilets, luxury cemeteries and local restaurants have made a splash during their debuts on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, proving particularly popular among “mom and pop” investors squeezed out of more mainstream openings. Investing in unconventional companies can...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
Share prices on the both bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading on Sunday, the opening day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) started questioning Abdur Rahman Bodi, an MP elected from Cox’s Bazar-4 (Ukhia-Teknaf) constituency, on Sunday morning in connection with the allegation of unusual wealth accumulation. ACC deputy director Ahsan Ali started quizzing Bodi around 10...
BNP leader Amanullah Aman has been sent to jail by a Dhaka court upon his surrender before it in four cases filed for violence committed during the BNP-led 19-party alliance-enforced nationwide hartals and blockades last year. Senior Judicial Magistrate Taibul...
Two people were shot dead in separate encounters with the members of law enforcement agencies in Jessore and Moulvibazar districts on Sunday. In both cases, the identity of the dead could not be known immediately. However, police in both Jessore...
Speakers at a function in Gaibandha town have underscored the need for antenatal healthcare services for safe pregnancy and motherhood to build a healthier nation through reducing maternal, neonatal and infant deaths. They made the comments while addressing a briefing...
The charge framing hearing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others in Zia charitable trust and Zia orphanage trust cases has been deferred again by court. The Special Judge’s Court-3, Dhaka, on Sunday deferred to March 19 the hearing...
The High Court on Sunday granted bail to BNP vice-chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka in three separate cases. An HC division bench comprising Justice Naima Haidar and Justice Jafar Ahmed granted the bail after a hearing on Khoka’s bail plea. Among...
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