Responding to a public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition, the High Court Tuesday asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to republish the 34th BCS preliminary test results, including the 280 indigenous candidates dropped from the revised results. An HC division...
The government on Tuesday signed a $310-million loan deal with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to give a further boost to the country’s power supply system and reduce power outages. The assistance is the second tranche of ADB financing under...
The board of directors of Grameenphone (GP) Ltd has recommended 50 per cent final cash dividend for the year 2013. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on April 9, 2014 at 10:00 am at Bashundhara...
Stressing the importance of maintaining international standard, US Ambassador Dan W Mozena called on the RMG factory owners to reject ‘business as usual’ and lead ‘enthusiastically and creatively’ the transformation of the sector to avert tragedies like Tazreen and Rana...
Fifteen eminent personalities have been selected for the Ekushey Padak 2014 in recognition of their contributions to respective fields. The recipients are Shamsul Huda and Dr Badrul Alam (posthumous) for language movement, Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, Ramkanai Das, SM Solaiman (posthumous)...
An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in the north-east of the country, killing 103 people, Algerian media say. The plane crashed in a mountainous area in Oum al-Bouaghi province, said private TV station Ennahar. Its source said that contact...
ALGIERS: An Algerian military aircraft crashed in the east of the country Tuesday killing all 103 people on board, an Algerian security source said. The C-130 Hercules aircraft, which was flying to the eastern city of Constantine crashed "in poor...
Garment Workers’ Trade Union Centre Tuesday said many readymade garment factories have not yet implemented the new wage board for workers. The minimum wages for the garment workers, effective from January, have been set at Tk. 5,300. Addressing a press...
Local BNP on Tuesday called a day-long hartal in four upazilas (UZs) of Rajshahi district for Wednesday protesting a court order sending central BNP executive committee member Abu Sayeed Chand to jail. Judge Mohammad Sanaullah of the Rajshahi Judicial Magistrate...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday said all-out efforts are on to fulfil all the US conditions to get back the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) facility within the next two months. Bangladesh has three more conditions, out of 16,...
Bangladesh earned US$ 27.02 billion in the last fiscal (2012-13) by exporting 705 items to 192 destinations across the world. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed informed this in Parliament while replying to a starred question of Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury (Sylhet-3). ...
The High Court (HC) on Monday directed the government to withdraw locally made human-haulers, Nasiman, Kariman and Bhatbhati, from highways in 10 districts within seven days. An HC bench comprising Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Habibul Gani asked the...
Four political parties -- Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB), Gano Forum and Nagarik Oikya -- on Sunday slammed the government for its move to commercialise education in the country’s public universities. Addressing a human chain,...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Monday reconfirmed America’s views on January 5 elections saying there has been no change in USA’s position which called for immediate dialogue to hold election as soon as possible. He, however, said it...
The prime minister has instructed that the factory inspectors be appointed from the BCS exam finalists who could not make it to the cadre service. Sheikh Hasina issued the instruction at a cabinet meeting Monday while discussing the progress of...
The High Court has asked the government to explain why it should not be stopped from setting up a coal-fired power plant at Matarbari near Moheshkhali channel in Cox's Bazar district and why the plant should not be declared illegal....
The 2nd edition of Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) concluded in the city Sunday, ushering in a new era of South Asian contemporary art. As it was envisaged by the organisers, the three-day art summit at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy from February...
Nineteen newspapers in the country have implemented the 8th Wage Board, Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu told Parliament Monday. The newspapers which implemented 8th wage board are: Ittefaq, Bonik Barta, Prothom Alo, The Financial Express, The Bangladesh Today, The News...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said in Parliament on Monday that the government has no plan to stop the plying of battery-run auto-rickshaws as these are eco-friendly. However, the government has taken the initiative to...
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city on Monday protesting selling adulterated and substandard medicines and the price hike of the life-saving substances. CAB general secretary Advocate Humayun...
The Cabinet on Monday in its regular meeting approved a proposal for signing an agreement for exemption of visa requirement for the officials and diplomatic passport holders of Brazil and Bangladesh. Cabinet secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan briefed reporters after...
The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London. Residents and British troops had piled up sandbags in a bid to protect properties from the latest bout of flooding...
BNP vice- chairman Abdullah Al Noman called for changing the government accusing it of killing democracy through the January 5 parliamentary elections. “We want downfall this government. It has killed the democracy,” he told a discussion :”The January 5: Killed...
Eden College students have demanded that the government upgrade their age-old institution to a public university. They made the demand at a human chain formed on the college premises Monday afternoon. Later, the students brought out a procession from the...
Parliament on Monday witnessed an unscheduled debate over the role of Ershad-led Jatiya Party as the opposition party. Independent MP from Pirojpur-3 Rustam Ali Farazi initiated the debate standing on a point of order. Later Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury and...
An emergency meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will be held on Wednesday at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganobhaban. The meeting will begin at 6pm with Awami League president Sheikh Hasina in the chair, said...
FE Report | 2014-02-10 00:00:00
The market saw correction Sunday, the opening session of the week, with turnover dropped slightly as investors booked some profit amid cautious trading. The market opened with a positive note and the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday expressed his optimism that the country’s export volume might exceed the target set for the current fiscal year - 2013-2014 - if the current extort trend continues in the coming months. He said the...
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