Our Correspondent | 2014-02-07 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 6: The City Port Authority (CPA) has evacuated scores of illegal structures including shops, garages, slums etc raised along the Port Access Road. Executive Magistrate and authorised officer of CPA Dr Anupam Saha conducted the drive against illegal...
Five DU students awarded scholarship Three students in the Department of Fisheries of Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded 'Amena-Latif Memorial Trust Fund' scholarship. Vice-chancellor of Dhaka Universality AAMS Arefin Siddique handed over the cheques for scholarship and certificates to...
The 17th death anniversary of journalist and banker Khairul Kabir will be observed today (Friday), according to a press release. Kabir died in Singapore on February 7, 1997 of the old age complication. He was buried to family graveyard in...
A fire broke out on the rooftop of a building in the city's Motijheel area Thursday, reports UNB. Fire Brigade officials said the fire originated from old woods caused by a burning cigarette butt on the rooftop of the fourth-storey...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday), reports UNB. Moderate to thick fog may occur over Rangpur division and river basins and light to moderate fog elsewhere over the country...
FE Report | 2014-02-07 00:00:00
The overall small and medium enterprise (SME) credit disbursement grew by 22.32 per cent last year for close monitoring and supervision by the central bank. All banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) disbursed Tk 853.23 billion to 744228 SME entrepreneurs...
FE Report | 2014-02-07 00:00:00
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the government to stop readymade garment (RMG) factory owners from intimidating and threatening workers for organising trade unions (TUs). It also sought prosecution of those who are responsible for attacks on labour leaders....
FE Report | 2014-02-07 00:00:00
Garment factories in Bangladesh producing clothes for British retailers are exploiting child labour in unsafe conditions, despite last year's factory collapse that killed 1,130 people, the Guardian reported Thursday last. Citing an ITV undercover documentary shown Thursday night, the British...
The Chittagong trial court verdict on decade-old 10 truck arms haul and smuggling cases condemning 14 people, including detained former Industries Minister and Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, and former junior Home Minister Lutfozzaman Babar, to death was sent to...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Thursday said the government's repressive measures against the opposition leaders and activists have taken a horrific turn, reports UNB. The government has resorted to the path of repression using the law-enforcement agencies...
Indian High Commission (HC) in Dhaka said on Thursday there is no change in current visa procedures insofar as Bangladesh is concerned, reports UNB. This was made clear by the spokesperson of the Indian HC in a clarification in response...
FE Report | 2014-02-07 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Thursday the difference in the current fiscal year's revised budget from the original one would not be that significant. "We are reviewing the budget, but there is a big difference of opinion among us," the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the coal extraction issue to future technology saying that her government's first priority is to protect the land of farmers, says State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid, reports UNB. "The Prime Minister...
Munima Sultana | 2014-02-07 00:00:00
Authorities of the bus rapid transit and the Moghbazar-Malibagh flyover projects are locked in a row over changes in the design of the under-construction flyover to accommodate an uninterrupted bus lane in it. Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has been...
The nationwide daylong hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the capital punishment against its ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami in the 10-truck arms smuggling case, passed off without any major incident of violence Thursday, reports UNB. In the capital, activists of Jamaat...
Monira Munni | 2014-02-07 00:00:00
About 15 per cent of the BUET-surveyed garment factories have structural flaws, while most of the units lack required fire and electrical safety measures, people connected with the inspection process said. The BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology) has already...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-02-07 00:00:00
The country's tea import marked a sharp rise in 2013 despite a record domestic production of the popular beverage, officials said. Its import rose by 4.4 million kg in only one year's time. A record 63.5 million kg of tea...
Another brand new Boeing aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines arrives in Dhaka today (Friday). The Boeing 777-300ER already left Seattle of the US for Dhaka Thursday and will reach the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12 noon. The new Boeing...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said on Thursday that the government will soon operate more BRTC buses and taxicabs in the city to case transport crisis. "More BRTC buses and taxicabs will be launched soon in the city and necessary steps...
An aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) made an emergency landing at Maydi village near Jessore Airport on Thursday morning due to a technical glitch. The aircraft had to make the emergency landing around 11:22 am during a regular training,...
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel killed a young man and took away his body from Ichhamati River along Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Thursday afternoon. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sources said local people found the body...
Allegedly chased by police, an activist of Projonmo League, a pro-Awami League organisation, jumped into Kaptai Lake in Rangamati and drowned on Wednesday. The victim is Md Ziaul Haque, 36, son of late Nazmul Haque, a resident of Shantinagar village...
A minor boy was killed and his mother injured as the mud wall of their house collapsed on them at Sitarampur village in Jessore Sadar upazila Benapole on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shihab Uddin, 4, son of Shukur...
Bangladesh, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 587, were all out for 426 within 25 minutes of the start of the fourth day’s play in the second cricket Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Friday....
Wall Street toasted Yelp, but threw tomatoes at Twitter and Pandora after mixed earnings results prompted big swings in the valuations of a trio of hot Internet stocks. The market’s abrupt shifts on Thursday highlighted just how quickly sentiment can...
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