FE Report | 2014-02-06 00:00:00
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said Wednesday Bangladesh is preparing itself ahead of the global process for framing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) that would emerge as the Post-2015 development agenda. He said the country is about 700...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is set to enforce a countrywide daylong hartal today (Thursday), reports UNB. However, Chapainawabganj district will remain out of the purview of the shutdown programme. In a statement Friday, Jamaat acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman had announced...
CHITTAGONG, Feb 5: A court here on Wednesday indicted five people, including the railway east zone's former GM Yusuf Ali Mridha, in a graft case. Metropolitan Sessions judge S M Mujibur Rahman fixed February 24 as the date for starting...
The police in a drive detained 42 people along with weapons from a hostel of the capital's Mirpur Government Bangla College early Wednesday. Darussalam Police Station officer-in-charge Rafiqul Islam said a team of police during a raid from 10:00 pm...
MYMENSINGH, Feb 5: Four people were killed as a bus crashed into a motorcycle on the Netrakona-Barhatta Road in Kalibari area of Netrakona Sadar upazila Wednesday. Two of the deceased were identified as Ekhlas Miah, 25, son of Asad Miah,...
The countrywide daylong hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the capital punishment against its ameer Moulana Matiur Rahman Nizami in 10-truck arms smuggling case, began at 6am today (Thursday). Jamaat acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced the shutdown programme through...
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Wednesday announced the commencement of its ‘e.co 6th BUETDC National Debating Championship 2014’. The debate championship has been sponsored by edotco Bangladesh, first communications passive infrastructure Service Company in Bangladesh.The competition session will...
India's plans to make it easier for foreign tourists to get visas may help many seeking to visit the country -- and that include Bangladesh nationals. If the new procedure is accepted, tourists from Bangladesh and 179 other countries will...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will conduct a feasibility study on constructing a tunnel under the Jamuna River. She made the announcement while responding to a supplementary question from JP MP AKM Maidul Islam (Kurigram-3) during...
The nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, is progressing slackly in Dhaka city as elsewhere in the country on Thursday. No major untoward incident was reported from the capital or any other part of the country till 11am. The city...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-06 00:00:00
The prices of most of the stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading Thursday, the last trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said Bangladesh government should stop garment factory owners from intimidating and threatening workers for organising trade unions, and prosecute those responsible for attacks on labour leaders. The New York-based international rights body also said...
Bangladesh batsmen have been batting confidently on the third day of their second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday. Opener Shamsur Rahman and one-down bat Imrul Kayes steadied the hosts’ second innings...
A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader has been detained three days after armed attacks on students agitating for a roll-back of hiked fees and cancellation of evening courses at Rajshahi University (RU). Motihar Police Station OC Shamsur Noor said they...
Asian markets saw small gains on bargain-buying in early trade on Thursday following the recent global sell-off, while investors sit on the sidelines ahead of the release of crucial US government jobs data. Wall Street provided a tepid lead and...
The dollar managed to hold up after also suffering selling pressure earlier in the week. The greenback was at 101.50 yen in Tokyo morning trade compared with 101.49 yen in New York Wednesday. The euro bought $1.3531 and 137.33 yen...
Bangladesh further consolidated their position when their second cricket Test against Sri Lanka halted for a break at noon on the third day at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday. The Tigers made 201 for the loss of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who holds charge of power, energy and mineral resources ministry, attended office at the Energy Ministry on Thursday. She arrived at the office in the Secretariat around 10.30am. Her adviser Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury and State Minister for...
An alleged terrorist was shot dead and the body was dumped by his killers at Konagati village beside Jamuna Bridge Bypass Road in Sirajganj Sadar upazila some time between Wednesday night and early Thursday. Police recovered the body of Joban...
A former Jubo League leader was chopped to death by unknown assailants at Naldubi village in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila early Thursday. The dead is Mohammad Ullah, 45, incumbent member of Kuchakhali union parishad (UP) and also former general secretary of...
A devastating fire broke out at a market in Barguna Sadar upazila early Wednesday, gutting at least 10 shops and several godowns. Local people said the fire originated from a solar mobile phone charger at a shop at ‘Chhoto Gourichanna...
A devastating fire broke out at a market in Barguna Sadar upazila early Wednesday, gutting at least 10 shops and several godowns. Local people said the fire originated from a solar mobile phone charger at a shop at ‘Chhoto Gourichanna...
Imrul Kayes and Shamsur Rahman each hammered hundred as Bangladesh further reduced their first innings deficit against Sri Lanka on the third day of their second cricket Test match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday afternoon. The...
A Bangladeshi young man was allegedly beaten to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat district early Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam, 32, son of Abdul Latif of Ufarmara Telipara...
A man was murdered by a gang of unidentified miscreants in Noorpur area in Meherpur town on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Manir Uddin, son of Muluk, a resident of the area. Police suspected the victim to be...
An official of Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited (BGDCL) was killed in a road accident on Comilla-Brahmanbaria highway in Pirbari area of Brahmanbaria town on Thursday morning. The dead is Yakub Ali Khan, manager of Bakhrabad Gas Distribution and Transmission....
A trainer aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) pulled off an emergency landing at a village near Jessore Airport on Thursday afternoon. The PT-6 training plane landed on a paddy field in Maidi village around 11.30am while it was...
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