FE Report | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
Local administration of Shariatpur district following instruction by Prime Minister's Office (PMO) came forward Tuesday in aid of Taslima alias Fulmala (30), who was brutally beaten up allegedly by her husband. The PMO came to know about the victim through...
Siddique Islam | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
Top bankers in the country have termed the central bank's advices to big businesses to collect funds from the capital market a positive step saying that it will help enhance their financial strength. "We're not worried about the latest call...
FE Report | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
Enhancement of apparel prices in line with the newly-announced wage structure for garment workers and restoration of global buyers' business confidence would dominate the next meeting of the apparel makers with the buyers' representatives, sources said Tuesday. The leaders of...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
Potato price in Bangladesh has declined to the lowest in a decade across the globe, as it now stands at US $23-25 per tonne at growers' end. Most of the potato farmers have failed to get back even 30 per...
Ending all the speculations, Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is going to become Speaker of the 10th Parliament again, reports UNB. Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) nominated Shirin Sharmin, who was elected Member of Parliament from Rangpur-6 constituency unopposed, for the...
The BNP-led 19-party alliance will display black flags at all wards of the city today (Wednesday) if police finally deny it permission to stage its scheduled black-flag procession on the city roads, reports UNB. Speaking at a press briefing at...
New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Bangladesh government to authorise an independent investigation into a recent spate of alleged extrajudicial killings by security forces, reports UNB "The government should publicly order law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has made it clear that it would not endorse any proposal that compromises Bangladesh's full member rights in terms of status and participation, reports UNB. The BCB made its stance clear during a discussion on Tuesday...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
The Planning Commission (PC) has started the process of trimming the list of new projects sent by different ministries and agencies for inclusion in the proposed Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP), officials said Tuesday. The PC officials said they have...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
Leading trade promotional organisations Tuesday have found soaring inflation and keeping government borrowing within the target to be the key challenges to attaining targets set in the latest monetary policy. They said increased public sector borrowing from the banking sector...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) while unveiling its latest half-yearly monetary policy statement (MPS) has suggested the big corporate houses mobilise funds from the capital market instead of borrowing from the banks. Such a move would leave more banking sector resources...
FE Report | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Tuesday the alleged mastermind along with his associate of the sensational heist in the Kishoregonj district branch of Sonali Bank Limited (SBL) from the capital's Shyampur area. The arrestees were identified as...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated Tuesday that the country's constitution has been upheld and the democratic process maintained with its 10th general election held on January 5 last, reports UNB. Sheikh Hasina said this when newly-appointed Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found that about 70 per cent of its surveyed new taxpayers are from businesses that were operating without Taxpayers Identification Number (TIN). In an external survey across the country, the Board has found...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, January 28: Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) are at loggerheads over the proposed revision of the port city development plan. The feud between these two organisations again surfaced Monday. CCC councillors from its general meeting...
Due to some lease complications Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to delay resumption of its New York flights, supposed to start from June. Biman MD Kevin Steele declared at a press briefing Monday that twice-weekly flights from Dhaka to New...
Charges were pressed Tuesday against eight people, including Mufti M Jasimuddin Rahmani, chief of Islamist outfit Ansar Ullah Bangla Team, in the blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider killing case. Detective Branch of Police Inspector Nibaron Chandra Barman, also investigation officer of...
An alleged drug trader was gunned down by his rivals in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Swapan, 26, son of Sultan of Algarchar in Sonargaon of Narayanganj. — UNB
Bangladesh’s Test future is secure for now as the ICC has shelved plans for a two-tier Test system to give England, India and Australia more control of cricket. Bangladesh and several other countries staunchly opposed the proposals with promotion and...
Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered 20,000 pieces of Yaba tablet in a drive on the river Naf in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday. Coast Guard headquarters sources said on secret information, the law enforcers conducted the drive at...
Asian markets rose on Wednesday following a lead from Wall Street ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on its stimulus programme and as tensions over emerging markets eased. The Nikkei clawed back some of its losses as the yen sank...
The dollar eased to 2.1784 lira, down from 2.2520 lira before the announcement, and well off its 2.39 lira peak on Monday. The rupee was at 62.55 to the greenback on Wednesday, against levels around 63.20 previously. A more upbeat...
Sri Lanka went past 400 runs in their first innings on the third day of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday. The visitors began steady in the morning, the first session of...
US President Barack Obama has promised to bypass a fractured Congress to tackle economic inequality in his annual State of the Union address. He pledged to "take steps without legislation" wherever possible, announcing a rise in the minimum wage for...
Police recovered hanging body of a leader of the District Truck Workers' Union from his residence in Matihar upazila of Rajshahi district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Ziaur Rahman alias Zia, son of Zargis Ali and a member...
FE Online Report | 2014-01-29 00:00:00
The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading Wednesday after two session correction. After first 30 minutes of trading, the...
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