Syful Islam and Yasir Wardad | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
Days after Indian appeal to lift ban on Hilsa fish export, the ministry of commerce (MoC) moved to make way for the same immediately, sources said. "We are examining the related statistics and info," MoC secretary Mahbub Ahmed told the...
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in the 10th parliamentary elections. In a message to Sheikh Hasina, the Malaysian Premier reiterated his commitment to work together for the...
Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has been made Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister, while State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid given the additional charges of Energy and Mineral Resources. The Cabinet division issued separate gazette notifications in...
The draft of National Broadcast Policy 2014, for supervising and regulating the activities of television channels and radio stations, has been approved and will now be placed before the Cabinet. Based on this policy, an independent broadcast commission will also...
Asian markets sank on Monday following the worst losses on Wall Street in seven months, with investors gripped by renewed fears over emerging economies days ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve policy meeting. Japan's Nikkei, which was the best performer...
In New York the dollar sank to 102.30 yen Friday from 103.24 Thursday, while the euro fell to 139.92 yen from 141.39 yen. In early Asian trade on Monday the dollar was at 102.20 yen and the single currency fetched...
A leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of BNP, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of the joint forces in Magura Kheyaghat area of Tala upazila early Monday. The deceased identified as Azharul Islam, 35, son of late...
Google and Samsung have signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement aimed at reducing "the potential for litigation" and enhancing innovation. The deal will cover "a broad range of technologies and business areas" and apply to both existing patents and any...
Clashes that killed 12 people in China's western region of Xinjiang were caused by "terrorists", Chinese state media report, citing police. Six people were shot dead by police and six were killed in explosions in Xinjiang's Aksu prefecture on Friday,...
Bangladesh lost three quick wickets, including that of ace opener Tamim Iqbal, after Sri Lanka sent the hosts to bat in the first Test at Mirpur today. The Tigers scored 48 in 13.1 overs losing two wickets when this report...
FE Online Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading Monday amid modest see-saw. After first 30 minutes of trading, the prime...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday started questioning the gunman and the driver of former judge Motahar Hossain in connection with the alleged accumulation of illegal wealth by him. ACC deputy director Harunur Rashid started quizzing judge Motahar’s gunman...
Hosts Bangladesh lost four wickets, including that of Mominul Haque and Tamim Iqbal on the first day of their first Test match against Sri Lanka at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Monday morning. Bangladesh made only 62 runs losing...
Police in separate drives arrested three people along with two pistols, some bullets and one knife from different places in Bogra and Rajbari districts on Sunday. In Bogra, two young men along with one pistol and one knife were arrested...
Police arrested a young man from Deobhogh Akhra area in Narayanganj city on Sunday in a case filed for tricking a girl into having intercourse with him with false promise of marriage. The arrestee was identified as Nirmal Kanti Sarker,...
Officials of Narcotics Control Department arrested an alleged drug trader along with 1,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Amlapara area in Narayanganj city on Sunday. The arrested is Nadim, 32, son of Khadim Ali of the area. Nasir Ullah Bhuiyan,...
The High Court (HC) on Monday rejected a plea to cross examine the Investigation Officer (IO) of 10-truck arms case clearing the way for a trial court to pronounce judgment in the sensational Chittagong arms haul case filed with a...
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth front of the BNP, was chopped to death by unknown miscreants in Bera in Pabna district on Monday morning. The dead is Manik Miah, 45, president of Jubo Dal Rooppur union...
Kishoreganj Sonali Bank branch manager Humayan Kabir Bhuiyan was among 20 people detained for interrogation on Monday in connection with a case filed over looting of Tk 164 million from the branch. Sources at Kishoreganj Model Police Station said they...
A Dhaka court on Monday ordered for interrogating BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed at jail gate within three working days in a case filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for purportedly grabbing a government house in Gulshan in the city....
At least 16 shops were gutted in a devastating fire in Bus Stand area in Singair upazila of Manikganj district on Sunday night. Sources said the blaze originated from an electric short circuit at a motorcycle parts shop in the...
Police have recovered the decomposed body of an abducted schoolboy from Chittagong’s Patiya. The deceased has been identified as Ashraf Hossain Apu, a Grade X student of Patiya High School. Police recovered the body from a poultry farm near Shah...
The High Court has issued a rule asking the government why the ‘Biranganas’ of the Liberation War not to be recognised as freedom fighters. Biranganas are the women, who were violated during the war against Pakistan in 1971. The bench...
At least three people were killed in a road accident on Khulna-Mongla highway in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat district on Sunday night. One of the deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 28, son of Maskata village in Fakirhat upaizla of...
The Appellate Division has annulled the High Court verdict which acquitted ex-state minister and BNP leader Iqbal Hasan Mamhud Tuku in a case of acquiring illegal wealth and hiding information. It asked the High Court to hear Tuku’s appeal against...
The website of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been hacked, NDTV says. A Bangladeshi named Ashique Iqbal Chowdhury has hacked the website to protest the BCCI’s plan to take the control of the International Cricket...
The cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for ratification of the ‘Maritime Labour Convention, 2006′ and the ‘Seafarers Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003′ seeking to ensure welfare of some 12,000 Bangladeshi seafarers through increase in their facilities. The approval was...
FE Online Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
Stocks edged lower Monday after fourth consecutive sessions of winning streak with declining turnover as investors’ booked some profit amid cautious trading. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) - DSEX went down by 6.75 points or 0.14...
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