Our Correspondent | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Jan 23: Police recovered the body of a teenage boy from Shahbazpur Kolarkhamar area in Rangpur city Wednesday night, after four days of his abduction. The deceased was identified as Masud (14), son of Rabi Miah of Kishmat Basontapur...
Shaheed Minar inaugurated in Chapainawabganj A newly constructed Shaheed Minar was inaugurated on Chapai-Maheshpur Government Primary School premises in Chapainawabganj in memory of those who embraced martyrdom during the language movement and the War of Independence in 1971. The monument...
hinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jun on Friday laid emphasis on more future collaboration between the two friendly countries — Bangladesh and China — for ensuring mutual gains. The Chinese diplomat thinks mutual cooperation brings gains while division brings nothing....
NOAKHALI, Jan 23 (UNB): Two alleged robbers were killed in a mob-lynch attack at Sonadia in Hatia upazila early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Haque Saheb,42, a resident of Purba Maizchara village of the upazila, and Mahmudul Haque Madhu,...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
The much-hyped referendum in Egypt held by the army-backed government will definitely help the military tighten its grip in the running of a country where the only democratically elected president had a very short span of rule. The referendum is...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
Dhaka city at present is witnessing usual traffic congestions. It indicates that the routine life is back after prolonged political unrest coupled with blockades and strikes. Dhaka, one of the most populous cities of the world, is also infamous for...
Soaring production cost of Boro over the past few years has become a cause for serious concern both for the country's farmers and policy-makers. Farmers directly involved with Boro cultivation are at the receiving end because their yield leaves either...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
With the announcement of election schedule for 102 upazila parishads (sub-district councils) of the country on February 19, the country's politics certainly enters a new phase. Subsequently elections will be held to the rest of the upazilas - sub-district level...
Md. Imranur Rashid Khan | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
Development means impressive strides on social and economic indicators of a country. The social indicators are infant mortality rate, life expectancy, health services (immunisation), education, women's empowerment etc. Economic indicators are GDP, employment rate, literacy rate, poverty reduction and infrastructure...
Recently, many international human rights groups have urged the global community to put pressure on Bangladesh government to end the harassment of and threats to Odhikar, a rights organisation. The highhanded attitude of the ruling party has been gradually alienating...
It is heartening to learn that the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has finally moved into action against alleged corrupt politicians. Reports say the commission has formed an investigation committee to conduct inquiry into the information on wealth of seven former ministers...
Facebook is one of the most popular online social networks that has a staggering 1.19 billion active users. The founders of Facebook never imagined that their initiative would take a gigantic leap and become so popular in the world. Now,...
Ranjit Podder | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
The abominable communal storm blown on the Hindus and the other minorities in the aftermath of the 10th parliamentary election has created a sense of insecurity among them. The recurrent attacks on the minority communities in different parts of the...
KIEV, Jan 23 (AFP): Ukraine's opposition threatened to go on the attack on Thursday unless the government agreed to concessions to quell protests that have left five activists dead in the first fatalities of two months of anti-government rallies. Protesters...
BAGHDAD, Jan 23 (AFP): Shelling in Fallujah, a town near Baghdad held by anti-government fighters, killed four people, officials said Thursday, as Barack Obama pressed "political measures" along with security operations to fight militancy. But with an election looming in...
MONTREUX, Switzerland, Jan 23 (AFP): UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi meets Syria's warring sides behind closed doors Thursday to gauge if they are willing to sit down face-to-face after the first day of a peace conference ended in bitter exchanges. Brahimi...
KOLKATA, Jan 23 (bdnews24.com): The entire North-eastern region of India has been put on high alert after rebel groups announced a boycott of the Jan 26 Republic Day celebrations, a senior Home Ministry official has said. "We have asked security...
PESHAWAR, Jan 23 (AFP): Six people including two children were killed and seven injured in a bombing in Pakistan's restive northwest city of Peshawar on Thursday, officials said. Nobody has so far claimed responsibility for the blast, which follows a...
Tribal elders in India order gang-rape of woman: Police KOLKATA, Jan 23: Indian police said Thursday they have arrested 13 people after a 20-year-old village woman was allegedly gang-raped on orders from tribal elders who objected to her relationship with...
FE Report | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
Stocks saw strong momentum for third running session Thursday with key index of the prime bourse crossed 4,700-point psychological level as investors continued to take position amid optimism. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) - DSEX ended...
FE Report | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has decided to introduce the T+2 trading cycle shortly replacing the existing T+3 to increase liquidity flow in the capital market, officials said. Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala, the DSE chief executive officer (CEO), said the...
FE Report | 2014-01-24 00:00:00
The securities regulator has asked the premier bourse to inform the regulator about the updates on the preparation of introducing the new automated trading system by January 30, officials said. The regulatory move came in line with some allegations recently...
Citi was the best bank in Asia for 2013, according to leading industry publication FinanceAsia. The decision was made by the editorial team at FinanceAsia Magazine and was based on the performance of banks across institutional and retail banking for...
The total NAV of Prime Financial First Unit Fund stood at Tk 211,388,471 on the basis of cost price and Tk 193,827,349 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on 23 January 2014. The NAV...
Collection of dividend warrants Prime Textile: The authorities of Prime Textile Spinning Mills Ltd. have requested the concerned shareholders to collect their dividend warrants for the year ended on June 30, 2013 from January 25 to January 27, 2014 between...
Ex-SEC member expires Saleh Ahmed Chowdhury, former additional secretary, Government of Bangladesh has passed away recently at United Hospital, Dhaka due to post operative complicacy after his cardiac surgery. He was 70 years old. His namazee janaja was held at...
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