FE Online Report | 2014-01-21 00:00:00
The prices of most of the stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed positive trend amid slight see-saw in early hours of trading Tuesday after previous session’s marginal correction. The prime index of the DSE - DSEX-- went up...
An alleged mugger was shot at and injured by police in Boubazar in Dhalpur area under Jatrabari Police Station on Tuesday. Police said a gang of muggers, equipped with bombs and firearms, were preparing to commit mass mugging at Boubazar...
An old woman and her eight-year-old grandson were killed in a road accident on Khulna-Jessore highway in Phultala upazila of Khulna district early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Sakhina Begum, 55, wife of Shahjahan Sardar, of Bariar Dangi village...
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to take “concrete steps” to start a dialogue “as soon as possible”. Gibson says he is encouraged by both leaders calling...
At least 255 Bangladeshis have been held in a nationwide crackdown against illegal immigrants, reports Malaysia’s state news agency Bernama. Illegal immigrants detained under Phase 2 of the 6P Integrated Operation will have their identity recorded in the biometric database...
Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami have blocked several highways connecting Pabna with rest of the country during its daylong shutdown called to protest arrest of two of its leaders. The shutdown campaigners put up barricades on the Dhaka-Pabna, Pabna-Rajshahi and Pabna-Kushtia highways...
Five top leaders of BNP including Barrister Moudud Ahmed were granted six months' bail on Tuesday by a High Court bench in two cases filed last year against them for arson attack, vandalism and preventing police from discharging duties. The...
A housewife has been killed allegedly by her husband over family dispute in Gazipur. Police recovered the body China Islam, 27, cut into six pieces and kept in a bag and two sacks, from her residence in Naljani area of...
Police arrested two people along with a pistol, four rounds of bullet, two machetes and two pieces of iron rod on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla on Tuesday. The arrested are: Badal, 30, son of late Badsha Howlader...
A headless body has been recovered from the roof of a building in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan area. The body was found around 12noon on Tuesday from the roof of the building just behind the Paltan Police Station. The building is...
The Appellate Division has deferred by one week the appeal hearing of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee in a case filed against him for committing crimes against humanity during Liberation War in 1971. The five-member bench, led by Chief Justice...
Five people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Gajaria upazila in Munshiganj on Tuesday morning. Locals said Ripon, president of Jubo Dal Hesendi union unit, and Sohel, president of the same unit Bangladesh Chhatra League,...
The poultry industry in Shariatpur district has suffered a severe setback prompted by the political turbulence, marked by hartals and blockades, which the country has passed through for the last several months. Unremitting losses for spiralling prices of feeds, chicks...
At least 13 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out in Municipality Market area of Daudkandi upazila in Comilla district early Tuesday. Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric shot circuit at a shop in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the United Arab Emirate (UAE) to recruit more Bangladeshi manpower, particularly the skilled and semiskilled workers. She made the request when newly appointed UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Saeed Bin Hajar Al Shehi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged North Korea to import world-class Bangladeshi products such as pharmaceuticals, ceramics and readymade garments. She made the request when newly appointed North Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Ri Song Hyon met Prime Minister Sheikh...
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday asked the government not to harass and arrest BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed without following the due process of law. Responding to a petition, filed by Salahuddin’s lawyer Barrister Kaiser Kamal, an HC...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Tuesday stressed improving services at district-level industrial parks under the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). At a meeting with BSCIC officials at the Industries Ministry, Amu said the service charges at BSCIC...
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday asked the government not to harass and arrest BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed without following the due process of law. Responding to a petition, filed by Salahuddin’s lawyer Barrister Kaiser Kamal, an HC...
The High Court (HC) Tuesday declared illegal the remand order issued by the lower court against BNP chairperson’s adviser and vice-chairman of Bangladesh Bar Council Khandker Mahbub Hossain. A bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Jafar Ahmed passed the...
FE Online Report | 2014-01-21 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the green Tuesday, a day after marginal correction with turnover crossing Tk 7.0 billion-mark once again as investors took fresh position.The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) - DSEX went up by 34.14 points or...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s comments at Suhrawardy Udyan will only impede possible talks, says Communication Minister Obaidul Quader. “Her irresponsible remarks can only act as obstruction to a dialogue,” he told reporters after separate meetings with envoys of UK and...
LGRD Minister and Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam urged Khaleda Zia to apologise to the nation in 24 hours for her remarks over the operation by joint forces in Satkhira. “Khaleda must apologise to the nation for her...
Bangladesh tumbled backward on human rights in 2013 as the government engaged in a harsh crackdown on members of civil society, the media and political oppositions, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2014. The authorities...
Singapore and Sri Lanka on Tuesday congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of office of Bangladesh Prime Minister for the third time. In a message to Sheikh Hasina, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appreciated the steady progress Bangladesh has...
Thailand's government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to cope with protests that have stirred up violent attacks. Labour Minister Chalerm Yubumrung announced that the measure would take effect Wednesday and continue for 60...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said the national budget for the current fiscal year (2013-14) would be revised likely by this February considering two factors—overall high target and less revenue collection. “We’re going to revise this budget considering two factors –...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said the national budget for the current fiscal year (2013-14) would be revised likely by this February considering two factors -- overall high target and less revenue collection. “We’re going to revise this budget...
A seven-storey building has tilted dangerously in Chittagong’s Muradpur after developing cracks overnight. The Fire Service has asked the building inmates to vacate their apartments soonest to avoid a possible disaster. They say the building is not very old. The...
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