Pabna mourned on Friday the death of Suchitra Sen. A condolence meeting, organised by the Suchitra Sen Sanrakshan Parishad, was held at the Pabna Press Club, on Friday. It mourned her death and decided to seek the Prime Minister's intervention...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with two pistols, four magazines and 14 rounds of bullet from Bahalabari area in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday afternoon. The arrested was identified as Shamim, 27, son of...
A devastating fire broke out at a shoe factory in Pagla Taltala area of Sadar upazila in Narayanganj on Friday night. However, no casualty was reported. Witnesses said the fire erupted in the factory warehouse on the second floor of...
The United States has called for stopping violence against minorities in Bangladesh, asking all political parties to oppose it and the government to use its power to maintain law and order. The State Department’s Spokesperson Jen Psaki told a press...
A minor boy was killed by unidentified miscreants at Radhanagar Chakpara in Salanga upazila of Sirajganj on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Zahidul Islam, 12, son of Laiju Islam of Gobindaganj upazila of neighbouring Gaibandha district. Locals saw...
Denmark’s ambassador to Bangladesh Hanne Fugl Eskjaer is going to call on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia this (Saturday) evening. The Danish envoy is due to meet the BNP chief at her Gulshan political office around 7:30pm, BNP chairperson’s media wing...
Police have recovered the body of the prime accused in the attack on the motorcade of Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor. Nilphamari Police Station’s inspector Babul Akter said that the accused Golam Rabbani was found dead beside Nilphamari-Domar Road at...
A case has been filed against 15 people in connection with the killing of Rafiqul Islam Shipon, organising secretary of Jessore town unit of the ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League. Tania Akter Rubi, Shipon’s wife, filed the case...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel rescued two boys from the clutches of an alleged human trafficker at Chakgupal village in Joypurhat Sadar upazila on Friday. The rescued, identified as Shamim, 12, and Jamal, 10, are residents of Ranisagor in Ranisankail...
The motorcade of Ganajagaran Mancha’s road march left Bogra town on Saturday morning after a night-long stay there. Sources said the motorcade, led by its spokesperson Imran H Sarkar, started journey from Dattabari of the district town for Thakurgaon around...
At least five people were injured when a gas pipe exploded in Pragati Swarani in the city on Saturday. The injured, who received critical burn injuries in the explosion, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the morning. Hospital...
A devastating fire burnt down at least 15 shops and houses in Kashiganj Bazar area in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday. Makbul Hossain Mollah, office-in-charge of Tarakanda Police Station, said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at...
A Union Parishad chairman who was a local unit leader of Awami League was gunned down by assailants at Shahpara in Singra upazila in Natore district on Saturday afternoon. The dead is Fazlur Rahman Fanu, 65, chairman of Kalam Union...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-01-17 00:00:00
Goods imported under bonded warehouse facilities (BWFs) are being misused as those are being sold in the open market in absence of monitoring by authorities concerned, officials and traders said. A numbers of companies have been misusing goods including fabrics...
NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (Xinhua): Pakistan has called on India to increase market access for its products and remove non-tariff barriers such as visa regime, while encouraging free flow of investment and goods between the two countries, said local daily...
SEOUL, Jan 16 (Xinhua): Trade surplus in South Korea's industrial parts sector hit a new high last year due to improved export competitiveness and diversified import partners, a government report showed Thursday. Trade surplus in the industrial parts and materials...
FE Report | 2014-01-17 00:00:00
The SME Foundation has allocated another Tk 30 million for the entrepreneurs of the light engineering sector of Dholaikhal and its adjacent areas in the city. The entrepreneurs will get collateral-free loan at a single-digit rate of interest, said a...
ISTANBUL, Jan 16 (AFP): The Turkish currency plunged to a new low against the dollar Thursday as the government grappled with its worst crisis in years, sparked by a corruption probe targeting top political and business figures. The lira hit...
BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters): China attracted a record $117.6 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2013, underlining investors' confidence that the world's second-largest economy can keep growing at a solid pace while retooling its growth model. The Commerce Ministry...
MUMBAI, Jan 16 (AFP): Loss-making Indian private carrier Jet Airways said Thursday that its chief executive had resigned-the second to do so in the past seven months. "Garry Kenneth Toomey, chief executive officer of the company has resigned with immediate...
HAVANA, Jan 16 (Xinhua): A high-ranking British official voiced his country's interests in boosting cooperation in energy and agriculture with Cuba yesterday, the second day of the Business Forum being held in Havana, according to the Cuban News Agency (ACN)....
PARIS, Jan 16 (AFP): French President Francois Hollande's proposals to cut spending and taxes must be applied urgently and can help save or create at least one million jobs, the head of the country's central bank said on Thursday. Christian...
JAKARTA, Jan 16 (Reuters): Indonesia plans for state energy company Pertamina to acquire state gas utility Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), a minister said on Thursday, as Southeast Asia's largest economy moves to reduce supply bottlenecks. With declining crude output, the...
FE Report | 2014-01-17 00:00:00
The Walton 85? Smart LED TV has created much interest among the visitors at the ongoing Dhaka International Trade Fair. The giant screen Smart LED 3D TV along with other Walton LED televisions have also attracted the visitors and customers...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Thursday said the government's repressive policy is an ominous sign for democracy, reports UNB. "Our central office has been kept under siege for nearly 47 days. Our leaders and activists are being...
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