Police have arrested an alleged leader of underground Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) in possession of a gun and five bullets at Pratappur village under Sadar Upazila of Jhenidah. Jhenaidah police superintendent Mohammad Rejaul Karim told the news agency that a...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...
A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...
Dr B K MukhopadhyayWhither the global economy! While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts the world economy will expand 4.4 per cent this year (a slight increase from the 4.2 per cent it forecast in October 2010 - the change...
The article titled Rabrindranath's thoughts on fighting poverty by Atiur Rahman, Governor of the Bangladesh Bank, published on Page 6 of the FE issue of May 12, contains two errors: In paragraph 5, the last sentence should read: For the...
Farzana ImamThe government makes a move in some cases to address issues of significance to the people. But one step forward is more than offset by five steps taken backwards. There is no other way to explain the inexcusable lethargy...
Dan De Luce of AFP from WashingtonThe death of Osama bin Laden has revived a debate over the pace of a planned US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan and the rationale for a war that has dragged on for nearly a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 30.04.11 inaugurated the groundbreaking work on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project with a view to reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka. The project will be implemented under the Public Private Partnership (PPP), the first ever such...
Last year, the High Court declared corporal punishment unlawful and abolished it in schools. It abhors my family, however, that some teachers choose and prefer the status of 'outlaw' rather than of an 'honourable teacher', which sends a wrong message...
The prospective furniture industry in the country is failing to expand due to shortage of trained and skilled manpower. This sector can flourish quickly if the government takes a proactive role. The market demand for furniture is increasing because a...
Monira MunniSugar is likely to taste sour as its price has started to increase in the local market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Traders attributed the price hike to plunge in supply from the millers. The price of...
RAJSHAHI, May 12 (BSS): Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) decided to launch three more departments from next academic session. Vice-Chancellor Prof Sirajul Islam Chowdhury disclosed this to the reporters at his office Thursday.
Dr Muhammad Yunus Thursday relinquished the post of Managing Director (MD) of Grameen Bank (GB) on the basis that the Deputy Managing Director Nurjahan Begum would hold charge until an MD is appointed in accordance with the procedures under Section...
The World Bank (WB) has launched the Bangladesh Enterprise Survey, 2011 to assess the business environment for the Bangladeshi private sector and investment. The survey is planned as an integral part of WB's efforts to promote growth and investment in...
Police have arrested an alleged leader of underground Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) in possession of a gun and five bullets at Pratappur village under Sadar Upazila of Jhenidah. Jhenaidah police superintendent Mohammad Rejaul Karim told the news agency that a...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...
A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...
TRIPOLI, May 12 (AFP): NATO air strikes hit Moamer Gaddafi's compound Thursday, killing three people, a government spokesman said, hours after the Libyan leader appeared on TV for the first time since a strike killed his son. "Three people died...
LAHORE, May 12 (AP): A top Pakistani court has ruled that President Asif Ali Zardari must relinquish his position as chief of the country's ruling party. The Lahore High Court ruled on Thursday on a petition filed by a lawyer...
Syful Islam Bangladesh has planned to conduct most of its shipping trade through the newly built deep sea port in Sri Lanka, aimed at cutting freight cost and making shipment to Europe quicker, officials said Thursday. Shipping minister Shajahan Khan...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia leaves here tomorrow (Saturday) for London en route to USA to further strengthen her party's relations with the United Kingdom and the United States, reports UNB. As opposition leader it will be Khaleda's first ever visit...
FE Report The central bank sold greenbacks worth US$83 million to three state-owned commercial banks (SCBs) Thursday for settlement of their import bills for petroleum products, officials said. "We've sold the US currency at market rate to three SCBs on...
FHM Humayan KabirChittagong Port Authority (CPA) has offered a window berthing facilities to a French shipping company CMA CGM for operating its vessels at the port to facilitate international trades, officials said Thursday. CPA official said under the offer, the...
Exporters' Association of Bangladesh (EAB) Thursday urged the government to continue the tax-holiday for the next ten years to boost investment in the industrial sector, reports UNB. BEA president Abdus Salam Murshedy made the plea to the government from a...
Monira MunniSugar is likely to taste sour as its price has started to increase in the local market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Traders attributed the price hike to plunge in supply from the millers. The price of...
RAJSHAHI, May 12 (BSS): Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) decided to launch three more departments from next academic session. Vice-Chancellor Prof Sirajul Islam Chowdhury disclosed this to the reporters at his office Thursday.
Dr Muhammad Yunus Thursday relinquished the post of Managing Director (MD) of Grameen Bank (GB) on the basis that the Deputy Managing Director Nurjahan Begum would hold charge until an MD is appointed in accordance with the procedures under Section...
The World Bank (WB) has launched the Bangladesh Enterprise Survey, 2011 to assess the business environment for the Bangladeshi private sector and investment. The survey is planned as an integral part of WB's efforts to promote growth and investment in...
Police have arrested an alleged leader of underground Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) in possession of a gun and five bullets at Pratappur village under Sadar Upazila of Jhenidah. Jhenaidah police superintendent Mohammad Rejaul Karim told the news agency that a...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...
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