FE ReportSoutheast Bank Ltd expanded its network further by opening a new branch at Mohammadpur in the city Monday. It is the 53rd branch of the bank, according to a press release.Mr Alamgir Kabir, chairman of the bank, formally inaugurated...
FE ReportIndustrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IIDFC) and Beacon Pharma have submitted Initial Public Offering (IPO) prospectuses to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approval."We just received the submitted prospectuses and it will take a few days...
FE ReportThe government has taken an initiative to set up an International Aquaculture Food Safety Centre, which experts believe will help Bangladesh earn more foreign exchange through exporting frozen food items.Commerce Secretary Mr. Feroz Ahmed disclosed this Sunday in a...
A Z M AnasBangladesh will push for lowering migration costs when world leaders meet in Greece Wednesday to discuss ways for enhancing the development impact of human mobility, officials said Sunday.A country delegation led by overseas employment minister Dr. Khondakar...
FE ReportJamuna Bank Furniture Festival 2009 began Sunday at 130 shops of the Rokeya Sarani at Mirpur in the city.Jamuna Bank Managing Director Matiur Rahman inaugurated the festival jointly organised by Bangladesh Furniture Industry Owners Association (BFIOA) and Jamuna Bank.BFIOA...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Maersk Bangladesh and APL Bangladesh, two major shipping lines, are facing a fresh problem to continue operating, as the customs authority has found that the companies did not submit information relating to their purchased shares from the...
Premier Bank Limited opened the 32nd branch of the bank at Pahartoli in Chittagong Thursday, said a press release.Chairman of the board of directors of the bank HBM Iqbal inaugurated the branch as the chief guest while Manager of Pahartoli...
The nation observes the mournful Jail Killing Day today (Tuesday), paying rich tributes to four national leaders and Liberation War heroes, who had been brutally murdered inside the Dhaka Central Jail in 1975, reports BSS.The four national leaders, who led...
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld controversial businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun's bail granted by the High Court (HC) in four extortion cases, reports bdnews24.com. He will not be released from detention in prison anytime soon, though, as more cases against...
Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad said that Bangladesh has now cultural agreements with 38 countries, reports BSS.The countries are: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey, the UAE, Malaysia, China,...
All 31-bed hospitals in the country are being renovated to turn those into 50-bed ones while the government has a plan to construct new 31 and 20 bed hospitals at upazila level as per popular demand. Minister for Health and...
All round performance by Farhad Hossain and Farhad Reza enabled star studded Gazi Tank Cricketers to taste their first victory in their 2nd match of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League outplaying Cricket Coaching School by 115 runs at the...
Visiting England Under-19 team posted a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh U-19 team in the 6th Youth One Day International (ODI) of the Seven-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) Monday, reports UNB. Put in to bat first, Bangladesh...
Bangladesh take on Vietnam today (Tuesday) in their second group E match of the AFC Under-19 Football qualifiers at the Royal Thai Army Stadium, Bangkok, reports UNB.The boys are fit for the second match, according to a message reached Dhaka...
Touring Bangladesh made a flying start in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games beating Malaysia in Kabaddi by 75-50 points in the opening match held in Vietnam Monday, reports UNB. Bangladesh will play their second match against Thailand today (Tuesday).
Chittagong Abahani edged past their arch-rival Chittagong Mohammedan by a solitary goal in a match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at the MA Aziz Stadium Monday, reports UNB. After the barren first half, Mithun Chowdhury scored the all-important goal for...
BAF Shaheen School & College crushed South Bridge by 22-3 goals in a boy's section match of the 18th Bata School Handball Tournament (boys' & girls') at the Dhanmondi Women Sports Complex Monday, reports UNB.In other boys' section matches, Narinda...
The government has allocated Tk 3.0 billion as compensation to the victims of the Barapukuria Coalmine areas to establish the proposed coalmine city in Dinajpur. As a part of establishing the coalmine city, Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL) and...
The second largest city, Chittagong, has eyed for developing an efficient road infrastructure for it under a short-term plan involving Tk 6.0 billion, reports BSS. The projects include five flyovers at different crossroads, expansion of the existing roads within the...
BARISAL, Nov 2 (UNB): A seven-month ban on catching 'jatka' or hilsha fry (less than 9 inch or 23 cm in length) from November 1 to May 31 began in all the hilsha regions of the country Sunday.Abdul Aziz, deputy...
FE ReportMuggers snatched Tk 3.0 million (Tk 30 lakh) from a staff of a private company after shooting and injuring him in broad daylight at Dhanmondi in the city Monday, police said. Police and witnesses said a gang of muggers...
DU CorrespondentProf Mohammad Afzal Hossain Sunday resigned as the chairman of Tourism and Hospitality Department, University of Dhaka (DU) in the face of students' protest against him over sexual harassment. Prof Hossain sent his resignation letter to the office of...
The orientation ceremony of Fall Semester 2009 of Master of Public Health of Northern University Bangladesh (NUB) Rajshahi campus was held Saturday, says a press release. Principal of Islami Bank Medical College Hospital Rajshahi M Nazrul Islam was the chief...
Dr Md Nurul Islam, former joint chief of Planning Commission and former treasurer of Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University passed away on 31 Oct at 10:45 pm in Apollo Hospitals in the city. He was a high official of...
FE ReportFire gutted valuables and machinery of a garment factory worth Tk 0.5 million (Tk 5 lakh) at West Shewrapara in the city's Mirpur area Monday morning, firefighters said.Fire brigade sources said the flame that originated from a short circuit...
RAWALPINDI, Nov 2(AFP): A suicide bomber targeted workers queuing for their salaries outside a Pakistan bank and hotel Monday, killing 25 people as the United Nations pulled expatriate staff from the northwest.The second bombing to kill ordinary civilians in less...
Next Saturday's Afghan presidential election run-off has been cancelled by the independent election commission, officials say, reports BBC.The decision comes a day after sole challenger Abdullah Abdullah pulled out, leaving only President Hamid Karzai in the race.Dr Abdullah, who had...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (AFP): Pakistan Monday offered rewards worth five million dollars for information leading to the capture, dead or alive, of the country's Taliban warlord Hakimullah Mehsud and 18 lieutenants.The rewards for top-ranking Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were offered...
Two killed in high seas shootout off SomaliaMOGADISHU, Nov 02: Two sailors were killed in an exchange of fire off the northeast coast of Somalia Sunday, after apparently trying to attack a Norwegian warship, Somali officials and an EU naval...
Only a short interval after the ugly incidents in some readymade garments (RMG) industries at Ashulia, fresh violence erupted in a garments factor at Tongi last Saturday. The incidents at Tongi were very serious, to say the least. Two persons...
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