FE ReportPolice recovered dead body of an alleged mugger from a jheel (lake) at Rampura in the city.The deceased was identified as Rasel, 23, son of Akhter Hossain, a trader. He used to reside at a rented house at 363/7,...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Shipments of exports, especially apparel items, are feared to suffer while all others in the country will be celebrating the Eid and puja festivals during the long 11-day vacation, which has already got underway. The government has...
FE Report The Chittagong port operation came to a grinding halt again for at least six hours Friday following work abstention by a section of workers to enhance Eid bonus, largely disrupting its loading and unloading activities.Earlier on Thursday, hundreds...
FE ReportDhaka city dwellers are about to be in comfort as chronic traffic congestion on the roads and streets has started easing significantly as people in their thousands are departing for their homes on the occasion of an extended eid...
Doulot Akter MalaA parliamentary standing committee recently suggested the government to offer an additional Tk 1.0 against each dollar fetched by exporters and expatriate workers as an incentive to boost the country's foreign exchange earnings, officials said.However, economists have criticised...
FE ReportThe Land Ministry is moving to introduce a fully "Computerised Land Management System" at all the upazila (UZ) A.C. (Land) offices in the country to digitally track down and update all land related data and records through easy access....
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanState-owned commercial banks (SCBs) have been losing ground to private commercial banks (PCBs) in their transactions and according to an official data, deposit and lending position of SCBs showed a dismal performance up to June, 2009 as they...
Muslims observed the holy night of Shab-e-Qadar, or Lailatul Qadar, Thursday night, marking the revelation of the holy Quran, reports bdnews24.com. The Quran was revealed on this night to show mankind the path to eternal emancipation. The night has been...
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (AFP): International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn yesterday called for stepped-up aid to poor countries to help them recover from the global economic crisis. "We must make sure that any global recovery also lifts the low-income countries....
LALMONIRHAT, Sept 18: Five people of a family, including four girls, were killed and another was injured by lightning at Kamolabari village under Aditmari Upazila Friday. The dead were identified as Fatema Khatun (28), her minor daughter Shamsunnahar (2) and...
Five people including a Bangladeshi were killed early Thursday when a bus rammed into a water tanker near the Jeddah checkpoint on its way from Makkah on the Jeddah-Makkah Expressway, Arab News said Friday. The dead were identified as a...
Boogie WoogieOn SONY Ent TV Friday at 9-30 pm.The original dance show, only one of its kind, to hit Indian Television, Sansui Boogie Woogie, recently completed 10 glorious years. The dance show, that continues to rock the small screen with...
Bollywood stars have always been known for their association with social cause. Now, Priyanka Chopra does her bit by supporting the "Save the Children" campaign which aims to provide quality education to eight million children living in conflict-affected areas. The...
The latest report of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the Bangladesh economy is a pointer to the need to do more in some areas to make the most by this country when the global economic recovery is taking longer...
Syed JamaluddinThe Asian Highway project was conceived in 1959. This grand project of building a highway in the Asian continent was sponsored by the Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific(ESCAP) of the United Nations. The project remained...
A B M SamadHOW many people leave Dhaka city on the occasion of Eid? No one can say for sure. But, according to guess estimates over five million of the city's 15 million people celebrate Eid in the countryside. The...
SOMETIMES I feel that Eid is an event for younger people. From ten-year olds to those in their early twenties, people who can afford it and even those who cannot, most seem to be very conscious about the latest in...
THE traffic jams in our fair capital is so bad that out-of-towners, that is visitors from other towns and cities are appalled by the phenomena. My friend Montu lives in Bogra, which in its own right has grown at a...
HONG KONG, Sept 17 (Reuters): Asian stocks hit their highest level in 13 months Thursday on signs the global economic recovery could be strengthening, while the dollar slid to a fresh one-year low as investor optimism eroded its safe haven...
MUMBAI, Sept. 17 (Bloomberg): India's wholesale prices rose for the first time in 14 weeks as a nascent global economic recovery pushed up the cost of commodities and manufactured goods.The benchmark wholesale-price index climbed 0.12 per cent in the week...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Sept 17: International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank Limited (IFIC) Brahmanbaria branch organised a Doa and Iftar Mahfil at its office premises Monday. IFIC first assistant vice-president and manager of Brahmanbaria branch Md Abdur Rob presided over the...
KARACHI, Sept 17 (Reuters): Foreign investors' appetite for Pakistani energy shares helped Karachi's benchmark index close at its high level this year Wednesday, though local institutions stayed on the sidelines ahead of a long holiday, dealers said.The Karachi Stock Exchange's...
TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters): Gold prices rose on Thursday and hovered near 18-month highs hit the day before when the dollar slid, with optimism about the global economy prompting investors to buy riskier and alternative assets.Traders said the correlation between...
MUMBAI, Sept. 17 (Bloomberg): India's benchmark stock index fell, led by Reliance Industries Ltd. after it sold shares.Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company, sank 4.9 per cent to 2,077 rupees after it raised 31.9 billion rupees ($664 million) from a...
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Bloomberg): US stocks climbed, extending a global advance that sent the MSCI World Index to the highest level in almost a year. Commodities gained amid speculation the economy has returned to growth.Crude oil topped $72 a...
SINGAPORE, Sept 17 (AFP): Oil price fell slightly in Asian trade today on profit-taking after overnight gains that were fuelled mainly by a bigger-than- expected drop in US crude stocks, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for...
FE Report Ten Agora customers received Thursday "Free Eid Shopping Baskets" having won a pre-Ramadan lucky coupon draw recently. Chief Executive Officer of Rahimafrooz Superstores Ltd, Rajan De Silva handed over Agora gift baskets containing Eid essentials worth about Tk...
TOKYO, Sept 17 (AFP): The euro soared to the highest level against the dollar in almost one year in Asia today as investors sold safe-haven assets in light of growing optimism about the economic outlook. The euro gained to 1.4745...
LONDON, Sept 17 (AFP): The price of gold neared a record high yesterday as investors turned to the precious metal in response to mixed signals pointing to both an economic recovery and continued uncertainty. The precious metal hit 1,022.72 dollars...
FRANKFURT, Sept 17 (AFP): Indian car maker Reva unveiled two electric cars at the Frankfurt motor show this week and announced the launch in Europe of one model in early 2010 as the buzz for electric vehicles grows louder. In...
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