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Aman Cotton Fibrous makes trading debut tomorrow

Aman Cotton Fibrous makes trading debut tomorrow

FE Report 2018-08-05 11:11:14

Aman Cotton Fibrous Ltd makes its share trading debut on stock exchanges tomorrow (Monday) under "N" category, officials said. The company floated a total of 20.83 million ordinary shares and raised...

Rising number of buses fails to abate public sufferings

Rising number of buses fails to abate public sufferings

FE Report 2018-08-05 10:24:14

Although the number of public buses has ballooned in the country in the past decades, it cannot help reduce public sufferings mainly due to irregularities, experts say. They blame unhealthy competiti...

Most MNCs register increased EPS in H1

Most MNCs register increased EPS in H1

FE Report 2018-08-05 10:17:53

The earnings of most of the multinational companies (MNCs) listed with the country's capital market increased during the first half (H1) of this year as compared to the same period of previous year....

Rajuk wakes up after five yrs

Rajuk wakes up after five yrs

Kamrun Nahar 2018-08-05 10:15:09

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) finally resumed drive against illegal housing companies around Dhaka city last month after a lapse of nearly five years. Demolition drives against errant propert...

BPC to borrow $1.0b from ITFC to import petroleum products

BPC to borrow $1.0b from ITFC to import petroleum products

Rezaul Karim 2018-08-05 10:13:43

State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is set to take out 'costlier' loan of US$ 1.0 billion from ITFC to import petroleum products from the international market in the calendar year 2019, o...

Countrywide Traffic Week begins

Countrywide Traffic Week begins

-- 2018-08-05 10:01:05

The observance of Traffic Week across the country began today (Sunday) to reinforce discipline on roads and highways. Amid the growing student movement over a nine-point demand, Dhaka Metropolitan Po...

BTRC orders to slow down internet speed

BTRC orders to slow down internet speed

-- 2018-08-04 22:37:30

The telecom regulator has directed mobile phone operators to slow down internet speed across the country for 24 hours. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) made the directive...

Protesting students describe abduction story as rumour

Protesting students describe abduction story as rumour

-- 2018-08-04 20:59:12

The students protesting for safer road have described the propagation that four female students were taken to hostages at Awami League’s Dhanmandi office as “rumour”. They said, "No...

Economic reporters commemorate Moazzem Hossain

Economic reporters commemorate Moazzem Hossain

-- 2018-08-04 20:59:09

Speakers at a programme on Saturday recalled The Financial Express Editor AHM Moazzem Hossain, who passed away on Wednesday, as a professional and honest journalist who always performed his duties wit...

Miscreants attack at AL office: Obaidul Quader

Miscreants attack at AL office: Obaidul Quader

-- 2018-08-04 20:30:35

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said some miscreants in guise of students attacked the Awami League president’s Dhanmondi political office. The road transport and bridges mini...

Audio clip of BNP's Khosru goes viral

Audio clip of BNP's Khosru goes viral

-- 2018-08-04 20:25:01

A reported audio clip of telephonic conversation between BNP standing leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and an unknown boy over intensifying the ongoing student movement went viral on Facebook and Y...

Police detain Mohila Dal leader for ‘instigating’ students

Police detain Mohila Dal leader for ‘instigating’ students

-- 2018-08-04 19:26:34

Police have arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, BNP's women wing,  in Chattogram on Saturday for allegedly provoking the student protests. Fatema Badshah, acting president of the...

Sheikh Kamal’s 69th birth anniversary Sunday

Sheikh Kamal’s 69th birth anniversary Sunday

-- 2018-08-04 18:34:43

The 69th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed on Sunday. Born on August 5, 1949 at Tungipara in Gopalganj, She...

49 rivers swell, 42 falls

49 rivers swell, 42 falls

-- 2018-08-04 18:28:49

Water levels in 49 rivers stations, monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), have marked rises and 42 stations recorded falls. Among the 94 monitored water level stations, two are da...

RAB rescues 11 boys from traffickers in Chattogram

RAB rescues 11 boys from traffickers in Chattogram

-- 2018-08-04 18:16:30

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive rescued 11 boys from the clutches of traffickers from Shantir Hat Bazar under Rangunia upazila in Chattogram on Friday evening. The law enforcers al...

Father, son die in Bandarban clash

Father, son die in Bandarban clash

-- 2018-08-04 18:06:32

A man was gunned down and his son was hacked to death in a remote area in Ruma upazila of Bandarban on Friday night during a clash over establishing supremacy between two groups. The deceased were id...

Another hajj flight cancelled

Another hajj flight cancelled

-- 2018-08-04 17:57:52

Another hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines scheduled to fly on Saturday has been cancelled due to shortage of passengers.  “Today’s scheduled flight -- BG-1067 at 5:05pm- has b...

DU BCL expresses solidarity with agitating students

DU BCL expresses solidarity with agitating students

-- 2018-08-04 17:57:48

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders of Dhaka University unit have expressed solidarity with the students demanding safe road. They also distributed chocolates and sweets among the students at Sha...

Students come under ‘Chhatra League’ attack at Jigatala

Students come under ‘Chhatra League’ attack at Jigatala

-- 2018-08-04 17:43:31

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly attacked students while they were managing traffic at Jigatala intersection in the capital on Saturday. A group of 30-35 BCL men equipped with stic...

DMP to take tough action against traffic violators

DMP to take tough action against traffic violators

-- 2018-08-04 17:31:23

Dhaka Metropolitan Police will take tough action against traffic violators and strengthen punishments for offences. DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia also promised to implement the traffic rules while...

Rain across country likely until tomorrow

Rain across country likely until tomorrow

-- 2018-08-04 17:00:03

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (MBD) on Saturday forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at many places throughout the country in next 24 hours un...

Road crash claims another student’s life

Road crash claims another student’s life

-- 2018-08-04 16:37:15

Another college girl was killed on Saturday after being hit by a covered van at Barabari on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur amid the ongoing student demonstrations demanding safer roads. After...

Nahid urges protesting students to return home

Nahid urges protesting students to return home

-- 2018-08-04 14:50:43

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has called on the protesters demanding safer roads to be patient and call off their demonstrations. The minister made the remarks during the convocation ceremony...

RAB rescues 11 boys from  trafficking gang in Chattogram

RAB rescues 11 boys from trafficking gang in Chattogram

-- 2018-08-04 14:05:18

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive rescued 11 boys from the clutches of traffickers and arrested a suspected human trafficker along with Yaba tablets at Shantir Hat Bazar under Ran...

Students return to streets for 7th day

Students return to streets for 7th day

-- 2018-08-04 13:04:08

The student protesters returned to the streets for the seventh consecutive day on Saturday, regulating traffic and checking licences in different areas of the capital city. The school and college s...

Commuters continue to suffer in absence of transports

Commuters continue to suffer in absence of transports

-- 2018-08-04 12:57:22

Commuters in Dhaka are facing difficulties as transport owners suspended bus services in response to student protests demanding safe roads. Only buses from the state-run BRTC agency were operating in...

Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College gets five buses

Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College gets five buses

-- 2018-08-04 12:18:16

Five buses have been handed over to the authorities of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College in Dhaka on Saturday morning. Farid Ahmed Bhuiyan, chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation, han...

Biman cancels another hajj flight

Biman cancels another hajj flight

-- 2018-08-04 11:20:23

Another hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines scheduled to fly on Saturday has been cancelled due to shortage of passengers. Today’s scheduled flight -BG-1067 at 5:05pm- has been cancelled,...

Study finds inefficiency, lack of financing as obstacles

Study finds inefficiency, lack of financing as obstacles

FE Report 2018-08-04 10:11:33

Inefficiency and lack of financing and natural resources were found to be the obstacles to turning the country's ready-made garment (RMG) sector into green industry, according to a study. In Bangla...

Jute farmers to get loans at 4.0pc interest rate

Jute farmers to get loans at 4.0pc interest rate

Syful Islam 2018-08-04 10:06:34

Textiles and jute ministry has decided to offer loans at 4.0 per cent interest rate to farmers, officials said. The loans will be disbursed from the proposed Tk 100 billion Jute Sector Development...