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BKMEA seeks continued govt support

BKMEA seeks continued govt support

FE Report 2018-11-19 10:44:54

The country's knitwear manufacturers and exporters have urged the government to continue providing its support to the sector as a strategy to ensure sustainable economic growth of the country. Bangla...

Japanese investment in BD increasing steadily: JBCCI

Japanese investment in BD increasing steadily: JBCCI

FE Report 2018-11-19 10:40:14

Investment by Japanese companies in Bangladesh has been increasing steadily at a rate of 16-17 per cent for last few years with the majority of investors showing growing interest for expansion of bu...

AL set to unveil a pro-youth election manifesto

AL set to unveil a pro-youth election manifesto

-- 2018-11-19 10:37:53

An Awami League sub-committee on its election manifesto, headed by its Presidium member Abdur Razzaque, will finalise its draft manifesto by Thursday, encompassing issues relating to economic growth a...

Suspected robber dies in Kushtia ‘gunfight’

Suspected robber dies in Kushtia ‘gunfight’

-- 2018-11-19 10:07:23

A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of robbers at Hawakhali field in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia early Monday. The deceased could not be identified yet. On infor...

AL has no right to interfere in BNP activities: Fakhrul

AL has no right to interfere in BNP activities: Fakhrul

-- 2018-11-18 21:49:51

Ruling out Awami League’s objection to taking interview of its nomination seekers by Tarique Rahman through videoconferencing, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam on Sunday said the ruling...

Gopalganj Boro cultivators passing busy time

Gopalganj Boro cultivators passing busy time

Our Correspondent 2018-11-18 21:13:02

GOPALGANJ, Nov 18: Boro cultivators in the district are now passing busy time. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj official sources, a total of 3,99,518 hectares of...

‘Mugger’ held while fleeing with valuables

‘Mugger’ held while fleeing with valuables

-- 2018-11-18 21:01:33

Police arrested an alleged mugger while fleeing after looting valuables from two rickshaw passengers in the city's Khilgaon area on Sunday morning. The arrestee is Md Rabiul Islam, 35. Police said o...

Wife throws acid on husband in Rajshahi

Wife throws acid on husband in Rajshahi

-- 2018-11-18 20:56:49

A man sustained burn injuries in an acid attack allegedly by his wife at Darikharbona in Rajshahi on Saturday. The injured man was identified as Babul Islam, according to UNB. Babul's wife told poli...

Man burnt as ‘wife’ throws acid in Rajshahi

Man burnt as ‘wife’ throws acid in Rajshahi

-- 2018-11-18 20:18:15

A man sustained burn injuries in an acid attack allegedly by his wife at Darikharbona in Rajshahi on Saturday. The injured man was identified as Babul Islam. Babul's wife told police that she threw...

ACC conducts drive at Dhaka WASA office

ACC conducts drive at Dhaka WASA office

FE Online Report 2018-11-18 20:06:16

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday had three WASA inspectors transferred for misusing power and tampering with water bills. The ACC conducted a drive at the WASA’s Fakirapul office...

PM supporter considering lawsuit over ‘tail’ error

PM supporter considering lawsuit over ‘tail’ error

-- 2018-11-18 19:50:05

A supporter of PM Sheikh Hasina has threatened to sue a cinema over a spelling error that inadvertently said she had a "tail". The Blockbuster cinema in Dhaka misspelled the correct title of the biop...

Reza Kibria submits Gono Forum nomination form

Reza Kibria submits Gono Forum nomination form

-- 2018-11-18 19:16:02

Dr Reza Kibria, son of slain finance minister and Awami League leader Shah AMS Kibria, on Sunday submitted the Gono Forum nomination form to the party chief to contest the next general election as a p...

Repatriation plans pushed back to 2019 because of election: official

Repatriation plans pushed back to 2019 because of election: official

Reuters 2018-11-18 18:54:16

Bangladesh’s plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis have been stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programmes only likely to be revisited following year-end general e...

Tarique’s videoconference: EC to take actions after reviewing laws

Tarique’s videoconference: EC to take actions after reviewing laws

-- 2018-11-18 18:34:51

The election commission will take its actions over the videoconference of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who is convicted on various charges, after reviewing the relevant laws. Election...

Muhith stresses opportunity for ‘capital export’

Muhith stresses opportunity for ‘capital export’

-- 2018-11-18 18:03:54

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday underscored the need for giving opportunity to the business community for ‘capital export’ as the country’s economy has been widening gradually....

HC grants bail to Mirza Abbas, his wife

HC grants bail to Mirza Abbas, his wife

-- 2018-11-18 17:23:04

The High Court on Sunday granted an eight-week anticipatory bail to BNP Sanding committee member Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroza Abbas, president of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, in three cases filed with...

BGB seizes smuggled goods in Lalmonirhat

BGB seizes smuggled goods in Lalmonirhat

-- 2018-11-18 16:58:42

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized huge cache of smuggled goods from the borders under Lalmonirhat 15 BGB Battalion till Sunday morning. “The patrolling BGB members of Gorak Mandal, Bagbhanda...

Khaleda challenges Zia Charitable Trust case verdict

Khaleda challenges Zia Charitable Trust case verdict

-- 2018-11-18 16:54:34

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has challenged the trial court’s decision of sentencing her to seven years in prison over the Zia Charitable Trust graft case four days after receiving the full text...

Sandwip now connected with national power grid

Sandwip now connected with national power grid

-- 2018-11-18 16:53:21

Sandwip, an island in the Bay of Bengal, is now connected with the national power grid using submarine cable. The Bangladesh Power Development Board started supplying power to the island, located in...

Quader draws EC’s attention to Tarique’s videoconference

Quader draws EC’s attention to Tarique’s videoconference

-- 2018-11-18 16:43:04

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder on Sunday drew the attention of the Election Commissioner over BNP nomination seekers interview by its acting chairperson Tarique Rahman through a v...

Govt bans New Year’s celebrations due to polls

Govt bans New Year’s celebrations due to polls

-- 2018-11-18 16:26:13

The Home Ministry has banned all outdoor and indoor celebrations on Dec 31, New Year’s Eve, due to the general election. Voters will go to the polls for the 11th parliamentary election on Dec 3...

Regulatory barriers affect economic growth

Regulatory barriers affect economic growth

FE Report 2018-11-18 15:32:36

BUILD, a leading private think tank has placed a recommendation for forming a high-powered committee of relevant stakeholders for understanding and addressing the constraints of the Tannery Industrial...

Awami League to leave 65 to 70 seats for allies

Awami League to leave 65 to 70 seats for allies

-- 2018-11-18 15:05:33

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that the ruling party is finalising its candidates for the upcoming election and plans to back candidates from allied parties for 65 to 70 seats. Th...

Truck hits easy-bike, killing three in Rangpur

Truck hits easy-bike, killing three in Rangpur

-- 2018-11-18 12:57:32

Three people were killed and three others injured following a head-on collision between a truck and a battery-run easy-bike in Rangpur on Sunday morning. According to Saifur Rahman, additional superi...

DMP files 3,668 cases for traffic rule violation

DMP files 3,668 cases for traffic rule violation

FE Online Report 2018-11-18 12:28:55

Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday filed 3,668 cases against different modes of vehicles for traffic rule violation on the city streets as part of its regular drives....

BNP starts interviewing nomination seekers

BNP starts interviewing nomination seekers

-- 2018-11-18 12:00:15

BNP has started interviewing its nomination hopefuls for the 11th parliamentary elections. The party nomination board, comprising its standing committee members, started the interview with the hopefu...

RAB detains two with yaba pills in Khulna

RAB detains two with yaba pills in Khulna

-- 2018-11-18 11:29:47

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a former assistant sub-inspector of police and a teenage girl along with 574 pieces of yaba tablets in Khulna on Sunday. The drug trafficke...

PEC, Ebtedayee exams begin across country

PEC, Ebtedayee exams begin across country

-- 2018-11-18 11:23:34

This year’s Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee Examinations for the fifth graders have begun across the country today (Sunday). The two and a half hour-long tests started at 10:30...

Sirajganj road crash leaves two dead

Sirajganj road crash leaves two dead

-- 2018-11-18 10:52:53

Two people were killed and four others wounded early Sunday after a hit-and-run incident in Sirajganj Sadar Upazila. The accident took place around 7:00am on the highway in Sayedabad area on the west...

Action plan in the offing to boost production, export of black tiger shrimp

Action plan in the offing to boost production, export of black tiger shrimp

Yasir Wardad 2018-11-18 10:47:20

The country is going to adopt an 'action plan' to raise production of black tiger shrimp and boost export of the protein-rich item. "The Bangladesh Action Plan for Branding Black Tiger Shrimp" will b...