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Teen’s decomposed body found in city lake

FE Online Desk 2017-09-19 12:00:00

Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified teenager from capital Dhaka’s Dhanmondi Lake on Tuesday morning.   Being informed by locals, police recovered the half-molten flo...

Expect no help from Trump on Rohingyas: PM

Reuters 2017-09-19 12:00:00

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she spoke to US President Donald Trump on Monday about Rohingya Muslims flooding into her country from Myanmar, but she expects no help from him as he has...

Influx of Rohingyas continuing through Ukhia, Teknaf

A Correspondent 2017-09-19 12:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Sept 18: Exodus of fleeing Rohingyas from the troubled Rakhine State of Myanmar continued through different borders in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar district till Sunday evenin...

Garment export to Europe on upturn

Monira Munni 2017-09-19 12:00:00

Apparel exports to major European markets rose significantly during the first two months of the current fiscal, according to data, in a turnaround from a past crisis. Exporters and experts attribu...

Mahalaya being celebrated

-- 2017-09-19 12:00:00

The auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, where Goddess Durga is invoked, is being celebrated today (Tuesday) across the country amidst ritual festivity among Hindus.   Mahalaya marks the end of Pit...

BGB seizes firecrackers in Habiganj

FE Online Desk 2017-09-19 12:00:00

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 25,500 pieces of Indian firecrackers from Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district in Sylhet on early Tuesday.   Lt. Col Asaduzzaman Chowdhury,...

Indian couple held with arms

-- 2017-09-19 12:00:00

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an Indian couple with arms and ammunitions from Bagichpara area of Sibganj upazila in the district on early Tuesday.   The arrestees are identified as Kadi...

Three killed in stampede for aid near Rohingya camp

-- 2017-09-19 12:00:00

One woman and two children were killed in a stampede for unofficial handouts of clothing near a Rohingya refugee camp, aid agencies say.   The three people -- whose names and ages have not been...

Padma Bridge cost may rise third time

-- 2017-09-19 10:34:05

The estimated cost of the much-hyped Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project is likely to see a rise for the third time by around Tk 14.0 billion (1,400 crore), reports UNB.   The new rise will take...

Government goes for augmenting non-tax revenue to meet needs

Rezaul Karim 2017-09-19 10:11:51

The government plans to augment non-tax revenues and non-NBR tax collection by exploring new areas to meet its growing fund needs, officials said. Besides, a hike in fees on different items under d...

Canada thanks Bangladesh for hosting refugees

-- 2017-09-19 09:11:30

Canada is concerned about the situation in the Rakhine State of Myanmar and thanked Bangladesh for hosting Myanmar refugees.   Canadian International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau ma...

Amartya Sen supports Yunus's open letter over Rohingya crisis

-- 2017-09-19 09:00:43

Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sen expressed his willingness to be signatories to the open letter to United Nation Security Council (UNSC) calling for an intervention to end the human crisis in the Rakhi...

Conviction rate in graft cases now 69pc: ACC chief

-- 2017-09-19 07:35:49

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said the conviction rate in graft cases increased to 69 per cent in 2017.   He claimed that the ACC is trying its best to improve the...

Four fishermen die in Hatia boat capsize

-- 2017-09-19 07:24:53

Four young fishermen were killed and two others injured as a boat capsized near Janatabazar Ghat of the Meghna River in Hatia upazila of Noakhali on Tuesday.   The deceased are Quamrul, 18, son...

UN to investigate Rakhine violence, asks for more time

FE Online Desk 2017-09-19 07:07:29

The UN has announced it will investigate reports of mass killings, torture, sexual violence, and the burning of Rohingya villages in Burma.However, the UN on Tuesday asked for six more months to look...

Man dies in Gopalganj clash

-- 2017-09-19 06:32:15

A man was killed and his younger brother injured in an attack allegedly by his rivals over previous enmity at Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Tuesday.   The deceased was identified as Zihad Mo...

Nuclear energy is much cheaper: Expert

-- 2017-09-19 03:32:16

An international expert on nuclear energy has said that generating electricity from nuclear power plant is cheaper than the electricity we are getting from various renewable resources.   Kirill...

Cautionary signal 3 for maritime ports

-- 2017-09-19 03:15:08

The Meteorological Department has issued a local cautionary signal No. 3 on maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra as a deep convection taking place over the northern Bay.  ...

Fish farming in paddy field gaining popularity in Kotalipara

Our Correspondent 2017-09-18 12:43:21

GOPALGANJ, Sept 17: Fish farming in paddy field is gaining popularity among the farmers of Kotalipara in the district as it brings financial benefit to farmers recently.Kotalipara Upazila fisheries of...

Ishwardi growers happy over fair price of off-season cauliflower

Our Correspondent 2017-09-18 12:42:44

PABNA, Sept 17: Farmers in Ishwardi upazila here are very happy over excellent yield of early variety of off-season cauliflower this season with fair market prices of their produce. Now per maund caul...

City roads get wrecked as no law prohibits diggers

Kamrun Nahar 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Most service agencies dig up city roads indiscriminately in defiance of an official manual that lacks legal claws, subjecting people to sufferings round the year. Such observations came from expert...

Basic Bank’s total loans reach over Tk 65.38b

FE Report 2017-09-18 12:00:00

The total amount of outstanding loans of Basic Bank Limited to 628 companies has reached over Tk 65.38 billion, while the bank also provided loans to 57 companies without any document. Basic Bank g...

Police detain ‘terrorist’ with shutter gun

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Police detained a suspected terrorist along with a shutter gun from Malipathor area of Sadar upazila in Munshiganj Monday morning.   The arrestee was identified as alias Baba Arif (35), son of...

Three die in Nilphamari road crash

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Three people died after a truck rammed into another in Nilphamari’s Saidpur, police have said.   The accident occurred on the Saidpur bypass road around 2 a.m. on Monday, said Md Jahangir...

PM arrives in New York

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in New York to address the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on the ‘main causes’ of the Rohingya crisis and Bangladesh’s proposal...

DU to publish Ga unit admission test results Monday

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

The admission test results of ‘Ga’ (C) unit of Dhaka University for 2017-18 academic session will be published Tuesday evening.   Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, acting Vice-Chancell...

Country’s first Y-bridge ready to open

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

The first-ever Y-shaped bridge of the country, which is being built over the Titas River in three upazilas of Comilla and Brahmanbaria, is now waiting to be inaugurated and has already started attract...

Customs seize Tk 23m gold at Dhaka airport

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Customs officials have recovered dozens of gold biscuits hidden underneath an airplane seat at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka.   They, however, could not arrest any...

Buddhists in Bangladesh cancel Fanush Utsab

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Protesting persecution on Rohingya in Myanmar, the Buddhist community in Bangladesh will not fly fanush during their Probarona festival, the second largest religious festival, to be held on October 5....

Govt finalises rice import deal with Myanmar

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Bangladesh has finalised the deal on procuring rice from Myanmar in a bid to bring down prices in local markets.   Bangladesh will buy 100,000 tonnes of white rice at $442 per tonne, Food Minis...