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Govt set to ink maiden coal import deal today

Govt set to ink maiden coal import deal today

M Azizur Rahman 2019-06-17 10:12:02

Indonesia's PT Bayan Resources is set to supply around 4.0 million tonnes of coal annually for generating electricity in the 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired thermal power plant at Payra in Patuakhali...

President reaches Uzbekistan

President reaches Uzbekistan

-- 2019-06-16 21:36:28

A red carpet was rolled out to welcome President Md Abdul Hamid as he reached Bukhara International Airport, Bukhara city, in Uzbekistan from Tajik capital Dushanbe on Sunday afternoon. A VVIP specia...

Public holiday declared at 23 upazilas on June 18

Public holiday declared at 23 upazilas on June 18

-- 2019-06-16 21:18:46

The government has announced holiday at 23 upazilas on June 18 for the fifth phase of upazila parishad election. The Public Administration Ministry announced a general holiday in the respective upazi...

646,000 people live in Dhaka slums

646,000 people live in Dhaka slums

-- 2019-06-16 20:51:53

Local Government Division Minister Tajul Islam on Sunday said some 646,000 people live in 3,394 slums in the capital. Responding to a tabled written question of ruling Awami League MP Haji M Salim, t...

5.0pc tax rebate for appointing differently-abled persons

5.0pc tax rebate for appointing differently-abled persons

-- 2019-06-16 20:30:12

The proposed national budget has kept a provision of giving 5.0 per cent rebate on total tax if the taxpayer appoints at least 10 per cent of total work force of people with differently able. Finance...

‘China could play key role in Rohingya repatriation'

‘China could play key role in Rohingya repatriation'

FE Online Report 2019-06-16 19:29:20

Deputy speaker of the parliament Fazle Rabbi Miah has said Bangladesh needs China’s support on global platforms, including the UN to create a conducive environment for the Rohingyas to return to...

‘Decision soon on ninth wage board’

‘Decision soon on ninth wage board’

-- 2019-06-16 18:00:32

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the decision on the ninth wage board for journalists will be taken very soon. "The issue remained at the discussion level for a long...

Govt mulls setting up BKSP at every district

Govt mulls setting up BKSP at every district

-- 2019-06-16 17:21:18

The government has a plan of setting up a branch of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) at each district under the Seventh Five Year Plan. State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Zahid Ahsan Ru...

Six JMB men jailed in C’nawabganj

Six JMB men jailed in C’nawabganj

-- 2019-06-16 17:15:31

A Chapainawabganj court on Sunday sentenced six members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) to 10 years imprisonment each in two cases filed under the Arms and the Anti-Terrorism Act....

Govt promotes 136 officials

Govt promotes 136 officials

-- 2019-06-16 17:11:08

The government has promoted 136 officials holding the rank of deputy secretary to the post of joint secretary. They were attached to the public administration ministry as officers on special duty as...

‘Smugglers’ held with 41 gold bars in Benapole

‘Smugglers’ held with 41 gold bars in Benapole

-- 2019-06-16 17:06:13

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested four alleged smugglers along with 41 gold bars at Amrakhali in Benapole on Sunday. The arrestees are Anisur Rahman, 24, Riaz Molla, 25, Sabuj Mridha,...

Farmer’s decomposed body recovered in Feni

Farmer’s decomposed body recovered in Feni

-- 2019-06-16 17:04:38

The decomposed body of a farmer was recovered from a field in the municipality area in Chhagalnaiya upazila in Feni on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 39. Quoting family member...

Decomposed body recovered in Feni

Decomposed body recovered in Feni

-- 2019-06-16 17:03:13

The decomposed body of a farmer was recovered from a field in the municipality area in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 39. Quoting fami...

Light to moderate heavy rain likely throughout country

Light to moderate heavy rain likely throughout country

-- 2019-06-16 16:56:07

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicts light to moderately heavy rain or thundershowers throughout the country in next 24 hours as of 9:00am tomorrow. “Light to moderate rain or th...

Former Sonagazi OC Moazzem arrested from Shahbag

Former Sonagazi OC Moazzem arrested from Shahbag

-- 2019-06-16 16:40:03

Police finally arrested former officer-in-charge of Feni's Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain from Shahbag area in Dhaka on Sunday, 20 days after a warrant was issued against him. Moazzem was ar...

Irate JCD activists protest in front of BNP HQ

Irate JCD activists protest in front of BNP HQ

-- 2019-06-16 15:16:53

A faction of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders demonstrated in front of BNP headquarters on Sunday demanding removal of age limit to join the new committee. Several hundred disgruntled leaders a...

Food safety chief cleared of contempt of court rule after apology

Food safety chief cleared of contempt of court rule after apology

FE Online Desk 2019-06-16 14:57:21

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) Chairman Mahfuzul Haque has been cleared of a contempt of court rule which the High Court issued against him for failing to comply with its May 12 order. The b...

Truck overturns in Jhenaidah, killing two

Truck overturns in Jhenaidah, killing two

-- 2019-06-16 13:00:42

Two people were killed after a cement-laden truck overturned in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj Upazila on Sunday morning. The incident took place in the upazila's Chhalabhora area at around 6:30 am, said Kalig...

Sylhet youths risking life for European dream

Sylhet youths risking life for European dream

-- 2019-06-16 12:38:47

In recent times, youths in Sylhet have become desperate to migrate to European countries, even at the great risk to their finances and personal safety. The tendency is particularly acute among the res...

Three drug susects killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Three drug susects killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-06-16 10:48:08

Three men, described as drug pedlars by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), were killed in a reported gunfight in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Sunday. RAB-15 Teknaf camp commander Lieutenant Md...

Jewellers hike gold prices

Jewellers hike gold prices

FE Report 2019-06-16 10:30:41

Gold prices have been increased by Tk 100 per gram in the local market following a hike in its global rates. Per gram of 22-carat gold was fixed at Tk 4,400, up by Tk 100 from the previous price se...

New budget frustrates RMG accessories makers

New budget frustrates RMG accessories makers

FE Report 2019-06-16 10:22:24

Garment accessories makers have urged the government to provide them with equal budgetary facilities as proposed for the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector. Bangladesh Garments Accessories an...

'NBR needs extensive reform to boost its capacity'

'NBR needs extensive reform to boost its capacity'

FE Report 2019-06-16 09:59:35

Planning minister MA Mannan said on Saturday the National Board of Revenue (NBR) needs extensive reforms to boost its capacity as the national tax body. He, however, said the much-needed transformati...

Rapist put behind bars for refusing to marry victim

Rapist put behind bars for refusing to marry victim

-- 2019-06-15 21:30:55

Police arrested a young man in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni on Saturday for 'repeatedly raping' a schoolgirl after developing an affair with her. The arrest came after the victim's bid to get recogni...

Driver, helper arrested for attempted rape on running bus

Driver, helper arrested for attempted rape on running bus

-- 2019-06-15 20:45:01

A bus driver and his assistant were arrested for trying to rape a woman on a running bus in Gior upazila in Manikganj on Friday. The arrestees were identified as driver Nayeb Ali, 40, of Harirampur u...

Obaidul Quader urges AL leaders to read budget to reply critics

Obaidul Quader urges AL leaders to read budget to reply critics

-- 2019-06-15 20:30:29

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the leaders and activists of his party to go through the proposed budget for 2019-20 fiscal to give a befitting reply to the critics. “A...

Border killings ‘unfortunate deaths’: BSF chief

Border killings ‘unfortunate deaths’: BSF chief

-- 2019-06-15 19:48:55

The chief of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has called the killings of Bangladeshi nationals along the border ‘unfortunate deaths’. BSF Director General Rajni Kant Mishra insi...

Ex-OC Moazzem to be arrested anytime

Ex-OC Moazzem to be arrested anytime

-- 2019-06-15 18:25:12

Fugitive former Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain would be arrested anytime. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said this while briefing journalists after joining an...

Minor boy killed in Jhenaidah road crash

Minor boy killed in Jhenaidah road crash

-- 2019-06-15 18:23:09

A minor boy was killed after being hit by an auto-rickshaw at Baganmath village in Maheshpur upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Junayed Hossain, 6, son of Kalu Mia of the upa...

ABAK project infuses momentum to fight poverty

ABAK project infuses momentum to fight poverty

-- 2019-06-15 17:09:10

‘Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar’, one of the ten priority initiatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, designed to bringing country’s poverty rate zero, has got momentum after refreshing the...