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Inclusive polls not possible without BNP: Moudud

-- 2018-07-07 17:46:33

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said the government must reach an understating with their party for holding a participatory general election. "An inclusive election is not possible without...

RCC polls: JP candidate Dolon withdraws nomination paper

-- 2018-07-07 16:36:20

Jatiya Party (JP) nominated candidate Washiur Rahman Dolon on Saturday withdrawn his nomination paper from the upcoming mayoral election in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC). Dolon flanked by his party...

Preparing for a global trade war  

-- 2018-07-06 22:06:36

Driven by populism, myopic self-interest and nationalism in the USA and Europe, the world is on the verge of a trade war. This is evident from the issuance of repeated threats as well as imposition of...

EC to take three-tier security measure in RCC election

-- 2018-07-06 11:37:12

Three-tier security measures will be ensured to make the upcoming election to Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) free, fair and credible. All the agencies concerned, including the law-enforcing agencies...

Meeting tax revenue target  

-- 2018-07-05 21:44:35

When the Finance Minister had unfurled the budget for the immediate past fiscal year (FY), it was more of a foregone conclusion that the revenue earning target set for the National Board of Revenue (N...

Sujan terms GCC polls as ‘controlled’ one

FE Online Report 2018-07-05 15:55:24

Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a civil society platform, has termed the Gazipur city corporation (GCC) election as ‘controlled’ one. The platform said the Election Commission played a...

Mirza Fakhrul gets admitted to hospital

-- 2018-07-05 15:38:27

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was hospitalised on Thursday morning as he fell sick. He was taken to United Hospital around 8 am, BNP vice-chairman AZM Zahid Hossain told the media...

Closure of reopened railway stations!

-- 2018-07-04 22:01:48

The Prime Minister's directive to reopen all the closed railway stations is yet to be fully complied with. She issued a directive on March 13, 2016 to reopen all such stations within a year. The openi...

AL central working committee joint meeting Sunday

-- 2018-07-04 17:08:17

The Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will hold a joint meeting with presidents and general secretaries of AL associate bodies, AL Dhaka city North and South units, Dhaka district and oth...

Jute needs planned R&D  

-- 2018-07-03 22:13:03

From the various initiatives taken in the jute sector, it appears that the government is yet to firm up pragmatic and effective policies for revamping this highly potential sector. The last in the ser...

Five mayoral candidate nominations get validity in RCC polls

-- 2018-07-03 12:52:46

A total of 223 nomination papers, including five for mayoral post, were declared valid in the two-day long scrutinizing of the papers for the upcoming election in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC). In...

In search of blue economy

-- 2018-07-02 21:55:45

Ever since the solution to the maritime boundary disputes with Myanmar and India, Bangladesh has gained in its territory. Although the territorial enlargement has been across the maritime zones, its v...

Apex court upholds stay order on Khaleda’s bail

-- 2018-07-02 11:18:54

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court has upheld its previous order staying the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a murder case filed over the 2015 Cumilla ars...

Reforming SoEs  

-- 2018-07-01 21:33:34

The importance of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has diminished over time with the private sector assuming a dominant role in the economy. Yet some SOEs are making a notable contribution to the ec...

'Militants weakened, not eliminated yet'

-- 2018-07-01 19:21:15

Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said although the militants have become weak, they have not been eliminated yet. The minister came up with th...

BNP doesn’t do pro-people politics: Hanif

-- 2018-07-01 16:59:24

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Sunday said BNP does not do pro-people politics that is why the party carried out terrorism, arson attacks and sabotage to kill innocent peo...

Retrieving the written-off bank loans  

-- 2018-06-30 22:03:29

If the banks write off bad loans from their balance sheets, their financials get a better look. But they are unwilling to do so. This is not surprising, for, the practice exacts a cost from the banks...

BCL factional clash leaves 10 injured at Habiganj

-- 2018-06-30 18:19:20

At least 10 students were injured during a factional clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over establishing supremacy at Brindaban Government College in the district on Saturday...

Meeting export targets as trade war looms  

-- 2018-06-29 22:32:46

Gone is the golden period when the country's exports posted an annual growth between 20 and 25 per cent. But, one single sector, the readymade garments (RMG), was behind the spectacular growth. The ov...

'Avoid remarks that may hurt relations'

-- 2018-06-29 17:02:31

Apparently reacting to US Ambassador's comments on Bangladesh elections, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quaderon urged all to avoid such remarks that may hurt friendly relations between t...

Six mayoral aspirants submit nomination papers for RCC polls

-- 2018-06-29 11:49:06

A total of 227 aspirants, including six mayoral candidates, have submitted their nomination papers for contesting in the upcoming Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election. Besides the mayoral candida...

Guideline for overseas investment  

-- 2018-06-28 22:18:17

The phrase, 'look before you leap' might be befitting for the government's reported move to allow overseas investment by Bangladeshi entrepreneurs. It is important to take stock of all the relevant fa...

Branding Bangladesh apparel

-- 2018-06-27 22:33:57

Thanks to work orders garments factories received from foreign companies and brands, Bangladesh's apparel industry is where it finds itself now. But there was an underlying unease about not projecting...

BNP leader Mizanur on two-day remand

-- 2018-06-27 19:13:29

A court in Dhaka has granted a two-day remand to interrogate BNP leader Mizanur Rahman, who was arrested on charges of conspiring to make the Gazipur city polls controversial. Dhaka Metropolitan Magi...

BNP demands re-election in Gazipur

-- 2018-06-27 14:23:35

BNP has turned down the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election results and demanded re-election to it. "It was only a mockery in the name of election in Gazipur. They've invented a new tactic of vot...

Ordeals on Dhaka-Ctm Highway  

-- 2018-06-26 22:12:42

The construction of the veritable dream highway connecting Dhaka with Chattogram has met a number of basic requirements of the regular travellers. Two years on, with the use of the road in full swing,...

GCC polls: AL 281,835 votes, BNP 130, 322 votes

FE Online Desk 2018-06-26 21:54:26

Awami League (AL) mayoral candidate Jahangir Alam widened his lead in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election on Tuesday. Till the filing of this report, Jahangir bagged 281,835 votes in 256 cent...

BNP leader detained over 'evil efforts' against GCC polls

-- 2018-06-26 16:50:28

Law enforcers have arrested BNP central executive committee member Major (retd) Mizanur Rahman from Dhaka on charge of his 'evil efforts' to make Gazipur election controversial. Masudur Rahman, deput...

BNP alleges massive irregularities in Gazipur voting

-- 2018-06-26 14:43:19

BNP has alleged that ruling party men captured over 100 voting centres and were stuffing ballots in Tuesday's election to Gazipur City Corporation. "As per the information we've received so far, over...

BNP creating controversy over GCC polls: Jahangir Alam

-- 2018-06-26 12:46:27

The BNP has been raising “false allegations” over the Gazipur City Corporation polls to make it controversial, said Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Jahangir Alam. His comment came a...