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Tk 45 fixed as Esquire Knit's cut-off price

Tk 45 fixed as Esquire Knit's cut-off price

FE Report 2018-07-14 10:06:42

The cut-off price of Esquire Knit Composite share has been fixed at Tk 45 each, as discovered by institutional investors through bidding under a book-building method. Esquire Knit Composite, a busine...

Move to ban import of recycled lube oil

Move to ban import of recycled lube oil

Syful Islam 2018-07-14 10:01:25

The government has moved to ban the import of recycled lube oil and lube base oil, given their damaging effects on the vehicular engines and the environment. In a letter on Sunday, the energy divis...

BD eyes global halal meat market

BD eyes global halal meat market

Talha Bin Habib 2018-07-14 09:57:57

With the global halal economy booming, public and private-sector stakeholders have made a move to increase halal meat exports abroad, according to sector insiders. The fisheries and livestock ministr...

BR fails to find consultant to amend its 128-yr law

BR fails to find consultant to amend its 128-yr law

Munima Sultana 2018-07-14 09:54:00

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is yet to upgrade its century-old law that would help ensure orderly operation of trains for 'not getting competent consultants'. Sources said the BR has invited expression...

Performance audit to help better climate spend

Performance audit to help better climate spend

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-07-14 09:45:20

The government's climate-related expenditure is set to come under enhanced scrutiny, thanks to the recent introduction of an audit system. The audit protocol is known as 'Climate Performance Audit....

Govt support eludes Saudi returnees

Govt support eludes Saudi returnees

Arafat Ara 2018-07-14 09:29:32

Returned women domestic helps from Saudi Arabia are not getting support from the government, though they went there through the official channel, said victims and rights activists. According to wor...

France eyes enhanced endeavour with Bangladesh for peace, development

France eyes enhanced endeavour with Bangladesh for peace, development

-- 2018-07-13 20:19:55

Ambassador of France to Bangladesh Marie-Annick Bourdin on Friday said the two countries can do a lot more together for peace and stability internationally and in respective regions and ensuring susta...

Miscreants stab SUST student on campus

Miscreants stab SUST student on campus

-- 2018-07-13 20:17:59

A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was hacked by a group of miscreants at the university campus on Friday.   The victim was identified as Md Omar Faruq, a second-...

Indian Home minister arrives to discuss security, border cooperation

Indian Home minister arrives to discuss security, border cooperation

-- 2018-07-13 18:34:29

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Dhaka on Friday on a three-day visit to further discuss on how two neighbouring countries can strengthen cooperation in security areas showing zero tolera...

Detectives arrest suspended cop, two others with Yaba

Detectives arrest suspended cop, two others with Yaba

-- 2018-07-13 18:25:36

Detectives arrested a suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and two of his associates along with Yaba tablets from Bahaddarhat area in Chattogram on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as ASI M...

Police recover bodies of ‘Yaba trader’, Rohingya man in Cox’s Bazar

Police recover bodies of ‘Yaba trader’, Rohingya man in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2018-07-13 18:08:41

Police recovered the bodies of a suspected Yaba trader and a Rohingya man from near Leda Rohingya camp in Nilha of Teknaf upazila on Friday noon. The deceased were identified as Shamsul Huda, 33, br...

Railway adopts automatic washing of coaches

Railway adopts automatic washing of coaches

-- 2018-07-13 18:05:58

Like developed countries, Bangladesh Railway (BR) would soon wash and clean its coaches automatically leaving the existing manual system outmoded, said officials. They said BR has taken a pilot proje...

Number of distressed people in Cox’s Bazar 1.3m: IOM

Number of distressed people in Cox’s Bazar 1.3m: IOM

-- 2018-07-13 17:49:28

The number of people in need in Cox's Bazar now stands at 1.3 million with 706,364 new Rohingya arrivals since August 25 last year, according to International Organization for Migration (IOM). The U...

EC to set 40,000 polling centres

EC to set 40,000 polling centres

-- 2018-07-13 17:15:49

The Election Commission has moved to list 40,000 polling stations for 104.2 million voters ahead of the 11th parliamentary election. The EC has already sent it’s approved ‘polling centre...

Two die as train runs over in Tangail

Two die as train runs over in Tangail

-- 2018-07-13 15:56:07

A woman and her grandson were killed when a train hit them in Dhalatengor area under Kalihati upazila of Tangail district on Friday morning. The deceased are Sufia Begum, 60, wife of Kalu Miah, a res...

Cops recover bullet-riddled body of youth

Cops recover bullet-riddled body of youth

-- 2018-07-13 14:32:57

Police recovered the bullet-riddled body of a young man from Chougaccha-Jashore road at Koyarpara in Chougaccha upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Ratan, 30, son of Abu Bakkar of Di...

RCC adds 31,221 new voters

RCC adds 31,221 new voters

-- 2018-07-13 12:53:32

Some 31,221 new voters are likely to exercise their right of franchise in the upcoming Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election scheduled to be held on July 30. Talking to reporters, many of them sai...

Govt appoints Sajjadul Hassan as secretary of PMO

Govt appoints Sajjadul Hassan as secretary of PMO

FE Report 2018-07-13 12:36:19

Government has appointed Sajjadul Hassan as the secretary of the Prime Minister’s office (PMO), according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday. Sajjadul...

BD-India home ministers' meet in city on Sunday

BD-India home ministers' meet in city on Sunday

FE Report 2018-07-13 11:59:17

Border fencing, countering cross-border terrorism, and Rohingya issues are likely to dominate the Bangladesh-India home minister-level talks, to be held in the capital on Sunday. Indian Home Minister...

India to open modern visa service centre

India to open modern visa service centre

-- 2018-07-13 11:58:19

India is set to open a state-of-the-art visa application centre in Dhaka to provide comfortable and integrated visa services to applicants reducing waiting time. The home ministers of India and Bangl...

Corruption puts upazila chairman behind bars

Corruption puts upazila chairman behind bars

-- 2018-07-13 11:50:05

A Dhaka court has sentenced Jashore’s Jhikargacha Upazila Chairman and BNP leader Sabira Sultana to six years in jail for providing false information and amassing illegal wealth. Judge Md Shahi...

‘Drug pedlar’ dies in Tangail ‘gunfight’

‘Drug pedlar’ dies in Tangail ‘gunfight’

-- 2018-07-13 11:34:59

A suspected drug pedlar was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Beguntal in Sadar upazila of Tangail early Friday. The deceased was identified as Afzal, 35, of the vill...

Tow motorcyclists die in Nilphamari-Sayedpur road crash

Tow motorcyclists die in Nilphamari-Sayedpur road crash

-- 2018-07-13 11:29:20

Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on the Nilphamari-Sayedpur road at Fultala area in the district town on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Anil Kumar, 23, and Barman Ray...

Boro paddy farmers upbeat over good market prices in Joypurhat

Boro paddy farmers upbeat over good market prices in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2018-07-12 21:24:13

JOYPURHAT, July 12: Boro paddy farmers are delighted over good market price in Joypurhat district. Due to favourable climate condition and timely supply of necessary agri-input, the farmers of the di...

Many become self-reliant growing Thai guava in Bogura district

Many become self-reliant growing Thai guava in Bogura district

Our Correspondent 2018-07-12 21:23:18

  BOGURA, July 12: Hundreds of marginal farmers have become self-reliant growing Thai guava variety due to favourable weather condition in Bogura district. Department of Agriculture Extension (...

Civil Aviation secretary assures smooth Hajj flights

Civil Aviation secretary assures smooth Hajj flights

-- 2018-07-12 21:01:24

Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mohibul Haque on Thursday said no complication will be created in operating the current year’s Hajj flights. “Despite the...

BD economy on strong track: Speaker

BD economy on strong track: Speaker

-- 2018-07-12 20:38:41

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday said Bangladesh has made a considerable progress in different fields of development. “We are working to fulfil the targets...

Govt formulating guidelines for receiving treatment abroad

Govt formulating guidelines for receiving treatment abroad

-- 2018-07-12 19:46:47

The government is formulating guidelines to check people's inclination for receiving medical treatment abroad. Health Minister Mohammed Nasim came up with the disclosure at the parliament on Thursday...

PM rules out freedom fighters' quota reform

PM rules out freedom fighters' quota reform

-- 2018-07-12 19:42:48

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is not possible to reform freedom fighter quota in government jobs as there is a High Court verdict to continue it. "There's a High Court verdict for maintain...

Indian Home Minister due in city Friday

Indian Home Minister due in city Friday

-- 2018-07-12 19:28:01

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh will arrive in Dhaka on Friday on a three-day official visit to discuss ways and means to further strengthen security cooperation and countering terrorism. Upon his...