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Govt to raise import duty on rice: Tofail

FE Report 2018-06-06 10:33:27

The government will reimpose 28 per cent import duty on rice in place of the existing 2.0 per cent to ensure that farmers get fair prices for the staple they produce. The new duty will come into effe...

Ministry to be more cautious in sending female workers abroad

Arafat Ara 2018-06-06 10:19:36

The expatriates' welfare ministry has initiated a move to be more cautious in selecting and sending female workers abroad to lessen workplace abuse. Under the process, a team of officials will interv...

Non-payment of debt: Muhith slams BPC

Syful Islam 2018-06-06 10:12:54

Finance Minister AMA Muhith expressed his deep annoyance at the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation's (BPC's) failure to pay its debt to the government. "The BPC is violating both policy and rules conce...

Three die in Tangail head-on collision

-- 2018-06-06 10:02:22

Three people were killed while another one injured in a head-on collision between two trucks on Bangabandhu Bridge link road at Saratoil in Kalihati upazila of Tangail on Wednesday. The identities of...

Saidpur rly workshop repairing 90 coaches for upcoming Eid

Our Correspondent 2018-06-06 01:07:57

NILPHAMARI, Jun 05: The Saidpur Railway Workshop is repairing 90 coaches for smooth journey of home bound railway passengers during the upcoming Eid festival. Some of the coaches would be used in sp...

Next budget not to be pro-people: Rizvi

-- 2018-06-05 21:15:05

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the upcoming national budget will not be public welfare-oriented one. "No one can expect a public-oriented budget from an anti-people gov...

DNCC removes 50 illegal structures in eviction drive

-- 2018-06-05 20:53:00

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in an eviction drive on Tuesday reclaimed 10,000 square feet of space removing around 50 illegal structures in the city's Mirpur-2 and Rupnagar areas. DNCC Executi...

ACC sues Bapex GM over graft allegation

-- 2018-06-05 20:03:37

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against general manager (Accounts & Finance) of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) AKM Anwarul Islam and...

Special steamer, ferry services to begin June 13

-- 2018-06-05 20:02:34

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will start 12-day special steamer and ferry services on Dhaka- Chandpur-Barisal-Khulna on June 13 ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The special service will...

FM ‘doesn't know’ about interim Teesta deal

-- 2018-06-05 18:36:46

Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has declined to make any comment on the Teesta water issue amid media speculation that the Teesta water-sharing deal will be signed with India before the next...

JS adopts obituary reference

-- 2018-06-05 18:25:23

The 10th Jatiya Sangsad on the first day of its 21st session (Budget Session) on Tuesday unanimously adopted obituary references on a number of distinguished personalities, including a sitting MP, two...

Four secretaries face contempt of court rule

-- 2018-06-05 18:13:24

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against eight people, including four secretaries, for not complying with its earlier order to extend the service period of a freedom figh...

No headway in Mitu murder case in two years

-- 2018-06-05 18:03:41

Police are yet to submit the charge sheet in former SP Babul Akhter's wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu killing case, even after two years of her gruesome murder. Md Kamruzzaman, additional deputy commissione...

Accused flees police custody in Faridpur

-- 2018-06-05 17:21:52

An accused in a murder case fled from the police custody in a court in Faridpur on Tuesday noon. The accused was identified as Farid Sheikh, 26, son of Md Ishak Sheikh of Guhalaxmipur of the district...

Keep up pressure on Myanmar: PM

-- 2018-06-05 17:07:48

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to continue pressure on Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh. The Prime Minister made the call when visiting Pr...

RAB nabs two with arms, ammo in C’nawabganj

-- 2018-06-05 17:05:30

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday arrested a duo along with two firearms and nine bullets from the bus stand area in Chapainawabganj district town. The arrestees were identified as A...

'Stern action if found guilty of harassment in anti-drug drive'

-- 2018-06-05 16:50:12

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia has warned of taking stern action if any member of law enforcement agencies is found guilty of harassing innocent persons in the name of an...

Russian poet Pushkin's birth anniversary celebrated

-- 2018-06-05 16:39:57

Russian Embassy in Dhaka and Bangla Press Club Russia have remembered Russian poet Alexander Pushkin on the occasion of his 219th birth anniversary. The two bodies jointly organised a discussion and...

Narail court denies bail to Khaleda

-- 2018-06-05 16:33:10

A court in Narail district on Tuesday denied bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over her 'derogatory remarks' about freedom fighters. Judge Sheikh Abdul Ahad of the District and Sess...

Call to beat plastic pollution

FE Online Report 2018-06-05 16:22:46

Experts on Tuesday called for immediate actions against the plastic pollution that has increased alarmingly in the country. They said the country’s rivers, canals and arable land are at stake d...

Masihuzzaman Serniabat becomes new BAF chief

-- 2018-06-05 14:15:59

Masihuzzaman Serniabat has been appointed as the new chief of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF), said a release from the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate on Tuesday. He is set to take over the co...

Ex-minister’s kin dies in road accident

-- 2018-06-05 12:53:52

A relative of former health minister AFM Ruhal Haque has died in a road mishap in Dhaka. Abdus Salam, 70, a brother-in-law of Haque, was a retired public servant. A bus hit him at Paribagh while he...

Milia shows the way for women in professional driving

-- 2018-06-05 12:41:52

Milia Khanam, from Narail, has set an example for women by proving her dexterity to become a professional driver. She has bagged a government job at the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Prote...

Captain slips, goes missing at Ctg port

-- 2018-06-05 12:29:44

A sea captain has gone missing after slipping into the Karnaphuli River from his ship docked at Chattogram Port. Navy, coastguards and port authorities have launched a rescue operation after the mish...

Police arrest Chandpur AL leader over ‘murdering’ wife

-- 2018-06-05 11:59:37

Police have arrested a local leader of Awami league suspected of killing his wife, another Awami League leader in Chandpur. The deceased, Shaheen Sultana Fancy, 55, was the principal of Gollak Ideal...

Lawmen detain 224 drug suspects in seven districts

-- 2018-06-05 11:43:21

The focus of the Bangladesh government's anti-drugs drive would seem to have shifted gears on Monday. Barring any late-night bravura, the country was finally able to pass an entire day without the pol...

Four drug suspects die in 'gunfights'

-- 2018-06-05 11:32:13

Four suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Mymensingh, Bogura and Rangpur districts early Tuesday as the countrywide anti-narcotics drive continues. In Mymensingh, police recove...

Four minor boys drown in Chandpur pond

-- 2018-06-05 11:12:25

Four minor boys have drowned in a pond while playing nearby at Randhunimura village under Hajiganj municipality in Chandpur. They all - Rahul, Shamim, Raihan and Liyon - are aged between eight and 1...

Skilled HR, tech-savvy banking help bring good returns for MTB

Mohammad Mufazzal 2018-06-05 10:17:26

Skilled human resources and tech-savvy banking products have yielded significant returns for Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) in the last consecutive five years. According to MTB top officials, eclectic and e...

Banks' provision shortfall swells by 18pc in Q1

FE Report 2018-06-05 10:03:49

Overall shortfall in provision against both classified and unclassified loans in the country's banking system swelled by nearly 18 per cent or Tk 11.91 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of the current...