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Children’s book writer Sheikh Anower gets Shishu Sahitya Puraskar

Children’s book writer Sheikh Anower gets Shishu Sahitya Puraskar

FE Online Report 2018-04-08 20:38:14

Writer of science related books for children Sheikh Anower got Agrani Bank - Shishu Academy Shishu Sahitya Puraskar. Bangladesh Shishu Academy has announced the names of the winners for the awards fo...

Bangladesh seeks cooperation from France to boost energy sector

Bangladesh seeks cooperation from France to boost energy sector

-- 2018-04-08 20:16:22

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has sought French cooperation in enhancing the capacity of the energy sector officials. The state minister made the call when French Ambassador in Ban...

20th parliament session to end on Thursday

20th parliament session to end on Thursday

-- 2018-04-08 19:37:48

The 20th session of the 10th parliament that began on Sunday afternoon will continue till Thursday next. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the current parliame...

Indian foreign secretary in city on three-day visit

Indian foreign secretary in city on three-day visit

-- 2018-04-08 18:52:29

The new Indian foreign secretary, Vijay Gokhale, has arrived in Dhaka for a three-day visit. This is his first visit since his appointment on Jan 29. His Bangladeshi counterpart Md Shahidul Haque re...

'Khaleda does not need to go aboard for treatment'

'Khaleda does not need to go aboard for treatment'

-- 2018-04-08 18:38:35

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia does not need to go aboard for receiving treatment right now. The medical board formed by the government for Khaleda's treatment came up with the statement on Sunday. "Kh...

Job seekers block Shahbagh intersection demanding quota reform

Job seekers block Shahbagh intersection demanding quota reform

-- 2018-04-08 18:07:10

Students and job seekers have organised a demonstration blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to call for quota reforms. Nearly a thousand protesters gathered in front of the public library aro...

BPSC publishes 39th special BCS circular to appoint 4792 physicians

BPSC publishes 39th special BCS circular to appoint 4792 physicians

FE Online Desk 2018-04-08 17:49:49

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has published a circular for the 39th Special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination to recruit 4792 physicians. BPSC Chairman Dr Muhammad Sadiq sa...

ACC submits concise statement to SC against Khaleda’s bail

ACC submits concise statement to SC against Khaleda’s bail

-- 2018-04-08 17:15:25

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has submitted the concise statement of appeals to the Supreme Court challenging BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case The...

Land minister’s personal secretary held over graft case

Land minister’s personal secretary held over graft case

-- 2018-04-08 16:52:11

The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has arrested Kutubuddin Ahmed, personal secretary of land minister, over a graft case involving land in Dhaka’s Gulshan. Ahmed was attested from Segun Bagi...

RAB nabs three with 23,580 Yaba tablets

RAB nabs three with 23,580 Yaba tablets

-- 2018-04-08 16:14:13

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three people along with 23,580 Yaba tablets from Shaplapur Bazar in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Saturday night. The arrestees were ident...

Cumilla arson case: Khaleda shown arrested again

Cumilla arson case: Khaleda shown arrested again

-- 2018-04-08 15:36:01

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been shown arrested for the second time in a case filed over the 2015 arson attack on a bus in Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla that took the lives of eight people. Cum...

CEC supports troop deployment for election

CEC supports troop deployment for election

-- 2018-04-08 15:27:55

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says he is in support of troop deployment during the upcoming parliamentary elections, but says the Election Commission has yet to reach a final decision on t...

Man to walk gallows for Aminul’s murder

Man to walk gallows for Aminul’s murder

-- 2018-04-08 14:09:06

A Tangail court has sentenced absconding garment worker Mostafizur Rahman to death for the 2012 murder of labour leader Aminul Islam. Tangail Special Judge Wahiduzzaman Sikdar announced the verdict o...

Biman Bangladesh flight misses arrival schedule at Shahjalal airport

Biman Bangladesh flight misses arrival schedule at Shahjalal airport

FE Online Report 2018-04-08 13:32:37

An international flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines failed to meet its arrival schedule at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday. The flight from Abu Dhabi was scheduled to arrive...

Gas pipeline blast burns three in Savar

Gas pipeline blast burns three in Savar

-- 2018-04-08 13:24:34

Three members of a family have received burn injuries after a gas line leakage led to a blast in Bhadail area of Ashulia in Savar on early Sunday. The injured were identified as Alamgir, 40, his wife...

Bus overturns in Gopalganj killing two

Bus overturns in Gopalganj killing two

-- 2018-04-08 13:23:39

Two passengers were killed and 25 others injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Gopnathpur under Gopalganj sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as retire...

BGB recovers Indian arms at Benapole

BGB recovers Indian arms at Benapole

-- 2018-04-08 12:35:56

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered an Indian air gun and two bullets from Boro Achra border area under Benapole thana of the district on Saturday night. Tipped off, a team of ICP BGB...

Police recover body of unidentified woman

Police recover body of unidentified woman

-- 2018-04-08 12:24:48

Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from Puranpara area in sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The age of the deceased was around 25 years, said Mozaffar Hossain, inspector (operational)...

Father ‘architect’ in Beauty murder, says Police

Father ‘architect’ in Beauty murder, says Police

-- 2018-04-08 11:53:12

Father of Beauty Akhter and two others were involved in the sensational murder of the 16-year-old girl, police said on Saturday. Victim's father Sayed Ali, his relative Moyna Mia and a hired professi...

Premier Leasing recommends 10pc dividend

Premier Leasing recommends 10pc dividend

FE Online Report 2018-04-08 11:10:42

The board of directors of Premier Leasing & Finance has recommended 5 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The final approval of the dividend wil...

Trustee seeks regulator's view to decide MF's fate

Trustee seeks regulator's view to decide MF's fate

FE Report 2018-04-08 10:50:52

The trustee of Grameen One: Scheme Two, a closed-end mutual fund (MF), has sought regulatory opinion to decide their position regarding continuation, or liquidation, or conversion of the fund. The mo...

BGMEA starts allotting space for Uttara office

BGMEA starts allotting space for Uttara office

FE Report 2018-04-08 10:41:26

The apparel trade group has initiated a process of allotting space at its under-construction building at Uttara for its existing space owners on a priority basis. The current headquarters of the Bang...

Indo-Bangla meeting: Rohingya crisis, Teesta deal to top agenda

Indo-Bangla meeting: Rohingya crisis, Teesta deal to top agenda

FE Report 2018-04-08 10:31:46

Rohingya crisis, Teesta deal, and connectivity will top the agenda as foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and India meet today (Sunday) in Dhaka. The meeting will be held tomorrow at the state guest ho...

A success story of a black cumin cultivator

A success story of a black cumin cultivator

-- 2018-04-07 21:11:14

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Apr 07: Black cumin (Nigella Sativa) - a versatile spice bearing characteristics of curing various diseases for more than 2,000 years, is being successfully cultivated by a...

24 HSC examinees expelled on Saturday

24 HSC examinees expelled on Saturday

-- 2018-04-07 20:31:51

At least 24 examinees of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations were expelled and 16 teachers were relieved from exam duties for adopting unfair means in the examinations on Sa...

Khaleda’s treatment a govt drama: BNP

Khaleda’s treatment a govt drama: BNP

-- 2018-04-07 20:11:24

The BNP has alleged that party chief Khaleda Zia’s visit to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for medical tests is nothing but a ‘drama’ staged by the government....

Draft law on HC judges’ appointment almost finalised: Minister

Draft law on HC judges’ appointment almost finalised: Minister

-- 2018-04-07 19:58:28

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said the draft law for appointing High Court judges has almost been finalised. "The draft is almost ready and will be placed before the cabinet soon," the minister said on...

20th Parliament session to begin Sunday

20th Parliament session to begin Sunday

-- 2018-04-07 19:50:26

The 20th session of the 10th Parliament is set to begin on Sunday afternoon after a 38-day break. The business advisory committee of parliament will meet at 4pm before the House resumes at 5pm . Spe...

‘Measures taken to set up fertiliser factory in Narsingdi’

‘Measures taken to set up fertiliser factory in Narsingdi’

-- 2018-04-07 18:41:54

The government have taken measures to set up a urea fertiliser factory in Narsingdi to attain self-sufficiency in fertiliser production. Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu said this on Saturday the...

Khaleda's condition apparently good, says BSMMU director

Khaleda's condition apparently good, says BSMMU director

-- 2018-04-07 17:07:35

The health condition of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia apparently looks good but her condition can be better assessed after getting her x-ray reports. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)...