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BNP leader Anisur goes missing from city

-- 2018-01-30 17:29:19

BNP's mass education affairs assistant secretary Anisur Rahman Talukder Khokon went missing. He was allegedly picked up by law-enforcers on Monday night, alleged the party and his wife. Talking to r...

Customs detains US national with drone

-- 2018-01-30 17:16:48

Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of Dhaka have detained a citizen of the United States with a drone, which was brought without a declaration. Customs Intelligence chief Moi...

Legal notice against rooftop musical events

-- 2018-01-30 14:11:22

A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice to the government authorities concerned, urging them to take action against musical events arranged on the rooftops in residential areas. On behalf of S...

RAB nabs three with Yaba

-- 2018-01-30 12:09:22

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three alleged drug pedlars along with 2,460 pieces of Yaba tablets from Mohuripara in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Monday night. The arrestee...

BGMEA board gets extension again

FE Report 2018-01-30 10:12:37

The government extended again the tenure of the BGMEA board of directors by one year on Monday, bypassing the election that was supposed to be held on March 07 next, sources said. They said the move...

BNP enough to break itself, says Quader

-- 2018-01-30 00:23:31

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Monday none has to do anything to break BNP as negative politics of the party is enough to break itself,...

Foreign fund inflow for microcredit may dry up

Rezaul Karim 2018-01-30 00:00:00

Microcredit sector might face some challenges, including less inflow of foreign funds, after Bangladesh's gradation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status, the regulator predicts. In its concept p...

Fire-fighters douse City Heart blaze

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

A fire that broke out at City Heart Shopping Complex in capital's Nayapaltan area on Tuesday morning was doused after nearly two hours of frantic efforts. Fire service control room sources said that...

PM lays foundation stones of 35 uplift schemes in Sylhet

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 35 development projects in Sylhet. The premier, who earlier reached Sylhet this morning on a daylong visit, opene...

PM reaches Sylhet on daylong visit

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

The Prime Minister arrived in Sylhet on Tuesday to inaugurate different development projects as well as address a public rally. The premier offered fateha at the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA), Haz...

Bus plunges into river injuring 30, two missing

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

At least 30 people were injured and two people went missing after a bus fell into a river in Tangail’s Madhupur. The accident took place around 10am Tuesday, said Delwar Hossain of Madhupur Fir...

Actions against anarchist over Khaleda verdict: DMP

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah on Tuesday said that stern actions must be taken if anyone tries to launch sabotage centring verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. He made...

Man to die for killing neighbour

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

Chittagong court sentenced a man to death over murder of his neighbour and acquitted nine other suspects. Chittagong’s Fourth Additional District and Sessions Judge Tania Kamal handed down the...

BNP slams digital security law, terms it anti-democratic

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

Ruling party Awami League’s arch-rivals BNP has alleged that the cabinet-approved 'Digital Security Bill' will hamper press freedom and the freedom of expression as it has been framed with the '...

PM initiates AL's election campaign

-- 2018-01-30 00:00:00

The ruling Awami League has started its campaign through seeking votes at a public rally in Sylhet for next parliamentary election expected to be held in December 2018. “Our election campaign s...

Poor coordination costs solar home scheme dearly

-- 2018-01-29 22:31:22

Investment of about Tk 20 billion in the country’s potential solar home system (SHS) has got stuck at consumer level. Those concerned say lack of coordination among government entities in rural...

Sweden seeks peaceful solution, supports BD over Rohingya issue

-- 2018-01-29 21:27:44

Swedish Ambassador Charlotta Schlyter has reassured Bangladesh of her country's support for a peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis. The newly-appointed envoy came up with her country's stance on Mond...

Govt forms ninth wage board for journalists

-- 2018-01-29 19:59:14

The government has formed the ninth wage board to set the new salary structure for workers at newspapers and news agencies. The Information Ministry has issued a notification announcing a 13-member b...

Humanitarian community for upgraded Rohingya camps

FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 18:49:06

Bangladesh is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises in its history due to an unprecedented influx of refugees from Myanmar. As of December 2017, the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG)...

BNP to hold executive committee meeting at ICCB Saturday

-- 2018-01-29 18:47:11

The BNP is going to hold a meeting of its national executive committee on Saturday next at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB). Party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Riz...

Bangladesh, India join hands for Bengal Tiger survey

FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 18:43:19

The forest, which spreads from Khulna district to South 24 Paraganas district of West Bengal, is home to the royal Bengal tiger. Owing to the massive size of the Sundarbans, conducting a survey to co...

Trafficking of girls rife in Rohingya camps

FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 18:35:31

Noyona Katun, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, said her daughter Yasmin was 13 years old when she was snatched by a man in the Kutupalong Refugee Camp in southern Bangladesh and smuggled to India. Th...

HC issues over unauthorised schools, madrasas

-- 2018-01-29 17:28:39

The High Court (HC) on Monday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain why the unauthorised schools and madrasas across the country shall not be closed down. A High Court division bench...

Cabinet clears draft bill on 17th amendment to constitution

-- 2018-01-29 16:03:46

The Cabinet has approved in principle the draft of the Constitution (17th Amendment) Bill, 2018 to extend the tenure of women MPs (reserved seat) in Parliament. The approval came from the regular we...

Good yield of onions delights Natore farmers

-- 2018-01-29 15:24:11

Hundreds of marginal peasants in Natore district are getting good yield of onions in the current season. Timely supply of necessary agriculture inputs from the Department of Agriculture Extension (DA...

Comilla road mishap kills passerby

-- 2018-01-29 15:23:32

A passerby was killed in Nishchintapur area on Dhaka- Chittagong highway in Comilla on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Mahbubul Alam, a hotel employee, reports UNB. A speeding pickup...

SIBL gets ICMAB Best Corporate Award

FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 15:10:12

Social IslamiBank Limited (SIBL) has won the Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) Best Corporate Award 2016 under the private commercial bank (Islamic operation) category. The SIBL received t...

President assents to six bills

FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 14:20:33

President Abdul Hamid has signed into law six bills, including the Bank Company (amendment) Bill, 2018. He gave the bills his seal of approval on Sunday, according to a handout issued by a Jatiya San...

Union Bank's foundation training course ends

FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 14:12:15

The closing ceremony of the 15-day long foundation training course (Phase-II) of the Union Bank Limited was held recently. The training institute of the Union Bank organised the concluding ceremony o...

Indonesian President winds up BD visit

-- 2018-01-29 13:00:43

Indonesian President Joko Widodo wrapped up his two-day state visit on Monday morning seeking stronger ties with Bangladesh and extending supports to Rohingyas for their safe return. A special flight...