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SAU changes convocation date to Feb 15

-- 2018-01-29 12:16:40

Sylhet Agricultural University authority changed the schedule of the first ever convocation of the university, pushing it back to February 15 instead of February 4. The schedule was changed for unavo...

Square tops turnover chart again

FE Report 2018-01-29 10:29:06

Top 10 traded companies accounted for more than 33 per cent transactions of the premier bourse Sunday while Square Pharmaceuticals topped the chart again after one-session break. Brokers said the inv...

Board recommends Tk 5,710 as min wage for cotton mill workers

Monira Munni 2018-01-29 10:16:42

The Wage Board has drafted its proposal recommending Tk 5,710 as minimum monthly wage for workers of the country's cotton textile sector, officials said. A gazette notification was issued on January...

Executive committee meets Feb 3

-- 2018-01-29 00:33:11

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened her party's national executive committee's first-ever meeting on Saturday next as a Dhaka court is set to deliver verdict on February 8 in a corruption case...

Tree felling in Sreerampore rly officers' colony rampant

Our Correspondent 2018-01-29 00:31:20

RAJSHAHI, Jan 28: a good numbers of age-old, large trees worth millions of Taka have been cut off and taken away from Railway Officers' Colony of Sreerampore area under the city during the last six mo...

Veg cultivation on the rise in Sylhet

Our Correspondent 2018-01-29 00:30:27

SYLHET, Jan 28: Cultivation of all kinds of vegetable is on the rise in Sylhet region this year. A report prepared by the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) shows so far 53,222 hectares of lan...

Tomato production generates income of marginal peasants

Roving Correspondent 2018-01-29 00:28:43

SIRAJGANJ, Jan 28:  Tomato cultivation creates a noticeable income generation for the poor and marginal peasants of the district this season. A total of 700 hectares of land have been under toma...

Banana farming expanding fast in Nilphamari

Our Correspondent 2018-01-29 00:00:00

 Hundreds of poor families of the district have been attaining financial solvency by farming banana. Sources said banana cultivation is increasing gradually in the area. High land or semi sandy...

Rangpur Baukul farmers happy over good yield

Our Correspondent 2018-01-29 00:00:00

A good yield of Baukul, a plum variety, has made the cultivators of the district jubilant during the current season. Because of huge demand its cultivation is on the rise in different areas of the di...

Section 57 goes, but cases to continue

-- 2018-01-29 00:00:00

Proceedings of the filed cases under Section 57 will continue although the cabinet has approved in principle the draft of Digital Security Bill repealing the section in question. Inspector General of...

Protesters block DU arts building

-- 2018-01-29 00:00:00

Leftist students have sealed off the main entrance of the Arts Building at Dhaka University as part of their protests against ‘attacks’ by the ruling party’s student wing. They took...

BNP facing major crisis, says party leader

-- 2018-01-29 00:00:00

With the coming verdict on the graft trial against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, the party is facing its ‘third major crisis,’ BNP Joint Secretary General Mahbub Uddin Khokon said. It is &...

Lohagara UNO, OC apologise for jailing man in custody

FE Online Desk 2018-01-29 00:00:00

The High Court has exempted four government officials from their personal appearance before it upon their unconditional apology over the jailing of a man staying in custody in October 2017. A two-mem...

Cabinet approves draft of digital security act

-- 2018-01-29 00:00:00

The cabinet has approved a draft of the Digital Security Act 2018, which amends parts of the ICT Act, including the section 57. The approval was given at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister S...

Dhaka traffic jam turns horrific

-- 2018-01-28 22:26:38

Traffic congestion in the capital city has continued to aggravate causing serious sufferings to the city commuters. This happens despite the construction of several flyovers, allowing people to park...

BNP threatens one-point movement if Khaleda ‘unlawfully’ convicted

-- 2018-01-28 20:58:33

Two BNP leaders have threatened to launch the one-point movement to oust government if their chairperson Khaleda Zia is 'unlawfully' convicted in a graft case. BNP standing committee members Khandake...

Obaidul Quader warns BNP over 'threatening court'

-- 2018-01-28 19:22:28

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP leaders will have to face trial for threatening the court which is set to pronounce its verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. "If BNP w...

Chittagong port to get Tk 30b new terminal

-- 2018-01-28 18:52:57

Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is set to build a mega container terminal for enhancing capacity of the country's premier maritime port. The information was revealed at a view-exchange meeting of CPA...

RAB detains two with 200 kg hemp in B’baria

-- 2018-01-28 17:17:37

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two people along with 200kg hemp on Dhaka-Sylhet highway near Khatihata in Sarail upazila on Sunday morning. The arrestees are identified as Ishak Mia...

Lawmaker's car catches fire in Dhaka

-- 2018-01-28 17:05:57

A fire has damaged a car owned by member of parliament Nasima Ferdousi on the road outside the High Court in Dhaka. However, the lawmaker was not inside her car when it caught fire on Sunday afternoo...

Customs officials detain one with Gold worth Tk 13.0m at Ctg airport

-- 2018-01-28 15:11:54

Customs officials arrested a man along with 268 tolas of gold worth about Tk 13.0 million at Shah Amanat International Airport on Sunday morning. The arrestee is identified as Ali Ajgar, hailing from...

JU Math and Physical Sciences Int’l Conference begins

-- 2018-01-28 14:35:16

A three-day-long international conference titled on ‘Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences’ is underway at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus. JU Vice Chancellor Profess...

Indonesian President Widodo meets Hasina for talks

-- 2018-01-28 11:14:38

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been welcomed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during his trip to Dhaka. Hasina received the Indonesian president at the Tiger Gate of the Prime Minister’s O...

Seven MFs witness increased earnings

FE Report 2018-01-28 10:49:25

Seven listed mutual funds (MFs) have reported increased earnings per unit (EPU) during the period of October-December, 2017 against the corresponding period of the previous year. However, the units o...

Policy underway to streamline operations of buying houses

Monira Munni 2018-01-28 10:20:27

The government may make it mandatory for garment-buying houses to get registered with their association and the Export Promotion Bureau for doing business. Officials said the government has drafted t...

2nd span of Padma Bridge now visible

-- 2018-01-28 00:00:00

The second span of the 6.15-km Padma bridge was installed at Jajira point of Shariatpur on Sunday morning. The 3,140-ton span was placed between pear-38 and pear-39 around 8:30am. A concerned offici...

Indonesia for quick solution to Rohingya issue

-- 2018-01-28 00:00:00

Visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday put the importance on having a peaceful and quick solution to the Rohingya crisis. The Indonesian President made the call during official bilateral...

HC rejects writ seeking appointment of Chief Justice

-- 2018-01-28 00:00:00

The High Court on Sunday rejected a writ petition filed challenging the legality of keeping the post of chief justice vacant and not appointing a new CJ. The bench of Justice Zinat Ara and Justice Ka...

PM opens Matarbari Power Plant construction

-- 2018-01-28 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the foundation plaque of Matarbari 1200-megawatt coal-based power plant in Maheshkhali. The premier inaugurated the work on Sunday through video-conferencing fro...

Preparations for Ekushey Book Fair in full swing

UNB 2018-01-27 23:28:53

The last minute preparation for the upcoming book fair on February 1 is going on relentlessly at the Bangla Academy premises and the expanded Suhrawardy Udyan. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaug...