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Law enforcers detain 19 in Dinajpur

Law enforcers detain 19 in Dinajpur

-- 2018-01-15 12:00:00

Police, in special drives arrested 15 persons including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different areas of Dinajpur in last 12-hour ending at 8am this morning. Law enforcers also recovered 169...

Path to 4G now clear

Path to 4G now clear

FE Online Desk 2018-01-15 12:00:00

The telecoms regulator is going to auction fourth generation (4G) spectrum as scheduled, as the top court has cleared the way for this. Five mobile phone operators already applied for 4G/LTE license...

Per capita deficiency of vegetables 158gm a day

Per capita deficiency of vegetables 158gm a day

FE Report 2018-01-15 11:57:40

The daily per capita deficiency of vegetables in the people's diet is 158 gm, experts said, pointing to the need for raising the production of vegetables significantly in the country. The experts cam...

Central bank calls emergency meeting over eight banks’ hiring

Central bank calls emergency meeting over eight banks’ hiring

-- 2018-01-15 11:54:07

Central bank has convened an urgent meeting over the eight nationalised banks’ recently-held combined recruitment test. Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has called for the meeting scheduled...

Banks’ interest rate spread falling

Banks’ interest rate spread falling

Siddique Islam 2018-01-15 10:38:49

A declining trend of interest rate spread in the country's banking sector continued until November, as the commercial banks slashed their interest rates more on lending than on deposits, officials sai...

Fog hits ferry services

Fog hits ferry services

-- 2018-01-15 10:08:36

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River have remained suspended due to poor visibility caused by dense fog early Monday. The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corp...

IFRC official sent back home

IFRC official sent back home

-- 2018-01-15 08:49:34

A team leader of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) left Bangladesh following a government order. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) earlier asked the off...

HC delivers split verdicts on article 70

HC delivers split verdicts on article 70

-- 2018-01-15 06:08:59

The High Court has delivered split verdicts in connection with a writ petition filed challenging the legality of article 70 of the Constitution. The article allows the cancellation of parliament memb...

Cabinet approves ride-sharing service policy

Cabinet approves ride-sharing service policy

-- 2018-01-15 05:10:49

The ride-sharing services, including Uber and Pathao, will have to register with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) according to a new policy. The cabinet approved the ‘Ride-Shari...

BD to join Int’l Energy Charter

BD to join Int’l Energy Charter

-- 2018-01-15 03:52:59

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that Bangladesh is going to become a member of International Energy Charter (IEC) soon. He said, "I hope that Bangladesh w...

Suspected robber dies in Narayanganj mob beating

Suspected robber dies in Narayanganj mob beating

-- 2018-01-15 03:39:43

A mob has beaten a man to death on suspicion of robbery at Araihazar Upazila in Narayanganj. Local police OC MA Hoque confirmed the news on Monday.   Police could not identify the person....

Habiganj road accident kills farmer

Habiganj road accident kills farmer

-- 2018-01-15 03:38:03

A farmer was killed and nine others were injured as a microbus collided head-on with a jeep in Ratna Bazar area under Baniachong upazila Habiganj in this morning. The deceased was identified as Abdul...

Miscreants shoot dead youth in Brahmanbaria

Miscreants shoot dead youth in Brahmanbaria

-- 2018-01-15 02:57:47

A young man was shot dead by miscreants in Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar upazila on Sunday evening. The deceased Shamim Sarker (26) was a son of Almas Sarker, hailing from Charlapang village of the...

11th parliamentary election: EC to begin process in October

11th parliamentary election: EC to begin process in October

-- 2018-01-15 02:40:39

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A K M Nurul Huda on Monday said that the process for holding the 11th parliamentary election will start in October this year. "All the political parties will partici...

GP to provide free internet for schools

GP to provide free internet for schools

FE Online Desk 2018-01-15 02:05:39

Grameenphone (GP) is going to provide free data package to BRAC supported schools to create online access to marginalised children across the country. BRAC signed a partnership agreement with Grameen...

Cold wave continues to persist in parts of country

Cold wave continues to persist in parts of country

-- 2018-01-14 12:55:36

Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the regions of Satkhira, Jessore, Kushtia, Tangail, Madaripur and Gopalgonj. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the co...

Ferry services resume on Paturia-Daulatdia route

Ferry services resume on Paturia-Daulatdia route

-- 2018-01-14 12:06:28

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed after six hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Sunday morning. "The ferry services kept suspended from 4:30 am due to hazy visibility caused by...

RAB files case over Nakhalpara militant hideout operation

RAB files case over Nakhalpara militant hideout operation

-- 2018-01-14 12:00:00

A case was filed over Friday's raid on a militant hideout at West Nakhalpara in the city. RAB sources said the case was lodged with Tejgaon Police Station under Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 on Saturday....

City bookstores now offer booklovers a cozy corner

City bookstores now offer booklovers a cozy corner

-- 2018-01-14 12:00:00

Some new bookstores now offer booklovers an array of local and international books as well as a cozy environment with the arrangement of light refreshments. Some bookstores with cafés such as D...

Diphtheria vaccines for 475,000 children in Cox’s Bazar

Diphtheria vaccines for 475,000 children in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2018-01-14 12:00:00

The Bangladesh government, the WHO, UNICEF and other partners in the health sector are vaccinating more than 475,000 children in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar to remove the diphtheria outbrea...

No bar on 4G auction now

No bar on 4G auction now

FE Online Desk 2018-01-14 12:00:00

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for auctioning off 4G spectrum for the telecommunication industry in the country. The SC extended i...

Dense fog halts all domestic flights at Dhaka airport

Dense fog halts all domestic flights at Dhaka airport

-- 2018-01-14 12:00:00

Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) were disrupted for six hours since early Sunday due to dense fog, leading to cancellation of all domestic flights and diversion of on...

Bangladesh, Myanmar to discuss  Rohingya repatriation process Monday

Bangladesh, Myanmar to discuss Rohingya repatriation process Monday

FE Online Desk 2018-01-14 12:00:00

Bangladesh and Myanmar officials will meet on Monday to discuss how to implement the Rohingya repatriation deal. “Bangladesh authorities had assured us that Myanmar would give us back our right...

52,652 hectares of land come under veg cultivation in Sylhet region

52,652 hectares of land come under veg cultivation in Sylhet region

Our Correspondent 2018-01-14 12:00:00

Around 52,652 hectares of land have been brought under the farming of varieties of vegetable in Sylhet division during the ongoing winter season. The crops include gourd, sweet gourd, radish, bean, to...

First phase of Ijtema ends seeking divine blessings

First phase of Ijtema ends seeking divine blessings

-- 2018-01-14 11:55:14

The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after the Hajj, concluded in Tongi of Gazipur on Sunday with Akheri Munajat seeking spiritual well-being and welfare of the Musl...

Farmers in Rangpur char areas show interest in growing sweet potato

Farmers in Rangpur char areas show interest in growing sweet potato

Our Correspondent 2018-01-14 11:52:45

RANGPUR, Jan 14: The farmers of different char areas under the district are showing their interest in the cultivation of sweet potato for the high demand and profit. Low production cost and easy cult...

RAB detains ‘drug pedlar’ with liquor

RAB detains ‘drug pedlar’ with liquor

-- 2018-01-14 10:49:58

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected drug pedlar from Subid Bazar in Sylhet on Saturday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Biswajit Roy (20), son of late Pradweep Roy,...

Companies to disclose reasons for partial distribution or non-distribution of profit

Companies to disclose reasons for partial distribution or non-distribution of profit

Mohammad Mufazzal 2018-01-14 10:21:34

Listed companies will have to disclose the reasons for partial distribution or non-distribution of profit to the shareholders as dividend to make shareholders informed about the companies' financing p...

Biman aims to lift its market share

Biman aims to lift its market share

Kamrun Nahar 2018-01-14 09:58:47

State-run carrier Biman has taken initiatives including purchase of new aircraft and change in networking approach to raise its market share to 30 per cent from the present 20 per cent by 2027, a Bima...

Quader asks Ctg AL leaders to settle disputes soon

Quader asks Ctg AL leaders to settle disputes soon

-- 2018-01-14 09:16:58

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has asked Chittagong city leaders of his party and student wing to settle disputes soon. "Our leader (Sheikh Hasina) has told me that she doesn't want to...