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USA's credibility as ME peace mediator has reduced: President

USA's credibility as ME peace mediator has reduced: President

-- 2017-12-13 12:00:00

President Md Abdul Hamid has said the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital drastically reduced the credibility of USA as an honest mediator in Arab-Israeli peace process. The President made t...

Bitter gourd delights Natore peasants

Bitter gourd delights Natore peasants

Roving Correspondent 2017-12-13 12:00:00

Poor and marginal farmers are very happy with bitter gourd cultivation due to its bumper yield and fair price in Natore district this season. Some 600 hectares of land have come under this vegetable...

Patuakhali fake doctor: HC asks clinic to compensate Tk 0.90m

Patuakhali fake doctor: HC asks clinic to compensate Tk 0.90m

-- 2017-12-13 12:00:00

The High Court on Wednesday asked owner of the Niramoy Private Clinic and fake physician Razan Das of Patuakhali to pay the victim Tk 0.90 million as compensation. The fake doctor left gauze inside...

Thousands suffer for lack of concrete bridge

Thousands suffer for lack of concrete bridge

Our correspondent 2017-12-13 12:00:00

Thousands of people have been suffering extremely in the absence of a concrete bridge over Shimulkandi canal at Mathurapur union under Dhunot upazila of Bogra district for the last few years. Local p...

Ecological hearth reducing environment pollution in Bogra

Ecological hearth reducing environment pollution in Bogra

Our Correspondent 2017-12-13 12:00:00

Ecological hearth is reducing risk of alarming environment pollution in the district. The hearth is made of cement and iron rod with assistance of foreign policy. It is playing a vital role to save w...

No additional fees for SSC, HSC exams: HC

No additional fees for SSC, HSC exams: HC

-- 2017-12-13 12:00:00

The High Court on Wednesday ruled that no educational institution can charge additional fees from the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidates to allow th...

Overseas polling centres likely: Muhith

Overseas polling centres likely: Muhith

-- 2017-12-13 12:00:00

Some four to five voting centres are likely to be set up in some countries to enable Bangladeshi expatriates for casting their votes in the next general election. The Finance Minister said this while...

Former FM’s aide sued for siphoning Tk 26m!

Former FM’s aide sued for siphoning Tk 26m!

-- 2017-12-13 11:57:20

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against a former official of the Bangladesh High Commission in Canada. Case against the official in question Maksud Khan was filed on allegations...

City gunfight kills suspected robber

City gunfight kills suspected robber

-- 2017-12-13 11:42:36

A alleged robber was killed in a gunfight with police in Tejgaon area of the capital early Tuesday. The deceased was Abdullah, 31, son of Shamsul, hailing from Araiura village in Tarail upazila of Ki...

BD to construct multipurpose terminal under 3rd Indian LoC

BD to construct multipurpose terminal under 3rd Indian LoC

FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-12-13 09:39:23

The government will construct a multipurpose terminal with Indian Line of Credit (LoC) aiming to start commercial operation of Payra port by 2022, officials said Monday. The Indian government from it...

Bumper yield, good price delight Natore bitter gourd peasants

Bumper yield, good price delight Natore bitter gourd peasants

Roving Correspondent 2017-12-13 08:42:05

NATORE, Dec 13: Poor and marginal farmers of the district are happy with bitter-gourd production. They are also delighted with the fair price this season. Some 600 hectares of land have come under...

No move to repair 50 bridges in Kurigram

No move to repair 50 bridges in Kurigram

-- 2017-12-13 06:02:07

There is no visible initiative to repair 50 bridges and culverts, damaged by flood last year, in Kurigram district. The affected people have to construct bamboo bridges through voluntary services as...

Rohingya repatriation policies to fail without liability: UN

Rohingya repatriation policies to fail without liability: UN

-- 2017-12-13 04:16:55

Rohingya repatriation policies will fail without accountability and public safety measures to address the fears and distrust among communities in Rakhine. UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Aff...

JBL holds branch managers’ conference

JBL holds branch managers’ conference

FE Online Desk 2017-12-13 03:47:03

Janata Bank Limited (JBL) has organised a branch managers’ conference of Faridpur Division at Gopalgonj Circuit House, recently. Md Abdus Salam Azad, chief executive officer, & managing dir...

Three teen fortune seekers return home from India

Three teen fortune seekers return home from India

Our Correspondent 2017-12-13 03:35:56

Three fortune seeker adolescents, who went to the neighbouring India three years back in search of better jobs, have returned home. The adolescents, aged between 14 and 16, were kept in a shelter ho...

Akayed talks to his wife over militant’s leaflet: Monirul

Akayed talks to his wife over militant’s leaflet: Monirul

-- 2017-12-13 02:23:16

New York bombing suspect Akayed Ullah, gave a leaflet of militant leader Jasim Uddin to his wife and asked her to read it in September last. It indicated that he was self-radicalized. Akayed's wife...

RAB detains two with arms

RAB detains two with arms

-- 2017-12-13 01:51:27

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged terrorists along with arms from Namajgram area of Puthia upazila of Rajshahi on Tuesday night. The detainees were identified as Mahmudul H...

About 1,200 Sirajganj duck  rearers attain solvency

About 1,200 Sirajganj duck rearers attain solvency

Roving Correspondent 2017-12-12 12:44:16

SIRAJGANJ, Dec 11: A good number of poor people in the district are now self-reliant by rearing duck at their homestead. The district livestock office source said some 1,200 people from 450 familie...

Johra Begum, a poor woman, overcomes  poverty by making doormats in Rangpur

Johra Begum, a poor woman, overcomes poverty by making doormats in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2017-12-12 12:43:11

RANGPUR, Dec 11: Johra Begum (30), wife of Sabir Mia at Char Nazirdaho village in Kawnia upazila of the district had been struggling a lot owing to acute poverty even four years ago. It was so trou...

Plentiful production of okra delights Ishwardi growers

Plentiful production of okra delights Ishwardi growers

Our Correspondent 2017-12-12 12:42:09

PABNA, Dec 11: The farmers of Ishwardi upazila under the district are hopeful of making a good profit from the sale of okra as they are getting satisfactory production this season. According to the...

BGB seizes Indian tea worth Tk 0.50m

BGB seizes Indian tea worth Tk 0.50m

Our Correspondent, Jessore 2017-12-12 12:35:22

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized some 2.5 tonnes of low-quality Indian smuggled tea from Amrakhali area of Benapole on Monday night. Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Hoque, Commanding Officer...

BGB nabs five BCL men with liquors

BGB nabs five BCL men with liquors

-- 2017-12-12 12:26:49

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested five leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with 5 bottles of liquor from Daulatpur Patabaja border area in Kasba upazila of B...

Farmers Bank gets a Tk 5.0b kiss of life

Farmers Bank gets a Tk 5.0b kiss of life

Siddique Islam 2017-12-12 12:00:00

Farmers Bank Limited (FBL) that saw a management shakeup recently is getting a Tk 5.0-billion bailout to enhance its capital to a universally-accepted benchmark. The central bank gave permission Mond...

Net foreign funds in stocks surge 72 per cent in Jan-Nov

Net foreign funds in stocks surge 72 per cent in Jan-Nov

FE Report 2017-12-12 12:00:00

Net foreign investment in the Dhaka bourse rose 72 per cent year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2017, as overseas investors poured more funds into stocks, anticipating positive market scenario. Ma...

President reaches Istanbul for OIC summit

President reaches Istanbul for OIC summit

-- 2017-12-12 12:00:00

President Md Abdul Hamid has arrived in Istanbul to attend a special summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the US’s controversial decision to recognise Jerusalem as...

‘999’ emergency services start

‘999’ emergency services start

-- 2017-12-12 12:00:00

The expanded national emergency services through using toll-free hotline number '999' across the country have begun. Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy inaugurated the services at...

Govt out to suppress alternative views by regulating judiciary: BNP

Govt out to suppress alternative views by regulating judiciary: BNP

-- 2017-12-12 12:00:00

The government will now try to suppress alternative views and paths by regulating the judiciary, alleged BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. "We've struggled for a long time for the in...

BNP to join next polls for existence: Quader

BNP to join next polls for existence: Quader

-- 2017-12-12 12:00:00

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the BNP has to participate in next general election for the sake of their existence. The Road Transport and Bridges Minister made the remarks wh...

One in four students in depression: Study

One in four students in depression: Study

-- 2017-12-12 11:18:23

One in four schoolchildren in Dhaka city has depressive syndromes in some form or another, according to a study. The study by researchers at Australia’s University of Queensland and the Interna...

Judges' disciplinary rules unconstitutional: Moudud

Judges' disciplinary rules unconstitutional: Moudud

-- 2017-12-12 10:08:53

Former law minister and BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has termed the disciplinary rules for lower court judges 'unconstitutional'. According to him, the disciplinary rules is q...