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Indian asst HC visits Rangpur Hindu houses

-- 2017-11-13 12:00:00

Abhijit Chattopadhyay, assistant high commissioner of India in Rajshahi, visited Thakurbari village under Rangpur district on Monday morning where an angry mob recently attacked the Hindu-dominated re...

BNP dismisses Quader’s remarks

-- 2017-11-13 12:00:00

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday said the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia did not express her spite against Sheikh Hasina. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader claims Khaleda&rsqu...

NCTB compromised due to communal pressure: TIB

-- 2017-11-13 12:00:00

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) arbitrarily changes the textbooks at primary and secondary levels facing communal pressures Executive Director of the Transparency International Bang...

BCL leaders held for girl’s gang-rape, murder

-- 2017-11-13 11:49:12

The law-enforcers have arrested five people, including four local leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Barguna, for allegedly killing a girl after gang-rape. The arrestees are Patharghata De...

Khaleda thanks those joined Sunday’s BNP rally

-- 2017-11-13 11:40:55

BNP Chairperson Khaleda has thanked the people of all walks of life and her party leaders and activists to join her rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Sunday braving obstacles by the government. In a tweet...

Jessore road mishap leaves one dead

FE Online Desk 2017-11-13 11:20:09

A day labourer was killed while returning home from his workplace as a speedy motorcycle hit him at Mandartala area on Jessore-Magura road of Jessore’r Sadar upazila on Sunday evening. Jamal Ho...

AL not to counter BNP's rally: Obaidul

-- 2017-11-13 09:53:54

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said his party will arrange a civil gathering on November 18 not to counter BNP's rally. "It is not completely a political programme...if anyone finds th...

Fake FFs enjoy allowance following court order

-- 2017-11-13 09:26:08

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq has said that fake freedom fighters (FFs) are still enjoying allowance due to the court order. "It is shameful for our nation that fake FFs are still...

‘Tough’ Rohingya crisis not to prolong: Shahriar

-- 2017-11-13 09:06:09

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Monday hoped there will be a solution to the Rohingya crisis through concerted diplomatic efforts although it does not look to be an easy job. "W...

ACC sues businessman over illegal wealth

-- 2017-11-13 08:39:03

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against a businessman for his suspected involvement in graft and illegal wealth acquisition. The ACC found that the businessman, Sheikh Mohammad...

Seven secure bail in Khalela’s convoy attack case

-- 2017-11-13 08:14:01

The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to seven BNP leaders and activists of Feni unit in a case filed for ‘attacking’ the motorcade of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia on October...

Police arrests two with four tiger cubs

FE Online Desk 2017-11-13 08:11:11

Police arrested two men along with four cubs (two lion, two leopard) from Chanchra intersection area of Sadar upazila of Jessore on Monday morning. The arrestees were identified as Rana Miah, 28, son...

BNP wants AL to resort to ‘democracy’

-- 2017-11-13 07:32:17

BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said the government needs to reach an understanding with other political parties before the next election. Khasru also said government needs t...

Hanif says Khaleda used untrue, made-up remarks

-- 2017-11-13 06:31:52

Joint General Secretary Awami League (AL) Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia took refuge of falsehood and has misled the nation during their rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the c...

PM receives income tax card

-- 2017-11-13 05:00:55

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received the income tax card from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as a regular taxpayer. NBR Chairman Md Nojibur Rahman handed over the card to the Prime Minister...

PM condoles death of AL leader Nizamuddin

-- 2017-11-13 02:58:14

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed profound shock at the death of Kushtia's Mirpur upazila Awami League President Syed Nizamuddin Light. In a condolence message on Monday, the Prime Minister...

FSIBL relocates Shafipur Branch

-- 2017-11-13 02:39:22

First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) relocated its Shafipur Branch to a new premises at KZ Tower of Shafipur Bazar in Gazipur. Sunday's move was taken with a view to providing Shariah-based mod...

National Library Day February 5

-- 2017-11-13 02:28:33

The government declared February 5 as National Library Day. Cabinet Division has issued a notification in this regard, said an official release. The release said a decision has been taken to include...

Verdict on ‘SC letter to ACC’ Tuesday

-- 2017-11-13 02:16:07

The High Court will deliver its verdict on Tuesday on the legality of a letter sent by the top court to the anti-graft body asking it to halt probe into a graft allegation against retired judge Joynal...

BGB nabs ‘arms trader’ in C’nawabganj

FE Online Desk 2017-11-13 01:08:48

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive detained a suspected arms trader along with six foreign pistols and 18 rounds of bullets from Chalkpara border area in Shibganj upazila of Chapainaw...

Police nab UP member for ‘raping’ RMG worker

FE Online Desk 2017-11-12 12:51:47

Police arrested Md Murtuz Ali, 40, a member of ward no-4 of Nannar Union Parishad, on charge of raping a garment worker in Dhamrai upazila of the capital on Saturday afternoon. The alleged rapist, wh...

BGB detains 24 Bangladeshis while entering country

-- 2017-11-12 12:19:18

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 24 Bangladeshi nationals, who were trafficked to India eight years back, while they were entering the country through Sadipur border in Benapole on ea...

Dhaka rally: Khaleda to convey 'important message'

-- 2017-11-12 12:00:00

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will deliver her first major speech in Dhaka in nearly a year and a half at the Suhrawardy Udyan rally on Sunday. She will convey an important message at the event, said B...

Banks lack remedial strategy while NPL rises worryingly

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2017-11-12 12:00:00

Some of Bangladesh's banks don't have 'in-depth' look into the problem of spiraling non-performing loans (NPL) while many others try to frame remedial strategies perfunctorily. Such observations came...

Govt seeks US$1.83b under 39th Japanese ODA package

FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-11-12 12:00:00

The government has sought around US$1.83 billion worth of assistance from Japan for bankrolling six development projects, officials said Saturday. Officials at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said they...

Teenager found dead in Thakurgaon

-- 2017-11-12 12:00:00

Antar Islam, a teenager, who was found dead in a litchi orchard in Sadar upazila on Friday, was killed over his aunt's extramarital affairs. Farhat Ahmed, superintendent of Thakurgaon Police, said po...

Road accidents to reduce by 50pc!

-- 2017-11-12 12:00:00

With an aim to reduce road accidents in the country to 50 per cent by 2020, the national road safety strategic action plan has been approved. The action plan got the approval in the 25th meeting of th...

Ex-Ctg mayor Mohiuddin admitted to hospital

-- 2017-11-12 12:00:00

Former Chittagong mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, also the president of port city unit of Awami League, has been hospitalised early Sunday. Mohiuddin, who has been suffering from kidney and heart dise...

BMBA urges Muhith to exempt investments by MF sponsors

Mohammad Mufazzal 2017-11-12 12:00:00

Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA) has urged the finance minister to exclude some components, including sponsors' investments in mutual funds (MFs), from the banks' exposure to the capital...

Miscreants stab cattle trader to death

FE Online Desk 2017-11-12 12:00:00

Unknown miscreants hacked a cattle trader to death at Milonpur in Birganj upazila on Saturday night. Md Sharif (38), son of Chan Miah of Araji Milanpur village, was stabbed brutally with sharp weapon...