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DB arrests five drug peddlers in Keraniganj

-- 2017-09-12 05:17:57

The members of Detective Branch (DB) police of South Keraniganj, in separate drives, arrested five alleged drug peddlers along with 460 pieces of Yaba tablets from different places of the upazila on M...

Rainfall causes waterlogging in city

FE Report 2017-09-11 12:00:00

Heavy rainfall afternoon caused waterlogging at different parts of the city on Sunday, disrupting public life. Met office recorded 44 millimetres of rainfall between 1.00 am to 6.00 pm on the day....

Stop loan concentration in few big businesses

FE Report 2017-09-11 12:00:00

The central bank asked the commercial banks to avert loan concentration in single big groups or sectors through diverting their investment portfolios to minimise default risks. In another major dir...

Three launches capsize in Shariatpur

-- 2017-09-11 12:00:00

Several people went missing in Shariatpur as three launches anchored in the harbour sank after a pontoon gave way, police have said.   The incident occurred around 7:00am Monday in Naria Upazil...

Diplomats to visit Rohingya camps on Sept 13

-- 2017-09-11 12:00:00

The diplomats working in Bangladesh is going to Cox's Bazar to oversee Rohingya situation in the area on September 13.   The government arranged the visit for diplomats, where Rohingya Muslims...

Rain cripples Dhaka

-- 2017-09-11 12:00:00

Intermittent showers overnight turned into heavy rain on Monday morning, waterlogging streets in Dhaka and causing difficulty for commuters.   The rain grew in intensity around 6:30am. Flooding...

Youth held with Yaba pills

FE Online Desk 2017-09-11 12:00:00

Detective Branch of police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 120 Yaba tablets from Forest Department road in Magura district on Sunday night.   Acting on a tip off, a team of the DB p...

UN sees 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar

Reuters 2017-09-11 12:00:00

The top UN human rights official on Monday denounced Myanmar’s “brutal security operation” against Muslim Rohingyas in Rakhine state which he said was “clearly disproportionate...

Cabinet okays proposal to sign nuclear weapon ban treaty

-- 2017-09-11 12:00:00

The Cabinet Monday approved a proposal for signing the "Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons", to be signed on the sidelines of the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York.   T...

'Implement recommendations of Kofi Annan's commission'

-- 2017-09-11 12:00:00

Bangladesh wants immediate and unconditional implementation of the Kofi Annan Commission's recommendations to face the ongoing Rohingya crisis.   Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque on Monday sa...

It's genocide, solution lies with Myanmar: BD

-- 2017-09-11 11:12:11

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Sunday ruled out the possibility of engaging in any war with Myanmar over the Rohingya issue.   "What do you say? Shall we engage in a war? Shall we? We won't...

BD gold reserve rises fourfold in seven yrs

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-09-11 11:11:25

Bangladesh's official gold reserve has risen four times in seven years since 2010 to 14 tonnes, prompting economists to discourage its external purchase now. Sources said a big purchase and recurr...

China, India with BD over Rohingya issue: FS

-- 2017-09-11 10:51:51

China and India are with Bangladesh to face the ongoing Rohingya crisis, says Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque. He said the government urged the international community to pursue Myanmar for immedi...

'Rohingyas getting shelter on humanitarian ground'

-- 2017-09-11 09:31:01

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh is giving shelter to Myanmar refugees on humanitarian ground, but not forever.   “We have given shelter to them (Myanmar refugees) o...

Anisul hopes review can restore MPs' power to sack judges

-- 2017-09-11 08:54:44

Law Minister Anisul Huq says he believes that a review of the appellate verdict of the 16th Amendment to Bangladesh Constitution can restore the provision that allowed parliament to sack top judges....

590 quakes jolted Bangladesh in 17 yrs

-- 2017-09-11 07:56:09

Bangladesh experienced earthquakes for 590 times in the last 17 years, while the number of casualties in these tremors were nine, says the disaster management and relief minister. Mofazzal Hossain Ch...

PM receives donation cheques for relief fund

-- 2017-09-11 06:54:41

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday received cheques in donation from different ministries, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), and private organisations to her Relief and Welfare Fund.   Prime...

Rohingya crisis should be solved diplomatically: Tofail

-- 2017-09-11 05:07:32

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday said Rohingya crisis should solved diplomatically.   “As a neighbouring country, we’ll try diplomatically so that Rohingya people are sent b...

SC to hear BGMEA time petition on Oct 5

-- 2017-09-11 04:42:25

The Supreme Court will hear the petition seeking one year time to relocate the building of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on October 5.   Chamber Judge of th...

Landmine-hit Rohingyas at CMCH

-- 2017-09-11 02:07:17

Five Rohingyas, including two men wounded by landmines planted near the Myanmar border, have been admitted to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).   The five were brought from the Ku...

Uber brings relief to city commuters

-- 2017-09-10 12:00:00

With its hassle-free round-the-clock services, Uber, the world's largest on-demand ride-sharing company, has brought some sort of relief to city commuters, mainly for the middle-class ones, within eig...

PM opens 2nd submarine cable 

-- 2017-09-10 12:00:00

Bangladesh has reached a new height in Internet communication and services as the government commercially inaugurated the second submarine cable with 1500-gigabit per second (Gbps) bandwidth capacity....

12 more bullet-hit Rohingyas at CMCH

-- 2017-09-10 12:00:00

Twelve more Rohingyas, including a woman and two teenage girls, who have crossed border with bullet wounds, were admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) between Saturday night and Sunda...

Land dispute: One killed in Munshiganj

FE Online Desk 2017-09-10 12:00:00

An elderly man was hacked to death during a clash over a land-related dispute at Tongibari Upazila of  Munshiganj.   The incident occurred at Kandapahra village of the Upazila on Saturday...

Flood-hit farmers to get Tk 590m in seeds, fertiliser

-- 2017-09-10 12:00:00

The government will distribute seeds and fertiliser worth Tk 590 million to struggling farmers who suffered losses in the recent floods.   Nearly 550,000 farmers will receive aid under the prog...

Bangladesh has global support: FM

-- 2017-09-10 12:00:00

The international community has assured Bangladesh of their support in facing the Rohingya refugee crisis, the foreign minister has said after a meeting with diplomats in Dhaka. AH Mahmood Ali met am...

'Govt to accommodate Rohingyas at Thengar Char temporarily'

-- 2017-09-10 09:33:11

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Sunday informed that the government would arrange a single temporary accommodation for all the migrated Rohingyas at Thengar...

Fishermen stand by jute growers in Magura

Our Correspondent 2017-09-10 09:22:32

MAGURA, Aug 10: A novel initiative has been taken by the fishermen in Magura. Fishermen of five villages including Bashkutha under Magura sadar upazila have opened their leased waterbody for jute grow...

Tofa, Tohura ready to leave hospital

-- 2017-09-10 08:21:39

Tofa and Tohura, the conjoined twins who were successfully separated from each other at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), are ready to return home.   Health Minister Mohammed Nasim held a...

17th JS session to continue till Sept 14

-- 2017-09-10 08:02:39

The 17th session of the 10th parliament will continue until September 14 next.   The decision was taken at a meeting of the business advisory committee of the current parliament held at the Jat...