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BNP failed to frame an election -time supportive govt: Inu

BNP failed to frame an election -time supportive govt: Inu

-- 2018-01-21 03:50:17

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has failed to form an election -time supportive government in the last eight years. "BNP is acting like 2014 when they kil...

Naogaon road accident kills biker

Naogaon road accident kills biker

-- 2018-01-21 03:10:55

A motorcyclist was killed as a bus hit his bike in Biharinagar area under Dhamoirhat upazila of Naogaon on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Mominul Islam Bipul (28), a representative of...

BSMRMU holds moot court

BSMRMU holds moot court

FE Online Desk 2018-01-21 02:26:06

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) has held a moot court on its Mirpur campus in Dhaka city. Justice A F M Abdur Rahman conducted the court on Saturday, which aims at enha...

Farmers expects good yield of potato in Rajshahi

Farmers expects good yield of potato in Rajshahi

-- 2018-01-21 01:39:04

Farmers are hopeful about a good potato production in the region in the current season as overall climatic condition remains favorable for the farming. With a view to making good profit like the prev...

BKB arranges day-long conference for branch managers

BKB arranges day-long conference for branch managers

FE Online Desk 2018-01-21 01:23:13

Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) organised a day-long conference for the branch managers of Faridpur division at BRAC TARC Learning Centre recently. Mohammad Helal Uddin, Managing Director of the bank a...

Govt to set land ownership in CHT: PM

Govt to set land ownership in CHT: PM

-- 2018-01-21 01:13:19

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that the inhabitants of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) would enjoy the ownership of land there as people in other regions of the country do. The Premier...

Rohingya crisis growing : World Bank

Rohingya crisis growing : World Bank

FE Online Desk 2018-01-20 12:00:00

The World Bank says Rohingya crisis is growing rapidly and feels it is an urgent need to help Bangladesh cope with the influx. Its South Asia Region Vice President Annette Dixon said this on Wednesda...

Mobile internet access in B'desh lower than South Asian average

Mobile internet access in B'desh lower than South Asian average

Ismail Hossain 2018-01-20 12:00:00

The mobile telephony sector must take data protection seriously if it wants be at the heart of digital community, a top executive of global telecom industry has said. "The mobile industry will not be...

Onion could help TB antibiotic fight: Study

Onion could help TB antibiotic fight: Study

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

A type of onion could help the fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis, a study has suggested. Researchers believe the antibacterial properties extracted from the Persian shallot...

Four ‘robbers’ die in Jessore‘gunfights’

Four ‘robbers’ die in Jessore‘gunfights’

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

Four alleged robbers were killed in separate “gunfights” with their rivals in Sadar and Jhikargachha upazilas of Jessore early Friday. The identities of the deceased could not be known ye...

Miscreants gun down Rohingya man in Cox’s Bazar

Miscreants gun down Rohingya man in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

Some unidentified miscreants shot dead a Rohingya man at a Rohingya camp in Thaingkhali area of Ukhia upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Yusuf, 35, leader (majhi) of no...

BD Chemistry Olympiad holds preliminary round

BD Chemistry Olympiad holds preliminary round

FE Online Desk 2018-01-20 12:00:00

The preliminary round of Bangladesh Chemistry Olympiad, supported by the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, was held in eleven centres of seven divisions of the country. Top 20 participants rewarded for...

Macau police go after casino dealer over $6m theft

Macau police go after casino dealer over $6m theft

BBC 2018-01-20 12:00:00

Police in Macau have said they are looking for a casino dealer who allegedly stole more than 47m Hong Kong dollars (£4m; $6m) worth of chips. Police have not named the casino, but Reuters news...

Eradication of 'monga' relieves poor people in Rangpur

Eradication of 'monga' relieves poor people in Rangpur

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

Successful eradication of 'monga' has relieved the poor people from the cruel cycle of extreme poverty, which helps the government increase its popularity in the district. Officials said a comprehens...

C’nawabganj road crash kills couple

C’nawabganj road crash kills couple

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

A man and his wife died in a road accident at Ranihati on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid highway in Shibganj upazila on Saturday noon. The deceased were Aslam Uddin alias Enamul, 65, and his wife Miniara...

Onion farming on rise in Gopalganj

Onion farming on rise in Gopalganj

Our Correspondent 2018-01-20 12:00:00

Farmers in Gopalganj are passing a very busy time as onion cultivation is going on in full swing. The Department of Agriculture Extension said around 2825 hectares of land have been brought under the...

Local administration imposes section 144 in Kumarkhali

Local administration imposes section 144 in Kumarkhali

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

The local administration imposed section 144 at Kumarkhali upazila as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal(Jasad) --called their meetings at the same venue and time on Saturday....

Only DU students to get campus facilities: Authority

Only DU students to get campus facilities: Authority

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

The students with identification cards from Dhaka University will only get all sorts of facilities from the campus, said the university administration. "The students of seven affiliated colleges will...

EC sets new time frame to finish constituency delimitation process

EC sets new time frame to finish constituency delimitation process

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

The Election Commission of Bangladesh (EC) was to complete the delimitation process by December last as per its road map prepared for the next national polls.  However, it has not published the...

President puts focus on quality production to enhance export competitiveness

President puts focus on quality production to enhance export competitiveness

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

President M Abdul Hamid has asked the agriculturists, scientists, farmers and entrepreneurs to utilise the potentials of fisheries and livestock sector for accelerating the pace of national developmen...

FM says polls won’t hamper Rohingya repatriation

FM says polls won’t hamper Rohingya repatriation

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

The foreign minister has said that the Rohingya repatriation process won’t be hampered due to the looming national elections. AH Mahmood Ali on Saturday said, "Why, I don't see any reason." He...

Internet giants 'better' at removing hate speech: EU

Internet giants 'better' at removing hate speech: EU

-- 2018-01-20 11:56:15

Net firms are getting better at removing illegal hate speech, according to the European Union. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft all took place in a voluntary EU scheme to monitor their platfo...

Mild quake shakes northern districts

Mild quake shakes northern districts

-- 2018-01-20 10:43:31

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook northern parts of Bangladesh on Saturday morning. The mild tremor was felt around 7:14 am in the northern districts, according to Dhaka Met Office. The epicentre of...

Polythene polluting environment again; Greens blame government

Polythene polluting environment again; Greens blame government

-- 2018-01-20 10:26:30

The green activists have alleged that the polythene shopping bag ban law has become ineffective due to 'inaction' of the government’s enforcement agency. They came up with the allegation while...

Stocks extend losing streak as bank shares keep falling

Stocks extend losing streak as bank shares keep falling

Babul Barman 2018-01-20 09:59:21

Stocks witnessed yet another bearish week that ended Thursday amid lack-lustre trading as investors continued their selling binge on sector-wise issues ahead of monetary policy statement (MPS) announc...

Need for Rohingya support greater now than before: WB

Need for Rohingya support greater now than before: WB

-- 2018-01-20 09:50:07

The need to support the host of Myanmar's displaced Rohingya people are much greater now than the initial period as the crisis is rapidly growing. Visiting World Bank South Asia Region Vice President...

Seasonal veg prices move up as traders blame biting cold

Seasonal veg prices move up as traders blame biting cold

FE Report 2018-01-20 09:48:24

Vegetables became pricier last week compounding the sufferings of the consumers already hit hard by rising prices of essentials. Hilsa price hike also continued during the period while ginger prices...

Bangladesh slips one step on visa-free travel rights

Bangladesh slips one step on visa-free travel rights

FE Report 2018-01-20 09:45:42

Bangladesh slips one step down in a latest global passport index, now standing even behind war-torn South Sudan in ensuring their citizens' visa-free foreign travels. Bangladeshi passport is now in 9...

Ctg witnesses deaths of three dolphins in 18 days

Ctg witnesses deaths of three dolphins in 18 days

-- 2018-01-20 09:11:45

People in Hathajari area on Saturday spotted body of a rare species of dolphin on a branch of Halda River in Chittagong district. The locals said the weight of the six-feet Dolphin would be approxima...

President eyes employment generation by utilising livestock sector

President eyes employment generation by utilising livestock sector

-- 2018-01-20 08:12:31

President M Abdul Hamid said unemployment can be barred by tapping the potentials of fisheries and livestock sector and utilising it fully. The President said it on Saturday while inaugurating the 'L...