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Secretariat area to be 'No Horn Zone' from Dec 17

Secretariat area to be 'No Horn Zone' from Dec 17

FE Online Report 2019-12-08 16:58:29

The government has declared the surrounding areas of the secretariat as 'No Horn Zone', which will come into effect from December 17. According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Chan...

Police to seek remand for Rumpa's 'friend'

Police to seek remand for Rumpa's 'friend'

-- 2019-12-08 15:05:14

Police are set to request a 7-day remand to grill Abdur Rahman Saikat, a friend of Rubaiyat Sharmin Rumpa, over the death of the Stamford University student. Saikat was apprehended in connection with...

Rohingya man dies in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Rohingya man dies in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-12-08 14:34:07

A Rohingya man has been killed in an alleged gunfight over ‘territorial dominance’ between rival factions at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf Upazila. Two others were wo...

Man held with 20 gold bars at Ctg airport

Man held with 20 gold bars at Ctg airport

-- 2019-12-08 14:02:54

Customs officials arrested a man along with 20 gold bars at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Sunday. The arrestee is Mohammad Ohidul Alam. Khairul Kabir, assistant manager of the a...

Jute mill workers stage sit-in  in Khulna, Jashore to press home 11-point demand

Jute mill workers stage sit-in in Khulna, Jashore to press home 11-point demand

FE ONLINE DESK 2019-12-08 14:02:24

Thousands of workers of the nine state-run jute mills in Khulna and Jashore have staged a sit-in programme this morning as part of their scheduled agitation programme to push for their 11-point demand...

Cumilla free day today

Cumilla free day today

FE Online Desk 2019-12-08 13:55:11

Cumilla district was freed from the occupation of the Pakistani occupation forces this day (December 8) in 1971. To mark the day, Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, Cumilla District Command, Cumilla bro...

Two arrested over Barishal triple murder

Two arrested over Barishal triple murder

-- 2019-12-08 13:03:57

Law enforcers have arrested two people over the killing of three people at a house in Banaripara upazila of Barishal. The arrestees were identified as Jakir Hossain, son of Chunnu Haldar, and his ass...

Diarrhoea, cholera spread in Rohingya refugee camps

Diarrhoea, cholera spread in Rohingya refugee camps

OUR COX'S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT 2019-12-08 12:11:57

Diarrhoea and cholera has broken out in 34 Rohingya refugee camps under Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar district. According to refugee camp and district health department sources, more than...

Case proceedings against Nawshaba to remain halted: SC

Case proceedings against Nawshaba to remain halted: SC

-- 2019-12-08 12:10:49

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order staying the proceedings of a case against actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed under the Information and Communication Technolog...

13pc listed cos being traded below face value

13pc listed cos being traded below face value

FE Report 2019-12-08 10:32:15

Shares of around 13 per cent listed companies are being traded at the prices below their face value of Tk 10 as they have failed to perform as per investors' expectation. Of 319 companies listed with...

Thieves steal onion from fields!

Thieves steal onion from fields!

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2019-12-08 10:26:03

Due to the prolonged price hike, immature onion is being stolen from fields in Bogura, Sirajganj, Pabna and Joypurhat districts. The farmers are defying acute cold wave at night to guard crops, accor...

No project on front side of Kamalapur railway station: BR

No project on front side of Kamalapur railway station: BR

MUNIMA SULTANA 2019-12-08 10:05:00

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has decided not to allow any transport related projects linking the front side of Kamalapur Railway Station (KRS). The decision came at a recent meeting as BR was unable t...

8-km viaduct of metro rail now visible

8-km viaduct of metro rail now visible

BSS 2019-12-07 20:13:20

The construction work of the metro rail is progressing fast as an 8.04-kilometre viaduct from Uttara to Agargaon has become visible. “So far 38.35 per cent of the 20.10-kilometre metro-rail pro...

Youth killed for protesting against sexual harassment in Kushtia

Youth killed for protesting against sexual harassment in Kushtia

-- 2019-12-07 18:27:47

A youth, who had protested against the sexual harassment of women, was killed in Gobindopur village of Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Manna Kha, 25, son...

'AL to choose leaders on merit'

'AL to choose leaders on merit'

-- 2019-12-07 17:41:19

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has warned party leaders and activists that the days of assuming leadership roles in the party by flexing political muscle are over. His warning came hou...

Rabab Fatima presents her credentials to UN SG

Rabab Fatima presents her credentials to UN SG

BSS 2019-12-07 17:04:50

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Rabab Fatima presented her credentials to the UN Secretary General (SG) Ant¢nio Guterres, in the UN Headquarters on...

Govt plans to introduce virtual court: PM

Govt plans to introduce virtual court: PM

-- 2019-12-07 15:18:52

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government is thinking about introducing a virtual court in the country. Speaking at the National Judicial Conference-2019, she said it will reduce t...

BGB detains 12 Bangladeshis returning from India

BGB detains 12 Bangladeshis returning from India

-- 2019-12-07 14:57:37

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained twelve Bangladeshis on Saturday from Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district shortly after returning to Bangladesh from India without valid documents. In a...

Police recover scientist’s body in Rajshahi

Police recover scientist’s body in Rajshahi

-- 2019-12-07 13:47:20

Police have recovered the body of a retired scientist from his house in Moulovipara area in Rajshahi district. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hai, 65, a retired scientist of Bangladesh Council...

Canada to remain potentially engaged with BD: Envoy

Canada to remain potentially engaged with BD: Envoy

-- 2019-12-07 13:40:30

Canadian high commissioner in Dhaka Benoit Préfontaine on Saturday said there are many areas where Canada will continue to energetically work with Bangladesh -- bilaterally, regionally and inte...

Let's ensure justice for everyone: PM

Let's ensure justice for everyone: PM

-- 2019-12-07 13:19:37

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hoped that judges, being accountable to the country, its people and the Constitution, will help ensure the rule of law and justice. "I don’t want that l...

Unheard tales of Bangladeshis trapped in Algeria

Unheard tales of Bangladeshis trapped in Algeria

-- 2019-12-07 12:07:28

When they left the country for Algeria a few months back with dreams of changing their fate, they all were ecstatic. Now they feel trapped and are living in inhuman conditions in the North African cou...

Myanmar returns 17 Bangladeshi fishermen

Myanmar returns 17 Bangladeshi fishermen

-- 2019-12-07 11:56:45

Seventeen Bangladeshi fishermen who were detained by Myanmar Navy as they entered its water territory after their boat went of order were sent back on Friday night. They were handed over to Banglades...

Meghna launch collision kills one

Meghna launch collision kills one

-- 2019-12-07 11:54:06

A collision between two launches on the Meghna River has left one passenger dead and 15 others injured. The accident, involving Chandpur-bound MV Bogdadia-13 and Dhaka-bound MV Manik-4, took place ne...

Three of a family found dead in Barishal

Three of a family found dead in Barishal

-- 2019-12-07 11:37:48

Police recovered bodies of three members of a family from the Banaripara upazila of Barishal on Saturday. Zafor Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Banaripara Police Station, said they recovered the body of...

Petrobangla building fire extinguished

Petrobangla building fire extinguished

-- 2019-12-07 11:15:39

A fire that broke out at the Petrobangla building in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar on Saturday morning was put out after about half an hour. Ershad Liton, duty of Fire Service, said the fire was reported from...

Caregivers not taking much care of women migrants’ children

Caregivers not taking much care of women migrants’ children

ARAFAT ARA 2019-12-07 10:41:09

Children, left behind by women migrant workers, lack family care, exposing them to different types of vulnerability including abuse. In absence of mothers, they are forced to take on an extra workloa...

BCIC disputes Q1 financial report of Miracle Industries

BCIC disputes Q1 financial report of Miracle Industries

JUBAIR HASAN 2019-12-07 10:18:55

Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), a major shareholder of publicly listed Miracle Industries Limited, has raised questions over authenticity of the company's financial filing, official...

E-banking impacts banks' profitability

E-banking impacts banks' profitability

ISMAIL HOSSAIN 2019-12-07 10:14:57

E-banking has a positive and significant impact on the performance of the country's commercial banks in terms of net interest margin (NIM), return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE), a study f...

Q1 budget deficit soars

Q1 budget deficit soars

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2019-12-07 10:12:15

The budget deficit during the July-September period last increased by nearly 200 per cent compared with the corresponding three months in 2018, as gains in tax receipts were offset by higher spendin...