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GP agrees to pay BTRC Tk 2b over disputed audit claim

GP agrees to pay BTRC Tk 2b over disputed audit claim

-- 2019-11-14 14:43:29

Grameenphone has agreed to pay Tk 2 billion out of Tk 125.8 billion in 'unpaid dues found in audit' to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Lawyer Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh,...

BD faces bribery risks higher than peers in South Asia

BD faces bribery risks higher than peers in South Asia

FE ONLINE DESK 2019-11-14 14:09:02

Bangladesh is more vulnerable to bribery risks than any other country in South Asia, according to a latest international report. In the updated index report titled Trace Bribery Risk Matrix, Banglade...

Primary, Ebtedayee exams begin Nov 17

Primary, Ebtedayee exams begin Nov 17

-- 2019-11-14 13:53:40

The primary and Ebtedayee terminal examinations will begin from November 17 across the country. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education M Zakir Hossain said this at a press briefing at the mini...

Biman wheelchair attendant illegally flies to Chattogram from Dhaka

Biman wheelchair attendant illegally flies to Chattogram from Dhaka

KAMRUN NAHAR 2019-11-14 13:32:17

A wheelchair attendant of Biman Bangladesh Airlines illegally went to Chattogram on its own flight from Dhaka on Thursday morning while helping a passenger with boarding, which allegedly happened due...

PM vows to build poverty-free Bangladesh

PM vows to build poverty-free Bangladesh

-- 2019-11-14 13:23:16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed her firm conviction to make a poverty-free Bangladesh as hunger has already been eradicated from the country. “We’ve been able to make t...

Rohingya man dies in Teknaf ‘gunfight’

Rohingya man dies in Teknaf ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-11-14 12:16:06

A Rohingya man, accused in several criminal cases, was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Shalbagan in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on early Thursday. The deceased was identified as...

Zia Charitable Trust graft case: Khaleda seeks bail

Zia Charitable Trust graft case: Khaleda seeks bail

-- 2019-11-14 12:11:29

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia moved the Appellate Division on Thursday challenging a High Court (HC) order that had turned down her bail petition in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. Barrister...

Saudi to introduce new foreign manpower programme

Saudi to introduce new foreign manpower programme

FE ONLINE DESK 2019-11-14 12:07:13

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will introduce a new foreign manpower programme starting the next month by issuing visas for specific occupations, said Nayef Al-Omair, head of the vocational examination p...

700 level-crossings in railway west zone lack gatemen

700 level-crossings in railway west zone lack gatemen

-- 2019-11-14 12:03:30

More than 700 level crossings in the western region of Bangladesh Railway -- Khulna, Rajshahi, and Rangpur divisions -- are operating without gatemen, increasing the risks of deadly accidents. Source...

Fire at Foreign Ministry

Fire at Foreign Ministry

-- 2019-11-14 11:35:23

A fire broke out at the Foreign Ministry in Segunbagicha area of Dhaka city on Wednesday night. Md Jewel, telephone operator at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said the fire originat...

Most food waste takes place at wedding parties: Study

Most food waste takes place at wedding parties: Study

FE REPORT 2019-11-14 10:53:37

Around 50 per cent of youths visit restaurants two to four times a month, spending Tk 3,000 each, indicating high food and water consumption and higher waste, a study showed. Most food waste takes pl...

Row over 'Nirapon' activities: US retailers want BD to support their platform

Row over 'Nirapon' activities: US retailers want BD to support their platform

FE Report 2019-11-14 10:48:13

A group of US apparel retailers and importers has urged Bangladesh government and other stakeholders to support their platform Nirapon's efforts to improve worker safety in the country's readymade gar...

Cyclone Bulbul: 100,000 people still without electricity in Bagerhat

Cyclone Bulbul: 100,000 people still without electricity in Bagerhat

-- 2019-11-14 10:00:48

The electricity supply system of Bagerhat Rural Electrification Board (REB) was severely affected by the cyclonic storm Bulbul that lashed the country’s coastal districts in the early hours of S...

Train accidents kill 111 in six years

Train accidents kill 111 in six years

MUNIMA SULTANA 2019-11-14 09:45:18

Some 12 train accidents took place on the loops of railway tracks in the country in last six years, but none of them caused death except Wednesday's crash. The latest accident which killed at least 1...

Govt to ensure speedy trial of Abrar murder

Govt to ensure speedy trial of Abrar murder

-- 2019-11-13 20:37:46

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said the government will take measures to fast-track the Abrar Fahad murder trial. The minister made the remarks at a media briefing at the Secretariat on Wednesday after...

Income tax fair from Thursday

Income tax fair from Thursday

-- 2019-11-13 20:13:03

The weeklong national income tax fair-2019 will begin on Thursday across the country aiming to encourage potential taxpayers and increase awareness among the people. Chairman of the National Board of...

Drive to continue until eradication of crimes: PM

Drive to continue until eradication of crimes: PM

-- 2019-11-13 19:31:38

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the ongoing drive against casinos and all sorts of corruption, including bribery, will continue until the elimination of crimes from all spheres of the s...

Police arrest two EC employees over NID scam

Police arrest two EC employees over NID scam

-- 2019-11-13 17:47:09

Police have arrested two employees of the Election Commission's offices in Chattogram in connection with the distribution of counterfeit NIDs to Rohingya refugees. The arrestees are Abul Khair Bhuiya...

Call to revise safety net provision for crab farmers

Call to revise safety net provision for crab farmers

-- 2019-11-13 17:28:13

There is a crying need to revise the safety net provision for crab farmers and the existing ban period to collect wild crabs should be stretched. Speakers came up with the recommendations while unvei...

'Construction works of third Karnaphuli bridge begins next year'

'Construction works of third Karnaphuli bridge begins next year'

-- 2019-11-13 17:12:21

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the construction works of the proposed third Karnaphuli bridge will start next year under the financial assistance of Republic of K...

Anisul for holding Abrar murder trial in speedy tribunal

Anisul for holding Abrar murder trial in speedy tribunal

-- 2019-11-13 17:04:04

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the case over the barbaric murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad should be held in the speedy trial tribunal to complete the p...

'Robber' killed in Ashuganj gunfight

'Robber' killed in Ashuganj gunfight

-- 2019-11-13 16:24:11

A suspected robber has died in a so-called shootout with police in Brahmanbaria’s Ashuganj Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. The incident took place in Jatrapur Chaporbari area of the Upazila arou...

Bangladeshi man pays Rs 5.0m to kidnappers in Kolkata

Bangladeshi man pays Rs 5.0m to kidnappers in Kolkata

-- 2019-11-13 16:16:37

A Bangladeshi businessman has alleged that he paid a ransom of Rs 5.0 million to secure his release from a group of kidnappers, PTI reports citing a senior police officer, according to bdnews24.com....

No war criminals at Victory Day programmes: Minister

No war criminals at Victory Day programmes: Minister

-- 2019-11-13 15:10:07

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said war criminals and people with controversial roles in the Liberation War will not be allowed to attend Victory Day programmes across the country. &ldqu...

ACC opens probe against former Gopalganj university VC

ACC opens probe against former Gopalganj university VC

-- 2019-11-13 14:43:22

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has opened an investigation into the allegations of embezzlement and acquisition of illegal wealth against Khondoker Nasiruddin, the former vice chancellor of Gopa...

'Human failure' behind B'baria train crash: Probe committee

'Human failure' behind B'baria train crash: Probe committee

-- 2019-11-13 14:37:01

A probe panel formed by the railway authority has attributed the fatal train crash to ‘human failure’ in Brahmanbaria that left 16 people dead and at least 50 others wounded. “It...

Abrar murder: Police file charge sheet accusing 25

Abrar murder: Police file charge sheet accusing 25

Agencies 2019-11-13 13:22:30

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday submitted charge sheet before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court accusing 25 people in BUET student Abrar Fahad k...

Rail authorities initiate case over B'baria train crash

Rail authorities initiate case over B'baria train crash

-- 2019-11-13 12:16:42

The railway authorities have started a case over the fatal collision between two trains on Tuesday that left 16 people dead in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba Upazila. Mandabagh Railway Station Master Zak...

Govt to ensure 100pc electricity coverage within ‘Mujib Year’: PM

Govt to ensure 100pc electricity coverage within ‘Mujib Year’: PM

-- 2019-11-13 11:28:51

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will be able to provide electricity to every house during the announced 'Mujib Year', which will be celebrated from March 2020 to March 20...

Separate dept on cards to train, employ manpower

Separate dept on cards to train, employ manpower

Monira Munni 2019-11-13 11:05:13

The government has taken a move to set up a separate department under the labour ministry mainly to generate skilled manpower and provide them with employment, officials said. The Ministry of Labour...