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Rohingya crisis is a lesson for world, says PM

Rohingya crisis is a lesson for world, says PM

-- 2019-05-30 12:17:26

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Rohingya crisis is a lesson for other similar situations in the region and elsewhere in the world to overcome chaos with the power of peace, humanity and...

Hyundai eyes investment in BD energy sector

Hyundai eyes investment in BD energy sector

FE Report 2019-05-30 10:56:37

The Hyundai Group, a South Korean business conglomerate, has expressed its interest to invest in the energy and power sector of Bangladesh. A high-level delegation of the company showed its eagerne...

Govt’s Zakat Board fails to mobilise adequate money

Govt’s Zakat Board fails to mobilise adequate money

Sajibur Rahman 2019-05-30 10:52:42

The government's Zakat Board could not mobilise a significant amount of Zakat collection over the past several years despite a substantial rise in the number of wealthy and financially-solvent people...

BB revises schedule of auction of repos

BB revises schedule of auction of repos

FE Report 2019-05-30 10:46:12

The central bank has revised time schedule of repo, reverse repo, assured liquidity support (ALS) and special repo auctions to help banks manage their funds efficiently. Under the revised schedule,...

Falling Rohingya funding frets government

Falling Rohingya funding frets government

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-05-30 09:30:19

The fall in funding for humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugees has stoked concern among policymakers and relevant partners. Until May this year, only 18 per cent fund of the required US$ 920....

Dhaka, Tokyo vow to fight terrorism together

Dhaka, Tokyo vow to fight terrorism together

-- 2019-05-29 21:40:04

Bangladesh and Japan on Wednesday reiterated firm stance to fight terrorism together as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held bilateral talks in Tokyo. “The...

Three restaurants fined in city

Three restaurants fined in city

-- 2019-05-29 21:06:44

Three restaurants in Mirpur were fined Tk 110,000 during an anti-adulteration drive by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday. Executive Magistrate Abdullah Al Mamun led the mobile court while...

'Steps taken to export rice'

'Steps taken to export rice'

-- 2019-05-29 20:51:40

Urging all not to do politics with farmers and agriculture sector, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said the government has already taken all necessary steps to export the surplus ric...

BIWTA knocks down 590 illegal structures in 19 days

BIWTA knocks down 590 illegal structures in 19 days

-- 2019-05-29 20:43:04

A team of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) demolished a total of 590 illegal structures from Narayanganj river port area in 19 working days. Of the total 590 illegal structures, th...

'93pc people in Bangladesh now under electricity coverage'

'93pc people in Bangladesh now under electricity coverage'

-- 2019-05-29 20:31:26

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said access to quality and reliable electricity is no more a dream for Bangladesh as electricity coverage reached 93 per cent pe...

Khaleda’s condition much better now: BSMMU

Khaleda’s condition much better now: BSMMU

-- 2019-05-29 20:28:32

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities on Wednesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition is now much better than before. "Her (Khaleda's) condition is graduall...

Khaleda getting iftar as per jail code: Obaidul Quader

Khaleda getting iftar as per jail code: Obaidul Quader

-- 2019-05-29 20:01:23

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is getting iftar following the jail code. “Serving iftar to inma...

'Take steps to stop chaos in transport fare management'

'Take steps to stop chaos in transport fare management'

FE Online Report 2019-05-29 19:19:37

The Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJS) on Wednesday called for immediate measures to stop chaos in the country’s transport fare-management during people’s homecoming on Eid vacation. Th...

President leaves for India to join Modi's oath-taking ceremony

President leaves for India to join Modi's oath-taking ceremony

-- 2019-05-29 19:15:39

President Md Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for India on Wednesday afternoon on a three-day visit to join the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India.  “A VVIP flight...

Former Sonagazi OC Moazzem seeks anticipatory bail

Former Sonagazi OC Moazzem seeks anticipatory bail

-- 2019-05-29 19:10:07

Former Sonagazi OC Moazzem Hossain has filed a petition with the High Court seeking anticipatory bail after a tribunal ordered his arrest in a case over recording and circulating a video statement of...

PM’s press secy Ihsanul Karim gets three-year extension

PM’s press secy Ihsanul Karim gets three-year extension

-- 2019-05-29 17:53:57

The government has extended the appointment of career journalist Ihsanul Karim as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary for three years. The Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesda...

Probe report in FR Tower inferno case July 7

Probe report in FR Tower inferno case July 7

-- 2019-05-29 17:46:47

A Dhaka court on Wednesday set July 7 to submit probe report in the case lodged over deadly inferno in FR Tower in capital’s Banani area on March 28 this year. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Deb...

BD to work with any country to attain SDGs

BD to work with any country to attain SDGs

-- 2019-05-29 17:42:06

Planning Minister MA Mannan on Wednesday said Bangladesh is ready to work with India and other countries in achieving the targets of the SDGs. “In attaining the SDGs, we can work together with...

President stresses improvement of peacekeepers’ skills

President stresses improvement of peacekeepers’ skills

-- 2019-05-29 17:28:55

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday stressed the need for enhancing technological and technical expertise of Bangladeshi peacekeepers through training to compete with those from other countries. "It's...

Man stabs brother to death in Joypurhat

Man stabs brother to death in Joypurhat

-- 2019-05-29 17:23:36

A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his brother at Ishwarpur under Sadar upazila in Joypurhat on Wednesday morning over a trifling matter. The deceased was identified as Harunur Rashid, son of la...

Bangladesh, Japan sign $2.5b ODA deal

Bangladesh, Japan sign $2.5b ODA deal

-- 2019-05-29 16:58:47

Bangladesh and Japan on Wednesday signed their 40th ODA deal involving US$ 2.5 billion for implementing five projects to bolster ties between the two countries. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secr...

Metro rail to be inaugurated on December 16, 2021

Metro rail to be inaugurated on December 16, 2021

-- 2019-05-29 16:36:12

The metro rail service in the capital will be formally inaugurated on December 16, 2021, amid the celebrations of Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence. Road Transport and Bridges Ministe...

WB to provide $100.5m for improving DSCC livability

WB to provide $100.5m for improving DSCC livability

FE Report 2019-05-29 15:00:02

The World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh with $100.5 million in credit to help improve livability of four large neighborhoods in Dhaka City, benefitting about a million residents. The WB financing...

Illegal on-street parking adds to commuters’ sufferings

Illegal on-street parking adds to commuters’ sufferings

Jubair Hasan 2019-05-29 14:07:58

Shortage of parking spaces in the city's most high-rise commercial and residential buildings forces the car owners to illegally occupy a significant portion of public places. Such illegal and haphaza...

President leaves Dhaka today to join Modi's swearing-in

President leaves Dhaka today to join Modi's swearing-in

-- 2019-05-29 14:01:39

President M Abdul Hamid is going to leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon on a three-day visit to join the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India. “A VV...

Police arrest man for killing stepson

Police arrest man for killing stepson

-- 2019-05-29 13:28:13

Police arrested a man for killing his stepson at Senbhag village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district on Tuesday midnight. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Ali, a resident of Ekdala in Nator...

CPB leader Syed Abu Zafar Ahmed passes away

CPB leader Syed Abu Zafar Ahmed passes away

-- 2019-05-29 13:21:04

Syed Abu Zafar Ahmed, former general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), has passed away at the age of 65. He passed away during treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka on early Wedne...

Six killed in separate ‘gunfights’

Six killed in separate ‘gunfights’

-- 2019-05-29 13:20:39

Four suspected robbers and two alleged drug traders were killed in separate incidents of so-called gunfight in Bagerhat and Cumilla districts early Wednesday. In Bagerhat, four suspected robbers were...

PM calls upon Japanese entrepreneurs to explore BD

PM calls upon Japanese entrepreneurs to explore BD

-- 2019-05-29 12:15:14

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the Japanese business community to explore newer areas for investment in export-oriented sectors of Bangladesh. Sheikh Hasina invited the Japanes...

Summit Group inks MoU with JERA

Summit Group inks MoU with JERA

-- 2019-05-29 11:38:53

Summit Group of Bangladesh and Japan's Energy for New Era (JERA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday. According to the MoU, the JERA will provide assistance and support to Sheikh...