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Misuse of bond facility: 100 tonnes of fabric seized

Misuse of bond facility: 100 tonnes of fabric seized

-- 2019-10-05 19:46:26

The Customs Bond Commissionerate (CBC) in Dhaka on Saturday seized over 100 tonnes of fabric over misuse of bond facility during a drive to three markets at Islampur in Dhaka.. The raw fabrics were i...

Child rape, murder incidents marks alarming rise in Jan-Sept

Child rape, murder incidents marks alarming rise in Jan-Sept

FE Online Report 2019-10-05 18:09:21

Incidents of child murder and rape, across the country marked an alarmingly significant rise in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, according to a...

Tulip Siddiq among influential politicians in London

Tulip Siddiq among influential politicians in London

BSS 2019-10-05 17:57:24

Bangladesh-origin United Kingdom’s Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq has been ranked on the most influential politicians’ list in London this year. Evening Standard, a London-based newsp...

Water levels of Padma, Mohananda recede in C'nawabganj

Water levels of Padma, Mohananda recede in C'nawabganj

-- 2019-10-05 16:52:25

The water levels of Padma and Mohananda rivers started receding in Chapainawabganj on Saturday morning. According to Chapainawbganj Water Development Board (WDB), the Padma water level fell by at lea...

'Introduction of carbon tax necessary for addressing climate change'

'Introduction of carbon tax necessary for addressing climate change'

BSS 2019-10-05 16:35:15

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has underscored the need for introducing carbon tax in Bangladesh to mobilise more domestic revenue to increase investment for addressing the challenges of climat...

Dhaka, Delhi sign seven bilateral documents

Dhaka, Delhi sign seven bilateral documents

-- 2019-10-05 13:53:21

Bangladesh and India today (Saturday) signed seven bilateral documents to take the relations between the two countries to the next trajectory. The documents were signed after a bilateral meeting betw...

India reaffirms 'highest priority' to ties with BD

India reaffirms 'highest priority' to ties with BD

FE Online Desk 2019-10-05 13:10:34

India has reaffirmed to attach the 'highest priority' to the country's relations with its neighbouring Bangladesh. The country made the reaffirmation during a meeting between its external affairs min...

Barishal road crash kills two

Barishal road crash kills two

-- 2019-10-05 12:26:06

Two people were killed as a private car hit a three wheeler on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Kashimpur area of Barishal on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Hashem, 40, son of Mizan Jomad...

Police recover beheaded body in Gaibandha

Police recover beheaded body in Gaibandha

-- 2019-10-05 11:50:51

Police recovered the beheaded body of a man at Peyarapur Guarvita village in Sadar upazila of Gaibandha district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Dulu Mia, son of Kebarat Mia of the area,...

Youth lands in jail for early marriage attempt

Youth lands in jail for early marriage attempt

-- 2019-10-05 11:47:22

Twenty five-year old bridegroom was sentenced to one month jail term after he was caught red handed while attempting to marry a 13-year girl at Bhatpara village in Sadar upazila of in Brahmanbaria on...

By-election to Ershad’s Rangpur-3 seat underway

By-election to Ershad’s Rangpur-3 seat underway

-- 2019-10-05 11:12:46

Voting is underway in the by-election to the Rangpur-3 parliamentary seat vacated after the death of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad. Polls opened in 175 voting centres at the constituency at 9:00 am...

Purbachal New Town Project: Infrastructure still incomplete

Purbachal New Town Project: Infrastructure still incomplete

KAMRUN NAHAR 2019-10-05 10:37:03

Major infrastructure work still remains incomplete at Purbachal New Town Project though Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) claims that the allottees will be able to construct houses on their plots...

Sanofi, govt disagree on asset assessment

Sanofi, govt disagree on asset assessment

JUBAIR HASAN 2019-10-05 10:22:21

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi now wants to do rapid assessment of its assets in Bangladesh meant for disposing of its stake here despite strong reservations from the government side, official...

BB changes observers in AB Bank, Padma

BB changes observers in AB Bank, Padma

Siddique Islam 2019-10-05 10:16:49

The central bank has reshuffled its observers in two private commercial banks (PCBs) to further strengthen its supervision of the banks for improving their financial condition, officials said. Un...

World Economic Forum: PM floats four principles for connectivity, amity

World Economic Forum: PM floats four principles for connectivity, amity

-- 2019-10-04 21:06:19

South Asia must emerge as a connected, friendly and competitive region always ready to build bridges with other regions, said Sheikh Hasina. “In the past decades, we’ve seen many lofty re...

One arrested with 73 iphones at HSIA

One arrested with 73 iphones at HSIA

-- 2019-10-04 20:31:07

Members of preventive team of the Dhaka Customs House arrested a person with 73 sets of iPhone from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city on Thursday. The arrestee was identified...

No buses on four Khulna routes as owners go on strike

No buses on four Khulna routes as owners go on strike

-- 2019-10-04 19:55:30

No buses left the district for Gopalganj, Barishal, and Madaripur since Friday morning as the Rupsa-Bagerhat Bus Minibus Owners’ Association started enforcing an indefinite strike. Thousands of...

1,500 tonnes of Indian onions under LCs before ban start arriving

1,500 tonnes of Indian onions under LCs before ban start arriving

-- 2019-10-04 19:40:40

A consignment of around 1,500 metric tonnes of onion loaded in 60 trucks under LCs opened before the existing ban started entering Bangladesh on Friday. Sanjit Kumar Majumder, secretary of Hili Expor...

PM urges India not to abruptly stop commodity export

PM urges India not to abruptly stop commodity export

-- 2019-10-04 18:48:27

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged India to inform Bangladesh before taking any decision to stop export of essential commodities, like onion, in future. “Suddenly, you (India) stopped the e...

326 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

326 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2019-10-04 17:51:49

A total of 326 people were hospitalised across the country with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Friday. Among them, 78 were admitted to hospitals in the capital and 248 in other parts of t...

Buddhist scholar Satyapriya Mohathero dies

Buddhist scholar Satyapriya Mohathero dies

-- 2019-10-04 17:21:09

Satyapriya Mohathero, one of the foremost Buddhist leaders in Bangladesh and the principal of Buddhists temples in Ramu, has died at the age of 89. According to bdnews24.com, he passed away during tr...

Police arrest member of ‘organ trading’ syndicate

Police arrest member of ‘organ trading’ syndicate

-- 2019-10-04 15:34:09

Police in a drive arrested a member of ‘organ trading’ syndicate from Telihar village in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district on Thursday night. The arrestee was identified as Rahim...

Saudi sends back 130 Bangladeshi workers

Saudi sends back 130 Bangladeshi workers

-- 2019-10-04 15:27:51

Some 130 Bangladeshi workers were sent back home from Saudi Arabia on Thursday night amid a crackdown on undocumented workers. A flight of Saudi Airlines carrying the workers landed at Hazrat Shahjal...

Ctg-Sylhet rail links back on track

Ctg-Sylhet rail links back on track

-- 2019-10-04 14:43:37

Railway communications on the Sylhet-Chattogram route have resumed after a four-hour disruption due to the derailment of a train in Brahmanbaria's Akhaura Upazila. A Chattogram-bound Jalalabad Expres...

PM urges Indian investors set up industries in BD

PM urges Indian investors set up industries in BD

-- 2019-10-04 13:19:17

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged big Indian investors to set up industries in Bangladesh and export the products, to be produced in those industries, to vast markets in India and South East Asia...

Fugitive crime kingpin arrested in Dubai

Fugitive crime kingpin arrested in Dubai

-- 2019-10-04 13:17:58

Top fugitive criminal Zeesan Ahmed, wanted by DMP in murder and explosives cases, has been arrested in the UAE. Zeesan, who is on the Interpol's red notice list, was apprehended by police in Dubai fo...

Durga Puja begins

Durga Puja begins

-- 2019-10-04 12:43:25

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, began on Friday with the incarnation (Bodhon) of the Goddess Durga at temples across the country. The five-day festival will come to...

Derailment halts Chattogram-Sylhet rail link

Derailment halts Chattogram-Sylhet rail link

-- 2019-10-04 10:45:46

Train communications on Chattogram-Sylhet route remained suspended since Friday morning following the derailment of a bogie at Akhaura Rail Station in Brahmanbaria district. Setafur Rahman, sub-inspe...

Govt cancels passports of five Bangladeshis

Govt cancels passports of five Bangladeshis

FE Report 2019-10-04 10:30:38

The Directorate of Immigration and Passport has cancelled passports of five Bangladeshis, now staying in Brunei, for their involvement in visa trading, human trafficking and exploitation of workers....

Flooding worsens

Flooding worsens

FE Report 2019-10-04 10:26:07

Flood situation deteriorated further in Natore, Chapainawabganj and Pabna districts on Thursday, as water in the Padma river and its branches continued to swell. The surge continued, as upstream wa...