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Taka losing value despite foreign exchange injection

Taka losing value despite foreign exchange injection

Siddique Islam 2019-03-02 10:23:11

The central bank has injected US$1.66 billion so far this fiscal year into the market, but the local currency keeps losing its value against US dollar, officials say. As part of the step, the Bangl...

Four-lane upgrade: WB may part-fund western transport corridor

Four-lane upgrade: WB may part-fund western transport corridor

FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-03-02 10:15:08

The government will upgrade the road from Hatikamrul to Jessore and that from Navaran to Bhomra land port to four-lane highways for establishing a regional transport corridor, officials said on Frid...

NRBs to develop local satellite system

NRBs to develop local satellite system

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2019-03-02 09:34:11

A group of expatriate scientists and engineers are aiming to develop a homegrown space satellite system that could help Bangladesh tackle its traffic congestion and flash flood problems. Under the sc...

JANIPOP observes DNCC Mayoral by-election

JANIPOP observes DNCC Mayoral by-election

FE Online Desk 2019-03-01 21:52:10

JANIPOP-Jatiya Nirbachon Parjobekkhon Parishad observed the voting of by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and polls to councillor posts in its 18 new wards on Thursd...

Five lands in jail for arranging child marriage

Five lands in jail for arranging child marriage

-- 2019-03-01 20:39:41

A Chapainawabganj mobile court on Friday sentenced five people, including the bridegroom, to different jail terms for arranging the marriage of an underage girl in Sadar upazila. Sadar Upazila Nirbah...

Domestic Biman flight makes emergency landing at HSIA

Domestic Biman flight makes emergency landing at HSIA

-- 2019-03-01 19:10:16

A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday afternoon after a front tyre was damaged. Biman General Manager (...

Accidents of industrial units claimed 170 lives: Report

Accidents of industrial units claimed 170 lives: Report

FE Online Report 2019-03-01 18:59:25

At least 170 workers were killed in different types of accidents in industrial units across the country from July 2016 to June 2017, according to official data. Apart from this, some 435 workers were...

Some form of election better than no election: Obaidul Quader

Some form of election better than no election: Obaidul Quader

-- 2019-03-01 18:56:04

A dull turnout is better than not having an election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said after the mayoral polls for North Dhaka. The road transport and bridges minister made the...

Voters' awareness essential for fair election: President

Voters' awareness essential for fair election: President

-- 2019-03-01 18:47:38

President Md Abdul Hamid has said voters should be made aware of their rights and responsibilities for ensuring a fair election. "Along with voter enrolment, voters should be made aware of their righ...

UN chief appreciates Bangladesh’s socio-economic development

UN chief appreciates Bangladesh’s socio-economic development

-- 2019-03-01 18:16:53

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appreciated Bangladesh's socio-economic development under the leadership of the current government. He also appreciated the generosity shown by Bangladesh an...

Atiqul bags votes more than Annisul- Tabith’s combined total

Atiqul bags votes more than Annisul- Tabith’s combined total

FE Online Desk 2019-03-01 14:59:56

Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam has polled votes more than what Annisul Islam and his nearest rival Tabith Awat did as a whole in the 2015 Dhaka North City Corporation mayor election. He bagged 8...

‘Alor Ferywala’ Polan Sarkar no more

‘Alor Ferywala’ Polan Sarkar no more

-- 2019-03-01 14:51:03

Ekushey Padak winner Polan Sarkar, who distributed books for free among the people, passed away on Friday. He was 98. He had been suffering from old-age complications, reports UNB. Polan Sarkar died...

DNCC mayoral by-poll: All four unsuccessful candidates have security money forfeited

DNCC mayoral by-poll: All four unsuccessful candidates have security money forfeited

FE Online Desk 2019-03-01 13:31:56

All four unsuccessful candidates of the Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral by-election have had their security money forfeited as they failed to get one-eighth of the total votes. Of them, accordin...

Cannot take more Myanmar refugees, BD tells UN Security Council

Cannot take more Myanmar refugees, BD tells UN Security Council

-- 2019-03-01 12:58:24

Bangladesh has told the United Nations Security Council that it cannot take any more refugees from Myanmar. The country made the announcement some 18 months after more than 700,000 mainly Rohingya Mu...

Four ‘drug suspects’ die in shootouts in Cox’s Bazar

Four ‘drug suspects’ die in shootouts in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2019-03-01 12:17:48

Four suspected drug smugglers have been killed in so-called shootouts with police and border guards in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. They died in separate early morning shootouts in Noyapara o...

Police detain 36 in Bagerhat

Police detain 36 in Bagerhat

-- 2019-03-01 12:08:34

Police detained 36 people from nine upazilas of Bagerhat district in Khulna in special drives conducted from Thursday night to Friday morning. They were arrested on charges of dealing drugs, said Sha...

DNCC by-poll: Voter turnout 31.05 per cent

DNCC by-poll: Voter turnout 31.05 per cent

FE Online Desk 2019-03-01 11:20:25

Voter turnout in Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral by-election is 31.05 per cent. Returning Officer Abul Kashem announced this in the early hours of Friday. At the end of an eight-hour voting, EC...

Another Chawkbazar fire victim dies

Another Chawkbazar fire victim dies

-- 2019-03-01 10:25:11

After eight days of battling severe burn injuries, another victim of the Chawkbazar fire has died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), raising the death toll from the incident to 70. Rezaur, 21,...

Chicken, vegetable get pricier due to inclement weather

Chicken, vegetable get pricier due to inclement weather

FE Report 2019-03-01 09:44:29

Chicken and vegetable became pricier further in the city's kitchen markets last week, which traders attributed to the odd climatic condition that squeezed supply. Garlic prices also showed a hike w...

Coats eyes BD market to expand business

Coats eyes BD market to expand business

Monira Munni 2019-03-01 09:42:42

Coats Global Services (CGS) looks to expand its business in Bangladesh's growing readymade garment (RMG) sector, visiting top officials of the global service provider said in Dhaka. Bangladesh, bei...

Atiqul wins by-polls by a huge margin

Atiqul wins by-polls by a huge margin

-- 2019-03-01 09:21:22

Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam was unofficially declared elected in the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday. He won the election by a huge margin o...

DNCC mayoral by-polls: AL’s Atiqul takes clear lead

DNCC mayoral by-polls: AL’s Atiqul takes clear lead

UNB 2019-02-28 23:09:06

Awami League (AL) candidate Atiqul Islam has taken a clear lead in the early count of votes in the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday. According to uno...

Bottle gourd growers  get good yield, prices

Bottle gourd growers get good yield, prices

Our Correspondent 2019-02-28 21:47:02

RANGPUR, Feb 28: The bottle gourd growers in the district are in joyous mood as they are getting good yield as well as satisfactory price of their produce this year. Peasants said with the hope to ea...

Layer poultry farms flourish in Magura

Layer poultry farms flourish in Magura

Our Correspondent 2019-02-28 21:46:06

MAGURA, Feb 28: Layer poultry farm owners in the district are making good profit due to high market prices of eggs. Some farm owners said a good number of farms were shut down due to abnormal fall in...

90pc work of Bangabandhu Technology University project complete

90pc work of Bangabandhu Technology University project complete

Our Correspondent 2019-02-28 21:45:20

GOPALGANJ, Feb 28: The construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University is nearing completion as 90 per cent of the work has already been done. According to the Edu...

Book fair extended by two days

Book fair extended by two days

-- 2019-02-28 21:10:47

The authorities have extended Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela by two days following a demand by the publishers after rains disrupted the month-long fair, reports bdnews24.com. It will end on Saturday(March...

Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill passed

Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill passed

-- 2019-02-28 20:52:59

The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad in an amended form in order to make the participation in the national parliament elections widespread and easie...

Light rain, thunder showers likely

Light rain, thunder showers likely

-- 2019-02-28 20:46:19

Light rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gust/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh Chattogram, Barishal, Khulna and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours til...

DSCC disconnects utility services of 21 holdings

DSCC disconnects utility services of 21 holdings

FE Online Report 2019-02-28 20:25:20

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) conducted a drive in the old part of the capital on Thursday morning to remove chemical warehouses under its ongoing campaign in the wake of tragic Chawkbazar fire....

Hilsa fishing banned in Laxmipur for two months

Hilsa fishing banned in Laxmipur for two months

-- 2019-02-28 19:57:48

The government has imposed a two-month ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of Hilsa from March 1 to April 30 to protect the mother fish and jatka. The ban is effective on a 100km stre...