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Dhaka-Mawa four-lane project cost to swell 70pc

The ongoing Dhaka-Mawa 4-lane road project is going to be the costliest one as the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry has brought significant changes in the design of the highways, officials said Wednesday.Officials said since the state-run Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and the Bangladesh Army -- the implementing agencies...

A car moving on Saturday past trees uprooted in a storm Friday night

A car moving on Saturday past trees uprooted in a storm Friday night on both sides of the city’s Manik Miah Avenue — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam

LTU turns to chief law officer over court battle

The government's revenue board requested the Office of the Attorney General to expedite the process of settling 11 large court cases involving Tk 24.30 billion (2430 crore) in VAT, officials said. The High Court Division is dealing with those VAT (Value Added Tax) cases, most of them filed by the...

CHOGM adopts connectivity agenda for trade

In response to the risks to growth presented by rising protectionism, leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) expressed on Saturday their strong support for the multilateral trading system. They adopted a six-point connectivity agenda to boost trade and investment links across the Commonwealth, reports BSS.Leaders committed themselves...

Little effort to probe disappearances, says US report

FE ReportThe government made "limited efforts" to prevent or investigate the matter of disappearance, according to a new US report. Though security services were reportedly involved in some incidents of disappearances and kidnappings, the government made limited efforts to prevent or investigate such acts, said the 'Country Reports on Human...

India okays death penalty for rapists of children

India's cabinet approved on Saturday the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in response to nationwide outrage in the wake of a series of cases. The executive order, or ordinance, amends the criminal law to also...

BGB seize Tk 3.0m gold ornaments, 75 ostrich chicks

The members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized gold ornaments worth about Tk 3.0 million and 75 ostrich chicks in two separate operations in Satkhira. The operations were conducted in Kushkhali Upazila and Padmo Shakhra Upazila's border areas early on Saturday, said Sarker Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman, commanding officer of...