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Remittance flow up 15pc in 2018

Inward remittance jumped by nearly 15 per cent or around $2.0 billion in calendar year 2018 following the depreciating mode of taka against dollar, officials said.Remittance inflows rose to $15.53 billion in 2018 from $13.54 billion a year ago despite a falling trend in outbound jobs of Bangladeshis."The uptrend in...

592 die on duty in 2018: Study

At least 592 employees died in 484 workplace accidents across the country in 2018, according to a report launched on Wednesday.The highest number of deaths-31 per cent or 184 -- was recorded on construction sites followed by 29 per cent or 170 in the transport sector.The report revealed that 113...

Ruling party men terrorising people, says Rizvi

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleged on Wednesday that the ruling party has been re-elected on 'ghost votes', not on people's mandate.To ensure victory of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party, the law enforcement agencies played a key role in the one-sided 11th parliamentary elections, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul...

MPs-elect take oath today

The Election Commission (EC) sent a letter on Wednesday to the parliament secretary for taking necessary preparations to arrange the oath-taking ceremony for the newly-elected members of parliament (MPs), reports UNB.EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said this while talking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city on Wednesday."We've sent a...

US, UK, EU urge EC to probe polls ‘irregularities’

Several Western powers have expressed their concern over the "irregularities" that took place in the 11th parliamentary election in Bangladesh on December 30.In separate statements received here on Wednesday, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union called upon the Election Commission to address the issue.They, however, praised...

EC to hold upazila polls in March

The Election Commission has begun preparations to hold upazila council elections in March, reports bdnews24.com.The elections have to be held then because the SSC examinations were scheduled for February and HSC examinations were in April, said EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed at the Election Commission offices Wednesday."This is why we...

Pak inflation to reach double digit in H1

PAKISTAN, Jan 02: Economic analysts expect inflation to reach close to double digits in earlier months of 2019 while spillover round impact of Pakistani Rupee depreciation and energy tariff hikes will keep the trajectory at higher levels, reports Daily Times.Inflation is expected to be propelled by second round effect of...

JOF to submit memorandum to EC today seeking reelection

Jatiya Oikyafront is going to submit a memorandum to the Election Commission (EC) today (Thursday) demanding reelection under a nonparty caretaker government cancelling Sunday's election, reports UNB.The memorandum will be submitted to the EC at 3pm on Thursday, Gano Forum central committee member Amin Afsari told UNB on Wednesday.Before submitting...

British teacher who arrived in Pakistan with the Raj dies aged 101

ISLAMABAD, Jan 02 (AFP): A former British officer who arrived in Pakistan with the Raj and stayed to become one of its most famous educators, with students including Prime Minister Imran Khan, has died in Lahore aged 101, officials said Wednesday. Major Geoffrey Douglas Langlands was posted to the Indian...

UK forced marriage victims charged repatriation costs

LONDON, Jan 02 (AFP): Britain is charging young women rescued from forced marriages abroad for the cost of their repatriation, The Times newspaper revealed Wednesday.Four British women who were liberated from a punishment institution in Somalia were each charged £740 ($940, 820 euros), the daily said. Victims are reportedly told...

White House calls Democrats' plan to end shutdown 'non-starter'

WASHINGTON, Jan 02 (Reuters): President Donald Trump invited Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress to the White House on Wednesday for a border security briefing on the 12th day of a partial federal government shutdown triggered by the Republican president's demand for $5 billion in border wall funding. Senior Department...

Removing election posters

City corporation employees removing election posters from Dhaka University campus in the city on Wednesday — FE photo