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Bangladesh wants peace, not war: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday Bangladesh does not want any war with any country as it works for peace, reports UNB."We don't want war; we want peace. We run the State following the principle of 'friendship to all malice to none'. Now I can say Bangladesh has cordial...

Private healthcare services thriving on govt indifference

Profit-oriented private healthcare services are being operated in the country without maintaining proper rules and regulations, a TIB study has revealed.According to the study, unavailability of time-befitting laws, poor enforcement of the existing ones, lack of government monitoring, undue political influence in management, and high profit-making attitude of the private...

Hamid re-elected as President

Abdul Hamid has been re-elected the country's president for a second consecutive term, report agencies."As no one else was running for the presidential position, the Election Commission (EC) is announcing M Abdul Hamid as the country's next president," Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nurul Huda told a press conference at his...

DMTCL submits Tk 7.09b project bid to start design

The government will start detailed design of a fresh metro-rail line between Airport and Kamalapur, as the agency concerned has sought approval of a project in this regard, officials said on Wednesday.Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (MoRTB) officials said the state-run Dhaka Mass Transport Company Limited (DMTCL) has framed...

Rohingya influx still continues

COX'S BAZAR, Feb 7: Influx of the Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh still continued despite a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two countries. According to Bangladesh-Myanmar bordering sources, at least 600 more Rohingya people entered Bangladesh through different points of Ukhia and Teknaf on Tuesday and Wednesday...

BD to see lower rice output this year

Rice production in Bangladesh in 2017-18 is forecast down slightly from a year ago, according to a Feb. 6 Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).This year's output of 32.65 million tonnes is predicted lower than the 2016-17 total...

US ponders tougher crypto rules

NEW YORK, Feb 7 (AFP): US regulators joined on Tuesday a growing chorus of officials saying they may need new powers to regulate cryptocurrencies which pose risks the investing people do not recognise. Bitcoin and other digital currencies have seen demand soar in recent weeks along with their value, accompanied...

EU calls for lifting of emergency in Maldives

With a political crisis raging in the Maldives, the European Union (EU) has called for the lifting of the state of emergency that President Abdulla Yameen has imposed in the country, reports IANS."The declaration of the state of emergency on February 5 by the President of the Maldives undermines democracy...

Lebanon to prevent Israel from building border wall

BEIRUT (Reuters): Lebanon's Higher Defence Council gave orders on Wednesday to prevent Israel from building a border wall on Lebanese land, amid rising tensions over land and maritime boundaries.Lebanese leaders have accused Israel of threatening the stability of the border region. Arguments over the wall and Lebanon's plans to explore...

Iraqi forces attack IS remnants

TUZ KHURMATU, Iraq, Feb 7 (AFP): Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition began a major operation Wednesday against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists hiding out in a northeastern desert region, the military said. The army, rapid intervention forces and paramilitaries, in coordination with Kurdish fighters and with Iraqi and...

Demonstrators who had been staging a non-stop sit-in

The demonstrators who had been staging a non-stop sit-in in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka for last few days are packing up on Wednesday as the law-enforcers asked them to vacate the place on security grounds. — FE Photo by KAZ Sumon