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Ecnec approves project to upgrade Akhaura-Sylhet railway

The government Tuesday approved a project to convert the Akhaura-Sylhet railway section into a dual-gauge one from metre-gauge, reports UNB.The project with an estimated cost of Tk 161.04 billion (16,104.44 crore) was approved by The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) at the meeting held at the NEC...

Nor’wester hits Dhaka

A storm, packing wind speed of up to 85 kph, hit the capital on Tuesday evening, disrupting the normal life of the city dwellers, reports UNB."The rain started around 6pm influenced by the nor'wester," Aftab Uddin, a meteorologist, told the news agency.According to the Met office, a trough of low...

Stock, bond mkts can’t woo educated investors

National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said on Tuesday the capital and bond markets have still to attract 'educated investors'.There are speculators who remain mostly active staking and betting on the markets, he added."Educated investors couldn't be attracted to stock and bond markets, rather speculators are...

Consolidation of small RMG units to be top priority

Consolidation of small readymade garment units and integration of boutique houses with the mainstream industry will be top priorities in order to help sustain the country's apparel sector's growth, newly elected BGMEA president Dr Rubana Huq has said. The new leadership of the country's biggest apparel trade body, Bangladesh Garment...

SDG citizens’ conclave on Apr 27

Citizen's platform for SDGs, Bangladesh will hold citizen's conclave in the city on April 27 to present the country's progress reports after four years of its engagement with the SDGs.In the national gathering, the platform will share progress reports on six goals (4, 8, 10, 13, 16 and 17). For...

JU student Fariha dead

Fariha Nusrat Zerin (Purba), a student of Honours course in English at Jahangirnagar University, passed away at 1.00am on Tuesday at a private hospital in the city. She was 22. She had been suffering from allergy-related complications and DIC infection.Late Fariha was associated with scores of cultural activities on the...

Indians go to polls tomorrow

Roughly 900 million registered voters will begin heading to the polls tomorrow (Thursday) as India begins a marathon, six-week general election that will determine the course of the world's second-most populous country, report agencies.The election will be held in seven phases and votes will be counted on May 23, with...

Feni girl not fit for shifting to S’pore: Doctor

Burned Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi's physical condition is not fit enough to move her to Singapore, said her physician, reports UNB.Coordinator of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Dr Samanta Lal Sen disclosed it after holding a video conference with the doctors of Singapore General Hospital...

HC orders police vigil at mango orchards over chemical use

The High Court has ordered the government to deploy police to all mango orchards to prevent the use of toxic chemicals for the fruit, reports bdnews24.com.A bench of the court passed the order on Tuesday in repose to a petition filed by the Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh.The government...

595 outlaws surrender in Pabna

PABNA, Apr 09 (UNB): A total of 595 members of several outlawed parties along with their arms and ammunition surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan here on Tuesday with a hope to return to the normal life.They turned up at a function at the Shaheed Amin Uddin Stadium in the...

Sensing the presence of police

Sensing the presence of police, footpath hawkers running away carrying footwear meant for sale at Motijheel in the city on Tuesday — FE photo

Three entrepreneurs awarded

Three entrepreneurs have been honoured with Bonik Barta-BIDS Entrepreneurship Award this year. The award winners are M Abul Kalam Azad, chairman of Azizu Recycling and E-Waste Company Limited, Habibur Rahman Jewel, chief executive officer of Moonlight Pet Flakes and Pet Strip, and M Mahmudul Hasan, chairman of rokomari.com. They received...