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Metro-rail depot land dev ends a yr before deadline

Metro-rail depot land development work to set up necessary infrastructures at Uttara 3rd phase in the city has come to an end a year before its deadline, officials said.They said it has been finished by doing work in three shifts covering day and night as well as increasing necessary manpower...

UNSC to meet Wednesday on Rohingya issue

UN Security Council will meet on Wednesday (New York time Tuesday) to discuss Rohingya issue and situation in Rakhine Sate, according to a provisional programme of the Security Council, report agencies.In the Myanmar capital, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has met Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to talk about...

B’desh companies eyeing to entice new buyers

Buyers and manufacturers of consumer goods have come under one platform, Ambiente-2018, in Frankfurt for networking with existing and future business, participants said.A total of 31 Bangladeshi companies among 4,441 participants from 89 countries including China, India and Pakistan are taking part in the world's largest consumer goods show that...

Fix justified airfare for hajj pilgrims

Strongly opposing the proposed hike in the pilgrims' airplane fare from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia this year, a rights organisation has urged the government to fix a reasonable cost to facilitate the pilgrims' in performing hajj.Bangladesh Pilgrim and Haji Welfare Council also requested the government to allow the middle-east based...

Seven years’ jail for disrupting law & order

The Jatiya Sangsad passed Sunday an amendment bill raising jail term for disrupting law and order to maximum seven years from five years under speedy trial, reports UNB.Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan placed the bill titled 'The Law and Order Disruption Offence (Speedy Trial) (Amendment) Bill, 2018' in the House which...

RTGS at BB faces glitch

Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) of the central bank has faced technical glitch for the last couple of days, bankers said."Payment instructions through RTGS are not executed properly mainly due to poor connectivity with the Bangladesh Bank (BB)," an executive of a leading private bank told the FE on Sunday...

Advanced tech now can cut cost, usage of energy

Fast-changing technologies now can help cut both cost and usage of energy, experts at a national campaign showed the solution to a growing fuel crisis in Bangladesh. The campaign entitled 'Responsible Use of Electricity' was launched Sunday to promote efficient use of available energy at affordable costs-at a time when...

Detective police present before media

Detective police present before media on Sunday eleven persons arrested from across the capital in connection with question-paper leak. — Collected

S Lanka coalition suffers humiliation at local vote

COLOMBO, Feb 11 (AFP): Sri Lanka's ruling alliance was humiliated Sunday in local elections seen as a test of its leadership as the party of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse pulled off a stunning landslide victory, final results showed.The mid-term polls further strained the uneasy coalition between President Maithripala Sirisena...

Internet to remain disrupted during SSC exam days

The internet will remain disrupted for two and a half hours every day during the remaining Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations across the country in a bid to prevent the question paper leak, reports UNB.The internet will remain disrupted from 8am to 10:30am on the exam days from February 12...

Riyadh's Ritz 'luxury prison' reopens after graft crackdown

RIYADH, Feb 11 (AFP): Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton welcomed back guests with coffee and dates Sunday, as it reopened for business three months after becoming a gilded prison for Saudi Arabia's elite in an unprecedented anti-graft purge.Liveried staff milled around under the ornate chandeliers of the hotel lobby, greeting a trickle of...

Qatar, UAE matches become political footballs in Gulf crisis

DOHA, Feb 11 (AFP): An Abu Dhabi football ground may seem an unlikely venue for a rare let-up in a protracted diplomatic crisis, but a match between Qatari and Emirati clubs marks a first since Doha's neighbours imposed a crippling blockade.On Monday, the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium will see the...

Plane crash near Moscow kills 71

A plane operated by Russia's Saratov Airlines crashed near Moscow on Sunday, killing all 71 people on board, reports Agencies.There were 65 passengers and six crew members onboard the plane which went missing from radars less than 10 minutes after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, TASS reported. The plane...

Four elephants die in Indian train collision

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (AFP): A passenger train collided with a herd of elephants crossing the tracks in India's northeast, an official said Sunday, killing four of the endangered animals in the high-speed accident.The impact of the collision in Assam state late Saturday derailed the engine but no passengers were...