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Corruption won’t be tolerated, PM tells govt officials

Reaffirming that corruption will not be tolerated, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the top government officials to keep more vigil against corruption so that this menace does not affect the country's development in any way, reports UNB."We'll never tolerate this (corruption), all will be held responsible for their own duties,...

Rain raises public sufferings in city

Public sufferings intensified on Saturday as heavy rainfall caused inundation of many roads and low-lying areas in the capital city.As a result, homeward people got caught in severe congestion at all major points in the evening. Hundreds of others faced a shortage of vehicles at night.The Met office recorded 23...

Number of outbound women workers up 10pc in Jan-Jun

The number of outbound women workers has increased by more than 10 per cent in the first six months of the current calendar year amid allegation of different types of workplace exploitation.According to the data of Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET), a total of 62,638 women domestic helps...

Kids from the children’s organisation Kendriya Khelaghar Asar staging a protest against the recent

Kids from the children’s organisation Kendriya Khelaghar Asar staging a protest against the recent rising incidents of inhuman torture and killing of children in different areas of the country — FE photo

BDRCS gets ready to face flood fallouts

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) took on Saturday a set of measures to assist the flood victims at different parts of the country. It prepared its national disaster response team (NDRT), national disaster watsan (water and sanitation) response team (NDWRT), unit disaster response team (UDRT) and volunteers of the...

Researchers claim to have found antibiotics in milk, again

Researchers again claimed to have found traces of antibiotics in 10 samples of pasteurised and unpasteurised milk produced by several companies, reports UNB.Ten samples - seven pasteurised and three unpasteurised - were again tested last week, said a press release signed by Prof ABM Faruque, the former director of Dhaka...

House votes to check Trump’s authority to strike Iran

The House voted Friday to curb President Donald Trump's ability to strike Iran militarily, adopting a bipartisan provision that would require the president to get Congress's approval before authorising military force against Tehran, reports the New York Times.The 251-170 vote reflects lawmakers' growing desire to take back long-ceded authority over...

$100m AIIB loan for water supply scheme

FE ReportThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $100-million loan for Bangladesh to accelerate its effort to deliver improved water supply and sanitation services to underserved communities.The Bangladesh Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation project will support water, sanitation and drainage infrastructure in 30 municipalities where households continue to...

China to promote trilateral talks for early return of Rohingyas

China has said it will continue to host trilateral meetings with Bangladesh and Myanmar providing a platform for dialogue to promote early return of Rohingyas to Rakhine in Myanmar from Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.China will also offer its support in creating "secure and conducive conditions" for the return of Rohingyas...

Indian retailer exec held over unpaid RMG import duties

Indian federal authorities arrested a top executive at the retail conglomerate Future Group, one of the largest retailers in the country, on customs fraud charges involving more than $2 million of unpaid customs duties on garment imports, a government statement said on Saturday, reports Reuters.The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, part...