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Rice procurement hits all-time high

The government's aggregate procurement of rice from domestic sources has hit an all-time high of 2.2 million (22 lakh) tonnes in this fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, but fails to yield noticeable benefits for farmers and consumers, say insiders. Rather, big millers and their politically powerful allies have benefited most from...

DU students taking one of their fellows to hospital

Dhaka University (DU) students taking one of their fellows to hospital on Friday after he fell sick while continuing hunger strike at the altar of Raju Memorial Sculpture on the campus, demanding fresh DUCSU polls — FE Photo

Parvin died 'trying to save her paralysed husband'

Husne Ara Parvin, one of the Bangladeshis killed in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, became a target when she tried to save her wheelchair-bound paralysed husband Farid Uddin, according to a relative, reports bdnews24.com.The 42-year old was the daughter of Nuruddin from Jangalhata village in Sylhet's Golapganj while...

Ensure safety of Bangladeshis

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has expressed deep shock and condolences over the loss of lives in Friday's shooting incidents at two mosques in New Zealand. In a message sent to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters on Friday, Dr Momen requested the government...

Local airlines see fresh fuel price hike as a major blow

The country's aviation sector is set to face a fresh blow from the recent hike in the price of jet fuel, which may ultimately force the airlines to raise airfare to compensate for the hike.The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has increased the fuel price from Tk 67 to Tk 72...

Demonstrators chanting slogans from a rally

Demonstrators chanting slogans from a rally, brought out from Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital after the Jum'a prayers, protesting the incidents of mosque shooting in New Zealand on Friday that killed at least 49 people — Focus Bangla

Jute goods export to reach Tk 250b, if odds removed

The country's export earnings from jute goods could be increased to around Tk 250 billion from existing Tk 80 billion annually subject to properly addressing the challenges being faced by the sector, according to sector insiders. Among the jute products, they said, the global demand for only the jute made...

Newly-elected DUCSU leaders meet PM today

The newly-elected leaders of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) and hall unions will call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Saturday), reports BSS."The newly-elected DUCSU and hall union leaders will call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence here tomorrow afternoon," Prime Minister's Office (PMO) sources...

Crash wipes Boeing's $28b stock market value

PARIS/ADDIS ABABA, Mar 15 (Agencies): Investigators in France examined on Friday the black boxes of a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia, as a spooked global airline industry waited to see if the cause was similar to a disaster in Indonesia months before. Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed soon...

Dutch police arrest two in 2015 Paris attacks weapons link

THE HAGUE, Mar 15 (AFP): Dutch police have arrested two men in Amsterdam with suspected links to weapons used in deadly attacks in Paris in 2015 that killed 130 people, prosecutors said Friday."Police arrested two men on Tuesday in Amsterdam in an investigation into the origin of weapons used by...

Google faces third EU antitrust fine

BRUSSELS, Mar 15 (Reuters): Alphabet unit Google is likely to be hit with a third EU antitrust fine next week related to its AdSense advertising service, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, with the sanction expected to be much smaller than previous fines. The European Commission in...

Bangladesh Progoti Lekhok Songho

Bangladesh Progoti Lekhok Songho, an organisation of progressive writers, brought out a procession from TSC of Dhaka University on Friday on the occasion of its third national congress — Focus Bangla