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First phase of Biswa Ijtema ends today with Akheri Munajat

The three-day first phase of the second largest Muslim congregation ends today (Sunday) with Akheri Munajat on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi in Gazipur, report agencies.Hafez Mohammad Zubayer, the Imam of Kakrail Mosque in Dhaka, will conduct the Akheri Munajat to be held at 11:00 am, said...

Teachers of registered Ebtedayee madrasas on a hunger strike

Teachers of registered Ebtedayee madrasas on a hunger strike in front of the National Press Club for the fifth day Saturday. — FE photo

‘Spectacular changes’ in next nine months

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Jan 13: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal has said Biman Bangladesh Airlines and the tourism sector of the country will see 'spectacular changes' in next nine months.He also termed Chittagong an industrial hub and spoke of potential for developing tourism industry in the city and...

Rohingyas want right to citizenship, security before return to Myanmar

Rohingyas, now living in Bangladesh, want to see certain positive developments including right to citizenship before returning to their homeland- Myanmar, reports UNB."A majority of Rohingyas interviewed indicated that before considering returning to Myanmar they would need to see some positive developments, in particular in relation to citizenship, security, and...

4G auction: Application submission today

Today is the date for application submission for the 4G spectrum auction, but the mobile network operators (MNOs) are still bargaining for reducing price, reports BSS.As the business case is related here so some issues are required to be reconsidered, say the MNOs. Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh...

BD among mkts weigh options as India cancels cotton deals

MUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters): Indian cotton traders have cancelled contracts to export some 400,000 bales of the fibre after a rally in domestic prices and the rising rupee made overseas sales unattractive, the president of the Cotton Association of India (CAI) told Reuters.The switch, triggering penalty payments by traders, has...