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Two passengers and their rickshawpuller covering themselves

Two passengers and their rickshawpuller covering themselves with polythene sheets on the Dhaka University campus during rain on Saturday — FE photo

Transitional bodies to oversee safety work

FE ReportTwo transitional bodies will look into the ongoing safety drives in the country's readymade garment sector after the phase-out of Accord and Alliance, said the head of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Saturday.Transitional Accord and Safety Monitoring Organisation are the agencies to be responsible for the...

Bumper Boro yield in sight this year

After witnessing a declining trend in the last two consecutive years, the country is expecting a bumper Boro output this season, following high prices of the staple that encouraged farmers to cultivate it on a large scale. Consumers, however, could get little benefit from such profuse production, if the government...

No govt jobs for anti-Liberation forces’ children

Children of freedom fighters under the banner of Amra Muktijoddhar Sontan urged on Saturday the government to announce the children of anti-liberation forces ineligible for civil service, reports bdnews24.com.The demand came at a time when students and job-seekers have been waging quota reform protest across the country calling quota system...

DU authorities bring back three expelled hall students

Three residential students of Dhaka University's Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall, who were forced out of the dormitory early Friday 'for spreading rumour on Facebook', returned to their dormitory on Friday, reports UNB.As the university authorities' decision trigged widespread criticism and protests on the campus they asked the three students to...

StanChart honours leading corporate houses

FE Report A total of 10 leading business houses of the country have received the "Standard Chartered Bangladesh Trade Award 2017".The awards were formally handed over to the winning entities at a function held at a city hotel on Saturday.The awards were accorded in two categories- textile and garments and...

Import tax on raw materials to go down to boost exports: NBR

Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Apr 21: The government will reduce high tax rate on import of raw materials to boost local production. The facilities will be provided on import of raw materials for products which the local producers are able to produce. It will be ensured in the upcoming national budget.Chairman of...

AL team leaves for India today to meet top BJP leaders

A 19-member delegation of Awami League, led by its General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, leaves Dhaka for New Delhi today (Sunday) at the invitation of the Indian ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reports UNB.During the three-day visit, the Awami League delegation will have a...

Ten die in Nicaragua protests over pensions reform

Ten people have been killed in Nicaragua in three days of clashes between police and opponents of changes to the pension system, officials say, reports BBC.Vice-President Rosario Murillo blamed the violence on "vampires", but said the government was open to dialogue.It is the deadliest wave of unrest in Nicaragua since...