FE Today Logo
Search date: 12-03-2019 Return to current date: Click here

President happy over quick disposal of cases in SC

President M Abdul Hamid Monday expressed his satisfaction over the quick disposal of cases in the Supreme Court (SC) as a delegation of SC judges led by Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Mahmud Hossain called on him at Bangabhaban in the city, reports BSS.The President said the sufferings to the litigants...

Read more

DUCSU polls in pictures

Clockwise: Members of various panels contesting the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) polls announced to boycott the race alleging irregularities by BCL at a press conference at the Madhur Canteen on the university campus on Monday. They also called an indefinite strike from today (Tuesday), demanding re-election; Students of...

Read more

BIWTA eviction drive on Turag banks begins today

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will start an eviction drive against encroachment on the River Turag today (Tuesday), an official said. "We will launch a drive against encroachment on the River Turag on Tuesday," BIWTA joint director (Port) AKM Arif Uddin told the FE.He said the drive will...

Read more

Recognise women's work in GDP

Speakers at a national dialogue on Monday called upon the government to recognise the unaccounted and unpaid work of women in the GDP through satellite accounts for their empowerment that will ultimately help stop violence against them.They also observed that gender budgeting should not be only resource allocation but in...

Read more

BSTI destroys 6,600 water jars in city

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) in anti-adulteration drives destroyed a total of 6,600 unauthorised water jars in the city on Monday.The drives were conducted at 22 hotels, restaurants and tea stalls in the city's Mohammadpur, Gaushia Market, Nilkhet, New Market, Hazaribagh, Panthapath, Karwan Bazar and Tejgaon industrial areas.Moreover, BSTI...

Read more

'Drug trader' dies in Cox's Bazar 'gunfight' with police in Teknaf

COX'S BAZAR, Mar 11 (UNB): A suspected drug trader was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Satghoria Para in Teknaf Upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 23, son of Shah Alam, a resident of Moheshkhaliapata in Howaikang union.Pradip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station...

Read more

WEATHER-12-3-2019

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Cumilla and Noakhali in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy...

Read more