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British-Bangladeshi woman recounts horror of forced marriage

British-Bangladeshi woman recounts horror of forced marriage

-- 2018-12-07 12:08:57

A 35-year-old woman living in the UK has recounted the horrific story of her forced marriage in her country of origin - Bangladesh - 20 years ago. The BBC has run several pieces highlighting her stor...

Alleged drug dealer rapes Garo girl

Alleged drug dealer rapes Garo girl

-- 2018-12-07 11:57:26

An orphaned Garo girl has allegedly been raped by a local youth after being abducted from Sherpur municipality area. Police said Rocky Miah, 22, an alleged drug dealer and son of Ratan Miah of Kachar...

Police recover two bodies after ‘shootout’ in Chuadanga

Police recover two bodies after ‘shootout’ in Chuadanga

-- 2018-12-07 11:37:33

Police have recovered two bodies in Chuadanga’s Damurhuda upazila after an alleged gunfight between ‘drug traffickers and criminals’. The incident occurred around midnight on Friday...

Miscreants stab BCL leader dead in city

Miscreants stab BCL leader dead in city

-- 2018-12-07 11:27:52

A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death by miscreants allegedly over previous enmity in the city's Karail area on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Rakib Hossain...

Cauliflowers fetch good  prices in Bogura

Cauliflowers fetch good prices in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2018-12-06 21:07:25

BOGURA, Dec 06: Abundant production of cauliflower has brought smile on the faces of farmers in the district this season. Twelve pieces of small cauliflowers are being sold at Tk 120 to Tk 150, 12...

22,883 tonnes of T-Aman  procurement target in Sylhet

22,883 tonnes of T-Aman procurement target in Sylhet

Our Correspondent 2018-12-06 21:06:30

SYLHET, Dec 06: Amid a good harvest of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy in Sylhet division this year, the Food Department has set a target of procuring 22,883 tonnes of rice from the region. The ra...

80 aspirants get candidacy back

80 aspirants get candidacy back

-- 2018-12-06 20:57:42

The Election Commission (EC) has approved the candidacies of 80 aspirants to compete in the parliamentary polls after hearing their appeals against rejected nominations. The candidates who are cleare...

Oikyafront to unveil manifesto on Dec 17          

Oikyafront to unveil manifesto on Dec 17          

-- 2018-12-06 20:50:57

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will formally unveil its election manifesto on December 17. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement while talking t...

Mashrafe now Pathao brand ambassador

Mashrafe now Pathao brand ambassador

-- 2018-12-06 19:55:56

Bangladesh cricket ODI Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza joined hands with Pathao to become the brand ambassador of the country's leading ride-sharing platform. The new partnership with Mashrafe Bin Morta...

BNP thanks EC for ‘ensuring justice’

BNP thanks EC for ‘ensuring justice’

-- 2018-12-06 19:28:02

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday thanked the Election Commission for 'ensuing justice' as most of their aspirants whose nominations had been declared illegal got back thei...

President flies to Chattogram Friday

President flies to Chattogram Friday

-- 2018-12-06 19:21:48

President Abdul Hamid goes to Chattogram on Friday on a three-day visit to attend several programmes there. "The President will attend the President Parade 2018 of 76th BMA Long Course to be organise...

Bangladesh elected ICC Bureau member

Bangladesh elected ICC Bureau member

-- 2018-12-06 19:17:34

Bangladesh has been elected member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Bureau of Assembly for the next two years (2019-2020). The unanimous decision was made at the seventeenth session of the A...

Viqarunnisa students call off protest

Viqarunnisa students call off protest

-- 2018-12-06 19:07:20

The students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College suspended their protest programme on Thursday as their demands have been met, said their representative. They will participate in the exam schedule...

53 aspirants get candidacy back

53 aspirants get candidacy back

-- 2018-12-06 18:34:12

The Election Commission (EC) has given approval to 53 nominees to contest in the forthcoming national election after they submitted their appeal. Earlier, on December 2, retuning officers cancelled n...

$525m WB loan to improve rural connectivity

$525m WB loan to improve rural connectivity

-- 2018-12-06 18:13:06

Bangladesh will get $525 million loan from World Bank (WB) with a view to improving its connectivity and climate resilience through building, maintaining and improving roads and rural bridges. To thi...

Viqarunnisa teacher lands in jail over Aritree’s suicide

Viqarunnisa teacher lands in jail over Aritree’s suicide

-- 2018-12-06 17:30:45

A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Viqarunnisa Noon School and College class IX class teacher Hasna Hena to jail in a case filed over suicide of Aritree Adhikari. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Abu Sayeed pa...

AL has no alternative to win: Quader

AL has no alternative to win: Quader

-- 2018-12-06 17:18:59

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday urged their party leaders and activists to get united and protect the voting centres on December 30 as their party has no alternative to win....

Viqarunnisa governing body chairman apologies to Aritree’s family

Viqarunnisa governing body chairman apologies to Aritree’s family

-- 2018-12-06 17:14:48

Amid protests by the students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College over the suicide of Aritree Adhikari, its governing body chairman Golam Ashraf Talukder on Thursday apologised to her family over t...

US envoy for addressing root causes of Rohingya crisis

US envoy for addressing root causes of Rohingya crisis

-- 2018-12-06 17:11:40

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller urged Myanmar to address the root causes of Rohingya crisis expressing strong support to hold accountable those responsible for the atrocities committed again...

CU student’s hanging body found on campus

CU student’s hanging body found on campus

-- 2018-12-06 17:05:42

Police recovered the hanging body of a student of Chittagong University (CU) from a cottage (privately-run mess) on the campus on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Raju, haili...

Infighting leads to death of two Narail farmers

Infighting leads to death of two Narail farmers

-- 2018-12-06 16:38:51

Two farmers have been shot to death over a power clash in Narail’s Kalia upazila. The incident took place at the upazila’s Kalabaria union neighbourhood at around 9:00 am on Thursday, sa...

Case filed against 'drug addict' father over death of his child

Case filed against 'drug addict' father over death of his child

FE Online Report 2018-12-06 15:33:53

A case has been lodged with the Shahbag Police Station against a 'drug-addict' father over the death of his two and half year old baby boy at the capital's Bangla Motor area on Wednesday.  The v...

Fire breaks out at Uttarkhan in city

Fire breaks out at Uttarkhan in city

FE Online Report 2018-12-06 15:25:07

A fire erupted at Dhaka city’s Uttarkhan area in the early hours of Thursday. Being informed, Fire Service and Civil Defence team rushed to Atipara Bazar spot. After two hours of frantic effor...

66pc women face domestic violence: Study

66pc women face domestic violence: Study

-- 2018-12-06 15:05:50

Two of every three women, around 66 per cent, suffer domestic violence and 72.7 per cent of them never disclose their experience to others in Bangladesh. A joint research conducted by ActionAid Bangl...

Viqarunnisa students set conditions before returning for tests

Viqarunnisa students set conditions before returning for tests

-- 2018-12-06 15:02:27

Students of Viqarunnisa School and College are striking for the third day to press for a six-point list of demands after class nine student Aritry Adhikary allegedly took her own life due to humiliati...

Rivals hack trader dead in Benapole

Rivals hack trader dead in Benapole

-- 2018-12-06 13:25:33

A trader was hacked to death allegedly by his rivals at Kazirber in Sharsha upazila of Benapole in the early hours of Thursday. The hacked trader was identified as Zahidul Islam Zahid, 32, a C&F...

Oikyafront to hold rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Dec 10

Oikyafront to hold rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Dec 10

-- 2018-12-06 13:21:15

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, wants to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on December 10 ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections. On behalf of the Oikyafront, BNP senior joi...

BNP candidates Rony, Milton cleared for polls

BNP candidates Rony, Milton cleared for polls

-- 2018-12-06 13:19:03

The Election Commission has cleared the candidature of several BNP aspirants, including Golam Maula Rony of Patuakhali-3 and Morshed Milton of Bagura-7, to contest the 11th general election. The Elec...

RCC to generate fuel, biogas, manure from wastes

RCC to generate fuel, biogas, manure from wastes

-- 2018-12-06 12:56:00

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has taken a decision in principle to generate fuel, biogas and bio-fertiliser from wastes. The corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an American...

Sheikh Hasina 26th most powerful woman in world: Forbes

Sheikh Hasina 26th most powerful woman in world: Forbes

-- 2018-12-06 12:22:25

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, seeking an unprecedented fourth term in power by the end of this month, has ranked 26th on Forbes list of most powerful women in the world. She has jumped four places to...