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Prisons authorities in a fix with ‘record’ number of inmates

Prisons authorities in a fix with ‘record’ number of inmates

Jubair Hasan 2018-12-03 10:04:35

The prisons authorities are battling hard to deal with the country's overcrowded jails that are now witnessing a 'record number' of inmates during the last one decade, officials said. Usually, most o...

Returning officers cancel 786 nomination papers

Returning officers cancel 786 nomination papers

-- 2018-12-02 21:14:46

Returning officers have cancelled 786 nomination papers, out of total 3,065, submitted by contestants in 300 constituencies to contest the 11th parliamentary elections. A total of 2,279 nomination pa...

DAE sets up 200 hybrid maize demo plots to boost production

DAE sets up 200 hybrid maize demo plots to boost production

Our Correspondent 2018-12-02 20:39:27

SYLHET, Dec 02: In a bid to expanding maize cultivation in the Sylhet region, 200 demonstration plots of hybrid variety of the crop are being set in four selected upazilas. An official of a special...

Aman prices make Narail farmers  happy, frustrate Natore growers

Aman prices make Narail farmers happy, frustrate Natore growers

-- 2018-12-02 20:38:29

NARAIL, Dec 02 (BSS): Farmers in three upazilas of the district are very satisfied with bumper production of Aman paddy and fair prices this season. While visiting different areas of the district, th...

BD-UAE ties reach level of strategic partnership: Envoy

BD-UAE ties reach level of strategic partnership: Envoy

-- 2018-12-02 20:36:13

The relationship between Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reached the level of strategic partnership in recent years. UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Saed Mohammed Al Mheiri came up with th...

Tomato plants grow well in Rangpur

Tomato plants grow well in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2018-12-02 20:35:50

RANGPUR, Dec 02: The tomato plants across the district and its adjacent areas have grown well, predicting an excellent yield of the vegetable during this season. This year vegetable cultivators in...

EC cancels BNP’s candidature in Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2, Bagura-7

EC cancels BNP’s candidature in Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2, Bagura-7

-- 2018-12-02 20:25:17

Neither BNP nor its any alliance partners have any candidate to contest the national election from Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2 and Bagura-7 seats as the nominations of all the candidates of the party were ca...

EC to monitor social media to check propaganda

EC to monitor social media to check propaganda

-- 2018-12-02 18:35:35

The Election Commission (EC), along with different government agencies, will monitor the social media to check fake news and propaganda ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections, said an official. EC...

BSF detains BD national along Naogaon border

BSF detains BD national along Naogaon border

-- 2018-12-02 18:25:23

Members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India on Sunday detained a Bangladeshi national as he allegedly entered India illegally through Nitpur border of Porsha upazila in Naogaon. The detainee was...

BGB seizes 1,827 Yaba pills in Jashore

BGB seizes 1,827 Yaba pills in Jashore

-- 2018-12-02 18:16:58

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 1,827 Yaba tablets from the bank of Ichamati River at Agrovullot village in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a team...

Cops nab ABT man in Jatrabari

Cops nab ABT man in Jatrabari

-- 2018-12-02 18:05:50

Police arrested an operative of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Dhaka city’s Jatrabari area on Saturday evening. “We arrested an active member of ABT Md Sarw...

Rizvi accuses govt of ‘selectively’ blocking candidates

Rizvi accuses govt of ‘selectively’ blocking candidates

-- 2018-12-02 18:05:05

The BNP has alleged that Khaleda Zia’s application for the Feni-1 seat has been rejected as part of the government’s plan to remove her from the 11th parliamentary election.  BNP le...

US envoy Miller to visit Rohingya camps this week

US envoy Miller to visit Rohingya camps this week

-- 2018-12-02 17:21:00

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller will visit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar this week to see the situations on the ground as the United States "remains committed" to helping those affected peop...

Returning officers reject all nomination papers of Khaleda

Returning officers reject all nomination papers of Khaleda

-- 2018-12-02 16:27:04

Nomination papers of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for contesting in the 11th parliamentary election from Feni-1, Bogura-6 and Bogura-7 constituencies were rejected on Sunday after scrutiny. Returning...

Oikyafront plans to skip polls in fear of defeat: Quader

Oikyafront plans to skip polls in fear of defeat: Quader

-- 2018-12-02 16:15:09

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the Jatiya Oikyafront is proceeding with a plan to step away from the polls in fear of defeat....

Dry weather ahead: Met

Dry weather ahead: Met

-- 2018-12-02 15:53:38

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday predicted dry weather with temporarily partly cloudy sky and light to moderate fog at some places over the country in 24 hours as of 9:00 am Monday...

Rejection of Khaleda’s nomination part of govt blueprint: Rizvi

Rejection of Khaleda’s nomination part of govt blueprint: Rizvi

-- 2018-12-02 14:31:24

BNP has alleged that its chairperson Khaleda Zia's nomination paper has been cancelled as part of the government blueprint to hold a lopsided election. "We think, it's an ill-motivated decision. Our...

Criminal dies in Narayanganj ‘shootout’

Criminal dies in Narayanganj ‘shootout’

-- 2018-12-02 13:01:14

A suspect in over 20 cases, including charges of murder and drug trafficking, has been killed in an alleged shootout with RAB in Narayanganj city. The incident occurred in the city’s Deobhog Sh...

Convicted persons can’t contest in elections: SC

Convicted persons can’t contest in elections: SC

-- 2018-12-02 12:55:57

The Appellate division of the Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order that had allowed a convicted person to contest in the upcoming national election. The seven-member bench of the SC led by Chi...

EC rejects Khaleda’s nomination for Feni-1

EC rejects Khaleda’s nomination for Feni-1

-- 2018-12-02 12:53:56

The Election Commission has rejected the nomination papers of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for contesting in the parliamentary election from Feni-1 constituency due to her conviction in two corruption...

Man’s death in road crash sparks protest in Jashore

Man’s death in road crash sparks protest in Jashore

-- 2018-12-02 11:07:57

Local people blocked Jashore-Benapole highway and vandalised two vehicles protesting a road crash that left a trader killed in Dhpakhola area of Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was iden...

Biman gets new Dreamliner

Biman gets new Dreamliner

FE Report 2018-12-02 10:39:08

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to add the second Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft to its fleet. It was scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:45 pm on Saturday, Biman sou...

Deloitte starts operation in Bangladesh

Deloitte starts operation in Bangladesh

FE Report 2018-12-02 10:28:08

Multinational financial advisory firm Deloitte has formally launched its operations in Bangladesh to help local business and the economy grow further. With footprints in over 150 countries, the firm...

Jute millers' outstanding loans to enjoy block account facility

Jute millers' outstanding loans to enjoy block account facility

Arafat Ara 2018-12-02 10:19:21

The government has decided to allow jute millers for enjoying the block account facility against their outstanding loans, considering the sector's present ailing condition. The Financial Institution...

Three workers die as truck overturns in Pabna

Three workers die as truck overturns in Pabna

-- 2018-12-02 10:09:11

Three workers were killed while another was injured as a truck overturned in Nurpur Bypass area of Pabna sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The identities of the deceased are yet to be known. Obaidul...

Dhaka for info sharing on Rakhine situation

Dhaka for info sharing on Rakhine situation

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2018-12-02 10:02:09

After failing to start repatriation of Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh has written to Myanmar seeking information about the situation in Northern Rakhine state. "We have told them that the repatriation...

Two crushed under train in city

Two crushed under train in city

-- 2018-12-01 21:34:40

Two people were crushed to death by a train in the city's Kuril area on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Atiqur Rahman Chowdhury, 43, son of Abdur Rob Chowdhury of Dhania in the ca...

Ijtema schedule after polls, no gathering until then

Ijtema schedule after polls, no gathering until then

-- 2018-12-01 20:44:11

The date of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after the Hajj, will be fixed after the next election, said Home Minister on Saturday. The minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal also sa...

SC stays HC order on BNP candidate’s jail term

SC stays HC order on BNP candidate’s jail term

-- 2018-12-01 20:30:28

The Appellate Division Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order halting conviction of Jashore-2 BNP candidate Sabira Sultana. Justice Hasan Foez Siddique of Appellate Division...

Bir Protik Taramon Bibi  laid to rest with state honour

Bir Protik Taramon Bibi laid to rest with state honour

-- 2018-12-01 19:58:47

Bir Protik Taramon Bibi was laid to eternal rest on Saturday at her family graveyard in Rajibpur upazila of Kurigram district. A smartly turned out contingent of police forces gave a guard of honour...