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Officials seize smuggled goods worth Tk 7m in Gobindaganj

Officials seize smuggled goods worth Tk 7m in Gobindaganj

-- 2018-11-06 16:15:07

An anti-smuggling task force team seized huge quantity of smuggled goods worth Tk 7 million from ‘Jalil Super Market’ in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha on Monday afternoon. “Compr...

High Court orders to form five-member body to examine WASA water

High Court orders to form five-member body to examine WASA water

-- 2018-11-06 15:17:09

The High Court on Tuesday directed the concerned authorities to form a five-member committee to test water supplied by Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (DWASA) through pipeline. The two-me...

Death toll in Savar gas pipe leak fire rises to three

Death toll in Savar gas pipe leak fire rises to three

FE Online Report 2018-11-06 15:08:29

Another man injured in Savar gas pipeline leak fire succumbed to his burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday, taking the death toll to three. Abdur Rab, 26, died in the morn...

CEC rules out deferment of election schedule

CEC rules out deferment of election schedule

-- 2018-11-06 14:42:01

The Election Commission cannot move beyond the constitution and has no scope for deferring the polls schedule, said Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda. His remark came as a reply to journalist...

Commercial sheep farming can meet protein demand: Experts

Commercial sheep farming can meet protein demand: Experts

-- 2018-11-06 14:27:10

Experts and academics here observed that a large-scale promotion of commercial sheep farming can be the vital means of meeting the existing protein demands. They also opined that commercial sheep far...

Three domestic flights miss departure schedules at HSIA

Three domestic flights miss departure schedules at HSIA

FE Online Report 2018-11-06 14:22:26

Three domestic flights of different airlines have failed to meet their departure schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Tuesday. Biman 433 was scheduled to depart for Cox's Baz...

Police detain 31 in Dinajpur

Police detain 31 in Dinajpur

-- 2018-11-06 12:01:16

Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 31 people including nine drug traders and five activists of Jamaat-E-Islami from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00 am on Tue...

Couple suffer burns in Mohammadpur gas cylinder blast

Couple suffer burns in Mohammadpur gas cylinder blast

FE Online Report 2018-11-06 10:49:09

A married couple sustained severe burn injuries when a gas cylinder exploded in Dhaka city's Mohammadpur area on Tuesday morning. Identified only as Saiful Islam, 26 and Sajena Akhter, 18, they...

Motorcyclist dies in Sherpur road crash

Motorcyclist dies in Sherpur road crash

-- 2018-11-06 10:26:34

A motorcyclist was killed while another injured in a head on collision between a truck and their vehicle on Nalitabari-Nakugaon road at Andharpara under Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur on Monday night....

BD-Nepal energy talks likely to get deferred

BD-Nepal energy talks likely to get deferred

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-11-06 10:22:32

The proposed Bangladesh-Nepal energy dialogue is likely to get deferred by a few weeks due to Bangladesh's unwillingness to hold the talks in the middle of this month (November). Officials at the Pow...

Airport-Kamalapur metro rail among five JICA-funded projects

Airport-Kamalapur metro rail among five JICA-funded projects

FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-11-06 10:11:34

The government agencies have decided to receive a sizeable fund under the Japanese 40th loan package to implement five development projects. The projects include one that seeks to build another metro...

Suspected JMB leader dies in Bogura ‘gunfight’

Suspected JMB leader dies in Bogura ‘gunfight’

-- 2018-11-06 10:06:52

A suspected leader of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Shibganj upazila of Bogura district early Tuesday. The deceased has...

NBR to resume e-payment at income tax fair

NBR to resume e-payment at income tax fair

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-11-06 10:05:57

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will resume the e-payment system in the forthcoming tax fair and widen the facility for income taxpayers. Taxpayers will be able to pay income tax using their de...

14-party, JP to join election in alliance: Quader

14-party, JP to join election in alliance: Quader

-- 2018-11-05 22:27:57

The Awami League-led 14-party alliance and the Jatiya Party-led Sammilito Jatiya Jote on Monday agreed that they will join the next general election together under the banner of Grand Alliance. "We'v...

Bumper output delights  bottle gourd peasants

Bumper output delights bottle gourd peasants

Roving Correspondent 2018-11-05 21:47:47

JOYPURHAT, Nov 05: Bottle gourd farmers in the district are making handsome profit this season for fair market prices. Farming of the vegetable was started in the area in September last and growers s...

Met Office forecasts cyclones in Nov

Met Office forecasts cyclones in Nov

-- 2018-11-05 20:29:32

The Meteorological Department has forecast one to two low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal in November ahead of the winter, which could turn into cyclones. Temperatures across the country have a...

Govt takes steps to ensure speedy disposal of cases: Anisul Huq

Govt takes steps to ensure speedy disposal of cases: Anisul Huq

FE Online Report 2018-11-05 20:07:02

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday said the doctrine of rule of law has its origin in England and it is one of the fundamental characteristics of the British constitutional system. It lays down that t...

Kali Puja Tuesday

Kali Puja Tuesday

-- 2018-11-05 18:14:47

Kali Puja or Shyama Puja, the second largest festival of Bangalee Hindu community, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow (Tuesday) amid festivity and religious fervour. It is also called Dee...

DMP files 2,644 cases for traffic rules violation

DMP files 2,644 cases for traffic rules violation

FE Online Report 2018-11-05 18:12:53

Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday filed 2,644 cases against different modes of vehicles for traffic rule violation on the city streets as part of its regular drives....

President for grooming children with spirit of patriotism

President for grooming children with spirit of patriotism

-- 2018-11-05 18:09:38

President Abdul Hamid on Monday stressed the importance of instilling patriotism in children and youths alongside moral and practical education. "Though we're the role model of development around the...

Tk 40.62b project to provide treated water in Rajshahi

Tk 40.62b project to provide treated water in Rajshahi

-- 2018-11-05 18:05:35

Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (RWASA) is going to implement a mega project for providing treated water to people of the city and its outskirts. The project titled ‘Rajshahi WASA...

BNP leader held with crude bombs in Bagerhat

BNP leader held with crude bombs in Bagerhat

-- 2018-11-05 17:56:12

Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a local leader of BNP along with four crude bombs from Chitalmari upazila in Bagerhat early Monday. The arrestee is Moninul Haque Tulu Biswash, 50, BNP presid...

BD signs deals worth $200m with WB

BD signs deals worth $200m with WB

-- 2018-11-05 17:28:06

The government on Monday signed two financing agreements totalling $200 million with the World Bank (WB) to improve the forest cover in the country’s coastal, hill and central districts, includi...

Woman dies in city road crash

Woman dies in city road crash

FE Online Report 2018-11-05 17:26:42

An unidentified woman, aged 26, was killed in a road crash at Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover near Tikatuli area of the capital on Monday morning. The victim woman died on the spot as a pickup van ra...

Fire breaks out at Mirpur cloth market

Fire breaks out at Mirpur cloth market

FE Online Report 2018-11-05 17:03:39

A fire broke out at the city’s Mirpur area on Monday morning causing severe burn effect to some shops including three cloth-shops.  The Fire Service sources said the fire broke out in t...

PM to address press conference on outcomes of dialogue

PM to address press conference on outcomes of dialogue

-- 2018-11-05 16:19:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference to brief the media about the outcomes of the ongoing dialogue with political parties. The press conference will be held either on Thursday...

Thrust on beneficiaries' database, digital payment system

Thrust on beneficiaries' database, digital payment system

FE Report 2018-11-05 15:46:47

Making a beneficiaries' database, introducing digital payment system and enhancing monitoring activities are imperative to make social security programmes more effective and purposeful. Besides, refo...

ACC starts questioning BNP’s Abdul Awal Mintoo

ACC starts questioning BNP’s Abdul Awal Mintoo

-- 2018-11-05 15:33:22

The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has started to grill BNP’s vice chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo over numerous allegations, including loan extortion and laundering money out of the country. ACC...

PM pledges of a stronger Navy if re-elected

PM pledges of a stronger Navy if re-elected

-- 2018-11-05 14:33:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh Navy will be made much stronger if Awami League is voted to power again. "If we can return (to power), we'll surely make this Navy much stronger," she...

Kader Siddiqui joins Oikyafront

Kader Siddiqui joins Oikyafront

-- 2018-11-05 14:07:12

Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) of Kader Siddiqui has formally joined Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront, aiming to ensure a credible and acceptable national election in the country. KSJL pre...