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PM calls on President

PM calls on President

-- 2018-06-19 21:27:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a courtesy call on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Tuesday evening. President’s Press Secretary Mohammad Joynal Abedin said Sheikh Hasina e...

AL’s central committee meeting on June 23

AL’s central committee meeting on June 23

-- 2018-06-19 19:20:16

The Awami League (AL) will hold an extended meeting of the central committee on June 23. The meeting will be held at Ganabhaban at 11:00am with the party president Sheikh Hasina in the chair, said a...

Govt postpones celebration of satellite launch

Govt postpones celebration of satellite launch

-- 2018-06-19 17:57:43

The government has postponed a programme to celebrate the successful launch of  Bangabandhu-1, country's first commercial satellite. The decision was taken on Tuesday considering the worsening f...

Floods kill dozens in India, Bangladesh

Floods kill dozens in India, Bangladesh

-- 2018-06-19 17:47:15

Flash floods in South Asia have killed dozens of people and displaced more than a million, most in northeast India and Bangladesh. The Brahmaputra river, which flows from the Himalayas down to India...

'Food storage capacity stands at 2.1m MT'

'Food storage capacity stands at 2.1m MT'

-- 2018-06-19 17:20:55

Food Minister Quamrul Islam has said food stock capacity of the country has now stood at 21,18822 metric tonnes (MT). “The country’s total food storage capacity now stands at 21,18,822 me...

Anti-drug drive: 64 arrested in two districts

Anti-drug drive: 64 arrested in two districts

-- 2018-06-19 17:13:33

Law enforcers detained at least 64 people in Sherpur and Chapainawabganj districts during anti-drug drives from Monday night to Tuesday morning. In Sherpur, 40 people were arrested along with 37 gram...

Court sends former Kutubdia OC to jail

Court sends former Kutubdia OC to jail

-- 2018-06-19 16:57:26

A court in Cox's Bazar has sent a former Officer-in-charge of Kutubdia Police Station, Altaf Hossain, to jail in a bribe case. Cox's Bazar District and Session Judges Court Judge Mir Shafiqul Alam pa...

68.5m people displaced worldwide, UN estimates

68.5m people displaced worldwide, UN estimates

-- 2018-06-19 16:37:18

The United Nations Refugee Agency has said 68.5 million people were displaced as of the end of 2017. Among them were 16.2 million people who became displaced during 2017 itself, either for the first...

One dies in Natore road mishap

One dies in Natore road mishap

-- 2018-06-19 16:22:48

A motorcyclist was killed in a road mishap at Ponditgram area of Sadar upazila in Natore on Tuesday noon. The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, 27, son of Abul Hossain of Balubhanga village of...

BNP to stage countrywide demo Thursday

BNP to stage countrywide demo Thursday

-- 2018-06-19 16:00:05

Leaders and activists of BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on Thursday demanding the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail. The programme is also meant for mounting pressure...

Man kills father-in-law in Satkhira

Man kills father-in-law in Satkhira

-- 2018-06-19 15:41:18

A septuagenarian man was killed allegedly by his son-in-law over family feud at Laxmikhola village in Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Kashem Ali, 75, of th...

Nomination collection in RCC polls underway

Nomination collection in RCC polls underway

-- 2018-06-19 14:54:32

Collection of nomination papers for contesting in the forthcoming election of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is ongoing. Till Monday afternoon, 90 candidates collected nomination papers from the off...

RAB arrests three ‘JMB men’ in Chapainawabganj

RAB arrests three ‘JMB men’ in Chapainawabganj

-- 2018-06-19 14:17:51

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives arrested three suspected members of banned Islamic outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different parts of Chapainawabganj Sadar...

Habiganj road crash kills two

Habiganj road crash kills two

-- 2018-06-19 13:31:34

A motorcycle rider and a pillion passenger were killed when the motorbike plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Rokanpur in Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj on Tuesday. The deceased we...

Flooding ravages Moulvibazar as dam collapses

Flooding ravages Moulvibazar as dam collapses

-- 2018-06-19 12:00:18

The water levels of the Monu and Dhalai rivers have subsided a little, but the flooding in Moulvibazar district has worsened after a portion of a dam to protect the town collapsed and submerged new ar...

Two Bangladeshis die in Saudi factory fire

Two Bangladeshis die in Saudi factory fire

-- 2018-06-19 11:50:17

Two Bangladeshis were burnt to death as a fire broke out at a fume factory in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. They have been identified as Kamrul Islam, 38, son of Abdul Malek, and...

Police recover body of youth in Gazipur

Police recover body of youth in Gazipur

-- 2018-06-19 11:32:33

A young man was found dead at Gacha in Gazipur city on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Wahab, 26, son of Asad Ali of the area. Motaleb Mia, sub-inspector of Joydebpur Police Stati...

Three children drown in Cox’s Bazar pond

Three children drown in Cox’s Bazar pond

-- 2018-06-19 11:28:35

Three children of a family drowned in a pond at Chakboitha village in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Monday. The deceased were identified as Fahim, 8, son of Abu Siddique, Tashfia, 6 and her s...

Fire guts five shops in B’baria

Fire guts five shops in B’baria

-- 2018-06-19 11:25:00

Five shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at a market in Brahmanbaria municipality area on Monday night. Fire service sources said the fire originated from electric short circuit at a shop at...

Rivals hack Rohingya leader to death

Rivals hack Rohingya leader to death

-- 2018-06-19 11:24:26

A Rohingya leader was hacked to death in front of the distribution centre at Balukhali camp by so-called "opponent group" on Monday night. Deceased Md Arifullah, 36, passed BA honours from University...

Long-term ties have little impact on buying practices

Long-term ties have little impact on buying practices

Monira Munni 2018-06-19 11:19:25

The length of relationship between buyers and suppliers has little impact on the nature of buying practices, according to a latest report. Besides, the majority of suppliers -- 60 per cent -- are not...

ADB to lend $50m for microenterprise development

ADB to lend $50m for microenterprise development

Syful Islam 2018-06-19 10:57:13

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to lend US$50 million to help Bangladesh promote microenterprises led by women, finance ministry officials said. The fund will be channelled through Palli...

IPO subscription of VFS Thread to open June 24

IPO subscription of VFS Thread to open June 24

FE Report 2018-06-19 10:51:56

The public subscription of VFS Thread Dyeing Limited will open on June 24 and continue till July 02, officials said. The company will raise a fund worth Tk 220 million through the initial public offe...

Customs to track all travellers

Customs to track all travellers

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-06-19 10:47:49

The customs authority is set to introduce a rule to maintain the record of the inbound and outbound overseas passengers. With the new rules, the government will be able to keep a data base of the pas...

BTRC unblocks bdnews24.com

BTRC unblocks bdnews24.com

-- 2018-06-19 09:57:07

Regulators have unblocked bdnews24.com’s websites after hours of shutdown in a sudden, but unexplained move. The sites can now be accessed by using both the mobile internet and broadband. Tel...

World Refugee Day: US says Bangladesh beacon of hope, inspiration

World Refugee Day: US says Bangladesh beacon of hope, inspiration

-- 2018-06-18 21:07:41

As the world is set to observe this year's World Refugee Day on June 20, the United States says Bangladesh stands out as a beacon of hope and inspiration. "The United States stands proudly with Bangl...

Holidaymakers returning to Dhaka after Eid vacation

Holidaymakers returning to Dhaka after Eid vacation

-- 2018-06-18 20:14:33

Holidaymakers have started coming back to the capital after celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr with their families at village homes. Different bus and launch terminals as well as railway stations witnessed...

VGF rice seized in Faridpur

VGF rice seized in Faridpur

-- 2018-06-18 19:56:54

The local administration seized 60 sacks of rice meant for distribution among the ultra poor under the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr in Faridpur district. The sacks we...

Shakib ducks questions on possible career in politics

Shakib ducks questions on possible career in politics

-- 2018-06-18 19:06:22

Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has remained mum regarding the possibility of a future in politics at an Eid programme in New York. "We are attending an Eid get-together so it would be best to avoid such d...

369 expatriate women workers return facing problems abroad

369 expatriate women workers return facing problems abroad

-- 2018-06-18 18:52:53

369 women workers, who went abroad for jobs, returned to the country this year facing various types of problems. Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam B.Sc. informed the p...