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AL secretariat meeting Wednesday

AL secretariat meeting Wednesday

-- 2018-05-27 18:19:06

A meeting of Awami League (AL) secretariat will be held at 10:30am on Wednesday at the party president's political office in Dhanmondi. AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Ob...

Two Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers die in road mishap

Two Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers die in road mishap

-- 2018-05-27 17:29:38

Two Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers died and two others received injuries in a road accident that took place in Central African Republic on Saturday. The deceased are soldier Arjan Hawleder, 34, from E B...

Reduce traffic jams on highways, FBCCI urges govt

Reduce traffic jams on highways, FBCCI urges govt

FE Report 2018-05-27 16:53:44

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the government to reduce traffic congestion on the highways for the interest of the country's businesses. It said the rece...

Country’s power generation sets new record

Country’s power generation sets new record

-- 2018-05-27 16:31:38

Country's power generation set a new record on Saturday hitting 10,699MW. According to the Public Relations Department of state-owned Power Development Board (PDB), the previous highest record was 10...

Orders on Khaleda’s bail pleas Monday

Orders on Khaleda’s bail pleas Monday

-- 2018-05-27 16:23:01

The High Court on Monday will pass its orders on bail petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in three cases. A bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice JBM Hasan fixed the date after hear...

Toxic gas kills two workers in Khagrachhari

Toxic gas kills two workers in Khagrachhari

-- 2018-05-27 16:21:54

Two construction workers died after inhaling toxic gas of septic tank of a hatchery in sadar upazila in Khagrachhari on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as - Rafikul Islam and Ramjan Ali....

Woman dies in Bandarban road crash

Woman dies in Bandarban road crash

-- 2018-05-27 15:51:03

A woman was killed in a road accident on VIP road near Hill View Hospital under sadar upazila of Bandarban town on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Krishna De, 55, wife of hotel owner...

DMP files 286 cases for wrong side driving

DMP files 286 cases for wrong side driving

-- 2018-05-27 15:39:07

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a daylong drive on Saturday filed 286 cases on charges of driving on wrong sides. Traffic division in their simultaneous drives on the city streets filed a total of...

Schoolgirl murdered after rape in Tangail

Schoolgirl murdered after rape in Tangail

-- 2018-05-27 15:30:52

Police say a girl found dead in a bamboo grove in Tangail’s Madhupur Upazila was raped and murdered. The girl has been identified as Liza, the daughter of Abdul Majid of Arankhola Union’s...

Man beats housewife to death in Manikganj

Man beats housewife to death in Manikganj

-- 2018-05-27 14:25:16

A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by a man at Chotobutuni village in Shivalaya upazila in Manikganj district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ayesha Begum, 35, wife of Saudi expat...

Top court order on Destiny 2000 close-down Monday

Top court order on Destiny 2000 close-down Monday

-- 2018-05-27 13:10:14

The Supreme Court will deliver its order on Monday on an appeal against a High Court notice asking the authorities concerned to explain to why directives should not be given to wind up Destiny 2000 Lt...

Seven luminaries to get 'Shilpakala Padak 2017'

Seven luminaries to get 'Shilpakala Padak 2017'

-- 2018-05-27 12:59:35

Seven creative personalities from different fields of country's art and cultural arena will receive 'Shilpakala Padak 2017' for their continuous contributions to the respective fields. The awardees a...

Five die in lightning strikes in Sylhet, Habiganj

Five die in lightning strikes in Sylhet, Habiganj

-- 2018-05-27 12:09:48

Five people including two brothers were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Sylhet sadar, Tahirpur and Baniachong upazilas on Saturday. In Tahirpur upazila, Jahur Alam, 35, resident...

Cops recover narcotics, arms in Gaibandha raids

Cops recover narcotics, arms in Gaibandha raids

-- 2018-05-27 11:46:03

District police in separate anti drug drives recovered a substantial quantity of narcotics worth about Tk 3.6 million and arms from the drug traders in last few days from May 17 to May 26. The drugs...

Police detain two murder accused in Chattogram

Police detain two murder accused in Chattogram

-- 2018-05-27 11:37:52

Within 24 hours of the murder of an elderly woman, police managed to arrest two accused in Chattogram early Sunday. A police team in an overnight drive arrested the duo - Biplab and Abbas, said Nezam...

Many seating service buses carry passengers beyond capacity, says study

Many seating service buses carry passengers beyond capacity, says study

FE Report 2018-05-27 10:40:56

Some 28 per cent passengers travel standing on public buses in the city, although they pay higher fare in the name of seating service, a survey has revealed. According to the study, 96 per cent publi...

Death toll climbs to 79 in anti-drug campaign

Death toll climbs to 79 in anti-drug campaign

-- 2018-05-27 10:25:10

At least 11 more people, including a Teknaf councillor, have been killed in alleged shootouts amidst a nationwide anti-drug purge by Bangladesh’s security forces. Deaths were reported from Cox&...

Shurwid Industries incurs losses in last three years

Shurwid Industries incurs losses in last three years

Mohammad Mufazzal 2018-05-27 10:21:12

Shurwid Industries Limited, a 'Z' category company, has incurred losses in last three consecutive years allegedly due to a crisis in management as well as short supply of electricity and gas. As a re...

Plea for withdrawal of taxes on raw materials’ import

Plea for withdrawal of taxes on raw materials’ import

FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-05-27 10:13:17

Poultry industry association leaders have sought withdrawal of taxes on import of raw materials for feed production as those are affecting the growth of country's largest protein supplying sector. Lo...

Share of RMG in export earnings goes up further

Share of RMG in export earnings goes up further

Monira Munni 2018-05-27 10:05:04

The share of proceeds from readymade garment exports in the country's total export earning has gone further up despite exhortations to diversify the country's exportables, said tradespeople. Knit and...

PM returns home from official visit to West Bengal

PM returns home from official visit to West Bengal

-- 2018-05-26 23:06:34

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Saturday night, wrapping up her two-day official visit to West Bengal, India. A VVIP flight of Bangladesh Biman Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and...

Farmers eye record Haribhanga mango production this year

Farmers eye record Haribhanga mango production this year

-- 2018-05-26 21:31:01

RANGPUR, May 26 (BSS): A record production of fibreless, fleshy and tasty 'Haribhanga' mango is likely in Rangpur agriculture region this season as its harvest begins from the middle of the next mon...

Fishermen unhappy over poor hilsha fishing in Meghna

Fishermen unhappy over poor hilsha fishing in Meghna

-- 2018-05-26 21:15:34

Fishermen were failing to catch adequate hilsa fish from Meghna River for last one week, triggering frustration among them in Laxmipur. District Fisheries Office said last two months -- March and Apr...

Lightning kills four in Sylhet

Lightning kills four in Sylhet

-- 2018-05-26 21:07:08

Four people including two brothers were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Sylhet sadar and Tahirpur upazilas on Saturday. In Tahirpur upazila, Jahur Alam, 35, resident of Menjargao...

Gazette on DA for journalists next week: Inu

Gazette on DA for journalists next week: Inu

-- 2018-05-26 21:03:08

The much anticipated Dearness Allowance (DA) for journalists, as recommended by the Wage Board, will probably be gazetted next week. Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu made the disclosure at a meet...

'BD to get profit from satellite after 7 to 8 years'

'BD to get profit from satellite after 7 to 8 years'

-- 2018-05-26 20:25:55

Bangladesh will recover the total expenditure of Bangabandhu-1 Satellite within next 7 or 8 years and after that the country will earn large amount of profit from the satellite. State Minister for In...

'Eid passengers not to face tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway'

'Eid passengers not to face tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway'

-- 2018-05-26 19:54:35

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has assured that no tailback will be created on the Dhaka-Tangail highway ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr this year. The minister came up with the assurance wh...

PM visits Netaji Museum in Kolkata

PM visits Netaji Museum in Kolkata

-- 2018-05-26 19:48:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday visited Netaji Shubhas Chandra Bose Museum at Netaji Bhaban, the ancestral home of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, in Kolkata. Sheikh Hasina went round different...

Magura road crash leaves two dead

Magura road crash leaves two dead

-- 2018-05-26 19:41:57

Two people, including a pickup driver, were killed while two others injured as the vehicle overturned on Magura-Jhenidah road at Abalpur on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Noor Islam, 35, d...

'Bangladesh, India should address human rights concerns'

'Bangladesh, India should address human rights concerns'

-- 2018-05-26 19:41:30

The Amnesty International has called on Bangladesh and India to address specific human rights concerns in the wake of bilateral meetings between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister Narendr...