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BNP set to bring out rally on May Day

BNP set to bring out rally on May Day

-- 2018-04-30 16:46:55

Having failed to get permission for a workers' rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, BNP's labour wing Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal has decided to bring out a rally in the city on Tuesday, marking the May Day. Srami...

Seven int’l flights miss arrival schedule at HSIA

Seven int’l flights miss arrival schedule at HSIA

FE Online Report 2018-04-30 16:17:55

Seven international flights failed to meet arrival schedule at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Monday. Sources at Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said the BG 128 from D...

College student dies falling from human hauler

College student dies falling from human hauler

-- 2018-04-30 16:06:22

A college student was killed when she fell from a human hauler at Shanir Akhra Bus Stand area in city's Kadamtali area on Monday. The deceased was identified as Nusrat Jahan Jhuma, 19, a 1st year stu...

Motorcyclist dies in Sunamganj accident

Motorcyclist dies in Sunamganj accident

-- 2018-04-30 15:32:57

A motorcyclist was killed as a human hauler hit his two-wheeler at Mallikpur in Sunamganj municipality area on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Ruhul Amin Hridoy, 27, son of Shah Jamal...

UNSC  for expediting repatriation deal

UNSC for expediting repatriation deal

FE Online Report 2018-04-30 14:39:46

Expressing their determination to resolve the ongoing Rohingya crisis, the visiting team of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Sunday said their priority is to expedite implementation of th...

Lightning kills three across country

Lightning kills three across country

-- 2018-04-30 13:44:02

Two farmers were killed in separate incidents of lightning in Sunamganj and Habiganj districts along with another college student in Chuadanga on Monday. A farmer was killed after being hit by a thun...

BD seeks global support to solve Rohingya crisis

BD seeks global support to solve Rohingya crisis

-- 2018-04-30 13:10:01

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh expects China, Russia, India and Japan to play a major role in resolving the Rohingya crisis. "We expect China, Russia, India and Japan to play...

UNSC vows to help implement Rohingya return deal

UNSC vows to help implement Rohingya return deal

-- 2018-04-30 13:04:45

Members of the visiting UN Security Council delegation have assured all concerned of helping Bangladesh and Myanmar to expedite the implementation of the Rohingya reparation agreement signed between t...

DB police arrest wife after investigation, murder confession

DB police arrest wife after investigation, murder confession

-- 2018-04-30 12:13:43

Police in Tangail on Sunday arrested the wife over the killing of former Army sergeant Mohammad Shamim in Gopalpur upazila in 2016. The detainee, Razia Begum, was the mastermind of the murder, claime...

Dismal weather halts ferry services

Dismal weather halts ferry services

-- 2018-04-30 11:53:37

Launch and ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River have been suspended due to bad weather. The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) suspended the...

Financial crisis drives Magura farmer to 'suicide'

Financial crisis drives Magura farmer to 'suicide'

-- 2018-04-30 11:42:50

A farmer allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Dakhshin Mirzapur village in Magura sadar upazila on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Tariqul Islam, 45. Quoting family members, E...

Youth found hanging in Cox’s Bazar hotel

Youth found hanging in Cox’s Bazar hotel

-- 2018-04-30 11:40:00

A young man was found hanging at a residential hotel in Kolatali Zamzam Hatchery area of the district town on Sunday night. Police recovered the hanging body of Nezam Uddin, 33, son of Anu Miah of Pa...

Police arrest three over gang rape in Rajshahi

Police arrest three over gang rape in Rajshahi

-- 2018-04-30 11:08:28

Police arrested three young men on Sunday afternoon in connection with the gang rape of a teenage girl in Shiroil Colony Kanamor area in the city. The arrestees are Abu Zafar, 30, son of Sahin Iqbal,...

Attack on DU VC's house: Four held

Attack on DU VC's house: Four held

-- 2018-04-30 10:49:38

Police arrested a madrasa student and three others on charges of attacking and vandalising the Dhaka University vice chancellor’s residence about three weeks ago, during the agitations for refor...

Poor wages force RMG workers to rely on overtime

Poor wages force RMG workers to rely on overtime

Monira Munni 2018-04-30 09:45:19

Bangladesh's garment workers earn inadequate wages and mostly rely on excessive hours of overtime for an insignificant amount of money, according to a recent report. The report titled 'Toward Fair...

July-March import up 14pc

July-March import up 14pc

Siddique Islam 2018-04-30 09:38:41

The country's overall import grew by more than 14 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2017-18, mainly due to higher import of food grains and fuel oils, officials said...

Lightning strikes kill  14 in dists

Lightning strikes kill 14 in dists

-- 2018-04-30 00:32:48

At least 14 people were killed in lightning strikes in eight districts-Sirajganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon, Rangamati, Gazipur, and Sunamganj- on Sunday, report agencies. In Sirajgan...

Power outage in Pongu hospital's emergency room since morning

Power outage in Pongu hospital's emergency room since morning

-- 2018-04-29 21:31:44

Emergency room patients at the National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, popularly known as Pongu Hospital, have been suffering due to power outage that began on Sunday morn...

Flower farming increasing  in Nilphamari

Flower farming increasing in Nilphamari

Our Correspondent 2018-04-29 21:30:29

NILPHAMARI, Apr 29: With the increase in demand of flowers, along with the flower shops, cultivation of varieties of flower has increased in the district. One Shafiqul Islam of Saidpur upazila has be...

Tearful Rohingyas seek UNSC help for safe return, justice

Tearful Rohingyas seek UNSC help for safe return, justice

FE Online Desk 2018-04-29 21:05:47

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh made emotional pleas to the UN Security Council delegation for help to return safely to their homes in neighbouring Myanmar. They also sought help to get justice over...

200MW plant of Bangla Trac starts power supply to national grid

200MW plant of Bangla Trac starts power supply to national grid

-- 2018-04-29 20:53:54

Bangla Trac has started supply of electricity from its 200MW power plant in Daudkandi of Cumilla. According to the company, the 200MW Bangla Trac Power Unit-1 at Daudkandi was commissioned on April 2...

BSMMU to celebrate 21st University Day on Monday

BSMMU to celebrate 21st University Day on Monday

-- 2018-04-29 20:37:24

The country's leading institution of medical education and research Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) will celebrate its founding anniversary and 21st University Day tomorrow (Monday...

Tourism minister lauds media’s role in society

Tourism minister lauds media’s role in society

-- 2018-04-29 19:39:48

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal has said that journalists are the conscience of the society, as they work for wellbeing of people as well as the country in many hazardous condi...

Snatchers on prowl owing to lax police action

Snatchers on prowl owing to lax police action

-- 2018-04-29 19:34:04

Habibur Rahman, an East West University student, along with his three friends, got on a bus from Farmgate to go back home at Malibagh and he sat in a window seat for a smooth journey. When the bus go...

Two policemen withdrawn in Sirajganj

Two policemen withdrawn in Sirajganj

-- 2018-04-29 19:27:23

Two constables of Shahzadpur Police Station in Sirajganj were closed to the district police lines over escaping of two accused from police custody. The punitive action was taken against Abdul Hye Sar...

BNP spreading lies about Khaleda’s medical file: Quader

BNP spreading lies about Khaleda’s medical file: Quader

-- 2018-04-29 19:19:30

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the BNP is spreading lies with their claim that party chief Khaleda Zia’s medical file has been kept at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’...

President hosts reception for Buddhists

President hosts reception for Buddhists

-- 2018-04-29 18:23:49

President Abdul Hamid on Sunday urged all irrespective of party affiliation, opinion and religious belief to play a proper role in the national development upholding communal harmony and tradition. "...

Poor weather disrupts launch service

Poor weather disrupts launch service

-- 2018-04-29 18:03:50

Adverse weather conditions have interrupted launch service from Dhaka to southern parts of Bangladesh. All water transport service from Dhaka’s Sadarghat was halted from 8:28am to 9:42am and 11...

RAB detains 'drug peddler' with 1,035 Yaba pills

RAB detains 'drug peddler' with 1,035 Yaba pills

-- 2018-04-29 18:00:11

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested a 'drug peddler' with 1,035 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Md...

EC sounds tough against duty negligence in city polls

EC sounds tough against duty negligence in city polls

-- 2018-04-29 17:50:51

The election commission will take action against those involved in negligence of duty and violation of election code of conduct in the upcoming city corporation election in Khulna Election Commission...