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Grinding machine blast kills one

-- 2017-09-28 12:00:00

An electrician was killed after a grinding machine blasted at his rented residence in Jamgora area of Ashulia on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Salam alias Nayan, 25, supervisor of...

Muhith sets deadline for ending poverty

-- 2017-09-28 12:00:00

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Thursday said that there will be no poor people in the country by 2024. “Bangladesh will be able to end poverty by 2024 though the international deadl...

RAB detains ‘drug trader’ with 3.25 kg heroin

-- 2017-09-28 11:57:09

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a suspected drug trader along with 3.25 Kg heroin from a frontier village under Godagari Upazila in Rajshahi district last night. The arrestee was ide...

Prices of coarse rice decline

FE Report 2017-09-28 10:05:17

The prices of finer varieties of rice continued to maintain their recent-peak levels Wednesday, but the coarse varieties showed a downward trend due to the recent cut in import duties and the governme...

Suu Kyi assures to take back Rohingya refugees

-- 2017-09-28 08:49:11

Myanmar’s de facto head of government Aung San Suu Kyi has assured UK state minister for foreign affairs Mark Field that Rohingyas will be taken back from Bangladesh, the British minister said a...

India sends 700 tonnes relief for Rohingya

-- 2017-09-28 08:08:58

An Indian Naval ship carrying the third consignment of 700-tonne relief supply for Rohingya, who have fled persecution by Myanmar security forces and taken shelter in Bangladesh, reached Chittagong on...

US increases financial support for Rohingyas

-- 2017-09-28 06:53:57

The United States decided to give an additional $6 million to the UN World Food programme (WFP) to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh.   "The United States, through the US Agency for Int...

China sends more relief for Rohingyas

-- 2017-09-28 05:07:50

The second batch of China’s relief for the Rohingya refugees arrived in Chittagong on Thursday.   A cargo flight with 53.50 tonnes of relief materials, including 2,000 pieces of tents and...

C’nawabganj Shibir leader held with firearm

-- 2017-09-28 01:56:28

Detective Branch (DB) of police during a dive arrested  a leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, along with a pistol and bullet from Hujrapur Khalghat area in Chapainaw...

Japan assures of support on Rohingya issue

-- 2017-09-27 12:57:09

Japan on Wednesday assured Bangladesh of its support to address the Rohingya issue.   State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said this in a Tweet message after a breakfast meeting w...

Commercial turkey farming flourishes in Gazipur

Our Correspondent 2017-09-27 12:55:02

GAZIPUR, Sept 26: The turkey bird farming is gaining popularity among youths and housewives in Gazipur. Commercial turkey farms have been developed in Gazipur city area as well as different upazilas i...

Rain brings relief to Dhaka dwellers

-- 2017-09-27 12:33:18

Moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm swept over different parts of the capital on Wednesday morning brought a little relief to the city dwellers who were suffering from scorching heat in the...

UNSC meets tomorrow on Rohingya issue

-- 2017-09-27 12:00:00

The UN Security Council will meet Thursday to discuss the violence in Myanmar and hear a briefing from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the crisis, diplomats said. Britain, France, the United...

PM undergoes successful gallbladder surgery in US

-- 2017-09-27 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina underwent a successful gallbladder surgery in the US and was resting on her doctors’ advice, her office has said. A statement by Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said...

Runner Group to sell Indian lubricant in BD

FE Online Desk 2017-09-27 12:00:00

Runner Group has inked an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to sell the latter's lubricant in Bangladesh, said a statement.  High officials of the Indian company and Runner Group announc...

DU goes on 11-day holiday today

-- 2017-09-27 12:00:00

The Dhaka University (DU) declared an 11-day vacation from September 27 on the occasion of Durga Puja, Ashura and Laxmi Puja, reports BSS. All classes and examinations will remain closed until Octobe...

Jute bag export to Brazil falls to almost zero

Syful Islam 2017-09-27 12:00:00

Bangladesh is considering seeking a midterm review of an anti-dumping duty imposed by Brazil 25 years back as jute bag export to the Latin American country has declined to almost zero, officials said....

Dhaka set to get auto traffic signals

Munima Sultana 2017-09-27 12:00:00

Dhaka is finally set to get new automated traffic-signal system for managing booming and chaotic traffic, with four busy intersections coming first for piloting. Dhaka Transport Coordination Authori...

World Tourism Day being observed

-- 2017-09-27 12:00:00

The World Tourism Day is being observed in the country on Wednesday as elsewhere across the globe with the theme 'Sustainable Tourism - A Tool for Development'. A daylong colourful festival and music...

'BD expects concrete steps from UN to send back Rohingyas'

-- 2017-09-27 12:00:00

Bangladesh expects concrete steps through the UN Security Council so that the ‘forcibly displaced people from Myanmar’ in Bangladesh can go back to their homeland smoothly and without any...

Police rescue missing Jamalpur mayor from Srimongol

-- 2017-09-27 12:00:00

Police rescued the municipality mayor of Jamalpur from Srimongol of Moulvibazar on Wednesday, two days after he went missing from Dhaka. Mohammad Rukunuzzaman Rukon, mayor of Sharishbari municipality...

Tourism sector: Menon wants steps for ending visa complications

-- 2017-09-27 08:58:08

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday urged the authorities concerned to take proper steps for ending visa complications faced by potential foreign tourists, along with ot...

President for constant pressure on Myanmar over Rohingya issue

-- 2017-09-27 08:49:06

Asking all to stand by Rohingyas, President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday stressed the need for putting constant pressure on the Myanmar government to force it to repatriate their displaced people from Ban...

ACC launches probe against food grain hoarders

-- 2017-09-27 08:33:41

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday initiated a probe against the hoarders responsible for the recent price hike of food grains, particularly rice.   The Commission has already fo...

'Don't pay any heed to rumour of question leak'

-- 2017-09-27 06:20:53

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim urged the medical admission seekers and their guardians not to pay any heed to any rumour of question paper leakage.   The minister came up with the call while ta...

UNHCR chief unsure about sending back Rohingyas to home

-- 2017-09-27 05:32:03

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is unsure about sending back Rohingya refugees to their homeland, Myanmar, from Bangladesh.   He called for the plight of up to 800,000 Rohingya...

RAB nabs four Myanmar nationals with yaba

-- 2017-09-27 01:50:52

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested four Myanmar nationals along with 0.80 million pieces of yaba pills from a fishing trawler in Cox’s Bazar coastal area on Wednesday....

Return of Rohingyas has to be 'safe, voluntary and with dignity'

FE Report 2017-09-26 12:39:25

The UN refugee agency said on Monday both the origin of the Rohingya crisis and its solution lie in Myanmar.The statement came when the United Nations (UN) warned of growing humanitarian needs amongst...

Schoolboy dies after being electrocuted

-- 2017-09-26 12:00:29

A schoolboy died from electrocution at Kholsi village of Benapole on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Alif Hossain (11), son of Alim Morol, a resident of the village, a news agency report...

Murder suspect killed in Kushtia 'gunfight'

-- 2017-09-26 12:00:00

A man has been killed in an alleged shootout with police in Kushtia’s Daulatpur. The gunfight took place at the Pipulbaria-Baliadanga field around 3:45am on Wednesday, said Daulatpur Police Sta...