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Woman dies in Mymensingh road mishap

FE Online Desk 2017-09-05 01:55:02

A woman riding pillion was killed and four others were injured after an auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a mahindra at Shibpur area of Gouripur upazila in Mymensingh on Tuesday morning.   Th...

Bus plunges into Cox’s Bazar ditch, killing three

FE Online Desk 2017-09-04 12:00:00

At least three people died and eight others were injured when a bus carrying tourists fell into a ditch at Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Monday.   Md Mujahidul Islam, officer in charge (...

BCL leader killed in capital

FE Online Desk 2017-09-04 12:00:00

A grassroots level leader of Bangladesh Chattra League leader has been killed in an attack in capital Dhaka.   The deceased Moshiur Rahman Moshu was organising secretary for Adabor Ward Unit....

EC warns against enrolling Rohingyas as voters

-- 2017-09-04 12:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) has instructed officials to file police complaints over any attempt to register Rohingya refugees as voters.   The latest wave of the Muslim refugees from neighbour...

Cultivation of off-season cabbage, bean on the rise in Bogra

Our Correspondent 2017-09-04 08:50:07

A partial view of an off-season cabbage field in Bogra. The photo was taken on Monday. — FE Photo BOGRA, Sept 04: Off-season cabbage and bean cultivation brings smile on the faces of the grower...

About 25 km of Gorai turns into sandy land in Magura

Our Correspondent 2017-09-04 08:46:05

A horse-drawn carriage crossing through a dried-up river bed in Magura. — FE Photo MAGURA, Sept 04: Once river Gorai was resounded with the whistle of large steamers. The river water was the ir...

Father drowns, son missing in Shariatpur

-- 2017-09-04 08:31:28

A man drowned and his son went missing when they were taking bath in the Arial Khan River near Khankandi village of Zajira upazila in Shariatpur on Monday.   Anis Sikdar, 40, and his son Akash,...

Missing boy found dead in Rajbari

-- 2017-09-04 05:56:48

A teenage boy, who went missing in the Padma river of Goalondo upazila of Rajbari on Sunday afternoon, was found dead early Monday.   The deceased was identified as Sujan alias Abdullah, 14, so...

Youth dies in Kishoreganj clash

-- 2017-09-04 05:50:49

A young man was killed and 35 other villagers were injured in a clash between two groups at Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj on Monday.   The deceased was identified as Anis, 20, son of Arafat...

Dhaka University gets temporary VC

-- 2017-09-04 05:24:30

Islamic History professor Md Akhtaruzzaman was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Dhaka University on a temporary basis. The move aims to help the public university function smoothly after the tenur...

Indonesian foreign minister likely to arrive Dhaka Tuesday

-- 2017-09-04 04:42:44

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is likely to arrive here on Tuesday to discuss with Bangladesh leadership the current persecution on the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's western state...

Ershad meets Saudi King, Crown Prince

-- 2017-09-04 04:30:50

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad met Saudi Kind Salam Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman on Saturday.   Ershad met the King and the Prince at Mina Palace and discussed the exist...

Three of a family die in M’singh boat capsize

-- 2017-09-04 02:42:21

Three members of a family were killed as a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river at Islampur in Gafargoan upazila of Mymensingh district on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Sadia, 14, h...

BD camps nearing full capacity as Rohingya exodus continues

-- 2017-09-03 12:00:00

Nearly 75,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, with aid officials warning relief camps are reaching full capacity as thousands continue to pour in every day,...

UK foreign secy Johnson warns Suu Kyi over Rohingya treatment

-- 2017-09-03 12:00:00

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has warned Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi that the treatment of the Muslim Rohingya is "besmirching" the country's reputation, reports BBC. Mr Johnson called on Ms Suu...

Cleaners remove nearly 22,000 tonnes of waste

-- 2017-09-03 08:21:58

Sacrifice of animals on Eid-ul-Azha had left Dhaka city authorities with 22,000 tonnes of waste to manage, according to South Dhaka Mayor Sayeed Khokon. Cleaners were able to remove ninety per cent o...

Turkey offers to pay BD on Rohingya refugees

-- 2017-09-03 07:35:25

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called on Bangladesh to open its doors to Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state. Speaking at a Justice and Dev...

Govt plots to appoint acting CJ of choice

FE Online Report 2017-09-03 06:26:09

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rezvi said on Sunday the government was conspiring to appoint an acting Chief Justice of their choice with the President exercising his power under the A...

Rivals hack AL activist to death in Magura

-- 2017-08-16 04:45:08

An activist of ruling Awami League (AL) was hacked to death by rivals at Sablat village in Shalikha upazila of Magura district over establishing supremacy in the area early Tuesday. The deceased was...

Customs seizes 19 firearms at airport

FE Report 2017-07-12 10:00:18

Customs intelligence seized 19 contraband firearms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Tuesday, two days after two pistols were seized by them.   On Sunday, a tea...

FDI up marginally

Shahjahan Shamim 2017-05-21 17:26:59

Annual inflow of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by around by around 4.40 per cent in the last calendar year, according to the latest data. The central bank on Tuesday released the annu...

Stand by flood victims: PM

-- 1970-01-01 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on the wealthy to stand by the flood-affected people. "I expect that the well-off people will come to aid the victims," she said during an event on Thursday at...

Stand by flood victims: Hamid

-- 1970-01-01 12:00:00

President Md Abdul Hamid has called on the country's well-off families to support flood victims. “Floods have marooned a lot of people, who are not being able to celebrate the Eid," he said in...

Woman found dead in Gazipur was a school teacher

-- 1970-01-01 12:00:00

A woman whose mutilated body was found inside a plastic drum at Gazipur has been identified as a schoolteacher from Narsinghdi, reports bdnews24.   Nargis Begum, 54, was identified by her 24-ye...

BD deserve better treatment from india

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Asjadul Kibria Bangladesh can do no harm to India rather the country deserves better treatment from India especially in the area of trade and economy. Dr Biswajit Dhar, a professor of New Delhi-base...

seven people infected with anthrax in pabna

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At least seven people were infected with anthrax after eating meat of a sick cow in Haropara and Bhabanipur villages in Bhangura upazila on Sunday.   The infected were identified as Nazrul...

tax revenue in fy 17

Doulot Akter Mala

Government's revenue authority surpassed its revised target of revenue collection in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY 2016-17) by Tk 710 million, provisional figures show, circumventing some hurdles...

mtb cardholders will enjoy 12 per cent discount

FE Online Desk

Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) has recently signed an agreement with UMAI, a restaurant specialising in Japanese Cuisine. Under this agreement, MTB Privilege Customers, MTB Specified Cardholders will...

sequel to deferment of new vat sd law enforcement

Doulot Akter Mala

Customs measures are going through massive changes following sudden backtracking of the government on enforcement of the new VAT and SD law amid topsy-turvy in its fiscal plans. As both the customs a...

bridge breaks down before opening in ctg

bdnews24.com

A bridge constructed at a cost of Tk 6.0 million at Dhopachharhi Union in Chandanaish upazila of Chittagong district is on the verge of collapse just about two months after it was built. The construc...