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Probe report in case over Rajib’s death Sept 26

Probe report in case over Rajib’s death Sept 26

-- 2019-08-22 17:21:15

A Dhaka court on Thursday set September 26 for submitting probe report in the case lodged over death of Rajib Hossain, who died after being stuck between two buses in the capital last year. Dhaka Met...

Convict in Hasina’s train attack case dies

Convict in Hasina’s train attack case dies

-- 2019-08-22 17:07:28

A prisoner, who was sentenced to life term imprisonment in a case over the attack on a train carrying the then opposition leader Sheiksh Hasina in 1994, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Th...

Experts arrive to help control Aedes breeding

Experts arrive to help control Aedes breeding

-- 2019-08-22 16:58:35

A joint IAEA-FAO-WHO expert team arrived in the capital Thursday on a three-day visit aiming to help Bangladesh tackle dengue outbreak caused by Aedes mosquito. On the first day of its visit, the tea...

Murder suspect killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’

Murder suspect killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-08-22 16:18:26

The main suspect in the murder of an auto-rickshaw driver has been killed in a so-called shootout with detective police in Mymensingh’s Gafargaon, reports bdnews24.com.  The incident took...

Two Rohingyas die in BGB anti-drug drive

Two Rohingyas die in BGB anti-drug drive

-- 2019-08-22 16:16:03

Two Rohingyas have died in a so-called shootout with Border Guard Bangladesh, or BGB, in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf, reports bdnews24.com.  The incident took place in the Hoikong area adjo...

Rohingya repatriation falls through again

Rohingya repatriation falls through again

FE Online Desk 2019-08-22 15:33:03

Repatriation has not started until this noon as none of the Rohingays has expressed their willingness to return to Myanmar which they were forced to flee during the military's brutal crackdown on them...

Three HC justices under probe over breach of conduct

Three HC justices under probe over breach of conduct

FE Online Desk 2019-08-22 13:54:40

Three justices of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court have faced an investigation over their alleged breach of code of conduct. They are Salma Masud Chowdhury, Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and A K M...

Buses collide head-on in Thakurgaon, killing three

Buses collide head-on in Thakurgaon, killing three

-- 2019-08-22 12:58:01

A head-on collision between two buses on Thakurgaon-Panchagarh Highway left three people dead and 30 others injured on Thursday morning. Two of the deceased were identified as Abul Kalam Azad, a mini...

PM inaugurates Biman’s third Dreamliner ‘Gaangchil’

PM inaugurates Biman’s third Dreamliner ‘Gaangchil’

-- 2019-08-22 12:55:59

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated ‘Gaangchil’, the third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, setting up a new milestone for the national flag carrier....

Two Rohingya ‘drug pedlars’ die in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Two Rohingya ‘drug pedlars’ die in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-08-22 12:03:07

Two suspected Rohingya drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Hoaikong Urubunia Katakhal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar in the early...

Two more dengue patients die

Two more dengue patients die

-- 2019-08-22 10:49:51

Two more people have died of mosquito-borne disease dengue in Dhaka and Barishal on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Gias Uddin, 40, son of Abdul Awal of Chandpur; and Monir Hossain, 38, son...

Why Rohingyas do not want to return to Myanmar?

Why Rohingyas do not want to return to Myanmar?

-- 2019-08-22 10:46:47

Mohammad Islam, a Rohingya man from Rakhine State capital Maungdaw, fled to Bangladesh with his mother on August 25, 2017 when the Myanmar army-led crackdown began. His brother and sister came a few...

Rohingya repatriation set to start today

Rohingya repatriation set to start today

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-08-22 10:21:22

The joint move by the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar to start repatriation of the Rohingya refugees from today (Thursday) has drawn flak from different quarters. Experts concerned opined that...

Rohingya repatriation begins Thursday

Rohingya repatriation begins Thursday

-- 2019-08-21 22:06:54

Bangladesh is ready to send back the first batch of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine State of Myanmar on Thursday, reports UNB citing an official. Five buses and two trucks have bee...

Perpetrators of Aug 21 grenade attack will be punished: PM

Perpetrators of Aug 21 grenade attack will be punished: PM

BSS 2019-08-21 21:29:47

Accusing the past BNP-Jamaat government and Begum Khaleda Zia and her elder son Tarique Rahman of perpetrating the August 21, 2004 gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital, Prim...

Mahbub Uz Zaman new BD ambassador to China

Mahbub Uz Zaman new BD ambassador to China

-- 2019-08-21 19:42:39

The government has decided to appoint Mahbub Uz Zaman as the new ambassador of Bangladesh to China, says the foreign ministry, reports bdnews24.com Currently, he is serving as the secretary (Asia and...

Gangchil set to spread wings Thursday

Gangchil set to spread wings Thursday

-- 2019-08-21 19:42:36

Gangchil, the third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, is set to spread its wings on Thursday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the aircraft through a functio...

Move to introduce e-payment gateway for land-related services

Move to introduce e-payment gateway for land-related services

-- 2019-08-21 17:54:32

The government plans to introduce e-payment gateway for land-related services soon to reduce corruption and ensuring transparency in the sector. Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury gave the informati...

DFID allocates £102,625 for slum fire victims

DFID allocates £102,625 for slum fire victims

-- 2019-08-21 17:31:03

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has allocated £102,625 to support those affected by a massive fire at Jheelpar Chalantika slum in the capital’s Mirpur area. This ne...

Fourth JS session to begin Sept 8

Fourth JS session to begin Sept 8

-- 2019-08-21 17:23:51

The fourth session of the 11th parliament will begin on September 8 next after a 59-day recess in the proceedings of the Jatiya Sangsad. President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday convened the fourth session...

AL will go to SC to seek capital punishment for Tarique

AL will go to SC to seek capital punishment for Tarique

-- 2019-08-21 17:15:17

Awami League will go to the top court to seek BNP acting chief Tarique Rahman’s maximum punishment in connection with August 21 grenade attack case. “He is the mastermind of the attack. W...

Police recover bodies of Bangladeshi brothers in Italy

Police recover bodies of Bangladeshi brothers in Italy

-- 2019-08-21 16:29:36

Italian police have recovered the bodies of two expatriate brothers from their home in Milan, reports bdnews24.com. The dead, Abdul Hai, 41, and Jamir Uddin, 38, hailed from Hajipur at Gopalpur Upazi...

Strict supervision a must to protect Meghna: ADB

Strict supervision a must to protect Meghna: ADB

-- 2019-08-21 16:14:03

Strong monitoring and enforcement by the government will be necessary to avoid pollution and maintain good water quality supply in the Meghna River, reports UNB citing UNB citing a report by the Asian...

Aug 21 attack case appeal hearing to start this year

Aug 21 attack case appeal hearing to start this year

-- 2019-08-21 14:16:40

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the appeal hearing in the August 21 grenade attack case will start within the next two to four months. “The verdict’s paper book is being prepare...

Police arrest rape accused in Jhenaidah

Police arrest rape accused in Jhenaidah

-- 2019-08-21 13:54:27

A man, accused of raping a seventh grader, was arrested from Khajura in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Wednesday. Police shot Badsha in the leg when he attacked them with a sharp weapon, said Mizanur Rah...

Mistrust, fear threaten to delay Rohingya repatriation

Mistrust, fear threaten to delay Rohingya repatriation

-- 2019-08-21 13:28:36

“The Myanmar government has betrayed us many times in the past. We don’t trust it anymore” – this is how Joynab Begum, one of the 3,450 Rohingyas set to be repatriated on Thurs...

Kashmir an internal issue of India, says Dhaka

Kashmir an internal issue of India, says Dhaka

-- 2019-08-21 13:15:25

Bangladesh has described the matter related to Jammu and Kashmir as an internal issue of India. “Bangladesh maintains that the abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian Government is an interna...

Newly-wed couple found dead

Newly-wed couple found dead

-- 2019-08-21 11:42:33

A newly-wed couple apparently took their own lives at Raghobdair village in Magura sadar upazila on Tuesday night, barely three weeks after tying the knot. The deceased were identified as Nirab Biswa...

Old Dhaka likely to get 120,000 prepaid gas metres

Old Dhaka likely to get 120,000 prepaid gas metres

-- 2019-08-21 11:15:05

Some 120,000 prepaid gas metres are likely to be added to the ongoing project of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd (Tas Gas T&D) to install those in the southern part of capital...

Aug 21 attack: 16 convicts remain absconding

Aug 21 attack: 16 convicts remain absconding

-- 2019-08-21 10:19:28

Almost a year on from the verdict in the August 21 grenade attack case, police are yet to make any headway in tracking down the 16 absconding convicts — four of whom are on Interpol's red notice...