-- 2019-08-19 14:22:24
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced a so-called ‘combing operation’ aiming to terminate the dengue-inducing Aedes mosquitoes. The programme is set to begin on Tuesday at...
FE Online Desk 2019-08-19 14:18:58
A mobile court led by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Sunday inspected the under-construction building of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and found presence of larvae of Aedes mosquitoes, in v...
FE Online Desk 2019-08-19 13:27:11
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has expressed grave concern over the humanitarian conditions of Rohingyas living in Cox's Bazar camps. Tens of thousands of...
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Three more people died while undergoing treatment for dengue fever in the districts of Khulna, Mymensingh and Faridpur on Monday. The latest numbers have taken the death toll from the mosquito-born...
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Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-3) arrested four suspected members of a militant group named ‘Allah'r Dal’ from Hatirjheel area in the capital early Monday. The identities of the a...
M Azizur Rahman 2019-08-19 10:54:02
The government may allow US company Chevron to carry out exploration study in some onshore blocks to find out new natural gas prospects. "We are considering Chevron's proposal positively. A posit...
Munima Sultana 2019-08-19 10:41:39
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken up a rehabilitation project for 100 metre-gauge train coaches in its second phase, even as 388 coaches or 42 per cent of total coaches running in its eastern...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2019-08-19 10:12:07
Pay packages including fringe benefits abound for the civil servants in Bangladesh with experts questioning the efficacy of the spending spree at the cost of taxpayers' money. The remuneration includ...
-- 2019-08-18 22:31:29
An army member was killed in a gun attack by terrorists in Rajasthali upazila of Rangamati district on Sunday morning. The victim was identified as Nasim, 19, a sepoy, reports UNB citing an ISPR rele...
Our Correspondents 2019-08-18 21:27:13
BOGURA, Aug 18: A total of 85 new dengue patients have been admitted to different hospitals in six districts of Rajshahi division during the last 24 hours. August, September and October months are...
-- 2019-08-18 20:27:05
A milad and doa mahfil was held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Sunday, marking the 44th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mourning D...
-- 2019-08-18 20:21:49
Merchants have agreed to resume the sales of rawhides of sacrificed animals to tanners from Sunday backing off from its Saturday’s announcement. President of the Bangladesh Hide and Skin Mercha...
FE Online Report 2019-08-18 20:17:55
At least 55 women were tortured to death for dowry alone in the first seven months of the calendar year, according to a local legal aid and rights body. The Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) report noted tha...
-- 2019-08-18 19:17:12
Some 1,706 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Sunday morning with the report of one death, according to government sources. The new number of the mosquito borne...
-- 2019-08-18 18:16:38
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday arrested Tasvir Ul Islam, one of the owners of fire-ravaged FR Tower of Banani in Dhaka, over design forgery charges. A team of the anti-graft watchdog...
-- 2019-08-18 17:37:56
Terming the dengue outbreak a big problem, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people of the country to remain aware about the mosquito-borne disease and keep their houses and surrounding...
-- 2019-08-18 17:34:00
At least 224 people were killed and 886 others injured in 203 road accidents across the country in 12 days before and after the Eid-ul-Azha, said Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers' welfare...
-- 2019-08-18 17:26:39
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said the government will rehabilitate the flood-affected farmers and provide them with free fertilisers and seeds for the next Robi crop cultivation....
-- 2019-08-18 16:23:45
A 40-foot bridge constructed at a cost of Tk 3.1 million has collapsed in only three months, causing extreme suffering to commuters. The bridge was constructed over the Abashongami canal at Purba Dho...
-- 2019-08-18 15:38:11
Aysha Siddika Minni, wife of Rifat Sharif, filed a petition with the High Court again on Sunday seeking bail in a case filed over the killing of her husband. Mozammel Hossain, father of Minni, filed...
-- 2019-08-18 15:22:50
The Department of Environment has ordered the shutdown of Asian Paper Mill for polluting the Halda river by dumping waste in it. Azadur Rahman Mallik, director in the DoE Chattogram Metropolitan, iss...
-- 2019-08-18 14:38:08
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the ministries to undertake development projects on a priority basis for implementation of the annual budget properly and accelerating the country’s...
-- 2019-08-18 13:52:04
A man was killed in a road accident at Uttar Badda in the capital on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 45, son of late Saidul Islam of Charikumarpara in Kamalkanda upazila of Net...
-- 2019-08-18 13:47:48
Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque has refused to confirm any specific date for the beginning of Rohingya repatriation from Cox’s Bazar as reported by the international media. "It's (repatriat...
-- 2019-08-18 13:31:52
Seven people were killed and another was injured as an auto-rickshaw crashed into a bus on Cumilla-Noakhali regional highway at Jamtola in Lalmai upazila Sunday noon. The identities of the deceased c...
-- 2019-08-18 11:33:13
A housewife was hacked to death allegedly by her husband following a family feud at Chheria village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Firoza Begum, 45,...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2019-08-18 10:22:05
The civil administration in Bangladesh is losing its pyramid structure as it is getting heavy at the top with large-scale promotion of officials in the upper tier in recent years, suggest official dat...
Munima Sultana 2019-08-18 10:21:12
Korea has shown interest to invest in 10 public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the aviation, rail and power sectors under government-to-government arrangements. However, Bangladesh sought...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-08-18 10:11:42
The government is going to build one of the biggest multipurpose terminals of the country at the Payra Seaport with the financial support of India, officials said on Friday. They also said the Payra...
-- 2019-08-17 21:14:23
Two Bangladeshis have been killed and another injured after being crushed by a car in Kolkata. The dead are Kazi Md Mainul Alam, 36, and Farhana Islam Tania, 30, Anandabazar newspaper reported citing...
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