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Red alert issued in Sundarbans ahead of Eid

Red alert issued in Sundarbans ahead of Eid

-- 2019-08-09 11:00:58

The forest department has issued a red alert in the Sundarbans ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to protect the wildlife of the world heritage site. Leave of all the officials and employees of different stations...

Sales of slaughtering tools yet to get momentum

Sales of slaughtering tools yet to get momentum

SM Najmus Sakib 2019-08-09 11:00:26

Traders have started selling slaughtering equipments in the city markets ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, with almost unchanged the prices than that of the previous year. Traders expected the sales t...

Vehicles moving slowly on Dhaka-M’singh highway

Vehicles moving slowly on Dhaka-M’singh highway

-- 2019-08-09 10:44:07

Vehicles were seen moving slowly on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Friday morning as a large number of vehicles left Dhaka for various destination of the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Police said vehicl...

Ganges Barrage: Dhaka-Delhi jt study group by Sept

Ganges Barrage: Dhaka-Delhi jt study group by Sept

FE Report 2019-08-09 10:02:07

India and Bangladesh have agreed to form a new joint study group to assess the impact of the Ganges Barrage. Bangladesh plans to build the barrage. India has no objection to the Ganges Barrage proje...

Dengue patients rising in Joypurhat, Sirajganj, Bogura, Jhenidah districts

Dengue patients rising in Joypurhat, Sirajganj, Bogura, Jhenidah districts

Our Correspondents 2019-08-09 01:03:16

TANGAIL, Aug 08: A dengue-affected patient died at Kumodini Hospital under Mirzapur upazila in the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Arif Hossaon Kajal (28), son of Alam Mia...

Jute price attractive, Gopalganj farmers busy harvesting  the cash crop

Jute price attractive, Gopalganj farmers busy harvesting the cash crop

Our Correspondent 2019-08-09 01:01:45

GOPALGANJ, Aug 08: Jute growers in the district are passing busy time harvesting their produce. Sources said newly-harvested jute has started appearing in the local markets and growers are expecting...

Farmers in Sylhet division engaged in transplanting T-Aman paddy

Farmers in Sylhet division engaged in transplanting T-Aman paddy

Our Correspondent 2019-08-09 01:00:47

SYLHET, Aug 08: most of the farmers in Sylhet division have been engaged in the cultivation of Transplanted Aman paddy in a bid to yield highest after the recent floods, officials and a number of farm...

Holidaymakers start leaving city to celebrate Eid

Holidaymakers start leaving city to celebrate Eid

-- 2019-08-08 21:10:52

People, in their thousands, started leaving the capital on Thursday for their ancestral homes braving the bad weather to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones. As Thursday was the l...

US envoy visits BD to discuss ways to combat human trafficking   

US envoy visits BD to discuss ways to combat human trafficking  

FE Online Report 2019-08-08 21:06:39

US envoy applauded the passage of the 2018-2022 National Action Plan of Bangladesh emphasising prosecution, protection, and prevention in combating human trafficking.  The US Ambassador-at-Large...

Over 2,300 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Over 2,300 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2019-08-08 20:46:16

A total of 2,326 dengue infected people were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, which is a little less than Wednesday’s 2,428. However, a college girl d...

Drink water, juice to fight dengue: Expert 

Drink water, juice to fight dengue: Expert 

-- 2019-08-08 19:08:59

Describing the notion to have papaya-leaf juice for increasing the blood platelet count as a ‘myth’, medicine specialist Prof Dr Khan Abul Kalam Azad has suggested that dengue patients dri...

Rifat murder: Minni denied HC bail

Rifat murder: Minni denied HC bail

-- 2019-08-08 18:06:55

The High Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to Aysha Siddika Minni in a case filed over the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif, reports UNB. A bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justi...

Hizb ut-Tahrir member held in city

Hizb ut-Tahrir member held in city

-- 2019-08-08 17:40:38

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a member of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from city’s Chwakbazar area yesterday, reports BSS. The arrestee was identified as Abul Khayer...

BD ranks second in WTO export growth index

BD ranks second in WTO export growth index

-- 2019-08-08 17:35:28

Bangladesh has secured second position in export growth among emerging economies and first among South Asian nations in the last decade despite its narrow export basket in the World Trade Organisation...

Banks near cattle markets to remain open till Sunday

Banks near cattle markets to remain open till Sunday

-- 2019-08-08 17:29:13

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the scheduled banks to keep open their branches adjoining to the cattle markets in the Dhaka city area till August 11 (Sunday) to ensure smooth transactions. “Thr...

Dhaka, Delhi holding talks on water issues

Dhaka, Delhi holding talks on water issues

-- 2019-08-08 14:25:00

Bangladesh and India are holding secretary-level talks in Dhaka city to discuss water-related issues between the two neighbours. The meeting began at the state guesthouse Meghna at 11:00am  toda...

Two Japanese nationals held with 12kg gold

Two Japanese nationals held with 12kg gold

-- 2019-08-08 14:19:58

Two Japanese nationals were arrested with 30 gold bars, weighing 12 kg, from Hazrat Shahajalal International Airport in the capital on early Thursday. Customs intelligence officials identified them a...

Muggers kill cattle trader in Rajshahi

Muggers kill cattle trader in Rajshahi

-- 2019-08-08 13:47:34

Muggers killed a cattle trader at Kukhandi bypass in Katakhali area of Rajshahi city early Thursday and looted Tk 0.25 million (2.5 lakh). The deceased was identified as Jarip Mridha, 36, son of Alal...

Dhaka, Delhi agree on better border management

Dhaka, Delhi agree on better border management

-- 2019-08-08 13:27:17

Bangladesh and India have decided to work together to combat border smuggling and strengthen cooperation to make border management more effective. The decision came at the seventh round of home minis...

Ferry services resume in Shimulia after 17 hours

Ferry services resume in Shimulia after 17 hours

-- 2019-08-08 13:12:30

Ferry operations have partially resumed in Munshiganj’s Shimulia-Kathalbari route after strong current in the Padma River disrupted services for nearly 17 hours. However, many passengers contin...

Two killed in Sirajganj motorcycle crash

Two killed in Sirajganj motorcycle crash

-- 2019-08-08 11:41:33

Two motorcycle riders have died after a car ploughed into the vehicle in Sirajganj’s Ullapara Upazila. The accident occurred on the Nalka-Sirajganj road in the upazila’s Panchlia Bazar ar...

PM Hasina returns home

PM Hasina returns home

-- 2019-08-08 11:28:10

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from London on Thursday morning, wrapping up her official visit to the United Kingdom (UK). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime mi...

PC sends back Ishwardi ICD project proposal due to flaws

PC sends back Ishwardi ICD project proposal due to flaws

Munima Sultana 2019-08-08 10:57:04

The Planning Commission (PC) has sent back a project proposal of Bangladesh Railway (BR) to set up an Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Ishwardi due to showing excessive cost of consultancy services...

Govt raises gas price for IOCs in new PSC

Govt raises gas price for IOCs in new PSC

M Azizur Rahman 2019-08-08 10:10:57

The international oil companies (IOCs) will get higher price for natural gas in the next bidding round, as the government has adopted the model production sharing contract (PSC) 2019 to lure them....

Number of dengue patients crosses 32,000 this year

Number of dengue patients crosses 32,000 this year

-- 2019-08-07 20:31:36

The number of people hospitalised with dengue across Bangladesh has reached a record 32,340 so far this year with two more becoming the latest fatalities. A total of 8,707 dengue patients were underg...

1,200 vet teams to render service at cattle markets

1,200 vet teams to render service at cattle markets

Sajibur Rahman 2019-08-07 20:26:11

The government has formed a total of 1,200 veterinary medical teams to provide medical services for the animals to be sacrificed during Eid-ul-Azha across the country this year. At least 1,192 veteri...

Line rent for BTCL connections scrapped

Line rent for BTCL connections scrapped

-- 2019-08-07 18:29:33

The government has decided to scrap line rent for subscribers of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) from August 16 to make the services more people friendly. Subscribers will enjoy...

One more dies of Dengue at DMCH

One more dies of Dengue at DMCH

-- 2019-08-07 17:34:10

Another patient died of dengue early Wednesday at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). The deceased was identified as Awlad Hossain, 32, son of Tofazzal Hossain of Paschim Bazi Kosba in Munshiganj...

Govt allocates Tk 515.0 million for mosquito control

Govt allocates Tk 515.0 million for mosquito control

-- 2019-08-07 17:15:53

The government has allocated Tk 515.0 million to help the city corporations and municipalities fight mosquitoes. LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam came up with the information at a views...

Dhaka, New Delhi agree to increase rail connectivity

Dhaka, New Delhi agree to increase rail connectivity

-- 2019-08-07 17:05:38

Bangladesh and India have agreed to boost railway connectivity between the two countries following growing demand of the passengers. The decision came during a meeting between Railway Minister Nurul...