-- 2019-05-18 10:54:31
At least six people were killed and nine others injured as a bus crashed into a roadside tree at Foltita in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Saturday morning. Two of the deceased were identif...
Arafat Ara 2019-05-18 10:24:04
Eid sales picked up at shopping malls in the capital on Friday with a stunning new collection of elegant dresses for fashion lovers. A spot visit to different shopping centres found traders dealing...
FE Report 2019-05-18 10:21:48
The government is set to extend counter-guarantees worth Tk 48 billion for the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), officials said. The measure will facilitate uninterrupted imports o...
Saif Uddin 2019-05-18 10:13:47
The number of visitors and purchase orders on the country's online marketplaces has risen significantly in recent days centring the Eid-ul-Fitr, insiders say. They said the handling of e-commerce a...
-- 2019-05-18 10:09:39
At least eight people have died and dozens of others injured in Nor’westers in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh. The storms ripped out trees from their roots, fell walls and a canopy at the Ba...
-- 2019-05-17 21:22:28
At least one person was killed and dozens wounded after a pandal collapsed at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday evening during a storm shortly after iftar. Paltan police's in-charge Mahmudul...
-- 2019-05-17 21:02:31
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Awami League leaders and activists to maintain the people’s confidence and trust in their party in the future through continuation of its welfare activitie...
FE Online Report 2019-05-17 20:50:10
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Friday expressed his opinion in favour of the bifurcation of all service providing agencies into North and South. “The Prime minister...
-- 2019-05-17 20:45:53
Indonesia on Friday informed Bangladesh that a comprehensive response team of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will soon visit Rakhine State and Cox's Bazar to prepare a comprehensive ne...
-- 2019-05-17 19:30:43
Aid groups and human rights advocates have warned the World Bank that a $100 million development project it is planning for Myanmar’s conflict-riven Rakhine State could worsen tension there. Th...
-- 2019-05-17 19:11:00
The Bangladesh Krishak Samity (BKS) has called a nationwide sit-in protest for May 23 in front of deputy commissioners' offices seeking fair prices of crops. "We'll call non-stop sit-in and nationwid...
-- 2019-05-17 18:17:39
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three suspected members of a human trafficking gang from the capital on Friday. The arrests were made following the deaths of Bangladeshis in a recent boat c...
-- 2019-05-17 17:28:22
The advance sale of bus tickets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr holidays has begun on Friday amidst the familiar refrains of long waits, premium charges and non-availability of tickets from holidaymakers...
-- 2019-05-17 16:43:49
Two soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in a blast at a heavy weapons firing range in Sadar upazila of Bandarban district on Friday morning. The deceased are Jahidul Islam, 28, a resident of Lama u...
-- 2019-05-17 14:18:04
Bangladesh has urged Finland and the European Union (EU) to mount pressure on Myanmar to compel them to take back its nationals from Bangladesh in a sustainable manner. Bangladesh also sought their r...
-- 2019-05-17 14:10:11
Visiting Gambian Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara has said they are committed to taking the Rohingya issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Gambian Foreign Minister said this when...
FE Online Desk 2019-05-17 12:17:50
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained three members of a human trafficking ring involved with the recent boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia. The trio were Ab...
-- 2019-05-17 11:02:39
Today is the 38th homecoming day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. On May 17 in 1981, she returned home after a long exile. “I have come to stay beside the people of...
-- 2019-05-16 21:30:46
A parliamentary panel has called for Dhaka WASA to be split in two like the bifurcated city corporations amidst anger over the quality of water supplied by the agency. The Parliamentary Standing Comm...
-- 2019-05-16 21:14:03
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday removed around 400 shops set up occupying roads and footpaths in Farmgate and Karwan Bazar areas. Besides, super shop Agora and Prince Hotel were fined...
-- 2019-05-16 21:02:31
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will start selling advance tickets from May 20 along with launching ‘Eid Special Service’ from May 27 to ensure safe journey for the homebound...
-- 2019-05-16 20:57:48
The government has started procurement of a record quantity of 0.22 million tonnes of boiled Boro rice, 14,641 tonnes of 'Atap' rice and 23,434 tonnes of Boro paddy in Rangpur division this season, re...
-- 2019-05-16 20:52:37
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Thursday cancelled licences of two more companies for producing substandard products. BSTI cancelled the licences of S M Consumers Products, Cha...
-- 2019-05-16 19:48:56
In the latest reshuffle in the police administration, one Additional Inspector General (IGP) of police and five Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) of police have been given new postings. The Public Sec...
-- 2019-05-16 17:51:53
State Minister for Power, energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Thursday said Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) Limited’s call centre would make a significant contribution to ease c...
-- 2019-05-16 17:45:48
The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered investigation officers probing murder cases to submit autopsy and inquest reports to concerned magistrates within 10 days of the killings. A High Court divisio...
-- 2019-05-16 17:39:18
The Norwegian government on Thursday signed an agreement with UNDP for the period 2019-2021 showing its strong commitment to foster peace and harmony at Rohingya camps and host communities in Cox's Ba...
-- 2019-05-16 17:33:20
The rail communications between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed on Thursday afternoon, after three and a half hour of suspension following derailment of a bogie of a local train in Mallikpu...
-- 2019-05-16 17:15:26
Online ticketing platform, bdtickets.com, will start selling advance bus tickets for the Eid vacation from Friday (12:01am). Air tickets for all domestic airline routes from all the airline operators...
-- 2019-05-16 16:52:33
Speakers at a human-chain programme in city on Thursday urged the government to take steps enabling famers to get the fair prices of their produces as they are struggling with low prices. Students of...
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