-- 2019-05-08 18:36:43
The by-polls to Bogura-6 constituency will be held on June 24, according to a schedule announced by the Election Commission on Wednesday. The parliamentary seat was declared vacant on April 30 as BNP...
-- 2019-05-08 18:11:10
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered conducting a judicial investigation into the death of a lawyer after being burnt in Panchagarh jail. The court also ordered conducting the investigation by a...
-- 2019-05-08 17:47:41
Two people were killed in a collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw at Lebutola Balu Mohalin in Chandpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw drive...
-- 2019-05-08 17:16:07
The tenth death anniversary of noted nuclear scientist with international repute and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s husband Dr MA Wazed Miah on Thursday. The nuclear scientist, who has a colour...
-- 2019-05-08 17:06:30
The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a draft Tk 2.02 trillion (Tk 2,02,721 crore) original Annual Development Programme (ADP) outlay for the next fiscal year (FY20) giving highest priority on...
-- 2019-05-08 16:50:31
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haq on Wednesday said the government is working to provide the Freedom Fighters (FFs) with digital certificates and identity cards quickly. “Prime M...
-- 2019-05-08 16:49:03
There is no possibility of immediate relief from the sweltering summer heat as it may continue for two or three more days, said the Met Office. Abdur Rahman Khan, a meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteor...
-- 2019-05-08 16:46:39
The government on Wednesday signed a $165 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank (WB) to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for the Rohingyas who fled to Co...
-- 2019-05-08 16:40:18
Heat from brick kilns has destroyed paddy on about 166 acres of field in Sadar upazila’s Gokulnagar and Sulandi villages in Manikganj district, farmers and agriculture officials say. But there...
-- 2019-05-08 16:36:05
People from all walks of life paid their last respect to renowned singer Subir Nandi at the central Shahid Minar and Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) on Wednesday. Subir's body was kept...
-- 2019-05-08 16:24:43
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) to submit a list of the companies involved in adulteration of milk and curd within May 15. A bench of Justice Md Nazru...
-- 2019-05-08 14:38:57
The High Court has ordered a probe into the death of lawyer Polash Kumar Rai, who died after being burnt in a jail in Panchagarh. Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil issued the orde...
-- 2019-05-08 13:01:05
Customs officials of Shah Amanat International Airport (SAIA) on Wednesday arrested a Chinese national with 24 gold bars. The arrestee was identified as Fan Rongui, reports UNB. Nur Uddin Milon, dep...
-- 2019-05-08 12:48:58
Three people were killed and 25 others injured after a bus fell into a roadside ditch in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali on Wednesday morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediate...
-- 2019-05-08 12:26:03
Two Rohingya youths were arrested from Firingi Bazar area in Chattogram city on Tuesday night for carrying 2,000 Yaba pills. The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Hossain, 20 and Sultan Islam, 18...
-- 2019-05-08 12:12:09
Workers of nine jute mills in Khulna continued their strike for the third consecutive day on Wednesday demanding payment of their dues. They took to the street in front of their respective mills in t...
-- 2019-05-08 12:08:06
A suspected drug dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in city's Agargaon area early Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Sour...
-- 2019-05-08 11:12:01
The body of renowned singer Subir Nandi was brought back from Singapore on Wednesday morning. A flight of Regent Airways, carrying the mortal remains, landed at the Dhaka airport at around 6:50am, sa...
FE Report 2019-05-08 10:20:47
Traders were still selling beef at a high rate on Tuesday, defying the city corporation-fixed rate. The price of beef, which has been on the rise over several months, has already gone beyond the re...
Monira Munni 2019-05-08 10:11:28
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) again asked its member factories to provide information on foreigners working in the country's ready-made garment (RMG) industr...
FE Report 2019-05-08 10:09:00
The Gap Inc, a global apparel retailer, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have recently signed an agreement that will enable the UN agency to implement the company's innovative...
-- 2019-05-07 21:45:15
A tribunal in Shariatpur on Tuesday sentenced four people to death for raping a minor girl at Ahmed Chowkidar Kandi village in Zanjira upazila in 2017. The convicts are Nur Morol, 35, son of Hamed Mo...
-- 2019-05-07 21:37:50
Ministers and concerned senior officials on Tuesday proposed construction of more cyclone shelters for the southern coastlines, reinforced embankments and improved ICT communication systems as they jo...
-- 2019-05-07 21:14:23
Bangladesh has sought a 'clear roadmap' from Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingyas living in Cox's Bazar. The government of Bangladesh also asked Myanmar to identify all of the issues that are hi...
-- 2019-05-07 20:41:36
President Md Abdul Hamid on Tuesday hosted an Iftar Mahfil for Islamic scholars, injured freedom fighters, family members of Birshresthas, orphans, officials of Bangabhaban. Before the iftar, the Pre...
Roving Correspondent 2019-05-07 20:11:47
NATORE, May 07: Beekeepers have collected over 12 tonnes of honey from 200 litchi orchards in the district this season. Sources said commercial honeybee farming is gaining popularity in the area for...
Our Correspondent 2019-05-07 20:10:25
RANGPUR, May 07: The arum cultivators across the district are optimistic about achieving a good yield of the vegetable during the current season due to a favourable weather condition and timely supply...
-- 2019-05-07 19:50:56
Three people died and two others went missing when a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Gidari in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Rokeya Begum, 45, wife of In...
-- 2019-05-07 19:45:04
A nurse was killed after rape on a moving bus in Kishoreganj district on Monday night, claimed her family. However, police said she died from injuries she suffered while getting down from the bus hur...
-- 2019-05-07 19:37:20
The government has taken a number of 'important' projects to expand the activities and surveillance of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) across the country. BSTI, the country's lone...
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