Siddique Islam 2019-03-02 10:23:11
The central bank has injected US$1.66 billion so far this fiscal year into the market, but the local currency keeps losing its value against US dollar, officials say. As part of the step, the Bangl...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-03-02 10:15:08
The government will upgrade the road from Hatikamrul to Jessore and that from Navaran to Bhomra land port to four-lane highways for establishing a regional transport corridor, officials said on Frid...
Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2019-03-02 09:34:11
A group of expatriate scientists and engineers are aiming to develop a homegrown space satellite system that could help Bangladesh tackle its traffic congestion and flash flood problems. Under the sc...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-01 21:52:10
JANIPOP-Jatiya Nirbachon Parjobekkhon Parishad observed the voting of by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and polls to councillor posts in its 18 new wards on Thursd...
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A Chapainawabganj mobile court on Friday sentenced five people, including the bridegroom, to different jail terms for arranging the marriage of an underage girl in Sadar upazila. Sadar Upazila Nirbah...
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A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday afternoon after a front tyre was damaged. Biman General Manager (...
FE Online Report 2019-03-01 18:59:25
At least 170 workers were killed in different types of accidents in industrial units across the country from July 2016 to June 2017, according to official data. Apart from this, some 435 workers were...
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A dull turnout is better than not having an election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said after the mayoral polls for North Dhaka. The road transport and bridges minister made the...
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President Md Abdul Hamid has said voters should be made aware of their rights and responsibilities for ensuring a fair election. "Along with voter enrolment, voters should be made aware of their righ...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appreciated Bangladesh's socio-economic development under the leadership of the current government. He also appreciated the generosity shown by Bangladesh an...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-01 14:59:56
Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam has polled votes more than what Annisul Islam and his nearest rival Tabith Awat did as a whole in the 2015 Dhaka North City Corporation mayor election. He bagged 8...
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Ekushey Padak winner Polan Sarkar, who distributed books for free among the people, passed away on Friday. He was 98. He had been suffering from old-age complications, reports UNB. Polan Sarkar died...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-01 13:31:56
All four unsuccessful candidates of the Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral by-election have had their security money forfeited as they failed to get one-eighth of the total votes. Of them, accordin...
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Bangladesh has told the United Nations Security Council that it cannot take any more refugees from Myanmar. The country made the announcement some 18 months after more than 700,000 mainly Rohingya Mu...
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Four suspected drug smugglers have been killed in so-called shootouts with police and border guards in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. They died in separate early morning shootouts in Noyapara o...
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Police detained 36 people from nine upazilas of Bagerhat district in Khulna in special drives conducted from Thursday night to Friday morning. They were arrested on charges of dealing drugs, said Sha...
FE Online Desk 2019-03-01 11:20:25
Voter turnout in Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral by-election is 31.05 per cent. Returning Officer Abul Kashem announced this in the early hours of Friday. At the end of an eight-hour voting, EC...
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After eight days of battling severe burn injuries, another victim of the Chawkbazar fire has died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), raising the death toll from the incident to 70. Rezaur, 21,...
FE Report 2019-03-01 09:44:29
Chicken and vegetable became pricier further in the city's kitchen markets last week, which traders attributed to the odd climatic condition that squeezed supply. Garlic prices also showed a hike w...
Monira Munni 2019-03-01 09:42:42
Coats Global Services (CGS) looks to expand its business in Bangladesh's growing readymade garment (RMG) sector, visiting top officials of the global service provider said in Dhaka. Bangladesh, bei...
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Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam was unofficially declared elected in the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday. He won the election by a huge margin o...
UNB 2019-02-28 23:09:06
Awami League (AL) candidate Atiqul Islam has taken a clear lead in the early count of votes in the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday. According to uno...
Our Correspondent 2019-02-28 21:47:02
RANGPUR, Feb 28: The bottle gourd growers in the district are in joyous mood as they are getting good yield as well as satisfactory price of their produce this year. Peasants said with the hope to ea...
Our Correspondent 2019-02-28 21:46:06
MAGURA, Feb 28: Layer poultry farm owners in the district are making good profit due to high market prices of eggs. Some farm owners said a good number of farms were shut down due to abnormal fall in...
Our Correspondent 2019-02-28 21:45:20
GOPALGANJ, Feb 28: The construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University is nearing completion as 90 per cent of the work has already been done. According to the Edu...
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The authorities have extended Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela by two days following a demand by the publishers after rains disrupted the month-long fair, reports bdnews24.com. It will end on Saturday(March...
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The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad in an amended form in order to make the participation in the national parliament elections widespread and easie...
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Light rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gust/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh Chattogram, Barishal, Khulna and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours til...
FE Online Report 2019-02-28 20:25:20
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) conducted a drive in the old part of the capital on Thursday morning to remove chemical warehouses under its ongoing campaign in the wake of tragic Chawkbazar fire....
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The government has imposed a two-month ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of Hilsa from March 1 to April 30 to protect the mother fish and jatka. The ban is effective on a 100km stre...
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