-- 2019-02-23 13:30:53
The deputy mayor of The Hague has unveiled the first-ever Shaheed Minar in the Netherlands and said the language monument in the Zuider Park will enhance the dignity of the famous Dutch city. Saskia...
-- 2019-02-23 12:07:15
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all concerned to extend their all-out cooperation in removing chemical go-downs from Old Dhaka. "It's regretful that still there are chemical go-downs i...
-- 2019-02-23 11:54:20
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after three and a half hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Saturday morning. "The ferry services were disrupted from 4:30am...
-- 2019-02-23 11:43:27
Two people have been killed and six others injured after a microbus accident in Tangail’s Kalihati. The accident occurred at around 4:00am on Saturday on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the Kaliha...
-- 2019-02-23 11:37:58
Detectives in a drive arrested six suspected drug pedlars from Aukpara Bastuhara Pallu in Savar’s Ashulia on Friday night after a clash with them. Five members of detective branch of police, in...
-- 2019-02-23 10:46:33
In a blood-curdling discovery, fire service officials have found a huge amount of highly combustible materials stashed in the basement of Wahed Manzil, the building which suffered the most damage in t...
-- 2019-02-23 10:26:23
A woman was killed and seven other pedestrians sustained injuries as a coconut tree fell on them in front of Shishu Academy in Shahbag area in the capital on Friday night. The deceased was identified...
FE Report 2019-02-23 10:06:03
The kitchen markets in the capital saw further price hike last week, with vegetable, onion and garlic getting dearer. Most vegetables saw an increase of Tk 3.0- Tk 15 a kilogramme/kg or bunch in last...
Pankaj Dastider 2019-02-23 10:02:09
Construction work of the much-hyped elevated expressway from Lalkhan Bazar point to Shah Amanat International Airport in the city starts on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will unveil the plaque...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2019-02-23 09:49:50
State-run Bangladesh Railway (BR) will launch its accounting reform this year as it is set to enter into the government's "iBAS" system aimed at ensuring transparency. Launched in 2005, the Integrate...
FE Report 2019-02-23 09:20:53
Charred refill cans of highly inflammable butane gas and perfumes lying on the first floor of a five-storey building at Churihatta of Chawkbazar in the city after Wednesday night's fire — FE p...
-- 2019-02-22 20:57:26
Art lovers and experts on Friday gathered to enjoy some of the finest works of woodcut at a group exhibition titled 'Musicality in Woods'. The exhibition, an endeavour of Cosmos Group and Cosmos-Atel...
-- 2019-02-22 20:52:37
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Awami League will uphold the dignity of trust and confidence that the people showed through the 11th parliamentary elections. "We've attained the confidence and...
-- 2019-02-22 20:37:05
A man was beaten to death, allegedly by his son, over land dispute at Modhhopara under Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Harun-or-Rashid Chowdhury, 65,...
-- 2019-02-22 20:20:04
Investigators are collecting DNA samples from the relatives of people whose loved ones are missing since a deadly fire in Old Dhaka. Forensic officers of the Criminal Investigation Department have be...
-- 2019-02-22 19:51:09
UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has expressed condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragic fire in Old Dhaka that claimed 67 lives. On behalf of the UN in Bang...
-- 2019-02-22 19:36:19
President Md Abdul Hamid attended a special prayer for the Chawkbazar fire victims at Bangabhaban Jame Mosque in Dhaka after Jumma prayers on Friday. Moazzin of the mosque Hafez Quari Md Enamul Haque...
-- 2019-02-22 18:58:02
The probe committee, formed by the home ministry, said it would ascertain whether there was any negligence of government agencies behind selling and storing chemicals. Sixty-seven people were killed...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-22 18:29:29
The ruling political party should materialise the commitments mentioned in election manifestos by incorporating youth aspirations in national policies, speakers said at a dialogue on Friday. The dial...
FE Online Report 2019-02-22 18:21:22
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) expressed their deep shock and condolence at the unexpected loss of 67 lives in the devastating fire incident in Chawkbazar on Wednesday night. DCCI ch...
FE Online Report 2019-02-22 18:01:53
The country witnessed as many as 19,642 fire incidents and incurred a loss of Tk 3.85 billion last year, according to official data. As per the data by Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, som...
-- 2019-02-22 16:54:55
Nine people admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, who survived the Old Dhaka fire but with severe burn wounds, are not out of danger. “We have nine patients here. None of them a...
-- 2019-02-22 16:38:47
The government will not let anyone responsible for the Chawkbazar get fire off the hook, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Friday. A fire broke out at a Chawkbazar building w...
-- 2019-02-22 15:33:21
A teenage boy was severely injured as a bomb exploded while making bomb at a field in Asrom Road in Jashore district town on Friday morning. The injured was identified as Asif, 15, son of Ali Hossain...
-- 2019-02-22 15:28:45
A case for causing death by negligence has been filed over the massive fire that claimed at least 67 lives in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka. A relative of Arafat Islam Siyam, a 19-year-old who burnt t...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-22 14:02:47
Flammable chemicals were behind the fire to spread in a flash and last longer in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, says an official of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)’s investigation committ...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-22 13:53:14
Noble laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep shock at Dhaka’s ChawkBazar fire that killed 67 and injured several people, says a media release. In a condolence message, he said, “...
-- 2019-02-22 13:47:54
Four teams of Bangladesh Railway (BR) have penalised 565 passengers of four intercity trains Tk 2,59,000 for travelling without tickets from different stations under Lalmonirhat Railway Division. &ld...
-- 2019-02-22 13:38:14
Twenty-six women and a child have returned to Bangladesh after serving jail terms in India on charges of trespass. The Petrapole Immigration Police handed the women and the child over to Bangladesh a...
-- 2019-02-22 13:17:53
An alleged robber was killed in a shootout with police in Darikandi area in Cumilla’s Titas upazila in the early hours of Friday. The dead man was identified as Md Al-Amin, son of Mainuddin of...
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