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Court cancels bail of main accused in Banani rape case

Court cancels bail of main accused in Banani rape case

-- 2019-02-13 18:48:54

A court has cancelled bail for Shafat Ahmed and ordered him to be sent to prison. The son of an Apan Jewellers’ owner, he is under trial for the rape of two girls in Banani’s Raintree Hot...

Dhaka Elevated Expressway partially opens next year: Minister

Dhaka Elevated Expressway partially opens next year: Minister

-- 2019-02-13 18:07:55

Parts of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (airport to Mogbazar) will be opened after the second phase of the public–private partnership project finishes, Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader said...

Govt streamlines approval process of building design

Govt streamlines approval process of building design

-- 2019-02-13 17:52:11

Now it requires approval from four organisations instead of 16 to pass plan for constructing buildings in the areas under Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha(Rajuk), Chauk and others, said Housing and Publi...

Sheikh Hasina to meet Angela Merkel in Munich

Sheikh Hasina to meet Angela Merkel in Munich

-- 2019-02-13 17:14:58

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the upcoming the Munich Security Conference. The Prime Minister will leave for Germany on Thursday morning to attend the conf...

Police recover body of youth in city

Police recover body of youth in city

-- 2019-02-13 17:13:28

Police have recovered the dead body of a 22-year-old man from a flat in Kodomtola of Dhaka’s Basabo. The man has been identified as Yogen Gonzales, said Rashed Hasan, senior assistant police co...

Prepare list of loan defaulters: HC

Prepare list of loan defaulters: HC

-- 2019-02-13 17:04:58

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered authorities concerned to prepare and submit list of loan defaulters and money launders of the last 20 years. A High Court division bench comprising Justice F....

Medical student dies in Khulna road mishap

Medical student dies in Khulna road mishap

-- 2019-02-13 16:29:15

A student of Khulna Medical College was killed in a road accident on Rupsha Bridge Bypass road in Labanchora of Khulna city on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Ariful Islam Akash, 22, a 3rd ye...

DMP fines traffic offenders Tk 2.7m

DMP fines traffic offenders Tk 2.7m

FE Online Report 2019-02-13 14:26:57

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) realised Tk 2.7 million in fines from traffic offenders on Tuesday. A total of 5,585 cases were filed against different modes of vehicles f...

Chhatra Dal enters Madhur Canteen after nine years

Chhatra Dal enters Madhur Canteen after nine years

-- 2019-02-13 14:18:03

The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) student body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has entered the Madhur Canteen of Dhaka University after nine years. The central leaders and activist of...

DMP arrests 31 in city

DMP arrests 31 in city

FE Online Report 2019-02-13 14:15:08

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 31 suspects from Dhaka in a regular anti-narcotics drive for selling and consuming illegal drugs. Different police stations under DMP conducted the drives...

DMP in festive mood for 44th anniversary

DMP in festive mood for 44th anniversary

-- 2019-02-13 13:58:07

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has chalked out a number of programmes to celebrate its 44th founding anniversary on Wednesday in the capital city. DMP has arranged a Citizen Reception programme...

MP Liton Murder: HC rejects accused Shamsuzzoha’s bail plea

MP Liton Murder: HC rejects accused Shamsuzzoha’s bail plea

-- 2019-02-13 13:30:04

The High Court has turned down the bail petition filed by AJM Shamsuzzoha, personal assistant of prime accused Dr Abdul Kader Khan, in Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton killing case. The HC bench...

Jamalpur collects 26910-kg honey

Jamalpur collects 26910-kg honey

-- 2019-02-13 12:56:53

Around 26910 kilograms of honey were collected from mustard fields in Jamalpur district this year. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials on Wednesday said honey collectors installed 343...

Cops recover bullet-riddled body in Jashore

Cops recover bullet-riddled body in Jashore

-- 2019-02-13 12:15:33

Police in Jashore recovered the bullet-riddled body of a suspected robber from Rahmatpur Bhagar in Jashore’s Sadar upazila in the early hours of Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could no...

Body formed to probe BGB firing in Thakurgaon

Body formed to probe BGB firing in Thakurgaon

-- 2019-02-13 12:01:39

The local administration of Thakurgaon has formed a three-member committee to investigate Tuesday's clash between villagers and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) that left three people killed a...

RAB detains man with arms, ammo

RAB detains man with arms, ammo

-- 2019-02-13 11:49:53

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged firearms-trader with two foreign pistols and some ammunition in Rajshahi district on Tuesday. The arrestee was identified as Nazmul Hossain...

Three die as bus hits auto-rickshaw in city

Three die as bus hits auto-rickshaw in city

-- 2019-02-13 11:43:43

A bus has rammed an auto-rickshaw on the bridge over the Buriganga River in Dhaka's Postogola, leaving three people dead. The accident occurred at around 6:00pm on Tuesday, Shyampur Police Station OC...

Police recover body of housewife in Satkhira

Police recover body of housewife in Satkhira

-- 2019-02-13 11:37:00

Police recovered the hanging body of a housewife from Brahmarajpur in Satkhira’s Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The dead woman was identified as Akhi Bose, wife of Arup Bose of the village. Sub-ins...

Over 150 Yaba smugglers ‘ready’ to surrender

Over 150 Yaba smugglers ‘ready’ to surrender

-- 2019-02-13 11:35:53

More than 150 Yaba smugglers are “ready” to surrender by taking the opportunity given by the government amid a crackdown on drugs, Cox’s Bazar police say. The authorities are organi...

Pahela Falgun being celebrated across country

Pahela Falgun being celebrated across country

-- 2019-02-13 11:15:48

Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring in the Bengali month of Falgun, is being celebrated across the country today (Wednesday) in a colourful way with young girls and boys joining various functions w...

CPA asks MLOs not to charge excessive fees on containers

CPA asks MLOs not to charge excessive fees on containers

Syful Islam 2019-02-13 11:04:14

The mainline operators (MLOs), who carry containers to and from Bangladeshi ports, have been asked not to realise charges on importers violating regulations of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), s...

BB, SME Foundation sign deal on Tk 500m loan scheme

BB, SME Foundation sign deal on Tk 500m loan scheme

FE Report 2019-02-13 10:56:11

The SME Foundation with support from Bangladesh Bank (BB) will provide the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with low-cost loans through different financial institutions. In this regard, the cent...

'Impose VAT on all, scrap exemption provision'

'Impose VAT on all, scrap exemption provision'

Doulot Akter Mala 2019-02-13 10:49:26

A revenue board committee has proposed the government to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) at a reduced rate on all businesses by scrapping the provision of exemption ceiling for small businesses in the ne...

'BD should seek compensation from Myanmar for Rohingya damage'

'BD should seek compensation from Myanmar for Rohingya damage'

-- 2019-02-13 09:52:42

A researcher has prodded Bangladesh to seek compensation from Myanmar for the socioeconomic and environmental damages that come at the cost of hosting over 1.1 million Rohingya refugees. Dr Mohshin H...

Dry chilli price generates hope among Bogura farmers

Dry chilli price generates hope among Bogura farmers

Our Correspondent 2019-02-12 21:42:35

BOGURA, Feb 12: Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials have forecast that over 13,000 tonnes of dry chilli will be produced this season in Bogura district. In a recent visit in Gabtoly,...

Carrot output delights Rangpur peasants

Carrot output delights Rangpur peasants

Our Correspondent 2019-02-12 21:41:39

RANGPUR, Feb 12: An excellent production of carrots has made the cultivators ecstatic in the district during the current season. Presently, peasants of the district and its adjacent areas are passing...

ACC recovers two Pajeros from two former PDB officials

ACC recovers two Pajeros from two former PDB officials

-- 2019-02-12 21:33:24

The Anti-Corruption Commission seized two SUVs from two Power Development Board (PDB) officials in two days for illegally using the vehicles and handed them over to the board on Tuesday. ACC Directo...

PM expresses wish to stay at village after retirement

PM expresses wish to stay at village after retirement

-- 2019-02-12 21:27:59

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she will live at her village in Tungipara after retirement from politics. “Whenever I will retire (from politics), I will go to my village and stay...

BITWA launches hotline for lodging complains

BITWA launches hotline for lodging complains

FE Online Report 2019-02-12 21:07:28

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Monday has launched a hotline service for water route travellers to lodge any complain, and inform them about river pollution and grabbing. The...

Rohingyas victims of barbaric sexual abuse in Rakhine: Anisul

Rohingyas victims of barbaric sexual abuse in Rakhine: Anisul

FE Online Report 2019-02-12 20:46:02

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said repeated and barbaric sexual abuses on Rohingyas were reported in Rakhine State in Myanmar. He said “When the Rohingyas were living in Rakhine State, the...