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Earthen pot sale gains momentum in Bogura for keeping date juice

Earthen pot sale gains momentum in Bogura for keeping date juice

Our Correspondent 2019-01-18 10:43:08

Earthen pots are being sold on a large scale as the date juice extractors are using them for keeping juice in Bogura district. Meanwhile, hundreds of potters are earning well during the ongoing winte...

Bus-truck collision claims lives of two

Bus-truck collision claims lives of two

-- 2019-01-18 10:21:37

Two passengers of an auto rickshaw were killed as their vehicle collided head on with a speeding bus on Cumilla-Noakhali highway at Chandanabazar village in Laksham upazila of Cumilla on Thursday. Th...

Traffic restrictions in capital on Saturday for AL’s celebrations

Traffic restrictions in capital on Saturday for AL’s celebrations

-- 2019-01-17 21:24:12

Police have clamped traffic restrictions for Saturday for Awami League’s (AL) celebrations of its landslide election victory at the Suhrawardy Udyan. Dhaka Metropolitan Police in a media releas...

Honey collection gaining popularity in Magura

Honey collection gaining popularity in Magura

Our Correspondent 2019-01-17 21:17:42

MAGURA, Jan 17: Integrated mustard cultivation and honey collection by bee keeping is gaining popularity in Magura. Magura honey collectors expect Tk 20 million this season. Department of Agriculture...

Biman cuts Hajj flights fare by Tk 10,000

Biman cuts Hajj flights fare by Tk 10,000

-- 2019-01-17 20:34:05

Biman Bangladesh Airlines reduced Hajj flights fare by Tk 10,191 on Thursday. Now, pilgrims flying to Makkah will have to pay Tk 1,28,000. Last year, the national flag carrier carried half of the pil...

SC upholds bail of Mainul in 14 defamation cases

SC upholds bail of Mainul in 14 defamation cases

-- 2019-01-17 20:21:39

The Appellate Division on Thursday upheld a High Court order that had granted bail to Barrister Mainul Hosein in 14 defamation cases filed for making 'offensive comment' against journalist Masuda Bhat...

Five more Padma bridge spans to be installed soon

Five more Padma bridge spans to be installed soon

-- 2019-01-17 20:01:51

The construction of the 6.15-kilometre Padma Bridge is progressing fast as five more spans will be installed soon. “Six spans have already been set up while five more will be installed soon. On...

Digital signalling system at Kamalapur station back to normalcy

Digital signalling system at Kamalapur station back to normalcy

-- 2019-01-17 19:06:20

The computer-based interlocking system at Kamalapur Railway Station, which was damaged in a fire on Wednesday, returned to normalcy early Thursday following necessary repair. The digital signalling s...

Int’l community assures continued support for development 

Int’l community assures continued support for development 

-- 2019-01-17 18:28:17

The international community has assured Bangladesh of continuing its support in every possible ways to achieve the country’s development goals. Dean of Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of Vatica...

Missing college teacher’s body found in Naogaon river

Missing college teacher’s body found in Naogaon river

-- 2019-01-17 17:54:44

Police on Thursday recovered the body of a college teacher, who remained missing for five days, from Ghukshi River of Bara Chawkgopal area in Dhamrai Upazila, Naogaon. The deceased was identified as...

TIB report causes heartburn to govt, EC: BNP

TIB report causes heartburn to govt, EC: BNP

-- 2019-01-17 16:22:57

BNP on Thursday alleged that the TIB report on "vote robbery" in the December-30 election has caused heartburn both to the government and the Election Commission. "The government and the EC cannot hi...

Police detain 65 in anti-narcotics drive

Police detain 65 in anti-narcotics drive

FE Online Report 2019-01-17 16:10:12

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a special anti-narcotics drive arrested 65 suspects from different areas of Dhaka city for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP, comprising De...

Police arrest man over rape of minor girl in Sunamganj

Police arrest man over rape of minor girl in Sunamganj

-- 2019-01-17 16:03:55

A fifty-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a child in Tahirpur Upazila of Sunamganj in Sylhet. Police found preliminary evidence of forced intercourse on the four-year-old victim, wh...

6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal

6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal

-- 2019-01-17 16:02:10

A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Bay of Bengal region on Thursday morning. The earthquake hit the region at 8:45am (India Standard Time), said India's National...

DMP fines traffic violators over Tk 3.102m

DMP fines traffic violators over Tk 3.102m

FE Online Report 2019-01-17 14:40:15

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday realised over Tk 3.102 million in fines from traffic offenders. In simultaneous drives on the city streets conducted on the da...

Warn field level admins against corruption: PM

Warn field level admins against corruption: PM

-- 2019-01-17 14:35:47

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday put emphasis on establishing good governance and graft-free administration to build a developed and prosperous country.  “Establishing good governa...

Law enforcers arrest 26 in Dinajpur

Law enforcers arrest 26 in Dinajpur

-- 2019-01-17 12:20:57

Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 26 people including six drug traders from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am on Thursday morning. Law enforcers also seize...

HC rejects petition challenging oath-taking of MPs

HC rejects petition challenging oath-taking of MPs

-- 2019-01-17 12:20:49

The High Court on Thursday rejected the writ petition filed seeking its directives to revoke the oath of the elected members of the 11th parliament. The HC bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury a...

RAB detains five for cybercrimes using PM's name

RAB detains five for cybercrimes using PM's name

-- 2019-01-17 12:11:49

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five people in Dhaka city for creating fake accounts on Facebook using the names of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members and other national relati...

Police recover body of schoolboy in Cumilla

Police recover body of schoolboy in Cumilla

-- 2019-01-17 11:08:41

Police recovered the body of a schoolboy at Barkamta village in Cumilla’s Debidwar upazila on Wednesday. The 15-year-old victim was identified as Joy Chandra Ghosh, a Class VII student of Chand...

Two die after bus plunges into roadside ditch

Two die after bus plunges into roadside ditch

-- 2019-01-17 11:07:09

At least two people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Choumuhoni-Feni road at Jamidarhat Boropul in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali on Wednesday night. The i...

Authority talks tough on drug running through Ctg airport

Authority talks tough on drug running through Ctg airport

Our Correspondent 2019-01-17 10:36:45

The Shah Amanat International Airport authority in Chattogram has said they will maintain zero tolerance against smuggling in drugs through the airport and will remain alert to thwart any such attempt...

Boro farming gains momentum  in Bogura's Nagor River basin

Boro farming gains momentum in Bogura's Nagor River basin

Our Correspondent 2019-01-16 21:37:57

BOGURA Jan 16: Getting repeated abundant output in the previous years, Boro rice farming is gaining momentum in Bogura district in the last few years.  During November to May the basin of Nagor...

Smooth agri-inputs supply boosts  lentil output in Joypurhat

Smooth agri-inputs supply boosts lentil output in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-16 21:36:05

JOYPURHAT, Jan 16: With favourable weather prevailing and timely supply of necessary agri-inputs, lentil farmers are expecting abundant output in Joypurhat district this season.  Sources said, B...

Potato growers expect good yield in Rangpur

Potato growers expect good yield in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2019-01-16 21:29:43

RANGPUR, Jan 16: The growers of early cultivated potato in five districts under Rangpur agricultural region are in joyous mood owing to an excellent yield of the produce this season. Sources said tha...

Xulhaz-Tanoy murders: Main accused put on three-day remand

Xulhaz-Tanoy murders: Main accused put on three-day remand

-- 2019-01-16 21:12:03

A Dhaka court on Wednesday put on a three-day remand the prime accused in LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Tanoy murder case. The prime accused is Asadullah alias Fakhrul alia...

Khaleda skips GATCO case hearing

Khaleda skips GATCO case hearing

-- 2019-01-16 20:42:51

The jail authorities did not produce BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia before a court on Wednesday in the GATCO corruption case as an abscess developed on her legs. Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 was schedule...

CEC rejects TIB's report on election irregularities

CEC rejects TIB's report on election irregularities

-- 2019-01-16 20:20:14

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has rejected the report of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on 11th parliamentary election . "I'm rejecting it completely. It's not an a...

‘Anti-corruption drive in health ministry soon’

‘Anti-corruption drive in health ministry soon’

-- 2019-01-16 20:08:41

Health Minister Zahid Malik on Wednesday said a drive will be conducted in all departments of his ministry, aiming to check irregularities and corruption. The minister came up with announcement while...

Written exam for post of asstt pry teachers rescheduled

Written exam for post of asstt pry teachers rescheduled

FE Online Report 2019-01-16 19:26:07

The written examination for the post of assistant teachers in government primary schools has been rescheduled for March 15. Earlier, it was scheduled to take place on February 1. The test date has be...