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Cumilla schoolgirl killed in road crash, locals block highway

Cumilla schoolgirl killed in road crash, locals block highway

-- 2022-10-29 17:45:52

A student of class IX was killed on Saturday after being hit by a truck in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla on Dhaka-Chattogram highway. The deceased was identified as Sadia Akter, 15, daughter of Saifu...

Two die in Narayanganj road accident 

Two die in Narayanganj road accident 

-- 2022-10-28 19:25:48

Two people were killed and five others injured in a collision between a bus and a human hauler in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district on Friday.  The deceased were identified as Ferdous, 2...

Endangered Lojjaboti monkey rescued in Bandarban

Endangered Lojjaboti monkey rescued in Bandarban

-- 2022-10-22 20:39:40

A Bengal Slow Loris, an endangered primate locally known as 'Lojjaboti Banor' (shy monkey), was rescued from the Bangchari area of the district on Saturday. Kaptai Forest Department rescued the monke...

Two of a family die in Thakurgaon road crash

Two of a family die in Thakurgaon road crash

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-21 13:52:13

Two members of a family returning home died when their bike was hit allegedly by a speeding vehicle in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon in the small hours of Friday. The deceased were identified as S...

In Barishal, ‘thief’ called 999 for help!

In Barishal, ‘thief’ called 999 for help!

-- 2022-10-20 16:19:17

People seek help from National Emergency Service 999 to get help during an emergency situation but what has happened in Barishal is quite unusual. A thief called 999 to seek help from the police. Pol...

Winter veg farming gets underway in Rangpur region

Winter veg farming gets underway in Rangpur region

-- 2022-10-20 08:55:11

RANGPUR: Responding to the call of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to bring every inch of land under crop farming, enthusiastic farmers have begun cultivation of winter vegetables on their croplands an...

Malta cultivation gains popularity in Panchagarh

Malta cultivation gains popularity in Panchagarh

-- 2022-10-19 09:22:08

PANCHAGARH: Cultivation of malta on a commercial basis has gained popularity among the farmers in the district as they are getting excellent production in recent years. The cultivation of the juicy f...

Farming of Bina-evolved paddy varieties in Sunamganj on rise

Farming of Bina-evolved paddy varieties in Sunamganj on rise

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-10-18 08:56:16

SYLHET: With a view to popularising the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA)-evolved high yielding varieties of paddy, BINA dhan, a Field Day of some demonstration plots was held on Satu...

Jute sticks a new cash crop for Faridpur farmers

Jute sticks a new cash crop for Faridpur farmers

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-16 12:42:49

Once neglected, jute sticks have now become a cash crop as those are being exported to different countries including China for its growing demand in particle board and charcoal factories. The jute gr...

Riverbank erosion destroys 17 houses in Kurigram, 500 others at risk

Riverbank erosion destroys 17 houses in Kurigram, 500 others at risk

-- 2022-10-14 18:48:20

At least 17 houses, several bigha of farmlands and a half-kilometre road were swallowed up by the Dharla River due to severe erosion in Kurigram for the past one week. Of them, 10 houses at Char-Goro...

Veg farming now a profitable venture in Rangpur

Veg farming now a profitable venture in Rangpur

-- 2022-10-13 10:17:14

RANGPUR: Vegetable farming has become a profit-making venture for farmers improving their livelihoods and fortune alongside boosting the rural economy in Rangpur agriculture region in recent years. E...

Man beaten to death in Natore, two held

Man beaten to death in Natore, two held

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-13 10:01:53

A 56-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his rivals in Nilchara village of Natore's Singra upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Sakir Sheikh, 56, of the village, repor...

Man gets 20-year jail sentence for wife's attempted murder in 1999

Man gets 20-year jail sentence for wife's attempted murder in 1999

-- 2022-10-11 19:51:54

A Chattogram court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 20 years imprisonment for attempting to kill his wife in 1999. The convict Khurshid alias Khussya Sobhan is a son of Tajul Islam of Muradnagar upazila...

Student stabbed to death in Noakhali

Student stabbed to death in Noakhali

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 15:29:43

A 18-year-old college student was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of assailants over establishing supremacy in the Noakhali municipality on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Kamrul H...

Minor girl found dead in Magura

Minor girl found dead in Magura

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 13:33:59

A three-year-old girl has been found dead in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura, police said on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hira Khatun, daughter of Hiru Molla of the upazila, reports UNB. Hi...

11 including UP chairman get life for killing man in Bogura

11 including UP chairman get life for killing man in Bogura

-- 2022-10-11 10:41:07

A Bogura court today (Oct 10, 2022) sentenced 11 people including a UP chairman to life term imprisonment in connection with the killing of the worker of the defeated candidate in the attack by the wi...

Hilsa fishing ban: Fishermen attack police in Chandpur

Hilsa fishing ban: Fishermen attack police in Chandpur

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 10:10:06

At least six river police personnel were injured in an attack by fishermen as the law enforcers were enforcing a ban on hilsa catching in Meghna River in Chandpur. The government has imposed a 22-day...

2 fresh Covid-19 cases diagnosed, 28 healed in Rangpur

2 fresh Covid-19 cases diagnosed, 28 healed in Rangpur

-- 2022-10-09 16:10:17

Two fresh Covid-19 cases were diagnosed and 28 more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today (Oct 9) inRangpur division, BSS reports. Health officials said the two new Covid-19 p...

Protecting migratory birds for ecological balance stressed

Protecting migratory birds for ecological balance stressed

-- 2022-10-09 11:06:00

World Migratory Bird Day was observed in Rajshahi today (Oct 8) with the call for taking immediate measures to protect the migratory birds and their habitats from pollution and other habitat depletion...

Road crash leaves three BCL men dead in Jhenidah

Road crash leaves three BCL men dead in Jhenidah

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-08 15:40:41

Three activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) died after their bike crashed into a truck parked along Jhenidah-Chuadanga Road in the Atharo Mile area of Jhenidah Friday night. The deceased w...

Four fishermen held for violating Hilsha ban in Noakhali

Four fishermen held for violating Hilsha ban in Noakhali

-- 2022-10-08 11:34:19

Naval police in a drive held four fishermen from Nalchira Ghat area in Hatia Upazila of Noakhali district today (Oct 7) for violating the ongoing Hilsha ban, BSS reports. The detainees were identifie...

‘Media role crucial to create awareness about breastfeeding’

‘Media role crucial to create awareness about breastfeeding’

-- 2022-10-08 10:38:51

The media can play the most crucial role in creating awareness about breastfeeding newborn babies within an hour after birth to enhance disease resistance capacity and reduce newborn deaths, BSS repor...

College principal killed in Khulna road crash

College principal killed in Khulna road crash

-- 2022-10-02 22:07:28

A college principal died after being hit by a tractor trolley loaded with bricks in Rupsa upazila of the Khulna district on Sunday. The deceased is identified as Md Rafiqul Islam, 40, principal of pr...

One more Covid-19 patient dies in Rangpur

One more Covid-19 patient dies in Rangpur

-- 2022-10-02 12:37:58

One more Covid-19 patient died during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today (Sunday, Oct 2, 2022) in Rangpur division, reports BSS. Health officials said the new Covid-19 related casualty was report...

With 151 idols in one temple, Bagerhat celebrating Durga Puja amid festivity

With 151 idols in one temple, Bagerhat celebrating Durga Puja amid festivity

-- 2022-10-01 16:45:02

It's been long since Durga Puja has become a festival in Muslim-majority Bangladesh where close to 8.0 per cent of more than 160 million people are now Hindu. Despite communal tensions in recent year...

Three Chhatra League men arrested for extortion in Faridpur

Three Chhatra League men arrested for extortion in Faridpur

-- 2022-09-30 21:56:00

Police arrested three Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men including two leaders on charge of extortion from a road construction contractor on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Saltha Upazila...

Five die from electrocution in Chandpur, Barguna

Five die from electrocution in Chandpur, Barguna

-- 2022-09-17 20:52:02

Five people died from electrocution in Chandpur and Barguna districts on Saturday. In Chandpur, two people were electrocuted in Shahrasti Upazila on Saturday morning, reports UNB. The deceased peopl...

Four killed in separate road accidents in Kushtia

Four killed in separate road accidents in Kushtia

-- 2022-09-12 16:54:26

At least four people were killed in separate road accidents in Kushtia on Monday. The accidents that occurred on the Kushtia-Jhenaidaha Highway and in Kumarkhali's Alauddin Nagar also left 13 others...

Three go missing as boats sink in Rajshahi

Three go missing as boats sink in Rajshahi

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-11 12:29:51

Three agricultural labourers went missing as two small boats capsized in the Padma River in Talaimari area of Rajshahi district on Sunday morning. Those went missing were Naju, Nabi and Sadek, reside...

Lightning kills two brothers in Khulna

Lightning kills two brothers in Khulna

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-10 11:50:09

Two brothers died after being struck by lightning in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Nazmul Malangi, 30, and Enamul Malangi, 25, sons of Hasen Mala...