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Eid travels comfortable in the end: Quader

Eid travels comfortable in the end: Quader

-- 2019-08-12 16:09:16

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul believes road trips on the final day of Eid travels were comfortable for holidaymakers and expressed the hoped that the return journeys will also be free f...

Water levels fall in most rivers

Water levels fall in most rivers

-- 2019-08-12 15:49:39

Water levels at most rivers stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have recorded fall which will continue until Monday 6.0pm, says a BSS report. The water levels at 80 rive...

Burnt magician Liton dies

Burnt magician Liton dies

-- 2019-08-12 15:33:33

Magician Moniruzzaman Liton, who was severely wounded in a fire at his Kalabagan residence a week ago, has died. He passed away during treatment at the burns unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital at...

Ten more diagnosed with dengue in Bagerhat

Ten more diagnosed with dengue in Bagerhat

-- 2019-08-12 15:10:48

Ten more dengue cases were reported in Bagerhat district in the last 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB. Civil Surgeon Dr GKM Shamsuzzaman said they have so far recorded 63 cases. “Eig...

Tk 5.0 triggers fistfight at Magura Eidgah

Tk 5.0 triggers fistfight at Magura Eidgah

-- 2019-08-12 15:05:09

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups at Mosheskhali Eidgah in Shalikha Upazila of Magura district on Monday morning over a donation of Tk 5.0. Tariqul Islam, officer-in-charg...

Sixth grader girl gang raped in Bhola

Sixth grader girl gang raped in Bhola

-- 2019-08-12 13:37:02

A grade six student was gang raped by a neighbour and his associate at Char Sifali village in the Sadar upazila of Bhola district on Sunday night, reports UNB. The victim is currently being treated a...

Eid Jamaat held at Sholakia amid unprecedented security

Eid Jamaat held at Sholakia amid unprecedented security

-- 2019-08-12 13:12:21

The Jamaat of Eid-ul-Azha was held at the country’s largest ground Sholakia Eidgah with participation of over thousands of devotees amid unprecedented security measures. The 192nd jamaat of thi...

Manikganj road crash kills three cattle traders

Manikganj road crash kills three cattle traders

-- 2019-08-12 13:02:51

An accident on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway of Manikganj district left three cattle traders dead and six others injured on Monday morning, UNB. The deceased were identified as Monwar Hossain, 24, Obayed...

Moderate rain on Eid day likely

Moderate rain on Eid day likely

-- 2019-08-11 20:17:38

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions. Met Office also said a few places over D...

Suhrawardy Medical gets 200-bed dengue ward

Suhrawardy Medical gets 200-bed dengue ward

-- 2019-08-11 19:51:25

Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College added a 200-bed ward on Sunday to serve dengue patients as the outbreak continues, reports UNB. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the den...

PM visits separated conjoined twins at CMH

PM visits separated conjoined twins at CMH

-- 2019-08-11 19:35:32

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday visited conjoined twins—Rabeya and Rukaya - - at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka, reports UNB. “The prime minister visited the twin...

Police recover RUET student’s body from Cox’s Bazar beach

Police recover RUET student’s body from Cox’s Bazar beach

-- 2019-08-11 19:23:19

The body of a Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) student, who went missing while sea-bathing in Cox’s Bazar, has been recovered. The body of Ariful Islam, a computer scien...

Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna train passengers suffer for delay 

Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna train passengers suffer for delay 

-- 2019-08-11 18:36:37

Railway Minister Nurul Islam Shujon has attributed the collapse of train schedules to the excessive pressure of homebound passengers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. He said every train leaving Dhaka is packed...

Dengue outbreak: Govt confirms 40 deaths

Dengue outbreak: Govt confirms 40 deaths

-- 2019-08-11 17:40:35

The government on Sunday raised the dengue death toll to 40, reports UNB. Thirty-nine of the deaths were recorded at hospitals in Dhaka City. The other one was reported from Dhaka Division (outside...

Dengue situation turned serious for lack of prior preparations: Minister

Dengue situation turned serious for lack of prior preparations: Minister

-- 2019-08-11 17:37:10

MOULVIBAZAR, Aug 11: Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Sunday said the dengue situation has taken a serious turn in the country for lack of prior preparations ...

Sholakia set to host biggest Eid jamaat

Sholakia set to host biggest Eid jamaat

-- 2019-08-11 16:11:09

Shokalia is all set to host one of the largest Eid-ul-Azha congregations on Monday. Preparations have already been completed for smoothly holding the 192nd Eid-ul-Azha jamaat, said Deputy Commissione...

Two launches collide in Dhaleswari

Two launches collide in Dhaleswari

-- 2019-08-11 15:20:54

A worker fell into the Dhaleswari River and went missing after two launches collided at Munshiganj Ghat of the Munshiganj district on Sunday, reports UNB. Safiul Islam, senior station officer of Muns...

Two more die of dengue in Noakhali, Mymensingh   

Two more die of dengue in Noakhali, Mymensingh  

-- 2019-08-11 15:11:14

Two more people died of dengue in Noakhali and Mymensingh districts on Sunday, reports UNB. In Noakhali, a sexagenarian man succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease at Noakhali General Hospital in t...

2 more die of dengue in Noakhali, Mymensingh

2 more die of dengue in Noakhali, Mymensingh

-- 2019-08-11 14:56:48

Two more people died of dengue in Noakhali and Mymensingh districts on Sunday, reports UNB. In Noakhali, a sexagenarian man succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease at Noakhali General Hospital in t...

30-km tailback on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Sirajganj

30-km tailback on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Sirajganj

-- 2019-08-11 13:37:30

A 30-km tailback has been created on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Sirajganj, causing immense suffering to home-bound people, reports UNB. Officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge West Police Station...

Sirajganj road crash kills journo, wife

Sirajganj road crash kills journo, wife

-- 2019-08-11 12:44:26

A local journalist and his wife were killed while their two children injured after being run over by a speedy bus in Raiganj Upazila early Sunday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Rafiqul...

Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Netrakona

Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Netrakona

-- 2019-08-11 11:34:01

A housewife has reportedly been gang-raped confining her husband to an eatery in Sadar upazila of Netrokona district. Police arrested four accused on Saturday over the incident after the victim filed...

Sacrificial animals abundant across districts

Sacrificial animals abundant across districts

Our Correspondents 2019-08-10 21:30:49

RANGPUR, Aug 10: With only one day left for holy Eid-ul-Azha, the sale of sacrificial animals is gaining momentum at different cattle markets under Rangpur division.According to sources, the cattle ma...

Dengue patients rising in Joypurhat, Sirajganj, Bogura, Jhenidah districts

Dengue patients rising in Joypurhat, Sirajganj, Bogura, Jhenidah districts

Our Correspondents 2019-08-09 01:03:16

TANGAIL, Aug 08: A dengue-affected patient died at Kumodini Hospital under Mirzapur upazila in the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Arif Hossaon Kajal (28), son of Alam Mia...

Jute price attractive, Gopalganj farmers busy harvesting  the cash crop

Jute price attractive, Gopalganj farmers busy harvesting the cash crop

Our Correspondent 2019-08-09 01:01:45

GOPALGANJ, Aug 08: Jute growers in the district are passing busy time harvesting their produce. Sources said newly-harvested jute has started appearing in the local markets and growers are expecting...

Farmers in Sylhet division engaged in transplanting T-Aman paddy

Farmers in Sylhet division engaged in transplanting T-Aman paddy

Our Correspondent 2019-08-09 01:00:47

SYLHET, Aug 08: most of the farmers in Sylhet division have been engaged in the cultivation of Transplanted Aman paddy in a bid to yield highest after the recent floods, officials and a number of farm...

Two killed in Sirajganj motorcycle crash

Two killed in Sirajganj motorcycle crash

-- 2019-08-08 11:41:33

Two motorcycle riders have died after a car ploughed into the vehicle in Sirajganj’s Ullapara Upazila. The accident occurred on the Nalka-Sirajganj road in the upazila’s Panchlia Bazar ar...

Two die of dengue in Rangpur, Dinajpur

Two die of dengue in Rangpur, Dinajpur

FE Desk Report 2019-08-06 21:09:45

There is no respite from the deadly fever dengue as the disease is taking its toll almost everyday in the city or districts. Virtually it is spreading in an epidemic form creating panic among the peo...

Impressive chilli output makes Magura farmers happy

Impressive chilli output makes Magura farmers happy

Our Correspondent 2019-08-06 21:07:40

MAGURA, Aug 06: Bumper production and high market price have brought smile to the faces of chilli growers in the district. Farmers' sources said green chilli harvest going on in full swing. Newly-har...

Sales of sacrificial animals gearing up in Rajshahi

Sales of sacrificial animals gearing up in Rajshahi

Our Correspondents 2019-08-06 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Aug 05: As the Eid-ul-Azha is approaching fast, sales in markets of sacrificial animals in the district are gearing up. A big number of sacrificial animals including bulls, goats and shee...