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'Khaleda can’t join polls even if sentence revoked'

-- 2018-11-27 17:46:26

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia cannot contest the election even if she is relieved through appeal. Khaleda will have to wait for five years after her release, said th...

Italy lauds BD’s quick steps to start café attack trial

-- 2018-11-27 17:14:50

Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Mario Palma on Tuesday appreciated the professionalism of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit of Bangladesh Police for the quick start of trial in the H...

ADB sees huge potential for BD shipbuilding sector

-- 2018-11-27 16:59:11

Bangladesh will be known as a 'technically advanced nation' producing large ships through development of skills. Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manmohan Parkash came up with the...

DMP collects Tk 3.367m over traffic rule violation

FE Online Report 2018-11-27 16:19:23

Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in regular drives realised Tk 3.367 million as fine money over the violations made by drivers and riders of automobiles on Monday in Dhaka....

Four to die for killing schoolboy in Makinganj

-- 2018-11-27 15:23:53

A court in Manikganj on Tuesday sentenced four people to death and three others to life term imprisonment for killing a schoolboy in Makinganj in 2014. The condemned convicts are Sohel, Rakibul Islam...

Oikyafront member parties fielding candidates independently for now: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-11-27 14:24:43

Member parties of Jatiya Oikyafront are primarily giving nominations to their candidates independently due to time constraint, said Dr Kamal Hossain, who heads the alliance, on Tuesday. “We wil...

Ershad admitted to CMH

-- 2018-11-27 14:04:47

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was hospitalised on Tuesday morning as he fell sick. He was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) early today, said his press secretary Sunil Shuvo Roy. Er...

People jailed for more than two years can’t contest polls: HC

-- 2018-11-27 13:16:15

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday said those who have been sentenced to over two years' jail by a lower court in any graft case with appeal pending will not be allowed to contest elections. The HC bench...

CID arrests alleged arms dealer, drug kingpin in city

-- 2018-11-27 12:41:39

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday arrested 30 people, including an alleged arms dealer along with a high ranked narcotrafficker from different parts of Dhaka city in connection with a...

Army delegation embarks on weeklong tour to India   

-- 2018-11-27 12:10:55

A 50-member delegation of Bangladesh Army is now on a weeklong tour to India in continuation of high-level defence cooperation between Armed Forces of Bangladesh and India. The delegation will visit...

Cops detain 22 in Habiganj

-- 2018-11-27 11:42:24

Police arrested 27 people including 20 wanted accused and two accused in regular cases from different areas of Habiganj district in last 12-hour ending at 9:00 am on Tuesday. Detective Branch (DB) of...

Construction worker dies falling off roof in Chandpur

-- 2018-11-27 10:50:26

A construction worker died after falling off the rooftop of an under-construction building in Chandpur district town on Monday. The deceased was identified as Alamgir, 35, son of ObaidUllah of Sholla...

‘Robber’ dies in Jashore ‘gunfight’

-- 2018-11-27 10:47:50

A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Jashore-Chougaccha road at Dogachia Bazar in Sadar upazila early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as S...

Entry-level RMG workers to get Tk 8,000 each

FE Report 2018-11-27 10:10:44

The government has finally set the minimum monthly wage for entry-level workers in the readymade garment (RMG) industry at Tk 8,000. The ministry of labour and employment published the gazette notifi...

BGB detains man with foreign currency

-- 2018-11-27 10:04:07

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a man along with 94,000 Indian rupee from Baliaghat border in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj on Monday. The arrestee was identified as Zaki...

EU election experts due Tuesday

-- 2018-11-26 20:57:13

A two-member election expert mission representing the European Union (EU) arrives in the city on Tuesday to monitor the situations before and after the national election scheduled on December 30. "Ye...

EC orders social media monitoring round-the-clock

-- 2018-11-26 20:46:19

The Election Commission has asked the authorities concerned to monitor the social media round-the-clock to check the propaganda and rumours ahead of forthcoming national election. The commission gave...

Aromatic rice growers of Rangpur, Dinajpur eye better output

Our Correspondent 2018-11-26 20:35:25

RANGPUR, Nov 26: The growers of aromatic rice under Rangpur and Dinajpur districts are optimistic of achieving an excellent yield of crops during current season. According to Department of Agricultur...

Naogaon peasants happy over good yield of winter vegetables

Our Correspondent 2018-11-26 20:34:17

NAOGAON, Nov 26: Farmers of Badalgachi Upazila under the district are happy over the good yield of winter vegetables. Cauliflower, cabbage, bean, brinjal, tomato, carrot, cucumber, bottle gourd, whit...

Former MP Rony joins BNP

-- 2018-11-26 19:27:15

Former Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony formally joined BNP on Monday. He joined the party at a simple ceremony at BNP chief's Gulshan office in the evening, reports UNB. BNP secretary general Mirza...

BNP demands CEC’s removal over his nephew’s AL nomination 

-- 2018-11-26 18:20:30

BNP on Monday alleged that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has lost the moral ground to stay in office after Awami League nominated his nephew as its candidate for Patuakhali-3 seat....

EC selects six constituencies for EVM voting

-- 2018-11-26 18:08:57

Electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used in Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the forthcoming general election as picked by the Election Commissi...

Badruddoza Chowdhury holds meetings with diplomats

-- 2018-11-26 17:25:32

Jukto Front Chairman and Bikalpadhara President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury held meetings with foreign diplomats on Monday at his residence in Baridhara of Dhaka. Badruddoza first met with Chinese diplo...

Court indicts eight over Holey Artisan attack

-- 2018-11-26 17:17:10

Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka framed charges against eight militants on Monday in a case filed over the attack on Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery two years ago. Judge of the special t...

Last cabinet meeting on December 3 before election

-- 2018-11-26 16:55:19

The last meeting of the cabinet will be held on December 3 before the 11th parliamentary election slated for December 30. According to bdnews24.com, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the announcement...

BNP leader Rafiqul challenges jail sentence in graft case

-- 2018-11-26 15:04:30

BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah filed an appeal on Monday against a lower court order that recently sentenced him to three years imprisonment in a graft case. The appeal wa...

Electrocution kills housewife in Chattogram

-- 2018-11-26 14:36:22

A housewife died from electrocution at Kanungopara in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram on early Monday. The deceased was identified as Kanika Dey, 20, wife of Sujit Dey. Family sources said that Kani...

Prevent violence during polls, CEC tells magistrates

-- 2018-11-26 14:11:35

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Monday urged the executive magistrates to remain alert so that no violence, murder or bloodshed can take place centring the forthcoming election. The CEC...

BNP nomination hopefuls gather at Gulshan

-- 2018-11-26 13:35:56

BNP nomination aspirants have started gathering in front of its Chairperson's Gulshan office as the party will formally start issuing confirmation letters this (Monday) afternoon to the candidates its...

DMP files 4,256 cases for traffic offences

FE Online Report 2018-11-26 12:53:27

The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in its regular drive against traffic rule violations filed a total of 4,256 cases against different modes of vehicles in Dhaka on Sunday. The D...