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Customs officials nab two gold smugglers at Dhaka Airport

-- 2018-10-28 14:04:38

Customs officials arrested an Aviation Security Force (Avsec) member and a passenger from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday night for their involvement in gold smuggling. The arreste...

Sufferings in transport strike know no bounds

FE Online Desk 2018-10-28 13:55:38

Commuters’ sufferings have gone through the roof as a countrywide 48-hour transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, started at 6:00am on Sunday. Rickshaws and...

Writ seeks division for Mainul in jail

-- 2018-10-28 12:01:06

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking to give barrister Mainul Hosein the first-class division in jail. Mainul's wife Saju Hossain filed the writ on Sunday with the bench of Just...

Two die as bus lose control in Sylhet

-- 2018-10-28 11:44:09

Two passengers were killed as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Sylhet on Sunday morning. Police are working to reveal the identities of the victims. The mishap happened at around 6:00 am in Os...

Panchagarh road crash victims laid to rest

-- 2018-10-28 11:40:29

All of the ten victims who died in a road accident in Panchagarh district on Friday evening were laid to rest in their respects villages on Saturday. Panchagarh Additional District Commissioner Golam...

BGB man drowns in Sonai river

-- 2018-10-28 11:35:56

A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) drowned in Sonai River in Satkhira’s Kolaroa border area on Saturday night after being tangled in a rope used to smuggle goods. The deceased was identi...

Two die in Rajshahi road crash

-- 2018-10-28 11:29:10

Two men were killed as a private car carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch at Bhangra in the district town on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Niyamat Ali, 55, son of late Moslem...

Two held with hemp in Nilphamari

-- 2018-10-28 11:26:59

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two drug peddlers along with 62 kilograms hemp from Nichu Colony in Saidpur upazila of Nilphamari on Saturday evening. The arrestees were i...

EC secy for EVM in urban areas

Our Correspondent 2018-10-28 11:26:41

Election Commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed spoke for using electronic voting machine (EVM) in urban areas if the Representation of People Order (RPO) is amended. Voters must be ready to use the...

Panchagarh road crash death toll rises to 11

-- 2018-10-28 11:18:25

A school teacher, who suffered injuries in a road accident at Dashmile in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Friday, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Saturday night, raising the death toll to 11....

Two drug suspects die in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

-- 2018-10-28 11:15:03

Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Katabunia of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila in the early hours of  Sunday. The deceased were identified as...

DS30 issues decline up to 15.44pc in last week

FE Report 2018-10-28 11:14:15

Most of the securities included in DS30 index lost prices between 0.2 per cent and 15.44 per cent in last week amid sharp fall observed on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The DS30 index comprising blue c...

People suffer on first day of countrywide transport strike

-- 2018-10-28 10:42:44

A countrywide 48-hour transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, left people in distress and caused immense sufferings on Sunday. The transport workers on Saturday de...

Students of Jhenidah ATI produce 60 crop varieties

-- 2018-10-27 22:13:53

Our CorrespondentJHENIDAH, Oct 27: Agriculture Training Institute (ATI), Jhenidah, has become a role model introducing a special programme of learning, doing and consuming, internally known as 'Shikhi...

Joypurhat coriander leaf growers happy over fair market prices

Roving Correspondent 2018-10-27 22:13:13

JOYPURHAT, Oct 27: Coriander leaf growers in Akkelpur, Kalai, Panchbibi, Khetlal and Sadar upazilas of the district are happy as they are getting fair market price this season.The item is selling at T...

JS passes BSS Bill

-- 2018-10-27 21:27:07

The 'Bangladesh Sangbad Sagstha (BSS) Bill 2018' was passed in Parliament on Saturday to properly run the organisation under a legal framework. The state-run media outlet emerged as the national news...

PM seeks mandate to serve nation for another term

-- 2018-10-27 21:17:16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested the countrymen to allow her party, the Awami League, to serve the nation for another term. “Please cast your vote for ‘boat’ in the next e...

Govt to ensure fair price of milk, says Ranga

-- 2018-10-27 21:05:32

State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Moshiur Rahman Ranga on Saturday said the government is committed to ensure a fair price and meet the demand of milk in the country. "To fulfil the demand of...

JS passes Narcotics Control Bill, 2018

-- 2018-10-27 21:00:43

The Jatiya Sangsad passed the Narcotics Control Bill, 2018 on Saturday with a provision of death sentence or life-term imprisonment as punishment for producing, trading and using 200 grammes of Yaba o...

EC to use EVM on smaller scale in election

-- 2018-10-27 20:57:16

The Election Commission (EC) has a plan to use Election Voting Machine (EVM) on a smaller scale in the next general election, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda. The CEC came up wit...

48-hour transport strike from Sunday

-- 2018-10-27 20:32:42

Transport workers declared to enforce a 48-hour strike from Sunday morning to press home their eight-point demand. The workers under the banner of 'Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation' will...

Accept demands in due time: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-10-27 20:14:07

Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain urged the government to accept seven-point demand of Jatiya Oikyafront in due time. He also threatened to bring the government to justice in future if it does no...

Govt releases Tk 5.59b allowance for freedom fighters

-- 2018-10-27 20:13:50

The government has released Tk 5.59 billion (Tk 558.9150 crore) as honorary allowance for the freedom fighters for three months from October to December in the second phase under the fiscal 2018-19....

Jatiya Party absolutely ready for JS polls

-- 2018-10-27 18:16:57

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said there is no uncertainty about the national election now and his party is absolutely ready for it. The former president came up with the remark while t...

Fire breaks out at shopping mall in Shantinagar

-- 2018-10-27 18:16:37

A fire broke out at a shopping complex in the city's Shantinagar area on Saturday afternoon, according to UNB. The fire ensued at the third floor of Tropical Razia Tower around 4:54 pm, said duty off...

EVM will ensure free, fair polls: Election commissioner

-- 2018-10-27 18:09:29

The Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has been induced for holding free, fair and impartial polls during the upcoming national election, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowd...

Two minor girls drown in Gopalganj

-- 2018-10-27 17:08:05

Two minor girls drowned in a pond at Uttarpara under Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Limi Roy, 7, daughter of Liton Roy and Audri Sarkar, 6, daughter of A...

Oikyafront’s rally begins in Chattogram

-- 2018-10-27 17:07:56

The rally of Jatiya Oikyafront has started in front of BNP office in Chattorgram with an aim to mobilise public support in favour of the alliance's seven-point demand. The rally activities started ar...

Job seekers block Shahbagh for raising age limit

-- 2018-10-27 16:53:03

A group of students and job seekers under the banner of "Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Parishad" on Saturday blocked Shahbagh intersection demanding extension of age limit for entry into government jobs...

EC for limited use of EMV

-- 2018-10-27 16:34:22

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said Election Commission wants to use Election Voting Machine (EVM) in a limited scale for showing honour to the interest and will of country’...