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Woman drug trader held in Benapole

Woman drug trader held in Benapole

-- 2018-10-23 10:55:07

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a female drug trader along with 500 Yaba tablets and 14 bottle Phensidyl from Benapole Rail Station in Jashore early Tuesday. The arrestee was identi...

Three held with Yaba tablets in Dhaka city

Three held with Yaba tablets in Dhaka city

-- 2018-10-23 10:52:47

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three young men along with 40,800 Yaba tablets from Mohammadpur area in Dhaka city on Monday evening. The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Parvez...

Motorcyclist dies in Hatirjheel road crash

Motorcyclist dies in Hatirjheel road crash

-- 2018-10-23 10:32:44

A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in Dhaka city’s Hatijheel area on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Redwanul Kabir, 30, son of Mannan Kabir of Mansurabad Hou...

Google Doodle celebrates poet Shamsur Rahman’s birthday

Google Doodle celebrates poet Shamsur Rahman’s birthday

-- 2018-10-23 10:24:48

Search engine giant Google has created a new Doodle on its homepage celebrating the life of Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist Shamsur Rahman on the occasion of his 89th birth anniversary. Sh...

Int'l food processing expo begins Thursday

Int'l food processing expo begins Thursday

FE Report 2018-10-23 09:58:48

A three-day international fair for promoting food processing sector will begin in the capital on Thursday, aiming to give an impetus to the country's economy. The event styled '6th BAPA FoodPro Inter...

Sea-level rise to make 0.2m internal migrants

Sea-level rise to make 0.2m internal migrants

FE Report 2018-10-23 09:44:52

Increased soil salinity for sea-level rises is likely to make nearly 0.2 million coastal residents internally displaced in Bangladesh, a study showed. The climate-induced changes will force them to...

Ineligible garment units getting UD facilities

Ineligible garment units getting UD facilities

Monira Munni 2018-10-23 09:35:45

The apparel trade bodies have not stopped issuing utilisation declaration (UD) certificates yet to "non-compliant" and "risky" garment factories, violating government order. Last month, the state-r...

Police arrest Barrister Mainul in defamation case

Police arrest Barrister Mainul in defamation case

FE Online Report 2018-10-22 22:37:06

Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) officials arreted Barrister Mainul Hosein on Monday night from the capital’s Uttara area under Rangpur defemation case. Mainul was detain...

Rats eat up 0.2m tonnes of Aman in Rangpur division every season

Rats eat up 0.2m tonnes of Aman in Rangpur division every season

Our Correspondent 2018-10-22 21:19:50

RANGPUR, Oct 22: The peasants in eight districts under Rangpur division incur massive loss every year due to crop damage caused by rat attack during Aman season. According to sources rats destroy a...

Malta production gains popularity in Rangamati district

Malta production gains popularity in Rangamati district

-- 2018-10-22 21:18:48

RANGAMATI, Oct 22 (UNB): The farming of Malta is picking up pace in the district, especially the Bari Malta-1 type. Hemkumar Chakma, one such farmer, started farming malta fruits back in 2014 on a on...

Each district to get at least one children tribunal

Each district to get at least one children tribunal

-- 2018-10-22 21:03:48

'The Children (Amendment) Act, 2018' was passed in Parliament on Monday with provisions to set up one or more children tribunals in each district. Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon moved the...

Oikyafront wants fair election only: Dr Kamal

Oikyafront wants fair election only: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-10-22 20:53:28

Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain has said they formed the Jatiya Oikyafront only for ensuring a free and fair election. In the wake of criticisms over BNP's involvement with the newly formed pol...

Power Division set to initiate EPR system

Power Division set to initiate EPR system

-- 2018-10-22 20:46:24

Power Division has initiated a move to introduce enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to bring all of its officials and that of its subordinate bodies under one platform. To this end, a Tk 290 m...

Sarkari Chakori Ain, 2018: TIB demands review

Sarkari Chakori Ain, 2018: TIB demands review

FE Online Report 2018-10-22 19:22:47

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the authorities to review the proposed provision in the draft of the 'Sarkari Chakori Ain, 2018' that says prior permission is mandatory for a...

'US to continue urging Myanmar for safe return of Rohingyas'

'US to continue urging Myanmar for safe return of Rohingyas'

-- 2018-10-22 19:06:15

US principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells on Monday said her government will continue their call on Myanmar to create necessary conditions f...

DU authorities form another probe body for ‘Gha’ unit question leak

DU authorities form another probe body for ‘Gha’ unit question leak

-- 2018-10-22 18:28:53

Dhaka University (DU) authorities on Monday formed a fresh  five-member probe committee to investigate the alleged entry tests question leak of 'Gha' unit under the Social Science faculty. The c...

PM urges all to follow traffic rules

PM urges all to follow traffic rules

-- 2018-10-22 17:26:13

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to abide by traffic rules for reducing road fatalities. "Pedestrians are not following traffic rules...there's a necessity to change the habit and stop jayw...

Indian envoy makes courtesy call on PM

Indian envoy makes courtesy call on PM

-- 2018-10-22 17:24:06

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the city on Monday. PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim said t...

Govt plans to construct DMCH’s another unit

Govt plans to construct DMCH’s another unit

-- 2018-10-22 17:16:05

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government has undertaken a plan to construct another unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) to provide treatment to additional 5,000 patients....

Barishal mayor, councillors take oath

Barishal mayor, councillors take oath

-- 2018-10-22 17:07:44

Newly elected mayor of Barishal City Corporation (BCC) and its councillors took oath at a function at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Monday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath...

Fakhrul slams govt for filing ‘fictitious’ cases

Fakhrul slams govt for filing ‘fictitious’ cases

-- 2018-10-22 16:59:04

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government has been filing 'fictitious' cases to suppress political activists. "We're now deprived of all democratic right...

PM addressing press briefing

PM addressing press briefing

-- 2018-10-22 16:45:15

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is addressing a press briefing on her recent trip to Saudi Arabia. The press conference began at the Ganabhaban at 4pm on Monday, reports bdnews24.com. At the start of t...

Mother ‘commits suicide’ after ‘killing’ daughter

Mother ‘commits suicide’ after ‘killing’ daughter

-- 2018-10-22 16:38:56

A woman allegedly committed suicide by taking poison after killing her 'mentally and physically challenged' daughter in the same way at Goaldanga village in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira on Monday. T...

Saida Muna Tasneem becomes BD envoy to UK

Saida Muna Tasneem becomes BD envoy to UK

-- 2018-10-22 16:30:20

Bangladesh has appointed Saida Muna Tasneem, currently serving as its ambassador to Thailand, as the new high commissioner to the United Kingdom. Foreign ministry of Bangladesh confirmed about the ap...

Zafrullah Chowdhury sued for stealing

Zafrullah Chowdhury sued for stealing

-- 2018-10-22 16:22:33

After facing two recent cases over extortion, Zafrullah Chowdhury, the leader of BNP-backed professional group, has now been sued for stealing. A case was filed against him with Ashulia Police Statio...

Work for people, not for own fortune, PM to public reps

Work for people, not for own fortune, PM to public reps

-- 2018-10-22 14:41:56

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the public representatives to work for the welfare of people, not for making own fortune. "You're elected representatives. People cast votes for you. You'...

Two workers die in Chattogram septic tank accident

Two workers die in Chattogram septic tank accident

-- 2018-10-22 14:41:43

Two workers have been killed in an accident at a Chattogram WASA Water Treatment Project septic tank. The incident occurred at the WASA water treatment plant in Hathazari Upazila’s Mudnaghat ar...

Rajshahi city inks friendship LoI with Yiyang city

Rajshahi city inks friendship LoI with Yiyang city

-- 2018-10-22 14:24:00

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has signed a friendship "Letter of Intent (LoI)" with the China's Yiyang city aiming to promote mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries. The Lo...

40 suffer injuries as RMG workers clash with police in N’ganj

40 suffer injuries as RMG workers clash with police in N’ganj

-- 2018-10-22 14:17:31

At least 40 people were injured in a clash between garment workers and members of law enforcement agencies at the Adamjee Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Naryanganj on Monday morning. Hundreds of wor...

Police sue 150 BNP men for attacking them in Chattogram

Police sue 150 BNP men for attacking them in Chattogram

-- 2018-10-22 12:33:17

A case has been filed against some 150 leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies on charge of attacking police on the court premises. Police filed the case with Kotwali Police Station, sa...