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Two bodies recovered from Narsingdi militant hideout

Two bodies recovered from Narsingdi militant hideout

-- 2018-10-16 17:24:43

Two suspected militants were found dead at a 'militant den' at Bhogiratpur in Narsingdi following a joint operation, Gordian Knot, on Tuesday. Briefing journalists around 4:00 pm, CTTC chief Monirul...

Police arrest 51 in Satkhira

Police arrest 51 in Satkhira

-- 2018-10-16 17:22:44

Police, in special drives arrested 51 persons including five activists of Jamaat-E-Islami from eight upazilas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am this morning. Sources with the district pol...

PM off to Riyadh on 4-day visit to KSA

PM off to Riyadh on 4-day visit to KSA

-- 2018-10-16 17:05:34

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Riyadh on Tuesday on a four-day bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have p...

Four get death penalty in Kishoreganj double murder case

Four get death penalty in Kishoreganj double murder case

-- 2018-10-16 16:10:55

A court in Kishoreganj has sentenced four people to death and 21 others to life term imprisonment in a double murder case. Kishoreganj Additional District and Sessions Judge Abu Taher handed down the...

Man dies as tractor overturns in Kushtia

Man dies as tractor overturns in Kushtia

-- 2018-10-16 14:28:53

A man was killed after a tractor overturned on Kushtia-Meherpur road in Kushtia on Tuesday morning. The victim was identified as Saddam Hossain, 30, son of Jannat Hossain. Witness said the tractor d...

Beheaded body found in Barguna

Beheaded body found in Barguna

-- 2018-10-16 13:40:07

Police recovered the beheaded body of an unidentified young man in Barguna on Monday night. Locals of Kismat Koruna village in Betagi upazila spotted the body at night and informed police, said Md Ka...

Zia Charitable Trust case verdict Oct 29

Zia Charitable Trust case verdict Oct 29

-- 2018-10-16 12:47:03

A court in Dhaka has fixed October 29 to deliver its verdict against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and three other accused in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Special Cour...

Inter-gang shootout leaves drug suspect dead

Inter-gang shootout leaves drug suspect dead

-- 2018-10-16 11:51:10

A suspected drug pedlar was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of drug pedlars in Jashore in the early hours of Tuesday. The dead man is around 30-year old, said Apurba Hasan, officer-i...

New wage structure execution big challenge, opines BGMEA

New wage structure execution big challenge, opines BGMEA

FE Report 2018-10-16 10:33:10

The apex apparel trade-body - BGMEA - termed implementation of the new wage structure for the sector a 'big challenge', saying the declining global demand for apparel products has increased market com...

15pc VAT on gas distribution to remain in place: NBR

15pc VAT on gas distribution to remain in place: NBR

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-10-16 10:29:20

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has clarified that a 15 per cent Value Added Tax on the distribution of natural gas to the consumers will remain unchanged. The VAT policy wing of the board issu...

Police prepare to raid 'militant dens' in Narsingdi

Police prepare to raid 'militant dens' in Narsingdi

-- 2018-10-16 10:04:15

Police are all set to launch operations on the suspected hideouts of the banned militant outfit JMB in two houses in Narsingdi. They have cordoned off the two houses in Madhabdee and Shekherchar. Pol...

Three of a family die in Tangail road accident

Three of a family die in Tangail road accident

-- 2018-10-16 09:48:15

Three members of a family were killed when a truck carrying a group of workers plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Shubulla area of Mirzapur upazila on Tuesday morning. The dece...

BD, KSA to sign MoUs on defence cooperation, ICT

BD, KSA to sign MoUs on defence cooperation, ICT

FE Report 2018-10-16 09:32:00

Bangladesh will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's visit to the country. The prime minister...

Chilli price fall worries Bogura cultivators

Chilli price fall worries Bogura cultivators

Our Correspondent 2018-10-15 22:02:16

BOGURA, Oct 15: Farmers of Adamdighi upazila in the district are worried over the sudden price fall of off-season chilli. Good number farmers of Jenoir, Boshipur, Pushinda, Nasaratpur and Jhakoir v...

Journalist Khalilur  Rahman no more

Journalist Khalilur Rahman no more

FE Report 2018-10-15 21:30:51

Senior journalist Muhammad Khalilur Rahman died in his residence in the capital on Monday afternoon at the age of 79. He was suffering from various old-age complications. He left behind his wife,...

In-laws torture newlywed housewife to death in Kushtia

In-laws torture newlywed housewife to death in Kushtia

-- 2018-10-15 20:52:25

A newlywed housewife has been tortured to death reportedly by her in-laws over dowry at Seuria Karigarpara in Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia. The deceased was identified as Nasrin Khatun, 19, wife of...

Myanmar clears list of 8,000 Rohingyas for return

Myanmar clears list of 8,000 Rohingyas for return

-- 2018-10-15 20:39:20

Myanmar government has cleared the list of 8,000 Rohingyas sent by Bangladesh for verification following the last year’s deal over repatriation of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals. Foreign...

25 BSF members to join training with BGB in Chattogram

25 BSF members to join training with BGB in Chattogram

-- 2018-10-15 20:24:04

A 25-member team of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) arrived in Jashore on Monday through Petrapole check-post on their way to Chattogram to join a 10-day joint training programme there. The BSF te...

Mariners’ Society to have its own building

Mariners’ Society to have its own building

-- 2018-10-15 20:02:09

The construction work of 20-storied building of Bangladesh Mariners’ Society was started as Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, MP laid the foundation stone of the building Sunday, said a press rel...

Bangladesh is best example of religious harmony: PM

Bangladesh is best example of religious harmony: PM

-- 2018-10-15 18:53:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh is one of the best examples of religious harmony in the world as every people can celebrate their own religious festivals freely in the country. "Each...

Global Handwashing Day observed

Global Handwashing Day observed

FE Online Desk 2018-10-15 18:41:49

The Global Handwashing Day was observed across the country and elsewhere in the world on Monday with the theme ‘Clean Hands - a Recipe for Health’. To mark the day, Manabik Shahajya Sangs...

People now suffer from ‘digital phobia’: Rizvi

People now suffer from ‘digital phobia’: Rizvi

-- 2018-10-15 18:26:54

People are now suffering from 'digital phobia' as the government enacted various 'black laws' like Digital Security Act to 'restrict' the freedom of expression. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruh...

DU Mourning Day observed

DU Mourning Day observed

-- 2018-10-15 18:21:34

Dhaka University authorities on Monday observed the Mourning Day through various programmes, commemorating the tragic deaths of students and guests in a building collapse at the university's Jagannath...

Bangladesh to sign two MoUs with Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh to sign two MoUs with Saudi Arabia

-- 2018-10-15 18:15:43

Bangladesh is going to sign two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Saudi Arabia during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to the kingdom. The Prime Minister will leave Dhaka on Tuesday...

GD filed against Zafrullah for comments on army chief

GD filed against Zafrullah for comments on army chief

-- 2018-10-15 17:46:39

A general diary was filed against pro-BNP professional group leader Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury over ‘false, targeted and treasonous’ remarks he made regarding the current army chief in a telev...

Housewife ‘beaten to death’ in Panchagarh

Housewife ‘beaten to death’ in Panchagarh

-- 2018-10-15 17:36:28

A young housewife, who was beaten and forced to take insecticide allegedly by her husband and in-laws at Darjipara village in Tentulia upazila on Sunday, died at a hospital on Monday. The deceased wa...

20-Party leaders to meet this evening

20-Party leaders to meet this evening

-- 2018-10-15 17:27:13

Amid concern about its fate after the formation of Jatiya Oikya Front, top leaders of the BNP-led 20-party alliance is going to sit in a meeting this (Monday) evening to discuss its next course of act...

Cabinet approves draft of Broadcast Law

Cabinet approves draft of Broadcast Law

-- 2018-10-15 17:17:24

The cabinet has approved in principle the draft of the Broadcast Law, 2018 that keeps a provision of creating a commission for radio, television and online news outlets. The draft was approved at a c...

DU postpones ‘Gha’ unit results over question leak allegation

DU postpones ‘Gha’ unit results over question leak allegation

-- 2018-10-15 17:12:37

The results of 'Gha' unit admission test for the first-year honours courses of Dhaka University (DU) under the 2018-2019 academic session were postponed on Monday amid allegations of question paper le...

EU provides aid to Padma river erosion victims in Shariatpur

EU provides aid to Padma river erosion victims in Shariatpur

FE Online Report 2018-10-15 15:03:20

The European Union (EU) is providing humanitarian aid to help address the needs of the families who have become most vulnerable due to the recent collapse of the Padma river embankment in the central...