Our Correspondent 2018-09-13 20:39:03
BOGURA, Sep 12: Growers across Sonatola and Sarikandi upazilas of the district are now busy in harvesting and processing the newly-harvested Upshi Aus paddy. Cultivators are also happy as they are ge...
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All unions of Bangladesh will be brought under high-speed internet connectivity by 2019 through fiber optic cable lines. Posts, Telecommunications and IT Minister Mustafa Jabbar said this on Thursday...
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Gano Forum President and eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said setting up any court inside a prison is illogical. He came up with the remark during a views-exchange meeting with members of...
-- 2018-09-13 18:10:57
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday said Bangladesh can be one of the richest countries in the world if its marine resources can properly be tapped. Addressing a function marking the dis...
-- 2018-09-13 18:04:10
Climate experts on Thursday urged the government and policymakers to integrate ecosystem-based approach to adaptation (EbA) in national climate-related policies to address adverse impact of climate ch...
-- 2018-09-13 17:08:30
A man has been hacked to death in Noakhali’s Begumganj Upazila after allegations that he had stolen from a fish farm. The incident occurred in Amanatpur village on Wednesday night, said Begumga...
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A tribunal in Tangail on Thursday sentenced a young man to death for killing a minor girl after rape in Madhupur upazila in 2014. The condemned convicted is Kamrul Islam, 24, son of Saban Ali, a resi...
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all the doctors and staff of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to serve people with dedication. "I would like to request all the teachers, doc...
-- 2018-09-13 13:57:43
Members of the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police have arrested the son-in-law of Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, executed killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, from D...
-- 2018-09-13 13:44:21
A freedom fighter was killed and four others injured when a truck rammed a microbus on Panchagarh-Debiganj highway at Boda Bypass in Boda upazila of Panchagarh on Thursday. The deceased was identifie...
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A woman and her son were electrocuted in Kewa-Bakultala area under Sripur upazila of Gazipur district Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Salina Akhter, 35, wife of Anwar Hossain, a res...
-- 2018-09-13 12:04:49
Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu has said his country was mooting a bullet train service between Kunming and Kolkata, traversing through Myanmar and Bangladesh, reports NDTV. A high-speed...
Our Correspondent 2018-09-13 10:14:46
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has handed over a cheque for Tk 3.5262 billion to the district administration for acquiring land for the construction of Bay Terminal along Halishahar coast. Chair...
FE Report 2018-09-13 10:12:02
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd last month cut off gas connections of a number of industrial and commercial units on charge of illegal use of the distribution system and non-paymen...
FE Report 2018-09-13 10:09:41
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has suggested accelerating the implementation process of its assisted projects through early identification and quick resolution of execution issues. The suggestion...
FE Report 2018-09-13 09:20:09
The transportation system in the capital city is below the standard with poor state of accessibility as well as quality and reliability on public transports, according to a study. Overall score of Dh...
-- 2018-09-12 21:29:45
Commuting in this mega city is a big trouble and there is no one to care about it. But State Minister for Information Tarana Halim has decided to go to office and return home by taking public transpor...
Roving Correspondent 2018-09-12 21:26:25
NAOGAON, Sept 12: Thai guava farming has brought smile on the faces of hundreds of unemployed youths in the district. Sources said high profit has been inspiring the farmers to expand the production...
-- 2018-09-12 21:26:14
There are 2,30,658 loan defaulters in the country and the amount of the classified loan is around Tk 1.32 trillion in the banks and financial institutions. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith gav...
Our Correspondent 2018-09-12 21:24:52
BOGURA, Sept 12: Ginger cultivation is expanding in the district due to repeated bumper production and fair market prices. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources said, "We hav...
-- 2018-09-12 21:00:47
The government is buying 30,000 shotguns of 12-bore for the members of Ansar and VDP at a cost of over Tk 1.47 billion. The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase cleared the proposal to buy the we...
-- 2018-09-12 20:54:02
Police recovered the body of a 'listed female drug trader' from the Korotoa River near Matidali area in Bogura town on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Rani Begum, 35, wife of Mukhter Hossai...
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Expressing her regrets, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said awareness is yet to be created among people about road safety even after the recent student movement over the issue. "There had been such...
-- 2018-09-12 20:01:26
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government is actively considering the formation of a commission to identify other conspirators behind the killing of Father of the N...
-- 2018-09-12 19:10:27
At least two people were killed in lightning strikes in separate places in Sunamganj on Wednesday. Hridoy Das, 14, son of Lulu Das of Joynagar village in Chhatak upazila, died on the spot after being...
-- 2018-09-12 18:14:16
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Wednesday launched a software for Inland Ship Management System (SISMS) as part of government’s effort to modernise Department of Shipping. According to the...
-- 2018-09-12 17:43:54
A mobile court on Wednesday fined 36 buses, mini-buses and other vehicles during a drive at Kakrail in the city. Executive Magistrate Md Abdur Rahim Sujon, who conducted the mobile court in the morni...
-- 2018-09-12 17:25:10
The Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council has brought out a rally on the Dhaka University campus demanding immediate publication of a gazette notification on reformation of quota syste...
-- 2018-09-12 17:19:51
State Minister for Information Tarana Halim has said the government has taken an initiative to set up a monitoring cell to detect rumours in different social media sites. “The rumours will be i...
-- 2018-09-12 17:08:00
BNP chief Khaleda Zia did not appear before court in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case on Wednesday slowing the day’s proceedings. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman who presided over the case asked if t...
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