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Police recover body of madrasa teacher in Munshiganj

Police recover body of madrasa teacher in Munshiganj

-- 2018-08-29 12:30:03

A madrasa teacher was killed in an attack allegedly by his cousin over a trifling matter at Azimpur in sadar upazila of Munshiganj on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Awlad Hossain, 55, a teac...

Man gets life for Tangail rape occurrence

Man gets life for Tangail rape occurrence

-- 2018-08-29 12:08:02

A tribunal in Tangail on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for violating a woman in 2010. The convict Abdul Jalil, son of Idris Ali of Ghatail upazila, was tried in...

Assailants hack dead female journalist in Pabna

Assailants hack dead female journalist in Pabna

-- 2018-08-29 11:45:15

Unnamed assailants have hacked a female journalist to death at her home in Pabna. They swooped on Suborna Nodi, 32, when she answered the door at Radhanagar Majumdarparha in the town around 10:45 pm...

Top global retailer supports garment workers' demands for minimum wage

Top global retailer supports garment workers' demands for minimum wage

FE Report 2018-08-29 11:14:01

A top global retailer, Inditex, has backed the garment workers' demands regarding their minimum monthly wage in Bangladesh. "We believe in the right of workers to a living wage, in Bangladesh and in...

Focus on digitisation of business, e-commerce to propel economy

Focus on digitisation of business, e-commerce to propel economy

FE Report 2018-08-29 11:08:10

Speakers at a programme on Tuesday said businesses will have to be fully digitised and e-commerce-based for further development of the country's economy. To achieve sustainable development goals (SDG...

Muhith rules out BASIC Bank’s image crisis

Muhith rules out BASIC Bank’s image crisis

FE Report 2018-08-29 11:02:58

Finance minister AMA Muhith ruled out the possibility of a negative impact on the image of BASIC bank after the resignation of its managing director. Muhammad Awal Khan tendered his resignation on...

BRTA steps up drive against unfit vehicles, errant drivers

BRTA steps up drive against unfit vehicles, errant drivers

FE Report 2018-08-29 10:29:44

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) strengthened its crackdown on unfit vehicles and errant drivers on Tuesday to bring discipline in the public transportation system. BRTA conducted mobil...

All citizens to enjoy equal rights: PM

All citizens to enjoy equal rights: PM

FE Online Desk 2018-08-28 21:54:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said all citizens of the country have equal rights to enjoy every sphere of life. “In socioeconomic sector, in education, in healthcare and in performing respec...

Decision on Syedpur 150 MW power plant Wednesday

Decision on Syedpur 150 MW power plant Wednesday

-- 2018-08-28 21:00:14

Cabinet Committee on Purchase is set to consider a proposal for a 150 MW power plant in Syedpur to Chinese bidder Dongfang Electric International Corporation in its scheduled meeting on Wednesday. Ac...

Coal shortage shuts Barapukuria power plant again

Coal shortage shuts Barapukuria power plant again

-- 2018-08-28 20:59:49

A unit of Barapukuria Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur was shut down again on Tuesday, after operating for nine days. The power generation unit of the plant having a capacity of producing 1...

Natore road crash: Police arrest bus driver from Bogura

Natore road crash: Police arrest bus driver from Bogura

-- 2018-08-28 20:15:49

The bus driver, who was involved in a road crash that took place on last Saturday in Natore, was arrested from Bogura on Tuesday. Police arrested the driver, Shamim Hossain, from in front of the Dist...

‘Nerdy Bean Coffee’ owner Mahjabin gets bail

‘Nerdy Bean Coffee’ owner Mahjabin gets bail

-- 2018-08-28 19:25:09

A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to female entrepreneur Faria Mahjabin in a case filed for spreading 'rumours' on Facebook over the recent student movement for road safety. Additional Chief Metr...

Govt nationalises 12 more secondary schools

Govt nationalises 12 more secondary schools

-- 2018-08-28 18:34:35

The government has nationalised more 12 secondary schools of seven districts. The Ministry of Education issued a notification on Tuesday in this regard, reports UNB. The newly nationalised schools a...

Amir Khasru seeks time to face ACC interrogation

Amir Khasru seeks time to face ACC interrogation

-- 2018-08-28 17:51:21

BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has sought time to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for interrogation over his alleged involvement in money laundering and amassing illegal we...

Mayor Khokon inaugurates five STS in Dhanmondi

Mayor Khokon inaugurates five STS in Dhanmondi

-- 2018-08-28 17:25:55

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon today (Tuesday) inaugurated five Secondary Transfer Stations (STS) for dumping wastes and filths beside Kalabagan playground in city&rs...

Chittagong University VC gets death threat

Chittagong University VC gets death threat

-- 2018-08-28 17:04:10

Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury, Vice-chancellor of Chittagong University (CU) allegedly received a death threat over his cell phone. He filed two general diaries (GD) seeking security with Khulshi and Hath...

ACC grills eight Petrobangla officials

ACC grills eight Petrobangla officials

-- 2018-08-28 16:59:10

The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has interrogated eight officials of Petrobangla as it opened a probe into the disappearance of coal from the Barapukuria plant. ACC's Deputy Director and Investi...

EVMs to be used in 100 constituencies

EVMs to be used in 100 constituencies

-- 2018-08-28 16:50:13

The Election Commission is taking preparations to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in 100 parliamentary constituencies, out of 300, in the next general election. EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed ca...

Upcoming election a big challenge for AL, says Fakhrul

Upcoming election a big challenge for AL, says Fakhrul

-- 2018-08-28 16:40:02

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the next election is a big challenge for Awami League, not for BNP, as people will not cast votes for the ruling party. "Facing peopl...

'Bring all roads under CCTV coverage'

'Bring all roads under CCTV coverage'

-- 2018-08-28 16:39:46

The high-powered committee on road safety has asked the authorities to bring all roads and highways under the closed circuit television (CCTV) coverage. The directive came from the first meeting of t...

Return SCC mayor’s passport for six months: HC

Return SCC mayor’s passport for six months: HC

-- 2018-08-28 16:21:30

The High Court has asked the authorities concerned to return the passport of Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury for six months. An HC bench of Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justi...

'Govt to take strict action against destructive acts'

'Govt to take strict action against destructive acts'

-- 2018-08-28 16:18:07

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said the government will take strict action if anyone wants to destabilise the country in the name of hartal and blockade centring the upcoming national parliamentar...

Teenage girl hangs herself in Chattogram

Teenage girl hangs herself in Chattogram

-- 2018-08-28 15:29:19

A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her house in Chambal Shikderpara area of Banshkhali upazila in Chattogram on Tuesday. The deceased was identified a...

BNP chalks out founding anniv programmes

BNP chalks out founding anniv programmes

-- 2018-08-28 15:01:53

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has chalked out various programmes to celebrate its 40th founding anniversary on September 1. The programmes include a public rally, discussion, hoisting party...

Three go missing as trawler capsizes in Jamuna River

Three go missing as trawler capsizes in Jamuna River

-- 2018-08-28 13:31:54

At least three people, including two minors, went missing as a trawler with around 150 passengers on board capsized in the Jamuna River in Char Shivalaya area on Tuesday morning. The trawler, coming...

Pick-up van rams truck, kills trader in Gazipur

Pick-up van rams truck, kills trader in Gazipur

-- 2018-08-28 12:53:55

A vegetable vendor was killed as a pick-up van carrying him rammed into a parked truck in Salna area of Gazipur city early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman Badal, 28, hailing fro...

Mobile court jails 18 addicts in Rajshahi

Mobile court jails 18 addicts in Rajshahi

-- 2018-08-28 12:47:12

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested 18 alleged drug addicts and they were sentenced to different terms of jail each by mobile court on charge of consuming drugs. On tips-off, the el...

Eight police officers withdrawn in Narayanganj

Eight police officers withdrawn in Narayanganj

-- 2018-08-28 11:47:57

At least eight police officials including seven detective branch (DB) men were closed on Monday centering a clash at a restaurant in front of Chuwrongi Park in the city's Khanpur area on Sunday night....

Miscreants attack, kill two Jubo League activists

Miscreants attack, kill two Jubo League activists

-- 2018-08-28 11:33:44

Two Jubo League activists, who were brothers, were killed in an attack in Choto Daroga Hat area of Chattogram’s Sitakundu upazila on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Ramjan Ali Kho...

RAB detains four JMB suspects in C’nawabganj

RAB detains four JMB suspects in C’nawabganj

-- 2018-08-28 11:24:42

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Dakhshin Sahar area of Chapainawabganj sadar upa...