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Bandarban fire guts 170 houses

Bandarban fire guts 170 houses

-- 2018-08-11 17:03:47

At least 170 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Maddampara in Bandarban district on Saturday. The fire originated from the kitchen of a house around 12 pm and it soon engulfed the adjoini...

SCC re-election: Voting ends in two centres

SCC re-election: Voting ends in two centres

-- 2018-08-11 16:49:39

Voting in two centres, where voting was postponed during the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) polls on July 30 due to various irregularities, has ended on Saturday. The Awami League and BNP candidates i...

BNP pushes for dialogue with govt

BNP pushes for dialogue with govt

-- 2018-08-11 16:33:09

BNP on Saturday urged the government to engage in talks with the party over the next general election with an open mind, reports BSS. "Discussions cannot be held at an empty table. Specific agenda sh...

Academics believe Bangabandhu’s killing was a deep-rooted conspiracy

Academics believe Bangabandhu’s killing was a deep-rooted conspiracy

-- 2018-08-11 16:22:41

Academicians at a discussion here have said assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a deep-rooted conspiracy to destroy independence and reverse spirit of the Warof...

PM to lay foundation of underpass near Ramiz Uddin College Sunday

PM to lay foundation of underpass near Ramiz Uddin College Sunday

-- 2018-08-11 15:56:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lay the foundation stone of an underpass adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College on the Airport Road in the capital on Sunday. Prime Minister’s Of...

Cops recover pregnant woman’s body in Savar

Cops recover pregnant woman’s body in Savar

-- 2018-08-11 15:05:30

Police recovered the hanging body of a pregnant woman from Solai Market area in Bhakuta union of Savar on early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ratna, 30, wife of Khairul Islam, a lineman of...

DMP extends traffic week by three days

DMP extends traffic week by three days

FE online report 2018-08-11 15:00:58

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has extended the ongoing traffic week by three days. According to the latest announcement, the traffic week will continue till August 14, 2018. DMP commissioner Assad...

RAB seizes six Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan buses

RAB seizes six Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan buses

-- 2018-08-11 14:55:22

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized six buses of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan for plying the streets despite cancelation of its route permit by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). Th...

Sylhet goes to  determine mayor today

Sylhet goes to determine mayor today

-- 2018-08-11 14:24:28

Voting in two centres, where voting was postponed during the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) polls on July 30 due to various irregularities, is underway on Saturday to determine the mayor of the city co...

‘Robber’ dies in Magura ‘gunfight’

‘Robber’ dies in Magura ‘gunfight’

-- 2018-08-11 14:13:31

A suspected robber was killed in a 'gunfight' between two gangs of robbers at Ramkantopur in Mohammadpur upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abul Bashar Biswas, 40, son of Golam Sa...

‘Son’ slaughters man in Bagerhat

‘Son’ slaughters man in Bagerhat

-- 2018-08-11 13:11:52

A man was slaughtered allegedly by his son at Ali Bazar in Bagerhat’s Morelganj upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Yunus Ali Hawlader, 70. Quoting witnesses, Thakur Das Man...

Moon sighting committee sits tomorrow

Moon sighting committee sits tomorrow

-- 2018-08-11 12:49:48

National Moon Sighting Committee meeting will be held at 7:15 pm tomorrow (Sunday) at Islamic Foundation conference room in Baitul Mukarram National Mosque to fix the date of holy Eid-ul-Azha and revi...

Inspector sues helper, driver after hitting Home Minister’s car

Inspector sues helper, driver after hitting Home Minister’s car

-- 2018-08-11 12:39:55

A case has been filed in connection with the incident of hitting the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal’s car in front of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Sher-e-Bangla Na...

Two die in road mishaps across country

Two die in road mishaps across country

-- 2018-08-11 11:52:44

At least two people including a minor boy were killed in two separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria and Panchagarh districts on Friday evening. The deceased were identified as Manik Miah, 40, an aut...

‘Terrorist’ dies in Chattogram shootout

‘Terrorist’ dies in Chattogram shootout

-- 2018-08-11 11:47:40

A suspected terrorist was killed in a 'shootout' with police at Dudhkumra in Anwara upazila of Chattogram early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Nasir alias Mamun, 35, son of Haju Ka...

Police prove their endurance during students’ protest: IGP

Police prove their endurance during students’ protest: IGP

-- 2018-08-11 10:46:25

Police have proved their patience during protests by students seeking road safety as per the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwar...

‘Shop owner’ stabs businessman to death in Jhenaidah

‘Shop owner’ stabs businessman to death in Jhenaidah

-- 2018-08-11 10:42:57

A businessman was stabbed to death allegedly by a medicine shop owner at his shop in Jhenaidah district town on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman, son of late Monwar Hossain...

Sapling sales cross Tk 50m mark

Sapling sales cross Tk 50m mark

FE Report 2018-08-11 10:27:21

The ongoing National Tree Fair has continued to attract a large number of visitors every day. The month-long fair, which began on July 18 at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city, has also witnessed increa...

Sell-out of advance train ticket upsets dozens

Sell-out of advance train ticket upsets dozens

FE Report 2018-08-11 10:17:47

Hundreds of people had thronged the Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital since Thursday night to buy advance tickets for going home before Eid-ul-Azha. Tickets for August 19 were sold on Friday...

Cost of Dhaka-Sylhet four-lane highway project set to go up

Cost of Dhaka-Sylhet four-lane highway project set to go up

Munima Sultana 2018-08-11 10:07:11

The cost of Dhaka-Sylhet four-lane highway project is set to see an upward revision despite the Planning Commission's directives to lower it assessing the proposed prices of all components, sources...

Move underway to convert BPC into tourism authority

Move underway to convert BPC into tourism authority

Kamrun Nahar 2018-08-11 10:05:03

The government has decided in principle to convert Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) into Bangladesh Tourism Development Authority to make it more powerful and avoid conflicts with other ministr...

Rickety buses getting facelift ahead of Eid festival

Rickety buses getting facelift ahead of Eid festival

Jubair Hasan 2018-08-11 09:48:49

A section of transport owners are busy renovating their rundown buses to give those a new and classy look to avoid stringent traffic scrutiny after the recent student protest over road safety. The...

Two siblings among 3 die inhaling septic tank gas

Two siblings among 3 die inhaling septic tank gas

-- 2018-08-10 21:03:02

Three people, including two siblings, died inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank in Khulshi area of Chattogram on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Imran Hossain Imu, 27, his brother Mo...

Bangladesh to bring 'Boma Mizan' back from India

Bangladesh to bring 'Boma Mizan' back from India

-- 2018-08-10 20:55:09

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the government will bring militant leader Jahidul Islam Mizan alias ‘Boma Mizan’ back from India. “We have a prisoner exchange deal wit...

DB arrest four drug traders in city

DB arrest four drug traders in city

-- 2018-08-10 19:28:34

Detectives arrested four alleged drug traders along with 2,000 Yaba pills from the city's Sayedabad area on Thursday afternoon. The arrestees are Al Amin alias Saimon, 26, Md Monir alias Manik, 24, M...

Govt appoints internationally reputed lawyer to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers

Govt appoints internationally reputed lawyer to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers

-- 2018-08-10 18:55:24

The government has appointed an internationally reputed lawyer to bring back the six fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The convicts are absconding...

BGB members detain 19 Bangladeshis along Kurigram border

BGB members detain 19 Bangladeshis along Kurigram border

-- 2018-08-10 18:20:37

Border Guard (BGB) members detained 19 Bangladesh nationals from Moidam border in Bhurungamari upazila on Friday for not having legal documents while returning to the country from India. The detainee...

Actress Nawshaba on 2-day fresh remand

Actress Nawshaba on 2-day fresh remand

-- 2018-08-10 18:13:04

A court has granted a two-day fresh remand to interrogate actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Amir...

Missing female NGO worker found dead

Missing female NGO worker found dead

-- 2018-08-10 18:07:19

A female NGO worker was found dead and her minor cousin injured in a sugarcane field of Laughatabil in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday, a day after they went missing. Police recovered t...

Speeding vehicle leaves minor girl dead

Speeding vehicle leaves minor girl dead

-- 2018-08-10 17:30:44

A minor girl was crushed to death by a battery-run auto-bike in Mirshwarai area of sadar upazila at Munshiganj on Friday. The deceased was identified as Shahina Akhter, 5, son of Idris Ali. Alamgir...