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Gazipur foam factory catches fire

-- 2018-07-03 10:36:21

A fire broke out at a foam factory and its warehouse in Borobari area under Gazipur city early Tuesday. The fire erupted at 'Banjing Bangladesh Limited' around 5:00am and soon engulfed the adjoining...

Fruit bagging method helps produce quality mangoes

Roving Correspondent 2018-07-02 21:48:08

NATORE, June 30: Hundreds of mango farmers in Lalpur upazila of the district have started getting benefits by applying fruits bagging method this season. The farmers of the upazila have taken some 0....

Working with Myanmar, India to check cross-border crimes: BGB DG

-- 2018-07-02 20:49:22

Director General (DG) of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam on Monday said they are working in coordination with the border forces of India and Myanmar to check cross-border cri...

Shahjalal airport to get solar power plant

-- 2018-07-02 20:21:23

The government  plans to turn Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport into a solar-powered one by utilising its huge open space. The plan was taken following a success by an Indian airport which...

BUBT students protest fellow’s death

-- 2018-07-02 20:12:45

In an angry protest triggered by the death of one of their fellows in a road accident, students of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) damaged around 20-25 vehicles in the city's M...

ACC probe underway against some govt officials

-- 2018-07-02 18:59:48

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated a drive to probe against government officials over some allegations of embezzling money from 115 hajj pilgrims. After getting some complains from fo...

Two get death penalty over murder

-- 2018-07-02 18:51:00

A court in Narayanganj has sentenced two people to death in a case filed over killing a minor boy in 2012. The convicts are Mohiuddin Hasnat and Saiful Islam. Of them, Mohiuddin's trial was held in a...

Mozammel Haque Khan becomes ACC commissioner

-- 2018-07-02 18:45:17

Former senior secretary Dr Md Mozammel Haque Khan joined as a Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday. Mozammel Haque served as the Public Administration Secretary before joini...

Quota reform leader Rashed on 5-day remand

-- 2018-07-02 18:31:06

A court has granted a five-day remand to interrogate Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Forum, in a case filed under the Information and Communication Techno...

'Decision on quota reform needs time'

-- 2018-07-02 17:43:49

The decision regarding reformation of quota system of government service will come after more analysis and research. Cabinet Secretary Md. Shafiul Alam came up with the statement on Monday while brie...

Quota reform protesters come under fresh attacks

-- 2018-07-02 16:55:59

Students and job seekers demanding reforms to the existing quota system in government jobs faced attacked again on Monday. Protesters in Dhaka had announced a plan to hold a demonstration in front of...

Journalist Anis Ahmed passes away

-- 2018-07-02 16:43:08

Anis Ahmed, executive editor of The Daily Observer, passed away at his Mohammadpur residence in Dhaka on Monday morning. He was 64. Anis Ahmed, who also worked with BSS and Reuters, was suffering fro...

Max Hospital running without approval: DGHS official

-- 2018-07-02 16:37:05

Authorities of Max Hospital in Chattogram do not have approval from the Directorate of Health Services (DGHS) and Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council(BMDC). Health Services director for hospitals a...

HC issues rule over ninth wage board

-- 2018-07-02 16:24:10

The High Court has issued a rule asking why the ninth wage board, which was formed to set the salary structure for newspaper and news media workers, should not be declared illegal. Justice Moinul Isl...

Child murder, rape rise significantly in six months: BSAF

FE Online Report 2018-07-02 15:51:00

Incidents of murder, rape and suicide of children have marked a significant rise in the first six months of 2018 over the corresponding period of the last year, according to a children’s rights...

RAB detains two with fake notes

-- 2018-07-02 13:27:57

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two men along with counterfeit notes worth around Tk 0.44 million (4.40 lakh) in Singra municipality area on Sunday night. The arrestees ar...

Lawmen arrest female ‘drug pedlar’ with Yaba in Khulna

-- 2018-07-02 13:21:39

Members of Narcotics Control Department arrested a suspected female drug pedlar along with 7,500 pieces of Yaba pills from Raipura area under Labanchara thana of Khulna city on Sunday night. The arre...

Guterres hears horrors of killing, rape recounted by Rohingyas

-- 2018-07-02 13:02:31

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, now visiting Rohingya camp, heard "unimaginable accounts of killing and rape from Rohingya refugees" who recently fled Myanmar. "They want justice and a safe r...

Apex court upholds stay order on Khaleda’s bail

-- 2018-07-02 11:18:54

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court has upheld its previous order staying the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a murder case filed over the 2015 Cumilla ars...

UN, UNHCR, WB chiefs arrive in Cox's Bazar to meet Rohingyas

-- 2018-07-02 10:43:44

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrived in Cox’s Bazar on Monday morning to visit Rohingya communities and humanitarian workers in t...

Banking sector nearing 10,000-branch mark

FE Report 2018-07-02 10:40:35

The banking sector is going to set a new milestone as the number of bank branches across the country is likely to reach the 10,000-mark soon. The number of bank branches both in the private and publi...

Bilateral trade with BD to increase even after Brexit

FE Report 2018-07-02 10:28:44

The visiting UK minister of state for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said bilateral trade with Bangladesh would increase even after Brexit. Bilateral relations betwee...

Two BAF squadron leaders die in Jashore aircrash

-- 2018-07-02 10:22:39

Two pilots of the rank of Squadron Leader of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) were killed as the K-8W training aircraft they were flying in crashed into a water body in Jashore sadar upazila on Sunday n...

Green chilli prices shoot up in Magura

Our Correspondent 2018-07-01 22:26:42

MAGURA, July 01: Green chilli prices have shot up in the district during the last few days. The necessary kitchen item is being sold at Tk 120 per kg, which was Tk 40 around a week ago. The Departme...

UN, WB chiefs to meet Rohingyas Monday

-- 2018-07-01 19:34:17

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank (WB) Group President Jim Yong Kim will visit Rohingya communities and humanitarian workers in Cox's Bazar district to advocate for...

DMP inaugurates murals remembering two slain police officers

-- 2018-07-01 19:29:45

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has inaugurated the murals of two police officials, who were killed during the militant attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016. The murals were installed in front of o...

'Militants weakened, not eliminated yet'

-- 2018-07-01 19:21:15

Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said although the militants have become weak, they have not been eliminated yet. The minister came up with th...

Norway for protecting Rohingyas, ensuring fundamental rights

-- 2018-07-01 19:07:40

Norway stressed the need of protecting the Rohingyas in Myanmar, respecting their fundamental rights, a lasting solution to their citizenship issues and their right to return to their homes. This iss...

WB not approving projects for Myanmar: Muhith

-- 2018-07-01 18:54:47

The World Bank has stopped approving projects for Myanmar as part of its move to beef up pressures for taking back its Rohingya people from Bangladesh in a peaceful way. Finance Minister Abul Maal Ab...

Bangladesh becomes Commonwealth’s Executive Committee member

-- 2018-07-01 18:36:52

Bangladesh has been elected a member of the Executive Committee (EC) of the Commonwealth from Asia for a two-year term effective from July 2018. Bangladesh was elected on consensus basis in a meeting...