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Khulna court sentences seven to life for murder

Khulna court sentences seven to life for murder

-- 2018-06-01 11:40:39

A court in Khulna on Thursday sentenced seven people to life imprisonment for killing a man in Dumuria upazila in 2007. The convicts are Pradip Saha, 52, son of Narayan Chandra Saha, Bikash Biswash,...

Youth dies in B’baria pre-voting violence

Youth dies in B’baria pre-voting violence

-- 2018-06-01 11:29:34

A young man was killed in a clash over domination ahead of Union Parishad election between two rival groups at Doulatpur village in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Thursday. The deceased was id...

Train hits, kills two in Tangail

Train hits, kills two in Tangail

-- 2018-06-01 11:09:37

Two people were crushed to death under the wheels of a train in separate incidents in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district early Friday. The identities of the deceased could not be known till the fil...

Three more die in anti-drug campaign

Three more die in anti-drug campaign

-- 2018-06-01 11:03:42

Another three suspected drug pedlars were killed in separate purported gunfights with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and DB police in Rajshahi and Gazipur on Thursday night and early Friday....

Poultry, fish, vegetables still dearer

Poultry, fish, vegetables still dearer

FE Report 2018-06-01 00:55:04

Poultry, fish and vegetables became pricier again last week, battering the consumers further in the month of Ramadan. The prices of essentials like onion, sugar and garlic, however, showed a downwa...

Respond to ICC request on Rohingya issue, speakers urge govt

Respond to ICC request on Rohingya issue, speakers urge govt

-- 2018-05-31 21:29:56

Speakers at a seminar on Thursday urged the government to respond to the request of International Criminal Court (ICC) to place evidences of genocide and atrocities on Rohingyas. They also raised que...

TIB for judicial probe into ‘gunfight’ killings

TIB for judicial probe into ‘gunfight’ killings

-- 2018-05-31 21:12:39

Expressing its deep concern over the ongoing countrywide anti-drug drives, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday demanded judicial investigation into the killings of over 100 alleged...

DAE officials suggest  marketing mature fruits

DAE officials suggest marketing mature fruits

-- 2018-05-31 21:01:22

MEHERPUR, May 30 (UNB): Mouth-watering seasonal fruit litchi has started to hit the local markets of the region. But the fruit lovers are being deprived of the original taste of the fruit as local fa...

Out-of-school children rate drops by 27pc in BD: Study

Out-of-school children rate drops by 27pc in BD: Study

FE Online Report 2018-05-31 20:30:15

The country’s out-of-school children rate drops by 27 per cent in a year, but those with disabilities are being left behind, according to a study by Save the Children. The findings of the &lsqu...

No prior appointment for Indian tourist visa in Khulna, Jashore

No prior appointment for Indian tourist visa in Khulna, Jashore

-- 2018-05-31 19:58:38

Bangladeshi nationals can submit tourist visa applicants at the Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs) in Khulna and Jashore without any prior appointment. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka made t...

Conditions in Myanmar unfavourable for Rohingya repatriation: UNHCR

Conditions in Myanmar unfavourable for Rohingya repatriation: UNHCR

-- 2018-05-31 19:24:42

UNHCR has made it clear that conditions are not yet safe and secure for the sustainable return of Rohingyas to Myanmar though Myanmar has sent a small list of verified citizens for repatriation. "Rig...

JS body for modernisation of Cox’s Bazar Airport

JS body for modernisation of Cox’s Bazar Airport

-- 2018-05-31 18:27:26

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday recommended modernisation and expansion of Cox’s Bazar Airport. The committee made the recommendation as the...

Lightning strikes leave two dead in Pirojpur, Barishal

Lightning strikes leave two dead in Pirojpur, Barishal

-- 2018-05-31 18:14:07

A man and a woman were killed in lightning strikes in Pirojpur and Barishal districts on Thursday. In Pirojpur, Md Abbas, 42, son of Moazzem Hawlader, was killed as a thunderbolt struck him at Dabgac...

Feasibility study gets underway for two-hour Dhaka-Ctg rail journey

Feasibility study gets underway for two-hour Dhaka-Ctg rail journey

FE Online Report 2018-05-31 18:13:22

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has signed a deal with a Bangladesh-China consortium to carry out the feasibility study and detailed design of Dhaka-Chattogram High Speed Railway Project. The contract was s...

18 additional judges sworn in 

18 additional judges sworn in 

-- 2018-05-31 18:07:22

18 additional judges, who were appointed to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court for two years on Wednesday, were sworn in on Thursday afternoon. Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administere...

PM for more BD-Thai cooperation in agriculture

PM for more BD-Thai cooperation in agriculture

-- 2018-05-31 17:57:30

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought enhanced cooperation between Bangladesh and Thailand in the agricultural sector. Sheikh Hasina came up with the view when visiting Thai Princess Maha C...

‘Pir’ arrested for ‘harassing’ woman in Manikganj

‘Pir’ arrested for ‘harassing’ woman in Manikganj

-- 2018-05-31 17:50:49

Police on Wednesday arrested a ‘Pir’ (religious leader) for allegedly harassing a woman in Bhatbaur village under Sadar upazila in Manikganj. The arrestee was identified as Abu Taher, 57,...

Three workers die in Gopalganj road crash

Three workers die in Gopalganj road crash

-- 2018-05-31 16:45:10

Three workers have died in a road accident at Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj. The deceased were identified as Bikash Mandal, Mathbindu Sarder and Rabidranath Sarder, hailing from Satkhira district. T...

Giasuddin Quader Chy faces arrest warrant

Giasuddin Quader Chy faces arrest warrant

-- 2018-05-31 16:36:30

BNP leader Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, younger brother of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, has got an arrest warrant in a defamation case. A court in Chattogram on Thursday issued an...

323 killed in May across country: BHRC

323 killed in May across country: BHRC

-- 2018-05-31 16:20:18

A total of 323 people were killed in different incidents across the country during the month of May, according to a survey prepared by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC). BHRC published the re...

Cops arrest man for ‘harassing’ women

Cops arrest man for ‘harassing’ women

-- 2018-05-31 13:37:14

Police on Wednesday arrested a man who claims to be a 'Pir' (religious leader) for his alleged involvement in harassing women in Bhatbaur village of Sadar upazila. The arrestee was identified as Abu...

Top court extends stay on Khaleda's bail till June 24

Top court extends stay on Khaleda's bail till June 24

Agencies 2018-05-31 13:23:12

The Supreme Court has extended its previous order that stayed the High Court order granting bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases filed in Cumilla. A three-member bench of the Appellate Di...

Two more die in anti-drug crackdown

Two more die in anti-drug crackdown

-- 2018-05-31 11:51:28

Two more suspected drug pedlars were killed in reported gunfights between their rivals in Madaripur and Jashore districts in the early hours of Thursday. In Jashore, an unidentified young man, aged a...

Police arrest elderly man for violating minor girl

Police arrest elderly man for violating minor girl

-- 2018-05-31 11:33:00

Police arrested an elderly man from Kolapara in Parshuram upazila in Feni on Wednesday for violating a six-year-old girl. The arrestee was identified as Ali Ahmed, 75 of the area. Abul Kashem Chowdh...

RAB detains five JMB men in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj

RAB detains five JMB men in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj

-- 2018-05-31 11:09:27

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives arrested five members of banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different places of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj d...

Fire at Khulna bazar guts 20 shops

Fire at Khulna bazar guts 20 shops

-- 2018-05-31 10:47:04

At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Sachiadah Bazar in Terokhada upazila on Wednesday night around 9:00pm. On information, 10 firefighting units from Khulna, Bagerhat, and Gopal...

Govt set to establish new support fund for entrepreneurs

Govt set to establish new support fund for entrepreneurs

Rezaul Karim 2018-05-31 10:39:31

The government is going to introduce an alternative loan support model soon replacing the existing equity fund, in an attempt to bring entrepreneurs under a legal framework, officials said. The move...

70 BNP men face defamation case in Chattogram

70 BNP men face defamation case in Chattogram

-- 2018-05-31 10:39:11

Defamation suit filed against 70 activists and leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over defamation speech on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday evening. Md Jamal Uddin, Chhatra Leagu...

Dhaka, Beijing to hold first meeting next month

Dhaka, Beijing to hold first meeting next month

Syful Islam 2018-05-31 10:38:33

The first meeting to determine the feasibility of a bilateral free trade area (FTA) agreement with China will be held next month, officials said. The meeting was deferred twice in the last six months...

RHD plans to launch ITS on nat'l highways

RHD plans to launch ITS on nat'l highways

Munima Sultana 2018-05-31 10:34:10

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has taken a move to introduce Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) for ensuring smooth and secured traffic movement on the national highways. According to t...