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Investigation underway against drug-related offences in prisons

Investigation underway against drug-related offences in prisons

-- 2018-05-29 19:21:18

Jail authorities have started an investigation against those involved in drug dealing inside jails as anti-narcotics campaign is going on across the country. At least 70 people, including prison offi...

President asks peacekeepers to uphold country’s image

President asks peacekeepers to uphold country’s image

-- 2018-05-29 18:40:54

President M Abdul Hamid on Monday asked Bangladesh peacekeepers to uphold country’s image in the UN peacekeeping mission through their bravery and heroic work showing utmost professionalism and...

JU Youth Journalist Forum gets new committee

JU Youth Journalist Forum gets new committee

-- 2018-05-29 18:34:42

Saiful Islam of United News of Bangladesh (UNB) and Yousuf Jamil of Priyo.com were elected president and general secretary of Youth Journalist Forum Bangladesh (YJFB) of Jahangirnagar University (JU)...

Jamdani fair starts in city

Jamdani fair starts in city

FE Online Report 2018-05-29 18:06:14

Jamdani fair kicked off in the city on Tuesday at the National Museum aimed at reviving and expanding the dying sector. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu inaugurated the 10-day exhibition as the c...

PM's press conference on India visit Wednesday

PM's press conference on India visit Wednesday

-- 2018-05-29 18:02:52

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Wednesday to brief journalists about the outcomes of her recent India visit. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim on Tuesday said t...

SC halts Khaleda’s bail in two cases

SC halts Khaleda’s bail in two cases

-- 2018-05-29 17:39:50

The Supreme Court has issued a stay order on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail granted by the High Court in two cases over violence in Cumilla. Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Foez Siddique has pa...

BNP to join election after Khaleda's release: Fakhrul

BNP to join election after Khaleda's release: Fakhrul

-- 2018-05-29 17:27:23

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said their party will not join the next polls if their chairperson Khaleda Zia is not released from jail. Fakhrul also demanded to reconstitute t...

BD ranks 73 in global cyber security index

BD ranks 73 in global cyber security index

-- 2018-05-29 16:54:34

Bangladesh has been ranked 73 out of 100 countries in the global cyber security indicator measured by UK-based National Cyber Security Index (NCSI). The NCSI ranked the nations after measuring their...

RMG workers to get wages for May by June 10

RMG workers to get wages for May by June 10

FE Online Report 2018-05-29 16:05:19

Garment workers will get wages for the month of May by June 10 and the festival allowance by day before the closure of their respective units. The readymade garment (RMG) workers might get partial pa...

Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal city polls July 30

Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal city polls July 30

-- 2018-05-29 14:35:37

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold the polls of three city corporations—Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal—on July 30. The decision was taken in a meeting of the EC on Tuesday. Aft...

PSC announces BCS exam dates

PSC announces BCS exam dates

-- 2018-05-29 14:12:53

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has announced the schedules for examinations of 38th and 39th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitments. The written test of 38th BCS will start fr...

Two die in Jashore road accident

Two die in Jashore road accident

-- 2018-05-29 11:29:34

Two men who were known to be mango traders were killed and three others injured as a bus rammed a human hauler on Jashore-Benapole highway in Shyamlagachi area of Sharsha upazila in Jashore early Tues...

Nation observes Int’l Day of UN Peacekeepers today

Nation observes Int’l Day of UN Peacekeepers today

-- 2018-05-29 11:16:58

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2018 is being observed in a befitting manner in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Tuesday. The theme for this year's International Day...

Damurhuda OC withdrawn for ‘taking bribe’

Damurhuda OC withdrawn for ‘taking bribe’

-- 2018-05-29 10:45:30

The officer-in-charge (OC) of Damurhuda police station was withdrawn to the district police lines on Monday following various allegations including taking bribe from drug traders. Several allegations...

Death toll reaches 117 as 12 more die in anti-narcotics operation

Death toll reaches 117 as 12 more die in anti-narcotics operation

-- 2018-05-29 10:39:54

At least 12 more suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights early Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 117 in the anti-narcotic crackdown that started across the country on May 12. Of th...

Mob lynches ‘robber’ in Jashore

Mob lynches ‘robber’ in Jashore

-- 2018-05-29 10:35:40

A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack on Jashore-Magura highway adjacent to Nongarpur Bazar in Jashore district town early Tuesday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immed...

DTCA performance irks cabinet committee

DTCA performance irks cabinet committee

Munima Sultana 2018-05-29 10:35:02

A cabinet committee has expressed disappointment at the failure of the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) to properly coordinate the traffic system management in and around Dhaka city. The...

Local jute bag exporters get time extension until June 08

Local jute bag exporters get time extension until June 08

Arafat Ara 2018-05-29 09:54:33

The Indian anti-dumping authority has again extended the timeframe for responding to its questionnaire by Bangladeshi jute bag exporters for anti-circumvention investigation. The fresh deadline, fixe...

Dhaka clueless about start of Rohingya repatriation

Dhaka clueless about start of Rohingya repatriation

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2018-05-29 09:42:23

The government said it cannot say exactly when it can start the process of Rohingya repatriation, after missing the January deadline. According to an 'arrangement' signed between Myanmar and Banglade...

Mango exports from Rajshahi to European markets rising

Mango exports from Rajshahi to European markets rising

Our Correspondent 2018-05-28 22:09:07

Rajshahi mangoes are being exported to a number of countries. To produce pesticide-free and quality mangoes, farmers of the area are using ‘fruit bagging process’ to save the fruit from th...

Jhenidah Sadar Hospital struggling with  hundreds of diarrhoea patients

Jhenidah Sadar Hospital struggling with hundreds of diarrhoea patients

Our Correspondent 2018-05-28 22:08:02

JHENIDAH, May 28:  Jhenidah Sadar hospital has been struggling with hundreds of diarrhoea patients for the last four days. The cause behind the sudden huge outbreak of the disease is yet to be...

Three held with five gold bars at Dhaka airport

Three held with five gold bars at Dhaka airport

FE Report 2018-05-28 21:25:08

Customs officials seized five gold bars worth Tk 3.0 million (30 lakh) and detained three people at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the members of C...

Police recovers beheaded woman’s body without limbs

Police recovers beheaded woman’s body without limbs

FE Online Report 2018-05-28 21:02:51

Police recovered a woman’s beheaded body from the city's Agargaon area on Monday. A traffic policeman first saw the body on a road opposite to Bangabandhu International Conference Center around...

Draft of BSTI act suggests tougher punishment

Draft of BSTI act suggests tougher punishment

-- 2018-05-28 20:36:02

The draft of Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) Act, 2018 has suggested tougher provisions against violation of standard and testing rules. The cabinet approved the draft in the weekl...

Professionals join PM's iftar programme

Professionals join PM's iftar programme

-- 2018-05-28 19:59:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hosted an iftar party in honour of the leaders of various professional organisations at her official residence Ganabhaban. Those who attended the iftar party in...

Rohingya crisis: AL seeks role of Russia, China, India

Rohingya crisis: AL seeks role of Russia, China, India

-- 2018-05-28 19:56:32

The Awami League has requested Russia, China and India to play an even more robust role in ensuring a swift solution to the Rohingya crisis. The ruling party also sought cooperation to ensure safe an...

Eid journey to be comfortable this year: Minister

Eid journey to be comfortable this year: Minister

-- 2018-05-28 19:47:27

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has assured that the journey of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr will be comfortable this time than previous occasions. "The ministry remains aler...

Advance bus ticket sale for Eid to begin Wednesday

Advance bus ticket sale for Eid to begin Wednesday

-- 2018-05-28 19:25:46

Bus operators will begin selling advance tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr trips from Wednesday. Tickets for various routes in the northern and southern regions of the country will be available from the day, r...

President for promoting non-communal spirit among new generation

President for promoting non-communal spirit among new generation

-- 2018-05-28 18:29:51

President Abdul Hamid on Monday stressed promoting non-communal spirit among new generation, including children, juveniles and youths, to keep them away from superstition, communalism, narcotics, terr...

Thrust on positive media role to strengthen Dhaka-Delhi ties

Thrust on positive media role to strengthen Dhaka-Delhi ties

-- 2018-05-28 18:22:35

Journalists' leaders at a discussion in the city on Monday laid emphasis on media's positive role alongside the political leadership in improving Bangladesh-India relations. They also urged the media...