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No anger behind scrapping quota system: PM

No anger behind scrapping quota system: PM

-- 2018-05-02 18:18:38

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her announcement of scrapping the quota system in public service was not made out of anger. The Prime Minister said she accepted the demand for quota reform as t...

Schoolgirl commits suicide in Barguna

Schoolgirl commits suicide in Barguna

-- 2018-05-02 18:18:02

A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence in word no-1 under Amtoli Pourasavha of Barguna on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mitu, 14, daughter of Shah Al...

Met office forecasts rain with squally wind

Met office forecasts rain with squally wind

-- 2018-05-02 18:04:57

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisa...

Lightning strikes leave six dead

Lightning strikes leave six dead

-- 2018-05-02 17:51:07

Six people were killed and three others injured in separate incidents of lightning in Habiganj, Sirajganj, Panchagarh and Chapainawabganj districts on Wednesday. In Habiganj, two farmers -- Azim Uddi...

Police arrest five 'robbers' in capital

Police arrest five 'robbers' in capital

-- 2018-05-02 17:47:23

Police in an overnight drive arrested five robbers with locally-made weapons when they were allegedly taking preparation for committing robbery in Nabinbag Balurmath under Khilgaon police station in t...

Road crash kills four on Dhaka-Khulna highway

Road crash kills four on Dhaka-Khulna highway

-- 2018-05-02 17:20:59

Four people were killed and four others injured on Wednesday when a goods-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Maidia on Dhaka-Khulna highway in the district.  The deceased were identi...

Man held with 1.5kg gold at Dhaka airport

Man held with 1.5kg gold at Dhaka airport

-- 2018-05-02 17:13:49

Customs intelligence on Wednesday seized 15 gold bars weighing 1.5kg and detained a man in this connection at Green Channel area of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport (HSIA) in the capital. T...

PM dedicates Global Women’s Leadership Award to women

PM dedicates Global Women’s Leadership Award to women

FE Online Desk 2018-05-02 16:57:19

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has dedicated her Global Women’s Leadership Award to the women in Bangladesh and across the world. The Prime Minister made the announcement while addressing a press...

New ferry services open connecting Patuakhali, Bhola

New ferry services open connecting Patuakhali, Bhola

-- 2018-05-02 16:11:51

A new ferry service, connecting Patuakhali and Bhola districts, in the Buragouranga River has been inaugurated aiming to mitigate sufferings of people as well as ease communication system. Shipping...

Tofail warns of strict action against Ramadan price hike

Tofail warns of strict action against Ramadan price hike

-- 2018-05-02 16:10:06

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has warned that legal actions will be taken if any trader is found involved in raising prices of commodities by creating artificial crisis ahead of Ramadan. “Ther...

Natore road crash ends driver’s life

Natore road crash ends driver’s life

-- 2018-05-02 16:01:52

A truck driver was killed in a head-on collision between two trucks in Agran area of Baraigram upazila on Tuesday night. GM Shamsun Nur, officer-in-charge of Baraigram Police Station, said the accide...

Cops recover body of girl near Ctg beach

Cops recover body of girl near Ctg beach

-- 2018-05-02 14:21:12

Police have recovered the body of an undefined girl from the bank of Karnaphuli river near Patenga sea beach in Chattogram. The girl found dead early Wednesday appeared to be 22 years old, said Arefi...

Chilli growers happy over fair price

Chilli growers happy over fair price

-- 2018-05-02 14:16:50

The farmers of Panchagarh district are happy over bumper chilli yield and fair price of their produce this year after incurring losses in the previous year. Now, green chilli is being sold at Tk 55...

Worker dies after wall collapses in Gopalganj

Worker dies after wall collapses in Gopalganj

-- 2018-05-02 13:05:46

A construction worker was killed when a portion of a wall collapsed on him at Uttar Jalirpar in Maksudpur upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Utpal Mandal, 32, son of Upen Mandal of...

Police arrest youth for murdering girl

Police arrest youth for murdering girl

-- 2018-05-02 12:48:37

Police arrested a man on charge of killing a schoolgirl after being failed to violate her in Dasherkathi village of Kaukhali upazila on Tuesday night. Quoting victim’s mother, police said the v...

New EVMs price four-fold higher: EC

New EVMs price four-fold higher: EC

-- 2018-05-02 12:22:56

The Election Commission or EC plans to procure nearly 2,500 electronic voting machines or EVMs, with an eye on the next elections. The estimated cost of per EVM is Tk 200,000, which is four times hig...

Lightning kills mother, son in Gaibandha

Lightning kills mother, son in Gaibandha

-- 2018-05-02 10:27:13

A woman and her son were killed in lightning in a paddy field at Jumarbari area under Shaghata upazila in the district on Tuesday around 2 pm while they were having meal there. Family sources said fa...

Forensics finds Mirpur murder wounds ‘odd’

Forensics finds Mirpur murder wounds ‘odd’

-- 2018-05-02 10:16:54

Police suspect murder-suicide in the deaths of a woman and her two minor daughters in Dhaka’s Mirpur, but the forensic pathologist says the type of wounds appear ‘odd’. Shaheed Suhr...

Agro processors demand separate ministry

Agro processors demand separate ministry

FE Report 2018-05-02 10:04:05

The country's agro processors demanded a separate ministry for the agro processing sector to make it a major export earning source in next one decade. They urged the government for infrastructural de...

Cut in corporate tax under consideration: Muhith

Cut in corporate tax under consideration: Muhith

FE Report 2018-05-02 09:50:41

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has dropped a hint about the reduction in corporate tax to some extent, but he did not mention how much relief will be given to the companies. "The reduction in corporat...

Only JaPa can form worker-friendly govt: Ershad

Only JaPa can form worker-friendly govt: Ershad

-- 2018-05-01 22:19:32

Jatiya Party(JaPa)Chairman HM Ershad has said only his party is able to form a worker-friendly government to ensure the rights of workers. He said this while addressing a rally organised to mark the...

55,000 Rohingya children at risk of monsoon-triggered flood, landslides

55,000 Rohingya children at risk of monsoon-triggered flood, landslides

-- 2018-05-01 22:11:26

Unicef has estimated that more than 100,000 people including approximately 55,000 children, mostly Rohingyas, are at risk due to floods and landslides in Cox’s Bazar district which is one of the...

May Day observed, exploitation-free society pledged

May Day observed, exploitation-free society pledged

-- 2018-05-01 21:57:11

The historic May Day was observed Tuesday in the country in a befitting manner with a renewed pledge to build an exploitation-free society by establishing the rights of toiling masses and working clas...

Five cops injured in Cumilla ‘gunfight’

Five cops injured in Cumilla ‘gunfight’

-- 2018-05-01 21:09:36

Five policemen and two others were injured during a reported gunfight between with robbers at Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Tuesday. Police also arrested two robbers, Mohsin; 37, son of Razu Mia an...

Denied from holding rally, BNP to lodge complaint with ITU

Denied from holding rally, BNP to lodge complaint with ITU

-- 2018-05-01 20:45:57

BNP's labour wing 'Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal' on Tuesday alleged that they could neither hold a workers' meeting nor take out a rally in the city marking the May Day because of the denial of permission...

'No benefit from lodging complaints with foreigners'

'No benefit from lodging complaints with foreigners'

FE Online Desk 2018-05-01 20:37:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has strongly criticised a section of labour leaders for their ill efforts to defame own country by lodging complaints with foreigners. Sheikh Hasina also asserted that th...

B Chy urges people to resist any farcical election

B Chy urges people to resist any farcical election

-- 2018-05-01 20:30:21

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has  urged the common people and workers to get ready to resist the government's any move to hold a 'farcical national election'....

Police arrest youth over killing minor after abduction

Police arrest youth over killing minor after abduction

-- 2018-05-01 19:18:50

Law enforcers have arrested a man from Mirerbag Balurmath area in Keraniganj of Dhaka district in a case filed over killing a schoolboy after abduction. The deceased was identified as Md Sohag Khan,...

Muslim devotees observing Shab-e-Barat

Muslim devotees observing Shab-e-Barat

-- 2018-05-01 19:01:05

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, is being observed in the country tonight (Tuesday night) with due religious fervour. Muslim devotees are offering special prayers, recitin...

RMG workers block Dhaka-Aricha highway over arrears

RMG workers block Dhaka-Aricha highway over arrears

-- 2018-05-01 18:06:20

Agitated workers of a readymade garment factory blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway for at least five hours demanding their arrears on Tuesday.  Around 600 workers of 'Abbas Apparels' blocked the h...