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Bangladesh takes tumble in World Happiness, becomes 115th happiest nation

Bangladesh takes tumble in World Happiness, becomes 115th happiest nation

FE Online Report 2018-03-14 23:25:58

Bangladesh is ranked 115th happiest country in the world, according to a report published Wednesday. ‘World Happiness report 2018’ shows that the country has fallen five positions compare...

KMP to launch ‘Beat Policing’ Thursday

KMP to launch ‘Beat Policing’ Thursday

-- 2018-03-14 21:12:40

With a view to curbing crimes, Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) will launch ‘Beat Policing' system on Thursday at 31 wards under eight police stations in the city. Inspector General of Police (...

FAO, IOM bring livelihood opportunities for Ukhiya, Teknaf farmers

FAO, IOM bring livelihood opportunities for Ukhiya, Teknaf farmers

FE Online Desk 2018-03-14 21:07:10

Farmers living in Ukhiya and Teknaf of Cox's Bazar are getting support to improve nutrition for their families amid tremendous pressure of Rohingya influx. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (F...

1st-ever ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ awaits inauguration in Thailand

1st-ever ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ awaits inauguration in Thailand

-- 2018-03-14 20:06:46

The first-ever "Bangabandhu Chair" will be inaugurated at the Premier Technology Institute of Bangkok on Thursday. The "Bangabandhu Chair" is a PhD-level doctoral fellowship endowed by the Prime Mini...

Water minister stresses solutions to haor problems

Water minister stresses solutions to haor problems

-- 2018-03-14 20:01:24

Mentioning that the Haor areas are affected by a complicated set of problems that cannot be solved all in one go, the Water Resources Minister Anwar Hossain Manju on Wednesday stressed on prioritising...

US-Bangla suspends Dhaka-Kathmandu flights

US-Bangla suspends Dhaka-Kathmandu flights

-- 2018-03-14 19:37:41

The authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Thursday suspended its flight operations between Dhaka and Kathmandu. The suspension came into effect today, said Kamrul Islam, General Manager (Marketing Sup...

USAID to provide more support for marginalised people: Bernicat

USAID to provide more support for marginalised people: Bernicat

-- 2018-03-14 18:49:13

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide more support to the marginalised people in Chittagong Hill Tracts, aimed at ensuring their socio-economic development. US Ambassador i...

Youth electrocuted in Habiganj

Youth electrocuted in Habiganj

-- 2018-03-14 17:45:50

A youth was electrocuted at Kalikapur under Madhobpur upazila in Habiganj on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Tareq Mia, 14, hailed from the village. Locals said the incident took place at...

Fire breaks out at Khilkhet kitchen market

Fire breaks out at Khilkhet kitchen market

-- 2018-03-14 17:39:32

A fire broke out at Khilkhen kitchen market in the city on Wednesday. Fire Service and Civil Defence control room operator Farid Uddin said the fire occurred around 4:15pm but the origin of it could...

Yunus condoles demise of Stephen Hawking

Yunus condoles demise of Stephen Hawking

FE Online Desk 2018-03-14 15:23:40

Nobel Peace laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has condoled the death of world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking. In a condolence message on Wednesday, Yunus said, "I am deeply shocked at the sudden pas...

Cops foil job-seekers' march towards ministry

Cops foil job-seekers' march towards ministry

-- 2018-03-14 14:41:00

Police have charged baton on the job-seekers as they were trying to march towards the Ministry of Public Administration to submit a memorandum demanding reforms of the quota system in the government r...

Guideline for rural housing in disaster prone areas launched

Guideline for rural housing in disaster prone areas launched

FE Online Desk 2018-03-14 14:29:28

Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) and Friendship Wednesday published a research findings in a book on “Standard Guideline for Rural Housing in Disaster Prone Areas of Bangladesh&rdq...

Nation to mourn plane crash victims Thursday

Nation to mourn plane crash victims Thursday

-- 2018-03-14 12:38:27

The government has declared a national day of mourning, to be held on Thursday, in memory of the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Kathmandu. The decision was taken at an emergency mee...

Man kills wife, surrenders in Satkhira

Man kills wife, surrenders in Satkhira

-- 2018-03-14 11:38:11

A man surrendered to police after killing his wife in Kaliganj upazila in Satkhira on Wednesday. Subir Dutta, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station, said Jalal Sana of Raghunathpur village sla...

BSC to add six vessels to its fleet soon

BSC to add six vessels to its fleet soon

Our Correspondent 2018-03-14 11:16:36

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is going to add six vessels to its crippled fleet in a year - five vessels in the current calendar year and the rest in February next. The BSC has only two over-...

12 injured as transport workers clash in Habiganj

12 injured as transport workers clash in Habiganj

-- 2018-03-14 11:14:35

At least 12 people were injured as a clash erupted between two groups of transport workers at Umednagar in Habiganj over occupying a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Tuesday. Police and locals said there had...

$400m up for grabs for key infrastructure development

$400m up for grabs for key infrastructure development

Siddique Islam 2018-03-14 11:01:56

The central bank has undertaken Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF-II) project with over US$400 million disbursement target for infrastructure development in nine key sectors. An offic...

NBR expands duty benefit on import of RMG fire safety tools

NBR expands duty benefit on import of RMG fire safety tools

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-03-14 10:52:49

National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the duty benefit on import of fire safety equipment by the export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) industries to help them comply with the safety rules....

Top court blocks Khaleda’s bail until Sunday

Top court blocks Khaleda’s bail until Sunday

-- 2018-03-14 10:18:46

The Supreme Court has stayed the four-month interim bail order to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case until Sunday. The four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by C...

BNP leader Asaduzzaman Ripon gets bail

BNP leader Asaduzzaman Ripon gets bail

-- 2018-03-13 20:30:57

The High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail for eight weeks to BNP special secretary Asaduzzaman Ripon in four violence cases filed against him. An HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Just...

Mother, daughter die under mysterious circumstances

Mother, daughter die under mysterious circumstances

-- 2018-03-13 20:28:07

A woman and her three-month-old daughter have died under mysterious circumstances in Manoharganj upazila of Comilla. The deceased were identified as Khaleda Akhter Khuki, 20, and her daughter Farzana...

Police arrest youth for ‘repeatedly raping’ two minor girls

Police arrest youth for ‘repeatedly raping’ two minor girls

-- 2018-03-13 20:22:10

Police arrested a young man on charge of repeatedly raping two minor girls at Hathazari upazila in Chittagong on Monday night. The arrestee is Mohammad Hossain, 36, son of Robi Motaleb. Hailing from...

Govt trying to split BNP: Fakhrul

Govt trying to split BNP: Fakhrul

-- 2018-03-13 20:09:39

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is conducting various 'false campaigns' to create a rift in their party. Speaking at a discussion, he also all...

US-Bangla Airlines announces all-out support to plane crash victims

US-Bangla Airlines announces all-out support to plane crash victims

-- 2018-03-13 19:36:07

The US-Bangla Airlines has announced to provide all kinds of assistance to bring back the deceased and injured Bangladeshis. The airliner said a total of 26 people including pilot and three crews amo...

Dr Zafar Iqbal returns to SUST today

Dr Zafar Iqbal returns to SUST today

-- 2018-03-13 18:53:11

Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, who has been undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka after suffering serious injuries in a knife attack, will return to the Shahjajal University...

PM returns home cutting Singapore tour short

PM returns home cutting Singapore tour short

-- 2018-03-13 18:41:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Tuesday evening cutting her four-day official visit short following the crash of a Bangladeshi plane in Nepal. A regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airli...

Three die in Dinajpur road accident

Three die in Dinajpur road accident

-- 2018-03-13 18:28:17

Three teenagers were killed at Kundarun village under Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred when their motorbike crashed into a roadside tree, reports BSS. The victi...

US-Bangla aircraft was fit to fly: CAAB

US-Bangla aircraft was fit to fly: CAAB

-- 2018-03-13 18:16:38

The US-Bangla dash model aircraft that crushed at Katmandu Airport was completely fit to fly before departing Dhaka, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Naim Hass...

Two JMB men get 20 years in prison

Two JMB men get 20 years in prison

-- 2018-03-13 18:07:27

Two members of banned militant group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were sentenced to 20-year imprisonment each in a Anti-terrorism Act case in Natore. Natore District and Sessions Judge Rezau...

US-Bangla air crash: Control room opens at Dhaka airport

US-Bangla air crash: Control room opens at Dhaka airport

-- 2018-03-13 17:48:44

A control room has been opened at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to provide necessary information and counselling to the families of the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash. Additio...