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Sign of early election worries BNP

-- 2018-02-26 22:02:15

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said that the government might have brought major changes in the district and police administrations as part of an 'evil plan' to hold snap polls. The party app...

BTRC fixes per use of mobile internet at Tk 5

-- 2018-02-26 22:01:59

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has capped pay per use of internet by fixing Tk 5 with a view to protecting the mobile phone customers from bill shock. The telecom regulator...

President goes to Delhi on March 11

-- 2018-02-26 21:01:34

President Abdul Hamid is expected to fly to India on March 8 to attend inaugural session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit in Delhi on March 11. According to an official, "The main pur...

'Bangladesh significantly reduces newborn mortality rate'

FE Online Desk 2018-02-26 19:52:40

Amid alarming reports of newborn death rate throughout the world, Bangladesh has significantly managed to reduce its newborn mortality rate. American media organisation National Public Radio (NPR) ha...

UN rights chief terms Rakhine a human slaughterhouse

-- 2018-02-26 18:44:41

A UN high official described Northern Rakhine in Myanmar as one of the most prolific ‘slaughterhouses’ of humans in recent times. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rig...

ADB president to arrive Monday night

-- 2018-02-26 18:31:39

President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Monday night on a three-day visit to Bangladesh. During the visit, Nakao will meet Prime Minister Sheik...

1,27,198 BD pilgrims to perform hajj this year

-- 2018-02-26 17:49:23

A total of 1,27,198 Bangladeshi pilgrims will perform the holy hajj this year as the cabinet on Monday approved the drafts of the "National Hajj and Umrah Policy-2018" and the "Hajj Package- 2018"....

Doctor ‘commits suicide’ in Ctg

-- 2018-02-26 17:23:09

A young physician allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Amirbagh residential area in Chittagong on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Faisal Emran, son of Emran Hossain of the are...

New parties to get EC registration by March

-- 2018-02-26 17:15:17

The Election Commission wants to complete the registration process of new political parties by next month. The commission has received applications from 76 parties seeking registration ahead of the 1...

Oli Ahmed terms freeing Khaleda, restoring democracy 20-party’s lone goal

-- 2018-02-26 16:35:33

The BNP-led 20-party alliance has got now the only goal of re-establishing democracy by freeing Khaleda Zia. One of the alliance leaders and President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Dr Colonel (Re...

Death toll reaches 10 as bus, lorry collide in Narayanganj

-- 2018-02-26 16:22:20

A collision between a bus and a lorry has left at least 10 persons dead and several others wounded in Narayanganj. Narayanganj Superintendent of Police Moinul Haque said the accident occurred on the...

ACC chief stresses social organisations’ unity to stop corruption

-- 2018-02-26 16:01:06

The chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has emphasised that unity of social organisation is the essence to stop corruption in the country. Iqbal Mahmood on Monday said, "Social organisations...

Two get life term in schoolgirl rape case

-- 2018-02-26 15:24:43

Two men have been sentenced to life term imprisonment on Monday for raping a schoolgirl in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia in 2015. The convicts are: Nazmul (30), and Azam alias Sagar (30), hailing fro...

Two die in Narayanganj road crash

-- 2018-02-26 15:04:56

Two people were killed and at least 30 others injured after a road accident in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon on Monday. The bus and lorry were involved in the accident, which occurred around 1:30pm o...

Union Bank holds BAMLCO Conference

FE Online Desk 2018-02-26 14:35:12

Union Bank Limited has arranged Branch Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer (BAMLCO) conference at its training institute recently. Mijanur Rahman Joddar, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank w...

IU extends MPhil-PhD registration deadline

-- 2018-02-26 13:49:24

The authority of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia has extended the deadline of registration for MPhil and PhD programme under the academic session 2017-18. Application form for the programme will b...

Khaleda gets bail extension until March 13

-- 2018-02-26 13:40:13

A Dhaka court has set March 13 as the date for the next hearing of arguments in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case and extended BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail until then. The Dhaka Special...

Four workers die in Sylhet stone quarry collapse

Agencies 2018-02-26 13:36:22

Four workers were killed and three others injured in a mudslide while they were extracting stones from a quarry in Bholaganj area of Companiganj upazila under Sylhet district on Sunday night. The dec...

Dinajpur police detains 23 on several charges

-- 2018-02-26 13:02:47

Police, in special drives arrested 23 persons including two activists of BNP and five drug traders from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am on Monday morning. Police also re...

Mudslide at Sylhet stone quarry kills two

-- 2018-02-26 11:15:08

Two workers were killed and three others injured in a mudslide while they were extracting stones from a quarry in Bholaganj area of Companiganj upazila under Sylhet district on Sunday night. The dece...

Second Int’l Sufi Festival concludes

-- 2018-02-26 11:10:13

The 2nd three-day International Sufi Festival ended on Sunday at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy's Nandan Mancha. The concluding day festival began at 5 pm and ended at 10 pm with the performance o...

RAJUK submits proposal for land development, shifting of utilities

FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-02-26 10:01:56

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has a sent a project proposal to the Planning Commission for developing land and shifting facilities of utility services to pave the way for construction of Aramb...

Horse carts gain popularity as mode of communication in remote char areas

Our Correspondent 2018-02-26 00:41:35

Horse carts have gained much popularity as the main mode of communication among the people living in remote char areas in Rangpur and Lalmonirhat districts. The people of the char and its adjacent ar...

Flower business expands in Tangail district

Our Correspondent 2018-02-26 00:39:59

Number of flower shops is increasing in the district town. Sources said there are over 40 flower shops in the town while it was only six to eight a decade ago. Once the flower business was seasonal...

SSC question leak: Ministry to prefer examinees’ interest

-- 2018-02-25 21:53:29

The education ministry will consider the interest of two million examinees while taking decision whether the SSC examinations held with leaked questions will be cancelled. Technical and Madrasah Educ...

'Death of Bangladeshi woman in Jordan was suicidal incident'

-- 2018-02-25 21:03:14

The recent death of a Bangladeshi woman in Jordan was a suicidal incident, said the Bangladesh embassy in Amman based on an autopsy report. The Bangladeshi embassy’s lawyer Iman Batayneh made t...

Avijit Murder: Axed Major Zia directly involved, says Monirul

-- 2018-02-25 20:52:26

A suspected coordinator of Ansar-Al-Islam, sacked Major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, was directly involved with the murder of blogger and writer Avijit Roy. Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnationa...

22 districts get new deputy commissioners

-- 2018-02-25 19:02:17

The government has appointed new deputy commissioners to 22 districts, including Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Rangpur, Sylhet and Mymensingh. The Public administration ministry issued an order on Sun...

BTRC opens new short-code '100' for complains from Monday

-- 2018-02-25 18:42:35

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is set to activate a new short-code, "100", on Monday replacing the existing one to hear complaints. "The new three-digit short-code '100' ea...

Youth development bill gets parliament nod

-- 2018-02-25 18:35:26

A bill aimed at creating efficient manpower by providing necessary training and education to the youth was passed at the parliament on Sunday. State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder move...