-- 2018-02-17 12:32:54
The election management body has taken an initiative to enroll as voters non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs), whose number stands at over more than 10 million. The Election Commission (EC) plans to sta...
-- 2018-02-17 11:41:10
A total of 190 farmers in Gaibandha received loans of Tk 1.09 crore from banks to boost their agriculture production in the region. The loans were disbursed at the Agri-Loan Disbursement Fair-2018, re...
FE Report 2018-02-17 10:22:45
Prices of vegetables and ginger further rose on Friday imposing extra burden on the consumers already battered by high prices of most essentials. Cucumber, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, bean and lemon...
Babul Barman 2018-02-17 10:12:29
Stocks rebounded strongly this week amid increased turnover as investors, relieved to see the clouds of political tensions start disappearing, went on buying spree. Market operators said the investor...
Syful Islam 2018-02-17 09:55:53
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has started realising 15 per cent VAT on tariffs of all 60 types of services it provides to port-users, with consent from the shipping ministry, officials said. In...
Arafat Ara 2018-02-17 09:54:27
Marriage registrars charge fees at will for 'nikah' registrations which people familiar with the issue termed 'much higher' than the government-fixed rates. They also said Kazis usually charge 300-40...
-- 2018-02-16 23:59:53
BNP has decided to hold a public rally in the city on February 22 demanding the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail, reports UNB. Speaking at a press briefing at the BNP's Nayapaltan cen...
-- 2018-02-16 21:58:11
Some 273 new titles were released at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Friday amid a huge crowd. The fair that began with a moderate crowd at 11:00am witnessed huge gathering of book lovers in the aftern...
-- 2018-02-16 20:45:49
A woman was beaten to death reportedly over her husband's extramarital affair at a rice-mill in Parkukrali area of the town on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Sonia Khatun, 25, wife of...
-- 2018-02-16 20:43:08
A Bangladesh woman was killed on Wednesday night after she was struck by a car while crossing a street at Chicago in US. A car hit Bina Chowdhury, 42, a resident of Hoffman Avenue in Park Ridge area,...
-- 2018-02-16 19:36:55
Bangladesh has handed over a list of 1673 families of 8032 Rohingyas to start the first phase of repatriation of Rohingyas living in Bangladesh. "The Myanmar side has cordially accepted the list," Ho...
-- 2018-02-16 18:30:23
An officer of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police was shot, when a search was underway at a checkpoint. The incident was reported Friday afternoon from Panchlaish area of Chittagong city. CMP Deputy...
-- 2018-02-16 18:17:01
A team of detective branch (DB) detained two drug traders and seized 26,800 Yaba tablets from Shahidganj area in Sirajganj on early Friday. The arrestees are Abdul Matin, 35, son of late Rafiqul Islam...
-- 2018-02-16 18:10:33
Police have recovered the remaining 50 of the 75 secondary school certificate (SSC) examination answer scripts misplaced from an examiner in Joypurhat. On Thursday, high school teacher Golam Sarwar w...
-- 2018-02-16 17:44:51
Members of Coast Guard, in separate drives, arrested three suspected robbers along with Deer hide, firearm and ammunition from Office Kella and Majher Char areas in the Sundarbans early Friday. The a...
-- 2018-02-16 17:17:45
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that the government is passing time as part of its trick to give a certified copy of the verdict against their party chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft...
-- 2018-02-16 14:21:13
A fire at a courier service outlet in Dhaka following a transformer blast has left one killed and two others hospitalised with burn injuries. The incident was reported late on Thursday from Keranigan...
-- 2018-02-16 14:15:07
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam will lead a delegation comprising senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an official visit to the Republic of Kosovo and the Repu...
-- 2018-02-16 13:17:50
At least 100 shops, including 15 furniture showrooms, were gutted as a fire broke out in a market in City Gate area beside Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Friday morning. Sarwer Jahan, an operator of Agr...
-- 2018-02-16 13:02:08
Amid a series of demonstrations for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release, the party has now announced plans to hold a public rally in Dhaka on February 22. Senior leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvir tol...
-- 2018-02-16 12:40:11
82 brick kilns have been set up in the last two years in greater Faridpur violating rules and regulations and destroying huge farmlands in the region according to a recent report. Owners of these bri...
FE Report 2018-02-16 10:21:35
A new set of data from Paradise Papers mentioned the names of 22 Bangladeshis or people linked with Bangladesh. All of them have registered their entities in Malta, a popular off-shore jurisdiction o...
Our Correspondent 2018-02-16 00:27:38
RAJSHAHI, Feb 15: Due to depletion of flow of water, the mighty river Padma near Rajshahi has now turned to dried bed of sand dunes and silts. Every year, the river is losing its navigability with dep...
Our Correspondent 2018-02-16 00:26:25
BOGRA, Feb 15: Boro growers of the district are worried over the high rate of saplings this season. Sources said shortage of Boro saplings is prevailing in the area. A good number of growers cannot e...
-- 2018-02-15 21:21:27
Ruling party Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman has said that some particular newspapers have started assassinating the character of Members of Parliament (MPs) afresh. The lawmaker from Narayanganj...
-- 2018-02-15 20:55:52
BNP on Thursday expressed concern over putting its chairperson’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas on five-day remand. In a statement, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Ala...
-- 2018-02-15 20:35:10
At least 21 women were either ‘raped’ or ‘gang-raped’ in public transport across the country in the last 13 months. Nine of them were gang-raped by drivers and helpers of the...
-- 2018-02-15 20:07:44
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged the government of devising a plan to eliminate leadership of the party. "They're devising a blueprint to eliminate BNP leadership and keep ou...
FE Online Desk 2018-02-15 19:54:41
Bangladesh Railway has so far completed six projects out of 12 taken under the first Line of Credit (LoC) deal. The disclosure was made at a review meeting in the city on Thursday. The meeting, chai...
FE Online Report 2018-02-15 18:17:25
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the current education system is not fully suitable for improving necessary manpower to build a developed economy by 2041. One of the biggest ch...
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