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One dies in Shahjalal Airport wall collapse

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

At least one construction worker was killed when a wall of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s customs office collapsed on him Tuesday. The deceased is yet to be identified. Several other...

Police detain BNP leader Habib-un-Nabi Sohel in city

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

BNP on Tuesday claimed that its Joint Secretary General Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel has been picked up from an apartment in Malibagh area. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told that...

Swiss President in Cox's Bazar to visit Rohingya camp

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

Swiss Confederation President Alain Berset is visiting a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar to see for himself the plight of the ethnic minority who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Rahine stat...

Chemical-free tomato farming delights Rajshahi growers

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

A good number of farmers in Rajshahi are delighted over cultivating and harvesting chemical-free tomato. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) of the district has provided all the necessary agric...

UK to remove 'anti-homeless' bench bars

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

Bournemouth Borough Council of England has said it will remove "anti-homeless" bars from benches after receiving "extensive feedback". Protestors including rapper Professor Green condemned the bars a...

Switzerland wants full implementation of Kofi Annan report

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

Swiss President Alain Berset on Tuesday emphasised on full implementation of the report of the Advisory Commission chaired by Kofi Annan for resolving the Rohingya issue. He said a refugee crisis of...

PRAN-RFL’s four companies win top VAT payer's award

FE Online Desk 2018-02-06 00:00:00

Four companies of PRAN-RFL Group have received award for paying highest amounts of VAT at the 23rd Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2018. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith handed over the...

Khaleda graft verdict: DMP bans procession February 8

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has put restriction on procession and carrying sharp weapons, explosives, flammable materials in Dhaka on February 8 to avert any untoward incident centring a verdict i...

9th wage board starts functioning

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

The newly formed 9th wage board to propose fresh salary structure for newsmen and employees in newspapers and news agencies started functioning  on Tuesday. Chairman of the wage board Justice Md...

Khaleda chooses road trip to create chaos: Obaidul

-- 2018-02-05 21:09:00

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has taken the road trip in her Sylhet visit to create chaos ahead of the delivery of a verdict in a graft case against her. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader c...

Two Biman employees held with 40 gold bars

-- 2018-02-05 20:42:00

Two cleaning workers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were detained along with 40 gold bars weighing about 4.640 kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday. Detained workers are Jafa...

Mohammadpur fire injures four of a family

FE Online Report 2018-02-05 20:32:41

Four members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire incident that occurred in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Monday morning.  The fire broke out in a tin-shed house around 8:00am...

Customs detains man with foreign currency at HSIA

FE Online Report 2018-02-05 19:42:58

The customs intelligence men have arrested a passenger with foreign currencies at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). The arrested person was identified as Md. Mithu who was carrying US do...

Farmers to face punishment, PIB to train journalists   

FE Online Desk 2018-02-05 19:21:46

Any farmer will face imprisonment and financial penalty if found guilty of not abiding by any directive of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC). This provision was included on Monday...

Khaleda reaches Sylhet Circuit House

-- 2018-02-05 18:44:33

BNP Chairperson Khaleda reached the Circuit House in Sylhet on Monday afternoon after a seven-hour journey. Khaleda started her journey for Sylhet in the morning from her Gulshan residence by road...

Rohingya crisis: PM for exerting pressure on Myanmar

-- 2018-02-05 18:29:27

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her call to the international community to keep up pressure on Myanmar for an early peaceful solution to the crisis. The Prime Minister stated that the roo...

Woman ‘gang raped’ at Banani guest house

FE Report 2018-02-05 17:34:38

Another woman was allegedly gang-raped at a Banani guest house in the capital on Saturday evening. Nine months back, a similar incident occurred at The Raintree Dhaka hotel at the same area. The you...

Hotel boy dies in city road mishap

FE Report 2018-02-05 16:58:22

A twelve-year-old boy died in a road accident in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka on Monday morning, said police. The victim was identified as Antor, who worked at a restaurant named Khulna Khabar Ghor at T...

AL submits Hamid's nomination paper for presidential election

-- 2018-02-05 16:50:29

Ruling Awami League has submitted the nomination paper to the Election Commission on behalf of incumbent President Abdul Hamid for upcoming presidential election. An AL delegation, led by the party's...

IU winter vacation starts Tuesday

-- 2018-02-05 15:01:08

Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will go on an 11-day winter vacation on Tuesday. The academic and administrative activities of the university will remain closed from February 6 to 16, sources at I...

CID arrests five Nigerian footballers 'for fraud'

-- 2018-02-05 14:29:32

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested seven people, including five Nigerian footballers, over allegations of fraud. The detainees were arrested from various areas of Dhaka on Sunda...

Two int’l flights miss arrival schedules at Dhaka airport

FE Report 2018-02-05 14:08:56

Two international flights failed to meet their arrival schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday. BG-126 from Doha was scheduled to arrive at the airport at 8:30 am, but it reache...

Turkey farming gains popularity in Rajshahi

-- 2018-02-05 13:50:14

The Turkey bird farming is gradually gaining popularity in the Rajshahi region as it fetches good profits. A large number of farmers are showing more interest in farming the bird due to its low farmi...

Help undocumented migrants get regularised abroad

FE Report 2018-02-05 11:03:30

Expatriates' welfare minister on Sunday asked the labour counsellors to help undocumented Bangladeshi migrants get regularised in their respective job destinations. He also requested them to provide...

Labour rights: Factory inspection checklist disrupts status report prep

Monira Munni 2018-02-05 10:49:31

The introduction of a new checklist for factory inspection has caused some technical complexities like preparing status reports on labour rights and safety issues in the industries, especially garment...

Ferry services resume after 6 hours

-- 2018-02-05 10:46:31

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after six and half an hours of disruption caused by dense fog early Monday. Nasir Mohammad Chowdhury, Assistant General Manager of...

Two SSC students die on way to exam hall

FE Online Desk 2018-02-05 00:00:00

Three people, including two SSC examinees, were killed after a Natore-bound truck hit their motorcycle in Rajshahi’s Puthia. The accident took place on a road in the Upazila’s Tarapur aro...

Potato harvest starts in Bogra

Our Correspondent 2018-02-05 00:00:00

Potato growers of the district have started harvesting the item. The peasants are now passing busy time in harvesting and processing the crop as they will bring the same land under Boro cultivation....

Rangpur flower traders doing brisk business due to high mkt demand

Our Correspondent 2018-02-05 00:00:00

The flower traders of the district are doing a brisk business due to high market demand. Once flower was only used in decorating houses, gardens of some aristocratic persons, but things have changed...

Eel cultivation brings solvency to poor families in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2018-02-05 00:00:00

Hundreds of peasants from Hindu community are attaining financial solvency by cultivating eel (Kuchia) on commercial basis in Khetlal upazila of the district. Sources said some local NGOs have been p...