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Fire breaks out at Lalbagh warehouse

Fire breaks out at Lalbagh warehouse

-- 2018-08-24 11:51:27

As many as 13 Fire Service and Civil Defence units have tamed a fire at a warehouse of plastic goods at Alirghat in Dhaka’s Lalbagh after battling it for around two hours. The units started for...

Two youths drown in Sherpur

Two youths drown in Sherpur

-- 2018-08-24 11:41:01

Two 12-year-old boys have drowned in the Bhogai River in Sherpur’s Nokla.  They were among 15 students of a coaching centre who went for swimming in the river in Rubber Dam area of Taraka...

Housewife ‘burnt to death’ in Tangail

Housewife ‘burnt to death’ in Tangail

-- 2018-08-23 19:32:23

A housewife, who suffered burn injuries allegedly inflicted by her in-laws at Nardahi Charpara village in Kalihati Upazila early Wednesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMC...

DSCC, DNCC remove most wastes of sacrificial animals

DSCC, DNCC remove most wastes of sacrificial animals

-- 2018-08-23 19:00:17

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Panel Mayor Jamal Mostafa Thursday said 100 per cent wastes of sacrificial animals on the holy Eid-ul-Azha were removed within 24 hours in the city corporation ar...

Miscreants kill expat in Sylhet

Miscreants kill expat in Sylhet

-- 2018-08-23 18:41:34

An expatriate who was stabbed on Sunday by some unidentified miscreants at Mirabazar area in Sylhet died at a hospital in the capital on early Thursday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Ma...

Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Faridpur

Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Faridpur

-- 2018-08-23 15:22:02

A housewife allegedly committed suicide by taking poison over a family feud at Bangapocha village in sadar upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Rupa Khatun, 20, wife...

Cumilla road accident claims two lives

Cumilla road accident claims two lives

-- 2018-08-23 11:47:53

Two women were killed in a road accident at Nazirabazar in Burichang upazila on Dhaka-Chattogram highway of Cumilla on Wednesday night. The victims were identified as Farhana Begum, wife of Ashraful...

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with festivity, religious fervor

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with festivity, religious fervor

-- 2018-08-22 20:43:26

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated across the country Wednesday with due solemnity, religious fervor and zeal. On the occasion, the Muslims acr...

Three die in Kushtia road crash

Three die in Kushtia road crash

-- 2018-08-22 18:07:07

At least three people including a child were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a three-wheeler on Kushta-Jhenaidah highway in Bottala area on Wednesday noon, reports UNB. Two of the d...

Stalkers kill college student in Savar

Stalkers kill college student in Savar

-- 2018-08-22 17:52:56

A college student was hacked to death by some stalkers at Namagonda in the municipality area on Tuesday night for protesting an incident of eve-teasing, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Maru...

Laxmipur road crash kills Motorcyclist

Laxmipur road crash kills Motorcyclist

-- 2018-08-22 15:21:31

A motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured at Samra in Ramganj Upazila on Ramganj-Hajiganj road on Wednesday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, son of Ho...

Three die in Bagura road crash

Three die in Bagura road crash

-- 2018-08-22 13:39:58

Three people have been killed and two others injured after a bus crashed head-on into an autorickshaw in Bagura’s Shajahanpur on Eid morning, reports bdnews24.com. The accident occurred on the...

Mugger loots Tk 2.3m from Premier Bank at gunpoint

Mugger loots Tk 2.3m from Premier Bank at gunpoint

-- 2018-08-22 12:33:20

An unidentified armed mugger allegedly looted Tk 2.3 million (23 lakh) from the Badda branch of Premier Bank at gunpoint on Monday, reports UNB. An armed man entered into the branch of the bank at Li...

Eid-ul-Azha at Rohingya refugee camps

Eid-ul-Azha at Rohingya refugee camps

FE Online Desk 2018-08-22 12:14:25

Rohingya refugees, who entered Bangladesh from burdering Rakhine state of Myanmar and are living in different refugee camps, are observing Holy Eid-ul-Azha with religious fervour and festivity in Cox&...

Road crashes kill nine in five districts

Road crashes kill nine in five districts

-- 2018-08-21 19:52:55

At least nine people including a schoolboy and a local BNP leader were killed while 53 others injured in separate road accidents in Gopalganj, Narail, Rajshahi, Natore and Khagrachhari districts on Tu...

Four districts celebrate Eid Tuesday in line with Saudi

Four districts celebrate Eid Tuesday in line with Saudi

-- 2018-08-21 14:24:33

A large number of residents of Satkhira, Laxmipur, Dinajpur and Chattogram districts are celebrating the Eid-ul-Azha on Tuesday in line with Saudi Arabia. In Satkhira, many residents of Satani, Bhada...

Gopalganj road crash kills two

Gopalganj road crash kills two

-- 2018-08-21 11:17:17

Two people were killed and a woman was injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway near Uttarpara in Gopinathpur upazila on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as SM Arafat Hassan Prince, 36...

Rajshahi prepares to hold over 150 congregations for Eid

Rajshahi prepares to hold over 150 congregations for Eid

-- 2018-08-20 11:18:54

Over 150 Eid congregations also known as jamaats will be held in the Rajshahi metropolitan area as the main congregation is scheduled to be held at Shah Makhdum Central Eidgah Maidan at 8 am on Wednes...

Gopalganj farmers facing difficulties  in decomposing jute plants

Gopalganj farmers facing difficulties in decomposing jute plants

Our Correspondent 2018-08-19 23:30:40

GOPALGANJ, Aug 19: Farmers of the district are facing difficulties in decomposing newly-harvested jute plants for shortage of open water bodies. Sources said the number of ditches, canals and ponds a...

Two cattle traders die in Nilphamari road crash

Two cattle traders die in Nilphamari road crash

-- 2018-08-19 11:00:14

Two cattle traders were killed as the vehicle carrying them and their cows collided head on with a pickup van on Nilphamari-Syedpur road at Kazirhat under Syedpur Upazila in Nilphamari on Sunday night...

Natural cattle fattening method gaining popularity in Bogura, Nilphamari

Natural cattle fattening method gaining popularity in Bogura, Nilphamari

Our Correspondent 2018-08-18 21:15:27

Hundreds of cattle rearers across the district have been applying natural fattening method to sell those animals in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha market. According to the district livestock office, more t...

Four Jamaat leaders held in Nilphamari

Four Jamaat leaders held in Nilphamari

-- 2018-08-18 18:27:50

Police on Saturday arrested four people including the Ameer of the upazila unit of Jamaat-e-Islamiduring a drive at Sotokhata village in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari district. The detainees were iden...

Brac university student drowns in Cox’s Bazar beach

Brac university student drowns in Cox’s Bazar beach

-- 2018-08-18 13:52:43

A student of Brac University drowned in the Bay of Bengal at Laboni point on the sea beach in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Iftekhar Alam Abid, 25, hailing fro...

Attempt to rape schoolgirl: Mother files case

Attempt to rape schoolgirl: Mother files case

-- 2018-08-17 17:32:49

A case has been filed against a grocer for his alleged attempt to rape a schoolgirl at Pena village in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj district. The accused was identified as Hiru Mollah, 55, who runs...

Three minor boys drown in Lakshmipur

Three minor boys drown in Lakshmipur

-- 2018-08-17 17:17:49

Three minor boys drowned in a pond at Mohadebpur area in Lakshmipur district on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Bayezid, 8, son of Maulana Khalilur Rahman, Md Ali, 6, son of Maulana...

Cops nab man with fake notes in Chandpur

Cops nab man with fake notes in Chandpur

-- 2018-08-17 13:40:53

Police arrested a man along with fake currency notes worth Tk 130,000 from Shologhar in Chandpur district town on Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Iqbal Hossain, 29, son of Makbul Ahmed of Ch...

Barisal to set 49 cattle markets ahead of Eid

Barisal to set 49 cattle markets ahead of Eid

-- 2018-08-17 11:52:04

A total of 49 cattle markets including permanent and temporary will be set up marking the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha in the district. According to local administration, a total of 16 permanent cattle marke...

Sylhet T-Aman growers eye bumper yield

Sylhet T-Aman growers eye bumper yield

Our Correspondent 2018-08-16 21:16:23

SYLHET, Aug 16: Farmers of Sylhet division are passing busy time in growing Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy in a bid to get a bumper yield of the main crop of the region, said the officials and a num...

Banana farmers making handsome profit

Banana farmers making handsome profit

Our Correspondent 2018-08-16 21:15:04

TANGAIL, Aug 16: Banana growers of different upazilas in the district are making a handsome profit this season. Sources said a good number of people have become self-reliant by cultivating the popula...

Cops recover body of goldsmith in Brahmanbaria

Cops recover body of goldsmith in Brahmanbaria

-- 2018-08-16 15:40:24

A goldsmith was found dead at Sahilpur on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Brahmanbaria sadar upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Samir Banik, 45. Local people spotted the body and i...