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Bike crash kills 2 teens in Rajshahi

-- 2017-11-26 11:26:24

Two teenage boys were killed in a motorcycle accident on Durgaspur-Katakhali road in Durgapur upazila. The accident took place when the bike hit a roadside tree around 7:30 pm, on Saturday night,leav...

Naogaon bus plunge kills two

FE Online Desk 2017-11-26 11:03:44

Two people have been killed and at least 10 others sustained injuries when the driver of a Naogaon-bound bus lost control over the vehicle and fell into a roadside ditch at Panchamitola area in Manda...

Female SI ‘hangs herself’ in Savar

FE Online Desk 2017-11-26 10:45:12

Tahmina Akhter, a female Sub-Inspector of Savar Model Police Station, who was on maternity leave, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her own residence in Savar staff...

Coast Guard seize Tk 210m current nets

-- 2017-11-26 08:06:51

Bangladesh Coast Guard members have seized around 6 million metres illegal current nets worth Tk 210 million in Bhola district town. A team of the coast guard conducted drives at different shops and...

Dinajpur transport workers withdraw strike

-- 2017-11-26 04:41:12

Transport workers of Dinajpur withdrew their strike on Sunday. They went on an indefinite on Wednesday following a clash with some students of Hajee Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU)....

Chuadanga train collision snaps rail link with Khulna

-- 2017-11-25 11:34:24

The rail link between Khulna and the rest of the country was snapped after a Partbatipur-bound train, carrying oil, collided with another freight train coming from the opposite direction near Darshana...

Cops detain Sherpur Udichi gen secretary

-- 2017-11-25 11:34:07

Police detained two people, including the general secretary of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi Sherpur unit over an extortion case on Friday night. Inspector Md Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar...

Ctg road mishap kills ex-Cuet student

FE Online Desk 2017-11-25 10:01:32

A former student of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) died after a bus hit him while crossing New Monsurabad road under Pahartoli station in the port city on Friday night. Th...

Khulna's rail link resumes after 9 hours

-- 2017-11-25 07:16:15

Train communications between Khulna and rest of the country resumed on Saturday afternoon after a suspension of over nine hours. The rail link was snapped following a collision between two freight tr...

Lakshmipur road crash kills schoolboy

-- 2017-11-25 01:57:54

A third grader student died after a CNG-run auto rickshaw knocked him down while he was crossing a road at Charmohona area in Raipur upazila of Lakhmipur district on Saturday morning. The accident le...

Train, truck collide in Gazipur killing one

-- 2017-11-24 12:00:00

An assistant train driver was killed and 50 passengers were injured as a train hit a truck at Bokterpur level-crossing on Dhaka-Rajshahi route in Kaliakoir upazila early Friday. The deceased has been...

Two bikers die in Madaripur road mishap

-- 2017-11-24 02:59:53

Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured in a road accident at Kadirpur village in Shibchar upazila on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Kanchan Mirza, 35, son of Khaled Mi...

Mymensingh road crash kills bus helper

-- 2017-11-23 12:41:43

Niranjon Chandra (55), a bus helper was killed in a road accident at Babtir crossing area under Muktagachha upazila in Mymensingh on Thursday morning. The accident occurred in the area around 9:30 am...

Pumpkin output delights Bogra farmers

Our Correspondent 2017-11-23 08:55:33

BOGRA, Nov 23:  Pumpkin production has brought smile on the faces of hundred of ultra-poor peasants in the district this current season. Deputy director of the Department of Agriculture Extensio...

Law enforcers seize 10 mounds of Hilsa fry

FE Online Desk 2017-11-23 04:03:23

The coast guard members seized 10 mounds of Hilsa fry and three fishing boats from Meghna River as part of Hilsha fish conservation drive. Sunil Chandra Mazumdar, Senior Assistant Director of Lakhmip...

Gopalganj farmers make extra profit from sale of jute stalks

Our Correspondent 2017-11-23 01:20:14

GOPALGANJ, Nov 22: The jute growers of Gopalganj Sadar, Muksudpur and Kasiani upazilas in the district have been making an extra profit of Tk 200 million every year from the sale of jute stalks. Acco...

Khulna ‘gunfight’ leaves ‘robber’ dead

FE Online Desk 2017-11-22 10:31:50

An alleged member of a forest robber gang was killed during a 'gunfight' with Police in Vayrar Khal area in Koyra upazila of Khulna on Tuesday night. Officer-in-Charge of Koyra Police Station, Enamul...

BGB rescues 15 while being trafficked to India

-- 2017-11-22 10:09:30

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives rescued 15 people, including six males, six females and three children from Shadipur and Gathipara bordering areas at Benapole on Tuesday wh...

Rangpur farmers attaining financial solvency through ginger cultivation

Our Correspondent 2017-11-22 01:06:33

RANGPUR, Nov 21: The farmers of different areas under Rangpur division are attaining financial solvency by cultivating ginger on their lands in recent years. Due to good profit its farming is on the...

Bogra peasants cashing in on jute leaves as vegetables

Our Correspondent 2017-11-22 01:05:32

BOGRA, Nov 21: A good number of peasants across the district have been growing jute leaves as a vegetable on commercial basis. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office source...

Ultra-poor family members attain self-reliance by cultivating malta in C'nawabganj

Roving Correspondent 2017-11-21 12:21:43

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 20: Hundreds of people from ultra-poor families in the district have attained self-reliance by cultivating malta. The farming of the citrus fruit is gaining popularity in the v...

Success story of Phul Rani, a farmer of Magura

Our Correspondent 2017-11-21 12:20:44

MAGURA, Nov 20: The story is about a successful female farmer 'Phul Rani' of Katakhali village under Magura Sadar. After taking training on vegetable farming from a local NGO, Phul Rani started far...

Meherpur road accident leaves one dead

-- 2017-11-21 12:00:00

A man was killed as a truck hit his locally made vehicle in Jadovpur road area in Meherpur district town on Tuesday noon. The deceased was identified as Akbar Ali (46), hailing from Govipur village i...

Noakhali gunfight leaves two ‘pirates’ dead

FE Online Desk 2017-11-21 10:44:01

Two alleged members of a pirate gang, including its ringleader, were killed during a ‘gunfight’ with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Sutlar Ghat area in Hatia upazila of Noa...

Police arrest 60 in Jessore

-- 2017-11-21 06:08:28

Police have arrested 60 people in Jessore district in separate drives from Monday night to Tuesday morning. The Police Control Room here, the arrestees are accused of various criminal cases, includin...

Ctg worker dies from electrocution

FE Online Desk 2017-11-21 02:20:41

A worker died after being electrocuted while working in a project of Chittagong Wasa (Water Supply & Sewerage Authority) in the port city on early Tuesday. Mobarak Hossain (30), hailing from east...

Motorcycle crash kills three in Kurigram

FE Online Desk 2017-11-20 12:00:00

Three people were killed when their motorcycle crashed into a roadside tree in Amtoli area on Nageshwari-Bhurungamari road in Kurigram on Monday morning. The deceased were Motaleb (35), Sohel (32), a...

Couple rescues infant from Gazipur dustbin

FE Online Desk 2017-11-20 12:00:00

A newborn child, rescued from a dustbin in Gazipur’s Laxmipura area under Joydebpur Police Station, is undergoing treatment at Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmed Medical College and Hospital. Hearing a we...

Police recover youth’s body in N’ganj

FE Online Desk 2017-11-20 11:40:23

Police recovered the blood-stained body of an unidentified young man from Nandalalpur area in Fatulla of Narayanganj on Sunday night. Locals spotted the youth's body on the road around 8 pm, said Kam...

Comilla cops recover youth’s throat-slit body

FE Online Desk 2017-11-20 10:37:28

The throat-slit body of an unidentified youth, aged around 25, was recovered from New Chowdhury Para area in Comilla city on Sunday evening. Inspector (Investigation) at Kotwali Model Police Station,...