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IU student found dead

IU student found dead

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-09 14:39:24

A female student of Islamic University (IU) was found dead at her parents-in-law's residence in the Kathuli Mor area of Meherpur's Gangni upazila on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Tas...

Three workers die in Dinajpur septic tank accident

Three workers die in Dinajpur septic tank accident

-- 2022-09-07 18:09:38

Three workers have died in a septic tank accident in Dinajpur’s Chirirbandar Upazila. The accident occurred in the Taltala Para area of Isabpur Union in the upazila around 10 am on Wednesday, a...

BGB man stabbed to death in Magura

BGB man stabbed to death in Magura

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-07 15:00:30

A clash between two groups in Magura’s Sreepur upazila on Tuesday night left one person dead and several others injured. The victim was identified as Rashedul Islam, 55, son of Kawsar Mollah of...

Farmers in Jamalpur block road after failing to purchase fertilisers

Farmers in Jamalpur block road after failing to purchase fertilisers

-- 2022-09-05 21:30:19

Vehicular movement on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh highway remained suspended for half an hour as several hundred farmers staged a demonstration by blocking the road after failing to purchase fertilisers i...

Bridge left without approach roads for long 12 years

Bridge left without approach roads for long 12 years

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-09-04 09:11:49

COX'S BAZAR: A bridge connecting Sonadia Island to Moheskhali upazila of Cox's Bazar was built around 12 years ago, but it has been lying unused as there is no approach road on either side of it. A...

Sylhet road crash leaves three dead

Sylhet road crash leaves three dead

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-03 13:06:35

Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Jakiganj road in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet on Saturday. The dece...

Lightning leaves two brothers dead in Sunamganj

Lightning leaves two brothers dead in Sunamganj

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-30 15:19:38

Two brothers died while another sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in Sunamganj district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Khokon Mia and Jhilon Mia, residents of Bekhoijura...

Probe body formed over Natore train derailment

Probe body formed over Natore train derailment

-- 2022-08-29 18:02:59

A five-member committee will investigate the derailment of the Dhaka-bound Padma Express train at Abdulpur Junction in Natore on Sunday afternoon, said the authorities. Asim Kumar Talukder, General M...

Dead body of a student recovered from school's toilet in Sherpur 

Dead body of a student recovered from school's toilet in Sherpur 

-- 2022-08-26 18:33:56

The body of an 8th grader was recovered from an open toilet of his school in Bhimganj Bazar area of Sherpur district town on Friday morning, said police.  Identified as Mohammad Rimon, the 16-ye...

Habiganj tea workers refuse to go back to work without Tk 300 daily wage

Habiganj tea workers refuse to go back to work without Tk 300 daily wage

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-23 11:29:16

The workers of 23 tea estates in Habiganj’s Lashkarpur valley have refused to go back to work without Tk 300 daily wage as some fellow protesters in Sylhet and Moulvibazar have agreed to join wo...

Trawler capsize: 59 fishermen rescued in Bhola

Trawler capsize: 59 fishermen rescued in Bhola

-- 2022-08-21 20:19:55

Fifty-nine of the 60 fishermen were rescued in Bhola who were missing since the capsizing of six trawlers in the deep sea amid stormy weather. One of the fishermen named Abul kalam from Chatla villag...

23 stranded fishermen rescued from Bay in Barishal

23 stranded fishermen rescued from Bay in Barishal

-- 2022-08-21 19:29:00

Bangladesh Coast Guard members on Sunday rescued 23 fishermen who were floating in the Bay of Bengal for five days as the engine of their trawler broke down. Lieutenant Colonel BN KM Shafiul Kinjol,...

Low-income people in Bagerhat hit hard by high price of rice  

Low-income people in Bagerhat hit hard by high price of rice  

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-21 13:17:22

The prices of all varieties of rice have gone up in the wholesale and retail markets of Bagerhat, creating a suffocating condition for the low-income group people who are already plagued by price hike...

Three of a family die from electrocution in Cumilla

Three of a family die from electrocution in Cumilla

-- 2022-08-20 17:58:16

Three members of a family, including a child, died from electrocution in Muradnagar Upazila of Cumilla on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Hosne Ara Begum (60), her son Tara Mia (30) and her...

Majestic Maheshkhali Paan

Majestic Maheshkhali Paan

OUR CORRESPONDENT, COX'S BAZAR 2022-08-18 11:51:23

While visiting the tourism hub of Cox's Bazar, most tourists hardly miss travelling to Maheshkhali island. It is the only hilly island in Bangladesh with long sea beaches, hilly areas and mangrove fo...

Bandarban road accident kills soldier, injuries three

Bandarban road accident kills soldier, injuries three

-- 2022-08-16 21:59:32

An army man was killed and three others were injured as a pickup van carrying them fell off the Thanchi-Alikadom Road in Headmanpara area of the district on Tuesday, said police. The deceased was ide...

Tourist goes missing in Cox’s Bazar

Tourist goes missing in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2022-08-15 22:21:35

A young college student went missing from Kalatali point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach on Monday while taking bath in the Bay of Bengal. The missing tourist was identified as Adnan Maruf, son of Md...

44,000 tree saplings worth Tk 4.9 million sold during Khulna fair

44,000 tree saplings worth Tk 4.9 million sold during Khulna fair

-- 2022-08-13 19:11:26

The two-week-long divisional tree plantation and tree fair-2022 ended at the circuit house ground premises in Khulna on Friday. A total of 44,000 tree saplings worth Tk 4.9 million were sold during t...

Child dies as school gate collapses in Khagrachhari

Child dies as school gate collapses in Khagrachhari

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-10 14:38:38

A pre-primary student died after a gate at the entrance of a school collapsed and fell on him in Khagrachhari. The incident occurred at Khabong Paria Govt Primary School in the Sadar Upazila around 9...

Six accused remanded over Tangail bus robbery, rape

Six accused remanded over Tangail bus robbery, rape

-- 2022-08-09 21:35:13

A tangail court on Tuesday placed six accused in a case filed over the robbery incident after hijacking a Chattogram-bound bus in Tangail when a woman commuter was raped, on a three-day police remand....

Manpower export to Malaysia resumes after four-year gap

Manpower export to Malaysia resumes after four-year gap

-- 2022-08-09 21:21:46

Malaysia on Tuesday resumed recruitment of manpower from Bangladesh after a long pause of four years as the first batch of Bangladeshi workers reached Kuala Lumpur. A flight of Air Asia carrying 53 B...

Low-lying areas in Bagerhat coastal areas submerged

Low-lying areas in Bagerhat coastal areas submerged

-- 2022-08-09 19:00:17

Low-lying coastal areas of Bagerhat district were inundated due to the tidal surge triggered by the depression in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, causing immense suffering to the dwellers. The intermit...

Considering fare hike, but nothing decided yet: Railway minister

Considering fare hike, but nothing decided yet: Railway minister

-- 2022-08-09 18:09:50

No decision has been taken yet about the increase of the railway fare, said Railway Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon on Tuesday. “After the price hike of fuel, we are thinking about the increase o...

Official death toll from flood rises to 138

Official death toll from flood rises to 138

-- 2022-08-09 17:12:03

The death toll from this season's floods in the country rose to 138 with another death in Habiganj district in 24 hours until Tuesday morning. The total deaths were recorded from May 17 to August 9,...

Tea workers strike for wage hike in Sylhet

Tea workers strike for wage hike in Sylhet

-- 2022-08-09 17:03:58

Hundreds of workers of 23 tea gardens in Sylhet observed a two hour work abstention on Tuesday demanding a daily wage of Tk 300 due to price hike of daily essentials. The workers of Sylhet Valley wen...

53 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

53 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

-- 2022-08-09 16:54:36

Another 53 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 50 patients were hospita...

Nine killed in seven months at unmanned level crossings in Feni

Nine killed in seven months at unmanned level crossings in Feni

-- 2022-08-09 15:05:50

Unauthorised level crossings have become a death trap in Feni district where nine people were killed in the past seven months, thanks to the dereliction of the authorities concerned. Every...

Dhaka's air quality remains 'good'

Dhaka's air quality remains 'good'

-- 2022-08-09 13:54:06

Dhaka's air quality continues to be in the 'good' zone. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 50 at 10.30 am, the densely populated metropolis ranked 35th in the list of world cities with...

Rajshahi man sets his motorcycle on fire after a dispute with cop

Rajshahi man sets his motorcycle on fire after a dispute with cop

-- 2022-08-08 20:29:18

A man set his motorcycle on fire following a dispute with a police officer in the Court Hargram area of Rajshahi on Monday. The 30-year-old biker, Ashiq Ali, set his motorcycle on fire out of frustra...

Vegetable markets in Jashore hit by fuel price hike

Vegetable markets in Jashore hit by fuel price hike

-- 2022-08-08 19:23:21

The price of vegetables in Jashore kitchen markets shot up due to the hike in fuel price, adding woes to the fixed-income people who are already overburdened with the soaring prices of daily essential...