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Tailback continues on Dhaka-Chattogram highway

-- 2018-05-18 21:10:14

Traffic is moving slowly in Munshiganj’s Gazaria on Dhaka-Chattogram highway, leading a tailback to continue. On Friday, the tailback stretched on a 13-kilometre portion of the highway from Meg...

BSTI mobile court fines four food shops in city

-- 2018-05-18 21:08:06

Three mobile courts of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) fined four food shops in the city Tk 75,000 for selling unhygienic iftar items on Friday, according to UNB. The courts with...

Rising GDP to push BD above Taiwan by 2030: Planning Minister

-- 2018-05-18 20:29:00

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, citing an Australian think tank, said on Friday that Bangladesh will surpass Taiwan by 2030 with the continued increase in its gross domestic product (GDP) growth....

Khaleda takes iftar in jail with traditional items

-- 2018-05-18 20:23:17

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday took iftar with traditional items in the Old Dhaka central jail on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. A jail official wishing anonymity said cooked gram...

Govt working to dispose Khaleda's case hurriedly: Fakhrul

-- 2018-05-18 19:40:36

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government wants to dispose BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's appeal against her conviction. "Unprecedented incidents are happening...

BNP losing support for negative politics: Obaidul Quader

-- 2018-05-18 19:30:31

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that the BNP is losing support from countrymen as it engaged in “negative politics”. The road transport and bridges minister came...

Cumilla youth beats imam for using loud mike

-- 2018-05-18 19:07:09

The imam of a local mosque was beaten by an expatriate youth in Sadakpur Noapara area of Burichang upazila in Cumilla district early Friday for calling Muslims using mikes to take sehri, which, he all...

RCCI, DHROA inaugurate hygienic Iftar outlets in Rangpur

-- 2018-05-18 18:11:59

Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and District Hotel and Restaurant Owners' Association (DHROA) jointly launched 20 hygienic Iftar selling centres in the city on Friday, the first day of...

Lack of awareness, support pushing up suicide rates in BD: Expert

-- 2018-05-18 17:28:32

Suicide rates are on the rise in the country for the absence of proper attention to mental health issues and necessary support, and complications in the socialisation process. According to Bangladesh...

Narail farmer dies in lightning strike

-- 2018-05-18 17:19:14

A farmer was killed in a lightning strike at Kamargram of Lohagara upazila in Narail on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Babul Sheikh, 28, son of Mannan Sheikh, reports UNB. Locals sai...

Myanmar wants repatriation of 1,101 verified Rohingyas

-- 2018-05-18 17:04:41

Myanmar has urged Bangladesh to start the repatriation of 1,101 verified Rohingyas out of 8,032 people received from Bangladesh amid a very slow Rohingya verification process. Myanmar also wants to...

‘Gunfight’ leaves ‘drug peddler’ dead in C’nawabganj

-- 2018-05-18 16:53:08

An alleged drug peddler was killed in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at no 4-Beribadh Ghat area of Padma River in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district early...

G2P payment system launched

FE Report 2018-05-18 16:23:53

Maternity allowances for the poor women were brought under mobile cash transactions as the government launched an electronic payment system on Thursday. Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the go...

No 'breakthrough' in JWG talks on Rohingya repatriation

FE Report 2018-05-18 16:15:14

The joint working group (JWG) meeting on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees ended in the city Thursday without any breakthrough. But the Bangladesh-Myanmar joint working group has agreed to 'work...

Cops nab man with 8kg hemp in Naogaon

-- 2018-05-18 16:08:56

Police in a drive detained a man suspected to be drug peddler along with eight kilograms of hemp at Magura village in sadar upazila in Naogaon on Friday morning. The arrestee was identified as Sekend...

Police recover body of housewife in Panchagarh

-- 2018-05-18 10:44:28

A housewife was found dead at her house at Sukhyati village in Atoari upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jotsna Begum, 45, wife of Solaiman Ali of the village. Aminul Islam, officer...

Driver dies in road accident in Magura

-- 2018-05-18 10:38:44

A human-hauler driver was killed when a truck hit it on Magura-Jhenidah road at Kachabazar in Sadar upazila in Magura on Friday. The deceased was identified as Joynal Hossain, 30, son of Motaleb Hoss...

Two ‘criminals’ die in ‘shootout’ with RAB

-- 2018-05-18 10:34:06

Two individuals were shot dead in a 'gunfight' by members of RAB during an anti-drug drive at Madarbari Barishal Colony under Sadarghat Police Station in Chattogram city on Thursday night. ASP Mimtan...

Throwing stones at trains: BR loses Tk 20m every year

FE Report 2018-05-18 10:20:13

Bangladesh Railway (BR) loses Tk 20 million every year in terms of damage to trains and injuries of people due to incidents of stone-throwing at running trains. Railway Secretary Mohammad Mofazzel...

Record jackfruit production likely in four northern districts

Our Correspondent 2018-05-17 22:36:06

BOGURA, May 17:  Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials of Bogura, Joypurhat, Pabna and Sirajganj districts are expecting record production of jackfruit this season. They also desir...

Holy Ramadan begins Friday

-- 2018-05-17 22:09:57

The holy month of Ramadan will begin in the country on Friday. Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during the lunar month, a time of restraint and austerity. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessings a...

End violence, allow humanitarian access: US aid to Myanmar

-- 2018-05-17 21:37:51

The US aid chief Thursday called on Myanmar to end violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority and to provide humanitarian workers and media unhindered access to the country. Mark Green, administra...

Myanmar assures BD of speedy Rohingya repatriation process

-- 2018-05-17 21:06:12

  Amid no visible progress over Rohingya repatriation, Myanmar on Thursday assured Bangladesh of accelerating verification process to start repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar....

Pick a new chief: Hasina to AL

-- 2018-05-17 20:49:17

Leading the Awami League for around four decades, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again made her intentions clear to see the party leaders choose a new chief. She asked the senior ruling party...

Tk 1.0b defamation case against Mahmudur Rahman

-- 2018-05-17 19:27:16

A defamation case was filed against Daily Amar Desh acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman on Thursday for publishing 'offensive, false and defamatory' news about Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad. Advocate Mas...

DMP files 3,315 cases over traffic rule violation

-- 2018-05-17 17:51:16

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a daylong drive on Wednesday filed 3,315 cases on charges of traffic rule violation. Traffic division in their simultaneous drives on the city streets also realised...

BNP thoroughly dishonest, says Joy

-- 2018-05-17 17:41:31

Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said that the BNP is thoroughly dishonest. He came up with the remark on a facebook post on Wednesday night, reports UNB. “Every day...

Motorcyclist killed in race between two city buses

-- 2018-05-17 17:19:16

A young man lost his life as he fell victim to a race between two buses on Mayor Hanif Flyover at Jatrabari in the city on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Nazim Uddin, 32, senior exe...

Bangladesh Railway to purchase 10 engines from Korea

-- 2018-05-17 16:58:33

Bangladesh Railway (BR) on Thursday signed an agreement with Korean company Hyundai Rotem to purchase 10 metre-gauge locomotives at a cost of Tk 2.97 billion (Tk 297.63 crore). BR Additional Director...

Garai, Kali rivers in Kushtia dying owing to encroachment

-- 2018-05-17 16:52:41

Many structures are being built illegally by encroaching the banks of Garai and Kali rivers in the district town as authorities concerned are sleeping at the wheel. Some 25 influential people of the...