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Two bikers die in Magura mishap

Two bikers die in Magura mishap

-- 2018-04-01 15:05:08

Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured in a collision between a human hauler and a motorbike on Khalshia village road in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district on Sunday morning. The d...

PM urges move to expand scouting

PM urges move to expand scouting

-- 2018-04-01 14:57:26

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the ministries and divisions concerned to increase infrastructural facilities for the expansion, development and strengthening the monitoring of scouting in e...

Sowing of jute seeds gets momentum in Rangpur

Sowing of jute seeds gets momentum in Rangpur

-- 2018-04-01 14:32:59

The farmers have intensified the process of sowing jute seeds following rainfalls during the past couple of days almost everywhere in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region this season....

DMP imposes ban on public movement near HSC centres

DMP imposes ban on public movement near HSC centres

-- 2018-04-01 13:47:11

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on the movement of anyone except Higher Secondary Certificate students and exam officials, within 200 yards of test centres. The DMP announced...

DU student dies after ‘jumping off’ campus building

DU student dies after ‘jumping off’ campus building

-- 2018-04-01 12:22:01

The body of a Dhaka University student has been found next to a building of the business studies faculty with police remained unsure about the cause of the death, but a faculty member claimed he jumpe...

Man kills nephew in Khulna

Man kills nephew in Khulna

-- 2018-04-01 11:44:24

A nephew was allegedly beaten to death by his uncle and cousins at Birat Bazar of Jhal Bari village in Batiaghata upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Rezaul Karim, 60, a farme...

Grim stats on dowry deaths, child killings and rapes

Grim stats on dowry deaths, child killings and rapes

-- 2018-04-01 11:29:44

At least 25 women were either tortured to death or committed suicide over dowry across the country in the first three months of the year, according to human rights advocates Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)....

RAB kills child abuse suspect in ‘shootout’

RAB kills child abuse suspect in ‘shootout’

-- 2018-04-01 10:49:22

A suspect in a child abuse case has been killed in an alleged shootout with RAB in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria. The incident occurred at 1 am on Sunday morning in the Ulubania area of Dulahaza...

BGMEA invites members to book plots

BGMEA invites members to book plots

FE Report 2018-04-01 10:21:33

A total of 57 export-oriented garment companies have so far applied for land allocation at the Mirsarai special economic zone in Chittagong, according to people familiar with the development. An 'RMG...

BD, WB set to ink $65m loan agreement soon

BD, WB set to ink $65m loan agreement soon

Rezaul Karim 2018-04-01 09:49:42

Bangladesh and the World Bank (WB) are set to sign a US$ 65 million loan agreement in the coming weeks to enhance the capacity of the insurance regulator and state-owned insurance corporations, accord...

Gopalganj bus plunge kills eight

Gopalganj bus plunge kills eight

-- 2018-04-01 09:30:36

Eight people have been killed and 23 others wounded when a Barisal-bound bus of Sugandha Paribahan coming from Dhaka, plunged into roadside ditch at Biswambordi on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Muksudpur up...

President urges doctors to follow ‘Code of Medical Ethics’

President urges doctors to follow ‘Code of Medical Ethics’

-- 2018-03-31 21:51:13

Terming the medical profession a very noble one, President Abdul Hamid on Saturday urged the doctors to abide by 'Code of Medical Ethics' to ensure proper health services, professional standard and di...

Quality education indispensable to achieve SDG: Nahid

Quality education indispensable to achieve SDG: Nahid

-- 2018-03-31 21:25:20

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Saturday emphasised quality education to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "We are working to improve standard of education to create skilled workforc...

Good market price delights T-Aman farmers

Good market price delights T-Aman farmers

-- 2018-03-31 21:08:38

Roving CorrespondentSIRAJGANJ, Mar 31: T-Aman growers of four northern districts are delighted over the good market price this season.Sources said Aman has a good demand in the market. Prices of the p...

'I will seek vote, it's my political right'

'I will seek vote, it's my political right'

-- 2018-03-31 21:06:51

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said seeking votes in favour of her party and its symbol is her political right and she will do that. "Seeking votes for Boat is my right. I'm the head of a political...

Poultry rearers across Bogra incurring losses

Poultry rearers across Bogra incurring losses

-- 2018-03-31 21:06:42

Our Correspondent BOGRA, Mar 31: Poultry farmers across the district have been incurring massive losses due to low market price of chicken and eggs.According to the district livestock office, there we...

Potato export from Rangpur div ushers in new horizon of agro-economy

Potato export from Rangpur div ushers in new horizon of agro-economy

-- 2018-03-31 21:04:23

Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Mar 31: Export of potato from eight districts in Rangpur division has created a new horizon to the overall agro-economy in the region. Huge quantity of granular variety, expo...

Call to amend river commission law to protect waterbodies

Call to amend river commission law to protect waterbodies

FE Online Report 2018-03-31 20:50:22

Amendment of river commission law is essential to protect the endangered rivers, haor and waterbodies in the country, said experts. They made the remarks at a function titled ‘Endangered River...

Dhaka, Moscow FM level talks on Monday

Dhaka, Moscow FM level talks on Monday

-- 2018-03-31 20:36:02

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will fly for Moscow on Sunday on a two-day visit to Russia. Sources said, Mahmood Ali will hold official talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Monday. D...

Thrust on green investment to ensure sustainable growth

Thrust on green investment to ensure sustainable growth

FE Online Desk 2018-03-31 19:37:24

The investment in eco-friendly or green technology will ensure sustainable economic growth and generate employment opportunities in Bangladesh. Speakers, including economists, trade analysts and busi...

Bandarban road accidents leave one dead, 10 injured

Bandarban road accidents leave one dead, 10 injured

-- 2018-03-31 19:33:26

A motorcyclist was killed and 10 others were injured in separate road accidents in Bandarban sadar upazila on Saturday. A motorcyclist was killed when a bus crashed into it in Balaghata area leaving...

Customs seizes gold bars worth Tk 2.0m from Biman flight

Customs seizes gold bars worth Tk 2.0m from Biman flight

-- 2018-03-31 18:54:00

Customs officers have seized 4.5kg of gold from an airplane at Sylhet Osmani International Airport. The gold was seized from a Biman Bangladesh Flight BG-248 on Saturday, said Fazlur Rahman, a port c...

Lucy Helen gets Bangladesh citizenship finally

Lucy Helen gets Bangladesh citizenship finally

-- 2018-03-31 18:35:01

Bangladesh honoured British woman Lucy Helen Frances Holt with citizenship for her lifelong love and services to the people by living in the country for the last 57 years. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin...

CEC confirms deployment of adequate law enforcers in next polls

CEC confirms deployment of adequate law enforcers in next polls

-- 2018-03-31 18:34:05

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said a sufficient number of law enforcers would be deployed during the next parliament election to avert all sorts of violence. The CEC said this a...

Bangladesh Bar Council election on May 14

Bangladesh Bar Council election on May 14

-- 2018-03-31 18:23:01

The Bangladesh Bar Council polls to elect the licensing and regulatory body is scheduled to be held on May 14. The voting will take place from 10am to 5 pm on that day in polling centres in Supreme C...

BNP telling lies about Khaleda’s illness: Quader

BNP telling lies about Khaleda’s illness: Quader

-- 2018-03-31 18:14:12

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday alleged that BNP is resorting to lies over Khaleda’s illness to confuse people. “Dhaka’s civil surgeon has already visited...

ACC chief terms coaching centres 'dens of corruption'

ACC chief terms coaching centres 'dens of corruption'

-- 2018-03-31 18:08:05

Describing coaching centres as dens of corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood has urged authorities to take initiative to close these 'corrupt' coaching centres. The ACC chief...

Move to expand technical education for developing skilled human resources

Move to expand technical education for developing skilled human resources

-- 2018-03-31 17:58:45

The government has taken an enormous project to expand technical education in the country in a bid to develop skilled human resources.  The move to develop the sector is one of government’...

'Proper building design can reduce risk of fire'

'Proper building design can reduce risk of fire'

-- 2018-03-31 17:52:31

Proper design of building can reduce the risk of fire and minimise the loss, said Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brigadier General Ali Ahmed Khan. He said the building own...

42 km long tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway

42 km long tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway

-- 2018-03-31 17:13:23

A 42-kilometre long tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Saturday due to heavy pressure of vehicles, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. Several hundred vehicles were stuck on...