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BNP's outline for election-time govt at appropriate time: Fakhrul

-- 2018-01-20 06:29:17

BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party would disclose its outline for a proper election-time government at the ‘appropriate time’.  “There is an a...

Mozammel assures proper FF scrutiny committees

-- 2018-01-20 06:13:55

Some freedom fighter (FF) scrutiny committees, which were not properly formed, will be replaced by new ones. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said it on Saturday at Nageshwari in K...

Road crash kills woman in city

FE Online Desk 2018-01-20 05:18:32

A woman died in a road accident near Malibagh bazar in the capital on Saturday morning. The deceased was Runa Aktar, 32, wife of Bachchu Mia of Kalipur in Madaripur sadar upazila. A bus of "Ramjan P...

Uttara Bank arranges zonal heads’ conference

FE Online Desk 2018-01-20 03:51:51

Uttara Bank Limited organised its 1st zonal heads’ conference at the head office of the bank on Saturday. Azharul Islam, Chairman of the bank, was present at the programme as chief guest, accor...

IDP Education holds two-day event

FE Online Desk 2018-01-20 03:25:51

IDP Education, an international education organisation, has arranged ‘Study in Australia’ event on 19-20 January, 2018, at the Pan-Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. The Australian Trade...

Boro cultivation in Nilphamari underway

-- 2018-01-20 03:11:33

Boro cultivation paddy has started in Nilphjamari and it would continue for two months more. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said a total 79443 hectares of land has been brought un...

Lawmen arrest ‘drug trader’

-- 2018-01-20 03:05:21

Members of Narcotics Control Department arrested an alleged Yaba trader along with 20,000 Yaba tablets from Moizyar Tek area under Karnaphuli thana of Chittagong on early Saturday. The arrestee was i...

Bangladeshis among 211 migrants held in Turkey

FE Online Desk 2018-01-20 02:21:00

Turkey has detained 211 undocumented migrants, including Bangladeshis, while trying to cross over into Greece and Bulgaria. Among them are also Syrians, Palestinians Afghans, Pakistanis, Iranians, Ir...

Mymensingh college girl receives injuries in suitor’s attack

-- 2018-01-20 01:54:46

A female college student has been injured as a suitor, angry at her refusal of his advances, attacked her with a razor in Mymensingh. Police say the Economics Department student of the local Muminunn...

Demand for sweet betel leaf produced in Bagmara, Mohanpur UZs on the increase

Our Correspondent 2018-01-19 12:36:40

RAJSHAHI, Jan 18: The demand for sweet betel leaf produced in Bagmara and Mohanpur upazilas have been increasing day by day. Now, by covering most markets of Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Chittago...

Vegetable cultivation brings blessings for Natore marginal peasants

Roving Correspondent 2018-01-19 12:35:33

NATORE, Jan 18: Commercial vegetable cultivation has brought blessing for hundreds marginal peasants in the district this current season due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necess...

Faridpur road mishap takes lives of two

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Two young men were killed in a road accident at Kanaipur on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Faridpur sadar upazila on Thursday night. Witnesses said the accident took place when a motorcycle crashed into a p...

Education Ministry staff ‘goes missing’ from city’s Banani area.

FE Online Desk 2018-01-19 12:00:00

A staff of the Education Ministry reportedly went missing from the city’S Banani area around 2:00pm on Thursday. Family members alleged Nasir Uddin, upper division clerk of the ministry, remain...

Three more die in Rangpur keep-warm fire

FE Online Desk 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Three more people, who suffered burns in fires they started to keep warm in the wintry weather, have died while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital. With the latest, the hospital...

Quader visits Ivy at hospital

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has visited Narayanganj Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy at the city’s Labaid hospital. Ivy suddenly fell ill due to low blood pressure on Thursday at her of...

Customs officials detain two at Shahjalal with foreign currency

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Customs Intelligence officials arrested two persons for illegally carrying foreign currency worth around Tk 2.80 million at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday. Detainees Ariful...

Govt continuing to work for developing all sectors: Shajahan

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan has said the current government is working sincerely to develop the country's all sectors to build Bangladesh as a middle-income country by 2021. "The country is advan...

LPG price policy falls apart, people paying steep

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Energy Division had initiated a move three years ago to formulate a LPG pricing policy to keep exorbitant price at bay.  However, the effort remained futile for undue influences by vested intere...

Faridpur road crash takes 2 lives

-- 2018-01-19 11:43:43

Two young men died in a road accident at Kanaipur on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in sadar upazila on Thursday night. The accident took place when a motorcycle hit a parked covered van around 10 pm that left...

Demand for sweet betel leaf produced in Bagmara, Mohanpur UZs on the increase

-- 2018-01-19 11:23:50

The demand for sweet betel leaf produced in Bagmara and Mohanpur upazilas have been increasing day by day. Now, by covering most markets of Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Chittagong and Rajshahi, t...

Internal feud resolution must for AL to win polls: Hasan Imam

-- 2018-01-19 08:02:12

Noted cultural figure Syed Hasan Imam has said Awami League needs to resolve the dispute that exists within the party to build unity and attain victory in the forthcoming national election. Hasan Ima...

Sustainable mobile industry can empower citizens: experts

-- 2018-01-19 07:34:05

Commercially sustainable mobile services can be used to empower citizens in an accessible way, said experts. Thus, mobile phone industry can play a vital role in helping Bangladesh achieve ‘Vis...

Police arrest six Shibir men with crude bombs

-- 2018-01-19 07:09:45

Police arrested six activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir along with three crude bombs from Godaghata area in Satkhira on Friday. The arrested Shibir men were identified as Hafez Abdul Hakim, 31, Afzal...

Physicist Ziauddin Ahmad passes away

-- 2018-01-19 06:16:34

Renowned physicist Prof Dr Abu Abdullah Ziauddin Ahmad has passed away at a Dhaka hospital. The former chairman of the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) died on Satu...

BNP to ‘restore’ democracy: Fakhrul

-- 2018-01-19 05:44:28

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said their party will 'restore' democracy in the country through a movement under the leadership of their chairperson Khaleda Zia. "Now democracy...

Customs officials detain Hundi trader with Indain rupees

-- 2018-01-19 05:04:37

Benapole Customs intelligence officials arrested a Hundi trader along with 350,000 Indian rupees from Benapole check post area in Jessore on Friday noon. The arrestee was identified as Safikul Islam...

Robbers abduct four fishermen in Sundarbans

-- 2018-01-19 05:03:57

Forest robbers kidnapped four fishermen, including two siblings, from Pakratola canal in the Sundarbans under Satkhira range early Friday. The kidnapped fishermen are identified as Shine Gazi, son of...

Dhaka backs Commonwealth’s transformation to meet expectations

-- 2018-01-19 04:48:25

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has underscored the need for transforming the Commonwealth so that it can effectively respond to evolving international realities and expectations of its developing mem...

Sunamganj bus plunge leaves 20 hurt

-- 2018-01-19 04:21:50

At least 20 people were injured in a road accident at Sadirpur in Dirai upazila on Friday morning. A Sylhet-bound minibus plunged into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over the steering ar...

Cops recover schoolgirl’s body in B’baria

-- 2018-01-19 04:10:45

A schoolgirl was found hanging in a house at Munchefpara in the district town early Friday. The deceased was Khadija Begum, 15, a class-X student of Anandamoyi Girls High School and daughter of Mamun...