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41 more women-children repression prevention tribunals on cards

41 more women-children repression prevention tribunals on cards

-- 2017-11-30 06:15:22

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday has given final approval to form 41 more women and children repression prevention tribunals. The Prime Minister also approved creation of 246 posts including of...

New UN peacekeepers of BD en route to Congo

New UN peacekeepers of BD en route to Congo

-- 2017-11-30 05:55:49

Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has started replacing its three contingents consisting of 358 members at the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).  This peace...

Law enforcers yet to trace Natore priest

Law enforcers yet to trace Natore priest

-- 2017-11-30 05:01:16

The law enforcers are yet to trace Christian priest Father William Walter Rozario, 42, who went missing four days ago from Natore's Baraigram upazila. Police superintendent Bojoy Talukdar said they a...

Cops detain 12 BNP men at Benapole

Cops detain 12 BNP men at Benapole

-- 2017-11-30 04:21:13

Police detained twelve leaders and activists of BNP allegedly for plotting sabotage early Thursday. The detainees include Benapole Municipality BNP president Nazim Uddin, Jessore Chhatra Dal finance...

Metal Agro clinches Agro Award

Metal Agro clinches Agro Award

-- 2017-11-30 03:51:44

Metal Agro Limited (MAL) has achieved ‘The Honorable Mention as the Best Agricultural Organisation in Research and Innovation 2017’ for its outstanding performance. Standard Chartered Ban...

Smartcards distribution in 27 dists begins Friday

Smartcards distribution in 27 dists begins Friday

-- 2017-11-30 02:47:22

The Election Commission is expanding its smartcard distribution to the district level.Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda will inaugurate the distribution work in the Sadar Upazilas via a videoc...

Zillul Hye Razi’s qulkhani tomorrow

Zillul Hye Razi’s qulkhani tomorrow

FE Online Desk 2017-11-30 02:01:55

The qulkhani of Zillul Hye Razi, former trade adviser to the Delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh, will be held tomorrow (Friday) after Asar prayer at Banani Jame Masjid in the capital city....

‘Co-workers’ stab youth to death

‘Co-workers’ stab youth to death

-- 2017-11-30 01:48:42

A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his fellows over enmity in Trimohini Bazar in Sadar upazila of Kushtia district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Roky Mondol (25), son...

College student dies in Noakhali road crash

College student dies in Noakhali road crash

FE Online Desk 2017-11-30 01:31:50

Anisa Anan, 17, a student of Noakhali Government Women College, has been killed and another sustained injuries when the battery-run easy bike in which they were travelling,  collided head on with...

Sreepur Zamindar Bari, an archeological asset, on the verge of ruination

Sreepur Zamindar Bari, an archeological asset, on the verge of ruination

Our Correspondent 2017-11-30 01:02:05

MAGURA, Nov 28: Archeological asset Sreepur Zamindar Bari is now on the verge of ruination for the lack of proper maintenance. History tells during the regime of Baro Bhuiyan Pratapaditya was the kin...

Sand lifting in Jomuneshwari, Atrai rivers threatening  cropland, habitat

Sand lifting in Jomuneshwari, Atrai rivers threatening cropland, habitat

Our Correspondent 2017-11-30 01:01:06

RANGPUR, Nov 29: Mindless sand lifting is going on unabated from Jomuneshwari river at Balapara village of Ikorchali union of Taraganj upazila in Rangpur district, causing serious risk for the river b...

Cops detain 4 BCL activists for attacking journalists

Cops detain 4 BCL activists for attacking journalists

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Police detained four Bangladesh Chhatra League activists for attacking bdnews24.com staff reporter Masum Billah and Channel 24 reporter Shamima Sultana on the Dhaka University campus. “The four...

Experts stress farming aromatic rice by applying modern methods

Experts stress farming aromatic rice by applying modern methods

Our Correspondent 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Academics, agriculture scientists and researchers at an event in Sylhet laid emphasis on further research and cultivation of high-value aromatic rice varieties across the country through adopting mode...

RAB detains two arms traders

RAB detains two arms traders

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two arms traders along with firearms and ammunitions from Nasirabad college area at Akua in Mymensingh district town on Tuesday midnight. The detainee...

Traders fear cost rise as new rules take effect in December

Traders fear cost rise as new rules take effect in December

Doulot Akter Mala 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Trade bodies and apparel makers have opposed the mandatory use of electronic seal and lock services on the transportation of goods in Chittagong port, fearing an increase in cost of doing business. T...

BGB detains  one with7 gold bars along Satkhira border

BGB detains one with7 gold bars along Satkhira border

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a passenger along with seven gold bars along Balodghata border in Sadar upazila. The arrestee was Mafizul Islam, son of Ramzan Ali, a resident of Boi...

Going green to woo foreign buyers

Going green to woo foreign buyers

Monira Munni 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Local apparel makers are banking on green technology heavily in running their factory operation to brighten the image of the readymade garment sector and the country abroad after the recent industrial...

Khulna road crash claims two lives

Khulna road crash claims two lives

FE Online Desk 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Two people, including a local Jubo League leader, were killed and three others injured when the private car in which they were travelling, collided head-on with a speedy jute laden truck at Arongghata...

Court frames charge in Rupa murder case

Court frames charge in Rupa murder case

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

A court here on Wednesday framed charge against five accused in a case filed for killing Zakia Sultana Rupa after gang rape in a moving bus. Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal acting J...

BD expresses concern over DPRK's missile launch

BD expresses concern over DPRK's missile launch

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Bangladesh has expressed grave concern at the recent launching of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) by Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The government on Wednesday said by launching...

Move to drill 108 gas wells by 2019

Move to drill 108 gas wells by 2019

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

The government plans to drill 108 wells for gas exploration within June 2019. As part of this plan, Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) has decided to conduct the 2D s...

HRW wants fresh BDR mutiny trial

HRW wants fresh BDR mutiny trial

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

The government of Bangladesh should agree to carry out new trials of BDR mutiny conforming to international standards, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.  The trial must include members of t...

Tulip apologises for remarks to British journalist

Tulip apologises for remarks to British journalist

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

British MP Tulip Siddiq has apologised for comments she made to a Channel 4 News producer about having a difficult childbirth. Tulip, a Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, made the remarks to Daisy...

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume

-- 2017-11-29 11:39:40

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after two hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Wednesday Morning. Assistant General Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Trans...

Cops detain DB official with 1,000 Yaba pills

Cops detain DB official with 1,000 Yaba pills

-- 2017-11-29 11:18:21

Police detained a member of Detective Branch (DB) of police along with 1,000 pieces of Yaba tablets. Police detained him from Moizzartek area in the port city on Tuesday evening. The detainee is Anw...

BGB nabs one with currency

BGB nabs one with currency

-- 2017-11-29 10:41:59

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a Bangladeshi national along with $ 32,000 from passenger terminal area of the Benapole Check post on Wednesday. The detainee is Awlad Hossain (35),...

Snap polls depend on govt decision: CEC

Snap polls depend on govt decision: CEC

-- 2017-11-29 10:27:04

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said arrangement of snap election depends on the government decision. "It is government who decides over snap election. We'll find 90 days to co...

Shazneen killer Shahid executed

Shazneen killer Shahid executed

-- 2017-11-29 10:23:50

Shahidul Islam alias Shahid, the convicted killer of Scholastica student Shazneen Tasnim Rahman,was hanged at Kashimpur High Security Central Jail Wednesday night. The verdict was executed around 9:4...

Heavy fog halts ferry services

Heavy fog halts ferry services

-- 2017-11-29 10:10:03

Water transports including ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River in Rajbari and Manikganj was disrupted due to dense fog on early Wednesday. Shafikul Islam, manager of Banglade...

Section 57 of ICT Act to go: Inu

Section 57 of ICT Act to go: Inu

-- 2017-11-29 07:27:55

The government has decided to scrap Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu came up with the revelation at the secretariat on Wednes...