Search results for: national

Bomb squad enters Mirpur 'militant den'

-- 2017-09-06 12:00:00

Firefighters and law enforcers entered a suspected terror hideout in Dhaka's Mirpur on Wednesday morning, after overnight explosions ignited a fire in the building, which had been cordoned-off for alm...

Three charred bodies found at Mirpur 'militant den'

-- 2017-09-06 12:00:00

Security forces found the charred bodies of three militant suspects inside a hideout in Dhaka's Mirpur on Wednesday, RAB has said.   They raided the terror hideout after overnight blasts ignite...

Rohingya influx: Hasina for UN intervention

-- 2017-09-06 12:00:00

Bangladesh wants the United Nations’ intervention for sending back the Myanmar refugees, who fled the country in the wake of violence in Rakhine state. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the cal...

'Take steps to keep damages at minimum level during disasters'

-- 2017-09-06 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to keep the extent of damages and loss of lives at a minimum level during any disaster.   “Banglade...

Seven bodies found at Mirpur hideout: RAB chief

-- 2017-09-06 12:00:00

Security forces found seven human bodies inside a 'hideout' at Mirpur area in Dhaka on Wednesday.   “We found the skulls of militant Abdullah, his two wives, two children and two associat...

Five die from electrocution in Narsingdi

-- 2017-09-06 12:00:00

Five people died after being electrocuted at a filling station in Narsingdi.   The incident was reported on Wednesday in the central district of Narsingdi, some 50km northeast from capital Dhak...

Businesses struggle to access sufficient credit: ADB

-- 2017-09-06 12:00:00

Businesses of all sizes continue to struggle to access sufficient credit, resulting in a global trade finance gap of $1.5 trillion in 2016, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) brief released...

Turkey’s First Lady coming to BD to see Rohingya plight

-- 2017-09-06 12:00:00

Turkey's First Lady Emine Erdogan will arrive in Dhaka early Thursday to meet Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, reports bdnews24.com.   Turkish Deputy Prim...

Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy

-- 2017-09-06 06:56:56

The government summoned the Myanmar envoy in Dhaka on Wednesday to express protest the latest influx of Myanmar nationals into Bangladesh.   Bangladesh also expressed concerns over the reported...

Court indicts MP Rana over AL leader murder

-- 2017-09-06 05:31:34

A Tangail court indicted ruling party MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana for the murder of a freedom fighter.   On Jan 18, 2013, Awami League leader Faruk Ahmed's bullet-riddled body was found in front...

BIMSTEC will get big boost: FM

-- 2017-09-06 05:09:25

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Wednesday said the BIMSTEC will get a big boost now as all members are showing keen interests in the BIMSTEC process.   The Foreign Minister expressed the hop...

Schoolgirl 'raped' in Magura

-- 2017-09-06 04:33:17

A schoolgirl was allegedly raped by a youth at Kamalapur village in Sreepur upazila of Magura on Tuesday morning.   Police said when the girl was going to take tuition from a teacher of Nakol S...

Govt retakes eight mills as private operators fail

Monira Munni 2017-09-05 12:00:00

The government has taken back eight jute and textiles mills from their private entrepreneurs as the latter breached the major terms and conditions of privatisation, officials said. Failure to creat...

RAB cordons off Mirpur 'militant hideout'

-- 2017-09-05 12:00:00

The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has evacuated residents from a building in Mirpur's Mazar Road where a suspected terrorist is hiding.   The elite police unit has been making calls asking the...

50 Rohingyas held in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2017-09-05 12:00:00

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained 50 Rohingya nationals on Monday for entering the country illegally amid escalating tension in Myanmar's Rakhine state following an attack by insurgents...

Mother, daughter die in Savar road crash

FE Online Desk 2017-09-05 12:00:00

A woman and her minor daughter were killed as a speedy bus hit them on Dhaka-Aricha highway near Bangladesh Public Administration Centre at Savar upazilla in Dhaka on Monday night.   The dece...

Two held over 'drone attack plan'

-- 2017-09-05 12:00:00

Two siblings suspected of being terrorists have been detained during a raid at Tangail's Kalihati Upazila.   The two men were captured from a house in Elenga's Mosinda after being surrounded by...

Make it stop: PM tells world on Rohingya push-in

-- 2017-09-05 12:00:00

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the international community to pressure Myanmar into stopping the pushing of its nationals into Bangladesh and taking back its refugees from the c...

RAB 'ready to storm' Mirpur militant den

-- 2017-09-05 12:00:00

The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has been surrounding a building in Mirpur where seven including three suspected terrorists have been holed up since Monday night.   The main suspect 'Abdullah'...

Return hajj flight to start Wednesday

-- 2017-09-05 12:00:00

The return hajj flight to bring back the Bangladeshi pilgrims will begin from Wednesday.   Biman Bangladesh Airlines will conduct a total of 169 flights till October 5 to carry the pilgrims to...

Humanitarian crisis in Myanmar "shall be ended": Indonesian FM

-- 2017-09-05 12:00:00

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State “shall be ended” and that her country is “ready to contribute”.  ...

Yunus urges UNSC to intervene in Rohingya crisis

-- 2017-09-05 10:13:34

Noting that the Rohingya crisis is deteriorating very fast, Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to end the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state....

Khaleda to return home next week

-- 2017-09-05 09:27:12

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will return home next week completing her treatment in London.   “She (Khaleda) sometimes falls sick due to her arthritis. She is now receiving treatment for i...

Rohingya influx: IOM, partners seek $18m for relief

-- 2017-09-05 09:05:41

IOM, the UN Migration Agency in Bangladesh today said that humanitarian assistance in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh must be scaled up urgently as tens of thousands of newly arrived Undocumented Myanma...

‘Rear guinea fowl to meet protein deficiency’

-- 2017-09-05 07:51:10

Livestock experts have urged the farmers for rearing guinea fowl birds to meet protein deficiency of the people in the country. They said guinea fowls are promising because of their high performance...

‘Militants’ at Mirpur hideout agree to surrender: RAB

-- 2017-09-05 07:32:50

The suspected militants who were staying in a militant hideout near Darus Salam Police Station in Mirpur area of the capital agreed to surrender, said Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday evening....

'Trial process of rape incidents will be speedier'

-- 2017-09-05 06:13:34

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said steps will be taken to make the trial process of the rape incidents speedier.   The minister came up with the statement while exchanging Eid greetings wi...

Govt allows 50 acres land for Rohingya camp

-- 2017-09-05 05:48:31

The government have made 50 acres of forest land at Balukhali area of Ukhiya upazila in Cox's Bazar available for Myanmar refugees fleeing a brutal crackdown in Rakhine state.   Refugees who fl...

UNIDO chief to arrive Wednesday

-- 2017-09-05 04:59:19

Director General of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) LI Yong will arrive Dhaka on Wednesday on a three-day official visit.   The UNIDO chief will lead a four-member of...

Unidentified body found in Keraniganj

-- 2017-09-05 04:55:25

Police recovered a decomposed floating body of an unidentified young man from the Buriganga river in Kholamora Launch Ghat area of Keraniganj upazila on Tuesday.   Md Alauddin, Sub-Inspector of...