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Atiqul apologises for noisy election campaigns

Atiqul apologises for noisy election campaigns

-- 2020-01-27 15:42:33

Atiqul Islam, the Awami League-endorsed mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North, has apologised to the residents of Dhaka for creating ‘unexpected’ troubles in their city life in the run-up...

Mild earthquake jolts Sylhet

Mild earthquake jolts Sylhet

-- 2020-01-27 15:03:50

A mild tremor jolted different parts of Sylhet division on Monday morning. The earthquake, measuring 4.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was felt at 1:11 pm which lasted for few seconds, said Senior...

Coronavirus: Govt to bring back citizens willing to return from China

Coronavirus: Govt to bring back citizens willing to return from China

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-01-27 14:01:51

Bangladesh government is going to bring back its citizens who are now in coronavirus-stricken China and want to return. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has given directives about this, state minister fo...

BNP’s Tabith unveils election manifesto

BNP’s Tabith unveils election manifesto

-- 2020-01-27 13:16:49

BNP’s Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral candidate Tabith Awal on Monday unveiled his election manifesto promising to work on mosquito termination, traffic congestion, and pollution amo...

‘Muggers’ kill auto-rickshaw driver in Gazipur

‘Muggers’ kill auto-rickshaw driver in Gazipur

-- 2020-01-27 13:00:27

An auto-rickshaw driver was killed reportedly by muggers in Meghdubi area of Gazipur on early Monday. The deceased was identified as Rasel Chowkider, 25, son of late Md Ratan Chowkider, a resident of...

Deception complaints frequent at DITF

Deception complaints frequent at DITF

Saif Uddin 2020-01-27 11:15:29

A government rights protection body has realised Tk 96,000 fine from the traders due to breaching consumers' rights at the ongoing Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2020. According to Directorate...

BD risks coronavirus outbreak: Experts

BD risks coronavirus outbreak: Experts

-- 2020-01-27 10:13:17

The authorities have tested over 2,000 travellers from China and no one has been found infected with coronavirus but experts believe Bangladesh still risks an outbreak. South Asian neighbours Pakista...

Shoshi Lodge - a place of historical  interest in M’singh getting a face-lift

Shoshi Lodge - a place of historical interest in M’singh getting a face-lift

A Correspondent 2020-01-27 00:39:16

MYMENSINGH, Jan 26: The white- marbled statue, Venus, has been standing at the garden of 'Soshi Lodge' for more than 200 centuries. Soshi Lodge is the name of Maharaja Shashikant Acharya's palace situ...

Govt considers temporary travel ban to and from China

Govt considers temporary travel ban to and from China

-- 2020-01-26 21:06:00

The government is considering a temporary ban on travel to and from China as a precautionary measure in the wake of coronavirus, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said on Sunday. &ldqu...

0.93m workers staying abroad with expired visas: FM

0.93m workers staying abroad with expired visas: FM

-- 2020-01-26 20:04:56

Over 93,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers have been staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Egypt, South Korea and Iran illegally as the validity of their visas has expired, said Foreign Mini...

No level playing field exists within EC:  Mahbub Talukdar

No level playing field exists within EC: Mahbub Talukdar

-- 2020-01-26 19:35:30

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar, who criticised the roles of the EC several times in the past,  has alleged that there is no level playing field within the Election Commission. Mahbub made...

PM orders renovation of rail bridges

PM orders renovation of rail bridges

UNB 2020-01-26 19:20:38

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the Railways Ministry to properly repair shabby rail bridges across the country and take a project to this end. “The old rail bridges will have t...

85pc people satisfied with present govt: Survey

85pc people satisfied with present govt: Survey

BSS 2020-01-26 19:13:50

About 85 per cent people of the country are satisfied with the current government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, according a new survey of Research International (RI). The opinion poll was car...

Man to walk gallows for killing college student in Barguna

Man to walk gallows for killing college student in Barguna

-- 2020-01-26 17:22:47

A Barguna court on Sunday sentenced a man to death and another person to life term imprisonment for killing a college student and  dismembering  her body into seven pieces in 2017, reports U...

Three rail stations lie dormant in Cumilla

Three rail stations lie dormant in Cumilla

-- 2020-01-26 16:48:38

Thirteen railway stations in Cumilla have been lying inactive for the last 12 years for the lack of manpower, causing sufferings to the commuters and forcing people to use alternative – and ofte...

Three private universities fined for enrolling extra students

Three private universities fined for enrolling extra students

-- 2020-01-26 15:12:18

The Appellate Division on Sunday fined three private universities Tk 1 million (10 lakh) each for enrolling over 50 law students ignoring directives of the University Grants Commission and the Bar Cou...

Dhaka City Polls: Ishraque's rally comes under attacked

Dhaka City Polls: Ishraque's rally comes under attacked

-- 2020-01-26 14:44:47

BNP’s Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain's rally came under attack during campaigning in the city’s Gopibagh area on Sunday morning. Ishraque, a number...

Yunus secures bail in Grameen Communications case

Yunus secures bail in Grameen Communications case

-- 2020-01-26 14:12:24

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has secured bail after surrendering to a court in a case involving a series of labour law violations by Grameen Communications. Judge Rahibul Islam of Dhaka's Third Labo...

PM opens water treatment plants, other dev projects

PM opens water treatment plants, other dev projects

-- 2020-01-26 12:15:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday opened a number of development projects including two water treatment plants – Sheikh Russell Water Treatment Plant in Chattogram and Bangabandhu Water Tre...

Atiqul unveils election manifesto

Atiqul unveils election manifesto

FE Online Report 2020-01-26 11:38:23

Awami League mayoral candidate in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) M Atiqul Islam unveiled a 38-point election manifesto at a city hotel on Sunday, with the vow to build a healthy, vibrant and mode...

Rice prices rise by Tk 2.0-3.0 per kg

Rice prices rise by Tk 2.0-3.0 per kg

FE Report 2020-01-26 10:50:38

Prices of some medium and finer varieties of rice rose by Tk 2.0-3.0 per kilogram (kg) at the city retails in last one and half weeks, battering the consumers. Brridhan-28, Miniket and Jeerashail wit...

Truck hits auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh, killing two

Truck hits auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh, killing two

-- 2020-01-26 10:45:58

Two people were killed and five others injured as a truck hit an auto-rickshaw at Natun Bazar in Muktagachha municipality area of Mymensingh district on Sunday morning. The identity of the deceased c...

Over 500 RMG units get listed as green factories

Over 500 RMG units get listed as green factories

FE REPORT 2020-01-26 10:40:31

More than 500 garment factories in the country have registered themselves for opting green or environment-friendly production facilities, and these units are proceeding towards ensuring long-term sust...

Govt won’t take responsibility of cattle smugglers’ death at border

Govt won’t take responsibility of cattle smugglers’ death at border

-- 2020-01-25 22:04:51

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Saturday said the government will not take the responsibility if anyone is shot to death along the border while bringing cattle from India. He made the remark...

Special bus service for students launched in Chattogram

Special bus service for students launched in Chattogram

-- 2020-01-25 19:31:30

A special bus service was launched here for students as they can travel to any destination within the city for only Tk 5. Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury inaugurated the 10 double-d...

Myanmar must abide by ICJ ruling: Hasan Mahmud

Myanmar must abide by ICJ ruling: Hasan Mahmud

BSS 2020-01-25 19:24:45

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has described the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Rohingya issue as historic one, saying that Myanmar must abide by this ruling of the UN...

BNP finding excuses for boycotting polls: Obaidul Quader

BNP finding excuses for boycotting polls: Obaidul Quader

BSS 2020-01-25 18:04:37

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP is finding excuses for staying away from the Dhaka city polls because of their apprehension to lose the elections.  “BNP has appr...

Beheaded body found in Rajshahi

Beheaded body found in Rajshahi

-- 2020-01-25 17:35:04

Police recovered the beheaded body of a youth from a mustard field in Kalidaskhali Char of Chokrajapur union in Baghaupazila of Rajshahi district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Jakir Hos...

Police arrest ‘JMB members’ in Khulna

Police arrest ‘JMB members’ in Khulna

-- 2020-01-25 17:29:51

Police arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Gollamari area in the city on early Saturday. The arrestees are Nur Mohammad Anik, 24, and M...

Cold-related diseases affect 4,248 people in 24 hours

Cold-related diseases affect 4,248 people in 24 hours

BSS 2020-01-25 16:56:56

Various cold-related diseases have affected 4,248 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Saturday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control...