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Road crash kills two in Ctg

Road crash kills two in Ctg

-- 2019-05-29 11:02:16

At least two people were killed and four others injured when a covered van hit a CNG run auto-rickshaw in Akbar Shah area of Chattogram city on Tuesday night. One of the deceased was identified as...

Four robbers die in gunfight in Bagerhat

Four robbers die in gunfight in Bagerhat

-- 2019-05-29 10:47:48

Four suspected robbers were killed in a 'gunfight' with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Jongrakhal in the Sundarbans in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district early Wednesday. The identitie...

Authorities reject 46pc applications for TU registration in RMG sector

Authorities reject 46pc applications for TU registration in RMG sector

FE Report 2019-05-29 10:33:47

The authorities concerned have rejected 46 per cent of the applications seeking trade union (TU) registration in the country's readymade garment (RMG) factories from 2010 to 2018, according to a lat...

Local airlines too small to ferry Eid home-goers

Local airlines too small to ferry Eid home-goers

FE Report 2019-05-29 10:29:29

Local airlines are bracing for a big rush of home-bound passengers ahead of Eid-ul Fitr, expected to be celebrated in the country on June 5 or 6. To cope with the increased number of passengers, th...

BCL drops 19 leaders from its central committee

BCL drops 19 leaders from its central committee

-- 2019-05-29 10:23:42

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has dropped 19 leaders from its central committee following protests by disgruntled members against inclusion of ineligible candidates. BCL President Rezwanul Haque Ch...

Red spinach grows well in Natore

Red spinach grows well in Natore

Roving Correspondent 2019-05-28 20:54:28

NATORE, May 28: Red spinach cultivation has brought smile on the faces of grassroots growers in the district this season. According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) office sources, r...

Decline in child marriage will reduce child mortality: Minister

Decline in child marriage will reduce child mortality: Minister

-- 2019-05-28 20:37:18

The maternal mortality rate will come down in the country if there is a decline in child marriage, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday. The minister said it while speakin...

180 female police peacekeepers leave for Congo UN mission

180 female police peacekeepers leave for Congo UN mission

-- 2019-05-28 19:06:34

A 180-member strong contingent of female police of Bangladesh Police left Dhaka for joining the UN peacekeeping mission in Dr Congo by a chartered aircraft of the United Nations (UN) in the early hour...

12 killed along border in Jan-Apr

12 killed along border in Jan-Apr

FE Online Report 2019-05-28 18:15:45

A total of 11 Bangladeshis were killed and one tortured to death in incidents of violence along Bangladesh border in January-April 2019, according to a local independent rights body. Apart from this,...

37 journalist harassed in Jan-April: Report

37 journalist harassed in Jan-April: Report

FE Online Report 2019-05-28 18:12:14

At least 37 journalists fell victim to harassment across country in the first four months of the current calendar year, according to a report by an independent legal aid and rights body. Of them, fou...

Govt plans to introduce award for saving rivers

Govt plans to introduce award for saving rivers

-- 2019-05-28 17:58:48

The government plans to introduce conferring of ‘Bangabandhu River Award’ to individuals or institutions for contribution in the field of conserving rivers. The award will be given to enc...

'No suspension on ACI salt, Doodles of New Zealand Dairy'

'No suspension on ACI salt, Doodles of New Zealand Dairy'

-- 2019-05-28 17:47:51

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has withdrawn its suspension order on ACI salt and Doodles of New Zealand Dairy after the companies’ products have passed the standard tes...

PM reaches Japan

PM reaches Japan

-- 2019-05-28 17:13:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Tokyo on Tuesday on a 12-day tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Finland. The flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage landed at Haneda Intern...

DNCC mayor gets status of minister

DNCC mayor gets status of minister

-- 2019-05-28 16:45:13

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam will enjoy the rank and status of a minister. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday, reports UNB. Raj...

Japan was always close to my heart: Hasina

Japan was always close to my heart: Hasina

FE Online Desk 2019-05-28 14:15:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Japan daily opinion piece has shared her "fascination" and others about Japan ahead of her official visit to the third-largest economy of the world. In the opinion t...

Nusrat murder chargesheet names 16

Nusrat murder chargesheet names 16

-- 2019-05-28 13:46:35

Mentioning that 16 people, including madrasa principal SM Sirajuddoula and local Awami League leader Ruhul Amin, were involved in the killing of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, the PBI chief on Tuesday said they w...

Rains may accompany holidayers home during Eid

Rains may accompany holidayers home during Eid

FE Online Desk 2019-05-28 12:59:58

Rains may accompany people home during the Eid-ul-Fitr, which is set to be held at a time when the monsoon lingers in the country, Met office says. "Rains may intensify from May 31 after sporadically...

Customs arrest man with 10.3 kg gold at HSIA

Customs arrest man with 10.3 kg gold at HSIA

-- 2019-05-28 11:39:24

Customs officials arrested a man along with 103 gold bars weighing 10.3kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Monday night. The detainee is Md Abdus Salam, 48, hailing from Gazipur. H...

Police arrest female ‘snatcher’ in Cumilla

Police arrest female ‘snatcher’ in Cumilla

-- 2019-05-28 11:05:53

Police arrested a young woman while fleeing reportedly after taking away a gold chain from an auto-rickshaw passenger at Jhautala area of Cumilla city on Monday afternoon. The arrestee is as Swarna S...

62 sacks of VGF rice seized in Sirajganj

62 sacks of VGF rice seized in Sirajganj

-- 2019-05-28 10:50:16

Sixty-two sacks of rice meant for distribution among poor people under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme were seized in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj district on Monday. Upazila Nirbahi Offi...

Battery makers to take part in Dubai trade fair

Battery makers to take part in Dubai trade fair

FE Report 2019-05-28 10:19:49

Two local battery manufacturers will participate in a three-day trade fair titled 'Automechanika Dubai 2019' scheduled to begin on June 10. Rahimafrooz Globatt and Panna Battery will attend the sho...

PM off to Tokyo as she starts 12-day tri-nation tour

PM off to Tokyo as she starts 12-day tri-nation tour

-- 2019-05-28 10:02:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka for Tokyo on Tuesday morning on a 12-day tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Finland. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the P...

Cholesterol-free sesame grown on experimental basis in Magura

Cholesterol-free sesame grown on experimental basis in Magura

Our Correspondent 2019-05-27 21:19:25

MAGURA, May 27: A good production of BINA-3 sesame has recently been achieved in the district. Sources said, growers cultivated BINA-3 sesame on some 10 acres of land in Naliadanga village under Magu...

Thai guava popular among Joypurhat cultivators

Thai guava popular among Joypurhat cultivators

Roving Correspondent 2019-05-27 21:17:02

JOYPURHAT, May 27: A good number of people in the district have attained financial solvency by growing Thai guava on commercial basis. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has been providing...

Lalmi farming gains  popularity in Faridpur

Lalmi farming gains popularity in Faridpur

-- 2019-05-27 21:14:56

FARIDPUR, May 27 (BSS): Lalmi, a melon variety, farming brings boon for farmers of the district. The medium-sized, fleshy and delicious fruit gets popularity for its distinctive demand of invigoratin...

Hamid to join Modi’s swearing-in instead of minister 

Hamid to join Modi’s swearing-in instead of minister 

-- 2019-05-27 20:39:33

President Abdul Hamid will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, says an official source. Modi will take oath as I...

HC to hear Khaleda’s writ over shifting court

HC to hear Khaleda’s writ over shifting court

-- 2019-05-27 20:34:15

The High Court (HC) will hear on Tuesday a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the government's move to hold trial in the Niko graft case against her inside the Keraniganj C...

Govt allocates Tk 1.69b to pay jute mill workers

Govt allocates Tk 1.69b to pay jute mill workers

-- 2019-05-27 20:26:45

The government has allocated Tk 1.69 billion for partially clearing the arrears and festival bonus of workers of state-owned jute mills ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The Ministry of Textiles and Jute said in...

Online news portals registration till June 30

Online news portals registration till June 30

-- 2019-05-27 20:23:14

Online news portals will be able to apply for government registration until June 30 next, according to UNB. The Information Ministry issued a notice in this regard on Monday, said Senior Information...

Former health minister seeks death penalty for food adulterators

Former health minister seeks death penalty for food adulterators

-- 2019-05-27 18:30:16

Branding food adulterators as the biggest terrorists in society, former health minister and senior ruling party leader Mohammad Nasim on Monday demanded capital punishment of them. Speaking at a roun...