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Govt responsibility is to ensure expatriates’ welfare: PM

Govt responsibility is to ensure expatriates’ welfare: PM

-- 2019-04-23 14:24:03

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked the expatriate Bangladeshis for their special contributions towards increasing forex reserve, saying that it is a responsibility of her government to ensure th...

BUP student Abrar death case report submission on May 21

BUP student Abrar death case report submission on May 21

-- 2019-04-23 14:09:46

A Dhaka court has set May 21 to submit probe report in the case lodged over death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury by a bus of Suprobhat Paribahan. Dhaka...

20 gold bars seized at Sylhet airport

20 gold bars seized at Sylhet airport

-- 2019-04-23 13:26:55

Customs officials seized gold bars worth an estimated Tk 11.5 million from a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Tuesday. Flight BG-248 came from Dubai at around...

Verdict on two more ‘war criminals' Wednesday

Verdict on two more ‘war criminals' Wednesday

-- 2019-04-23 13:19:10

The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdict on Wednesday against two Netrakona men accused of war crimes. The accused are Hedayetullah alias Anju BSc and Shohrab Fakir. Both were alleg...

Man dies in Natore road crash

Man dies in Natore road crash

-- 2019-04-23 12:39:02

A man was killed and two others injured after a bus hit a rickshaw van at Bonpara in Boraigram upazila of Natore on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Sripad Das, 55, resident of Kalikap...

'Develop infrastructure to tap tourism potential'

'Develop infrastructure to tap tourism potential'

FE Report 2019-04-23 11:10:21

A group of foreign tourists have suggested the authority concerned develop infrastructure, improve the road conditions and disseminate more information about the country to reap the benefits of its to...

Biman resumes direct flights to Delhi May 13

Biman resumes direct flights to Delhi May 13

Kamrun Nahar 2019-04-23 11:06:09

Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, will resume Dhaka-Delhi direct flights on May 13 instead of May 16, with three flights a week initially. The flights will be operated on Thursday...

BIDA for ensuring uniform rules for all MFS providers

BIDA for ensuring uniform rules for all MFS providers

Rezaul Karim 2019-04-23 11:01:52

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has suggested the central bank to take necessary steps to bring down the daily transaction limit of 'Nagad', making it equivalent to that of othe...

Padma Bridge gets 11th span

Padma Bridge gets 11th span

-- 2019-04-23 10:36:44

Around 1,650 metres of the Padma Bridge is now visible with the installation of its 11th span at the Jajira point on Tuesday. The 3,140-ton '6-C' span was installed at around 9:20am on pillars 33 and...

Two die as bus crushes car in Dhaka

Two die as bus crushes car in Dhaka

-- 2019-04-23 09:31:59

Two people have died after a bus crushed a car in Dhaka. The road crash that took place at the Matsya Bhaban crossroads in Ramna around 8:00am on Tuesday left two others injured, according to the pol...

Mortal remains of Sheikh Selim's grandson to arrive Wednesday

Mortal remains of Sheikh Selim's grandson to arrive Wednesday

-- 2019-04-22 21:31:55

The mortal remains of Zayan Chowdhary, the grandson of Awami League leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim who died in the Easter Day blasts in Sri Lanka, will be flown back to Bangladesh on Wednesday. The...

Magura farmers growing aromatic rice on more land this season

Magura farmers growing aromatic rice on more land this season

Our Correspondent 2019-04-22 21:19:23

MAGURA, May 22: Cultivation of aromatic BRRI-50 rice is gaining popularity in the district. Sources at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said around 1,020 hectares of land in the distri...

Off-season bean cultivation expanding in Bogura

Off-season bean cultivation expanding in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-04-22 21:18:22

BOGURA, Apr 22: Plentiful production of off-season bean has brought smiles on the faces of hundreds of grassroots growers in the district. Officials at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)...

BCL men attack police station, six cops injured

BCL men attack police station, six cops injured

-- 2019-04-22 21:18:18

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men reportedly attacked Borhanuddin Police Station in Bhola on Sunday night over the seizure of a fellow's motorcycle, injuring six policemen. Officer-in-charge of the...

Rangpur wheat cultivators produce 14,482 tonnes less than target

Rangpur wheat cultivators produce 14,482 tonnes less than target

-- 2019-04-22 21:17:38

The farmers produced 63,936 tonnes of wheat after completing its full harvest last week in five districts under Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended Rabi season, reports BSS. Officials of...

BNP is now under joint leadership, Fakhrul says

BNP is now under joint leadership, Fakhrul says

-- 2019-04-22 20:46:07

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has claimed that their party is being run under a joint leadership in absence of its chairperson Khaleda Zia. Fakhrul  also said BNP is now work...

PM to return home Tuesday evening

PM to return home Tuesday evening

-- 2019-04-22 20:41:23

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home on Tuesday evening wrapping up her a three-day official visit to Brunei Darussalam at the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. A special flight of Bima...

Home minister rules out terror threat in BD

Home minister rules out terror threat in BD

-- 2019-04-22 20:17:10

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has described terror attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka as heartrending and ruled out similar threats in Bangladesh.  “Law-enforcement agenci...

Brunei sultan seeks all-out effort to repatriate Rohingyas from Bangladesh

Brunei sultan seeks all-out effort to repatriate Rohingyas from Bangladesh

-- 2019-04-22 19:23:50

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has said the stakeholders should adopt ‘all kind of initiatives’ to repatriate the Rohingyas who have fled Myanmar and taken shelter in Bangladesh co...

Newlywed woman found hanging in Thakurgaon

Newlywed woman found hanging in Thakurgaon

-- 2019-04-22 19:21:58

A newlywed woman was found hanging at Kanchamoni village in Baliadangi upazila on Monday, according to UNB. Police recovered the hanging body of Mariam Khatun, wife of Waliur Rahman of the village, i...

Dhaka-London third strategic dialogue on Wednesday

Dhaka-London third strategic dialogue on Wednesday

-- 2019-04-22 18:57:23

Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) will discuss ways to further strengthen relations between the two countries during the third Bangladesh-UK strategic dialogue to be held in Dhaka on Wednesday....

Man rapes minor step daughter in Narail

Man rapes minor step daughter in Narail

-- 2019-04-22 18:45:14

A man was accused in a case for allegedly raping his step daughter in Lohagara upazila on Saturday. Victim's mother filed the case against her husband Sujon Sheikh, 27, son of Saifar Sheikh, with Loh...

'Bangladesh to remain important source of workers for Malaysia'

'Bangladesh to remain important source of workers for Malaysia'

-- 2019-04-22 18:35:10

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on Monday said Bangladesh will remain an important source of workers for Malaysia and the Malaysian government is easing both the recruitment and work of...

Tripartite body formed to solve waterlogging in Rokeya Sarani

Tripartite body formed to solve waterlogging in Rokeya Sarani

FE Online Report 2019-04-22 18:13:29

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Metro Rail Project and Dhaka WASA combinedly formed a committee on Monday aiming to solve the waterlogging problem in the capital’s Rokeya Sarani. To this...

74 women raped in Jan: ASK

74 women raped in Jan: ASK

FE Online Report 2019-04-22 17:11:53

At least 74 women were raped and 10 of them were killed in the first month of the current calendar year across the country. Two victims committed suicide after rape, according to a report by Ain o Sa...

Bangladesh ensures safety for tourists: State minister

Bangladesh ensures safety for tourists: State minister

-- 2019-04-22 16:49:29

Bangladesh has assured tourists that it is determined to ensure the safety of people visiting the country. "The government has taken measures so that tourists can travel safely across the country and...

World Book and Copyright Day on Tuesday

World Book and Copyright Day on Tuesday

-- 2019-04-22 16:40:54

The World Book and Copyright Day will be observed in the country on Tuesday. Bangladesh Copyright Office will organise a programme in Dhaka marking the day. It will organise a seminar titled 'Copyrig...

PM proposes regional economic forum with five OIC states

PM proposes regional economic forum with five OIC states

-- 2019-04-22 16:38:14

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has proposed formation of a regional economic forum with five Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states of South and Southeast Asian region, including Bangla...

6.0kg gold recovered at Dhaka, Chattogram airports

6.0kg gold recovered at Dhaka, Chattogram airports

-- 2019-04-22 16:36:46

Customs officials in separate drives arrested a man and recovered 5.9kg of gold from Dhaka and Chattogram airports on Sunday and Monday. In the capital, the customs officials recovered four gold bars...

Schoolboy stabbed dead by ‘classmate’ in Cumilla

Schoolboy stabbed dead by ‘classmate’ in Cumilla

-- 2019-04-22 16:26:02

A schoolboy was stabbed to death, allegedly by his classmate, at Thakurpara road in Cumilla on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Montahin Hasan Miron, 15, a class VIII student of Modern Hi...