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‘Drug trader’ dies in Cox’s Bazar gunfight

‘Drug trader’ dies in Cox’s Bazar gunfight

-- 2019-04-22 14:58:53

A suspected drug trader was killed in a 'gunfight' with members of Rapid Action Battalion on marine drive road in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was identifi...

Rohingya crisis: Three top UN officials to visit Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis: Three top UN officials to visit Bangladesh

-- 2019-04-22 14:26:15

Three top United Nations officials will visit Bangladesh to highlight the humanitarian assistance to meet the urgent needs of over one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. UN High Commis...

Laxmipur woman set afire ‘by husband’ dies at DMCH

Laxmipur woman set afire ‘by husband’ dies at DMCH

-- 2019-04-22 14:00:19

A woman, who suffered severe burn injuries after she was set afire allegedly by husband at Ayubnagar in Komolnagar upazila of Laxmipur on Sunday afternoon, died at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical Colle...

Padma Bridge’s 11th span to be installed Tuesday

Padma Bridge’s 11th span to be installed Tuesday

-- 2019-04-22 12:56:28

The 11th span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge will be installed on Tuesday which will make 1,500 metres of the bridge visible. The 3,600-ton '6-C' span will be installed on the 33 and 34 no pillars at...

Summit LNG terminal arrives, awaits commissioning

Summit LNG terminal arrives, awaits commissioning

FE Report 2019-04-22 12:36:11

Summit Group's LNG terminal reached the country Saturday and is now waiting for commissioning to initiate supply of re-gasified LNG to consumers. This is the country's second liquefied natural gas im...

Bangladesh, Brunei sign seven instruments

Bangladesh, Brunei sign seven instruments

-- 2019-04-22 12:28:28

Dhaka and Bandar Seri Begawan on Monday signed seven instruments for strengthening cooperation mainly in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, culture and sports, and LNG supply. The signi...

BSF shoots Bangladeshi youth dead along Thakurgaon border

BSF shoots Bangladeshi youth dead along Thakurgaon border

-- 2019-04-22 12:19:10

A Bangladeshi youth was gunned down by members of Border Security Force of India at Dongaon border in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was identified as Sumon,...

Two dead in Narayanganj gas pipeline blast

Two dead in Narayanganj gas pipeline blast

-- 2019-04-22 11:11:59

A gas pipeline explosion has killed two people and injured seven others in Narayanganj. The accident took place in the predawn hours of Monday in Sawghat neighbourhood, according to Rafiqul Haque, an...

Four abandoned gold bars recovered at Dhaka Airport

Four abandoned gold bars recovered at Dhaka Airport

UNB 2019-04-22 10:24:33

Customs officials have recovered four gold bars weighing four kilograms from a toilet of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). Othello Chowdhury, deputy commissioner (preventive team) of Dha...

Sheikh Selim’s minor grandson dies in Sri Lanka bombings

Sheikh Selim’s minor grandson dies in Sri Lanka bombings

-- 2019-04-22 09:26:09

Awami League leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim’s grandson Zayan Chowdhary, who was reported missing after bombings in Sri Lanka, has died. The boy, eight and a half years old, was having breakfa...

Govt to set up anti-sexual harassment units in schools

Govt to set up anti-sexual harassment units in schools

-- 2019-04-21 21:57:12

The government has taken a step to set up committees to prevent sexual violence after Nusrat Jahan Rafi was burned to death as she accused a teacher of sexual harassment, report agencies. The governm...

Shab-e-Barat being observed with due religious fervour

Shab-e-Barat being observed with due religious fervour

-- 2019-04-21 21:25:23

The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, is being observed across the country  Sunday night with due religious fervour and devotion. The Muslim devotees are spending the night at mo...

Sheikh Selim’s son-in-law injured, grandson missing in Sri Lanka

Sheikh Selim’s son-in-law injured, grandson missing in Sri Lanka

-- 2019-04-21 21:08:00

Awami League leader Sheikh Selim’s son-in-law has been injured in the bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, according to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Selim’s minor grandson...

Stand against terrorism: PM

Stand against terrorism: PM

-- 2019-04-21 20:42:59

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday strongly condemned the terror attacks in Sri Lanka and urged everyone to be vocal against terrorists. "Terrorists are terrorists. They've no religion, caste and...

Govt will dredge more 10,000km river route: Khalid

Govt will dredge more 10,000km river route: Khalid

-- 2019-04-21 20:27:41

MADARIPUR, April 21:State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today said the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government will dredge about 10,000 kilometers river route across the country ai...

AL spends TK 10.5m in 11th national polls

AL spends TK 10.5m in 11th national polls

-- 2019-04-21 20:22:52

The ruling Awami League (AL) has formally submitted the estimated electoral cost to the Election Commission (EC) and in accordance with the estimated cost the party has spent Tk 10.5 million as polls...

Shahriar goes to KL to invite Malaysian leaders for joining SEACO ceremonies

Shahriar goes to KL to invite Malaysian leaders for joining SEACO ceremonies

-- 2019-04-21 20:20:45

A high-level delegation led by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam will leave Dhaka on Monday for Kuala Lumpur to invite Malaysian leaders for participating in the upcoming Southeast A...

Three girls drown in Padma river

Three girls drown in Padma river

-- 2019-04-21 20:03:35

Three girls drowned in the Padma river in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Jeam, 17, a class XI student of Mirganj College, Esha Khatun, 09, a student of Bagha Gov...

Extortionists kill BD youth in S Africa

Extortionists kill BD youth in S Africa

-- 2019-04-21 20:02:54

A Bangladeshi expatriate has been shot to death in South Africa by a gang of extortionists, his family has said. The incident took place around 12am on Saturday in Cape Town, said his cousin Tariqul...

Bangladesh beefs up security in wake of Sri Lanka blasts

Bangladesh beefs up security in wake of Sri Lanka blasts

-- 2019-04-21 20:02:09

Security has been ratcheted up across Bangladesh on Shab-e-Barat in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday bomb blasts in churches and five star hotels in Sri Lanka. The police top brass has directed l...

Journalist Mahfuz Ullah still alive, says daughter

Journalist Mahfuz Ullah still alive, says daughter

-- 2019-04-21 20:00:39

Senior journalist Mahfuz Ullah is still on life support at a Thailand hospital, his daughter Nusrat Humaira said on Sunday amid rumours of her father's death. "My father is still alive but in a very...

All elections will be held in EVM from now on: EC

All elections will be held in EVM from now on: EC

-- 2019-04-21 19:59:30

RAJSHAHI, April 21: Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said all the local government elections will be held through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) from now on. “The EVM is enr...

Industries secretary for good governance to boost output

Industries secretary for good governance to boost output

-- 2019-04-21 16:46:16

Industries Secretary M Abdul Halim underscored on Sunday the need for ensuring good governance in the management of industries to increase productivity.  “Good governance plays an importan...

Easter Day blasts in Sri Lanka: Two Bangladeshi tourists missing

Easter Day blasts in Sri Lanka: Two Bangladeshi tourists missing

-- 2019-04-21 16:30:19

Two Bangladeshi tourists, including a child, are ‘unaccounted for’ after the deadly blasts in multiple churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam ha...

Temperature to rise until early Tuesday

Temperature to rise until early Tuesday

-- 2019-04-21 16:02:10

The met office predicted on Sunday the nationwide temperature to rise until early Tuesday while parts of the country by now witnesses “mild heat wave”, reports BSS. “Temperature may...

Hasina in Brunei on three-day visit

Hasina in Brunei on three-day visit

-- 2019-04-21 15:34:02

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina reached Brunei on Sunday on a three-day official visit when the two countries are expected to sign seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). A special Biman flight th...

PM condemns blasts in Sri Lanka

PM condemns blasts in Sri Lanka

-- 2019-04-21 14:34:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has strongly condemned the series of blasts in three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (today) which left multiple people dead and scores other injur...

President condemns Sri Lanka attack

President condemns Sri Lanka attack

-- 2019-04-21 14:24:43

President Abdul Hamid has strongly condemned the series blasts targeting three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka. In a message on Sunday, President Abdul Hamid expressed deep shock at the loss o...

Refusing to eat, child dies after ‘being slapped’ by mother

Refusing to eat, child dies after ‘being slapped’ by mother

-- 2019-04-21 13:43:26

A five-year-old child has died in Jhenaidah after allegedly being beaten by her mother for refusing to be fed. The incident took place on Sunday morning in the Hajampara area of ​​Shailkupa Upazila,...

Shab-e-Barat tonight

Shab-e-Barat tonight

-- 2019-04-21 13:29:38

Holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country tonight (Sunday night) with due religious fervour. According to many Muslim's belief, Shab-e-Barat is the nigh...