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Rohingyas must go back: PM

Rohingyas must go back: PM

-- 2019-04-20 10:26:24

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her firm stance on Rohingya repatriation, saying the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals must go back to their homeland. “The Rohingya nationals, wh...

Bangladesh likely to seek Russian backing to resolve Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh likely to seek Russian backing to resolve Rohingya crisis

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-04-20 10:24:30

Bangladesh may seek Russia's help in resolving the Rohingya crisis during foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen's upcoming visit to Moscow next month. His visit is likely to take place at the invitation...

Low-quality fire safety gear floods market

Low-quality fire safety gear floods market

Saif Uddin and SM Najmus Sakib 2019-04-20 10:17:46

A significant number of poor-quality fire safety equipment sold in the local market are found to be of no use during fire incidents, users said. Rupak Ahmed, manager of a shop - selling life-saving e...

Send Subir Nandi’s medical papers to Singapore: PM

Send Subir Nandi’s medical papers to Singapore: PM

-- 2019-04-20 09:52:49

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has advised the Bangladeshi physicians to send medical papers of celebrated singer Subir Nandi to Singapore for an expert opinion and decide accordingly, an aide says. Th...

RAB arrests six robbers in Gazipur

RAB arrests six robbers in Gazipur

-- 2019-04-19 20:37:21

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested six alleged members of a robber gang from the Shitalakkha River under Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district on Thursday night, reports UNB. The elite forc...

Police detain Sonagazi AL president over Nusrat murder

Police detain Sonagazi AL president over Nusrat murder

-- 2019-04-19 19:44:26

Police have detained Feni's Sonagazi Upazila Awami League President Ruhul Amin for questioning in connection with the killing of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Banaj Majumder, a deputy inspector...

AL govt's popularity increases, PM says

AL govt's popularity increases, PM says

-- 2019-04-19 19:35:18

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the popularity of ruling Awami League-led government has increased despite the fact that the acceptability of any ruling party usually declines in many cases. &n...

Information minister rejects report on press freedom in BD

Information minister rejects report on press freedom in BD

-- 2019-04-19 19:07:20

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has rejected the recent report of the Reporters Without Borders alleging government regulation on media. “The government has not enforced any media censorsh...

Move to fill up over 36,000 vacant posts in ministries

Move to fill up over 36,000 vacant posts in ministries

-- 2019-04-19 18:33:11

The government is filling over 36,000 vacant posts at various ministries to bring back dynamism in public services, says State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain. "We've taken an initi...

Toddler’s body found in Sylhet fish enclosure

Toddler’s body found in Sylhet fish enclosure

-- 2019-04-19 18:22:32

Police on Friday recovered the body of a baby boy from a fish enclosure in Jaintiapur Upazila in the district. The identity of the toddler, aged about one and a half years, could not be known yet. O...

Rizvi's capacity to understand is doubtful: Law minister

Rizvi's capacity to understand is doubtful: Law minister

-- 2019-04-19 18:15:17

Law Minister Anisul Huq has questioned BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi's mental capacity to following the latter’s remarks on Khaleda Zia’s punishment and bail in corruption cases. Speaking...

EC to stop Rohingya voter enrolment

EC to stop Rohingya voter enrolment

-- 2019-04-19 18:01:33

The Election Commission (EC) has taken special measures in 32 upazilas in southern regions to prevent Rohingya refugees from being listed as voters in the updated electoral roll. The EC issued a 10 p...

13 people lynched across country in Jan-Feb

13 people lynched across country in Jan-Feb

FE Online Report 2019-04-19 17:38:30

At least 13 people were lynched in first two months of current calendar year across the country, according to a report by an independent rights body. The report of Ain o Salish Kendra noted that maxi...

PM receives treatment at National Institute of Ophthalmology & Hospital

PM receives treatment at National Institute of Ophthalmology & Hospital

-- 2019-04-19 15:11:10

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday received treatment at the National Institute of Ophthalmology (NIO) and Hospital at Dhaka city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. She went there in the morning, bought a ti...

Local politics also behind Nusrat murder: DIG

Local politics also behind Nusrat murder: DIG

-- 2019-04-19 12:09:19

Local politics had played a role in the fatal arson attack on Nusrat Jahan Rafi following her refusal to drop sexual abuse charges against the principal of her madrasa, a top police officer has said....

Rape victim ‘commits suicide’

Rape victim ‘commits suicide’

-- 2019-04-19 11:49:18

A girl committed suicide reportedly after being raped at Goalkhali village of Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shetu Mondol, 14, an eighth grade...

Suspected arms trader killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’

Suspected arms trader killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-04-19 10:36:49

A suspected arms trader was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Salna area of Gazipur early Friday. The deceased could not be identifi...

Dhaka court orders freeze on Tarique, Zubaida’s accounts in UK bank

Dhaka court orders freeze on Tarique, Zubaida’s accounts in UK bank

-- 2019-04-19 10:16:39

A Dhaka court has ordered the Bangladesh authorities to take measures to freeze three accounts of BNP acting chief in exile Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a bank in Britain. Dhaka Metr...

DSCC 'violating rules' in building trade complex

DSCC 'violating rules' in building trade complex

Kamrun Nahar 2019-04-19 09:24:15

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is constructing a 12-storey commercial building at the entrance of Nazimuddin Road in Old Dhaka, allegedly without prior approval of the city development author...

Off-season chilli growers happy  with fair price in Bogura

Off-season chilli growers happy with fair price in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-04-18 22:20:19

BOGURA, Apr 18: Getting repeated abundant production and fair market price, off-seasonal chilli growers are happy this season growing the item. The farmers of the district generally grow chilli in...

‘Sabri’ banana farming  expands in Joypurhat

‘Sabri’ banana farming expands in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2019-04-18 22:18:59

JOYPURHAT, Apr 18:  "Sabri" banana farming is expanding fast across Joypurhat district. The farmers who were cultivated Boro, T-Aman rice and different vegetables in high cropland have started...

DNCC to form three committees to enforce fire safety in buildings

DNCC to form three committees to enforce fire safety in buildings

-- 2019-04-18 20:57:03

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is going to form three committees to ensure that all the buildings under its jurisdiction have fire safety measures. The decision was taken at a views-exchange mee...

Advance Eid train tickets to be available at six spots

Advance Eid train tickets to be available at six spots

-- 2019-04-18 20:44:30

Advance train tickets for upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr for travelling from Dhaka will be available at six spots -- five in the capital and one in Gazipur. Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon made the disc...

TIB for judicial probe into cops’ role in Nusrat murder

TIB for judicial probe into cops’ role in Nusrat murder

-- 2019-04-18 19:53:10

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday demanded judicial probe into the alleged negligence of duty by police in connection with the murder of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The...

RAJUK extends time to vacate BGMEA building

RAJUK extends time to vacate BGMEA building

-- 2019-04-18 19:07:12

Authorities of different organisations operating in the 15-storey BGMEA headquarters have been given additional time to remove their goods from the building the day after it was sealed off for demolit...

Five to die for murder of Bogura farmer

Five to die for murder of Bogura farmer

-- 2019-04-18 18:55:12

Five men have been sentenced to death for the murder of farmer Yasin Ali in Bogura almost 13 years ago. District and Sessions Judge Naresh Chandra Sarkar passed the verdict on Thursday. Four others...

Teenager  ‘commits suicide’ in Jashore

Teenager  ‘commits suicide’ in Jashore

-- 2019-04-18 17:42:42

A college student reportedly committed suicide in a huff as his parents scolded him over excessive use of mobile phones in Lon Office Para area of Jashore early Thursday. The deceased was identified...

Tk 3.5m govt assistance for actor Ahmed Sharif

Tk 3.5m govt assistance for actor Ahmed Sharif

-- 2019-04-18 17:36:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday provided financial assistance of Tk 3.5 million to film actor Ahmed Sharif for his and his wife’s medical treatment. Ahmed Sharif, also former president...

BD’s ranking in press freedom falls to 150

BD’s ranking in press freedom falls to 150

FE Online Report 2019-04-18 17:23:57

Bangladesh has dropped four notches in the World Press Freedom Index, taking up the lowest position among South Asian nations. The country has been ranked 150th among 180 countries in exercising pres...

Two get death sentence for killing housewife in Mymensingh

Two get death sentence for killing housewife in Mymensingh

-- 2019-04-18 17:16:47

A Mymensingh court on Thursday sentenced two people to death and two others to life time imprisonment for killing a housewife over land dispute at Ishwarganj Upazila in 2003. Among the convicts- Md A...