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Legal notice served on BGMEA to withdraw time petition

Legal notice served on BGMEA to withdraw time petition

-- 2019-04-17 15:44:47

A legal notice has been served on the president of BGMEA to withdraw within three days their petition seeking one more year to demolish the building of the apex trade body. Lawyer Manzil Murshid sent...

Two ABT men get life term in Faridpur explosion case

Two ABT men get life term in Faridpur explosion case

-- 2019-04-17 15:10:59

A Faridpur court on Wednesday sentenced two members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) to life imprisonment in an explosion case. The convicts are Nahid Mollah, 22, of Bhanga upaz...

Writ seeks judicial inquiry into Nusrat murder

Writ seeks judicial inquiry into Nusrat murder

-- 2019-04-17 14:44:32

A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives to form a judicial inquiry commission to investigate the murder of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Supreme Court lawyer Yunus...

HC refuses to accept writ over re-fixing of Shab-e-Barat date

HC refuses to accept writ over re-fixing of Shab-e-Barat date

-- 2019-04-17 14:02:48

The High Court on Wednesday once again refused to accept a petition seeking its directives to take necessary steps to fix the date of Shab-e-Barat on April 20. The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahas...

BB reserve heist case probe report submission on May 21

BB reserve heist case probe report submission on May 21

-- 2019-04-17 12:38:25

A Dhaka court has set May 21 for submitting probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chow...

Lightning kills truck driver in Rajshahi

Lightning kills truck driver in Rajshahi

-- 2019-04-17 11:51:40

A truck driver was killed when a thunderbolt struck him at Khudir Batala in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi district on Tuesday night, reports UNB. The incident occurred when victim Hebol Ali, 55, son o...

Man dies in Jhenaidah clash

Man dies in Jhenaidah clash

-- 2019-04-17 11:45:28

A man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Bashantapur in Shailakupa upazila of Jhenaidah on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ratan Mandal, 25, son...

Mujibnagar Day being observed

Mujibnagar Day being observed

-- 2019-04-17 11:19:39

The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed on Tuesday marking the formation of Bangladesh's first government that led the war of liberation in 1971. Senior leaders of Awami League assembled at Bai...

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Mujibnagar Day

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Mujibnagar Day

-- 2019-04-17 10:54:40

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of historic ‘Mujibnagar Day’. The Prime Minister paid the...

No TIN to open BO accounts

No TIN to open BO accounts

FE Report 2019-04-17 10:40:10

National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said on Tuesday the taxpayers' identification number (TIN) will not be made mandatory for stock market investors to open beneficia...

Poultry farms boosting rural  economy in Joypurhat

Poultry farms boosting rural economy in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2019-04-17 00:54:54

JOYPURHAT, Apr 16: With effective efforts, poultry farms are boosting the rural economy in Joypurhat. The veterinary doctors of the upazilas are ensuring smooth medicare service to check the outbreak...

‘Timely action could have averted Nusrat’s murder’

‘Timely action could have averted Nusrat’s murder’

-- 2019-04-16 22:00:14

Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kazi Reazul Hoque on Tuesday said Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s murder could have been averted had the local administration and the madrasa managing...

India blacklists actor Ferdous, cancels his visa

India blacklists actor Ferdous, cancels his visa

-- 2019-04-16 21:59:45

Indian home ministry has asked Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed to leave India after cancelling his visa for violating rules and regulations. The star campaigner for India's Trinamool Congress in the...

Mujibnagar Day Wednesday

Mujibnagar Day Wednesday

-- 2019-04-16 20:51:30

The historic Mujibnagar Day will be observed on Wednesday, marking the formation of Bangladesh's first government that led the Liberation War in 1971. Senior leaders of Awami League assembled at Baid...

'Heavy machinery, bigger budget necessary for fire safety'

'Heavy machinery, bigger budget necessary for fire safety'

-- 2019-04-16 20:45:21

State Minister for Disaster Management Enamur Rahman has said they have realised that the government needs heavy machinery and a bigger budget to ensure fire extinguishing system. “We wanted to...

HRW wants comprehensive investigation of Nusrat murder

HRW wants comprehensive investigation of Nusrat murder

-- 2019-04-16 20:31:25

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the government of Bangladesh should 'thoroughly investigate' the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and fairly prosecute all those responsible for the incide...

HC order to deploy cops at mango orchards remains in force

HC order to deploy cops at mango orchards remains in force

-- 2019-04-16 19:11:26

The High Court order to deploy law enforcers in mango orchards in Rajshahi to prevent the use of chemicals remained in force as the state on Tuesday withdrew a petition filed with the Supreme Court ch...

‘Decision on JaPa’s future leadership through council’

‘Decision on JaPa’s future leadership through council’

-- 2019-04-16 19:07:46

Jatiya Party (JaPa) senior co-chairman Raushon Ershad on Tuesday said their party's future leadership will be decided through nation council. "The date of the council will be fixed very soon through...

PM shocked at Notre Dame fire in Paris

PM shocked at Notre Dame fire in Paris

-- 2019-04-16 18:29:40

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed profound shock after a massive fire that damaged the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. "We're terribly shocked and deeply saddened at the colos...

'Journalists’ criticism imperative for development'

'Journalists’ criticism imperative for development'

-- 2019-04-16 18:25:26

Journalists' criticism and contribution both are imperative for the development of the country. Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder made the comment in a programme at Naogaon Press Club on Tuesday....

Several newspapers publishing 'baseless' reports on parole: Fakhrul

Several newspapers publishing 'baseless' reports on parole: Fakhrul

-- 2019-04-16 18:25:02

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday termed 'baseless' different media reports on their chairperson Khaleda Zia's release on parole saying that there has been no decision yet i...

KCC launches fortnight tax collection drive

KCC launches fortnight tax collection drive

-- 2019-04-16 18:05:17

Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque urged citizens as well as both public and private organisations to pay taxes regularly to help the government carry out development activ...

Shab-e-Barat on April 21, national committee reiterates

Shab-e-Barat on April 21, national committee reiterates

-- 2019-04-16 17:53:44

The National Moon Sighting Committee has reiterated that Shab-e-Barat will be observed in the country on April 21. State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah announced the decision on Tu...

Myanmar border guards 'abduct four BD fishermen'

Myanmar border guards 'abduct four BD fishermen'

-- 2019-04-16 17:30:19

Four Bangladeshi fishermen were reportedly abducted by Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) at gunpoint from the Naf River on Tuesday. The fishermen are - Azim Ullah Majhi, Mohammad Abdullah, Abul Kal...

Make people aware of balanced diet: PM

Make people aware of balanced diet: PM

-- 2019-04-16 16:46:19

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for a greater campaign to make people aware about taking balanced diet for preventing diseases. "It's essential to conduct a larger campaign...

'Female magistrates to record testimonies of rape victims'

'Female magistrates to record testimonies of rape victims'

-- 2019-04-16 16:21:15

Female magistrates will record testimonies of female victims of rape and sexual harassment from now on, the Supreme Court says in a circular. "This is for the sake of fair investigation and trial," t...

Cylinder blast kills two in Ctg

Cylinder blast kills two in Ctg

-- 2019-04-16 14:33:53

Two workers were burned to death while another injured in a gas cylinder blast at an oxygen factory in Nasirabad area of Chattogram district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Pabitra Kumar...

HC asks BRTA to dispose of Suprobhat’s route permit plea

HC asks BRTA to dispose of Suprobhat’s route permit plea

-- 2019-04-16 13:56:02

The High Court has directed Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Chairman to dispose within 30 days a letter that sought permission for 163 Suprobhat Paribahan buses to ply on the roads. The be...

Bangladeshis to become fourth largest ethnic group in Malaysia: Mahathir

Bangladeshis to become fourth largest ethnic group in Malaysia: Mahathir

FE Online Desk 2019-04-16 13:16:59

With two million Bangladeshis taking up jobs in the country, they will soon be the fourth largest ethnic group after the Malays, Chinese and Indians in Malaysia, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He came...

PBI arrests another youth over Nusrat murder

PBI arrests another youth over Nusrat murder

-- 2019-04-16 13:13:47

A team of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested another young man from Tulatoli area of Feni’s Sonagazi upazila on Monday night in connection with the murder of madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan...