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Six workers fall sick inhaling ammonia at Khulna factory

Six workers fall sick inhaling ammonia at Khulna factory

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

Six workers fell sick inhaling ammonia gas at a seafood factory in Rupsa upazila of Khulna district on Sunday evening, reports UNB. Deputy Director of Khulna Fire Service and Civil Defence Abul Hossa...

Nusrat murder: Two accused confess to their part

Nusrat murder: Two accused confess to their part

-- 2019-04-14 20:40:24

Two accused -- Nur Uddin and Shahadat Hossain Shamim – in the murder case of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi reportedly confessed to their part in the incident before a Feni court on Sunday....

PM greets freedom fighters with gifts on Pahela Baishakh

PM greets freedom fighters with gifts on Pahela Baishakh

-- 2019-04-14 20:13:40

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday greeted freedom fighters on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali new year 1426. Like other occasions, the premier sent flowers, fruits and...

Teenage boy hacked to death in Cumilla

Teenage boy hacked to death in Cumilla

-- 2019-04-14 20:10:19

A teenage boy was hacked to death in Burichang upazila in Cumilla on Saturday evening reportedly over a land dispute. The deceased is Mohammad Russel, 19, son of late Ibrahim of Farizpur Rampal villa...

Mirpur garment fire under control, no casualties reported

Mirpur garment fire under control, no casualties reported

-- 2019-04-14 20:08:30

The fire that broke out at garment factory warehouse in the city's Mirpur-14 area on Sunday afternoon was brought under control after two hours, reports UNB. Duty officer at the Fire Service and Civi...

Khaleda’s health condition improved little: Fakhrul

Khaleda’s health condition improved little: Fakhrul

-- 2019-04-14 20:07:01

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that their Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition has not improved that much at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical Universit...

Hasina among five most austere world leaders: Nigerian daily

Hasina among five most austere world leaders: Nigerian daily

-- 2019-04-14 20:01:48

Nigeria’s prestigious newspaper The Daily Leadership has termed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina one of the most austere leaders of the world, said Bangladesh High Commission in Nigeria. “Nig...

MMCH accords reception to its ex-student Bhutanese PM

MMCH accords reception to its ex-student Bhutanese PM

-- 2019-04-14 19:28:28

Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, who was a student of Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH), said on Sunday one has to be a good human being for becoming a good doctor, reports UNB...

Steps taken to build industries in all villages: Minister

Steps taken to build industries in all villages: Minister

-- 2019-04-14 18:59:44

Industries Minister Advocate Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said the present government will build industries in all villages of the country, reports BSS. The minister said government of Sheikh Hasina ha...

Mirpur building catches fire

Mirpur building catches fire

-- 2019-04-14 18:33:32

A fire broke out at an eight-storey building at Mirpur-14 area in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon. An officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence central control room said the fire originated at the bag...

French natural fibre processor working on jute products

French natural fibre processor working on jute products

Meer Saiful Islam back from Normandy, France 2019-04-14 18:09:06

A French company engaged in processing natural fibre is trying to develop jute-based products due to environment-friendly nature of the golden fibre of Bangladesh. NatUp Fibres, a leading company bas...

IIMC Bangladesh chapter launched

IIMC Bangladesh chapter launched

FE Report 2019-04-14 18:03:19

Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Alumni Association Bangladesh on Saturday organised its first ever get-together in the capital with a view to strengthen cross-cultural relations between...

Outrage at Nusrat's murder keeps getting louder

Outrage at Nusrat's murder keeps getting louder

FE Report 2019-04-14 17:58:40

Protests against the brutal murder of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi continued in the city on Saturday as different organisations took to the streets to vent their anger at the heinous crime. A...

Khulna road crash kills elderly woman

Khulna road crash kills elderly woman

-- 2019-04-14 17:52:44

A woman was killed being hit by a motorcycle in Binapani area of Koyra upazila in Khulna on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Chini Rani Barman, 62, wife of Nagendra Nath Barman. Local...

‘Drug addict’ son kills father in Ctg

‘Drug addict’ son kills father in Ctg

-- 2019-04-14 17:43:09

A man was stabbed to death reportedly by his drug addict son at Kazir Deuri area in Chattogram city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ranjan Barua, 52, son of Samiran Prasad Barua. Kamruzzam...

Two students die in Tangail road crash

Two students die in Tangail road crash

-- 2019-04-14 17:38:17

Two students were killed as a truck crashed into their motorcycle on Tangail-Bhuapur Road at Adabari in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Abdus Sattar...

DWASA supply falls short of 105m litres!

DWASA supply falls short of 105m litres!

Kamrun Nahar 2019-04-14 16:47:43

The capital's water supplier is supplying only 45 million litres of groundwater daily from the much-talked-about Tetuljhora-Bhakurta (phase 1) well field to Mirpur area instead of 150 million litres....

JU cancels Baishakhi programmes over student’s death

JU cancels Baishakhi programmes over student’s death

-- 2019-04-14 15:52:15

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have cancelled all Pahela Baishakh programmes following the death of a student, reports UNB. Nibrito, 20, a third year student of English department w...

Miscreants slaughter housewife in Ctg

Miscreants slaughter housewife in Ctg

-- 2019-04-14 15:48:15

A housewife was slaughtered and her father-in-law was stabbed by some miscreants at Harualchhori village in Fatikhchhari upazila of Chattogram district early Sunday, says a UNB report. The deceased w...

20 shops gutted in Kurigram fire

20 shops gutted in Kurigram fire

-- 2019-04-14 14:22:31

At least 20 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at a market in central bus terminal area of Kurigram town early Sunday. Monzil Haque, deputy assistant director of Kurigram Fire Service, said the fi...

New year to make life more beautiful, PM hopes

New year to make life more beautiful, PM hopes

-- 2019-04-14 14:13:41

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her hope that the new sun of the Bengali new year would enlighten everyone's life and make it more beautiful. Sheikh Hasina made the expectation while excha...

Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh

Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh

-- 2019-04-14 12:34:14

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, is being celebrated across the country on Sunday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm. The festivities began at dawn with the artistes from C...

Google celebrates Pahela Baishakh with new doodle

Google celebrates Pahela Baishakh with new doodle

-- 2019-04-14 12:16:41

Search engine giant Google is celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla new year, by replacing its regular home page graphic with a special doodle for the Bangladeshi surfers. Google's...

Bhutanese PM joins Pahela Baishakh celebration

Bhutanese PM joins Pahela Baishakh celebration

He says Bangladesh is his ‘second home’ 2019-04-14 12:12:25

Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, who studied medical science in Bangladesh, has said that his coming to Dhaka was like the visit to his “second home”. He enjoyed the Pahela Baisha...

Police arrest six rape suspects in Tangail

Police arrest six rape suspects in Tangail

-- 2019-04-14 10:35:09

Police have arrested six people on charges of raping a woman in Tangail town, reports bdnews24.com. The law enforcers arrested the suspects from different areas of the town after the alleged incident...

Calls for end to injustice at Chhayanaut’s Baishakh event

Calls for end to injustice at Chhayanaut’s Baishakh event

-- 2019-04-14 10:24:03

Organisers of Chhayanaut’s Pahela Baishakh celebrations and visitors have observed moments of silence calling for an end to injustice as Bangladesh is celebrating the Bengali New Year. Chhayana...

Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh amid tight security

Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh amid tight security

FE Online Report 2019-04-14 09:20:53

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla new year, is being celebrated across the country amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm, reports UNB. The festivities began at dawn with the artistes fro...

Truck-motorcycle collision leaves ASI dead on Rangpur-Bogura highway

Truck-motorcycle collision leaves ASI dead on Rangpur-Bogura highway

-- 2019-04-14 09:03:45

An assistant sub- inspector (ASI) of police was killed as a speeding truck hit his motorcycle on the Rangpur-Bogura highway at Baldipakur in Mithapakur upazila of Rangpur on Saturday noon. The deceas...

President, PM greet countrymen on Pahela Baishakh

President, PM greet countrymen on Pahela Baishakh

-- 2019-04-13 20:49:17

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued separate messages greeting the countrymen on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year 1426. The first da...

IU students seek justice for Nusrat

IU students seek justice for Nusrat

-- 2019-04-13 20:46:43

Students of Islamic University (IU) on Saturday staged demonstration, demanding exemplary punishment to the perpetrators who are behind the death of Feni madrasah girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi. BangladeshCh...