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Bagerhat attracts huge holidaymakers

Bagerhat attracts huge holidaymakers

-- 2018-08-24 12:53:13

Bagerhat, one of the popular tourist destinations of the country, attracted a huge number of visitors with its historical sites and magnificent beauty in this Eid vacation as in previous years. While...

Fire breaks out at Lalbagh warehouse

Fire breaks out at Lalbagh warehouse

-- 2018-08-24 11:51:27

As many as 13 Fire Service and Civil Defence units have tamed a fire at a warehouse of plastic goods at Alirghat in Dhaka’s Lalbagh after battling it for around two hours. The units started for...

Two youths drown in Sherpur

Two youths drown in Sherpur

-- 2018-08-24 11:41:01

Two 12-year-old boys have drowned in the Bhogai River in Sherpur’s Nokla.  They were among 15 students of a coaching centre who went for swimming in the river in Rubber Dam area of Taraka...

Police detain 16 in Dinajpur

Police detain 16 in Dinajpur

-- 2018-08-24 11:34:46

Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 16 suspects including eight drug traders from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8 am Friday morning. Law enforcers also seized 3...

Man dies in 'shootout' with RAB

Man dies in 'shootout' with RAB

-- 2018-08-24 10:53:59

A man has been killed in an alleged shootout with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Cox’s Bazar amid the nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking in Bangladesh. The incident occurred near the Pal...

S Asian MPs push for Myanmar to face int'l criminal court

S Asian MPs push for Myanmar to face int'l criminal court

-- 2018-08-24 09:54:00

More than 130 lawmakers from across Southeast Asia have demanded the international community bring officials in Myanmar to justice for the atrocious crimes it committed against its Rohingya population...

Amusement centres see big crowds on Eid holidays

Amusement centres see big crowds on Eid holidays

-- 2018-08-23 20:18:24

The amusement centres in the big cities such as Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna, became one of the main attractions for the families with kids during the vacation marking the holy Eid-ul-Azha,...

UNHCR envoy Blanchett to brief UNSC on Rohingya issues Aug 28

UNHCR envoy Blanchett to brief UNSC on Rohingya issues Aug 28

-- 2018-08-23 20:06:58

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and actor Cate Blanchett will brief United Nations Security Council on Tuesday (August 28), reports UNB. Her goal is to draw attention to the plight and resilience of Rohing...

One year on - UNFPA's response to Rohingya crisis

One year on - UNFPA's response to Rohingya crisis

-- 2018-08-23 20:04:34

Saturday the 25th of August marks a year since the Rohingya people of Rakhine State in Myanmar began fleeing across the border into Bangladesh, creating the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisi...

Housewife ‘burnt to death’ in Tangail

Housewife ‘burnt to death’ in Tangail

-- 2018-08-23 19:32:23

A housewife, who suffered burn injuries allegedly inflicted by her in-laws at Nardahi Charpara village in Kalihati Upazila early Wednesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMC...

DSCC, DNCC remove most wastes of sacrificial animals

DSCC, DNCC remove most wastes of sacrificial animals

-- 2018-08-23 19:00:17

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Panel Mayor Jamal Mostafa Thursday said 100 per cent wastes of sacrificial animals on the holy Eid-ul-Azha were removed within 24 hours in the city corporation ar...

Miscreants kill expat in Sylhet

Miscreants kill expat in Sylhet

-- 2018-08-23 18:41:34

An expatriate who was stabbed on Sunday by some unidentified miscreants at Mirabazar area in Sylhet died at a hospital in the capital on early Thursday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Ma...

Only balanced politics can build autocracy-free Bangladesh: B Chy

Only balanced politics can build autocracy-free Bangladesh: B Chy

-- 2018-08-23 18:36:35

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Thursday said only ‘balanced politics’ can build an autocracy-free Bangladesh, reports UNB. BDB president came up with...

People to resist lopsided election, says BNP 

People to resist lopsided election, says BNP 

-- 2018-08-23 16:35:34

Accusing the government of preparing to hold another lopsided election, BNP on Thursday warn of putting up a strong resistance against the move, reports UNB. “We would like to clearly say peopl...

BNP trying to save Aug 21 killers: Inu

BNP trying to save Aug 21 killers: Inu

-- 2018-08-23 16:12:52

Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Wednesday claimed that BNP and its allies started talking about the verdict in the August 21 grenade attack in a bid to save the real killers, reports UNB. T...

Tourist spots abuzz with post-Eid holidaymakers

Tourist spots abuzz with post-Eid holidaymakers

-- 2018-08-23 16:08:14

In the busy and concrete city life, people get little time to travel to panoramic places. Eid vacations come with the opportunity of taking a break from the mundane daily life and visit the wonderful...

Cops recover body of trader from Faridpur hotel

Cops recover body of trader from Faridpur hotel

-- 2018-08-23 15:25:50

Police recovered the body of a fruit trader from a hotel in Faridpur district town on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Nur Kha, 50, of Hargati village in Naldanga upazila of Natore d...

Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Faridpur

Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Faridpur

-- 2018-08-23 15:22:02

A housewife allegedly committed suicide by taking poison over a family feud at Bangapocha village in sadar upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Rupa Khatun, 20, wife...

Contraceptive prevalence rate almost static in Bangladesh

Contraceptive prevalence rate almost static in Bangladesh

FE Online Report 2018-08-23 13:49:44

Contraceptive prevalence rate in the country is almost static for the last five years, according to a latest estimation. The ‘Report on Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2017’ showed tha...

Over 0.21m new motorbikes registered in seven months

Over 0.21m new motorbikes registered in seven months

FE Online Report 2018-08-23 12:13:48

More than 0.21 million new motorcycles got their registration from Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in the first seven months of the current calendar year. Of these, some 57,631 new motorcy...

Internal migration rate declines in 2017

Internal migration rate declines in 2017

FE Online Report 2018-08-23 11:56:10

The rate of internal migration in Bangladesh declined to 73.8 per thousand of population in the past year from 76.7 per thousand in 2016. The ‘Report on Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2017&...

Assailants beat indigenous man dead in Rangamati

Assailants beat indigenous man dead in Rangamati

-- 2018-08-23 11:53:43

An indigenous man was beaten to death by miscreants at North Bangatali of Baghaichhari in Rangamati on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Mission Chakma, an activist of Parbatiya Chattogra...

Cumilla road accident claims two lives

Cumilla road accident claims two lives

-- 2018-08-23 11:47:53

Two women were killed in a road accident at Nazirabazar in Burichang upazila on Dhaka-Chattogram highway of Cumilla on Wednesday night. The victims were identified as Farhana Begum, wife of Ashraful...

Family mourns, unable to celebrate Eid

Family mourns, unable to celebrate Eid

-- 2018-08-23 11:30:48

North South University student Saidur Rahman Payel had promised to buy a large cow for Eid-ul-Azha to celebrate the homecoming of his expatriate father and brother for the festivities. But on Eid day...

Dispute over slaughtering place kills man in Barishal

Dispute over slaughtering place kills man in Barishal

-- 2018-08-23 10:51:12

A man was killed and five others injured in a clash between two groups centring the selection of sloughing place at Ratanpur village in Barishal’s Mehendiganj upazila on Wednesday morning. The...

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with festivity, religious fervor

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with festivity, religious fervor

-- 2018-08-22 20:43:26

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated across the country Wednesday with due solemnity, religious fervor and zeal. On the occasion, the Muslims acr...

Govt steps made Eid journey hazardless: PM

Govt steps made Eid journey hazardless: PM

-- 2018-08-22 20:03:32

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said her government has taken all necessary measures so that people can travel to their village home to celebrate holy Eid-ul-Azha with their kith and kin.The pr...

Khaleda meets relatives, takes homemade food on Eid day

Khaleda meets relatives, takes homemade food on Eid day

-- 2018-08-22 18:46:56

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia passed around an hour with her relatives and took food they cooked for her on the Eid day on Wednesday, reports UNB. Though her party leaders were barred from meeting her,...

Three die in Kushtia road crash

Three die in Kushtia road crash

-- 2018-08-22 18:07:07

At least three people including a child were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a three-wheeler on Kushta-Jhenaidah highway in Bottala area on Wednesday noon, reports UNB. Two of the d...

Stalkers kill college student in Savar

Stalkers kill college student in Savar

-- 2018-08-22 17:52:56

A college student was hacked to death by some stalkers at Namagonda in the municipality area on Tuesday night for protesting an incident of eve-teasing, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Maru...