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Country receives 200mt dates from Saudi Arabia

Country receives 200mt dates from Saudi Arabia

-- 2018-08-12 16:44:27

The government of Saudi Arabia has provided 200 metric tonnes of dates to Bangladesh. Generally, the Saudi government offers dates to all Muslim countries every year before Ramadan but they could not...

‘Digital Bangladesh not established for circulating rumours’

‘Digital Bangladesh not established for circulating rumours’

-- 2018-08-12 16:40:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged everyone to refrain from spreading rumours on social media, saying that she had not built a digital Bangladesh for the spreading of lies, reports bdnews24.com....

Two to die for killing woman in C’nawabganj

Two to die for killing woman in C’nawabganj

-- 2018-08-12 16:35:25

A court in Chapainawabganj on Sunday convicted two people and sentenced them to death for killing a woman after rape in Mohanbagh area of Sibganj upazila in 2014. The condemned convicts are Abdul Man...

Student’s death in road crash sparks protests in Rangpur

Student’s death in road crash sparks protests in Rangpur

-- 2018-08-12 15:53:36

Local people blocked Dinajpur-Rangpur highway for two and half hours and vandalised eight vehicles following the death of school student in a road crash at Darshana in the city on Sunday. Quoting wit...

Verdict on five ‘war criminals’ in Patuakhali Monday

Verdict on five ‘war criminals’ in Patuakhali Monday

-- 2018-08-12 15:11:23

The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver the verdict on five alleged Patuakhali war criminals, including Ishaq Sikder, on Monday. They were accused of killing 17 people, committing 15 rapes, va...

Man to walk gallows for killing wife in Gazipur

Man to walk gallows for killing wife in Gazipur

-- 2018-08-12 14:40:06

A Gazipur court on Sunday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in Tongi area in 2015. After examining all the records and witnesses, District and Session Court Judge A K M...

Australia commits to working with Bangladesh on Rohingya issue

Australia commits to working with Bangladesh on Rohingya issue

-- 2018-08-12 13:46:20

The Australian government has said it is committed to working with Bangladesh to support Rohingyas in need at camps in Cox's Bazar. The Australian government has provided AUD 70 million for protectio...

Ctg slum fire kills mentally disabled man

Ctg slum fire kills mentally disabled man

-- 2018-08-12 13:27:25

A mentally disabled man was burnt to death inside his house in a slum fire at Chandgaon of the port city on Sunday. The victim Ahatul Islam, 32, was tied up inside his house in Shomsherpara area when...

Killers of Ramiz Uddin College  students to be punished: PM

Killers of Ramiz Uddin College students to be punished: PM

-- 2018-08-12 13:04:04

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday promised to bring justice to those responsible for the accident that took the lives of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College. "This...

BGB detains man with firearms in Benapole

BGB detains man with firearms in Benapole

-- 2018-08-12 12:53:05

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with two pistols and 100 round bullets from Kagojpur area in Benapole on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Riyat Hossain, 37...

PM lays foundation stone of  Ramiz Uddin College underpass

PM lays foundation stone of Ramiz Uddin College underpass

-- 2018-08-12 11:57:21

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of an underpass at a road adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College in Dhaka city.  The underpass will be bui...

Rajshahi mulls over commercial sheep farming

Rajshahi mulls over commercial sheep farming

-- 2018-08-12 11:55:37

Academics and experts in Rajshahi have urged the rural people to boost commercial sheep farming to meet the nutritional demand besides providing valuable wool for expediting the huge opportunity of de...

College student dies in Jashore road accident

College student dies in Jashore road accident

-- 2018-08-12 11:47:06

A college student was killed while another injured as a pick-up van hit a motorcycle on Jashore-Chuknagar road in Monirampur upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Obhi, 21, son of...

Magura school boy dies of snakebite

Magura school boy dies of snakebite

-- 2018-08-12 11:43:02

A schoolboy died from snake bite at Bhatoail in Magura’s Shalikha upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Topai Biswas, 10, son of Parimal Biswas and a class V student of Bhat...

Six more border haats by 2019

Six more border haats by 2019

Talha Bin Habib 2018-08-12 11:36:39

Bangladesh and India will jointly identify locations for setting up six more border haats by next March, an official said. Four border haats are currently in operation in Kurigram, Brahmanbaria, Suna...

Top court upholds Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla arson case

Top court upholds Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla arson case

FE Online Desk 2018-08-12 11:25:30

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that granted six months of bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act in Cu...

BGB seizes 0.34 million Yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar

BGB seizes 0.34 million Yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2018-08-12 11:24:49

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 0.34 million (3.40 lakh) pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar early Saturday. A BGB team conducted a drive in Nazirpara...

56 businesses get CIP status for 2016

56 businesses get CIP status for 2016

FE Report 2018-08-12 11:21:42

The government has selected 56 businesses as commercially important persons (CIPs) for the year 2016, officials said. The industries ministry announced the names in a gazette notification issued last...

Sylhet JCD leader dies in factional clash

Sylhet JCD leader dies in factional clash

-- 2018-08-12 11:00:24

A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal was killed and two activists injured in a factional clash in Kumarpara area of Sylhet city on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Foyjur Rahman Ra...

Lobby terms draft road safety law incomplete

Lobby terms draft road safety law incomplete

FE Report 2018-08-12 10:18:53

An international road safety charity rejected on Saturday the proposed Road Transport Act (RTA) 2018 terming it incomplete. The draft did not address issues except those concerning drivers, though th...

Islamist party says Ershad is a true defender of Islam

Islamist party says Ershad is a true defender of Islam

-- 2018-08-11 21:37:18

Bangladesh Khilafat Majlish, an Islamist political party, has forged an election alliance with the Jatiya Party led by former military dictator HM Ershad. Both parties held a joint press conference a...

Govt takes responsibility of injured journalists’ treatment: Inu

Govt takes responsibility of injured journalists’ treatment: Inu

-- 2018-08-11 20:58:35

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said the government has taken the responsibility of treatment of the journalists who were attacked during the recent student movement seeking safer roads. The...

Thrust on more practical research on sericulture

Thrust on more practical research on sericulture

-- 2018-08-11 20:54:36

RAJSHAHI, Aug 11 (BSS): Lawmakers and high administrative officials at a function unequivocally called for more pro-active sericulture related scientific and industrial research for benefiting the pub...

Rawhide prices suddenly  drop in Rajshahi

Rawhide prices suddenly drop in Rajshahi

-- 2018-08-11 20:53:23

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Aug 11: The price of rawhide suddenly falls in Rajshahi just week ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. Moreover, hide traders of the district are perplexed at the price of rawhide fixe...

Ariful becomes Sylhet city mayor

Ariful becomes Sylhet city mayor

-- 2018-08-11 20:12:34

BNP nominated candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury has won the mayoral polls of Sylhet City Corporation. According to official results, Ariful got the victory defeating Awami League candidate Badar Uddin...

BD team to participate in int’l robotic challenge in Mexico

BD team to participate in int’l robotic challenge in Mexico

FE Online Desk 2018-08-11 19:31:09

A team of five STEM enthusiast students from Bangladesh is heading to Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City to participate in the First Global Competition 2018 to be held between 15-18 August....

‘PM to open’ work on Padma Bridge rail link Sept 5

‘PM to open’ work on Padma Bridge rail link Sept 5

-- 2018-08-11 19:30:09

Railways Minister M Mazibul Hoque on Saturday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the work on the Padma Bridge rail link on September 5. "The Prime Minister will unveil the plaque of th...

'Time is not good, be careful about making speeches'

'Time is not good, be careful about making speeches'

Quader requests AL leaders 2018-08-11 18:29:48

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has requested the leaders of his party to be more attentive about fulfilling duties instead of making speeches. “Time is not good. My courteou...

Joy’s remarks on Shahidul inhumane: Rizvi

Joy’s remarks on Shahidul inhumane: Rizvi

-- 2018-08-11 18:18:59

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says ICT Advisor to the Prime Minister Sajeeb Wazed’s remarks regarding the detention of photographer Shahidul Alam are inhumane. The BNP le...

RAB arrests ‘JMB’ man in Jhenaidah

RAB arrests ‘JMB’ man in Jhenaidah

-- 2018-08-11 17:31:25

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested an alleged Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activist from Shyamkur village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district on Friday night. The arrestee...