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Fire hits AB Bank branch in Chattogram

Fire hits AB Bank branch in Chattogram

-- 2019-01-14 14:11:45

A fire broke out at a branch of Arab Bangladesh Bank (AB Bank) in GEC area of the port city on Monday morning. The fire originated from electric short circuit at a store room of the bank around 11:00...

RMG workers reject revised wage structure

RMG workers reject revised wage structure

-- 2019-01-14 13:10:41

Five garment workers were injured in a clash with police as they staged demonstrations in Dhaka’s Savar on Monday rejecting the revised wage structure. Several thousand workers started the demo...

Payra port signs deal with Belgian company on capital dredging today

Payra port signs deal with Belgian company on capital dredging today

Talha Bin Habib 2019-01-14 10:41:23

A Belgian company will provide Tk 86.43 billion for capital dredging of the Payra Port's main channel to ensure smooth operational activities of the port, officials said. An agreement to this effect...

Rice prices still remain high

Rice prices still remain high

Yasir Wardad 2019-01-14 10:36:31

Rice prices still remain high despite repeated government efforts to stabilise the market. But price hike has put extra pressure on the people on limited incomes, raising their cost of living. Mil...

Day labourer dies, five others fall sick after taking ‘liquor’ in city

Day labourer dies, five others fall sick after taking ‘liquor’ in city

-- 2019-01-13 21:06:03

A day-labourer died and five others, including two female ones, have fallen ill reportedly after taking excessive liquor in the city's Meradia area. The deceased was identified as Azizur Rahman alias...

Seven shops gutted in Satkhira gas cylinder blast

Seven shops gutted in Satkhira gas cylinder blast

-- 2019-01-13 20:51:21

At least seven shops were gutted in a fire that broke out near Bhomra Land Port area in Satkhira on Sunday. Locals said the fire that originated following an explosion of a gas cylinder at the shop o...

Adulteration of food will invite jail term: Mayor Khokon

Adulteration of food will invite jail term: Mayor Khokon

-- 2019-01-13 20:38:07

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sayeed Khokon on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to award jail term alongside fine to those to be found guilty of food adulteration. "If anyone is f...

Baukul cultivation popular  in Rangpur division

Baukul cultivation popular in Rangpur division

Our Correspondent 2019-01-13 20:37:22

RANGPUR, Jan 13: The cultivation of Baukul, a kind of plum, is getting popular in many areas of Rangpur division and hundreds of growers are making good profit from the sale of the fruit in recent yea...

Cauliflower production, market  price satisfactory in Joypurhat

Cauliflower production, market price satisfactory in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-13 20:36:36

JOYPURHAT, Jan 13: With ample production accompanied by favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-input, cauliflower farmers are getting satisfactory market price in this peak t...

Verdict against six Hizb ut-Tahrir men Jan 30

Verdict against six Hizb ut-Tahrir men Jan 30

-- 2019-01-13 20:25:26

A tribunal in Dhaka on Sunday deferred until January 30 the pronouncement of the verdict in an anti-terrorism case filed against six members of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir, including its chi...

Belarus, Serbia keen to strengthen ties with BD

Belarus, Serbia keen to strengthen ties with BD

-- 2019-01-13 19:04:03

Belarus and Serbia have expressed their interest to strengthen relations with Bangladesh in the coming days. Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...

Govt increases wages for RMG workers

Govt increases wages for RMG workers

-- 2019-01-13 18:50:04

The government has increased the wages for readymade garment workers in six grades amid protests for new wage board. From now on, a worker in the top grade will get Tk 18,257 a month. The wage for a...

Process begins to bring back Tarique: Law minister

Process begins to bring back Tarique: Law minister

FE Online Report 2019-01-13 18:31:04

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the government has initiated the process of bringing acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman back to the country. Tarique is now staying in London. The law minister...

Shafi’s remarks on girls’ education ‘regrettable’: BNP

Shafi’s remarks on girls’ education ‘regrettable’: BNP

-- 2019-01-13 18:24:19

BNP on Sunday expressed surprise over the 'unexpected' and 'regrettable' remarks by Hefajat-e-Islam chief Allama Shafi asking parents not to send their girls to schools and colleges. "I've got stunne...

UN ready to work with new govt of Bangladesh

UN ready to work with new govt of Bangladesh

-- 2019-01-13 17:43:31

The United Nations has said it is ready to work with the new government of Bangladesh and other national stakeholders to further efforts towards a peaceful and inclusive society. The UN also wants to...

PM for Armed Forces’ participation in overall development

PM for Armed Forces’ participation in overall development

-- 2019-01-13 17:08:10

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for the participation of the Armed Forces in overall development of the country. "For the overall development of the country, we want the part...

Mainul gets HC bail in 15 defamation cases

Mainul gets HC bail in 15 defamation cases

-- 2019-01-13 16:53:27

The High Court on Sunday granted six months bail to Barrister Mainul Hosein in 15 defamation cases. The HC bench of Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order after hearing sepa...

Fight to stamp out corruption will continue: PM

Fight to stamp out corruption will continue: PM

-- 2019-01-13 16:43:40

Reiterating her government’s firm stance against corruption, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will continue its fight against corruption to keep up the country’s...

Schoolboy dies in Jhenaidah road crash

Schoolboy dies in Jhenaidah road crash

-- 2019-01-13 16:40:35

A schoolboy was killed as a truck crushed him in bypass area of Jhenaidah district town on Sunday. The 11-year-old victim was identified as Imran Hossain from Shikarpur village in Sadar upazila. Off...

Hasan Mahmud thanks Dr Kamal for realising mistake

Hasan Mahmud thanks Dr Kamal for realising mistake

-- 2019-01-13 16:24:17

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday thanked Dr Kamal Hossain for realising the mistake that Jatiya Oikyafront had made by incorporating Jamaat-e-Islami in the recent 11th parliamentary elec...

Border violence takes 15 lives in 2018: ASK

Border violence takes 15 lives in 2018: ASK

FE Online Report 2019-01-13 15:33:51

A total of 15 Bangladeshis were killed and 15 others injured in incidents of violence along Bangladesh’s border with India in 2018, according to a local independent rights body. However, the nu...

Cops arrest 40 drug suspects in city

Cops arrest 40 drug suspects in city

FE Online Report 2019-01-13 14:19:06

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a regular anti-narcotics drive arrested 40 suspects from the city over selling and consuming illegal drugs. Different police stations under DMP conducted the dr...

DMP files 3,841 cases over traffic violations

DMP files 3,841 cases over traffic violations

FE Online Report 2019-01-13 14:05:25

Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a day-long drive filed a total of 3,841 cases against different modes of vehicles for violating traffic rules on Saturday. The department a...

PM to invite all parties to talks again: Quader

PM to invite all parties to talks again: Quader

-- 2019-01-13 13:59:02

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold talks with the parties and alliances she spoke to before the election at the Ganabhaban. The prime minis...

20 hurt as RMG workers, police clash in Ashulia

20 hurt as RMG workers, police clash in Ashulia

-- 2019-01-13 13:19:13

At least 20 workers of several readymade garment factories were injured in a clash with police in Narsinghapur area of Ashulia during the workers' demo for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday. Seve...

Fire engulfs 50 houses in Rangamati

Fire engulfs 50 houses in Rangamati

-- 2019-01-13 13:06:03

At least 50 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Reserve Bazar Mosque Colony in the Rangamati district town on Sunday morning. The fire broke out in the area around 8:30 am from a gas stove...

Mango flowering starts early in Rajshahi

Mango flowering starts early in Rajshahi

-- 2019-01-13 12:51:00

Although there are couple of weeks more to an ending winter, some of the mango trees have started sprouting early in Rajshahi region. Mango trees are sprouting early at various places like Vatapara,...

PM pays tributes to martyrs of Armed Forces

PM pays tributes to martyrs of Armed Forces

-- 2019-01-13 12:41:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid rich tributes to the martyred members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces on the occasion of the assumption of her office as the premier for the fourth time. The Prim...

Worker dies after falling off building in Satkhira

Worker dies after falling off building in Satkhira

-- 2019-01-13 12:18:42

A worker died after falling down from an under construction building in Satkhira district court premises on Sunday morning. The dead man was identified as Jewel Hossain of Bagharpara village in Jasho...

‘New arrivals’ cloud Rohingya repatriation prospect 

‘New arrivals’ cloud Rohingya repatriation prospect 

-- 2019-01-13 11:44:48

Despite Bangladesh’s “serious efforts” to resume the halted repatriation process, the recent deteriorating condition in Rakhine State of Myanmar has brought “much worries&rdquo...