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‘Strict measures against institutions taking extra fees’

‘Strict measures against institutions taking extra fees’

-- 2019-01-11 18:43:21

Newly-appointed Education Minister Dipu Moni said strict measures would be taken against educational institutions if they charge students extra fees. She gave the warning while exchanging post-electi...

‘Robber’ killed in Kishoreganj ‘gunfight’

‘Robber’ killed in Kishoreganj ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-01-11 18:12:18

A suspected robber was killed in an alleged gunfight with police at Ujanchar Beelpar area in Bajitpur Upazila of Kishoreganj district on early Friday. Police named the deceased as Arshaf Uddin, 30, s...

Dr Kamal wants BNP to cut ties with Jamaat

Dr Kamal wants BNP to cut ties with Jamaat

-- 2019-01-11 18:07:05

Dr Kamal Hossain's Gano Forum is now planning to pressurise BNP to cut ties with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to keep the Jatiya Oikyafront intact and launch a movement together, according to a UNB repo...

UN human rights expert to visit Rohigya camps

UN human rights expert to visit Rohigya camps

FE Online Report 2019-01-11 17:46:49

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will arrive in Bangladesh on January 19 on a six-day visit to meet the Rohingya refuges in Cox’s Bazar. The Spec...

Police nab 16 Rohingyas in Cumilla

Police nab 16 Rohingyas in Cumilla

-- 2019-01-11 17:24:23

Police arrested 16 Rohingyas from Bagra in Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla on Thursday. The arrestees are Hamida Begum, 60, Sabbir Ahmed, 30, Sabbir's wife Hasina Begum, 30, Sabbir's four children-Jab...

Suspected robber dies in Kishoreganj ‘gunfight’

Suspected robber dies in Kishoreganj ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-01-11 16:43:16

A suspected robber was killed in an alleged gunfight with police at Ujanchar Beelpar area in Bajitpur upazila of Kishoreganj during the early hours of Friday. Police named the dead as Arshaf Uddin, 3...

Neighbours find missing man dead inside septic tank in Feni

Neighbours find missing man dead inside septic tank in Feni

-- 2019-01-11 14:43:33

A man missing for six days has been found dead inside a septic tank near his house at Chhagalnaiya in Feni. Abul Kalam, 54, worked as a cook in the army. Police recovered his body after being called...

Police detain 59 suspects in anti-narcotics raids

Police detain 59 suspects in anti-narcotics raids

FE Online Report 2019-01-11 13:06:23

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a special anti-narcotics drive arrested 59 suspects from different areas of Dhaka city for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP, comprising De...

74 prisoners die in custody in 2018: ASK

74 prisoners die in custody in 2018: ASK

FE Online Report 2019-01-11 12:55:21

A total of 74 prisoners died while in custody in the country, according to an independent rights body. Of them, 45 were undertrials and 29 convicts, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) said in a report p...

Man dies in Chandpur road mishap

Man dies in Chandpur road mishap

-- 2019-01-11 12:37:32

A man was killed and five others were injured when a pick-up van rammed a human hauler at Mothkhola in Sadar upazila of Chandpur on Friday. The dead man was identified as Osman Goni, 18, son of Manik...

Police recover two bodies in Buriganga

Police recover two bodies in Buriganga

-- 2019-01-11 11:43:03

Police recovered the bodies of two unidentified men from the Buringanga River in South Keraniganj area on Thursday. Sub-inspector Mohmmad Firoz, said local people spotted the body of a man, aged abou...

50 factories shut, 40 hurt in clashes over RMG wage row

50 factories shut, 40 hurt in clashes over RMG wage row

FE Report 2019-01-11 10:26:47

Around 40 people were injured in clashes between workers of readymade garment (RMG) factories and members of law enforcement agencies on the fifth day of agitation on Thursday in different industrial...

Ex-Tarique aide Apu in remand

Ex-Tarique aide Apu in remand

-- 2019-01-10 21:34:28

A Dhaka court has given police five days to quiz Miah Nuruddin Ahmad Apu, a former aide to BNP acting chief Tarique Rahman, in their custody over the seizure of money before general elections. Metrop...

Fish farming brings solvency among  extreme poor farmers in Bogura

Fish farming brings solvency among extreme poor farmers in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-01-10 21:03:38

BOGURA, Jan 10: With the assistance of authority concerned, fish farming has brought solvency among extreme poor farmers in Bogura district. The farmers have taken three-month-long training from loca...

Community seedbeds gaining  popularity in Naogaon

Community seedbeds gaining popularity in Naogaon

Our Correspondent 2019-01-10 21:02:47

NAOGAON, Jan 10: The community seedbed method, a modern process of planting paddy seed, is gaining popularity in Mohadevpur upazila of the district.   Department of Agriculture Extension (D...

Cattle fattening turns fortune of Aziz

Cattle fattening turns fortune of Aziz

Our Correspondent 2019-01-10 21:01:47

MAGURA, Jan 10: Cattle fattening has turned fortune wheel of Abdul Aziz, a resident of village Nanduali under Magura Sadar upazila. He has no land of his own. Earlier he cultivated land of other peopl...

Find causes of polls debacle: PM to BNP

Find causes of polls debacle: PM to BNP

-- 2019-01-10 20:54:57

Urging BNP to find out the reasons behind its defeat in the last general election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said a party that failed in mobilising people for a movement cannot win publ...

Dipu seeks guardians, students’ cooperation in checking question leak

Dipu seeks guardians, students’ cooperation in checking question leak

-- 2019-01-10 20:45:37

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Thursday said the utmost cooperation of guardians and students is needed in checking the problem of question paper leak. Dipu Moni came up with the remark while tal...

Two workers die as bridge collapses in Thakurgaon

Two workers die as bridge collapses in Thakurgaon

-- 2019-01-10 19:36:42

A girder of an old bridge collapsed killing two workers and injuring three others during repairs in Thakurgaon’s Haripur Upazila. Around 10 workers were working at the site in Bujruk village wh...

Teenage girl’s slaughtered body recovered in Noakhali

Teenage girl’s slaughtered body recovered in Noakhali

-- 2019-01-10 19:11:42

Police recovered the slaughtered and hacked body of a teenage girl from her house at Purba Shullokia village under Sadar upazila in Noakhali on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Parvin,...

Russia for strengthened bilateral relations  

Russia for strengthened bilateral relations  

-- 2019-01-10 18:26:52

Russia wants to strengthen its bilateral and constructive cooperation with Bangladesh securing peace and stability in South Asia and beyond, according to UNB. While congratulating new Foreign Ministe...

Quader prioritises on restoring discipline in transport sector

Quader prioritises on restoring discipline in transport sector

-- 2019-01-10 18:19:01

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder on Thursday said the main priority of his work will be to bring back discipline in road and transport sector. "Everything has to be accomplished in...

Quader vows to restore discipline in transport sector

Quader vows to restore discipline in transport sector

-- 2019-01-10 17:25:25

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder on Thursday said the main priority of his work will be to bring back discipline in road and transport sector. "Everything has to be accomplished in...

Two EU election experts meet BNP female candidates

Two EU election experts meet BNP female candidates

-- 2019-01-10 17:18:31

A two-member European Union (EU) election expert mission on Thursday held a meeting with BNP's three female candidates who contested the 11th parliamentary election. The mission members, David Noel W...

Physician dies in Manikganj road accident

Physician dies in Manikganj road accident

-- 2019-01-10 17:08:55

A physician was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway near Kaliganga bridge in Manikganj’s Sadar upazila on Thursday. The victim was identified as Dr Monjurul Alam Khan, 42, a r...

Ministers at liberty to handpick assistant private secretaries

Ministers at liberty to handpick assistant private secretaries

-- 2019-01-10 17:06:25

The government has appointed private secretaries to new ministers, but they can still handpick their assistant private secretaries. But the new ministers will need to ensure that the individuals they...

Russia to strengthen cooperation with BD: Lavrov

Russia to strengthen cooperation with BD: Lavrov

-- 2019-01-10 16:53:05

Russia wants to strengthen its bilateral and constructive cooperation with Bangladesh securing peace and stability in South Asia and beyond. While congratulating new Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Mome...

DMP collects over Tk 2.945m in fines for traffic violations

DMP collects over Tk 2.945m in fines for traffic violations

FE Online Report 2019-01-10 15:47:34

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday realised over Tk 2.945 million in fines from traffic offenders. In simultaneous drives across the city streets conducted on th...

Man to walk gallows for killing wife in Satkhira

Man to walk gallows for killing wife in Satkhira

-- 2019-01-10 15:46:43

A Satkhira court has sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in Kalaroa upazila in 2012. Satkhira District and Session Judge Sadiqul Islam Talukdar handed down the verdict on Thursday after exa...

DMP arrests 50 in city

DMP arrests 50 in city

FE Online Report 2019-01-10 15:22:47

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a special anti-narcotics drive arrested 50 suspects from different areas of Dhaka city for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP, comprising De...