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Stay at polling centres until results, PM asks party activists

Stay at polling centres until results, PM asks party activists

-- 2018-12-29 17:27:50

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has urged the activists, candidates and agents of her party and alliance to stay at voting centres until the last moment and to return home with...

BTRC suspends 3G, 4G services

BTRC suspends 3G, 4G services

FE Online Report 2018-12-29 16:39:48

The telecom regulatory commission has instructed the mobile operators to shut down 3G and 4G services across the country ahead of the general election tomorrow (Sunday). In an email sent to the mobil...

Most peaceful polling atmosphere in 47 years: Army chief

Most peaceful polling atmosphere in 47 years: Army chief

-- 2018-12-29 16:17:03

Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed has said the election environment in the country ahead of Sunday's national election is very "calm and peaceful". "We haven't seen such a calm and peaceful [v...

Veteran painter Syed Jahangir passes away

Veteran painter Syed Jahangir passes away

-- 2018-12-29 15:57:41

Veteran artist Syed Jahangir, who helped found the Department of Fine Arts at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, has died at the age of 83. The painter passed away at his residence in Dhaka’s Moham...

Miscreants set fire to nine motorcycles in Thakurgaon

Miscreants set fire to nine motorcycles in Thakurgaon

-- 2018-12-29 15:52:10

Miscreants vandalised and torched nine motorcycles in Thakurgaon’s Sadar upazila on Friday night. Although electioneering officially ended on Friday morning, the local unit of BNP and ruling pa...

Perpetrators torch AL office in Bagerhat

Perpetrators torch AL office in Bagerhat

-- 2018-12-29 14:01:40

Perpetrators torched an office of Awami League in Sorui area of Bagerhat district town in the early hours of Saturday. Shahadat Hossain, additional superintendent of Bagerhat Sadar circle police, sai...

Five districts under severe cold wave

Five districts under severe cold wave

-- 2018-12-29 13:51:32

Severe cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Panchagarh, Dinajpur, Kurigram and Chuadanga. Besides, mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions, s...

EC starts reaching election materials at polling stations   

EC starts reaching election materials at polling stations   

-- 2018-12-29 13:49:17

The Election Commission started reaching all election materials, including translucent ballot boxes and ballot papers, at the polling stations across the country on Saturday, a day before the national...

Three workers die in Korean EPZ road accident

Three workers die in Korean EPZ road accident

-- 2018-12-29 12:23:28

Three people have been killed and 35 others injured after a bus rammed another bus carrying workers near the gate of the Korean EPZ in Chattogram. The accident occurred near the KAFKO Gate at around...

Joy sees massive victory for boat

Joy sees massive victory for boat

FE Online Desk 2018-12-29 12:15:05

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy believes that the election day will be “a day of massive victory for Boat”. “Tom...

RAB detains eight in city for ‘spreading rumours’

RAB detains eight in city for ‘spreading rumours’

-- 2018-12-29 11:14:43

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested eight people from Moghbazar and Mowchak areas of Dhaka city on Friday night allegedly for spreading rumours on social media over the Sunday's national...

Two siblings burn to death in city fire

Two siblings burn to death in city fire

Agencies 2018-12-29 11:06:46

Two brothers were burned to death and their father was injured as a fire broke out at a tin-shed house in Matuail Council road of Dhaka’s Jatrabari area in the early hours of Saturday. The vict...

Record fall in number of polls observers

Record fall in number of polls observers

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2018-12-29 10:14:38

The number of local and foreign election observers for the December 30 general election has decreased significantly compared to the 2008 and 2001 elections. According to the Election Commission (EC)...

Nation goes to the polls tomorrow

Nation goes to the polls tomorrow

FE Report 2018-12-29 09:44:25

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda addressing journalists while inspecting the media booth at the Result Announcement Centre of Nirbachan Bhaban in the city on Friday — Focus Bangla Bang...

UAE grants amnesty to 40,000 illegal Bangladeshis

UAE grants amnesty to 40,000 illegal Bangladeshis

-- 2018-12-28 21:20:07

Over 40,000 Bangladeshis living illegally at the United Arab Emirates have been brought under general amnesty, Bangladesh’s ambassador to the UAE has said. These applications were submitted ove...

Attack on Hindus a disgrace to the nation: RAB chief

Attack on Hindus a disgrace to the nation: RAB chief

-- 2018-12-28 21:02:35

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Benazir Ahmed has condemned arson attacks on Hindu family homes at Thakurgaon, terming such acts as ‘disgraceful to the nation’. “This...

EC asks voters to turn off phones inside polling stations

EC asks voters to turn off phones inside polling stations

-- 2018-12-28 20:43:02

The Election Commission has asked the voters to keep their mobile phones switched off in the polling stations. Only presiding officers and police officers in charge will be allowed to use theirs in t...

Youth found dead in Narayanganj

Youth found dead in Narayanganj

-- 2018-12-28 20:23:24

Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from Fatullah in Narayanganjearly Friday. Officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Fatullah Model Police Station Shah Jalal said a night guard spotted t...

Zaman Tower fire doused

Zaman Tower fire doused

-- 2018-12-28 20:16:25

A fire that broke out at high-rise Zaman Tower at Purana Paltan area in Dhaka on Friday was doused after two and a half hours' effort. The fire fighters doused the flames around 5:30pm that broke out...

RMG worker slaughtered by ‘husband’ in N’ganj

RMG worker slaughtered by ‘husband’ in N’ganj

-- 2018-12-28 18:56:49

A pregnant garment worker was slaughtered at her residence in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj on Friday morning. Police recovered the body of Mukta Akhter, 22, wife of Kawser Ahmed. Hailing from Muradnaga...

Ban imposed on meetings, processions until 4:00pm, Jan 1

Ban imposed on meetings, processions until 4:00pm, Jan 1

-- 2018-12-28 18:39:28

Restriction has been imposed on holding any kind of meetings, gatherings and processions from 48 hours before the start of voting and 48 hours after ending in the general election to be held on Decemb...

DMP assures voters safety in city

DMP assures voters safety in city

-- 2018-12-28 18:08:11

Dhaka Metropolitan Police assured voters on Friday that there would not be any trouble during Sunday's national election. "Tight security measures have been taken to provide a safe atmosphere for the...

Tk 22.1b project afoot to introduce e-judiciary

Tk 22.1b project afoot to introduce e-judiciary

-- 2018-12-28 18:07:33

The Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry has taken a Tk 22.1 billion project aiming to introduce e-judiciary in the country. “The money will be allotted to introduction of digital sy...

Partly cloudy sky likely

Partly cloudy sky likely

-- 2018-12-28 17:49:28

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country and light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night to morning. Mild to moderate cold wave is swe...

Chattogram road crash leaves three dead

Chattogram road crash leaves three dead

-- 2018-12-28 17:12:07

Three people, including a minor boy, were killed as a cement-laden truck hit a rickshaw at Mirsharai Upazila in Chattogram on Friday. The victims were identified as Sultan, 31, from Pola Morga area,...

Hasina to cast vote at Dhaka City College centre

Hasina to cast vote at Dhaka City College centre

-- 2018-12-28 17:09:11

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote at the Dhaka City College centre on Sunday morning. "Dhaka City College is the polling centre of the AL chief," PM's Deputy...

CEC hopes for festive election

CEC hopes for festive election

-- 2018-12-28 16:46:59

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has hoped that the 11th parliamentary election will be held in a festive and joyful atmosphere. "A large number of parties and candidates are participating i...

Fire breaks out at Zaman Tower in Purana Paltan

Fire breaks out at Zaman Tower in Purana Paltan

-- 2018-12-28 16:19:25

A fire broke out at Zaman Tower at Purana Paltan area in Dhaka on Friday afternoon. Smoke was seen billowing out of the 16-storey building around 3pm, report bdnews24.com and UNB. Fire service contr...

BGB seizes 180,000 yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar

BGB seizes 180,000 yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2018-12-28 16:05:37

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 180,000 yaba tablets (worth Tk 55 million) from Moulvibazar area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar in the early hours of Friday. Acting on secret...

DMP arrests 26 in anti-narcotics drive

DMP arrests 26 in anti-narcotics drive

FE Online Report 2018-12-28 14:42:08

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a 24-hour-long anti-narcotics drive arrested 26 drug suspects from different areas of the capital for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP...