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Minor boy dies of dengue in city

Minor boy dies of dengue in city

-- 2019-08-01 13:08:29

A minor boy, who was suffering from dengue fever, died at city's Mitford Hospital on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Sohrab, 10, a resident of Dhaka’s Keraniganj upazila. Dr Sh...

Month of mourning begins today

Month of mourning begins today

-- 2019-08-01 11:27:28

The month of mourning begins today (Thursday) for the nation to recall once again the most brutal assassination in its history and renew the pledge to safeguard perpetually the country’s indepen...

Road crash kills two motorcyclists in Rajshahi

Road crash kills two motorcyclists in Rajshahi

-- 2019-08-01 09:59:36

Two motorcyclists were killed after a truck hit a motorcycle on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj road in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased were identified as Samad...

Undocumented BD workers in Malaysia start returning home today

Undocumented BD workers in Malaysia start returning home today

Arafat Ara 2019-08-01 09:38:15

The amnesty programme for undocumented foreign workers, including Bangladeshis, staying in Malaysia begins today (Thursday), under which they are given an opportunity to return to their countries vo...

Pomelo cultivation ushers in new hope among Gopalganj farmers

Pomelo cultivation ushers in new hope among Gopalganj farmers

Our Correspondent 2019-08-01 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, July 31: Pomelo cultivation has ushered in a new hope among the growers in Gopalganj Sadar and Kasiani upazilas in the district as the cultivators are benefiting greatly from the produce....

Moazzem Hossain’s  first anniversary  of death today

Moazzem Hossain’s first anniversary of death today

FE Report 2019-07-31 21:23:19

Today is the 1st anniversary of death of iconic business journalist and founder editor of The Financial Express (FE) A.H.M. Moazzem Hossain. On August 01, 2018 he passed away at the age of 73. He la...

HC orders probe into death of Titash for 'ferry delay'

HC orders probe into death of Titash for 'ferry delay'

-- 2019-07-31 20:39:35

The High Court ordered a probe into the death of Titash Ghosh in an ambulance after a ferry was delayed for three hours at a jetty in Madaripur for a joint secretary. Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Ju...

1,477 more dengue cases reported in 24 hours

1,477 more dengue cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2019-07-31 20:37:52

The number of dengue patients continued to rise as a total of 1,477 more people infected with the mosquito-borne fever were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday....

Help poor in dengue treatment, BB asks banks

Help poor in dengue treatment, BB asks banks

-- 2019-07-31 18:11:18

The Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to help the destitute people in the treatment of dengue fever as part of their corporate social responsibility or CSR activities, reports bdnews24.com. The call wa...

SC stays HC ban on milk production of 11 cos

SC stays HC ban on milk production of 11 cos

-- 2019-07-31 17:57:30

The Appellate Division on Wednesday stayed a High Court order for five weeks clearing ways for 11 more pastuarised milk companies to produce, distribute and sell milk. Chamber Judge Md Nuruzzaman pas...

Fishermen rejoice at glut of hilsa

Fishermen rejoice at glut of hilsa

-- 2019-07-31 17:33:02

The country’s fishermen have been overjoyed as they returned to the Bay of Bengal after a 65-day ban to find an abundance of hilsa, their prized catch. A number of trawlers with hilsa have been...

Maj Gen Jahangir new BD envoy to Kenya

Maj Gen Jahangir new BD envoy to Kenya

-- 2019-07-31 17:16:01

The government has appointed Maj Gen Md Jahangir Kabir Talukder as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Republic of Kenya. Major General Jahangir was commissioned from Bangladesh Military A...

Brick kilns responsible for 58pc air pollution in Dhaka: Minister

Brick kilns responsible for 58pc air pollution in Dhaka: Minister

-- 2019-07-31 16:36:47

Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin has said brick kilns are responsible for 58 per cent of air pollution in Dhaka. The minister also said the government has taken initiatives to curb air pollution...

Five get death sentence over murder of Kushtia farmer

Five get death sentence over murder of Kushtia farmer

-- 2019-07-31 16:28:23

A Kushtia court has sentenced five men to death and six others to life in prison for the murder of farmer Nurul Islam in 2014. Judge Munshi Md Mashiur Rahman passed the verdict on Wednesday, reports...

Road crashes kill six in Dhaka, Cumilla

Road crashes kill six in Dhaka, Cumilla

-- 2019-07-31 15:14:44

At least six people were killed in two separate road accidents in Dhaka and Cumilla districts on Wednesday. In Dhaka, three people were killed after a bus rammed into a van on the Dhaka-Aricha Highw...

Six die after inhaling septic tank gas

Six die after inhaling septic tank gas

-- 2019-07-31 12:51:40

Six workers died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur Upazila. The deceased were identified as Sajal, Shihab, Mukul, Shahin, Pritom, and Ganesh Chandra....

Journo Ataul Hakim passes away

Journo Ataul Hakim passes away

-- 2019-07-31 11:49:32

Ataul Hakim, a former president of Chattogram Union of Journalists (CUJ), died at a hospital in Chattogram city on Tuesday. He was 69. The senior journalist breathed his last around 9:00pm, said Has...

Female police officer dies of dengue in city

Female police officer dies of dengue in city

-- 2019-07-31 11:27:20

A sub-inspector of police’s special branch (SB) died on early Wednesday in Dhaka after suffering from dengue. The victim was identified as Kohinoor Akter. Sources at Malibagh SB office, where...

Japan offers to mediate Rohingya crisis

Japan offers to mediate Rohingya crisis

-- 2019-07-31 11:11:16

Japan has proposed to play a role as mediator in Tokyo taking Bangladesh and Myanmar onboard to find a peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis ensuring their safe return to their place of origin in Rakhi...

Govt moves to prepare list of abandoned commercial properties

Govt moves to prepare list of abandoned commercial properties

Talha Bin Habib 2019-07-31 11:00:39

The government has asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to provide it with the lists of abandoned commercial properties located in their respective districts. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) at a...

Truck overturns in Cumilla, killing three

Truck overturns in Cumilla, killing three

-- 2019-07-31 10:53:09

A cattle-laden truck overturned on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the early hours of Wednesday, killing three people and six cows. Police identified the deceased as Anwar Hossain, Samiul Islam and K...

Pressure builds on hospitals as dengue cases keep rising

Pressure builds on hospitals as dengue cases keep rising

Jubair Hasan 2019-07-31 10:43:38

Overcrowded hospitals in the capital are struggling to provide healthcare services as the number of dengue patients keeps rising fast, physicians and officials said. As the dengue situation is deteri...

Call for monitoring milk output, supply

Call for monitoring milk output, supply

FE Report 2019-07-31 10:42:36

An inter-ministerial meeting made on Tuesday an 11-point recommendation to bring milk production and supply chain under constant surveillance in order to ensure product quality. Steps must be taken t...

Experts ask rearers not to use steroid for cow fattening

Experts ask rearers not to use steroid for cow fattening

-- 2019-07-31 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, July 30 (BSS): Mankiganj cattle rearers were asked not to use any steroid or hormone tablet for fattening their animals for upcoming Eid-ul-Azha market. Acting district livestock officer D...

Naogaon cultivators busy  transplanting Aman seedlings

Naogaon cultivators busy transplanting Aman seedlings

Roving Correspondent 2019-07-31 00:00:00

NAOGAON, July 30: Famers in the district are passing busy time transplanting Aman paddy seedlings. According to the officials at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), over 16,7456 hectares o...

Reading out announcement not proclamation, says Hasan Mahmud

Reading out announcement not proclamation, says Hasan Mahmud

-- 2019-07-30 21:02:05

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said reading out the announcement of independence is not the proclamation of independence. The Minister said the debate about the proclamation of independence...

Akij, Pran secure SC order to produce pasteurised milk

Akij, Pran secure SC order to produce pasteurised milk

-- 2019-07-30 20:43:19

Akij Food and Beverage Ltd and Pran Dairy Ltd have secured an order from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to resume production, distribution and sales of their milk products, Farm Fresh Mil...

Dengue spreads almost all over Bangladesh

Dengue spreads almost all over Bangladesh

-- 2019-07-30 20:28:22

Dengue has spread to nine more districts, leaving only five of the 64 in Bangladesh out of the disease’s reach as the number of patients continues to rise, reports bdnews24.com. A record number...

'Govt takes initiatives to improve living standard of farmers'

'Govt takes initiatives to improve living standard of farmers'

-- 2019-07-30 20:20:46

Agriculture Minister Dr. Abdur Razzaque on Tuesday said the government took various initiatives to improve the living standard of farmers. “The government has emphasised three issues – cu...

70-year-old man jailed for attempt to rape granddaughter

70-year-old man jailed for attempt to rape granddaughter

-- 2019-07-30 19:42:20

A 70-year-old man was jailed for seven years in Sirajganj on Tuesday for rape attempt on his five-year-old granddaughter. Abdus Sattar, the convict, is a resident of Kobdas Para area of the municipal...