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Another key accused in Rifat murder case held

Another key accused in Rifat murder case held

-- 2019-07-18 12:32:34

Police on Thursday announced the arrest of another suspect accused of murdering a youth in broad daylight in Barguna district town last month. Maruf Hossain, superintendent of Barguna police, said th...

Flood situation worsens in Sherpur

Flood situation worsens in Sherpur

-- 2019-07-18 11:06:38

The sudden swelling of the Old Brahmaputra River has led to the inundation of new Char areas, croplands and houses in Sherpur district, triggering fears of a devastating flood. Water Development Boar...

Old Dhaka building collapse: Rescuers find another body

Old Dhaka building collapse: Rescuers find another body

-- 2019-07-18 10:38:26

Rescuers recovered the body of another man from the rubble of a two-storied building that caved in on Wednesday in Patuatuli area of Old Dhaka. The body was retrieved around midnight, said Fire Ser...

Black Queen watermelon cultivation lucrative

Black Queen watermelon cultivation lucrative

Roving Correspondent 2019-07-17 22:44:11

NAOGAON, July 17: Farmers in the district have achieved a good yield of Black Queen watermelon from an experimental cultivation. Moreover, the fruit cultivation has brought smile on the faces of the...

Jute farming marks a rise in Rajshahi

Jute farming marks a rise in Rajshahi

Our Correspondent 2019-07-17 22:42:55

RAJSHAHI, July 17: Jute cultivation has marked a rise in the district in recent years. In 2019, jute cultivation surpassed to 271 hectares of land than the target fixed by the Department of Agricultu...

One killed, another feared trapped in Old Dhaka building collapse

One killed, another feared trapped in Old Dhaka building collapse

-- 2019-07-17 21:13:29

A man was killed and another believed to have trapped as an abandoned two-storey building collapsed at Patuatuli in Old Dhaka on Wednesday, reports UNB. However, firefighters were yet to retrieve th...

BTRC to stop issuing fresh NOCs to GP, Robi

BTRC to stop issuing fresh NOCs to GP, Robi

-- 2019-07-17 19:51:46

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to stop issuing fresh no objection certificates (NOCs) to Grameenphone and Robi over the row about dues to the government, reports UN...

Ex-OC Moazzem indicted for spreading Nusrat’s video

Ex-OC Moazzem indicted for spreading Nusrat’s video

-- 2019-07-17 19:45:29

A tribunal here on Wednesday framed charges against former Sonagazi Police Station officer-in-charge Moazzem Hossain in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. Advocate Nazrul Islam Shamim, who...

'No child to remain unschooled'

'No child to remain unschooled'

-- 2019-07-17 19:05:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government does not want any children to remain unschooled as an educated nation is urgently needed to ensure 'Golden Bangladesh' as dreamt by Father...

University admission tests through cluster system next yr: Minister

University admission tests through cluster system next yr: Minister

-- 2019-07-17 18:02:08

Admission tests in most of the universities will be held through cluster system from the next year and it will be introduced in all universities in phases. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni disclosed t...

Minny remanded over husband Refat’s murder

Minny remanded over husband Refat’s murder

-- 2019-07-17 17:08:39

Police have been given five days to grill Ayesha Siddika Minny over her involvement in the daylight murder of her husband Refat Shorif in Barguna. Judge Md Sirajul Islam Gazi of Barguna’s Senio...

Hathazari power plant fined Tk 2.0m over Halda river pollution

Hathazari power plant fined Tk 2.0m over Halda river pollution

-- 2019-07-17 16:27:10

The Department of Environment has imposed a fine of Tk 2.0 million on the Hathazari 100MW Peaking Power Plant for polluting the Halda River by dumping industrial waste. The authorities also ordered t...

Govt plans to introduce high-speed electric trains: PM

Govt plans to introduce high-speed electric trains: PM

-- 2019-07-17 14:56:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has a plan to introduce electric and high-speed trains in the country to make the railway services better and faster. "We've a plan to ge...

Anti-mosquito drive from July 25: LGRD Minister

Anti-mosquito drive from July 25: LGRD Minister

-- 2019-07-17 14:14:30

Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam on Wednesday said the Deputy Commissioners have been instructed to take effective measures to prevent the spread of dengue. "An a...

DU students demand end to affiliation with colleges

DU students demand end to affiliation with colleges

-- 2019-07-17 14:07:37

A group of students of Dhaka University blocked the key Shahbag intersection in the capital on Wednesday demanding an end to the university's affiliation with seven colleges. Mostakim Ahmed, one of l...

Armed forces ready to help flood victims: Army Chief

Armed forces ready to help flood victims: Army Chief

-- 2019-07-17 13:26:54

Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed has said the armed forces are ready to help if the flood situation worsens. He made the remark while replying to a question at the end of the first session of...

PM flags off ‘Benapole Express’

PM flags off ‘Benapole Express’

-- 2019-07-17 12:56:37

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated 'Benapole Express', an intercity train that will ply between capital Dhaka and Benapole. She flagged off the new train through a videoconference from her...

HSC results acceptable, good: PM

HSC results acceptable, good: PM

-- 2019-07-17 11:57:11

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday appreciated the results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations but noted that they will be better if the students pay p...

Two ‘drug peddlers’ die in ‘gunfight’ in Cox’s Bazar

Two ‘drug peddlers’ die in ‘gunfight’ in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2019-07-17 11:12:21

Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Jajimura Shikolpara in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Wednesday. The decease...

73.93pc pass HSC exams

73.93pc pass HSC exams

-- 2019-07-17 10:38:37

As many as 73.93 per cent students passed this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. Last year, the pass rate was 66.64 per cent. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offici...

Pleasure trips by boats in Padma becomes risky

Pleasure trips by boats in Padma becomes risky

Our Correspondent 2019-07-17 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 16: Pleasure trips by boats in the Padma river surrounding the city protection embankment is turning risky and dangerous as neither the boatmen nor the riders are conscious about the ri...

Rifat Sharif’s wife held over his murder

Rifat Sharif’s wife held over his murder

-- 2019-07-16 21:57:04

Aysha Siddika Minni was arrested on Tuesday over the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif. Police super of Barugna Maruf Hossain announced this in the evening, hours after taking in Minni for interrog...

Leading milk brands contain ‘excessive lead’, BSTI claims

Leading milk brands contain ‘excessive lead’, BSTI claims

-- 2019-07-16 21:49:41

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Tuesday claimed to have found excessive amount of lead in pasteurised milk produced by 11 licensed companies. It filed a report to the High Cou...

PM rejects proposal to buy more DEMU trains from China

PM rejects proposal to buy more DEMU trains from China

-- 2019-07-16 20:42:16

Six years after introducing diesel electric multiple unit or DEMU trains, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected a proposal to buy any more of them, saying they are unfit for Bangladesh, reports bd...

Six die as flood worsens in Kurigram

Six die as flood worsens in Kurigram

-- 2019-07-16 20:25:47

Six people drowned in Ulipur and Roumari upazilas of Kurigram district on Tuesday as the Brahmaputra and Dharla rivers continue to flow above the danger level, leaving thousands of people stranded. M...

Names of Shilpakala Padak recipients announced                 

Names of Shilpakala Padak recipients announced                 

-- 2019-07-16 18:34:10

The names of seven personalities who will receive 'Shilpakala Padak 2018' for their contributions to their respective fields were announced Tuesday. They are - Gouro Gopal Haldar (vocal), Sunil Chand...

Five gets death for rape, double murder in Khulna

Five gets death for rape, double murder in Khulna

-- 2019-07-16 18:25:10

A Khulna court has sentenced five people to death for gang-raping and murdering former Exim Bank official Parvin Sultana before killing her father Ilyas Chowdhury in 2015. Judge Md Mohiduzzaman of Wo...

Ershad laid to eternal rest in Rangpur  

Ershad laid to eternal rest in Rangpur  

-- 2019-07-16 18:15:37

Jatiya Party Chairman and ex-president Hussain Muhammad Ershad was finally laid to eternal rest on Tuesday at Polli Nibash in his hometown Rangpur, according to UNB. The former military strongman who...

53 women tortured to death for dowry in H1

53 women tortured to death for dowry in H1

FE Online Report 2019-07-16 18:05:37

At least 53 women were tortured to death for dowry alone in the first six months of the calendar year, according to a local legal aid and rights body. The Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) report also noted...

‘Onion prices to stabilise in two weeks’

‘Onion prices to stabilise in two weeks’

-- 2019-07-16 18:01:17

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday said the price of onion will come down by the end of July. "Price of a number of essential commodities including onion, ginger and garlic are high due to the...