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Two killed in Gopalganj road crash

Two killed in Gopalganj road crash

-- 2019-07-12 17:51:52

Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Chaptai of Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Friday. The deceased were identified as Saddam, 30, son of Tara Ali of Loha...

RAB arrests two with Phensedyl in Feni

RAB arrests two with Phensedyl in Feni

-- 2019-07-12 17:48:39

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two people with 1,583 bottles of contraband cough syrup Phensedyl in Mohipal area of Feni on Friday. The detainees were identified as Md Golam Rabbani...

'209 killed in railway accidents in six months'

'209 killed in railway accidents in six months'

-- 2019-07-12 17:16:44

Lack of people's awareness and poor maintenance of level-crossings and railway bridges by the authorities concerned contributed to the rise in railway accidents across the country that claimed 209 liv...

Rainwater submerges city streets, commuters suffer

Rainwater submerges city streets, commuters suffer

-- 2019-07-12 16:26:12

City dwellers on Friday witnessed heavy rainfalls triggered by monsoon that inundated many parts of the capital, inflicting sufferings on commuters. Although people faced less traffic jams on city s...

Rivers in 10 districts flowing above danger level

Rivers in 10 districts flowing above danger level

-- 2019-07-12 16:13:14

Excessive rain overnight triggered floods in several parts of the country as rivers in 10 districts are now flowing above the danger level, marooning thousands of people and disrupting road communicat...

WB lends BD $100m for safe water, sanitation

WB lends BD $100m for safe water, sanitation

-- 2019-07-12 14:58:49

The World Bank has approved $100 million to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation system in selected 30 municipalities in Bangladesh as well as to help build their capacities for del...

Police recover beheaded body in Kushtia

Police recover beheaded body in Kushtia

-- 2019-07-12 14:39:53

Police recovered the beheaded body of a woman from a field at Sholodag in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia district on Friday, a week after she had gone missing. The deceased was identified as Nasima Kha...

Police find body from rail track in Pabna

Police find body from rail track in Pabna

-- 2019-07-12 14:29:48

Police recovered the body of a man from a rail track at Pakshi in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam Babu, 42, headmaster of Baghoil Child Care...

Poverty dropping  significantly in BD: UN report

Poverty dropping significantly in BD: UN report

-- 2019-07-12 13:57:22

Bangladesh has made significant progress towards reducing all forms of poverty in the country, according to a new UN report. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday published the 2019 global...

Dengue situation worsening

Dengue situation worsening

Kamrun Nahar 2019-07-12 12:18:21

Dengue situation continues to deteriorate in the city as elsewhere in the country despite repeated assurances by the authorities concerned as well as their various steps to fight the mosquito-borne di...

Guard hurt in bank robbery attempt at Ruet

Guard hurt in bank robbery attempt at Ruet

-- 2019-07-12 11:22:57

Robbers attempted to commit robbery at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) branch of Rupali Bank in Rajshahi city early Friday, leaving its security guard injured. Soaibur Rahman...

Five more bodies wash up on Cox’s Bazar beach

Five more bodies wash up on Cox’s Bazar beach

-- 2019-07-12 10:48:30

Five more bodies of 17 fishermen, who went missing after they were caught up in a storm in the deep sea, were washed ashore on Thursday. Police recovered three bodies from Diabetic Point of the beach...

Flash flooding shuts 30 schools in Sunamganj

Flash flooding shuts 30 schools in Sunamganj

-- 2019-07-12 10:35:25

Academic activities at 30 government primary schools in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj have been suspended as the institutions went under flood water due to incessant rain for the last six days and onr...

BIP backs rickshaws until alternatives available

BIP backs rickshaws until alternatives available

FE Report 2019-07-12 10:20:36

Mentioning that 39 per cent of Dhaka's residents commute by rickshaw, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) backs the plying of the vehicle in city's streets until alternative transport is ensured....

Padma in spate near Rajshahi making char people worried

Padma in spate near Rajshahi making char people worried

Our Correspondent 2019-07-11 21:20:33

RAJSHAHI, July 11: Due to incessant rainfall at the upper riparian region and onrush of water from across the border, the water level of the Padma river near the district is rising alarmingly over the...

PM slams those opposing gas price hike    

PM slams those opposing gas price hike   

-- 2019-07-11 21:19:39

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said those who are demonstrating protesting the gas-price hike do not consider the real situation. "Those who're waging movement don't think about the real si...

Gopalganj, Bogura arum farmers happy over healthy production, fair price

Gopalganj, Bogura arum farmers happy over healthy production, fair price

Our Correspondent 2019-07-11 21:18:55

GOPALGANJ, July 11: Farmers of Jalalabad union under Gopalganj Sadar are becoming financially solvent by growing arum. A good number of farmers said arum farming is profitable than other vegetables....

BNP politically bankrupt: Quader

BNP politically bankrupt: Quader

-- 2019-07-11 20:37:03

Thursday said people do not respond to the BNP’s call for movement as the party has become politically bankrupt. “It is BNP’s weakness that they cannot wage a mass movement. Awami L...

‘Almost 9,000 Bangladeshis in jails or detention centres abroad’    

‘Almost 9,000 Bangladeshis in jails or detention centres abroad’    

-- 2019-07-11 20:29:19

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday informed the parliament that a total of 8,848 Bangladeshis are now staying in jail or detention centres of different countries, including India, Saudi Ar...

Heavy rains hit Bandarban, low-lying areas go under water

Heavy rains hit Bandarban, low-lying areas go under water

-- 2019-07-11 20:21:46

The low-lying areas of Bandarban have gone under water as rivers continue to swell following torrential rains over the past five days, trapping thousands of people. About 8,000 houses and shops in th...

ACC blames own officials for Jaha Alam's wrong detention

ACC blames own officials for Jaha Alam's wrong detention

-- 2019-07-11 19:47:53

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday submitted its probe report to the High Court stating that their investigation officers mistakenly identified Jaha Alam as Abu Salek. Jaha Alam languis...

Mob beating took 31 lives in Jan-May: ASK

Mob beating took 31 lives in Jan-May: ASK

FE Online Report 2019-07-11 19:22:33

31 people were killed by mob beating across the country from January to May 2019, according to a report by an independent rights and legal aid body. The highest number of incidents of killings took p...

'294 Bangladeshis killed by BSF along border in 10 years'

'294 Bangladeshis killed by BSF along border in 10 years'

-- 2019-07-11 19:03:38

A total of 294 Bangladeshis were killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border in the last 10 years, according to statistics placed by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in Parliament on T...

South Korean PM due on Saturday

South Korean PM due on Saturday

-- 2019-07-11 18:26:14

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday on a three-day official visit as the first country of his four-country visit – Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzs...

Gas supply to remain suspended in city’s western part

Gas supply to remain suspended in city’s western part

-- 2019-07-11 18:06:49

The gas supply will remain suspended for 12 hours from 8:00 pm on Thursday to 8:00 am on Friday in different areas of western part of Dhaka for maintenance work. The areas are: Gabtoli, Darus Salam,...

Call drop, poor internet connection pester users

Call drop, poor internet connection pester users

-- 2019-07-11 17:54:27

Even as mobile phone users continue to complain about regular call drops and poor internet services, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission(BTRC)is yet to take any initiative to addres...

Two new ministers to take oath Saturday

Two new ministers to take oath Saturday

-- 2019-07-11 17:25:28

Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shaiful Alam on Thursday said one minister and a state minister will take oath on Saturday.  He said this while talking to reporters after a press briefing on DCs&rsqu...

BSF shoots Bangladeshi national in Benapole

BSF shoots Bangladeshi national in Benapole

-- 2019-07-11 15:04:55

A Bangladeshi national was shot and wounded by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Putkhali border in Benapole of Jessore district in the early hours of Thursday. The victim was i...

Eviction team along Buriganga faces obstruction

Eviction team along Buriganga faces obstruction

-- 2019-07-11 14:42:00

A group of miscreants attacked a team of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) during an eviction drive at Postogola along the Buriganga riverbank on Thursday, leaving an executive magis...

Fishing ban in Sundarbans hits fishermen

Fishing ban in Sundarbans hits fishermen

-- 2019-07-11 13:30:07

Amid a 65-day-ban on netting fish in the Bay of Bengal, the authorities imposed a fresh ban on all kinds of fishing in rivers and canals that flow through the Sundarbans. In a prohibitive order, the...