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US embassy in Dhaka to remain closed Thursday

US embassy in Dhaka to remain closed Thursday

-- 2019-07-03 16:43:07

The US Embassy in Dhaka including its consular section will remain closed on Thursday in observance of US Independence Day. The American Center along with the Archer K Blood Library and the Education...

Three JMB men jailed in C’nawabganj

Three JMB men jailed in C’nawabganj

-- 2019-07-03 16:33:12

A Chapainawabganj court on Wednesday sentenced three members of banned Islamic militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 10 years imprisonment and fined Tk 10,000 each or six mont...

Ban on rickshaws on some roads in Dhaka

Ban on rickshaws on some roads in Dhaka

-- 2019-07-03 16:20:05

A committee, formed for bringing discipline to the public transport sector in Dhaka metropolitan areas, has banned rickshaws on some roads in the city. The roads are: Gabtali to Azimpur via Asad Gate...

Gazipur spinning mill fire: Death toll hits six

Gazipur spinning mill fire: Death toll hits six

-- 2019-07-03 14:54:13

The death toll in a fire that broke out at a spinning mill in Gazipur’s Sreepur has climbed to six as rescuers combed through the debris on Wednesday. According to police, rescuers recovered tw...

Savar wall collapse kills toddler

Savar wall collapse kills toddler

-- 2019-07-03 13:51:05

A toddler was killed and four others were injured in a wall collapse at Kathgara in Ashulia in Savar on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Tasim Hossain, the one and a half year old son of Naz...

Nine get death for attacks on Hasina's train

Nine get death for attacks on Hasina's train

-- 2019-07-03 12:54:06

A Pabna court on Wednesday sentenced nine people to death and 25 others to life in prison for attacking a train that carried Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Rostom Ali also jail...

Cox’s Bazar gunfight kills ‘drug peddler’

Cox’s Bazar gunfight kills ‘drug peddler’

-- 2019-07-03 11:54:26

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Jhaubagan in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Wednesday. The deceased was identified...

Met office asks maritime ports to lower signal

Met office asks maritime ports to lower signal

-- 2019-07-03 11:32:44

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower signal as squally weather is unlikely over the maritime ports, North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Banglades...

Natore fire victims die at DMCH

Natore fire victims die at DMCH

-- 2019-07-03 10:59:09

Two female students, who suffered severe burns in a fire at Borogaccha of Natore district town on June 27, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday. They were identified as Shamima and S...

Two city corpns earn Tk 228.7m from lease of 19 cattle markets

Two city corpns earn Tk 228.7m from lease of 19 cattle markets

FE Report 2019-07-03 10:49:47

The two city corporations have earned Tk 228.7 million from the lease of 19 makeshift cattle markets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha. A total of 25 cattle markets have been selected to be leased out thi...

Potato price hike hits consumers hard

Potato price hike hits consumers hard

FE Report 2019-07-03 10:45:20

The price of potato increased in the capital raising sufferings of the consumers, especially the commoners, who have already been hit hard by price hike of other essentials. Stored potatoes of gr...

Heat stress to guzzle output equal to 3.83m jobs in BD

Heat stress to guzzle output equal to 3.83m jobs in BD

FE Report 2019-07-03 10:41:04

Bangladesh is projected to lose productivity equivalent to 3.83 million full-time jobs in the year 2030 due to rise in heat stress caused by global warming, according to a latest report. By 203...

Four workers die in Gazipur Spinning mill fire

Four workers die in Gazipur Spinning mill fire

-- 2019-07-03 10:39:13

At least four workers, including a security guard, have been killed in a spinning mill fire at Faridpur area in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district. Three of the deceased were identified as Securit...

Barguna murder suspect Rifat Farazi arrested

Barguna murder suspect Rifat Farazi arrested

-- 2019-07-03 10:35:08

Police have arrested Rifat Farazi, another prime suspect in the daylight murder of Refat Shorif in Barguna town. A police team arrested Rifat Farazi on Wednesday morning, sub-inspector Maruf Hossain...

Red carpet rolled out for PM in Beijing

Red carpet rolled out for PM in Beijing

-- 2019-07-03 10:23:27

A red carpet was rolled out for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when she reached Beijing on Wednesday morning to hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leaders. A special flight carrying her landed at the...

WEF to arrange event on Bangabandhu’s birth centenary

WEF to arrange event on Bangabandhu’s birth centenary

-- 2019-07-02 21:31:01

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will arrange an event in Bangladesh next year on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Besides, the WEF will ho...

Stick spinach farming changing fortune of many farmers  in Magura district

Stick spinach farming changing fortune of many farmers in Magura district

Our Correspondent 2019-07-02 20:54:12

MAGURA, July 02: Stick spinach (data shak) cultivation is turning fortune wheel of many grassroots farmers in the district. Some farmers said stick spinach farming is easy. It does not require huge s...

Reconsider decision of gas price hike, Nasim urges govt

Reconsider decision of gas price hike, Nasim urges govt

-- 2019-07-02 20:25:08

Awami League presidium member and central 14-party alliance spokesman Mohammed Nasim has urged the government to reconsider the decision of gas price hike. “I would request the government to co...

ACC submits report identifying sources of corruption in BR

ACC submits report identifying sources of corruption in BR

FE Online Report 2019-07-02 20:19:18

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday submitted the railway ministry its findings of 10 identified sources of corruption in the sector. The ACC team, formed to find irregularities in Bangla...

'Ershad’s condition unchanged’

'Ershad’s condition unchanged’

-- 2019-07-02 18:32:40

Jatiya Party acting chairman GM Quader on Tuesday said the health condition of his brother HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), remained mostly unchanged, but h...

President warns against irregularities, corruption in Hajj management

President warns against irregularities, corruption in Hajj management

-- 2019-07-02 17:18:43

President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday warned against negligence, irregularities and corruption in Hajj management saying that individuals, agencies and institutions involved in such practices will be punis...

257 killed in workplace accidents in six months

257 killed in workplace accidents in six months

Sajibur Rahman 2019-07-02 17:07:58

Workplace accidents claimed the lives of as many as 257 workers across the country in the last six months, according to a report of the Safety and Rights Society. The January-June period of 2019 saw...

'Why failure to buy goods for Rooppur plant in good faith not illegal'

'Why failure to buy goods for Rooppur plant in good faith not illegal'

-- 2019-07-02 16:52:02

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why their failure to procure furniture, pillows and other household products for the officials and employees o...

RCC launches smart auto-rickshaw management system

RCC launches smart auto-rickshaw management system

-- 2019-07-02 16:48:22

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has launched smart auto-rickshaw management system for the first time in the country to reduce traffic congestion on the city area. RCC Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton in...

Court asks CID to submit BB heist probe report on August 1

Court asks CID to submit BB heist probe report on August 1

-- 2019-07-02 16:37:14

A Dhaka court on Tuesday asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police to submit the probe report on August 1 in a case lodged over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist. Dhaka Metropolitan Mag...

Driving licence mandatory to buy motorbike from September

Driving licence mandatory to buy motorbike from September

-- 2019-07-02 16:06:10

A driving licence will be mandatory to buy a motorcycle from September this year. The government took the decision in a bid to curb road accidents, according to a notice issued by the Bangladesh Road...

UP member dies in ‘gunfight’

UP member dies in ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-07-02 14:24:59

A union parishad member was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hamid Member alias Dakat Hamid, 45, member f...

BTV to start airing programmes in India ‘very soon’

BTV to start airing programmes in India ‘very soon’

-- 2019-07-02 13:59:44

Bangladesh Television (BTV) is likely to start airing its programmes in India “very soon” through DTH platforms of Doordarshan. A three-member technical team of BTV arrived in India on Mo...

Signal 3 for maritime ports

Signal 3 for maritime ports

-- 2019-07-02 13:00:55

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3 as squally weather is likely to affect those, North Bay and adjoining are...

Suspended DIG Mizan lands in jail

Suspended DIG Mizan lands in jail

-- 2019-07-02 12:51:35

A Dhaka court has sent suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman to jail today (Tuesday) in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Judge of KM Imrul Kayes of Dh...