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Youth’s body found in Chapainawabganj

Youth’s body found in Chapainawabganj

-- 2019-04-02 10:50:59

The body of a youth, bearing gunshot wounds, was found on Tuesday morning in Shibganj Upazila's Masudpur area of Chapainawabganj. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Milon, 21, son of Kalu Mohamm...

Most Japanese companies want to expand business in BD: Survey

Most Japanese companies want to expand business in BD: Survey

FE Report 2019-04-02 10:40:20

Japanese companies consider the cheapest wage a most competitive feature for continuing business in Bangladesh among 20 Asian countries and two regions though the country's rate of year-to-year wage...

Police raid at Mary Anderson sees 70 arrested

Police raid at Mary Anderson sees 70 arrested

FE Online Desk 2019-04-02 10:26:51

Police have arrested 70 people in possession of huge quantities of liquor during a raid at the Mary Anderson Floating Restaurant and Bar in Narayanganj. The raid was conducted for one and a half...

Jute mill workers’ 72-hour strike underway in Khulna

Jute mill workers’ 72-hour strike underway in Khulna

-- 2019-04-02 10:16:15

Workers of state-owned jute mills went on a 72-hour strike in Khulna region on Tuesday morning to press home their demands including implementation of the wage commission. The workers took position o...

Brexit deadlocked again after parliament fails to find an alternative

Brexit deadlocked again after parliament fails to find an alternative

-- 2019-04-02 09:46:23

Britain was no nearer to resolving the chaos surrounding its departure from the European Union after parliament failed on Monday to find a majority of its own for any alternative to Prime Minister The...

Nor’wester death toll jumps to eight

Nor’wester death toll jumps to eight

-- 2019-04-01 20:25:47

The death toll from Sunday's storm rose to eight after a worker, injured in the nor'wester, died on Monday. Alamgir Hossain, 40, a resident of Shubaddya Uttarpara, was injured when a light post fell...

IGP warns of stern action against rumour mongers on social media

IGP warns of stern action against rumour mongers on social media

-- 2019-04-01 20:24:45

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Javed Patwary on Monday warned that stern action will be taken against those who will try to deter law and order through rumours using social media centring the Pa...

Sylhet college teacher murder: Suspects give depositions

Sylhet college teacher murder: Suspects give depositions

-- 2019-04-01 20:21:42

Two accused, who were arrested in connection with the killing of a teacher of Madan Mohan College in Sylhet, gave their depositions before the court on Monday. The court of Sylhet Metropolitan Magist...

HC seeks report on fire extinguishing system in Dhaka high-rises

HC seeks report on fire extinguishing system in Dhaka high-rises

-- 2019-04-01 20:19:04

The High Court on Monday sought a joint report on fire extinguishing measures as per the Fire Prevention and Extinguishing Rules 2003, and National Building Code-2012 in the capital's high-rise buildi...

Gono Forum’s Mokabbir to take oath on today

Gono Forum’s Mokabbir to take oath on today

-- 2019-04-01 18:33:57

Gono Forum's another MP-elect Mokabbir Khan (Sylhet-2) is going to be sworn in on Tuesday, following the footstep of party MP Sultan Mohammad Mansur. In response to a letter sent by Mokabbir to Speak...

People with disabilities can take BSC exam with writer

People with disabilities can take BSC exam with writer

FE Online Report 2019-04-01 18:30:13

People with disabilities can sit for the 40h BCS examination with a writer to help them. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) will provide the help to the people with disabilities. Applicants...

AL candidates sweep UZ polls in Bagerhat

AL candidates sweep UZ polls in Bagerhat

-- 2019-04-01 17:45:57

All ruling Awami League chairmen candidates in Bagerhat won in Sunday's upazila polls. Six of them were elected unopposed and three others, who contested the polls, also emerged victorious. The chai...

Gazipur Dev Authority Law gets cabinet nod

Gazipur Dev Authority Law gets cabinet nod

-- 2019-04-01 17:41:47

The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the drafts of two laws including 'The Gazipur Development Authority Law, 2019'. “The law is going to be formulated following the existing Rajshahi De...

Dipu Moni urges students not to pay heed to rumours

Dipu Moni urges students not to pay heed to rumours

-- 2019-04-01 17:35:01

Education Minister Dipu Moni urged students and guardians to ignore the rumours as the government took “stringent measures” to prevent question leaks in the ongoing higher secondary exams....

6,000 cellphone towers offline after nor’wester

6,000 cellphone towers offline after nor’wester

-- 2019-04-01 17:25:53

Mobile users in and around Dhaka are facing some network issues as about 6,000 cellphone towers went offline on Sunday night after the Bangladesh Power Development Board's commercial power stopped wor...

Miscreants stab AL polling agent in Jashore  

Miscreants stab AL polling agent in Jashore  

-- 2019-04-01 16:56:02

A man, who served as a poling agent for a ruling Awami League candidate, was stabbed by unidentified criminals in Jhikorgacha upazila of Jashore on Sunday night. Abdul Matleb Sheikh, 35, the agent, c...

Khaleda’s treatment at BSMMU begins

Khaleda’s treatment at BSMMU begins

-- 2019-04-01 16:49:53

Over an hour after Khaleda had been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), a medical board on Monday started providing Khaleda with necessary treatment for her various ailmen...

PM issues set of directives to prevent fire incidents

PM issues set of directives to prevent fire incidents

-- 2019-04-01 16:22:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a number of directives, including the introduction of yearly renewal of clearance certificates for high-rises from Fire Service and Civil Defence Department lik...

13266 MW power more in next few years: Power Cell

13266 MW power more in next few years: Power Cell

-- 2019-04-01 14:41:04

In a major boost to power sector, the country is going to have 13,266 megawatts power more between 2020 and 2026 as setting up of some 53 power stations is underway. “The under-construction 53...

Bangladeshi professor wins Britain's highest neurosurgery award

Bangladeshi professor wins Britain's highest neurosurgery award

FE Online Desk 2019-04-01 13:59:10

A Bangladeshi-born British professor has been awarded Britain's highest neurosurgery honour. Tipu Aziz, from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), was awarded the Medal of the Society o...

Apex court upholds ex-MP Rana’s bail in FF Faruk murder case

Apex court upholds ex-MP Rana’s bail in FF Faruk murder case

-- 2019-04-01 13:52:52

The Appellate Division has upheld the High Court order that granted bail to former Awami League (AL) MP from Tangail-3 (Ghatail) Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed over the killing of freedom fig...

Khaleda Zia shifted to BSMMU

Khaleda Zia shifted to BSMMU

-- 2019-04-01 13:09:26

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for her treatment. A black jeep carrying Khaleda reached the hospital at 12:35 pm on Monday. Meanwh...

Deaths in Dhaka storm reach eight

Deaths in Dhaka storm reach eight

-- 2019-04-01 12:29:51

At least eight people were killed as a storm coupled with thundershowers lashed Dhaka, uprooting trees, sinking two boats, blowing away bricks from buildings, and causing a wall to collapse on Sunday...

BD-India talks begin in city

BD-India talks begin in city

FE Report 2019-04-01 11:38:24

The Bangladesh and Indian customs intelligence began the first-ever Director General (DG)-level talks in Dhaka on Sunday, focusing on building an institutional framework to check illegal trade, exch...

418 children killed in country last year, reveals report

418 children killed in country last year, reveals report

FE Report 2019-04-01 11:14:09

A total of 418 children were killed across the country in 2018 which is 23.30 per cent higher than the figure in the previous year. During the period, 571 children were raped and six of the victims...

Buriganga trawler capsize leaves two youths dead

Buriganga trawler capsize leaves two youths dead

-- 2019-04-01 11:05:27

Two young men died as a trawler capsized in Buriganga river near Keraniganj on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Sabbir Hossain, 18, son of Shahidul Islam and Tuhin, 20, son of Afzal Hoss...

Six die as nor'wester hits Dhaka

Six die as nor'wester hits Dhaka

-- 2019-04-01 10:09:12

At least six people have been killed as a nor'wester, locally known as Kalbaishakhi, lashed Dhaka, uprooting trees, sinking a boat, blowing away bricks from buildings, and causing a wall to collapse o...

Nor’wester leaves two dead in city

Nor’wester leaves two dead in city

-- 2019-03-31 20:27:37

A storm in the capital left two persons dead on Sunday evening as gusty winds felled trees, uprooted utility poles and blown away billboards.  A tea seller died after being struck by a falling b...

SC stays Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla arson case

SC stays Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla arson case

-- 2019-03-31 19:17:31

The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday stayed the High Court (HC) order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over the deaths of eight people in an arson attack in Cumilla in...

Lightning kills four in three districts

Lightning kills four in three districts

-- 2019-03-31 19:10:11

Four people, including two minor sisters, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Habiganj, Kishoreganj and Moulvibazar districts on Sunday. In Moulvibazar, two minor sisters died a...