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Detectives quiz Polash’s parents, relatives

Detectives quiz Polash’s parents, relatives

-- 2019-03-24 16:55:08

A team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) interrogated the parents, relatives and neighbours of Polash Ahmed, who allegedly tried to hijack a plane, in Sonargaon upazila in Narayangan...

Shahnaz Rahmatullah in eternal rest

Shahnaz Rahmatullah in eternal rest

-- 2019-03-24 16:38:36

Noted singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah was laid to eternal rest at Banani Military Graveyard in the city on Sunday. Before the burial, her namaz-e-janaza was held at the 'Park Mosque' at Baridhara road No....

UN draws up plans to 'facilitate' Rohingya relocation to island

UN draws up plans to 'facilitate' Rohingya relocation to island

-- 2019-03-24 14:57:30

The United Nations is making plans to help Bangladesh relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, documents seen by Reuters show, a move opposed by many refugees and that...

Road crash leaves elderly man dead in Savar

Road crash leaves elderly man dead in Savar

-- 2019-03-24 14:03:12

A 65-year-old man was killed while 15 others injured in a road accident on C&B road in Ashulia in Savar on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 65, son of late Shahar Ali,...

Chinese national held with 48 gold bars at Dhaka airport

Chinese national held with 48 gold bars at Dhaka airport

-- 2019-03-24 13:26:19

Customs officials detained a Chinese national along with 48 gold bars from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday morning. The arrestee Ruan Jinfeng, 43, landed at the airport from Dubai on...

EC suspends voting at Kishoreganj's Katiadi upazila

EC suspends voting at Kishoreganj's Katiadi upazila

FE Online Desk 2019-03-24 12:22:15

The Election Commission has suspended voting at the Katiadi upazila following allegations of huge irregularities during the third phase of upazila elections. Additional superintendent of police (ASP)...

Policeman among two shot in attack at Chattogram polling station

Policeman among two shot in attack at Chattogram polling station

-- 2019-03-24 11:35:52

A police constable and a man sustained bullet injuries as Awami League men allegedly attacked and opened fire at a polling station in Chandanaish upazila on Sunday morning. The injured Constable Farh...

DIFE safety inspections largely concentrated in RMG units

DIFE safety inspections largely concentrated in RMG units

Monira Munni 2019-03-24 11:22:25

The government's official factory inspections are largely concentrated in readymade garment (RMG) factories, with less importance attached to other industries' safety and compliance, a labour ministry...

Fire guts 40 shops in Cumilla

Fire guts 40 shops in Cumilla

-- 2019-03-24 11:17:02

At least 40 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Raiganj Bazar in Cumilla in the early hours of Sunday. Alamgir Hossain, senior assistant station manager of Cumilla Fire Service and Civil De...

Two die in Tangail motorcycle accident

Two die in Tangail motorcycle accident

-- 2019-03-24 11:04:50

Two men have been killed after a motorcycle veered out of control and crashed into a tree in Tangail’s Basail. The accident occurred in the upazila’s Taltala area on the Hakimpur-Jashihat...

Campaigners demand SD on all tobacco products

Campaigners demand SD on all tobacco products

FE Report 2019-03-24 11:04:38

Speakers have demanded effective tax measures in the upcoming budget leading to a rise in prices of all tobacco products. It is necessary for safeguarding the youth, the poor and the women who are mo...

SAU suspends classes, exams over student’s death

SAU suspends classes, exams over student’s death

-- 2019-03-24 10:59:31

The authorities of Sylhet Agriculture University (SAU) have suspended all classes and examinations for Sunday following the death of one of their students in a road accident. Faisal Khalilur Rahman,...

Fire hits Old Dhaka again

Fire hits Old Dhaka again

FE Online Desk 2019-03-24 10:34:18

Around 18 shops and structures have burnt down in a fire at Shahid Nagar in Old Dhaka. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident though a person fell ill after inhaling smoke.  Am...

Voting underway in third phase of upazila polls

Voting underway in third phase of upazila polls

-- 2019-03-24 09:50:09

Voting in the third phase elections to 117 upazila parishads in different districts began on Sunday morning. The balloting that began at 8:00am will continue till 4:00pm without any break. A total o...

Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away

Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away

-- 2019-03-24 09:31:57

One of the most revered singers of Bangladesh, Shahnaz Rahmatullah has died at the age of 67. She breather her last at her residence in Baridhara around 11:30pm on Saturday, a close relative has said...

‘BNP to go Jamaat’s way’

‘BNP to go Jamaat’s way’

-- 2019-03-23 21:41:09

Acting General Secretary of Awami League (AL) Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Saturday said BNP would face extinction like Jamaat as the party is doing ill politics. “They (BNP) have no future in the p...

Commercial aloe vera farming expands in Bogura

Commercial aloe vera farming expands in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-03-23 20:54:52

BOGURA, Mar 23: Commercial aloe vera farming is expanding fast across the district due to high market price. Many growers in the area have attained financial solvency from the plants as it easy to cul...

Demand for Rangpur shatranji grows

Demand for Rangpur shatranji grows

Our Correspondent 2019-03-23 20:54:06

RANGPUR, Mar 23: The demand for shatranji (handcrafted rug) is growing day by day, as it has drawn global attention. The traditional manually woven carpet, a heritage of Rangpur, has a glorious histor...

Anti-mosquito drives in DNCC areas

Anti-mosquito drives in DNCC areas

-- 2019-03-23 20:30:15

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Saturday started a two-week crash programme to reduce the mosquito menace in its region. DNCC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Md Abdul Hye formally inaugurated th...

Polls to 117 UZs in third phase Sunday

Polls to 117 UZs in third phase Sunday

-- 2019-03-23 20:22:09

Elections to 117 upazila parishads will be held on Sunday in the third phase of the local body polls. Some 11.9 million (118,87,751) voters will be able to exercise their voting rights under 9,298 po...

Minor boy drown in Chandpur pond

Minor boy drown in Chandpur pond

-- 2019-03-23 19:32:13

A three-year old boy drowned in a pond at Montala village under Faridganj upazila in Chandpur on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Fahim, son of Motahar Hossain of the village. Family sources...

Transport sector must be free of political influence: Dr Kamal

Transport sector must be free of political influence: Dr Kamal

-- 2019-03-23 19:23:09

Gono Forum, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Saturday demanded that steps be taken to free the transport sector from political influence and laws be properly to restore discipline in the sector. The party...

Raushon now deputy opposition leader in JS

Raushon now deputy opposition leader in JS

-- 2019-03-23 19:09:45

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has picked Raushon Ershad, senior co-chairman of the party, as the deputy leader of the opposition in parliament, relieving GM Quader of the post. "As Chairman of Jati...

DMP chief urges city dwellers to boycott drug dealers

DMP chief urges city dwellers to boycott drug dealers

-- 2019-03-23 18:58:52

Terming drug traders 'enemies of the country, nation and the society', Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Saturday urged the city dwellers to boycott them socially. "Ther...

Conviction rate in graft cases stands at 52.08pc

Conviction rate in graft cases stands at 52.08pc

FE Online Report 2019-03-23 18:58:01

The rate of conviction in graft cases lodged by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) stood at 52.08 per cent in January and February 2019. Besides, a total of 2,804 graft cases, lodged by ACC, are cu...

Students block Dhaka-Barishal Highway

Students block Dhaka-Barishal Highway

-- 2019-03-23 18:02:46

Students of Government BM College blocked the Dhaka-Barishal Highway demanding maximum penalty for the bus driver involved in a road accident which left a student of the college dead. The accident in...

Emphasis on finding space for wildlife

Emphasis on finding space for wildlife

-- 2019-03-23 17:39:37

Bangladesh, like many other countries, needs to find space for both the wildlife and its people keeping in mind that biodiversity is important for the world, says a renowned global wildlife expert. "...

Bangladesh a failed state, alleges BNP

Bangladesh a failed state, alleges BNP

-- 2019-03-23 17:04:29

BNP on Saturday alleged that Bangladesh has turned into a failed state as the government sold out itself to the super powers of the globe. "This government has been staying in power illegally since...

Land broker shot in city

Land broker shot in city

-- 2019-03-23 16:40:03

A land broker suffered critical wounds after being shot by unknown criminals in city's Jatrabari area on Friday night. Md Obaidullah, 45, also brother of Police inspector Abdullah AL Mamun of Counter...

Five die in separate incidents in Ctg

Five die in separate incidents in Ctg

-- 2019-03-23 15:33:45

At least five people died in different incidents in Chattogram district from Friday night to Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Abdul Monaf, Abdur Rahim, Md Mostak, Osman Goni and Md S...