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Badly polluted Chilai river on verge of death

Badly polluted Chilai river on verge of death

-- 2019-02-27 21:24:06

GAZIPUR, Feb 27 (UNB): The 23km Chilai river, flowing through the northern parts of the district, has become toxic with poisonous industrial and construction wastes, and encroachments. "Many locals o...

Viva-voce of three banks deferred

Viva-voce of three banks deferred

FE Online Report 2019-02-27 21:09:29

The viva-voce for bank official post (cash) of three banks scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) will be held on April 16. The exams have been deferred due to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-polls...

Govt to relocate chemical warehouses to Kadamtali, Tongi

Govt to relocate chemical warehouses to Kadamtali, Tongi

-- 2019-02-27 20:25:56

The government has decided to relocate the chemical warehouses from Old Dhaka to the capital’s Kadamtali and Gazipur's Tongi area. In the aftermath of the devastating fire in Chawkbazar that cl...

Woman, sister-in-law die from electrocution in Chattogram

Woman, sister-in-law die from electrocution in Chattogram

-- 2019-02-27 20:24:42

A woman and her sister-in-law died from electrocution at Dakhshin Chambol village of Banshkhali upazila in Chattogram on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Rezia Begum, 40, wife of la...

President urges PSC to recommend qualified candidates for jobs

President urges PSC to recommend qualified candidates for jobs

-- 2019-02-27 19:24:16

President M Abdul Hamid urged the Public Service Commission (PSC) to work sincerely so that qualified candidates can get jobs. Abdul Hamid made the call when a 15-member PSC delegation, led by its Ch...

‘Govt to rehabilitate drug peddlers on surrender’

‘Govt to rehabilitate drug peddlers on surrender’

-- 2019-02-27 19:10:47

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will rehabilitate the drug dealers on their surrenders. “Many drug peddlers are being surrendered due to (nationwide) massive aware...

Quality of education still a concern in BD: WB report

Quality of education still a concern in BD: WB report

-- 2019-02-27 17:41:46

Despite Bangladesh's remarkable success in bringing nearly all children to primary school, the quality of education remains a concern, a World Bank report has said. The report, launched on Wednesday,...

UN envoy stresses political solution to Rohingya crisis

UN envoy stresses political solution to Rohingya crisis

-- 2019-02-27 16:45:05

UN Secretary General's Humanitarian Envoy Dr Ahmed Al Meraikhi on Wednesday laid emphasis on working together to find a political solution to Rohingya crisis saying humanitarian aid or action is not t...

Cumilla road crash leaves three dead

Cumilla road crash leaves three dead

-- 2019-02-27 16:24:46

Three pedestrians were crushed under a covered van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kutumbapur area in Cumilla’s Chandina upazila on Wednesday. The dead were identified as Kazu Rafiqul Islam, 60,...

Locals block Uttara road protesting child death

Locals block Uttara road protesting child death

-- 2019-02-27 16:18:21

A group of protesters has blocked the airport road in Dhaka’s Uttara over the death of a child, causing major gridlock on the highway on Wednesday. A child, who is yet to be identified, was fou...

Amar Ekushey Book Fair ends Thursday

Amar Ekushey Book Fair ends Thursday

-- 2019-02-27 14:14:20

The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, a yearly event for book lovers and publishers, will come to an end on Thursday. State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid will be present as the chief gues...

Two die in Narayanganj road mishap

Two die in Narayanganj road mishap

-- 2019-02-27 12:59:00

Two people were killed and six others injured after a bus rammed a human hauler on Dhaka-Narayanganj road in Fatullah on Wednesday. Police identified the victims as Awal, 50 and Ali Hossain, 42. The...

BGB nabs two Indian men at Benapole

BGB nabs two Indian men at Benapole

-- 2019-02-27 11:59:15

Two Indians were arrested with Tk 0.40 million from Benapole port area of Jashore on Tuesday night. The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) identified them as Rakesh Ghosh, 27, son of Dulal Chandra, and Su...

Police detain 32 in Dinajpur

Police detain 32 in Dinajpur

-- 2019-02-27 11:57:00

Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 32 suspects including 13 drug traders from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am Wednesday morning. Law enforcers also seized...

Move to double maize production by 2021

Move to double maize production by 2021

FE Report 2019-02-27 11:46:57

The ministry of agriculture (MoA) has been considering converting all lands under tobacco cultivation into maize fields to raise the production of the cereal up to 6.0 million tonnes by 2021, offici...

Commuters suffer as 15mm rain recorded in city

Commuters suffer as 15mm rain recorded in city

-- 2019-02-27 11:16:23

People in Dhaka experienced around 15mm of rainfall on Wednesday morning, that led to water stagnation and traffic congestion in parts of the city. Commuters, specially the office and school goers, s...

Fish cultivation in cages gains ground

Fish cultivation in cages gains ground

Roving Correspondent 2019-02-26 20:58:59

NAOGAON, Feb 26: Fish cultivation in cages is gaining ground in Mohadevpur upazila of the district for high production. Hundreds of youths in the area are self-reliant farming varieties of fishes und...

Boro farming exceeds target in Narsingdi, Naogaon districts

Boro farming exceeds target in Narsingdi, Naogaon districts

-- 2019-02-26 20:57:44

NARSINGDI, Feb 26 (BSS): Cultivation of Boro paddy in Narsingdi district has surpassed its target this season due to favourable climate condition and adequate supply of high quality seed. The Departm...

Stored rainwater eases life in Barind region

Stored rainwater eases life in Barind region

-- 2019-02-26 20:56:36

RAJSHAHI, Feb 26 (BSS): Mikhail Saren, 42, has been using rainwater for his household purposes over the last three years. "I store rainwater and use it," said Mikhail, a resident of Sundarpur Kakonha...

Aviation, aerospace university bill placed in parliament

Aviation, aerospace university bill placed in parliament

-- 2019-02-26 20:52:19

A bill was placed in parliament on Tuesday to establish a higher educational institution for promotion and upgradation of the aeronautical and aerospace studies in the country.  Education Minis...

Unicef official for enhancing skills of BD youths

Unicef official for enhancing skills of BD youths

-- 2019-02-26 20:27:36

Visiting Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore said Bangladesh needs to take care of its 7.3 million youths for developing their skills. "We set a goal for them....this has been absolutely a neces...

'Explain why recommendations over Nimtoli fire not executed'

'Explain why recommendations over Nimtoli fire not executed'

-- 2019-02-26 20:18:44

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why their failure to implement a 17-point recommendation placed by the home ministry probe committee after the...

RPO (Amendment) Bill placed in JS

RPO (Amendment) Bill placed in JS

-- 2019-02-26 20:04:18

The 'Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019' was placed in parliament on Tuesday for incorporating provisions to introduce the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and online no...

'Govt targets 28,000MW power by 2023'

'Govt targets 28,000MW power by 2023'

-- 2019-02-26 19:54:55

The government has set a target to generate 28,000 megawatt (MW) electricity and construct 23,000 circuit kilometre transmission lines across the country by 2023. State Minister for Power, Energy and...

Hailstorm, thunderbolt kill two in Satkhira, Brahmanbaria

Hailstorm, thunderbolt kill two in Satkhira, Brahmanbaria

-- 2019-02-26 19:39:08

An elderly man was killed in hailstorm in Satkhira while another man died in a lightning strike in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Zamshed Ali, 70, resident of Khashpur villa...

Ban on motorbike movement in DNCC areas from Tuesday midnight

Ban on motorbike movement in DNCC areas from Tuesday midnight

-- 2019-02-26 19:07:58

The Election Commission (EC) imposed a ban on movement of motorbikes in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas for its by-polls, scheduled to be held on February 28, from Tuesday midnight (12 AM)....

Photo ID must for domestic air travel

Photo ID must for domestic air travel

-- 2019-02-26 19:06:14

Passengers will have to carry photo IDs while travelling to local destinations by air. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) issued the instruction on Tuesday, two days after a reported a...

‘Jamaat men to be tried for 1971 roles’

‘Jamaat men to be tried for 1971 roles’

-- 2019-02-26 17:25:40

No matter how much the Jamaat-e-Islami is reformed, its members will be put on trial if they committed war crimes in 1971, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday. "We're trying to conduct trials of...

‘Govt conspiring to push Khaleda to death’

‘Govt conspiring to push Khaleda to death’

-- 2019-02-26 16:35:30

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is conspiring to push its seriously sick chairperson Khaleda Zia to death by depriving her of medical treatment...

Signal no 3 for maritime ports

Signal no 3 for maritime ports

-- 2019-02-26 16:31:45

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra were advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three. Under the influence of frequent thunderstorm activity, squally weather is likel...