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Dismembered body found in Cumilla

Dismembered body found in Cumilla

-- 2020-01-13 15:09:07

Police recovered a dismembered body from the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Nautila area of Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Nasir Uddin, 28, son of Robiul....

Ctg by-polls: Blast heard outside voting centre

Ctg by-polls: Blast heard outside voting centre

-- 2020-01-13 14:45:24

The by-election to the Chattogram-8 parliamentary constituency has been marred by reports of a crude bomb blast outside a voting centre amid allegations from BNP candidate Abu Sufiyan that voters were...

BB gets new director

BB gets new director

FE Online Report 2020-01-13 14:44:14

The government has appointed Nazrul Huda, a former deputy governor of the central bank, as a member of Bangladesh Bank's Board of Directors.  With 35 years of central banking experience, Mr Huda...

After six hours, flight operations resume at Dhaka airport

After six hours, flight operations resume at Dhaka airport

-- 2020-01-13 12:24:25

Flight operations at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka city have resumed after a six-hour disruption caused by thick fog. Quoting Beni Madhab Biswas, deputy director of the airport,...

Mob lynches three in Jashore

Mob lynches three in Jashore

-- 2020-01-13 11:56:48

An angry mob has beaten to death three people suspected of stealing cattle in Jashore's Abhaynagar Upazila. The lynching took place in the Upazila's Prembag village at around 4:00am on Monday, said A...

Power grid installation project: Irregularities blamed for cost, time overrun

Power grid installation project: Irregularities blamed for cost, time overrun

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-01-13 11:40:51

An evaluation has found irregularities and mismanagement in a power grid installation project, resulting in its cost and time overrun, insiders said. They said the state-run Power Grid Company of Ban...

Get policy right to develop non-apparel sectors

Get policy right to develop non-apparel sectors

FE REPORT 2020-01-13 11:02:21

Leather and footwear, plastics and light engineering have been identified as the potential sectors, which can help diversify the country's export basket. The sectors will also create greater access t...

Dredging of Mongla Port channel to end by June

Dredging of Mongla Port channel to end by June

FE REPORT 2020-01-13 10:54:14

The Mongla Port channel dredging project would be completed by June next, facilitating ships with 10-metre draft to anchor at the seaport, officials said. The Mongla Port Authority (MPA) has engaged...

Two die as launches collide on Meghna River

Two die as launches collide on Meghna River

-- 2020-01-13 10:43:43

At least two people were killed and 10 others were injured after a passenger launch hit another on the Meghna River in Majherchar area early Monday in thick fog. The identities of the deceased could...

Voting underway in Chattogram-8 by-polls

Voting underway in Chattogram-8 by-polls

-- 2020-01-13 10:40:59

Balloting was underway in the by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency, which fell vacant after the death of Moinuddin Khan Badal. Electronic voting machines or EVMs are being used in this election....

Farmer achieves success  with integrated farming

Farmer achieves success with integrated farming

Our Correspondent 2020-01-12 21:30:46

MAGURA, Jan 12: A farmer has achieved success in fruit, fish and turkey farming at the same time. Amirul Islam of Belnagar village under Magura Sadar said, "I went to the Middle East in 2011 to turn...

Three doctors jailed for Tk 100m embezzlement bid

Three doctors jailed for Tk 100m embezzlement bid

-- 2020-01-12 20:53:44

A Faridpur court has sent three doctors to jail for allegedly trying to embezzle Tk 100 million from the government medical college hospital in the district. Additional District and Sessions Judge Ka...

Bangladesh to observe state mourning Monday on Omani Sultan’s demise

Bangladesh to observe state mourning Monday on Omani Sultan’s demise

BSS 2020-01-12 20:50:03

Bangladesh will observe one day state mourning on Monday on the demise of Omani Sultan Qaboos, who passed away on January 10.  “National flag will be hoisted at half mast by all government...

Khokon made member of AL central committee

Khokon made member of AL central committee

bdnews24.com 2020-01-12 20:49:10

The Awami League (AL) has inducted outgoing Dhaka South Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon into its central working committee as a member. Sheikh Hasina made the move with the powers vested upon her in the...

Violence against women for dowry increased in 2019

Violence against women for dowry increased in 2019

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-01-12 18:53:58

Incidents of violence against women for dowry increased in 2019 compared to that of 2018, according to a local legal aid and rights body. A total of 96 women were tortured to death in 2019 for dowry...

‘Drive against drug barons underway’

‘Drive against drug barons underway’

UNB 2020-01-12 18:37:50

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said a move is underway to arrest drug barons as the anti-narcotics drive which started in 2018 has not stopped yet. “The anti-narcotics drive is on and...

PM leaves Dhaka for Abu Dhabi

PM leaves Dhaka for Abu Dhabi

BSS 2020-01-12 17:36:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Sunday afternoon for Abu Dhabi on a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend “Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week”, “Zay...

Former lawmaker Ahamed Ali no more

Former lawmaker Ahamed Ali no more

FE Online Report 2020-01-12 17:13:13

Former lawmaker Advocate Ahamed Ali died at a city hospital on Saturday. He was 97. The veteran politician and also a language movement activist left behind five daughters, four sons and a host of we...

Five killed in Rajbari road accident

Five killed in Rajbari road accident

-- 2020-01-12 17:01:55

At least five people have died after a head-on collision between a bus and a local passenger vehicle Mahendra in Rajbari Sadar Upazila. Two others were injured in the accident which took place on the...

HC rejects bail to Sonali Bank general manager Napal Chandra

HC rejects bail to Sonali Bank general manager Napal Chandra

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-01-12 16:36:58

The High Court on Sunday refused to grant bail to a Sonali Bank general manager, Nepal Chandra Saha, in a case filed for misappropriation of Tk 1.27 billion of the state-owned bank. The High Court be...

60pc people enjoying internet facilities in Bangladesh: Joy

60pc people enjoying internet facilities in Bangladesh: Joy

BSS 2020-01-12 16:32:32

Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said currently 60 per cent people are enjoying internet facilities in Bangladesh. He also said the government is working to bring all p...

By-election to Chattogram-8 constituency on Monday

By-election to Chattogram-8 constituency on Monday

UNB 2020-01-12 16:21:20

The by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency, which fell vacant following the death of Main Uddin Khan Badal, will be held on Monday. The Election Commission has already completed all the preparation...

HC directs to form anti-ragging bodies in educational institutions

HC directs to form anti-ragging bodies in educational institutions

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-01-12 16:17:59

The High Court on Sunday directed the respondents to form anti-ragging committee and squad in all educational institutions especially in public and private universities and affiliated colleges in orde...

Bangladesh, India want zero death along border: FM

Bangladesh, India want zero death along border: FM

UNB 2020-01-12 16:13:04

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Bangladesh and India want zero death along Bangladesh-India border but it is happening.         He said they...

Mild cold wave sweeps over northern Bangladesh

Mild cold wave sweeps over northern Bangladesh

-- 2020-01-12 15:14:00

Northern districts in Bangladesh are experiencing severe cold and fog as the fourth cold wave of the season begins to set in. Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded the lowest temperature in t...

RAB arrests suspect in rape of 11-year-old girl in Dhaka

RAB arrests suspect in rape of 11-year-old girl in Dhaka

-- 2020-01-12 14:48:38

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a suspect in the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl in Dhaka's Bhatara. Law enforcers identified the suspect as Rasel Mia, 18, without disclosing any further...

Tractor kills youth in Lalmonirhat

Tractor kills youth in Lalmonirhat

-- 2020-01-12 14:07:30

A young man was killed after being hit by a tractor at Saptona in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Doyal Chandra, a resident of Bholabari village in Aditmar...

Abrar murder: Fugitive Morshed Amartya surrenders

Abrar murder: Fugitive Morshed Amartya surrenders

-- 2020-01-12 13:25:03

A fugitive accused in the BUET student Abrar Fahad killing case surrendered before a Dhaka court on Sunday. Morshed Amartya Islam, an expelled student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Tech...

PM leaves for Abu Dhabi today

PM leaves for Abu Dhabi today

-- 2020-01-12 13:10:46

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka today (Sunday) for Abu Dhabi on a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend “Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week”, “Zayed...

Two members of ‘Allahr Dal’ held in Khulna

Two members of ‘Allahr Dal’ held in Khulna

-- 2020-01-12 12:25:55

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit ‘Allahr Dal’ from Khulna Railway Station in Khulna district on Sunday morning. The arreste...