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Fire-hit Gazipur fan factory ran without permission

Fire-hit Gazipur fan factory ran without permission

-- 2019-12-17 10:42:28

A fan factory in Gazipur, which was ravaged by a devastating fire, had been operating without proper authorisation. The authorities made the disclosure after inspecting the site yesterday (Monday), a...

Bangladesh celebrates 49th Victory Day

Bangladesh celebrates 49th Victory Day

UNB 2019-12-16 21:11:18

Bangladeshis at home and abroad celebrated Bangladesh’s 49th Victory Day on Monday paying deep homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country during the Liberation War. On this...

PM greets freedom fighters with gifts on Victory Day

PM greets freedom fighters with gifts on Victory Day

BSS 2019-12-16 19:55:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday greeted all freedom fighters of the country on the occasion of the 49th Victory Day. Like the previous years, the premier sent flowers, fruits and sweetmeats to...

'It's unprecedented,' says Khaleda about her bail denial

'It's unprecedented,' says Khaleda about her bail denial

UNB 2019-12-16 19:23:10

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has described her bail denial by the apex court in Zia Charitable Trust graft case as ‘unprecedented’, said her sister on Monday. The BNP chief made the remark...

President hosts Victory Day reception at Bangabhaban

President hosts Victory Day reception at Bangabhaban

BSS 2019-12-16 18:59:32

President M Abdul Hamid and his spouse Rashida Khanom hosted a reception on Monday at Bangabhaban in Dhaka marking 49th Victory Day of Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the reception he...

Fire-ravaged Gazipur factory operated without authorisation

Fire-ravaged Gazipur factory operated without authorisation

-- 2019-12-16 18:58:49

A fan factory in Gazipur, which was ravaged by a devastating fire, had been operating without proper permission. The authorities made the disclosure after inspecting the site on Monday, a day after 1...

Modi lauds Bangladesh’s all-round progress

Modi lauds Bangladesh’s all-round progress

-- 2019-12-16 18:20:32

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday commended the progress Bangladesh has made in every sector under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Indian prime minister’s praise...

PM releases stamp on Victory Day

PM releases stamp on Victory Day

BSS 2019-12-16 17:33:18

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday released a commemorative postage stamp, a first-day cover and a data card, marking the 49th Victory Day. The premier released the stamp and the first-day cover...

Bodies of Gazipur fire victims handed over to families

Bodies of Gazipur fire victims handed over to families

-- 2019-12-16 16:37:36

The bodies of 10 victims of the Gazipur factory fire were handed over to their families on Monday after collecting DNA samples. Additional Deputy Commissioner Shahinur Islam, head of an investigation...

Bangabandhu, PM’s photos vandalised in Brahmanbaria

Bangabandhu, PM’s photos vandalised in Brahmanbaria

-- 2019-12-16 15:49:23

Miscreants attacked the Victory Day programme at the Brahmanbaria zilla parishad premises on Monday and vandalised photos of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Witnes...

President inspects Victory Day Parade

President inspects Victory Day Parade

-- 2019-12-16 14:40:39

President Abdul Hamid on Monday inspected a parade at the National Parade Ground and took salute, marking the 49th Victory Day. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the parade organised and conducte...

'No compromise with descendants of anti-liberation forces'

'No compromise with descendants of anti-liberation forces'

-- 2019-12-16 14:01:42

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that anti-liberation forces are obstructing the consolidation of Bangladesh’s victory in the Liberation War even after almost five decades...

Dr Kamal welcomes releasing collaborators' list

Dr Kamal welcomes releasing collaborators' list

-- 2019-12-16 13:58:07

Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain has thanked the government for releasing a first list of collaborators who worked with the Pakistani occupation army during the Liberation War. But he was critic...

Rape, murder suspect dies in Faridpur 'shootout'

Rape, murder suspect dies in Faridpur 'shootout'

-- 2019-12-16 13:05:59

A man suspected of raping and murdering a disabled teenager has been killed in a shootout with police in Faridpur. The incident took place near a bridge in the city's Rathkhola Launch Ghat around 2am...

Fire guts 28 homes in Rampura slum

Fire guts 28 homes in Rampura slum

-- 2019-12-16 12:59:30

A fire has destroyed 28 shanties at the Bagichartek slum in Rampura, according to bdnews24.com. Six units of fire service rushed to the area adjacent to Rampura Mohanagar Project to battle the blaze...

BB to release Tk 200 bank notes to mark Mujib Year

BB to release Tk 200 bank notes to mark Mujib Year

-- 2019-12-16 12:46:03

The Bangladesh Bank will release Tk 200 bank notes for the first time to celebrate the centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and golden jubilee of independence. The new...

Birangana's struggle for permanent shelter still continues

Birangana's struggle for permanent shelter still continues

UNB 2019-12-16 12:29:08

A young Shukuronnessa picked up arms to liberate the country from Pakistani occupation in 1971, but nearly five decades after the independence, her struggle to find a permanent shelter for herself and...

AB Bank sues former officials, other parties

AB Bank sues former officials, other parties

FE REPORT 2019-12-16 12:20:10

AB Bank filed a case against a number of former officials and other parties involved in illegal transfers totaling USD 20 million to a commercial bank in Dubai. The case was filed on November 20 in t...

Cut-price fertiliser sale begins

Cut-price fertiliser sale begins

FE REPORT 2019-12-16 11:55:51

Diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser will be sold both to the farmers and dealers at reduced price from today (Monday). The government on December 04 reduced the price of DAP fertiliser by Tk 9.0 pe...

Japan provides 150 vehicles to facilitate waste management

Japan provides 150 vehicles to facilitate waste management

FE REPORT 2019-12-16 11:41:04

The Japanese government has provided 150 vehicles for Dhaka and Chattogram city corporations to facilitate waste management. Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito handed over the keys of the ve...

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu

-- 2019-12-16 10:57:45

BSS Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the 49th Victory Day. The premier paid the homage by placin...

48 years of victory

48 years of victory

-- 2019-12-16 10:55:35

Bangladesh is celebrating 48 years of its decisive victory in the bloody War of Independence from Pakistan. After over two decades of West Pakistani rule, Bengalis in the then East Pakistan finally s...

President, PM pay tributes to Liberation War martyrs

President, PM pay tributes to Liberation War martyrs

UNB 2019-12-16 10:53:13

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial marking the 49th Victory Day. After pla...

Migratory birds start arriving at Benapole water bodies

Migratory birds start arriving at Benapole water bodies

A Correspondent 2019-12-16 00:13:06

With the advent of winter, migratory birds, though small in numbers, have started arriving at different water bodies of haor and hilly areas in Benapole of Jashore district. But, this year, the numbe...

Fishing with traditional trap in Sylhet region

Fishing with traditional trap in Sylhet region

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2019-12-16 00:12:23

SYLHET, Dec 15: As water has started receding from canals and small rivers across the Sylhet region villagers get engaged in traditional mass fishing in a festive mood in different places during the w...

Katabon Market catches fire

Katabon Market catches fire

UNB 2019-12-15 21:30:33

A fire broke out in the Dhaka University Market of Katabon area on Sunday night. Two firefighting units were trying to extinguish the fire that occurred at 8:32pm, said the Fire Service and Civil Def...

Woman killed in motorcycle accident at capital

Woman killed in motorcycle accident at capital

FE ONLINE REPORT 2019-12-15 20:53:44

A woman was killed in a road accident at the capital’s Farmgate area after a bus hit her and her son while they were returning their home on a motorcycle on Sunday, according to the police. The...

President, PM greet countrymen on Victory Day

President, PM greet countrymen on Victory Day

BSS 2019-12-15 20:12:51

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have extended their sincere greetings and warm felicitations to the countrymen living at home and abroad on the occasion of the 49th Victory Da...

At least 10 die in Gazipur factory fire

At least 10 die in Gazipur factory fire

-- 2019-12-15 20:06:52

At least 10 people have been killed in a fire incident at a fan factory in Gazipur on Sunday evening. The fire started on the second floor of the three-storey factory of Luxury Fan in Kashorita under...

Nasrul slams Petrobangla, Bapex officials for poor performance

Nasrul slams Petrobangla, Bapex officials for poor performance

UNB 2019-12-15 19:04:46

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Sunday came down heavily on the top executives of Petrobangla and Bapex for their ‘failure’ to work out any effective...