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-- 2019-12-12 10:01:10
The death toll from a fire that gutted a plastics factory in Keraniganj has risen to 11, police say. Another 23 people are taking treatment for injuries at the burns unit of the Dhaka Medical College...
-- 2019-12-11 20:15:50
At least one person was killed and 32 others suffered burn injuries in a plastic factory fire at Keraniganj, on the outskirts of capital, on Wednesday. Victims said the fire broke out at the Prime Pe...
-- 2019-12-11 19:31:53
The University Grant Commission (UGC) has asked the authorities of public universities to shut down evening courses as it is damaging the image of the universities. The regulatory body gave the direc...
-- 2019-12-11 19:25:04
Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa) founder Ilias Kanchan on Wednesday gave Shajahan Khan 24 hours to apologise for accusing him of embezzling foreign funds for his road safety movement. He also threatened t...
-- 2019-12-11 18:39:04
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$333.26 million loans for expansion of power transmission lines and designing the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line. In this regard, the government o...
-- 2019-12-11 18:06:18
A fire has broken out at a plastics factory in Keraniganj, on the outskirts of capital. Fire Service and Civil Defence's official Md Azad said the factory in Keraniganj's Chunkutia area caught fire a...
-- 2019-12-11 17:26:45
A Dhaka tribunal has sentenced former Chhatra Shibir leader Md Abdus Sattar alias Tipu Sultan to death over war crimes in Rajshahi. A three-member panel of the International Crimes Tribunal led by Ju...
-- 2019-12-11 17:04:50
The migratory birds, huge in number, are arriving from the colder northern hemisphere in the water bodies giving those a pleasant look in the northern region now. Local people, officials, experts and...
-- 2019-12-11 16:49:07
A woman and her four-year-old son were killed after they fell off a running bus at Shimultali area of Araihazar upazila in Narayanganj on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Manchura, 25,...
-- 2019-12-11 15:36:54
A number of protesting workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore started falling sick on Wednesday, the second day of their hunger strike. They are trying to force the authorities...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2019-12-11 14:29:21
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has awarded death penalty to former Chhatra Shibir leader Md Abdus Sattar alias Tipu Sultan to death over war crimes in Rajshahi. The Tribunal on Wednesday sentenc...
-- 2019-12-11 14:21:01
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to eliminate leprosy from the country before the target of 2030, urging local pharmaceutical companies to produce medicines for the leprosy patients. She also u...
-- 2019-12-11 13:45:33
The 18th span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge was installed on Wednesday afternoon, making some 2.7 km of the bridge out of 6.15-km visible. The 150-metre 3-E span was successfully installed on pillar...
-- 2019-12-11 11:30:00
Bangladesh has moved one place up in the UN Human Development Index (HDI) in 2018 to rank 135th out of 189 countries. Placed among Medium Development countries in the 2019 Human Development Report pu...
Our Correspondent 2019-12-11 11:07:07
A non-government organisation (NGO) named Small Traders Cooperative (STC) Bank Limited has been engaged in illegal banking activities in Rajshahi. According to sources, the STC procured registration...
FE REPORT 2019-12-11 10:42:11
Iran has expressed its interest to open direct and regular sea connectivity with Bangladesh for increasing bilateral trade subject to economic feasibility, officials said. In response to the countr...
Monira Munni 2019-12-11 10:31:32
The country's textile millers have recently sought the Prime Minister's (PM) intervention to stop importing yarn, fabric and other materials through misuse and misdeclaration of duty-free benefit. Th...
Our Correspondent 2019-12-10 22:33:16
NAOGAON, Dec 10: Farming of banana is gaining popularity in Mohadevpur upazila of the district as the soil of the area has been proved suitable for cultivation of the popular fruit. Sources at the De...
BSS 2019-12-10 20:44:34
Employment for 1.0 million people will be created in the next five years through expansion of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in the country. State Minister for Information...
-- 2019-12-10 20:03:27
‘Joy Bangla’ should be used as a national slogan from the upcoming Victory Day, the High Court has suggested. Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader issued an order followin...
-- 2019-12-10 19:20:06
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday pressed charges against 11 people, including former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, in a case filed for reportedly misappropriating Tk 40 million....
-- 2019-12-10 17:19:14
The UN observed the 71st anniversary of the ‘Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide’ and the ‘International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Vict...
-- 2019-12-10 17:13:19
A defamation case was filed on Tuesday against Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur. Solimullah Muslim Hall Students’ Union vice-president Muzah...
BSS 2019-12-10 16:19:54
President M Abdul Hamid has asked the Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) to be more active to prevent unhealthy competition in market to expand commerce and investment. "Such move will help cont...
FE Online Desk 2019-12-10 15:18:25
Three women in Rajbari have received the ‘Joyeeta Award-2019’ for attaining success in different fields by overcoming various difficulties and challenges. The awardees from the Islamic Re...
FE ONLINE DESK 2019-12-10 14:58:05
AZM Anas, Economic Editor at The Financial Express, has received Gold prize for the “Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Awards for coverage of Climate Change”, the first Bangladeshi journ...
-- 2019-12-10 14:24:57
A Dhaka tribunal is set to deliver its verdict on war crimes charges against former Chhatra Shibir leader Md Abdus Sattar alias Tipu Sultan on Wednesday. Tipu Sultan from Boalia in Rajshahi has been...
-- 2019-12-10 13:34:19
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government will establish human rights in the country through ensuring the trial of all the incidents of human rights violation. "All we need most is...
-- 2019-12-10 13:06:48
Transport operators have suspended bus services in Mymensingh for a second day after a breakdown of talks with the district administration over a demand for the shutdown of BRTC buses. “We sat...
-- 2019-12-10 13:06:41
Indian Army has gifted 10 Mine Detection Dogs (MDDs) to Bangladesh Army as a goodwill gesture, reports UNB. The dogs were handed over at a ceremonial function at Petrapole-Benapole ICP recently, acco...
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