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Assam NRC to be key issue during PM’s visit to India: Media

Assam NRC to be key issue during PM’s visit to India: Media

-- 2019-09-14 13:38:14

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to visit India during October 3-6 for talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, with Dhaka’s concerns about people excluded from the Nationa...

Dengue claims another life in Rajshahi

Dengue claims another life in Rajshahi

-- 2019-09-14 12:33:38

A woman died of dengue at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Rawshan Ara, 55, wife of Moslem Uddin of Daulatpur village in Bheramara upazila....

Cop dies in Feni road crash

Cop dies in Feni road crash

-- 2019-09-14 12:25:41

A policeman was killed and three others, including the police super of Feni district, were injured as the jeep carrying them overturned at Lemua on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sadar upazila on Friday...

Diplomat Magazine runs cover story featuring Hasina

Diplomat Magazine runs cover story featuring Hasina

-- 2019-09-14 12:24:31

The prestigious Diplomat Magazine of the Netherlands unveiled its latest edition with a cover story featuring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina titled “Sheikh Hasina: The Mother of Humanity” on...

‘Drug trader’ dies in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’

‘Drug trader’ dies in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-09-14 11:51:56

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Hobirbari in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rubel, 31, son of Mujibu...

Dengue intensity on the decline

Dengue intensity on the decline

FE Report 2019-09-14 10:38:34

As many as 673 people were infected afresh with dengue virus in the last 24 hours until 8:00 am on Friday. However, the number shows light decrease in the intensity of spreading the disease. Of the t...

US sanctions North Korean hackers for BB heist, other global attacks

US sanctions North Korean hackers for BB heist, other global attacks

-- 2019-09-13 22:41:30

The US on Friday announced sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups for their alleged involvement in the 'WannaCry' ransomware attacks and hacking of international banks, including New York Fede...

Electronic monitoring system to curb birth certificate forgery

Electronic monitoring system to curb birth certificate forgery

-- 2019-09-13 20:35:58

The government is set to launch an electronic monitoring system in a bid to prevent duplication and forgery of birth registration certificates, reports bdnews24.com. The field administration has been...

85 people held in city in anti-narcotics drive

85 people held in city in anti-narcotics drive

-- 2019-09-13 20:28:36

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a drive arrested 85 people for selling and consuming drugs in the city in the last 24 hours till 6:00am on Friday, reports UNB. A total of 5,252 Yaba tablets, 617 g...

Fire at Gazipur’s Minister Refrigerator warehouse doused

Fire at Gazipur’s Minister Refrigerator warehouse doused

-- 2019-09-13 18:40:18

Fire that broke out at the warehouse of Minister Refrigerator of My One Electronics at Dheerasram in Gazipur was doused on Friday afternoon. A six-member committee, led by District Magistrate Shahin...

AL wants strong opposition for democracy: Hasan Mahmud

AL wants strong opposition for democracy: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2019-09-13 17:34:41

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the Awami League (AL) government wants a strong opposition party to continue the practice of democracy in the country. The minister came up with th...

673 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

673 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2019-09-13 14:28:11

As many as 673 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals in 24 hours till Friday morning. Among them, 229 were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. Unt...

Two Indians held at Benapole

Two Indians held at Benapole

-- 2019-09-13 13:11:22

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Indian nationals with $29,600 from the port area on Thursday. BGB-49 Commanding Officer Lt Col Selim Reza said a BGB team searched a ‘Shyamoli Par...

Two Rohingas among three die in gunfights

Two Rohingas among three die in gunfights

-- 2019-09-13 12:40:46

Two Rohingya refugees and a suspected drug smuggler were killed in separate gunfights in Cox's Bazar and Kushtia districts on Friday. In Cox's Bazar, two Rohingya suspects with alleged links to the...

15th Asian Conf to be held in Dhaka in Jan

15th Asian Conf to be held in Dhaka in Jan

-- 2019-09-13 11:54:11

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) is organising the 15th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD 2020) next year. The conference will be...

Fire at Gazipur electronics factory

Fire at Gazipur electronics factory

-- 2019-09-13 10:49:05

A fire has erupted at an electronics factory in Gazipur. The incident occurred at the six-storey factory building of Minister Refrigerator in Dhirasram at around 7:15am on Friday, said Md Mamunur Ras...

Study sharpens focus on three subway networks

Study sharpens focus on three subway networks

Munima Sultana 2019-09-13 10:43:17

Three subway networks surrounding the city are now being considered to connect the nearby districts by faster commuter trains, covering the missing links of six metro rails mostly at the planning stag...

AL may withdraw candidacy for Ershad’s seat

AL may withdraw candidacy for Ershad’s seat

-- 2019-09-12 21:38:41

The Awami League (AL) is open to reconsider and withdraw its candidate for Rangpur-3 in the parliamentary by-election if its key ally the Jatiya Party so wishes, Obaidul Quader has said. The ruling p...

Mobarakganj Sugar Mill suffers heavy losses

Mobarakganj Sugar Mill suffers heavy losses

Our Correspondent 2019-09-12 21:36:08

JHENIDAH, Sept 12:  The Mobarakganj Sugar Mill Limited suffers heavy losses every year due to inadequate supply of sugarcane. According to sources, sugarcane cultivation in the district is decre...

Malta cultivation expands across northern districts

Malta cultivation expands across northern districts

Roving Correspondent 2019-09-12 21:34:26

JOYPURHAT, Sept 12: Malta farming has been gaining momentum across the Barind area over the last few years as it requires less investment but generates good profit. The farmers have started achieving...

Three more died of dengue across country

Three more died of dengue across country

FE Online Report 2019-09-12 21:12:26

Three more people died of dengue in Dhaka, Bandarban and Barguna respectively on Thursday. Panna Begum, 60, died while under treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Doume Ching Marma, 27...

Workplace accidents claim 302 lives in Jan-July

Workplace accidents claim 302 lives in Jan-July

FE Online Report 2019-09-12 20:02:03

Workplace accidents claimed as many as 302 lives across the country in the last seven months, according to a report of a non government organisation. The report also stated that the January -July per...

Pabna OC withdrawn, SI suspended over forced marriage of rape victim

Pabna OC withdrawn, SI suspended over forced marriage of rape victim

-- 2019-09-12 19:25:37

The authorities have withdrawn Pabna Sadar Police OC Obaidul Hoque from duty and suspended Sub-Inspector Ekramul Hoque based on 'evidence' that they had forced a victim of an alleged gang rape to marr...

Rape incidents rise across country  

Rape incidents rise across country  

FE Online Report 2019-09-12 18:56:25

At least 948 women were raped and 54 others killed after rape in the first eight months of the current calendar year across the country. Seven victims committed suicide after rape from January to Aug...

EU gives €2.0m more to WFP for assisting Rohingyas

EU gives €2.0m more to WFP for assisting Rohingyas

FE Online Report 2019-09-12 18:33:17

The European Union (EU) has provided a fresh fund of €2.0 million to the United Nations World Food Programmes (WFP) for carrying out its humanitarian activities for the Rohingyas refugees. ...

PM asks architects to design buildings in a planned way

PM asks architects to design buildings in a planned way

-- 2019-09-12 18:23:12

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the architects to design multistorey buildings in a planned way taking the movement of people and traffic in surrounding roads, open space and waste mana...

Hilsa dearer in Khulna

Hilsa dearer in Khulna

-- 2019-09-12 18:01:48

Although the supply of hilsa has increased in recent days after a two-month ban, the high demand for the fish has pushed up its prices in Khulna. Fish markets are reporting buoyant supply after a 6...

Govt to launch online GD service

Govt to launch online GD service

-- 2019-09-12 17:50:43

The government is set to launch an online service through which citizens can file a general diary or GD with the police, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said. “Initially, the service will be...

12 missing as coal vessel sinks in Bay

12 missing as coal vessel sinks in Bay

-- 2019-09-12 14:45:22

Twelve crew members went missing after a lighterage vessel, carrying 1,050 metric tonnes of coal, sank in the Bay of Bengal near the Sangu gas field on Thursday morning. The engine of Dhaka-bound &ls...

Pabna OC withdrawn, SI suspended over forced marriage with rapist

Pabna OC withdrawn, SI suspended over forced marriage with rapist

-- 2019-09-12 13:16:42

The officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Obaidul Hoque has been withdrawn from duty for forcing the victim of an alleged gang rape to marry one of the assailants at the station. Sub-Inspector Ekra...