FE Today Logo

Search results for:


England have the momentum- Morgan

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Eoin Morgan says the momentum is with England as they head into the one-day series finale with Australia on Sunday. The captain hit a run-a-ball 92 at Headingley on Friday in a three-wicket win that levelled the series at 2-2....

Bangladesh opens hotlines after Makkah tragedy

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh missions and Hajj office in Saudi Arabia have opened hotlines to assist the pilgrims and expatriate workers following the fatal crane crash at the Grand Mosque. At least 107 pilgrims died and 238 more, including 40 Bangladeshis, were wounded...

Youth found dead in Kushtia

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Police recovered the body of a young man from Chapaigachhi village in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Sabu, 20, son of Swapan Mandol, a resident of Jagannathpur village of the upazila. Locals...

Private varsity students block Dhaka streets

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Roads at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, Mohkhali, Banani, Rampura, Uttara and Abdullahpur have been blocked by protestors, crippling traffic on the first working day of the week. Students have been protesting since the 2015-16 fiscal’s budget imposed a 7.5 per cent value...

Youth beaten dead in Jessore

2015-09-13 00:00:00

A young man was beaten to death over theft charge at Harikhali village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 28, son of Kawser Ali, a resident of the village. Enamul Haque,...

Rangs, HRC groups chiefs get bail in stock market scam case

2015-09-13 00:00:00

A Dhaka tribunal has granted permanent bail to the chairman of Rangs Group and the chief of HRC Group, and two other people in a case filed over the 1996 share market scam. The country’s two top businessmen – A...

Truck driver killed in Kushtia road accident

2015-09-13 00:00:00

The driver of a truck was killed as another truck knocked down his vehicle on the Kushtia-Meherpur highway in Kadamtola area of Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district on early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Lablu, 28, son of Anwar...

Dhaka\\\'s rail links with Chittagong, Sylhet snapped

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Dhaka’s rail communications with Chittagong and Sylhet have been suspended after a train derailed in Brahmanbaria. Railway authorities said that a Chittagong-bound container train went off the tracks near the Talshahar Railway Station in Brahmanbaria. Brahmanbaria’s Assistant Station Master Mainul...

Ship sinks at Chittagong port

2015-09-13 00:00:00

A vessel, used for supplying water to ships, capsized at the Chittagong port on Sunday. The ship ‘MV Mashak’ sank around 5am on Sunday while being anchored at a jetty. Captain Nazmul Alam, Deputy Conservator of Chittagong Port said, “the...

Iran foreign minister due Wednesday

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will arrive in Dhaka on a daylong visit to Bangladesh on Wednesday. The Iranian foreign minister will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport in Kurmitola from Chinese capital Beijing in the afternoon. A...

Housewife killed by husband over illicit relationship

2015-09-13 00:00:00

A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband as she protested his illicit relationship in Bostapotti area of Jessore district town on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sanjida, 22, wife of Babu, a resident of the area....

Herbal teas: 5 things you should know

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Even though herbal teas are said to be good for you, they should had in moderation, advises a nutritionist. And pregnant women specially, should avoid drinking herbal infusions such as nettle leaf, comfrey, yarrow and ma huang (ephedra) as they...

Partial Solar eclipse today

2015-09-13 00:00:00

 This is a great month for eclipses and kicking it off right is the partial solar eclipse happening this Sunday, September 13. It will be visible only from South Africa, Antarctica and locations in Indian and Atlantic Oceans. It's the...

Bangladeshi dies in Mecca crane collapse

2015-09-13 00:00:00

One Bangladesh has been identified as a fatal victim of last Fridays’ crane collapse tragedy at the Grand Mosque in holy city of Mecca. The deceased was Abul Kashem (45) of Karnaphuli of Chittagong, passport number BE0191586 and Haji number...

Recipe: Roasted lamb, rack potato pave, wilted spinach rose mary jus

2015-09-13 00:00:00

INGREDIENTS Lamb Rack (frenched), 300g Red delight potatoes, 150g Butter, 1/2 tablespoon Salt, 1 tsp Pepper, ¼ tsp Cream, 2 tablespoons Spinach, 2.5 cups Olive oil, 85ml Crushed black pepper, 5g Rosemary fresh, 2 sprigs METHOD 1. In a bowl,...

2 killed in Gazipur road accident

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Two people were killed and four others injured in a collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a human hauler in Abdar area of Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district on Sunday. One of the deceased was identified as Liakat Ali, 27,...

RMG workers’ vacation from Sep 21

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Vacation for Eid-ul-Azha will begin from September 21 in phases at garment factories across the country. Minister of Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said today while talking to reporters at secretariat in city. The factory owners will pay festival allowance...

BCL leader held with Yaba

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in a drive arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in possession of 163 pieces of Yaba tablet at Charabhita Bazar in Bagharpara upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night. The arrestee was...

Kibria murder trial starts

2015-09-13 00:00:00

A Sylhet speedy trial tribunal has indicted 32 persons included three top BNP leaders for the murder of Awami League leader and former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria. They include former minister of state for home Lutfozzaman Babar, Khaleda Zia’s...

High BP, bad diet leading cause of death worldwide: Study

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Poor dietary habits and high blood pressure have replaced child and maternal malnutrition, unsafe water, sanitation and lack of hand washing as leading risks for death globally, a significant study has revealed. After looking at 79 risk factors for death...

Stocks edge slightly higher

FE Online Report | 2015-09-13 00:00:00

Stocks edged slightly higher on Sunday, the opening day of the week with turnover improving marginally, as investors took position on lucrative stocks. The market opened higher in the morning and the positive vibe sustained till end of the session...

3 new Indian visa application centres inaugurated

2015-09-13 00:00:00

The State Bank of India on Sunday launched three new Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs) in Mymensingh, Barisal and Rangpur. Pankaj Saran, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka inaugurated the three centres through a videoconference in Barisal in presence of Deputy...

\\\'Operation Clean Heart\\\' indemnity act scrapped

2015-09-13 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) on Sunday scrapped the indemnity act that legitimated all actions taken under the Operation Clean Heart, terming it conflicting with the Constitution. A 2-member bench of the apex court of Bangladesh, comprising Justice Moynul Islam Chowdhury...

6.6 magnitude quake hits Gulf of California

2015-09-13 00:00:00

The US Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has hit in the Gulf of California. It says the earthquake struck Sunday at 1:14 pm local time at a depth of 10 miles (16 kilometers). The...

Commuters suffer as students block streets

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Traffic snarls in Dhaka's streets caused by a student agitation has led to much suffering for commuters across the capital. Students of the private universities are protesting a government decision to impose a 7.5 per cent VAT on their fees....

Israeli soldiers storm Al-Aqsa compound

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Israeli soldiers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest shrines of the Muslim in Jerusalem on Sunday, police and witnesses said. The Israeli security personnel used tear gas as they entered the compound to arrest what they called Palestinian "stone...

BRTC\\\'s will start selling advance Eid tickets from Sept 16

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will start selling advance bus tickets from September 16 for home-bound passengers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The advance tickets will be sold from different BRTC bus counters in the city, said a press release...

Advance train tickets for Eid from Tuesday

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Railway (BR) will begin selling of tickets in advance from Tuesday to ease the travelling of homebound passengers ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.  Railway sources said the tickets for September 20 would be sold on September 15 at Kamalapur railway...

Govt committed to rights of religious minorities: PM

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said her government is firmly committed to protect the rights of religious minorities and always encourages dialogue between different faiths. She said Bangladesh deeply values the relations with the Holy See (Vatican) and is committed...

CNG stations remain open 24-hour during Eid

2015-09-13 00:00:00

The Natural Compressed Gas (CNG) filling stations will be remaining opened 24-hour for seven days during the Eid-ul-Azha, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. "The CNG filling stations would remain opened round-the-clock before and after three days including the...