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Housewife beaten by relatives

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...

Minor boy drowns

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...

One killed in road mishap

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...

Man held with fake notes

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...

Hasina invited to consultation on constitution amendment on Apr 26

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Awami League president Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with her party senior colleagues, has been invited by the Parliamentary Special Committee to the consultations on constitution amendment on April 26, reports UNB. "I have received a letter from the Jatiya...

Necessary measures taken to ensure justice: Chief Justice

2011-04-21 00:00:00

KHULNA, April 20 (BSS): Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has said necessary steps have been taken to ensure justice quickly for the litigants. "Digital process has been introduced in the judiciary for quick dispensation of justice in the country," he...

Rajapaksa leaves for Colombo

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa left Dhaka for Colombo Wednesday morning ending his three-day state visit to Bangladesh, reports UNB. President M Zillur Rahman saw the Sri Lankan President off at the VVIP terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at...

ICT again denies bail to Sayedee

2011-04-21 00:00:00

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Wednesday again denied bail to war crimes accused Maulana Delwar Hossain Sayedee, nayeb-e-ameer of Jama'at-e-Islami, reports UNB. After hearing both sides, the three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nizamul Huq passed the orders. The tribunal rejected...

Jama'at announces fresh programmes

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Jama'at has planned a series of programme of demonstration and rallies across the country from April 23 to focus the failures of the government in its commitments and demanding unconditional immediate release of the party's top leaders arrested on charge...

US won't reduce tariff rate for BD items now

2011-04-21 00:00:00

The US government has no plan to reduce tariff rate for Bangladeshi export items, reports bdnews24.com. "We don't have any plan to alter the tariff rate right now," assistant US Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Delaney said after a meeting with...

PM calls for contingency planning to deal with migrant workers in crisis

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday the on-going crisis in Libya heightened the need for formulating effective contingency planning and mechanism to deal with the problems of migrant workers in any emergent situation, report agencies. "In Libya, migrant workers and...

Correction

2011-04-21 00:00:00

The word 'drowned' should be read as 'capsized' in the headline titled 'CPA did not send barge to rescue drowned ship' published on page 1 of the Wednesday's issue of FE. The inadvertent mistake is regretted.

50 injured in B'baria clash

2011-04-21 00:00:00

At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Kodda village in Sadar Upazila of Brahmanbaria Wednesday morning.Witnesses said supporters of Abul Hashem and Asad Master locked into altercation with the supporters of Ayub Ali.Later,...

30 students fell sick in Benapole

2011-04-21 00:00:00

At least 30 students of Sadar Upazila Dakkhin Kamalpur non-government primary school fell sick to mass-psychogenic diseases of Benapole Tuesday.Sources said 19 students of class V and 10 students of class IV were attacked by the disease Tuesday and they...

Robber held in Mymensingh

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...

Housewife beaten by relatives

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...

Minor boy drowns

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...

One killed in road mishap

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...

Man held with fake notes

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...

Islamic Arabic University to be established soon : PM

2011-04-21 00:00:00

The government will shortly establish an affiliating Islamic Arabic University to supervise the Madrasah education system, reports UNB. Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina announced it during a meeting with a delegation of executive committee of Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarresin at her...

BRAC University to start postgraduation in nuclear science & engineering

2011-04-21 00:00:00

BRAC University (BRACU) envisages to start postgraduate programmes in nuclear science and engineering at the MNS Department leading to higher academic degrees, said a press release. BRACU and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) signed an MoU Wednesday for collaboration between...

Case against Banskhali UNO

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 20: A man has filed a case against SM Nazimuddin, the UNO (Upazila Nirbahi Officer) of Banskhali upazila of the district for allegedly leasing out a local bazar at lower price. Mokhtar Ahmed from Sadhanpur village of...

WTIS Day to be observed on May 17

2011-04-21 00:00:00

FE Report Bangladesh will observe World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)-2011 on May 17 with a view to creating awareness among rural communities about the use of ICTs and how to make them better, more sustainable and productive. This...

Kazi Fazlur Rahman adorned with Veneration for Life

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Kazi Fazlur Rahman, former senior secretary and presidential advisor of the Interim Government of 1990 91 has been adorned with Veneration for Life ceremonially by the Society for Bangladesh Development Strategy (BDS) at a city restaurant recently, said a press...

Indian CG ships to visit Bangladesh

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Indian Coastguard ships Vajra and Raziya Sultana will arrive in Chittagong on April 24 on a five-day goodwill visit, reports UNB.

REB engr off to Brussels

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Shah ZuIfiqar Haider, general manager (GM) of Narayanganj Palli Bidyut Samity (Rural Electrifi-cation Board) has recently left for Brussels, Belgium to attend the "Energy Efficiency Global Forum," said a press release. He will make a presentation as executive dialogue speaker...

British Council, Grameenphone to observe Tagore festival

2011-04-21 00:00:00

FE ReportBritish Council in collaboration with Grameenphone will observe Tagore festival in the country highlighting 'rediscovering Tagore'. The festival will be divided into two parts - dance drama 'Tasher Desh' and 'Tagore Fashion Show'. Dance drama 'Tasher Desh' will be...

Vast city areas sans power as storm hits grid substation

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A vast area in the city's north-eastern part remained without electricity since 4.0 am Wednesday following substantial damage to the 13233 kV Bashundhara grid substation, reports UNB. A peal of lightning during the storm in the early morning caused the...

Five car hijackers held: Two cars recovered

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 20: Car hijackings by armed youths in guise of DB police and RAB using black-coloured sophisticated microbuses and cars have increased alarmingly in the port city while the cases of recovery of the stolen cars are thin,...

Robber held in Mymensingh

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...