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Travellers stuck at Shimulia terminal as govt suspends ferry services

Travellers stuck at Shimulia terminal as govt suspends ferry services

-- 2021-05-08 14:49:33

Scores of people and vehicles are stranded at Munshiganj’s Shimulia ferry terminal after the authorities suspended daytime ferry services to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Ferry services o...

Ferry services halted on Paturia-Daulatdia route

Ferry services halted on Paturia-Daulatdia route

-- 2021-05-08 11:02:26

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route have been suspended since Saturday morning, causing immense sufferings to home-bound people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Mohammad Khorshed Alam, assistant manag...

Chattogram Development Authority executing Tk 3.57b new housing project

Chattogram Development Authority executing Tk 3.57b new housing project

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-05-08 10:35:19

CHATTOGRAM: To address an ever-rising accommodation demand for a fast growing urban population, Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) will implement a new housing project in the port city. The cit...

Bus operators, passengers continue flouting health rules

Bus operators, passengers continue flouting health rules

-- 2021-05-07 22:00:26

Abdul Quddus Ripon, the helper of a Taranga Plus Paribahan bus on Banasree-Mohammadpur route in Dhaka, was holding his facemask with his hand while shouting for passengers on Friday afternoon. &ldquo...

RMG workers demand wages, Eid bonus by May 10

RMG workers demand wages, Eid bonus by May 10

UNB 2021-05-07 19:46:22

Garment Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (GSKOP), an alliance of 20 worker associations, on Friday demanded the payment of wages and Eid bonus by May 10. In a statement, GSKOP joint coordinators -- A...

422 juveniles granted bail virtually in 18 working days

422 juveniles granted bail virtually in 18 working days

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-07 19:27:32

Virtual courts and tribunals have granted bail to 422 juveniles in the last 18 working days until Thursday. Besides, a total of 31,208 people have secured bail in that time period as the courts sett...

Thousands of devotees observe Juma’atul Wida, some overlooking health protocols

Thousands of devotees observe Juma’atul Wida, some overlooking health protocols

UNB 2021-05-07 18:18:26

Juma'atul Wida, the last Friday congregation of Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan, was observed in the country with due religious fervour. Thousands of devotees poured into mosques across the coun...

Nor’wester likely to sweep over eight divisions

Nor’wester likely to sweep over eight divisions

FE Online Report 2021-05-07 17:39:33

A nor’wester is likely to sweep over eight divisions including Dhaka at any time today (Friday) and Saturday, according to a bulletin prepared by Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The...

Bangladesh reports 1,682 virus cases, 37 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 1,682 virus cases, 37 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-05-07 16:37:09

Bangladesh has registered 37 new fatalities from the coronavirus, the lowest daily count since Mar 28, taking the death toll to 11,833. The caseload jumped by 1,682 in last 24 hours till 8:00 am on F...

Eid travellers crowd Shimulia ferries defying health rules

Eid travellers crowd Shimulia ferries defying health rules

-- 2021-05-07 16:24:11

Heavy crowds of people returning home for Eid-ul-Fitr have descended on Munshiganj’s Shimulia port despite pandemic health restrictions. The number of ferry passengers has increased because lau...

Hifazat leader Noman Foyezi accused in Chattogram rape case

Hifazat leader Noman Foyezi accused in Chattogram rape case

-- 2021-05-07 15:53:04

Zakaria Noman Foyezi, the former publicity secretary of Hifazat’s recently dissolved committee, has been accused in a rape case filed by a woman in Chattogram. The case was filed on Thursday ni...

Mamata hopes for stronger ties with Bangladesh

Mamata hopes for stronger ties with Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-07 11:29:09

Mamata Banarjee, who was recently sworn in as the chief minister of India’s state of West Bengal for the third time, has hoped that the ties between her state and Bangladesh will become stronger...

Police arrest Hifazat leader Shahinur in Sylhet

Police arrest Hifazat leader Shahinur in Sylhet

-- 2021-05-07 10:50:40

Police have arrested Hifazat leader and former Sunamganj-3 MP Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury in Sylhet. Shahinur was taken into custody around 12:45 am on Friday from the city’s Bankalapara area, nea...

Landless farmers produce watermelon in Naogaon char

Landless farmers produce watermelon in Naogaon char

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-05-07 10:26:12

Many landless farmers are attaining solvency through cultivation of watermelon in different char areas adjacent to the Atrai river of Patnitala upazila under Naogaon district. Department of Agricultu...

Researchers succeed in breeding of Bangladesh's endangered fish species

Researchers succeed in breeding of Bangladesh's endangered fish species

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-05-07 10:23:16

MYMENSINGH, May 06: Researchers at the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) have succeeded in artificial breeding of 24 endangered species of fish, including the endangered Tengra, Gulsha, P...

Govt investigating outgoing RU VC after clashes over recruitment sleaze

Govt investigating outgoing RU VC after clashes over recruitment sleaze

-- 2021-05-06 22:56:03

The government has launched an investigation into alleged irregularities by Professor M Abdus Sobhan, the outgoing vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University. The education ministry formed a four-strong...

Bangladesh asks US for 4.0m AstraZeneca doses for urgent shots

Bangladesh asks US for 4.0m AstraZeneca doses for urgent shots

-- 2021-05-06 22:47:23

Bangladesh has sought four million doses of the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from the United States to meet urgent needs. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen revealed the developm...

Full transparency of Rohingya funds demanded

Full transparency of Rohingya funds demanded

-- 2021-05-06 20:25:57

The active participation of the locals in the planning and implementation of the Rohingya response is essential to make it sustainable. In addition, Local government institutions and local NGOs should...

10 Khelafat leaders, nine more Hefazat men held over Brahmanbaria violence   

10 Khelafat leaders, nine more Hefazat men held over Brahmanbaria violence  

-- 2021-05-06 20:13:54

Ten top leaders of Khelafat Majlish were arrested in the past 24 hours until Thursday morning in connection with the clashes and vandalism carried out by Hefazat-e-Islam men in Brahmanbaria last mon...

Govt’s `Hire and Train’ model ensures ‘80pc job placement’ at IT companies

Govt’s `Hire and Train’ model ensures ‘80pc job placement’ at IT companies

-- 2021-05-06 19:28:58

The `Hire and Train’ model, introduced by the government, has ensured ‘80pc job placement’ at IT companies, reports UNB citing officials concerned with the matter.  They said t...

India receives 10,000 vials of Remdesivir from Bangladesh

India receives 10,000 vials of Remdesivir from Bangladesh

UNB 2021-05-06 18:15:12

Bangladesh's Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata Toufique Hasan on Thursday handed over 10,000 vials of Remdesivir, an antiviral injection, to the representative of the Indian government at the Indian...

Dhaka’s overhead power cables finally to go underground

Dhaka’s overhead power cables finally to go underground

-- 2021-05-06 18:10:49

Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) has finally completed its design and plan to implement its proposed underground cabling project to make the city free from overhead power cables. Under the...

UAE provides humanitarian food aid to Bangladesh

UAE provides humanitarian food aid to Bangladesh

-- 2021-05-06 17:47:38

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has provided 50 tonnes of food aid to Bangladesh as a part of its humanitarian initiatives during the holy month of Ramadan. Fine quality of rice, sugar, oil, milk, tea...

Road accidents kill 452 in April

Road accidents kill 452 in April

FE ONLINE REPORT        2021-05-06 17:38:42

Some 452 people were killed and 519 others injured in road accidents across the country in April this year. During the month, a total of 397 road crashes took place where the number of accidents invo...

VFS Global directed to remain functional following health guidelines

VFS Global directed to remain functional following health guidelines

-- 2021-05-06 17:13:58

The government has directed the VFS Global (Bangladesh) Ltd to remain operational considering it as an emergency service providing entity. VFS Global, a commercial company to provide support services...

DNCC mayor announces 10pc holding tax rebate for water harvesting

DNCC mayor announces 10pc holding tax rebate for water harvesting

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-06 17:08:51

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Thursday announced to provide 10 per cent holding tax rebate for the city dwellers if they have arrangement for water harvesting to keep...

Bangladesh reports 41 Covid deaths, 1,822 new cases

Bangladesh reports 41 Covid deaths, 1,822 new cases

-- 2021-05-06 17:07:57

Bangladesh has registered 41 new fatalities from the coronavirus in a day, taking the death toll to 11,796. The caseload jumped by 1,822 in a 24-hour count on Thursday to 769,160, according to the la...

Greece interested to recruit agri-sector workers from BD

Greece interested to recruit agri-sector workers from BD

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-06 17:03:26

Greece has shown interest to recruit agricultural workers from Bangladesh on short term basis, officials of the foreign ministry said on Thursday. “During a meeting with Bangladesh Ambassador A...

Law minister to review appeal to let Khaleda fly abroad for better treatment

Law minister to review appeal to let Khaleda fly abroad for better treatment

-- 2021-05-06 15:40:36

Law Minister Anisul Huq will review an appeal by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family to let her fly abroad for better treatment. The documents reached the Ministry of Law on Wednesday from the...

Bangladesh seeks immediate delivery of 4m AstraZeneca vaccine doses from US: Momen

Bangladesh seeks immediate delivery of 4m AstraZeneca vaccine doses from US: Momen

-- 2021-05-06 15:20:49

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said the government has sought immediate delivery of 4 million vaccine doses from the United States (US). The US will share up to 60 million doses of it...