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Over 100 apparel units still running in risky buildings

Over 100 apparel units still running in risky buildings

MONIRA MUNNI 2021-03-27 08:31:51

More than 100 new ready-made garment (RMG) factories are running in buildings that the government authorities previously found unsafe for operation. According to officials, the remediation coordinati...

BNP says Dhaka sees undeclared curfew

BNP says Dhaka sees undeclared curfew

-- 2021-03-26 21:12:46

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government is celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Independence without people by imposing an undeclared "curfew" in Dhaka. "...

In golden jubilee message, Biden seeks to work with Hasina

In golden jubilee message, Biden seeks to work with Hasina

-- 2021-03-26 20:20:02

US President Joe Biden has congratulated the people of Bangladesh on the golden jubilee of its independence, saying that he looks forward to working with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh is a...

India needs to play leading role in building vibrant S Asia, PM says

India needs to play leading role in building vibrant S Asia, PM says

-- 2021-03-26 19:24:42

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said India, being the largest country in the region, needs to play a pioneering role in building a stable and politically and economically vibrant South Asia. "...

Hamid urges all to discharge duties honestly to make independence meaningful

Hamid urges all to discharge duties honestly to make independence meaningful

-- 2021-03-26 18:34:20

President Abdul Hamid on Friday urged the people to carry out their respective duties with honesty, integrity and sincerity to make independence meaningful and disseminate its benefits among the mass...

Momen, Modi discuss involving overall development of region

Momen, Modi discuss involving overall development of region

-- 2021-03-26 17:47:48

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen discussed bilateral and connectivity issues with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, seeking joint efforts for the development of all countries in the reg...

Clash after Friday prayers at Baitul Mukarram Mosque over Modi’s visit   

Clash after Friday prayers at Baitul Mukarram Mosque over Modi’s visit  

UNB 2021-03-26 17:44:52

A clash between police and Muslim devotees broke out as the latter tried to bring out a procession after Jum'a prayers at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area on Friday protesting the visit of Indian...

Modi joins Hamid, Hasina in celebrating Bangladesh, Bangabandhu

Modi joins Hamid, Hasina in celebrating Bangladesh, Bangabandhu

-- 2021-03-26 17:08:24

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has joined Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in celebrating the nation’s 50 years of independence and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib...

At least 17 die as gas cylinder explodes in three-vehicle pile-up in Rajshahi

At least 17 die as gas cylinder explodes in three-vehicle pile-up in Rajshahi

-- 2021-03-26 16:41:47

At least 17 people have died in a pile-up involving a bus, a microbus and a small passenger carrier in Rajshahi. The incident took place at Kapashia in Katakhali around 2pm on Friday, said Golam Ruhu...

Bangladesh logs highest new Covid-19 infections in nine months

Bangladesh logs highest new Covid-19 infections in nine months

-- 2021-03-26 16:31:55

Bangladesh has logged 3,737 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily count since Jul 2, taking the tally of infections to 588,132. The death toll climbed to 8,830 after 33 fatalities were regi...

Commemorative stamp released marking Golden Jubilee

Commemorative stamp released marking Golden Jubilee

-- 2021-03-26 16:14:50

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has released a commemorative postage stamp, a first-day cover and a data card, marking the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's independence. She released the stamps and the fi...

Red carpet rolled out as Narendra Modi arrives

Red carpet rolled out as Narendra Modi arrives

-- 2021-03-26 11:19:19

Bangladesh has rolled out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is set to join the twin celebrations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary and the country's...

President, PM pay homage to freedom fighters

President, PM pay homage to freedom fighters

-- 2021-03-26 09:42:48

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid their homage to valiant freedom fighters at the National Memorial as Bangladesh celebrates the golden jubilee of independence. On this...

Bangladesh turns 50, nation celebrates Golden Jubilee of independence

Bangladesh turns 50, nation celebrates Golden Jubilee of independence

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-03-26 08:08:42

Bangladesh as an independent state turns 50 today (Friday). Once touted as a 'basket case', the country has now become a 'development surprise' in development pundits' parlance trouncing all odds a...

Nation set to celebrate Golden Jubilee of Independence today

Nation set to celebrate Golden Jubilee of Independence today

-- 2021-03-26 00:05:45

The nation is set to celebrate the 50th year of independence and National Day today, along with the grand celebration of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman....

Pakistan PM Imran Khan congratulates Bangladesh on Golden Jubilee of independence

Pakistan PM Imran Khan congratulates Bangladesh on Golden Jubilee of independence

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-25 22:11:03

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, extended his country’s felicitations on the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. ‘The centenary events to commemorate the l...

Educational institutions reopen on May 23

Educational institutions reopen on May 23

-- 2021-03-25 20:59:41

The government will allow schools and educational institutions to reopen across the country after the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays on May 23 after more than a year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic....

PM for building hunger, illiteracy free Bangladesh

PM for building hunger, illiteracy free Bangladesh

-- 2021-03-25 19:56:05

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has extended greetings to countrymen on the occasion of the golden jubilee of independence and urged all to work together to build a hunger, poverty, illiteracy free count...

Bangladesh includes Bangabandhu, four national leaders on first list of freedom fighters

Bangladesh includes Bangabandhu, four national leaders on first list of freedom fighters

-- 2021-03-25 19:49:11

The government has published the first list of 147,537 freedom fighters, including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the four national leaders and 191 martyred intellectuals, reports bdnews24.com. L...

Shab-e-Barat holiday for courts rescheduled

Shab-e-Barat holiday for courts rescheduled

-- 2021-03-25 19:16:43

The Shab-e-Barat holiday for all divisions of Supreme Court, lower courts and tribunals has been rescheduled to March 30 instead of March 29. Two separate notifications were issued in this regard, si...

Bangladesh to receive additional 1.2m vaccine doses as gift from India

Bangladesh to receive additional 1.2m vaccine doses as gift from India

-- 2021-03-25 17:39:13

Bangladesh is set to receive an additional 1.2 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZenca vaccine as a gift from India on Friday. The vaccine shipment will arrive in Dhaka on a flight around 8 am Friday,...

Police to restrict traffic in Dhaka during Golden Jubilee celebration

Police to restrict traffic in Dhaka during Golden Jubilee celebration

-- 2021-03-25 16:30:59

The authorities will restrict traffic on key streets in Dhaka from Friday morning to Saturday evening when foreign guests will move during the celebrations of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary and t...

Country’s COVID death count rises by 34, highest in three months

Country’s COVID death count rises by 34, highest in three months

-- 2021-03-25 16:25:21

Bangladesh has logged 3,587 new cases of the coronavirus, taking the tally of infections to 584,395, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll climbed to 8,797 after 34 fatalities, the highest daily count...

PM to address nation today

PM to address nation today

-- 2021-03-25 15:49:24

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to address the nation on the eve of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence. Her speech will be televised at 7:30pm on Thursday, Hasina's Press Secretary I...

Fire-hit Rohingya refugees begin rebuilding homes

Fire-hit Rohingya refugees begin rebuilding homes

Reuters 2021-03-25 14:57:09

Thousands of Rohingya refugees began rebuilding their makeshift homes on Thursday, after a fire ripped though a Bangladeshi refugee camp where they were living earlier this week, killing at least 11....

Common people happy over Modi’s Bangladesh visit, says FM

Common people happy over Modi’s Bangladesh visit, says FM

-- 2021-03-25 14:54:21

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the people of Bangladesh welcome the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra, and the opposition to it by few will have no negative impact on it. “Th...

Reopening of schools may get delayed until after Eid, Dipu Moni says

Reopening of schools may get delayed until after Eid, Dipu Moni says

-- 2021-03-25 14:06:54

The government is reviewing its decision to reopen the educational institutions on Mar 30 due to a rise in coronavirus infection, Dipu Moni has said. If the situation persists, the reopening of the s...

HRW urges Bangladesh to immediately remove fencing around Rohingya camps

HRW urges Bangladesh to immediately remove fencing around Rohingya camps

FE Online Report 2021-03-25 11:45:58

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Bangladesh to immediately remove the fencing around the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar claiming that the fencing cost lives during the massive fire inci...

Digital device, innovation expo to begin on April 1

Digital device, innovation expo to begin on April 1

FE Report 2021-03-25 11:14:05

The three-day Digital Device and Innovation Expo 2021 will begin on April 1, aiming to promote IT products and services developed by local companies. The event, to be organised both virtually and...

Lalbagh Fort cultural preservation project launched

Lalbagh Fort cultural preservation project launched

-- 2021-03-25 10:45:17

State Minister for Cultural Affairs K M Khalid and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Robert Miller formally launched the US-funded Lalbagh Fort cultural preservation and architectural documentation pro...