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Two mayors give dissenting views on tax collection

Two mayors give dissenting views on tax collection

FE REPORT 2021-03-22 08:55:44

The mayors of Narayanganj and Gazipur City Corporations at a programme on Sunday expressed different opinions about tax collection. Local government minister Tazul Islam was present at the programme...

Bangladesh starts giving 2nd dose on April 8

Bangladesh starts giving 2nd dose on April 8

FE REPORT 2021-03-22 08:23:46

Bangladesh would start administering the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, Covishield, from April 08, a senior health official said on Sunday. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) addi...

Sehri, Iftar timings for fasting in Bangladesh released

Sehri, Iftar timings for fasting in Bangladesh released

FE REPORT 2021-03-22 08:05:19

The Islamic Foundation has published the timetable for Sehri and Iftar for Muslim devotees during the holy month of Ramadan. Subject to moon sighting, the holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin o...

‘Aiming to utilise neighbouring leaders’ visits towards better connectivity, relations’

‘Aiming to utilise neighbouring leaders’ visits towards better connectivity, relations’

-- 2021-03-21 22:42:05

Bangladesh is looking for better connectivity and expansion of relations with the five neighbours whose heads of government are visiting the country to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of independence and...

Gas cylinder explosion leaves housewife dead in Jamalpur

Gas cylinder explosion leaves housewife dead in Jamalpur

-- 2021-03-21 21:47:54

A housewife was killed and her husband sustained severe burns after as a gas cylinder exploded at their home in Rashidpur neighbourhood of Jamalpur town on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ship...

BNP urges govt to identify ‘real offenders’ involved in Sunamganj attack

BNP urges govt to identify ‘real offenders’ involved in Sunamganj attack

-- 2021-03-21 21:34:00

BNP standing committee has demanded the government identify the real offenders involved in the attack, vandalising and looting Hindu houses in Noagaon village of Sunamganj's Shalla upazila through a f...

Next vaccine batch likely to arrive on Mar 26, says health secretary

Next vaccine batch likely to arrive on Mar 26, says health secretary

-- 2021-03-21 20:55:49

The Serum Institute of India is likely to send over the next shipment of Oxford-AstraZenca COVID-19 vaccine on Mar 26 or a bit later, Health Secretary Md Abdul Mannan has said. “Indian Prime Mi...

DB busts car theft gang, recovers eight stolen vehicles

DB busts car theft gang, recovers eight stolen vehicles

-- 2021-03-21 20:29:04

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has busted a car theft gang operating mainly in the capital and Sylhet division. Eight stolen vehicles were recovered and four members of...

Nepalese president to arrive in Dhaka on Monday

Nepalese president to arrive in Dhaka on Monday

-- 2021-03-21 19:47:15

Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari will arrive in Bangladesh on Monday to join the celebrations of Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s b...

‘Fake’ news of fresh general holiday spreads as COVID grips Bangladesh again

‘Fake’ news of fresh general holiday spreads as COVID grips Bangladesh again

-- 2021-03-21 19:37:17

The news about the possibility of a general holiday citing Health Secretary Abdul Mannan amid the resurgence in coronavirus infection is “fake”, the health ministry says. The government h...

Govt starts reclaiming 138,613 acres of grabbed forest land

Govt starts reclaiming 138,613 acres of grabbed forest land

FE Online Report 2021-03-21 19:21:50

The government has taken steps to reclaim the illegally occupied 138,613 acres of reserved forest land, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister on the day of International Day of Forests....

PM asks AL men to take pro-people programmes for Mujib Year celebrations

PM asks AL men to take pro-people programmes for Mujib Year celebrations

-- 2021-03-21 18:35:15

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked Awami League and its associate bodies to observe the Mujib Year until December 16 next working out separate programmes, including pro-people ones, so that...

Choreographer Evan secures ad-interim bail in human trafficking case

Choreographer Evan secures ad-interim bail in human trafficking case

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-21 17:06:49

The High Court (HC) on Sunday granted ad-interim bail to Evan Shahriar Sohag, a choreographer in a human trafficking case which was lodged on charges of being involved in trafficking women to Dubai....

Islamic Foundation releases schedule for Seheri, Iftar

Islamic Foundation releases schedule for Seheri, Iftar

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-21 16:46:17

The Islamic Foundation has released the schedule for Sehri and Iftar for Muslim devotees during holy month of Ramadan, according to a statement issued on Sunday. Depending on the sighting of the moon...

Six get death sentence in Shariatpur AL leader murder case

Six get death sentence in Shariatpur AL leader murder case

-- 2021-03-21 16:38:41

A Shariatpur court has sentenced six people to death and four others to life in prison for killing local Awami League leader Habibur Rahman and his brother Monir Hossain two decades ago. Judge Md Sha...

Bangladesh logs  2,172 new virus cases, death count rises by 22

Bangladesh logs 2,172 new virus cases, death count rises by 22

-- 2021-03-21 15:34:45

Bangladesh has logged 2,172 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 570,878. The death toll climbed to 8,690 after 22 fatalities were registered in the 24 hou...

Covid-19 cases jump 90pc in a week in Bangladesh

Covid-19 cases jump 90pc in a week in Bangladesh

-- 2021-03-21 14:22:18

The rate of coronavirus (Covid-19) infections in Bangladesh has surged more than 90 per cent in a week, with a 20 per cent increase in sample tests over that period as the pandemic renews its grip on...

Japan will make more investments in Bangladesh after end of Covid pandemic, Naoki says

Japan will make more investments in Bangladesh after end of Covid pandemic, Naoki says

-- 2021-03-21 14:05:38

Japan will make additional investments in Bangladesh after situation returns to normal from the COVID-19 pandemic. Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito said this when he called on Prime Minist...

Separate road crashes kill eight in Faridpur

Separate road crashes kill eight in Faridpur

-- 2021-03-21 12:08:50

At least eight people have been killed in two separate road accidents in Faridpur. The incidents took place in the district's Madhukhali and Bhanga upazilas early Sunday, according to Kanaipur Highwa...

Bangladesh needs to focus more on quality development, insist foreign envoys

Bangladesh needs to focus more on quality development, insist foreign envoys

FE REPORT 2021-03-21 09:56:06

Foreign envoys at a discussion on Saturday said Bangladesh could be a development role model in the region by utilising its potential and opportunities, acknowledging the challenges and investing more...

Launching of bus route franchise unlikely on April 1

Launching of bus route franchise unlikely on April 1

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-03-21 08:25:44

The single company-system bus service on the pilot Ghatarchar-Kanchpur route in the city is unlikely to be launched on April 1 as the stakeholders concerned could not yet complete necessary preparatio...

AL leader Matia urges all to resist ‘communalism’ following Sunamganj violence

AL leader Matia urges all to resist ‘communalism’ following Sunamganj violence

-- 2021-03-20 21:37:51

Matia Chowdhury, a member of the Awami League presidium, has urged all to build resistance to “communalism” after attacks on Hindu homes in Sunamganj’s Shalla, reports bdnews24.com....

Police detain 48 during anti-narcotics drive in city

Police detain 48 during anti-narcotics drive in city

-- 2021-03-20 21:35:17

A total of 48 people were arrested from the capital on charge of consumption and carrying illegal drugs during a drive conducted by police in last 24 hours till 6:00am on Saturday. During the drives,...

Experts stress parliamentary discussion for carbon emission cut

Experts stress parliamentary discussion for carbon emission cut

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-20 19:59:51

Experts at a roundtable called for a parliamentary discussion to develop the country's Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for carbon emission reduction. Expressing their utter disappo...

Dhaka, Colombo agree on PTA, feeder service

Dhaka, Colombo agree on PTA, feeder service

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-20 19:53:03

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, on Saturday, have decided to advance the process of signing Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). The decision was taken at a bilateral meeting between the two countries where...

Obaidul Quader urges people to resist extreme radical forces

Obaidul Quader urges people to resist extreme radical forces

-- 2021-03-20 19:48:06

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the people to remain united under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resist the extreme radical forces. The road transport and b...

Dignitaries to wear Mujib Coat during Modi's visit

Dignitaries to wear Mujib Coat during Modi's visit

-- 2021-03-20 19:14:08

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) of India has supplied 100 tailored Mujib Coats that will be the attire for dignitaries during the visit of the Prime Minister of India. Mujib Coat is th...

Bailey Bridge collapses along with 10-wheeler truck at Nagarkanda

Bailey Bridge collapses along with 10-wheeler truck at Nagarkanda

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-20 17:36:55

The only Bailey Bridge over the Kumar River between Jungurdi Bus Stand and Nagarkanda Sadar in Faridpur's Nagarkanda Upazila has collapsed. The accident took place around 7 am on Saturday (March 20)....

Bangladesh logs 1,868 new virus cases, another 26 die

Bangladesh logs 1,868 new virus cases, another 26 die

-- 2021-03-20 17:31:46

Bangladesh has recorded 1,868 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 568,706. The death toll climbed to 8,668 after 26 fatalities were registered in the 24 h...

College teacher held on rape charge

College teacher held on rape charge

-- 2021-03-20 16:50:54

A college teacher was arrested from a hospital in Sirajganj on Friday night for allegedly violating a student. The accused is Abu Sayeed Mollah, 38, son of late Zafar Mollah of Gulta village in Siraj...