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ICT Dept to procure 85,000 laptops for 5,000 educational institutions

ICT Dept to procure 85,000 laptops for 5,000 educational institutions

-- 2021-03-18 19:41:04

The Department of Information & Communication Technology (ICT Department) will purchase 85,000 laptops for 5,000 educational institutions across the country. The laptops will be procured under th...

Halda river to be renamed 'Bangabandhu Biodiversity-rich Heritage Halda’

Halda river to be renamed 'Bangabandhu Biodiversity-rich Heritage Halda’

FE Online Report 2021-03-18 19:36:40

The government has decided to rename the Halda river 'Bangabandhu Biodiversity-rich Heritage Halda'.  Halda river is the country's largest water body for carp fish breeding. The decision was ta...

Japanese grant for Rohingyas reaches $155m

Japanese grant for Rohingyas reaches $155m

FE Report 2021-03-18 18:47:29

Japanese assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities reached $155 million since the beginning of the crisis in 2017. The Government of Japan last week decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid...

Ekushey Book Fair kicks off

Ekushey Book Fair kicks off

-- 2021-03-18 18:18:25

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2021, a yearly event of booklovers and publishers, in the capital. The prime minister opened the book fair, joining its...

Nasir Uddin joins DIFE as inspector general

Nasir Uddin joins DIFE as inspector general

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-18 17:35:32

Md Nasir Uddin Ahmed, additional secretary, joined as the new inspector general (IG) at the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) on Monday (March 15). Prior to joining the...

Mother, daughter found dead in Habiganj

Mother, daughter found dead in Habiganj

-- 2021-03-18 16:45:21

Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a woman and her daughter from a house at Digambar Bazar of Bahabal upazila in Habiganj early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Anjali, 35, wife of S...

Bangladesh reports 2,187 virus cases, a daily count seen in early Dec

Bangladesh reports 2,187 virus cases, a daily count seen in early Dec

-- 2021-03-18 16:31:24

Bangladesh has recorded 2,187 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, the highest since Dec 8, taking the tally of infections to 564,939. The death toll climbed to 8,624. after 16 fatalities w...

Bangladesh, Maldives sign four MoUs to enhance bilateral cooperation

Bangladesh, Maldives sign four MoUs to enhance bilateral cooperation

-- 2021-03-18 14:48:29

Bangladesh and the Maldives have signed four Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) to boost cooperation between the two countries in different areas including fisheries and cultural affairs. The MoUs w...

Haji Selim’s son Erfan gets bail

Haji Selim’s son Erfan gets bail

-- 2021-03-18 13:55:21

The High Court has granted bail to Erfan Selim, son of MP Haji Selim, in a case over ‘assaulting’ a navy officer at Dhanmondi in October. Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Md...

Japan to provide $10m in emergency aid for Rohingya, host communities

Japan to provide $10m in emergency aid for Rohingya, host communities

FE Online Desk 2021-03-18 13:28:32

The Japan government has said it will provide 10 million US dollars in emergency grant aid to support the displaced Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh. Of the total grant, 5 millio...

Hasina, Solih hold bilateral talks

Hasina, Solih hold bilateral talks

-- 2021-03-18 13:04:49

A bilateral meeting between visiting Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is underway at the premier’s office. Solih was greeted by Hasina after he re...

Biman starts Sylhet-Chattogram flight

Biman starts Sylhet-Chattogram flight

-- 2021-03-18 10:35:08

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started operating direct flights from Sylhet to Chattogram. Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman, the chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, virtually inau...

Misery on a muddy road

Misery on a muddy road

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-03-18 10:06:24

There is no way to understand at first sight if it is a paved or kutcha road. Because the accumulated soil fallen from the tractors carrying soil for brick fields made the road muddy in different p...

India’s decision on Teesta deal likely after West Bengal, Assam polls

India’s decision on Teesta deal likely after West Bengal, Assam polls

-- 2021-03-17 21:05:31

Bangladesh Water Resource Ministry Secretary Kabir Bin Anwar has said India will take some decisions, including implementation of Teesta water-sharing treaty, after elections in its West Bengal and As...

‘Pakistan, Bangladesh, Algeria major recipients of Chinese arms’

‘Pakistan, Bangladesh, Algeria major recipients of Chinese arms’

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-03-17 20:14:03

Pakistan, Bangladesh and Algeria were the largest recipients of Chinese arms in last five years, according to new report on global arms transfers. Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research...

Chinese President Xi wishes to take strategic partnership  of cooperation to new height

Chinese President Xi wishes to take strategic partnership  of cooperation to new height

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-17 19:09:39

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he places high importance on growing China’s relations with Bangladesh and wishes to take the strategic partnership of cooperation to a new height. In his...

Wait for economic emancipation to end soon, PM hopes

Wait for economic emancipation to end soon, PM hopes

-- 2021-03-17 18:47:41

Referring to final recommendation for Bangladesh’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) category, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her optimism that people of the country woul...

Bangladesh politics worsened in 50 years, says President Hamid

Bangladesh politics worsened in 50 years, says President Hamid

-- 2021-03-17 18:19:45

President Abdul Hamid believes the political situation in the country has moved backwards rather than making progress as Bangladesh steps into the 50th year of its independence, reports bdnews24.com.&...

UAE national found dead at Chattogram hotel

UAE national found dead at Chattogram hotel

-- 2021-03-17 18:12:15

A man from the United Arab Emirates was found dead inside a hotel room on Station Road in Chattogram city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Saif Ammor, 42, son of Mohammad Hasel Alenadi....

Bangladesh opens celebrations for two momentous milestones

Bangladesh opens celebrations for two momentous milestones

-- 2021-03-17 18:04:07

Bangladesh is celebrating the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and golden jubilee of independence of Bangladesh, the two momentous milestones of the countr...

Two cousins electrocuted in Kurigram

Two cousins electrocuted in Kurigram

-- 2021-03-17 16:43:06

Two cousins were electrocuted along Phulbari border in Kurigram district on Wednesday. The deceased are Al Amin, 11, and Azimul Haque, 7. They were students of Balatari Government Primary School. Wi...

Bangabandhu a hero for Indians too, Modi says

Bangabandhu a hero for Indians too, Modi says

-- 2021-03-17 16:42:52

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Bangladesh founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his birth anniversary on Wednesday and said he is a hero for all Indians. Sheikh Mujibur Rah...

Bangladesh to get 109 ambulances as 'gift' from India

Bangladesh to get 109 ambulances as 'gift' from India

-- 2021-03-17 16:25:17

India is set to donate 109 ambulances to Bangladesh on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami informed Foreign Minister A...

Bangabandhu’s 101st  birthday celebrated in Brunei

Bangabandhu’s 101st  birthday celebrated in Brunei

FE Online Report 2021-03-17 16:20:37

Bangladesh High Commission in Brunei celebrated the 101st birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the country’s National Children's Day on Wednesday. The celebration started...

Vaccine drive to continue with AstraZeneca shot, Health Secretary says

Vaccine drive to continue with AstraZeneca shot, Health Secretary says

-- 2021-03-17 16:06:10

Bangladesh does not plan to suspend its rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite a cascading number of countries doing so over reports of some recipients developing dangerous blood clots. While no...

Bangladesh reports 1,865 virus cases, highest daily count in three months

Bangladesh reports 1,865 virus cases, highest daily count in three months

-- 2021-03-17 15:43:39

Bangladesh has recorded 1,865 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily count since Dec 15, taking the tally of infections to 562,752. The death toll climbed to 8,608 after 11 fatalities were r...

Govt working for a better future of children, says PM

Govt working for a better future of children, says PM

-- 2021-03-17 14:12:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is doing everything for providing the children a better tomorrow as they are the future of the country. “We want to make the lives of childr...

Three Covid patients die after fire leads to evacuation at DMCH

Three Covid patients die after fire leads to evacuation at DMCH

-- 2021-03-17 12:19:34

Three Covid-19 patients in intensive care have died after a fire triggered an evacuation at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The patients who were receiving life-supporting treatment through ventilato...

Maldivian President arrives in Dhaka

Maldivian President arrives in Dhaka

-- 2021-03-17 12:17:59

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has arrived in Dhaka to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's independence and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He...

Cop killed in Feni bike accident

Cop killed in Feni bike accident

-- 2021-03-17 11:10:12

A newly appointed sub-inspector of police was killed while his friend sustained serious injuries when a speeding tractor crashed into their bike in Feni district on Tuesday night, police said. The ac...