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Road crash kills two musicians in Chattogram

Road crash kills two musicians in Chattogram

-- 2021-03-13 14:45:13

Two instrumentalists have died after a head-on collision between a lorry and microbus in Chattogram's Mirsharai Upazila. The incident took place on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Upazila's Shona...

Women rights activists demand abolition of all unfair laws

Women rights activists demand abolition of all unfair laws

FE REPORT 2021-03-13 09:58:39

A rights platform organised a march followed by cultural programmes in the city on Friday, demanding abolishing all discriminatory laws against women immediately. Women rights activists from differ...

British HC alerts public about work visa scams targeting Bangladesh nationals

British HC alerts public about work visa scams targeting Bangladesh nationals

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-03-12 20:15:38

The British High Commission in Dhaka has urged all to remain alert about work visa scams targeting Bangladesh nationals as it noticed an increase in online employment scams. The high commission came...

Govt may delay school reopening if COVID resurgence continues

Govt may delay school reopening if COVID resurgence continues

-- 2021-03-12 20:07:44

The government may review the decision to reopen educational institutions if the rise in the coronavirus infection rate continues, says Dipu Moni. “We are watching the situation every day. We p...

Dhaka residential buildings to be maximum eight storeys, Rajuk proposes

Dhaka residential buildings to be maximum eight storeys, Rajuk proposes

-- 2021-03-12 17:11:50

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has proposed to limit the height of residential buildings in capital Dhaka to eight-storey ones, aiming to build the city livable and planned one through populati...

CIC to promote nature-based innovation with $2.0m in grants

CIC to promote nature-based innovation with $2.0m in grants

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-12 16:52:51

Nature-based innovation is needed for the resilience of communities against the threat of climate change in Bangladesh, experts observed. They also discussed how the Climate Innovation Challenge (CIC...

1,066 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths in 24 hours

1,066 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-03-12 16:07:40

Bangladesh has recorded 1,066 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 555,222. The death toll climbed to 8,515 after 13 fatalities were registered in the 24 h...

Rain likely in some parts of country

Rain likely in some parts of country

FE Online Report 2021-03-12 15:21:52

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur in different regions, including some parts of Dhaka in the country on Friday and it may continue until Saturday, according...

Tree-covered land area on Bangladesh increases to 22.37pc

Tree-covered land area on Bangladesh increases to 22.37pc

FE Report 2021-03-12 12:13:40

Tree-covered land in Bangladesh has increased to 22.37 per cent of the total land area of the country, according to Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin. And, steps hav...

ACC says politics shouldn't dictate issuance of bank licences

ACC says politics shouldn't dictate issuance of bank licences

-- 2021-03-12 11:48:26

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has advised the government not to issue licences to any banks or other financial institutions under political consideration. The advice came in a report prepared...

Rehman Sobhan suggests local representatives be held liable or voted out

Rehman Sobhan suggests local representatives be held liable or voted out

-- 2021-03-12 11:37:52

Eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan on Thursday said local public representatives should be held accountable, if they fail to deliver public services properly. Otherwise, they should be voted out th...

Fire at Kathalbagan cattle farm

Fire at Kathalbagan cattle farm

-- 2021-03-11 22:36:28

A massive fire broke out at a cattle farm on Thursday night. The fire erupted at 9:35pm, said Mahfuz Riven, a duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence's headquarters. Five firefighting units a...

Bus catches fire, three killed in Cumilla

Bus catches fire, three killed in Cumilla

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-11 21:10:48

At least three people have been killed and 17 others injured on Thursday evening after a bus caught fire in Cumilla’s Daudkandi, according to private television channels. The incident occurred...

BEPRC moves to formulate guideline for easy bikes

BEPRC moves to formulate guideline for easy bikes

-- 2021-03-11 20:26:59

Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council (BEPRC) is formulating a guideline for easy bikes as they are running illegally, killing hundreds of people in road accidents, its chairman Zakia Sultana s...

‘People are ignoring health guidelines after taking shots’

‘People are ignoring health guidelines after taking shots’

-- 2021-03-11 19:58:12

Coronavirus infections have begun resurging because people are ignoring health guidelines after receiving vaccine shots, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said. “This is worrying. We’ve b...

Tree-covered land increases to 22.37pc in Bangladesh

Tree-covered land increases to 22.37pc in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-11 19:49:14

The tree-covered land in Bangladesh has increased to 22.37 per cent of the total areas, according to Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md. Shahab Uddin. And, steps have already bee...

50 years of Independence: Bangladesh eyes stronger ties with world

50 years of Independence: Bangladesh eyes stronger ties with world

-- 2021-03-11 19:21:15

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said Bangladesh will have stronger relations with the external world through celebrating the 50 years of Independence amid presence of global leaders - b...

DGHS driver indicted in arms case

DGHS driver indicted in arms case

-- 2021-03-11 18:41:15

A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against driver of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Abdul Malek in an arms case. Abdul Malek pleaded not guilty and demand justice when Dhaka...

Railway upgrades Brahmaputra Express service

Railway upgrades Brahmaputra Express service

-- 2021-03-11 17:07:58

Bangladesh Railway has upgraded the service of Brahmaputra Express train running on Dhaka-Dewanganj Bazar-Dhaka route by introducing three air-conditioned coaches and a new coach to increase passenger...

What action has been taken against Madrasa teacher who beat student, HC asks

What action has been taken against Madrasa teacher who beat student, HC asks

-- 2021-03-11 16:50:22

The High Court on Thursday wanted to know what action has been taken against the Chattogram Madrasa teacher who brutally tortured a student and a video of the incident went viral on social media, repo...

Bangladesh sees rising Covid cases

Bangladesh sees rising Covid cases

-- 2021-03-11 16:37:05

Bangladesh has recorded 1,051 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 554,156. The death toll climbed to 8,502 after six fatalities were registered in the 24...

Shab-e-Meraj tonight

Shab-e-Meraj tonight

-- 2021-03-11 16:23:14

The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed in the country tonight (Thursday night) with due religious fervour. On the 27th of Arabic month of Rajab every year, the Muslims observe the Shab-e-Meraj, the n...

There's a woman behind many successful startups in Bangladesh

There's a woman behind many successful startups in Bangladesh

UNB 2021-03-11 16:14:12

Entrepreneurship symbolises dreams, struggle and success. And like in many countries around the world, entrepreneurship is buzzing in Bangladesh with startups mushrooming by the year to capture the ne...

Sylhet MP Mahmud US Samad Chowdhury dies of COVID-19

Sylhet MP Mahmud US Samad Chowdhury dies of COVID-19

-- 2021-03-11 16:06:55

Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury, an Awami League lawmaker from Sylhet, has died of the COVID illness at the age of 66.He breathed his last at Dhaka's United Hospital around 1:30pm Thursday, said Sajjadur...

Govt to set up community vision centre at every upazila, says PM

Govt to set up community vision centre at every upazila, says PM

-- 2021-03-11 14:43:54

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government will set up community vision centres in all upazilas across the country in phases to provide better eyecare services to local people. “Eyeca...

Bogura potters passing hard times

Bogura potters passing hard times

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-03-11 10:32:40

BOGURA: The household utensils made of plastic, melamine and aluminum being more durable are occupying the place of pottery. As a result, the traditional pottery industry is on the verge of extincti...

Bangladesh Railway tickets to be sold five days before schedule

Bangladesh Railway tickets to be sold five days before schedule

FE REPORT 2021-03-11 09:47:09

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start selling tickets for all intercity trains online five days before schedule instead of the current 10 days. The new provision will take effect from April 05. Wel...

Global leaders, envoys to join 50 years of independence celebration

Global leaders, envoys to join 50 years of independence celebration

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2021-03-11 09:32:42

A host of foreign dignitaries will arrive in Dhaka in March to take part in the golden jubilee (50 years) celebration of the country's independence and to attend Bangabandhu's birth centenary programm...

Heart attacks, brain strokes major causes of 2020 deaths in Bangladesh

Heart attacks, brain strokes major causes of 2020 deaths in Bangladesh

FE REPORT 2021-03-11 09:18:56

Heart attacks, heart related diseases and brain strokes remained top causes of deaths in 2020, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Over 0.18 million people died of heart attacks alo...

Foreigners still out of vaccination coverage

Foreigners still out of vaccination coverage

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-03-11 08:49:11

Progress in mega projects in Bangladesh is likely to be disrupted in the absence of vaccination measures for hundreds of foreign nationals working at the field level. Among the foreigners, the govern...