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Awami League destroying nation with arrogance, Fakhrul alleges

Awami League destroying nation with arrogance, Fakhrul alleges

-- 2021-03-06 19:45:19

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the ruling Awami League is destroying the whole nation with their power, pride, arrogance and to create a circle of corruption. He a...

Book on Bangabandhu's March 7 Speech now in UN's official languages

Book on Bangabandhu's March 7 Speech now in UN's official languages

-- 2021-03-06 18:34:43

Bangladesh Embassy in Paris and Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to UNESCO have unveiled a book titled "The Historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: A World Documentary Heritage....

Bangladesh logs 10 new virus deaths, cases close to 550,000   

Bangladesh logs 10 new virus deaths, cases close to 550,000  

-- 2021-03-06 16:25:33

Bangladesh has recorded 540 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 549,724, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll climbed to 8,451 after 10 fatalities were re...

BRTA fines Tk 3.23m in Feb for violating traffic rules

BRTA fines Tk 3.23m in Feb for violating traffic rules

FE Online Report 2021-03-06 15:25:06

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) filed a total of 1,701 cases and realised over Tk 3.23 million in fines in February 2021 for violating traffic rules. The transport authority conducted 213...

Worker killed in fire at chemical godown in Gazipur

Worker killed in fire at chemical godown in Gazipur

-- 2021-03-06 14:49:22

A worker was burned to death and seven others sustained burn injuries in a fire at a chemical godown in a factory in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ma...

Kushtia-Rajbari rail link remains suspended

Kushtia-Rajbari rail link remains suspended

-- 2021-03-06 11:54:04

Regular railway services on the Kushtia-Rajbari route remained suspended for the second day on Saturday due to the derailment of a freight train near Kushtia station on Friday. A five-member committe...

Sheikh Hasina among top three inspirational women leaders in Commonwealth

Sheikh Hasina among top three inspirational women leaders in Commonwealth

FE Online Desk 2021-03-06 11:45:18

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named amongst the top three inspirational women leaders in the Commonwealth who have shown extraordinary leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh High...

Grass-roots women still not valued

Grass-roots women still not valued

FE REPORT 2021-03-06 08:39:51

Views of grass-roots women seeking any service at the government offices are still not valued while society shows sheer negligence to their opinions. This has been creating obstacles to advancing wom...

Migration intermediaries to come under official regulation

Migration intermediaries to come under official regulation

ARAFAT ARA 2021-03-06 08:30:10

In a new move, the government has asked the manpower recruiting agencies to provide lists of their respective intermediaries to the manpower bureau within this month - to get these agents officially r...

DSCC mayor promises playground for every ward

DSCC mayor promises playground for every ward

-- 2021-03-05 22:25:29

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Friday announced to set up a playground in every ward.  “We’ll acquire land if needed and set up playgrounds for ou...

Quader slams BNP leader for hinting at recurrence of Aug 15 incident

Quader slams BNP leader for hinting at recurrence of Aug 15 incident

-- 2021-03-05 21:57:47

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Friday said the people are angry at the provocative comment made at BNP’s Rajshahi divisional rally hinting at a recurrence of another August 1...

Govt plans construction of monument for fallen Indian soldiers

Govt plans construction of monument for fallen Indian soldiers

-- 2021-03-05 21:29:48

The government is planning to kick off the construction of a memorial in Brahmanbaria’s Ashuganj for the Indian soldiers who died in the Liberation War during the celebrations of 50 years of ind...

Third Dash-8 aircraft ‘Shwetbalaka’ arrives in Dhaka

Third Dash-8 aircraft ‘Shwetbalaka’ arrives in Dhaka

-- 2021-03-05 21:11:15

The third Dash-8 aircraft purchased from Canada arrived in Dhaka on Friday afternoon. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina named the new aircraft as “Shwetbalaka”, said a press release of the Civ...

IOM, GoB begin 'Sea Safety Training' for boatmen

IOM, GoB begin 'Sea Safety Training' for boatmen

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-05 19:28:38

International Organization for Migration (IOM), with support from USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), organised a “Safety at Sea” training for 200 boatmen based on the island...

Train-trolley collision snaps rail communication in Kushtia

Train-trolley collision snaps rail communication in Kushtia

-- 2021-03-05 19:14:41

Five wagons of a cargo train derailed after a collision with a rail trolley at Milpara area near Kushtia Railway Station on Friday. No casualties were reported but railway services on Kushtia-Rajbari...

Children cannot be jailed for more than 10 years, High Court rules

Children cannot be jailed for more than 10 years, High Court rules

-- 2021-03-05 18:00:43

The High Court has ruled that children cannot be sentenced to jail for more than 10 years regardless of the crimes they are convicted of. A child’s statement cannot be construed as evidence, th...

Decision on Digital Security Act 'in a few days', says law minister

Decision on Digital Security Act 'in a few days', says law minister

-- 2021-03-05 17:08:03

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said any change or amendment to the Digital Security Act will become apparent ‘in a few days’ amid the clamour for the repeal of the controversial law following...

635 new virus cases, six deaths recorded in 24 hours

635 new virus cases, six deaths recorded in 24 hours

-- 2021-03-05 16:38:37

Bangladesh has recorded 635 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 549,184. The death toll climbed to 8,441 after six fatalities were registered in the 24 ho...

Three Huji members arrested in Dhaka

Three Huji members arrested in Dhaka

-- 2021-03-05 15:36:12

Police Friday claimed to have arrested three members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) in the Sayedabad area of Jatrabari. The accused have been identified as Huji Operations...

Bangladesh elected Int'l Seabed Authority council member

Bangladesh elected Int'l Seabed Authority council member

-- 2021-03-05 13:33:19

Bangladesh has been elected member of the Council of the International Seabed Authority for a four-year term from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024. Located in Kingston of Jamaica, the Internatio...

Cartoonist Kishore’s health condition worsened while in detention

Cartoonist Kishore’s health condition worsened while in detention

-- 2021-03-05 13:21:50

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore is in poor health following his release on bail after 10 months in jail in a digital security case, losing 9 kg of body weight while in detention. Kishore has been admi...

BMD predicts rain, thundershowers

BMD predicts rain, thundershowers

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-05 13:01:48

Rain or thundershowers is likely to occur at one or two places over the country on Friday (today), according to an official at Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Talking to The Financial E...

Fire guts three shops in Dhaka’s Madhubag

Fire guts three shops in Dhaka’s Madhubag

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-03-05 12:32:41

Three shops were gutted in a fire at Madhubag in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area, said fire officials on Friday morning. The fire broke out at 10:06 am, Lima Khanam, duty officer of the control room of...

Some 69,000 hectares of Bangladesh land used for non-agricultural purposes a year

Some 69,000 hectares of Bangladesh land used for non-agricultural purposes a year

FE REPORT 2021-03-05 11:44:23

An average of 69 thousand hectares of arable land in the country is being used for non-agricultural purposes every year, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said. "Work is...

Poison-free vegetables being produced in five Cumilla villages

Poison-free vegetables being produced in five Cumilla villages

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-03-05 11:27:32

Poison- free vegetables are being produced in the crop fields of five villages of Elliotganj South Union in Cumilla's Daudkandi upazila. About 1,200 metric tonnes of vegetables will be produced from...

Duck farming at Sunamganj haor brings fortune to Ejharun Mia

Duck farming at Sunamganj haor brings fortune to Ejharun Mia

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-03-05 11:26:14

SYLHET: Duck farming has brought fortune to Ejharun Mia of a remote village in Sunamganj district's Tahirpur upazila. The poor man is a lucky one by now through a rising trade of duck eggs. Ejharun M...

Construction of metro rail from airport to Kamalapur likely to start early next year

Construction of metro rail from airport to Kamalapur likely to start early next year

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-03-05 10:44:00

The construction work of metro rail from Airport Station to Kamalapur Station is likely to start early next year, amid challenges of completing the utility shifting work and finalising the detailed de...

Bangladesh wants to double vaccine purchases from India’s Serum Institute

Bangladesh wants to double vaccine purchases from India’s Serum Institute

REUTERS 2021-03-05 09:19:24

Bangladesh wants to buy up to 40 million more doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII), its health secretary said on Thursday, potentially more than doublin...

Cartoonist Kishore hospitalised after freed from jail

Cartoonist Kishore hospitalised after freed from jail

-- 2021-03-04 20:53:49

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore is receiving treatment in a hospital in Dhaka after being released on bail 10 months after his arrest in a case under the Digital Security Act, reports bdnews24.com. He...

Home Minister terms Mushtaq’s death natural

Home Minister terms Mushtaq’s death natural

-- 2021-03-04 19:40:57

The death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in prison was a natural one, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday. “Different probe bodies formed over his death gave the same opinion that his deat...