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Govt moves to priotise teachers for vaccination ahead of school reopening

Govt moves to priotise teachers for vaccination ahead of school reopening

-- 2021-02-27 14:34:44

The government has taken the initiative to inoculate teachers and officials of educational institutions on a priority basis as it targets reopening classrooms across the country after a year of closur...

Bangladesh under ‘no obligation’ to shelter stranded Rohingya refugees, Momen says

Bangladesh under ‘no obligation’ to shelter stranded Rohingya refugees, Momen says

-- 2021-02-27 13:34:43

Bangladesh is under “no obligation” to shelter 81 Rohingya Muslim refugees adrift for almost two weeks on the Andaman Sea and being assisted by neighbouring India, said Bangladesh foreign...

Hasan questions Khaleda why she left cantonment on the day of BDR munity

Hasan questions Khaleda why she left cantonment on the day of BDR munity

-- 2021-02-26 22:17:21

Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary and Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday raised a question asking why BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who does not wake up before noon, left th...

Case started over ’unnatural’ death of writer Mushtaq in jail

Case started over ’unnatural’ death of writer Mushtaq in jail

-- 2021-02-26 20:55:52

The prison authorities have started a case over the “unnatural” death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail nearly 10 months after his arrest on charges pressed under the Digital Security Act....

Awami League asks its units to send resolutions for UP polls

Awami League asks its units to send resolutions for UP polls

-- 2021-02-26 20:35:08

Awami League has asked its all district and city units to send resolutions of grassroots to center in phases for upcoming union parishad (UP) elections. The election commission has decided to hold el...

Fakhrul describes Mushtaq as latest victim of repression

Fakhrul describes Mushtaq as latest victim of repression

-- 2021-02-26 20:29:14

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that writer Mushtaq Ahmed was tortured to death in prison. In a statement, he demanded formation of a judicial probe body to transp...

Bangladesh has zero dengue cases, health authorities say

Bangladesh has zero dengue cases, health authorities say

-- 2021-02-26 19:35:46

Bangladesh has seen a significant improvement in dengue scenario, according to official data. "No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until Friday morning," the Health Emergency Operati...

‘Mushtaq’s death will be investigated, if needed’

‘Mushtaq’s death will be investigated, if needed’

-- 2021-02-26 19:31:09

A committee will be constituted ‘if necessary’ to investigate the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail, after his arrest in a case under the Digital Security Act, said the Home Minister....

UN secretary general lauds Bangladesh’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts

UN secretary general lauds Bangladesh’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts

-- 2021-02-26 17:24:12

UN Secretary General (SG) Antonio Guterres has highly applauded Bangladesh’s tremendous efforts in mitigating health and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. He made this appre...

Bangladesh reports 470 new virus cases, 11 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 470 new virus cases, 11 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-02-26 15:51:11

Bangladesh has recorded 470 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 545,424. The death toll climbed to 8,395 after 11 fatalities were registered in the 24 hou...

Protesters block Shahbagh over writer Mushtaq’s death in jail

Protesters block Shahbagh over writer Mushtaq’s death in jail

-- 2021-02-26 14:49:16

Leftist student organisations have blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka in protest against the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail following his arrest in a case under the Digital Security Act...

Transport services in Khulna to remain suspended for 24 hours

Transport services in Khulna to remain suspended for 24 hours

-- 2021-02-26 13:52:05

Transport services will remain suspended in Khulna for 24 hours from Friday evening, according to the local transporter's association. The association has said that the decision to suspend the moveme...

Dhaka South City Corporation to halt unauthorised housing projects

Dhaka South City Corporation to halt unauthorised housing projects

-- 2021-02-26 11:38:20

While visiting South City Corporation’s Fakirkhali area of Ward No. 75 on Wednesday, DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Taposh instructed the Regional Executive Officer and Property Officer to stop all...

Dhaka urges US to legalise undocumented Bangladeshis

Dhaka urges US to legalise undocumented Bangladeshis

FE Report 2021-02-26 11:28:23

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen had a meeting with US Congresswoman Grace Meng on Wednesday (US time) to discuss the ways and means of further improving political and economic ties with Bangladesh,...

Eight die in Sylhet head-on crash

Eight die in Sylhet head-on crash

-- 2021-02-26 10:07:32

At least eight people have died after two busses collided on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Dakshin Surma Upazila. The accident that occurred near Rashidpur on Friday morning left 15 people injured, sai...

Writer Mushtaq Ahmed, arrested in digital security case, dies in Kashimpur jail

Writer Mushtaq Ahmed, arrested in digital security case, dies in Kashimpur jail

-- 2021-02-26 09:06:03

Writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who was arrested in a case under the Digital Security Act, has died in jail. The doctors declared the 53-year old dead on arrival when he was taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Med...

Students launch protests after Chittagong University suspends ongoing exams

Students launch protests after Chittagong University suspends ongoing exams

-- 2021-02-25 22:27:12

Disgruntled Chittagong University students have launched protests after the Ministry of Education suspended examinations for three months, including those ongoing, reports bdnews24.com. The students...

US Embassy partners with Rajshahi fire service to build capacity 

US Embassy partners with Rajshahi fire service to build capacity 

-- 2021-02-25 20:51:14

The US Embassy in Dhaka has conducted its second Medical First Responder Seminar (MFRS) of 2021. Ten Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) officers from the Rajshahi FSCD Division participated in the...

Railways ministry signs MoU with WaterAid to provide hygienic toilets for passengers

Railways ministry signs MoU with WaterAid to provide hygienic toilets for passengers

-- 2021-02-25 20:33:21

The Ministry of Railways and WaterAid Bangladesh on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), under which the latter will provide technical support for improving Water, Sanitation and Hygie...

Protests over exam postponement now spread to Rajshahi, Barishal

Protests over exam postponement now spread to Rajshahi, Barishal

-- 2021-02-25 18:36:21

Rajshahi University students on Thursday staged demonstrations demanding continuation of examinations under its different departments. The examinations of the university have been put on hold after t...

Teenager stabbed dead in city

Teenager stabbed dead in city

-- 2021-02-25 18:31:47

A teenage boy was stabbed to death in the city’s Banani area on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shakil Gazi, 14. Pedestrians rescued Shakil with serious stab injuries and took...

Railway to recruit around 12,000 workers, says minister

Railway to recruit around 12,000 workers, says minister

-- 2021-02-25 18:23:54

Bangladesh Railway will appoint around 12,000 new workers to alleviate its shortage of manpower, according to Railway Minister Nurul Islam. “Currently, 137 stations are shut due to workforce sh...

Bangladesh rejects BBC report saying boat carrying Rohingyas far off  territorial sea

Bangladesh rejects BBC report saying boat carrying Rohingyas far off territorial sea

FE Online Report 2021-02-25 18:16:56

Bangladesh on Thursday rejected a BBC report which states that a group of Rohingya people are adrift in the sea off the coast of Bangladesh. In a statement, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said...

Bangladesh to develop strategic ties with Japan

Bangladesh to develop strategic ties with Japan

-- 2021-02-25 16:24:37

Bangladesh and Japan on Thursday discussed ways to develop strategic partnership giving a big boost to existing comprehensive partnership. The two countries eye a stronger relationship as Bangladesh...

Bangladesh registers 410 new virus cases, five deaths

Bangladesh registers 410 new virus cases, five deaths

-- 2021-02-25 16:12:37

Bangladesh has recorded 410 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 544,954, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll climbed to 8,384 after five fatalities were...

Govt improving waterways to streamline goods transportation, PM says

Govt improving waterways to streamline goods transportation, PM says

-- 2021-02-25 15:35:40

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is working to improve the waterways of Bangladesh to ensure that the transportation of goods on both the domestic and international fronts can be c...

PM Hasina reminds people of maintaining Covid protocol even after vaccination

PM Hasina reminds people of maintaining Covid protocol even after vaccination

-- 2021-02-25 15:16:21

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her call to the people of the country to strictly maintain the health protection guidelines, even after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. “[You] d...

Bangladesh less prepared for catching up with frontier technologies

Bangladesh less prepared for catching up with frontier technologies

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-02-25 14:41:12

To catch up with the frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and biotechnology, Bangladesh has to go a long way as the country is ranked 112nd among 158 countries in a...

12th anniversary of Peelkhana carnage being observed

12th anniversary of Peelkhana carnage being observed

-- 2021-02-25 12:09:21

Bangladesh is observing the 12th anniversary of the Peelkhana massacre which killed 74 people, including 57 army officials.  Several dignitaries paid tribute to the martyrs by laying wreaths on...

Sunflower cultivation gets success in coastal lands

Sunflower cultivation gets success in coastal lands

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-02-25 08:52:29

KHULNA: Sunflower cultivation has achieved a success in the saline fallow lands of the coastal upazilas of Khulna. As a result, new possibilities have emerged to meet the demand for high quality oi...