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Bangladesh reports 443 new virus cases, 10 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 443 new virus cases, 10 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-02-01 16:13:35

Bangladesh has recorded 443 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 535,582. The death toll climbed to 8,137 after 10 fatalities were registered in the...

Cold wave continues to grip Bangladesh

Cold wave continues to grip Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-02-01 15:43:27

The cold wave sweeping over Bangladesh may continue until tomorrow (Tuesday), according to an official at Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Abdul Mannan, a meteorologist at BMD told The F...

Bangladesh hopes democracy to be upheld in Myanmar

Bangladesh hopes democracy to be upheld in Myanmar

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-02-01 15:26:19

As the military has seized power in Myanmar, Bangladesh has expressed hope that democratic process and constitutional arrangements would be upheld in the neighbouring country. The foreign ministry is...

Careless disposal of cigarettes third major cause of fire in Bangladesh: Report

Careless disposal of cigarettes third major cause of fire in Bangladesh: Report

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2021-02-01 14:38:28

An inspection report of the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (BFSCD) has identified careless disposal of cigarettes as the third major cause of fire incidents in Bangladesh as it causes aroun...

All illegal brick kilns in Chattogram ordered to closed by February 18

All illegal brick kilns in Chattogram ordered to closed by February 18

-- 2021-02-01 10:43:36

The High Court (HC) has directed the authority concerned to shut down all illegal brick kilns that do not have license within February 18. The bench of Justice Md Mozibor Rahman Mia and Justice Kamru...

iHealth to serve diabetic patients

iHealth to serve diabetic patients

FE REPORT 2021-02-01 10:23:02

iHealthScreen Bangladesh Limited, a local healthcare service provider, in collaboration with Diabetic Association of Bangladesh will offer services to diabetic patients in the country from the first w...

Dhaka seeks India corridor for connectivity with Nepal, Bhutan

Dhaka seeks India corridor for connectivity with Nepal, Bhutan

FE REPORT 2021-02-01 10:15:28

Bangladesh urged India to consider allowing the use of new land and rail routes and land ports via India to facilitate connectivity between Bangladesh and Nepal as well as Bhutan, officials of the for...

Covid cash aid eludes half of enlisted Pirojpur people

Covid cash aid eludes half of enlisted Pirojpur people

FE Report 2021-02-01 09:57:27

Over 50 per cent of enlisted people in Pirojpur district were deprived of cash assistance provided by the government as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic this fiscal year, according to the...

42 eminent citizens again urge president for investigation against EC over ‘misconduct’

42 eminent citizens again urge president for investigation against EC over ‘misconduct’

-- 2021-01-31 21:53:21

As many as 42 prominent citizens have written to President Abdul Hamid again, calling for an investigation into allegations of irregularities and serious financial misconduct against the Election Comm...

HC directs closure of all illegal brick kilns in Ctg by Feb 18

HC directs closure of all illegal brick kilns in Ctg by Feb 18

UNB 2021-01-31 21:26:48

The High Court (HC) on Sunday directed the authority concerned to shut down all illegal brick kilns that do not have license within February 18. The bench of Justice Md Mozibor Rahman Mia and Justice...

'Respond digitally to applications'

'Respond digitally to applications'

-- 2021-01-31 20:33:08

Power utility bodies have to respond to consumers' applications for power connections digitally, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said Sunday. He gave the directive...

PM stresses necessity of strong opposition for democracy

PM stresses necessity of strong opposition for democracy

-- 2021-01-31 19:08:52

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has underscored the necessity of a strong opposition party for democracy and said they want the continuation of the democratic trend. "For a democracy, a strong oppositio...

Flower seller girl found dead in city

Flower seller girl found dead in city

-- 2021-01-31 18:37:52

A teenage flower seller girl was found dead near Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Saturday night. The 17-year-old was identified as Mim, who used to sell flowers in Shahbagh, reports UNB. Mim&rsquo...

Hasina-Modi summit likely on March 27 in Dhaka

Hasina-Modi summit likely on March 27 in Dhaka

-- 2021-01-31 17:33:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are likely to hold a meeting in Dhaka on March 27 to take forward the relations between the two countries. Foreign Secretary Masu...

Vaccine registration app to be available by February 4, health DG says

Vaccine registration app to be available by February 4, health DG says

-- 2021-01-31 17:18:42

The government is preparing to launch the Surokkha mobile application, through which people can register online for the mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus outbreak, by the end of this w...

BNP continues politics of killing since inception, Quader alleges

BNP continues politics of killing since inception, Quader alleges

-- 2021-01-31 17:06:23

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that said BNP has been continuing the politics of killing and terrorism since its inception. “BNP did evil politics not only in 1994 bu...

Hungary, Bolivia seek COVID-19 vaccine from Bangladesh

Hungary, Bolivia seek COVID-19 vaccine from Bangladesh

-- 2021-01-31 16:33:51

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on Sunday said Hungary and Bolivia have sought doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from Bangladesh. The state minister also said in the parliament...

Bangladesh reports 369 virus cases, 16 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 369 virus cases, 16 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-01-31 16:06:30

Bangladesh has recorded 369 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 535,139. The death toll climbed to 8,127 after 16 fatalities were registered in the...

DNCC orders separation of sewerage lines from others by March

DNCC orders separation of sewerage lines from others by March

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-31 16:00:57

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has urged the owners of all houses, commercial establishments, and other establishments to separate the connection of sewage lines from stormwater drains, canals, l...

BIDS ranks 94th in global think tank rankings

BIDS ranks 94th in global think tank rankings

FE Online Report 2021-01-31 14:46:49

The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), an autonomous public multi-disciplinary organisation, has secured the 94th position among 174 research organisations of the world. The ranking...

Bangladesh records season’s lowest temperature

Bangladesh records season’s lowest temperature

-- 2021-01-31 14:02:08

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday recorded the season’s lowest temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius at Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram district. For the last couple of days, K...

Four killed, two injured in Sherpur road crash

Four killed, two injured in Sherpur road crash

-- 2021-01-31 12:40:06

Four people were killed, and two others injured, when a truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw in Sadar upazila of Sherpur district on Sunday. The accident took place in the Mirzapur area of the upazila...

Three students guarding unmanned Mymensingh level crossing

Three students guarding unmanned Mymensingh level crossing

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-01-31 11:07:59

Three college students have been guarding an unprotected level crossing adjacent to Vidyaganj Bazar at Chauhania in Mymensingh Sadar as the authorities are seemingly indifferent to appointing necessar...

A dead man on the wage board!

A dead man on the wage board!

-- 2021-01-31 10:33:52

The government has formed a wage board to review the minimum monthly wages for the workers of the country's cold storage industry, announcing the name of owners' representative who died eight months a...

Bangladesh expects 6.0m inoculation by February

Bangladesh expects 6.0m inoculation by February

FE REPORT 2021-01-31 09:29:25

People with comorbidity under 55 years are not on the priority list of mass vaccination for lack of a national registry of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, hypertension and COPD. The d...

Students can apply for HSC results review through SMS from Sunday

Students can apply for HSC results review through SMS from Sunday

-- 2021-01-30 21:01:59

The students, who are unhappy with the results of their HSC examinations, can apply for a review of their assessments from Sunday. Inter-Education Board's Coordination Sub-Committee issued a notice o...

AL’s Parvez Mia wins Kishoreganj municipal polls

AL’s Parvez Mia wins Kishoreganj municipal polls

-- 2021-01-30 20:45:11

Awami League candidate Md Parvez Mia has been elected mayor of Kishoreganj municipality after re-election to a polling station where voting was suspended amid clashes earlier this month. He bagged 21...

Khulna-Mongla rail line to be opened by December, minister says

Khulna-Mongla rail line to be opened by December, minister says

-- 2021-01-30 20:39:47

Under-construction rail trucks from Khulna to Mongla port would be opened for traffic by December next as nearly 75 per cent works of installation of Khulna-Mongla broad gauge rail track have already...

Indian PM Modi likely to visit Tungipara

Indian PM Modi likely to visit Tungipara

-- 2021-01-30 19:44:58

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Tungipara in Gopalganj to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during his planned Bangladesh tour in March. The...

Voting in third phase municipal polls ends amid violence, boycott

Voting in third phase municipal polls ends amid violence, boycott

-- 2021-01-30 18:43:09

Clashes and boycotts have marked the third phase of voting in 62 municipalities to elect new representatives to the posts of mayor and councillors. The polls opened at 8:00 am Saturday and continue u...