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Portuguese President praises migrant Bangladeshis

Portuguese President praises migrant Bangladeshis

-- 2020-12-19 12:37:38

President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has praised the migrant Bangladeshis living in Portugal for their diligence and sincerity in work. He said the economic relation needs to be enhanced to...

11 die as train slams into bus in Joypurhat

11 die as train slams into bus in Joypurhat

-- 2020-12-19 10:42:28

At least 11 people were killed and five others injured after a train ploughed into a bus at a level crossing in Joypurhat Sadar Upazila on Saturday. The incident occurred at Joypurhat Sadar's Puranap...

Bangladesh's mobile users reach 168.36m

Bangladesh's mobile users reach 168.36m

FE REPORT 2020-12-19 08:47:24

The total number of mobile phone subscribers reached 168.36 million in November going up by 2,98,000 from October, according to a report of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC...

Bangladeshis among Asian migrants exposed to multiple risks: UN report   

Bangladeshis among Asian migrants exposed to multiple risks: UN report  

FE ONLINE REPORT   2020-12-18 23:47:33

Bangladesh hosts one of largest stateless populations of the Asia-Pacific region, but Bangladeshis are also among the largest migrant groups who are facing socio-economic and health risks during the p...

Emphasis on valid job demand, fair recruitment process

Emphasis on valid job demand, fair recruitment process

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-18 23:08:34

Valid job demands and fair recruitment process are crucial for ensuring safe migration, said diplomats and stakeholders at a discussion on Friday. They also emphasised the need for enforcement of exi...

President calls for digitalisation of court proceedings

President calls for digitalisation of court proceedings

-- 2020-12-18 21:48:05

President M Abdul Hamid on Friday called upon all concerned to carry out all types of court proceedings as well as preserve all its documents digitally. “Carry out court proceedings digitally ....

First cold wave sweeping over northern regions

First cold wave sweeping over northern regions

-- 2020-12-18 20:40:25

The first cold wave of the season is sweeping over the three regions in the north of Bangladesh at the beginning of winter. The mercury has dropped to around 9.0 degrees Celsius in Nilphamari, Pancha...

New harvest of potatoes, onions likely to push prices down in city

New harvest of potatoes, onions likely to push prices down in city

-- 2020-12-18 20:18:46

Potatoes and onions have become more costlier in Dhaka, but traders say the costs of the root vegetables are expected to go down as new harvests have begun hitting the markets. Onion and potato price...

Pakistan wants to be a country like Bangladesh, Obaidul Quader says

Pakistan wants to be a country like Bangladesh, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2020-12-18 19:23:58

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said Bangladesh has surpassed Pakistan in maximum socio-economic indexes before the golden jubilee of independence. He said Bangladesh’s...

Govt using state machinery to eliminate opposition parties, Fakhrul alleges

Govt using state machinery to eliminate opposition parties, Fakhrul alleges

-- 2020-12-18 19:13:56

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused the government of using state machinery to control the country by eliminating opposition parties. “One-party rule is now the only w...

Bagha Jatin's statue vandalised in Kushtia

Bagha Jatin's statue vandalised in Kushtia

-- 2020-12-18 17:35:21

Vandals have defaced another sculpture in Kushtia, this time the one of Jatindranath Mukherjee, a revolutionary leader of the anti-British movement known as Bagha Jatin, weeks after damaging Bangaband...

1,318 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths in 24 hours

1,318 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2020-12-18 16:50:48

Bangladesh has registered 25 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the death toll so far to 7,217. The caseload climbed to 498,293 after 1,318 people tested positive for...

Govt appoints new Ambassadors to Thailand and Algeria

Govt appoints new Ambassadors to Thailand and Algeria

FE Online Desk 2020-12-18 15:39:08

The Bangladesh government has decided to appoint new Ambassadors to Thailand and Algeria. Mr Mohammed Abdul Hye, currently serving as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Algeria, has been appointed as th...

Govt extends school shutdown due to pandemic

Govt extends school shutdown due to pandemic

-- 2020-12-18 14:19:29

Bangladesh has extended the shutdown of schools and other educational institutions to January 16 as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to surge. The education ministry issued a notice on Friday, e...

Deal to dredge Payra port channel

Deal to dredge Payra port channel

FE REPORT 2020-12-18 10:30:08

The government has taken an initiative to maintain the emergency dredging of Barnabad channel of Payra Port aiming to carry out the port activities smoothly. As part of the move, the Payra Port Autho...

Top court asks anti-graft body if money launderers can't be named

Top court asks anti-graft body if money launderers can't be named

FE REPORT 2020-12-18 09:25:22

The High Court on Thursday expressed intense anger over the role of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) as the anti-graft body failed to submit the names and addresses of the persons especially the gover...

Bangladesh frustrated at non-execution of Teesta deal, border killing: Minister

Bangladesh frustrated at non-execution of Teesta deal, border killing: Minister

FE REPORT 2020-12-18 08:32:41

Non-implementation of the Teesta water-sharing deal and India's failure to end border killing are frustrating for Bangladesh, said Foreign Minister Dr A K Momen on Thursday. "As a Bangladeshi, I am a...

BNP wants to create confusion over development, Hasan Mahmud says

BNP wants to create confusion over development, Hasan Mahmud says

-- 2020-12-17 21:28:18

Sharply criticising the comments of BNP leaders, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said BNP leaders always confused and try to create confusion among the people about ongoing developmen...

Govt hiding information on coronavirus cases, deaths, Rizvi alleges

Govt hiding information on coronavirus cases, deaths, Rizvi alleges

-- 2020-12-17 21:16:46

BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has accused the government of hiding accurate information about coronavirus cases and fatalities in the country. “Coronavirus infections h...

Clamour grows for reopening DU hostels as exams near

Clamour grows for reopening DU hostels as exams near

-- 2020-12-17 19:36:33

With Dhaka University deciding to hold final-year exams for honours and master's programmes from December 26 amid the Covid pandemic, the clamour for reopening the dormitories has been growing in the...

Hasina-Modi virtual summit: Teesta, connectivity, border killing, trade dominate talks

Hasina-Modi virtual summit: Teesta, connectivity, border killing, trade dominate talks

FE Online Report 2020-12-17 18:50:04

In their first virtual summit, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pledged to resolve all the pending issues, including the Teesta water-sharin...

Case filed over former Hefazat chief Shafi’s death

Case filed over former Hefazat chief Shafi’s death

-- 2020-12-17 18:31:35

A case was filed on Thursday against 36 people including Hefazat-e-Islam Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque over the death of the coalition’s supreme leader Shah Ahmad Md Mainuddin, brother-...

Bangladesh, India sign protocol on elephant conservation

Bangladesh, India sign protocol on elephant conservation

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-17 17:58:31

Bangladesh and India have signed a protocol on trans-boundary elephant conservation on Thursday. The protocol, signed at the state guest house Padma, will facilitate the movement of elephants across...

IOM to host Concert for Migrants virtually on Friday

IOM to host Concert for Migrants virtually on Friday

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-12-17 17:16:14

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will host the 'Concert for Migrants' virtually to celebrate the International Migrants Day (IMD) on Friday.  The virtual concert, organised by...

Govt to procure 80,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser

Govt to procure 80,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser

-- 2020-12-17 16:39:08

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Thursday approved three separate proposals from the Ministry of Industries for procuring 80,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser. The approval came f...

Bangladesh registers 36 Covid deaths, 1,134 new cases

Bangladesh registers 36 Covid deaths, 1,134 new cases

-- 2020-12-17 16:34:54

Bangladesh has registered 36 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the death toll so far to 7,192. The caseload climbed to 496,975 after 1,134 people tested positive for...

Two youths killed as truck hit motorbike in Satkhira

Two youths killed as truck hit motorbike in Satkhira

-- 2020-12-17 15:27:40

Two youths were killed and another injured as a truck crashed into a motorbike on Satkhira-Khulna highway Wednesday night. The accident took place in front of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries...

Photojournalist Kajol secures bail in two more cases

Photojournalist Kajol secures bail in two more cases

-- 2020-12-17 13:56:43

Photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol has secured bail from the High Court in two more cases under the Digital Security Act, paving the way for his release from jail. Justice Enayetur Rahim and Justic...

Hasina, Modi inaugurate Chilahati-Holdibari rail link

Hasina, Modi inaugurate Chilahati-Holdibari rail link

FE Online Report  2020-12-17 12:43:53

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link on Thursday. Chilahati is in Bangladesh’s Nilphamari and Ha...

BSF firing kills yet another Bangladesh youth along border

BSF firing kills yet another Bangladesh youth along border

-- 2020-12-17 10:30:28

A Bangladeshi young man was gunned down allegedly by some members of the Indian Border Security Force along the border in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram on Wednesday morning, UNB reports. The deceased w...