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Government shuts production at six state-owned sugar mills to cut losses

Government shuts production at six state-owned sugar mills to cut losses

-- 2020-12-05 11:34:21

The government has decided to shut down production at six of the 15 state-owned sugar mills amid the threshing season in a bid to cut its losses. The development has spread panic among workers and of...

Apprehensions of Rohingya safety in Bhashan Char not true, suggests govt

Apprehensions of Rohingya safety in Bhashan Char not true, suggests govt

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman from Bhasanchar 2020-12-05 09:40:28

The relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasanchar started on Friday with 1,642 refugees setting foot on the island in a festive mood. Four ships of Bangladesh Navy carried them to the much-talked-about isl...

Measles-rubella vaccination campaign from December 12

Measles-rubella vaccination campaign from December 12

-- 2020-12-04 21:58:34

A 44-day ‘Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign 2020’ is set to begin on December 12 across the country. A total 34.0 million, children aged between nine months to less than 10 years, will...

Canada to back Gambia’s Rohingya genocide lawsuit against Myanmar: Envoy

Canada to back Gambia’s Rohingya genocide lawsuit against Myanmar: Envoy

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-04 21:09:15

Canada may join The Netherlands in intervening in The Gambia’s lawsuit at the International Court of Justice accusing Myanmar of genocide against the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. Canadian...

Bangladesh ensures Rohingya relocation on voluntary basis, foreign ministry says

Bangladesh ensures Rohingya relocation on voluntary basis, foreign ministry says

-- 2020-12-04 20:10:32

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the government on Friday relocated more than 1600 Rohingya refugees, who voluntarily expressed their willingness for relocation, to Bhashan Char in Noakhali fr...

UNHCR says Rohingya must have choice on going to Bhasan Char

UNHCR says Rohingya must have choice on going to Bhasan Char

Reuters 2020-12-04 18:54:45

Rohingya refugees must be able to make free and informed decisions about relocating to Bangladesh's Bhashan Char island, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday as naval vessels began carryin...

First batch of Rohingya refugees reach Bhasan Char

First batch of Rohingya refugees reach Bhasan Char

-- 2020-12-04 18:13:26

The first batch of Rohingya refugees has reached the island of Bhasan Char in Noakhali from the Cox’s Bazar camp. Seven ships carrying 1,642 Rohingya people from Ukhiya reached the island at 2:...

Police, protesters clash in front of Baitul Mukaram

Police, protesters clash in front of Baitul Mukaram

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-04 18:00:05

A clash broke out between police and protesters after Jumma prayers (Friday prayer) at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital’s Paltan area, where several hundreds stated a demonstration...

Pipeline construction begins to import fuel from India

Pipeline construction begins to import fuel from India

-- 2020-12-04 17:37:55

The construction works of a pipeline under in the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project have begun in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Chairman Abu Bakr S...

Bangladesh begins antigen testing for Covid-19 Saturday

Bangladesh begins antigen testing for Covid-19 Saturday

SM Najmus Sakib 2020-12-04 17:08:30

The government is going to start alternative, rapid antigen testing for Covid-19 in the country on Saturday, officials concerned told The Financial Express. Though not considered as accurate as PCR t...

Covid-19 clearance mandatory for entry into Bangladesh from Saturday

Covid-19 clearance mandatory for entry into Bangladesh from Saturday

-- 2020-12-04 16:50:52

Bangladesh has once again made it compulsory for air travellers arriving in the country to carry a test report certifying that they are coronavirus-negative amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths a...

Six of a family among seven killed in Manikganj road accident

Six of a family among seven killed in Manikganj road accident

-- 2020-12-04 16:38:31

At least seven people have died in a collision between a bus and an autorickshaw in Daulatpur Upazila of Manikganj. Daulatpur Police OC Rezaul Karim said the incident took place in Mulkandi area of t...

PM Hasina urges UN to ensure timely, affordable Covid-19 vaccine worldwide

PM Hasina urges UN to ensure timely, affordable Covid-19 vaccine worldwide

-- 2020-12-04 16:31:52

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought urgent global attention and further collaboration for ensuring universal, equitable, timely and affordable access to quality vaccines against Covid-19. The pri...

Bangladesh reports 2,252 new virus cases, 24 fatalities

Bangladesh reports 2,252 new virus cases, 24 fatalities

-- 2020-12-04 15:50:39

Bangladesh has registered 2,252 new cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 473,991. The death toll surged to 6,772 after 24 fatalities were reg...

Asaduzzaman Noor contracts Covid-19

Asaduzzaman Noor contracts Covid-19

-- 2020-12-04 15:44:49

Former minister and lawmaker Asaduzzaman Noor tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) on Thursday night. The 74-year-old, best known for playing the character Baker Bhai in Humayun Ahmed's drama s...

Minister says the people opposing Bangabandhu’s sculpture will be resisted

Minister says the people opposing Bangabandhu’s sculpture will be resisted

-- 2020-12-04 15:33:03

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim has said the people who are trying to create controversy and triggering agitation over setting up of Bangabandhu’s sculpture will be resisted. &...

1752 people fined for violating health guidelines in Bangladesh

1752 people fined for violating health guidelines in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-04 15:20:48

A total of 1,752 people were slapped with fines and 14 people were arrested or detained on different terms for violating the government’s health rules from November 15 to November 28, accordin...

Padma Bridge gets its 40th span, 6 km now visible

Padma Bridge gets its 40th span, 6 km now visible

-- 2020-12-04 14:01:52

About 6 kilometres of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 40th span on Friday. The 2E span was installed on pillars 11 and 12 of the bridge at around 10:58 am this morning, s...

Truck slams into stalled bus, killing six

Truck slams into stalled bus, killing six

-- 2020-12-04 13:45:08

At least six people have been killed and five others injured after a truck ploughed into the back of a parked bus in Tangail's Mirzapur Upazila. The incident occurred on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in...

1,642 Rohingyas on way to Bhasan Char as relocation begins

1,642 Rohingyas on way to Bhasan Char as relocation begins

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman from the spot 2020-12-04 11:53:40

A total of 1,642 Rohingya refugees have started their journey from the Chittagong Boat Club Jetty to Bhasan Char at 10.20 am on Friday. Five ships of the Bangladesh Navy are carrying them to their new...

Floor area ratio too high for Dhaka, may lead to dense construction

Floor area ratio too high for Dhaka, may lead to dense construction

FE REPORT 2020-12-04 11:40:33

The floor area ratio (FAR) included in the Building Construction Rules 2008 is abnormally high, making it difficult to control population density in Dhaka, urban experts said. They also said the plan...

Land Reforms Board chief faces contempt charges

Land Reforms Board chief faces contempt charges

FE REPORT 2020-12-04 11:26:50

The High Court has issued a contempt of court ruling against Chairman of Land Reforms Board, Md Yeakub Ali Patwary, and three others as they leased some tenanted (projabili) properties violating an ea...

Cyclonic storm ‘Burevi’ likely to move west-northwest

Cyclonic storm ‘Burevi’ likely to move west-northwest

-- 2020-12-03 21:59:58

The cyclonic storm "Burevi", currently located over the Southwest Bay and adjoining area, is likely to move towards West-northwest direction, the Met Office said on Thursday. Earlier, the storm was c...

ACC approves chargesheet against ‘Golden Monir’

ACC approves chargesheet against ‘Golden Monir’

-- 2020-12-03 20:54:26

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a chargesheet in a case filed eight years ago against Monir Hossain, popularly known as ‘Golden Monir’, over acquiring huge amounts of wea...

Momen says Rohingya are going to Bhasan Char voluntarily

Momen says Rohingya are going to Bhasan Char voluntarily

-- 2020-12-03 20:49:35

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the government is not taking any Rohingya to Bhasan Char forcibly but they are going there voluntarily. "We're not taking any Rohingya to Bhasan Char forcibly....

Contempt rule against  Land Reforms chief, three others

Contempt rule against Land Reforms chief, three others

FE Online Report 2020-12-03 20:30:33

The High Court has issued a contempt of court ruling against Chairman of Land Reforms Board, Md Yeakub Ali Patwary, and three others as they leased some tenanted (projabili) properties violating an ea...

AL’s Quader says BNP trying usurpation   

AL’s Quader says BNP trying usurpation  

FE ONLINE DESK   2020-12-03 19:51:40

Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday alleged that the opposition BNP is searching for backdoor to grasp state power leaning on others after failing in movement. “The...

22 accused in Abrar murder file no-confidence pleas

22 accused in Abrar murder file no-confidence pleas

-- 2020-12-03 19:33:08

Twenty-two accused in BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case, expressed no-confidence on the judge of the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Thursday. No-confidence pleas said that the deposition of witn...

Bangladesh- India border talks to be held outside Delhi for first time

Bangladesh- India border talks to be held outside Delhi for first time

-- 2020-12-03 18:01:02

Bangladesh and India are expected to hold their Director General-level border talks in Guwahati later this month, the first time the biannual meeting will be held outside Delhi, official sources said....

PM says SEZs promising places for Swedish, Spanish investors

PM says SEZs promising places for Swedish, Spanish investors

-- 2020-12-03 17:45:52

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged Swedish and Spanish investors to invest in Bangladesh's special economic zones (SEZs) to avail all opportunities in those zones. She made the call when...