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Hundreds of Amphan-struck people still have nowhere to go   

Hundreds of Amphan-struck people still have nowhere to go  

-- 2020-11-29 20:53:34

Six months have gone since cyclone Amphan walloped the coastal districts of the country. And winter is coming, too. But hundreds of people are still living on the broken embankments, reports UNB. Al...

Severe injuries caused Raihan’s death, viscera report shows

Severe injuries caused Raihan’s death, viscera report shows

-- 2020-11-29 20:01:44

Raihan Ahmed, who was reportedly beaten to death at Bandar Bazar police outpost in Sylhet on October 11, died due to severe injuries, according the viscera report.  “We received the viscer...

Experts for feasibility study on Matarbari LNG, LPG terminals

Experts for feasibility study on Matarbari LNG, LPG terminals

-- 2020-11-29 19:40:04

Energy experts at a webinar have opined that the government should not implement Matarbari LNG and LPG terminals without any feasibility study. They also said that future masterplan on the power and...

Bangladeshi doctor charged with rape, sexual assault in Australia

Bangladeshi doctor charged with rape, sexual assault in Australia

-- 2020-11-29 19:14:23

An Australian court has charged doctor Shafiul Milky, a general practitioner, with rape and sexual assaults of female patients under the guise of performing necessary medical procedures, reports bdnew...

War crimes tribunal's Coordinator Hannan dies of Covid-19

War crimes tribunal's Coordinator Hannan dies of Covid-19

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-29 16:25:53

The Coordinator of International Crimes Tribunal's Investigation Agency, Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan, has died of Covid-19. He was 78. Mr Khan, also a freedom fighter, breathed his last at the Combine...

State minister points out 'idols' and 'sculptures' are not same

State minister points out 'idols' and 'sculptures' are not same

-- 2020-11-29 16:24:03

Newly-appointed State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan has moved to draw a distinction between 'idols' and 'sculptures' amid protests by Islamists over the construction of a statue...

Bangladesh reports 1,788 new virus cases, 29 deaths

Bangladesh reports 1,788 new virus cases, 29 deaths

-- 2020-11-29 16:12:36

Bangladesh has recorded 1,788 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 462,407, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll surged to 6,609 after 29 fatalities...

Youth’s body recovered at Union Parishad office

Youth’s body recovered at Union Parishad office

-- 2020-11-29 15:16:29

A young man was found dead in a room of the Union Parishad office under Haripur union in Paba Upazila of Rajshahi district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mofazzal Hosain, 30, son of Tofazz...

PM inaugurates construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge

PM inaugurates construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge

-- 2020-11-29 12:16:32

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a 4.8km double-line dual-gauge Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge aimed at boosting rail communication between the capital and...

Integration of common stations of MRT in Dhaka challenging

Integration of common stations of MRT in Dhaka challenging

MUNIMA SULTANA 2020-11-29 10:11:33

As Dhaka is likely to get five mass rapid transit (MRT) lines in the next 10 years, integration of common stations at different points remains a challenge for the authorities concerned. Sources said...

Dhaka witnesses highest concentration of HIV-positive people in Bangladesh

Dhaka witnesses highest concentration of HIV-positive people in Bangladesh

FE REPORT 2020-11-29 08:51:27

Over one-third of the total HIV positive people live in Dhaka, the highest among 23 high-risk districts of the country which are under surveillance. The number of people living with HIV in Dhaka is...

Construction works of Bangabandhu Railway Bridge to begin Sunday

Construction works of Bangabandhu Railway Bridge to begin Sunday

-- 2020-11-28 20:58:28

Construction works of Bangabandhu Railway Bridge over the Jamuna River will formally begin on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to lay the foundation stone of the 4.8-km long double-li...

Muktijoddha Mancha blocks Shahbagh demanding arrest of Mufti Faizul, Mamunul

Muktijoddha Mancha blocks Shahbagh demanding arrest of Mufti Faizul, Mamunul

-- 2020-11-28 20:45:11

Hundreds of leader and activists of Muktijoddha Mancha,  a platform claiming to represent freedom fighter-families' interests, shut down the city's Shahbagh intersection on Saturday demanding arr...

President, PM reaffirm Bangladesh’s position on independent Palestinian state

President, PM reaffirm Bangladesh’s position on independent Palestinian state

-- 2020-11-28 19:03:17

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have reaffirmed Bangladesh’s position for the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian state within the pre-196...

GM Quader says no visible preparation taken to tackle Covid second wave

GM Quader says no visible preparation taken to tackle Covid second wave

-- 2020-11-28 19:02:46

Though the coronavirus cases and deaths are surging with the beginning of winter, there is no visible preparation by the government to ensure proper treatment of patients in hospitals, said Jatiya Par...

Move to make silage technology popular for quality cattle feed

Move to make silage technology popular for quality cattle feed

-- 2020-11-28 18:27:48

The government has taken a major initiative to make the cultivation of high-yielding grass variety and silage technology popular among farmers in order to meet the growing demand for quality cattle fe...

Bangladesh disburses $0.5m to OIC to support Rohingya case

Bangladesh disburses $0.5m to OIC to support Rohingya case

-- 2020-11-28 18:26:45

Bangladesh has disbursed $0.5 million to OIC as part of a fund-raising campaign of the 57-nation grouping initiated to facilitate Gambia’s legal battle against Myanmar over Rohingya genocide in...

Bangladesh records 36 Covid deaths, 1,908 new cases in 24 hours

Bangladesh records 36 Covid deaths, 1,908 new cases in 24 hours

-- 2020-11-28 16:44:04

Bangladesh has recorded 36 fatalities and 1,908 new cases of the coronavirus in last 24 hours till 8:00am Saturday. The death toll surged to 6,580 while the total number of infections so far reached...

FE, two of its journalists win Press Council Padak-2020

FE, two of its journalists win Press Council Padak-2020

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-28 16:31:55

The Financial Express (FE) and two of its journalists have won prestigious Press Council Padak-2020 for outstanding contribution to journalism in Bangladesh. The country’s premier business dail...

ACC to file petition for cancelling bail granted to JMI Group chairman

ACC to file petition for cancelling bail granted to JMI Group chairman

FE Online Report 2020-11-28 16:26:21

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will file a petition in the High Court to cancel the bail granted to Abdur Razzak, chairman of JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Ltd, in a graft case lodged for...

Denmark keen to work with Bangladesh on climate change

Denmark keen to work with Bangladesh on climate change

The Policy Times 2020-11-28 15:47:07

Denmark has expressed interest to work with Bangladesh on different issues of climate change, including water purification, waste management, renewable and solar energy and reducing greenhouse gas emi...

Bus plunge kills four in Tungipara

Bus plunge kills four in Tungipara

-- 2020-11-28 14:50:50

At least four people have died after a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Gopalganj's Tungipara. The incident occurred in the Malek Bazar area along the Gopalganj-Pirojpur road at around 11:00 am S...

Over 60pc Bangladeshis fear retaliation while reporting corruption: Barometer 2020

Over 60pc Bangladeshis fear retaliation while reporting corruption: Barometer 2020

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-28 14:48:02

Almost 75 per cent Bangladeshi citizens think government corruption is a big problem in their lives, according to ‘Global Corruption Barometer: Asia 2020’. It reveals that 24 per cent peo...

Petrol pump worker allegedly burnt by co-workers dies

Petrol pump worker allegedly burnt by co-workers dies

-- 2020-11-28 13:37:05

A petrol pump worker, who was set on fire by his co-workers, has died in a Dhaka hospital. Riyad Hossain, 20, breathed his last after three days of treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Pl...

Man arrested with 14 gold bars worth Tk 14.3 million in Chattogram

Man arrested with 14 gold bars worth Tk 14.3 million in Chattogram

-- 2020-11-28 11:09:51

Police arrested a man along with 14 gold bars worth Tk 14.3 million (1.43 crore) from in front of New Rail Station in Chattogram city on Friday night. The arrestee is Uttam Sen, 35, son of Manik...

Over 100 Bangladeshis stranded at Benapole for Covid negative certificates

Over 100 Bangladeshis stranded at Benapole for Covid negative certificates

-- 2020-11-27 19:46:32

More than 100 Bangladeshis, including cancer patients, have remained stuck at Benapole check-post in Jashore for not having Covid-19 negative certificates while returning from India. The immigration...

Aly Zaker laid to rest at Banani graveyard

Aly Zaker laid to rest at Banani graveyard

-- 2020-11-27 19:33:51

Valiant freedom fighter, Ekushey award-winning cultural personality and eminent actor Aly Zaker was laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard after Asr prayers on Friday. Earlier, his body was taken o...

5.85km of Padma Bridge visible following installation of 39th span

5.85km of Padma Bridge visible following installation of 39th span

-- 2020-11-27 18:57:15

A 5.85 kilometre stretch of the Padma Bridge's main structure became visible on Friday after the installation of the 39th span. Only two more spans are left to be set up to complete the 6.15 kilometr...

India-Bangladesh border officials adopt zero tolerance on trans-border crime

India-Bangladesh border officials adopt zero tolerance on trans-border crime

EastMojo 2020-11-27 17:34:23

The three-day co-ordination conference between the Border Security Force (BSF) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) concluded on Friday with the signing of joint record of discussion (JRD) at frontier head...

Govt taking preparations for easier access to vaccine: Obaidul Quader

Govt taking preparations for easier access to vaccine: Obaidul Quader

-- 2020-11-27 17:26:37

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government has taken all-out preparations to take coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines at the doorsteps of the people after the arrival of the vac...