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Govt paid special attention to keep people safe amid worsening pandemic, PM says

Govt paid special attention to keep people safe amid worsening pandemic, PM says

-- 2020-11-22 14:02:48

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday assured the people that the government has paid special attention to keeping them safe from coronavirus amid apprehensions of worsening virus situation in winter...

Photos of PM Hasina go viral

Photos of PM Hasina go viral

-- 2020-11-22 13:38:53

Two photos of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sewing and fishing have lit up social media in Bangladesh, bdnews24.com reports. One of the photos shows her clad in a traditional Bengali attire sewing a p...

Met office predicts light rain

Met office predicts light rain

-- 2020-11-22 12:39:14

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light rain in one or two places of Khulna, Barishal, Dhaka, and Chattogram divisions within the next 24 hours. The weather may remain dry &nda...

Dhaka plans new waste management system

Dhaka plans new waste management system

KAMRUN NAHAR 2020-11-22 10:33:16

Dhaka North and South City Corporations are expected to introduce a modern waste management system with the support of JICA in a bid to dispose of more waste in a smaller landfill. The main concept o...

Chiefs of three services call on PM

Chiefs of three services call on PM

-- 2020-11-21 21:54:58

Chiefs of the three services today (Saturday) paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban here on the occasion of the ‘Armed Forces Day-2020’....

FM seeks enhanced role of business community to deal with Covid-19 second wave

FM seeks enhanced role of business community to deal with Covid-19 second wave

-- 2020-11-21 21:02:54

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday urged the business community to enhance its constructive and result-oriented engagements with the government in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic's loc...

Bangladesh believes in peace, also ready to protect sovereignty: PM

Bangladesh believes in peace, also ready to protect sovereignty: PM

-- 2020-11-21 20:27:22

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh always believes in peaceful coexistence with all neighbours, but it is also ever ready to protect its sovereignty from any aggressive attack. "Our for...

Post-Covid jobseekers need to gain soft skills, adopt new technology

Post-Covid jobseekers need to gain soft skills, adopt new technology

-- 2020-11-21 19:55:17

The Covid-19 pandemic has already transformed into an economic and jobs market shock, but at the same time, expedited the adoption of digital technologies by several years. So, the post-Covid resume w...

Installation work of 38th span on Padma Bridge begins

Installation work of 38th span on Padma Bridge begins

-- 2020-11-21 18:08:11

The installation work of the 38th span on the Padma Bridge began this morning eight days after setting up the previous one, an official said. The span bearing number ‘1-A’ will be placed...

Met office forecasts rain or thunder shower in five divisions

Met office forecasts rain or thunder shower in five divisions

-- 2020-11-21 17:58:35

Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday  forecast rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gust wind at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogr...

99 dengue patients undergoing treatment at hospitals

99 dengue patients undergoing treatment at hospitals

-- 2020-11-21 17:11:30

Amid the rise in Covid-19 deaths and infections, Bangladesh is also seeing a rise in mosquito-borne dengue cases in November. The health authorities said 20 new dengue patients were hospitalised in 2...

Dowry culture still thrives in Bangladesh

Dowry culture still thrives in Bangladesh

-- 2020-11-21 16:51:54

Has there been any change in the traditional practice of receiving and giving dowries in Bangladesh society? Now really! The devil of dowry still prevails here. Amid concern over violence against wom...

Amnesty calls for not coercing Rohingya to move to remote island

Amnesty calls for not coercing Rohingya to move to remote island

FE Online Report 2020-11-21 16:41:07

Amnesty International has called upon the Bangladesh authorities to drop plans to relocate more than 100 Rohingya families to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal. The international rights watchdog r...

Bangladesh reports 28 Covid deaths, 1,847 new cases

Bangladesh reports 28 Covid deaths, 1,847 new cases

-- 2020-11-21 16:33:01

Bangladesh has recorded 28 fatalities and 1,847 new cases of the novel coronavirus in 24 hours, taking the tally of infections so far to 445,281. The death toll climbed to 6,350, the government said...

'Golden Monir' held over possession of illegal assets, firearms

'Golden Monir' held over possession of illegal assets, firearms

-- 2020-11-21 15:20:55

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested gold trader Monir Hossain, locally known as Golden Monir, for possession of illegal assets, a firearm and liquor. The elite police unit apprehended him f...

Three arrested in Dhaka over arson attacks on buses

Three arrested in Dhaka over arson attacks on buses

-- 2020-11-21 14:07:18

Detectives in a drive on Saturday arrested three people from Paltan area in the city in connection with the recent arson attacks on buses in different parts of the capital. The arrestees were identif...

BSF reportedly shoots Bangladeshi youth dead at Rowmari border

BSF reportedly shoots Bangladeshi youth dead at Rowmari border

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-21 12:38:57

A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along Rowmari border in northern Kurigram district. The incident occurred near the sub-pillar-3 of internation...

Bangladeshi children call for reducing pollution

Bangladeshi children call for reducing pollution

FE REPORT 2020-11-21 10:41:14

Bangladeshi children have called on the decision-makers to take steps to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, to spend more on education, training and green economy and to protect children f...

Rohingya to have economic opportunities after relocation, say authorities

Rohingya to have economic opportunities after relocation, say authorities

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN, BACK FROM BHASANCHAR 2020-11-21 10:05:06

Apart from having a safe and comfortable accommodation at Bhasanchar (floating island), the Rohingya refugees will have an opportunity to engage themselves in income-generating activities. "This wi...

31 crude bombs seized in Uttara

31 crude bombs seized in Uttara

-- 2020-11-20 22:44:59

Police have seized 31 crude bombs from an under-construction building in Dhaka’s Uttara. Information gleaned from two suspects arrested over bombings during the Nov 12 Dhaka-18 election led to...

PM calls for global effort to fight ‘ominous’ development of antibiotic resistance

PM calls for global effort to fight ‘ominous’ development of antibiotic resistance

-- 2020-11-20 21:52:53

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for global efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance through coordinated actions to raise awareness against the widespread use of antibiotics. She made the cal...

Onion prices jump again

Onion prices jump again

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-20 21:20:27

Onion prices increased again on Friday after showing a gradual decline for the last two weeks. Prices of local variety of onion increased by Tk 10 per kg both at wholesale and retail on the day, sell...

Hasan urges BNP to find out reason behind Fakhrul’s contradictory statement

Hasan urges BNP to find out reason behind Fakhrul’s contradictory statement

-- 2020-11-20 20:03:08

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday urged BNP leaders to find out the reason behind inconsistent statements of their BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “Mirza Fakhrul...

Govt introduces culture of enforced disappearance, Fakhrul alleges

Govt introduces culture of enforced disappearance, Fakhrul alleges

-- 2020-11-20 19:56:01

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that opposition leaders and activists are being made disappeared to stop the criticisms of the government for its 'misdeeds'. "The...

Rice, oil price hikes overshadow drop in vegetable prices

Rice, oil price hikes overshadow drop in vegetable prices

-- 2020-11-20 19:47:22

With increasing supply, the prices of winter vegetables have begun to drop, but the customers in Dhaka have no respite from price hike as fine quality rice and soybean oil have become costlier. Price...

Armed Forces Day on Saturday

Armed Forces Day on Saturday

-- 2020-11-20 19:38:06

The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated through various programmes on Saturday amid festivity and enthusiasm, marking the establishment of the forces during the 1971 Liberation War. The day’s p...

Bangladesh urges Jordan to open embassy in Dhaka

Bangladesh urges Jordan to open embassy in Dhaka

-- 2020-11-20 19:10:10

Bangladesh has urged Jordan to open its embassy in Dhaka to further strengthen bilateral relations and trade cooperation between the two nations. The request was made during a meeting between Banglad...

Steady rise of dengue infections in Bangladesh, cases reach 100

Steady rise of dengue infections in Bangladesh, cases reach 100

-- 2020-11-20 18:57:37

Bangladesh is seeing a steady rise in dengue cases amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Fifteen more people were hospitalised with dengue fever in the past 24 hours until early Friday, taking the total number...

RAB arrests seven for selling stolen mobile phones

RAB arrests seven for selling stolen mobile phones

-- 2020-11-20 18:36:45

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested seven people from Pallabi area in the capital on Thursday night for buying and selling stolen mobile phones and recovered 275 phones and Taka 22,520 in cash from...

Bangladesh-born migrant activist wins first Minu Memorial Award

Bangladesh-born migrant activist wins first Minu Memorial Award

-- 2020-11-20 18:30:37

Shekh al Mamun, a migrants' rights activist and movie director, has become the first winner of the Minu Memorial Award, recognising him for his years-long contribution to enhancing immigrant workers'...