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Ghorasal urea fertiliser factory to go into production by 2023

Ghorasal urea fertiliser factory to go into production by 2023

-- 2020-11-13 16:44:39

The construction of the country’s largest fertiliser factory, Ghorasal Polash Urea Fertiliser Factory, is expected to go production by October, 2023. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited (MHI) a...

Policeman sued for raping female constable

Policeman sued for raping female constable

-- 2020-11-13 13:54:34

A case has been filed against a Rajshahi assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police for allegedly raping a girl in 2014 while working as a constable. The case was filed with the Natore Women and Childre...

219 journalists harassed in Bangladesh in Jan-Oct: Report

219 journalists harassed in Bangladesh in Jan-Oct: Report

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-13 13:13:02

At least 219 journalists fell victim to harassment in Bangladesh in January-October 2020, according to a report by a local independent rights body. Of them, 24 received death threats over the phone d...

Humayun Ahmed's 7th death anniversary being celebrated

Humayun Ahmed's 7th death anniversary being celebrated

-- 2020-11-13 12:04:41

The 72nd birth anniversary of legendary writer, author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed is being celebrated on today (Friday). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Humayun's...

US Embassy resumes visas for Bangladeshi students on limited scale

US Embassy resumes visas for Bangladeshi students on limited scale

-- 2020-11-13 11:31:42

The US Embassy will accept new appointments for the applicants for F, J and M visas from Sunday on a limited scale, it said in a notice, bdnews24.com reports. The F category is for academic and langu...

'Demography, lifestyle need to be considered for planning future cities'

'Demography, lifestyle need to be considered for planning future cities'

FE Report 2020-11-13 10:39:01

Local government minister Tazul Islam has said experts have to keep in mind the demographic size, their lifestyle pattern, per capita income and literacy rate for the next 50 to 100 years while planni...

Bogura farmers harvest T-Aman, ready field for Robi crops

Bogura farmers harvest T-Aman, ready field for Robi crops

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-11-13 10:24:47

Harvesting of the early variety transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy is now going on in full swing amid much enthusiasm in Bogura district. Marginal farmers and agricultural workers are taking delight in...

Awami League’s Habib wins late Sahara Khatun's Dhaka-18 seat

Awami League’s Habib wins late Sahara Khatun's Dhaka-18 seat

-- 2020-11-12 23:24:41

The Awami League candidate Habib Hasan has won the by-election for Dhaka-18 parliamentary constituency left vacant following the death of the party stalwart Sahara Khatun. The result was unofficially...

Arsonists torch nine buses in city

Arsonists torch nine buses in city

-- 2020-11-12 21:35:36

Arsonists set fire to at least nine buses in different parts of the capital during the by-polls to the Dhaka-18 constituency. The assailants carried out the attacks in the guise of passengers between...

US can learn a thing or two about election from Bangladesh, CEC says

US can learn a thing or two about election from Bangladesh, CEC says

-- 2020-11-12 20:47:13

America has a long history of democracy and Bangladesh certainly has many things to learn from them but the United States can learn a thing or two from us too, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nur...

Probe body finds no evidence of disrespecting Quran in Lalmonirhat

Probe body finds no evidence of disrespecting Quran in Lalmonirhat

-- 2020-11-12 19:40:00

The body, formed to probe the lynching of Shahidunnabi in Lalmonirhat following a rumour, found no evidence of disrespecting the holy Quran. Shahidunnabi Jewel was beaten to death and burned on Octob...

Cabinet purchase body nods 42.5MW waste to power project

Cabinet purchase body nods 42.5MW waste to power project

-- 2020-11-12 19:33:46

The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Thursday approved eight procurement proposals, including setting up of a 42.5MW waste to energy power project in Dhaka. In another meeting, the Cabinet Co...

Land ministry issues warning over fraudulence

Land ministry issues warning over fraudulence

FE Online Report 2020-11-12 18:17:00

The Ministry of Land on Thursday urged the people to inform the law enforcement agencies immediately if anyone illegally demands money in the name of the ministry and or agencies/offices for transfer,...

PM to inaugurate construction of Bangabandhu Railway Bridge on Nov 29

PM to inaugurate construction of Bangabandhu Railway Bridge on Nov 29

FE Online Report 2020-11-12 17:31:38

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the construction work of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge on Nov 29. The construction of the 4.8km-long bridge over the River Jamuna is expected t...

Miscreants set fire to six buses in city

Miscreants set fire to six buses in city

FE Online Report 2020-11-12 17:28:58

A group of miscreants all on a sudden set fire to six buses in the capital on Thursday. The buses were set on fire in different areas in the city between 12:00pm and 1:30pm, according to sources of B...

Bangladesh records 13 Covid deaths, 1,845 new cases in 24 hours

Bangladesh records 13 Covid deaths, 1,845 new cases in 24 hours

-- 2020-11-12 16:25:34

The government has confirmed 13 fatalities from the COVID-19 in a day, raising the death toll to 6,140. The country has also recorded 1,845 Coronavirus cases in the 24 hours to 8:00am Thursday, &nbsp...

DGHS logs 19 new dengue cases

DGHS logs 19 new dengue cases

-- 2020-11-12 15:53:49

The number of new dengue patients continues to rise in Bangladesh as health authorities said 19 people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours until Thursday morning. C...

JnU student held on charge of 'hurting religious sentiments'

JnU student held on charge of 'hurting religious sentiments'

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-12 15:27:10

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Tithy Sarkar, a Jagannath University (JnU) student, who allegedly remained missing since October 25, on charge of hurting religious sentiments...

Bangladesh extends school shutdown to Dec 19

Bangladesh extends school shutdown to Dec 19

-- 2020-11-12 15:15:36

Bangladesh has extended the shutdown of schools and other educational institutions to Dec 19 as coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and deaths continue to surge. The education ministry issued a notice on Th...

Around 22,000 out of over 150,000 qualify for teachers' oral recruitment test

Around 22,000 out of over 150,000 qualify for teachers' oral recruitment test

-- 2020-11-12 14:27:06

The Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) has published the results of the 16th teachers’ registration written exams. The results were published on Wednesday...

Tangail lemon growers fear losses

Tangail lemon growers fear losses

Our Correspondent 2020-11-12 10:46:18

Lemon growers in Tangail district are facing huge losses after their lemon orchards were hit by repeated floods and heavy rainfalls during the current monsoon. Farmers in six upazilas of the diistric...

Bus-based mass transit project for Dhaka shelved

Bus-based mass transit project for Dhaka shelved

MUNIMA SULTANA 2020-11-12 10:04:48

The government has backtracked on its decision to implement the Tk 20 billion bus-based mass transit line project in the city, pushing another plan to modernise Mohakhali bus terminal into uncertainty...

People defy safety rules despite second wave corona warning

People defy safety rules despite second wave corona warning

SAIF UDDIN 2020-11-12 09:47:43

Many people are still breaching health safety guidelines, like - wearing masks at shopping malls and other public places or in public transports, posing threat to further spread of Covid-19 infection...

Former BB governor Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri dies

Former BB governor Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri dies

-- 2020-11-11 22:04:59

Former governor of Bangladesh Bank Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri died at a city hospital on Wednesday. He was the fourth governor of Bangladesh Bank, according to a statement of Bangladesh Bank. He serve...

In a first, Bangladesh seeks Interpol's help to arrest trafficking kingpins

In a first, Bangladesh seeks Interpol's help to arrest trafficking kingpins

-- 2020-11-11 21:47:13

Bangladesh has shared details of suspected human traffickers with Interpol for the first time, a police official said on Tuesday, as it seeks to stop the kidnap and killing of migrants, reports Reuter...

Hanif tests positive for COVID-19

Hanif tests positive for COVID-19

-- 2020-11-11 21:19:00

Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The politician has tested positive for the coronavirus when he gave sample fo...

Govt to inspect all private hospitals, diagnostic centres, DGHS says

Govt to inspect all private hospitals, diagnostic centres, DGHS says

-- 2020-11-11 20:06:55

The government will begin inspection of all private hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country this month after collecting their lists from divisional directors. “All the authorised an...

Dipu Moni hints at reopening schools, colleges

Dipu Moni hints at reopening schools, colleges

-- 2020-11-11 19:09:31

Education Minister Dipu Moni has said the government is thinking about reopening the schools and colleges on a limited scale after the end of the ongoing shutdown amid coronavirus outbreak on Saturday...

HC seeks documents related to Haji Selim’s case

HC seeks documents related to Haji Selim’s case

-- 2020-11-11 18:40:36

The High Court has sought all documents related to a decade-old case that convicted MP Haji Selim of accumulating wealth by illegal means. It ordered the Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 7 to send t...

ACC sues MP Shahid, wife over money laundering

ACC sues MP Shahid, wife over money laundering

-- 2020-11-11 16:37:33

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Laxmipur-3 MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, his wife MP Salina Islam and two other family members on charges of money laundering...