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Tourists throng Sundarbans as govt withdraw ban after seven months

Tourists throng Sundarbans as govt withdraw ban after seven months

-- 2020-11-01 17:53:19

Tourists have started to visit Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, from today (Sunday) after a seven-month-long closure because of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19)....

State Minister Shahriar rejects allegations against RAB

State Minister Shahriar rejects allegations against RAB

-- 2020-11-01 17:50:07

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has rejected allegations made by some senators of the United States against the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), terming them propaganda against Banglad...

Government decides stricter measures at airports amid second wave of Covid attack

Government decides stricter measures at airports amid second wave of Covid attack

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-01 17:10:12

In the wake of the second wave of Covid-19 attack across Europe, the government has decided to take stricter screening measures at the airports and land ports. The decision was taken in an inter-mini...

‘74pc youth not taking initiatives to upskill themselves’

‘74pc youth not taking initiatives to upskill themselves’

-- 2020-11-01 16:56:38

A staggering 74 per cent of Bangladeshi youth are not taking any initiative to upskill themselves for post-COVID-19 job market challenges, according to a survey. Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (B...

Near one-third youth left studies to support family amid pandemic: Survey

Near one-third youth left studies to support family amid pandemic: Survey

-- 2020-11-01 16:50:15

Some 28 per cent youth aged above 18 left studies to support their families amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, according to an online survey conducted by Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Ban...

Experts suggest govt take action to reduce air pollution for preventing Covid surge

Experts suggest govt take action to reduce air pollution for preventing Covid surge

UNB 2020-11-01 16:41:40

As the densely-populated Dhaka city braces for serious air pollution in the dry season like previous years, health experts warn that dirty air during this winter may help coronavirus turn deadlier in...

Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 18 deaths, 1,568 new case

Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 18 deaths, 1,568 new case

-- 2020-11-01 16:35:26

Bangladesh has reported another 18 deaths and 1,568 new cases of novel coronavirus in last 24 hours. The death toll climbed to 5,941 while the number of infected people is now 409,252. The number of...

Sexagenarian man held for 'raping' domestic help

Sexagenarian man held for 'raping' domestic help

-- 2020-11-01 16:15:36

A sexagenarian man was held on Saturday night for allegedly raping his domestic help in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram. The arrestee was identified as Hazi Fazal Karim,65, a resident of Charkhijirpu...

Three get death over murder of NSU student Payel

Three get death over murder of NSU student Payel

-- 2020-11-01 15:33:26

A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced three men to death for killing North South University student Saidur Rahman Payel. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman handed down the...

Medical, dental students block Shahbagh intersection

Medical, dental students block Shahbagh intersection

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-11-01 14:03:42

Several hundred students of different private medical and dental colleges have blocked the Shahbagh intersection demanding immediate restart of their classes and cutting of fees, UNB reports. They st...

Kushtia man sentenced to life in jail for rape

Kushtia man sentenced to life in jail for rape

-- 2020-11-01 14:00:51

A tribunal in Kushtia on Sunday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a woman in 2019. The convict was identified as Mohammad Jewel, 32, son of Billal Hossain of Kumarkhali upazila in the d...

PM hints at reintroducing Covid test for all inbound passengers shortly

PM hints at reintroducing Covid test for all inbound passengers shortly

-- 2020-11-01 13:05:34

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said in the wake of massive Covid-19 outbreak again across the globe, the time has come to reintroduce coronavirus tests for every inbound passenger in all ports...

Jashore farmer finds fortune in dragon-plum farming

Jashore farmer finds fortune in dragon-plum farming

OUR CORRESPONDENT, BENAPOLE 2020-11-01 12:38:15

A farmer in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore has made a fortune simultaneously growing dragon and plum fruits on the same land. Witnessing his overwhelming success, many other farmers of the same neighb...

Kali O Kalam Editor Abul Hasnat passes away

Kali O Kalam Editor Abul Hasnat passes away

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-01 12:17:43

Abul Hasnat, eminent litterateur and editor of Kali O Kalam, a literary monthly magazine, has passed away. He breathed his last at Anwar Khan Modern Medical College Hospital in Dhaka city around 8:30...

Lawachhara park, other Sylhet spots reopen for tourists

Lawachhara park, other Sylhet spots reopen for tourists

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-11-01 10:04:02

Shut for seven and a half months, all four major tourist spots in Sylhet division including the Lawachhara National Park, Satchhari National Park, Madhabkunda Eco Park and the Tilagar Eco Park would b...

Direct bus service on Dhaka-Jaflong route from November 2

Direct bus service on Dhaka-Jaflong route from November 2

-- 2020-10-31 22:28:43

Two bus services from Dhaka to Jaflong and Bholaganj, popular tourist spots in Sylhet division, will start operating from November 2, with the aim to boost tourism in the country Expatriates' Welfare...

Govt to sign contract soon to get Covid-19 vaccine: Health minister

Govt to sign contract soon to get Covid-19 vaccine: Health minister

-- 2020-10-31 21:16:22

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the government will sign a contract in the next 'two to four days' for getting the Covid-19 vaccine'. “We are keeping close contact with the companies tha...

Economy remains in better position, Obaidul Quader says

Economy remains in better position, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2020-10-31 20:21:54

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said Bangladesh’s economy remains in a better position compared to all other neighbouring countries as the country has made a turna...

Gayeshwar finds intra-party feud for BNP’s failure in movement

Gayeshwar finds intra-party feud for BNP’s failure in movement

-- 2020-10-31 20:14:14

BNP standing committee member has said BNP did not get success in the movement against the government over the last 12 years only because of mental distance among the party leaders and activists. "Af...

Government promoting fish farming in cages: Minister 

Government promoting fish farming in cages: Minister 

-- 2020-10-31 20:11:30

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Saturday said the government seeks to promote fish farming in cages, known as cage culture, in the country. "We're promoting fish farming in cages...

‘Lalmonirhat mob killing failure of local administration’

‘Lalmonirhat mob killing failure of local administration’

-- 2020-10-31 18:59:06

Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Abdul Wahab Bhuiyan has said there was a failure of local administration behind the incident of beating a man to death and burning the body by a mob on allegations of h...

‘Extraction of local coal for power generation not cost-effective’ 

‘Extraction of local coal for power generation not cost-effective’ 

-- 2020-10-31 18:40:22

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said all studies till now show that local coal extraction for power generation is neither feasible nor cost-effective. He made the...

BFUJ demands implementation of ninth wage board

BFUJ demands implementation of ninth wage board

-- 2020-10-31 18:37:57

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), a national union of professional journalists, has placed a seven-point charter, including implementation of the ninth wage board for journalists. BFUJ...

PM urges affluent persons to help destitute people in own village

PM urges affluent persons to help destitute people in own village

-- 2020-10-31 18:02:59

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the country’s affluent section to extend cooperation to the destitute people in their respective villages for their better livelihood, saying...

Children bear the brunt of pandemic in Bangladesh

Children bear the brunt of pandemic in Bangladesh

-- 2020-10-31 16:41:33

Bangladesh, home to tens of millions of poor people, has been quite successful over the last few decades in bringing children to school through various initiatives, including distribution of free text...

Bangladesh records 1,320 new virus cases, another 18 die

Bangladesh records 1,320 new virus cases, another 18 die

-- 2020-10-31 16:39:45

Bangladesh has registered 1,320 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 407,684, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll climbed to 5,923 after 18 f...

44 held during anti-drug drives in city

44 held during anti-drug drives in city

-- 2020-10-31 16:27:56

Police arrested 44 people with different types of contrabands drugs during drives in Dhaka in last 24 hours till 6:00am today (Saturday), an official release said. Around 2,722 pieces of yaba tablets...

Dhaka zoo reopens Sunday after eight-month virus shutdown

Dhaka zoo reopens Sunday after eight-month virus shutdown

-- 2020-10-31 16:09:55

The Bangladesh National Zoo in Mirpur is set to reopen its doors to visitors on Sunday under health protocols after nearly eight months of a shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, bdnews24.com repo...

Bangladesh sees 11 dengue cases in a day

Bangladesh sees 11 dengue cases in a day

-- 2020-10-31 15:59:18

Eleven new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 37 dengue patients are currently being treated...

Man held for ‘killing wife’ in Sunamganj

Man held for ‘killing wife’ in Sunamganj

-- 2020-10-31 14:57:09

A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Samira Begum, daughter of Golam Jilan...