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6.4 million people become poor during pandemic, BNP leader says

6.4 million people become poor during pandemic, BNP leader says

-- 2020-10-25 20:35:06

BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday said around 6.4 million people have become poor during the coronavirus pandemic. “Bangladesh is the biggest factory for producing new m...

Cabinet approves draft act keeping death penalty for rape

Cabinet approves draft act keeping death penalty for rape

-- 2020-10-25 19:24:56

The cabinet on Sunday approved the draft of the ‘Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2020,’ to replace the ordinance promulgated by the President a few days ago, keep...

Gen Aziz has no FB account: ISPR

Gen Aziz has no FB account: ISPR

-- 2020-10-25 19:22:55

The Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed has no personal account on Facebook and other social media, the Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR) Directorate has said. "Several persons and groups have...

Japan, Egypt back Bangladesh in resolving Rohingya crisis

Japan, Egypt back Bangladesh in resolving Rohingya crisis

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-25 19:13:31

Japan and Egypt on Sunday have assured Bangladesh of their support to resolve Rohingya crisis. The assurance came during separate meetings of the envoys of the two countries with Foreign Minister Dr...

BSTI includes 43 new products under mandatory quality certificate

BSTI includes 43 new products under mandatory quality certificate

-- 2020-10-25 19:10:00

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has decided to include 43 new essential products under the mandatory quality certificate considering the growing demand among the general public...

BPC gets new chairman

BPC gets new chairman

-- 2020-10-25 18:56:08

The government has appointed Md Abu Bakar Siddique as the chairman of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a circular in this regard on Thursday, s...

Egypt assures Bangladesh to support Gambia in ICJ

Egypt assures Bangladesh to support Gambia in ICJ

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-25 18:33:19

Egypt has assured Bangladesh to continue its support to Gambia regarding a case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against for ensuring justice for Rohingya people, forcibly displaced from...

Raihan’s death: Constable Titu put on fresh three-day remand

Raihan’s death: Constable Titu put on fresh three-day remand

-- 2020-10-25 18:32:09

A Sylhet court on Sunday placed suspended constable Titu Chandra Das on fresh three-day remand over the death of Raihan Ahmed at Bandarbazar police outpost. Sylhet Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court...

Mask wearing mandatory in public places: Cabinet

Mask wearing mandatory in public places: Cabinet

-- 2020-10-25 18:12:07

The cabinet has directed the authorities concerned of all public and private institutions, markets, mosques and other places of worship to make mask-wearing compulsory. “Mask-wearing is a state...

Death 'in custody’: Raihan’s family goes on hunger strike

Death 'in custody’: Raihan’s family goes on hunger strike

-- 2020-10-25 17:32:43

The family members of Raihan Ahmed, who died reportedly in ‘police custody’ in Sylhet, went on hunger strike on Sunday, demanding the arrest of all the accused, including suspended sub-ins...

Malta Cultivation gains popularity in Narsingdi

Malta Cultivation gains popularity in Narsingdi

-- 2020-10-25 16:59:10

The farming of Malta, a juicy citrus fruit enriched with vitamin C, is gaining popularity among farmers in Shibpur and Belabo upazilas of Narsingdi. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official...

Illegal, fake mobile phones to become unusable from 2021

Illegal, fake mobile phones to become unusable from 2021

-- 2020-10-25 16:18:46

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is adopting a new technology to stop use of illegal and counterfeit mobile phone handsets by making SIM cards of all networks unusable on...

Bangladesh logs 23 new virus deaths

Bangladesh logs 23 new virus deaths

-- 2020-10-25 16:10:20

Bangladesh has posted 1,308 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 398,815. The death toll climbed to 5,803 after 23 fatalities were registered in t...

Bangladesh journalists asked to shun ‘unethical’ practice

Bangladesh journalists asked to shun ‘unethical’ practice

-- 2020-10-25 15:42:49

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged journalists to write reports based on facts and perform their duties to the country and the nation, shunning unethical journalism. "We want neutrality in...

AL government doesn’t suppress corruption stories: PM Hasina

AL government doesn’t suppress corruption stories: PM Hasina

-- 2020-10-25 13:33:23

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated her government's strong stance against corruption, terrorism and militancy saying that punishment as per law is ensured to those involved in these soc...

5,100 metres of Padma Bridge visible after installation of 34th span

5,100 metres of Padma Bridge visible after installation of 34th span

-- 2020-10-25 11:35:05

Over five kilometres of the Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 34th span on Sunday. The ‘2E’span, weighing 3,150 tonnes, was installed on pillars no 7 and 8 at M...

Bogura farmers happy with early cauliflower price

Bogura farmers happy with early cauliflower price

-- 2020-10-25 10:52:29

BOGURA: Farmers of Bogura district are happy growing the early winter caulifloweras they are getting fair market price of the crops. A good number farmers of Dupchanchia, Kahaloo, Adamdighi, Shibganj...

‘Country may get 2,000 MW of solar power using govt rooftops’

‘Country may get 2,000 MW of solar power using govt rooftops’

-- 2020-10-24 23:22:58

The country may get 2,000 megawatts (MW) of solar power on the rooftops of some 5,000 government buildings across the country, experts said at a webinar on Saturday. “If there is a policy decla...

Mobile court sends 45 fishermen to jail for catching hilsa

Mobile court sends 45 fishermen to jail for catching hilsa

-- 2020-10-24 21:27:39

A mobile court on Saturday sentenced 45 fishermen to different jail terms for catching hilsa defying a ban in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj district. Chauhali Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Anisur...

PK Halder falls ill, not returning to Bangladesh now: lawyers

PK Halder falls ill, not returning to Bangladesh now: lawyers

-- 2020-10-24 20:51:02

Proshanta Kumar Halder, who had spoken of his desire to return to Bangladesh amid allegations of having assets beyond means worth Tk 3.0 billion, has had a change of heart, reports bdnews24.com. He s...

DMP chief rules out possibility of unpleasant incident during Durga Puja

DMP chief rules out possibility of unpleasant incident during Durga Puja

-- 2020-10-24 19:53:49

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam on Saturday said there is no possibility of any untoward incident surrounding ‘Durga Puja’ festivals. “We have talked...

Narayanganj steel mill explosion: Death toll reaches four

Narayanganj steel mill explosion: Death toll reaches four

-- 2020-10-24 19:40:34

Four workers, who were injured in a steel mill explosion at Barfa area of Rupganj in Narayanganj early hours of Friday, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of Dhaka Me...

Bangladesh seeks $500m from WB for COVID-19 vaccine

Bangladesh seeks $500m from WB for COVID-19 vaccine

-- 2020-10-24 18:53:16

Bangladesh has sought $500 million as support from the World Bank for procurement, preservation, transportation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine for the people of the country. The country sought...

One year on, Nusrat’s family still wait to see execution of verdict

One year on, Nusrat’s family still wait to see execution of verdict

-- 2020-10-24 17:51:13

Although one year has passed since a tribunal delivered its verdict in Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case, her family’s wait to see the execution of the verdict is yet to end. D...

Bangladesh records 19 deaths, 1,094 new virus cases

Bangladesh records 19 deaths, 1,094 new virus cases

-- 2020-10-24 16:34:09

Some 19 people died and 1,094 more were infected with Covid-19 in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8:00am on Saturday. The total number of infected people so far reached 397,507 while the death toll c...

Raihan’s death in custody: PBI arrests another cop

Raihan’s death in custody: PBI arrests another cop

-- 2020-10-24 15:51:05

Members of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested another policeman, who was suspended over the death of Raihan at Bandarbazar police outpost, from Sylhet policelines on Friday night. The arre...

World Bank, BRAC team up to halve road fatalities by 2030

World Bank, BRAC team up to halve road fatalities by 2030

-- 2020-10-24 15:24:11

The World Bank and BRAC signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Saturday to collaborate for improving road safety in Bangladesh. An online event titled ‘Road Safety Collaboration: Reducing road...

Russian govt honours Architect Ashiq Imran with prestigious medal

Russian govt honours Architect Ashiq Imran with prestigious medal

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-10-24 13:59:57

Russia's Honorary Consul Architect Ashiq Imran was awarded the prestigious medal by the Russian government. He was awarded the medal in recognition of his contribution to the development of bilatera...

President, PM mourn death of Rafique-ul-Huq

President, PM mourn death of Rafique-ul-Huq

-- 2020-10-24 13:03:10

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of veteran lawyer and former attorney general Barrister Rafique-ul Huq. In a condolence...

Coast Guard retrieves four bodies after Patuakhali speed boat capsize

Coast Guard retrieves four bodies after Patuakhali speed boat capsize

-- 2020-10-24 11:32:46

Members of the Coast Guard on Saturday recovered the bodies of four people, who went missing after a speed boat capsized in Agunmukha river in Rangabali upazila of Patuakhali on Thursday amid inclemen...