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US assures Bangladesh of repatriating Bangabandhu's killer Rashed Chy

US assures Bangladesh of repatriating Bangabandhu's killer Rashed Chy

-- 2020-10-15 16:40:37

US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E Biegun has assured Bangladesh of extending cooperation in repatriating Rashed Chowdhury, the killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur...

Bangladesh logs 15 new virus deaths, 1,600 cases

Bangladesh logs 15 new virus deaths, 1,600 cases

-- 2020-10-15 16:31:35

Bangladesh has registered 15 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the fewest in a daily count since May 28, taking the tally so far to 5,608, reports bdnews24.com. The caseload climbed to 384,559...

Five sentenced to death over gang-rape of Tangail madrasa student

Five sentenced to death over gang-rape of Tangail madrasa student

-- 2020-10-15 15:34:13

A tribunal has given the death penalty to five men for the gang rape of a madrasa student in Tangail's Bhuapur in 2012. Tangail's Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Khaleda Yasmi...

Death in 'police custody': Rayhan’s body exhumed for fresh autopsy

Death in 'police custody': Rayhan’s body exhumed for fresh autopsy

-- 2020-10-15 15:31:05

The body of Rayhan Ahmed, who was killed reportedly being tortured by police in Sylhet, was exhumed from his grave on Thursday morning. Later, the body was taken to the morgue of Sylhet Osmani Medica...

Rice production rises to 38.70mmt in FY 2020-21: Minister

Rice production rises to 38.70mmt in FY 2020-21: Minister

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-15 15:30:27

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque on Thursday said the production of rice has increased to about 38.70 million metric tonnes in this financial year 2020-21. As a result of the government’s in...

EC sues MP Nixon for violating code of conduct

EC sues MP Nixon for violating code of conduct

-- 2020-10-15 14:01:05

The Election Commission (EC) has filed a case against Faridpur-4 MP Mujibur Rahman Nixon Chowdhury for violating electoral code of conduct during by-election to the post of chairman of Charbhadrasan U...

Bangladesh a key partner in Indo-Pacific Strategy, says US deputy secretary

Bangladesh a key partner in Indo-Pacific Strategy, says US deputy secretary

FE Online Report 2020-10-15 13:38:25

Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Thursday said the US considers Bangladesh as a key partner in its Indo-Pacific Strategy. Addressing a briefing after his meeting with Banglades...

PM orders administration to take extensive measures against rape

PM orders administration to take extensive measures against rape

-- 2020-10-15 13:22:18

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the administration to take extensive measures against rape and raise public awareness against such incidents in society. “We’ll have to take...

Bangladesh’s growth, geopolitical position drawing global attention, FM says

Bangladesh’s growth, geopolitical position drawing global attention, FM says

-- 2020-10-15 12:56:53

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said Bangladesh is gaining more US and global attention due to its robust economic growth, stability and geopolitical position. Dr Momen made the remark...

HRW says death penalty not the answer to sexual violence

HRW says death penalty not the answer to sexual violence

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-15 12:27:21

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Bangladesh government to abolish the death penalty as capital punishment for rape as the rights body believes this is not a real solution to ending sexual...

Four of a family found dead with throats slit in Satkhira

Four of a family found dead with throats slit in Satkhira

-- 2020-10-15 10:38:20

Four members of a family have been found dead with their throats slit in Kalaroa Upazila of Satkhira, said police. The grisly incident took place in Khalshi village early on Thursday, said Additional...

Court clears TV producer of actor rape charges

Court clears TV producer of actor rape charges

-- 2020-10-14 23:18:55

A television show producer has been cleared of rape charges brought by an actor after the state failed to produce evidence against the defendant, reports bdnews24.com. Judge Shamsunnahar of Dhaka&rsq...

India reaffirms Hasina-Modi’s virtual summit in December

India reaffirms Hasina-Modi’s virtual summit in December

-- 2020-10-14 20:49:45

India has reaffirmed the planned December virtual summit between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. “The virtual summit is not being seen as a substitute for...

President flies to Dubai for health check-up

President flies to Dubai for health check-up

-- 2020-10-14 20:18:58

President M Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday evening for health check-up and treatment of eyes. A VVIP flight (BG-047) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limi...

Antigen tests to begin soon to tackle possible second wave

Antigen tests to begin soon to tackle possible second wave

-- 2020-10-14 18:50:48

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has said antigen tests for coronavirus will begin soon in Bangladesh with an aim to speed up the testing process to contain a possible second wave of...

Bangladesh needs law to prevent lead acid pollution: Environmentalists

Bangladesh needs law to prevent lead acid pollution: Environmentalists

FE Online Report 2020-10-14 18:21:34

As lead pollution due to increasing use and dumping of batteries is causing harm to human health and environment, activists and experts have called on the government to enact a law to address the situ...

EC to file case against lawmaker Nixon Chowdhury

EC to file case against lawmaker Nixon Chowdhury

-- 2020-10-14 18:03:15

The Election Commission has decided to start a case against Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury alias Nixon Chowdhury, the Member of Parliament from Faridpur-4 constituency, for harassing and threatening polling...

US deputy secretary in Dhaka on crucial visit

US deputy secretary in Dhaka on crucial visit

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-14 17:35:15

US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun arrived in the capital on Wednesday afternoon on a three-day visit. He is scheduled to meet State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam over a di...

No fake arrest warrants: HC

No fake arrest warrants: HC

-- 2020-10-14 17:27:16

The High Court (HC) today (Wednesday) issued a couple of directives for the authorities concerned to stop fake arrest warrants. A High Court division bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md...

Antibody study doesn't represent all of Dhaka city: IEDCR

Antibody study doesn't represent all of Dhaka city: IEDCR

-- 2020-10-14 17:07:58

A study on the coronavirus situation in Dhaka that found the existence of antibodies in a large per centage of the test subjects does not represent the capital city as a whole, the Institute of Epidem...

Former DUCSU VP Nur sued

Former DUCSU VP Nur sued

-- 2020-10-14 16:51:33

A case has been started against former DUCSU vice-president Nurul Haque Nur under the Digital Security Act, after he branded a rape accuser 'immoral' in a livestream on Facebook. The student of Islam...

Another magistrate testifies in Abrar killing case

Another magistrate testifies in Abrar killing case

-- 2020-10-14 16:45:12

A magistrate today (Wednesday) testified in the case lodged over the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sora...

New train on Rajshahi-Panchagarh route from Thursday

New train on Rajshahi-Panchagarh route from Thursday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-14 15:58:34

The governnent is going to inroduce a new train on Rajshahi-Panchagarh route on Thursday. Railway Minister Mohammad Nurul Islam Sujon will inaugurate the train, Banglabandha Express, from Bir Muktijo...

Bangladesh records lowest coronavirus deaths since May 28

Bangladesh records lowest coronavirus deaths since May 28

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-10-14 15:44:24

Bangladesh on Wednesday registered another 16 deaths from novel coronavirus – the lowest daily fatalities since May 28, when the country had reported 15 deaths. With the latest fatalities, the...

Police arrest man for ‘raping own daughter’ in Khulna

Police arrest man for ‘raping own daughter’ in Khulna

-- 2020-10-14 13:17:09

Police arrested a man for allegedly raping his own daughter from Harintana in Khulna city around Tuesday midnight. The arrestee was identified as Shahidul Islam, 36, son of Jahangir Alam of the area,...

First grader found dead after kidnapping in Dhaka’s Savar

First grader found dead after kidnapping in Dhaka’s Savar

-- 2020-10-14 12:38:23

A schoolboy, who was kidnapped two days ago, was found dead at Kakab in Birualia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, a class one st...

Govt primary school teachers to get salary under grade 13 on national pay scale

Govt primary school teachers to get salary under grade 13 on national pay scale

-- 2020-10-13 22:55:08

Primary teachers of government primary schools will get salary under grade 13 on the national pay scale regardless of their educational qualification.  The primary and mass education ministry o...

Govt warns against spreading misinformation on social media

Govt warns against spreading misinformation on social media

-- 2020-10-13 21:25:09

The government has urged all concerned to refrain from spreading all kinds of propaganda through social media to protect the image of the country. “Action will be taken against those, who are f...

HC asks why no commission to monitor patients' complaints at hospitals

HC asks why no commission to monitor patients' complaints at hospitals

-- 2020-10-13 21:13:19

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned why directives would not be issued to form a Health Regulatory Commission to monitor patients' complaints about mismanagement a...

Sons 'kill' father over land dispute in city

Sons 'kill' father over land dispute in city

-- 2020-10-13 20:52:05

A man was hacked to death allegedly by his sons at Hazaribagh in the capital on Tuesday over land related dispute. The deceased was identified as Lal Miah, 50, a resident of Daskhshin Basila of Hazar...