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‘Gang-rape’ in Sylhet MC College dormitory triggers protests

‘Gang-rape’ in Sylhet MC College dormitory triggers protests

-- 2020-09-26 18:22:09

Students of Sylhet MC College on Saturday staged demonstrations blocking the road in front of the college protesting the ‘gang-rape’ that took place in a college dormitory on Friday night....

DMP to fire 26 cops involved in drug use

DMP to fire 26 cops involved in drug use

-- 2020-09-26 18:17:09

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has initiated a process to terminate 26 police personnel found positive in dope tests, said DMP Commissioner Md Shaifqul Islam on Saturday. The DMP chief came up with...

Gonoforum faction ousts Dr Reza Kibria

Gonoforum faction ousts Dr Reza Kibria

-- 2020-09-26 17:56:59

Ousting party general secretary Dr Reza Kibria, a faction of Gonoforum leaders on Saturday decided to hold the party’s national council on December 26. In an apparent move to hasten the split i...

Factory accidents left 121 killed, 103 injured in FY 2018-19

Factory accidents left 121 killed, 103 injured in FY 2018-19

FE Online Report 2020-09-26 17:01:33

Some 121 people were killed and 103 others injured in 88 factory accidents across the country in the financial year of (FY) 2018 - 2019, according to an official data. The Department of Inspection...

Fifth phase of flood leaves 60,000 people marooned in Kurigram

Fifth phase of flood leaves 60,000 people marooned in Kurigram

-- 2020-09-26 16:30:37

The fifth phase of flood in Kurigram has marooned 60,000 people, according to the UP chairmen of the flood-hit areas. The overall flood situation remains uncha...

Bangladesh registers 1,106 new virus cases, another 36 die

Bangladesh registers 1,106 new virus cases, another 36 die

-- 2020-09-26 16:20:47

Bangladesh has posted 1,106 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally to 357,873, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll jumped to 5,129 after 36 fatalities were r...

'Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ to be aired on television on her birthday

'Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ to be aired on television on her birthday

-- 2020-09-26 16:13:18

'Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’, a docudrama bringing to life the trials and tribulations Sheikh Hasina went through following the assassination of her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...

Man stabbed to death by ‘teen step-son’ in Dhaka

Man stabbed to death by ‘teen step-son’ in Dhaka

-- 2020-09-26 14:47:59

A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his teenage step-son in Dakhshinkhan area of the city on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mohor Uddin, 40, son of Mohammad Ali of Mymensingh distri...

98 officials promoted to additional secretaries

98 officials promoted to additional secretaries

-- 2020-09-26 13:58:13

The government has elevated 98 administrative officers to the rank of additional secretary from joint secretary. The public administration ministry announced their promotion in an order on Saturday,...

Jatiya Sangsad whip Atiur contracts coronavirus

Jatiya Sangsad whip Atiur contracts coronavirus

-- 2020-09-26 12:56:46

Atiur Rahman Atik, Jatiya Sangsad whip and also the president of Sherpur district Awami League, has been infected with coronavirus. His test result came on Friday night, UNB reported quoting his daug...

Fish farmers demand ban on fish import from India

Fish farmers demand ban on fish import from India

-- 2020-09-26 12:47:01

Fish farmers and importantly the Fisheries Department of Jashore district are calling for a ban on importing fish from India, at a time when the country’s fish imports from India have doubled th...

Dhaka to remind world of Rohingya failure  at UNGA

Dhaka to remind world of Rohingya failure at UNGA

-- 2020-09-26 09:45:47

Bangladesh will bring the unresolved Rohingya crisis before the global leaders today (Saturday) apparently reminding everybody of the failure to find a durable solution to the crisis amid Myanmar's...

Flooding turns grim as rivers swell

Flooding turns grim as rivers swell

FE REPORT 2020-09-26 09:38:03

The flood situation worsened in the country's northern and northeastern regions on Friday due to heavy rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream in neighbouring India. As major rivers started...

1,507 cops transferred to Cox’s Bazar to replace earlier transfers

1,507 cops transferred to Cox’s Bazar to replace earlier transfers

-- 2020-09-25 23:43:09

In line with a major reshuffle in the police administration, a total of 1,507 police officers have been transferred to Cox's Bazar. A source of Police Headquarter confirmed the matter, reports UNB....

Alleged DU rape victim seeks PM’s help to try anti-quota movement leaders

Alleged DU rape victim seeks PM’s help to try anti-quota movement leaders

-- 2020-09-25 23:36:56

The Dhaka University student, who has accused former DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur and five other anti-quota movement leaders in a rape case, has sought Sheikh Hasina’s help for justice. Appearing b...

Saudi-bound workers face harassment in obtaining Covid certificate

Saudi-bound workers face harassment in obtaining Covid certificate

Arafat Ara 2020-09-25 20:58:52

Saudi-bound stranded Bangladeshi expatriates were subjected to various harassment regarding obtaining Covid-19 certificates as the first flight of about 260 workers is scheduled on Friday night. The...

Prices of rice, edible oil witness further rise

Prices of rice, edible oil witness further rise

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-09-25 19:04:03

Prices of rice and edible oil recorded a further rise last week amid rocketing costs of essentials during the pandemic adding to the woes of consumers. However, prices of onion, one of the main cook...

BSA begins archiving folklore songs in Dhaka division

BSA begins archiving folklore songs in Dhaka division

-- 2020-09-25 18:49:32

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) has recently taken a special initiative to collect and preserve Bangladeshi folklore works in Dhaka division, reports UNB. The project has already started explori...

PM urges diplomats to gear up economic diplomacy

PM urges diplomats to gear up economic diplomacy

-- 2020-09-25 17:32:26

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked diplomats of Bangladesh to strengthen economic diplomacy for expanding trade and business to achieve economic self-reliance for the country. “In today&rsq...

Govt transfers 1,347 policemen from Cox's Bazar

Govt transfers 1,347 policemen from Cox's Bazar

-- 2020-09-25 16:49:56

The government has transferred 1,347 police personnel from Cox's Bazar in a major shake-up around two months after the shooting death of former major Sinha Md Rashed Khan at a checkpoint. The police...

Govt mulls ‘fee’ for NID services for expatriates

Govt mulls ‘fee’ for NID services for expatriates

-- 2020-09-25 16:32:43

The government plans to introduce a token fee to issue smart national identification cards for Bangladesh expatriates, reports bdnews24.com. The authorities are set to table its plans to the Electio...

2,191 people die with Covid-19 symptoms in Bangladesh: Report

2,191 people die with Covid-19 symptoms in Bangladesh: Report

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2020-09-25 16:21:31

A total of 2,191 people died with Covid-19 symptoms in the last six months from March 22 to September 19 across the country, according to a latest report. Of them, at least 16 died between September...

Bangladesh reports 1,383 coronavirus cases, death toll nears 5,100

Bangladesh reports 1,383 coronavirus cases, death toll nears 5,100

-- 2020-09-25 15:51:28

Bangladesh has recorded 1,383 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally to 356,767. The death toll jumped to 5,093 after 21 fatalities were registered in the 24...

Gulshan, Banani among Dhaka areas to face disruption in gas supply for three hours

Gulshan, Banani among Dhaka areas to face disruption in gas supply for three hours

-- 2020-09-25 15:41:03

The gas supply to households and establishments in Dhaka's Gulshan and surrounding areas will be turned off for three hours for repairs, bdnews24.com reports. The outage will start at 2 pm Friday due...

Bangladesh wants stronger cooperation among SAARC members to tackle Covid challenges

Bangladesh wants stronger cooperation among SAARC members to tackle Covid challenges

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-09-25 12:54:16

Bangladesh called upon her fellow SAARC member states to work together to strengthen regional cooperation leveraging the SAARC mechanism to fight against the challenges posed by Covid-19. Foreign Min...

Met office asks maritime ports to hoist signal no 3

Met office asks maritime ports to hoist signal no 3

-- 2020-09-25 12:31:09

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no 3 as strong monsoon persists over the North Bay. A deep convection is takin...

Flood in northern region worsens

Flood in northern region worsens

FE REPORT 2020-09-25 11:16:08

Flood condition in the low-lying areas of the country's northern regions deteriorated further on Thursday, as the Teesta and Dharala rivers started flowing over their danger level on the day again. T...

Donors reiterate support for Rohingya

Donors reiterate support for Rohingya

FE REPORT 2020-09-25 09:56:15

Representatives of the international community in Bangladesh conducted a two-day visit to Cox's Bazar and visited the Rohingya refugee camps. They reiterated their commitment to support Rohingya refug...

DSCC to feed vitamin-A capsules to 0.35m children

DSCC to feed vitamin-A capsules to 0.35m children

FE REPORT 2020-09-25 09:51:52

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will deliver vitamin-A capsules to 0.35 million children during a nationwide fortnightly campaign from October 04 to 17 at 1,427 centres. As many as 2,974 voluntee...

Writ challenges reappointment process of Dhaka Wasa MD

Writ challenges reappointment process of Dhaka Wasa MD

FE REPORT 2020-09-25 09:48:43

A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Thursday challenging legality of the process for reappointing Engineer Taqsem A Khan to the post of managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Se...