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439 tonnes of rice allocated for fishermen in Rangamati, Khagrachhari

439 tonnes of rice allocated for fishermen in Rangamati, Khagrachhari

FE REPORT 2020-09-08 18:38:20

The government has allocated 439.12 metric tonnes of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to assist the families of fishermen who maintain livelihood by catching fish from the Kapta...

Flood situation improves, death toll rises to 258

Flood situation improves, death toll rises to 258

-- 2020-09-08 18:07:13

All the major rivers of the country are flowing below their respective danger levels while the deaths from floods rose to 258, according to the official data. “The Ganges-Padma Rivers are in st...

Power outage in Mymensingh division

Power outage in Mymensingh division

-- 2020-09-08 17:45:16

At least four districts in Mymensingh division were hit with a power outage after a national grid substation in Kewatkhali caught fire, reports bdnews24.com. The fire broke out at the 132/33 KV grid...

Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill, 2020 passed in JS

Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill, 2020 passed in JS

-- 2020-09-08 16:48:04

The Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill 2020 today (Tuesday) passed in the Jatiya Sangsad amid harsh protest by the opposition lawmakers, concerning on mismanagement among other development bodies inclu...

UNO Wahida improving

UNO Wahida improving

-- 2020-09-08 16:39:43

The physical condition of Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam, who is undergoing treatment at National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, has improved much, doctors said on Tuesday. “All the pa...

Rain likely to continue

Rain likely to continue

-- 2020-09-08 16:22:30

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers for parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing at 9:00am. “Light to moderate ra...

Bangladesh adds 1,892 virus cases, 36 deaths in daily count

Bangladesh adds 1,892 virus cases, 36 deaths in daily count

-- 2020-09-08 16:11:03

Bangladesh has recorded 1,892 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 329,251. The death toll surged to 4,552 after 36 fatalities were registered in the...

Railway to add 24 more local, commuter trains by Sept 16

Railway to add 24 more local, commuter trains by Sept 16

-- 2020-09-08 14:09:39

Bangladesh Railway has announced that it will add 24 more local and commuter trains to its fleet between September 10 and 16. A circular was issued in this regard on Tuesday signed by Deputy Director...

Abducted nine-year-old girl rescued from Narayanganj

Abducted nine-year-old girl rescued from Narayanganj

-- 2020-09-08 13:53:15

Police have rescued an abducted nine-year-old girl from Narayanganj, who went missing from Dhaka University’s TSC area seven days ago. The child was found in the Ponchoboti area on Monday night...

JS passes bill to promote engineering research

JS passes bill to promote engineering research

-- 2020-09-08 13:37:06

A bill titled ‘Bangladesh Engineering Research Council Bill 2020’ was passed in Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) on Tuesday with an aim to promote engineering research in the country....

36 injured in violence against religious minorities in first eight months

36 injured in violence against religious minorities in first eight months

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-09-08 12:57:10

At least 36 people were injured in different violent attacks on religious minorities in the first eight months of the current calendar year across the country. Among the injured, one person was Buddh...

Foreign seaman dies in Ctg port accident

Foreign seaman dies in Ctg port accident

Our Correspondent 2020-09-08 10:11:11

One seaman of an overseas shipping company died in an accident when he fell from a ship by slipping his leg at around 12 noon on Monday at Chattogram sea port. The victim was identified as Joel D Bra...

Border killing, fencing to top agenda at Indo-Bangla talks

Border killing, fencing to top agenda at Indo-Bangla talks

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2020-09-08 10:06:40

Barbed wire fencing on Bangladesh-India border in Tripura by the Indian government and recent rise in border killing by the BSF will be the major issues in the upcoming talks between the two neighbo...

PK Halder willing to come back, refund swindled billions

PK Halder willing to come back, refund swindled billions

FE REPORT 2020-09-08 09:42:28

Proshanta Kumar Halder, popularly known as PK Halder, who allegedly swindled billions from a number of banks and financial institutions and fled the country some months back, has expressed his willing...

Bangladesh Railway to sell tickets at counters from Sept 12

Bangladesh Railway to sell tickets at counters from Sept 12

-- 2020-09-07 21:44:54

Bangladesh Railway will resume selling train tickets at station counters alongside online purchase on Sept 12, reports bdnews24.com. It has been selling tickets online only since services resumed on...

BNP to join all upcoming polls: Fakhrul

BNP to join all upcoming polls: Fakhrul

-- 2020-09-07 21:27:45

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said his party has decided to join all the upcoming elections and by-polls. Speaking at a press conference, he also said the party’s...

Titas Gas suspends eight officials over Narayanganj mosque blasts

Titas Gas suspends eight officials over Narayanganj mosque blasts

-- 2020-09-07 21:17:08

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd on Monday suspended four engineers and four other employees over the deadly explosions at a mosque in Narayanganj’s Fatullah. The company als...

Govt appoints Golam Sarwar as new Bangladesh envoy to Malaysia

Govt appoints Golam Sarwar as new Bangladesh envoy to Malaysia

-- 2020-09-07 21:12:32

The government has appointed Md Golam Sarwar, currently serving as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Oman, as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia. Sarwar is a career diplomat belonging...

UK supports research on vaccine access in Bangladesh

UK supports research on vaccine access in Bangladesh

-- 2020-09-07 20:36:34

The United Kingdom has announced that it would fund one British and two Bangladesh universities for conducting a research project to increase vaccine access in developing economies including Banglades...

Economic recession may affect budget implementation: PM

Economic recession may affect budget implementation: PM

-- 2020-09-07 18:25:25

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government may not be able to implement the national budget fully if the worldwide economic recession continues or worsen further. “Although it wa...

Death toll from Narayanganj mosque blast reaches 27

Death toll from Narayanganj mosque blast reaches 27

-- 2020-09-07 17:42:47

The death toll from blast at Narayanganj mosque has reached 27 with the death of another victim at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute on Monday. The deceased was identified as...

Northern Bangladesh may not see another round of flood though rivers swell

Northern Bangladesh may not see another round of flood though rivers swell

-- 2020-09-07 17:07:59

Water levels of major rivers started rising again following onrush of huge water amid monsoon rains from the upper catchment in India in the Brahmaputra basin during the last 24 hours till at 9:00am t...

Bangladesh, India to hold JCC meeting this month

Bangladesh, India to hold JCC meeting this month

-- 2020-09-07 17:06:15

The next meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) will be convened shortly this month on a virtual platform. The foreign minister-level meeting will review the entire gamut...

Companies Act amendment bill placed in JS to woo investment

Companies Act amendment bill placed in JS to woo investment

-- 2020-09-07 16:53:35

The ‘Companies (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2020’ was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) keeping a provision of formation of one-man company aiming to attract larger investment and do better in th...

DNCC launches eviction drive to clean walkways

DNCC launches eviction drive to clean walkways

-- 2020-09-07 16:40:42

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), led by Mayor Md Atiqul Islam, has launched an eviction drive to free the roads and sidewalks of encroachment. The authorities confiscated construction materia...

Probe panel submits report on Sinha killing

Probe panel submits report on Sinha killing

-- 2020-09-07 16:37:19

A panel, which was formed to investigate the killing of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan in Cox's Bazar, has submitted its report to the home ministry. The committee's chief Additional Divisio...

Bangladesh registers 2,202 new virus cases, death toll exceeds 4,500

Bangladesh registers 2,202 new virus cases, death toll exceeds 4,500

-- 2020-09-07 16:27:54

Bangladesh has counted 37 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, raising the death toll to 4,516, reports bdnews24.com. The tally of infections surged to 327,359 after 2,202 fres...

Narayanganj mosque blast: Writ seeks damages for victims’ families

Narayanganj mosque blast: Writ seeks damages for victims’ families

-- 2020-09-07 15:50:59

A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking Tk 5 million (50 lakh) in compensation for each family of the victims who died and suffered injuries in Narayanganj mosque blast. Supre...

Covid-19 affected livelihoods of 82pc Bangladeshi RMG workers: SANEM

Covid-19 affected livelihoods of 82pc Bangladeshi RMG workers: SANEM

-- 2020-09-07 14:57:12

The Covid-19 crisis has had at least some impact on the livelihoods of 82 per cent garment workers in Bangladesh, according to a survey released on Monday. The survey conducted by South Asian Network...

Awami League names candidates for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls

Awami League names candidates for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls

-- 2020-09-07 13:28:33

The ruling Awami League on Monday announced the names of candidates for Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-election. Party's general secretary Obaidul Quader announced their names at a regular press briefing h...