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290 employees face departmental actions over inflated electricity bills

290 employees face departmental actions over inflated electricity bills

-- 2020-07-05 19:19:32

As many as 290 employees of different power distributing organisations have faced departmental measures as per initial investigation over inflated electricity bills. Power Division Secretary Dr Sulta...

Covid-19: Former Health Services DG dies

Covid-19: Former Health Services DG dies

-- 2020-07-05 19:00:20

Professor Dr. AKM Nurul Anwar, former DG of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)  and a renowned physician of Pharmacology, died of Covid-19 on Sunday noon. He breathed his last at Anwa...

Govt moves to provide humanitarian aid to migrant workers, families

Govt moves to provide humanitarian aid to migrant workers, families

FE Online Report 2020-07-05 18:55:37

The government has taken a move to ensure humanitarian aid to migrant workers and their families, impacted by Covid-19 pandemic. To this effect, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR)...

BD performs better than neighbours in SDG index

BD performs better than neighbours in SDG index

-- 2020-07-05 18:46:13

Bangladesh has achieved a better position than neighbouring countries -- including India, Pakistan and Afghanistan -- in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index 2020. The country has ranked 10...

Infections among health workers top 5,000 mark

Infections among health workers top 5,000 mark

FE Online Report 2020-07-05 18:32:05

The number of infections among the frontline health workers in the war against the coronavirus pandemic topped 5,000 in the country, according to Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), the apex body of...

99 houses, establishments fined Tk 297,900

99 houses, establishments fined Tk 297,900

FE Online Report 2020-07-05 17:25:33

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) found Aedes larvae at 99 houses and establishments and fined Tk 297,900 on Sunday on the second day of its combing operation. The DNCC has been conducting its se...

DCCI condoles death of Syed Jamaluddin Haider

DCCI condoles death of Syed Jamaluddin Haider

FE Online Report 2020-07-05 17:10:11

Shams Mahmud, president and the members of the Board of Directors of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) expressed their deep condolences at the demise of DCCI’s former senior vice pre...

CCC to plant 50,000 saplings in port city

CCC to plant 50,000 saplings in port city

-- 2020-07-05 17:02:43

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has taken initiative to plant 50,000 saplings in Chattogram Metropolitan area through tree planting program. City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin inaugurated the tree planting...

Virtual court system for special circumstances only: Anisul

Virtual court system for special circumstances only: Anisul

-- 2020-07-05 17:01:45

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said virtual court system would only be applied in special circumstances. “Even when the temporary virtual court ordinance would be converted to a permanent law, it...

Another physician dies of Covid-19

Another physician dies of Covid-19

-- 2020-07-05 16:56:54

A physician died of coronavirus at a hospital in the capital on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Dr Amjad Hossain, 60, deputy assistant medical officer (retd) and owner of Rajani Clinic...

361 people killed in road accidents across the country in June

361 people killed in road accidents across the country in June

FE Online Report 2020-07-05 16:55:02

At least 361 people were killed and 348 others injured in road accidents in June across the country. During the period, a total of 297 road accidents took place where the number of accidents involvin...

Public gathering during Eid must be avoided: Quader

Public gathering during Eid must be avoided: Quader

-- 2020-07-05 16:44:26

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said public gathering during the upcoming Eid need to be avoided at any cost. People’s free movement and gathering during the last...

JSD urges govt not to shut jute mills

JSD urges govt not to shut jute mills

-- 2020-07-05 16:20:31

Leaders from Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) have urged the government to withdraw what they said was a ‘suicidal’ decision to close down the jute mills and run each of them as an ‘ent...

Together Communications CEO passes away

Together Communications CEO passes away

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-07-05 15:43:16

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of media house Together Communications and media consultant of real estate company Sheltech (Pvt) Ltd S A Shahriar Ripon has passed away. He was 52. Mr Ripon breathed hi...

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll exceeds 2,000

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll exceeds 2,000

FE Online Desk 2020-07-05 14:51:19

The death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh crossed the 2,000 mark on Sunday, the health directorate said. With 55 new fatalities over the past day, the death toll in the country now stands at 2,05...

Maldives repatriates over 3,200 BD expats so far amid pandemic

Maldives repatriates over 3,200 BD expats so far amid pandemic

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-07-05 12:55:47

The Maldives has so far repatriated more than 3,200 Bangladeshis through its government-initiated evacuation exercise of undocumented workers living in the country, reports rajjee.mv. In a publicatio...

Five more die in Cumilla showing Covid-19 symptoms

Five more die in Cumilla showing Covid-19 symptoms

-- 2020-07-05 12:34:48

Five people, including a woman, died with fever and cold-related problems at Cumilla Medical College Hospital in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. The deceased are: Noorjahan, 80 and Nuruzzaman...

Flood causes fisheries losses worth Tk 214.5m in Sunamganj

Flood causes fisheries losses worth Tk 214.5m in Sunamganj

-- 2020-07-05 12:28:13

Fish farmers in Sunmganj are in troubled waters as the recent floods have reportedly caused a Tk 214.50 million loss to the potential sector. According to district fisheries office, the floods have a...

Power firms begin acting against staffers over inflated bills

Power firms begin acting against staffers over inflated bills

-- 2020-07-05 10:13:01

The power distributors have begun taking action against senior staffers over grossly inflated bills based on guesstimates amid the coronavirus crisis, bdnews24.com reports. Dhaka Power Distribution C...

EC move on women’s representation in parties a plot: Speakers

EC move on women’s representation in parties a plot: Speakers

FE Report 2020-07-05 10:04:55

Speakers at a meeting of Bangladesh Mahila Parisad (BMP) sharply reacted at a move of Election Commission (EC) to propose amendment of 33 per cent female representation in political parties terming it...

EC’s move to amend 33 per cent female participation in parties a ‘conspiracy’: Speakers

EC’s move to amend 33 per cent female participation in parties a ‘conspiracy’: Speakers

FE Online Report 2020-07-04 22:02:43

Speakers at a meeting of Bangladesh Mahila Parisad (BMP) sharply reacted at a move of Election Commission (EC) to propose amendment of 33 per cent female participation in political parties terming it...

Former professor of Salimullah Medical College dies from coronavirus

Former professor of Salimullah Medical College dies from coronavirus

-- 2020-07-04 21:41:34

KM Muntakim Chowdhury, a former physiology professor at Sir Salimullah Medical College, has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, reports bdnews24.com....

By-polls to Jashore-6, Bogura-1 constituencies on July 14

By-polls to Jashore-6, Bogura-1 constituencies on July 14

-- 2020-07-04 21:07:02

The Election Commission has decided to hold by-polls to Jashore-6 and Bogura-1 parliamentary seats on Jul 14, amid the coronavirus outbreak, citing constitutional obligations. The commission had post...

Over 1.0m people marooned in 14 districts

Over 1.0m people marooned in 14 districts

FE Online Report 2020-07-04 20:16:28

The ongoing flood, caused by rain and upstream water from India, has marooned 1.1 million people in 14 districts in a week. Most of the flood-hit people are in need of food and necessary aids for the...

Sustaining existing workforce, creating employment big hurdle in post-coronavirus period

Sustaining existing workforce, creating employment big hurdle in post-coronavirus period

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-07-04 19:14:24

In the post-coronavirus period, sustaining existing workforce and creating more employment will be a big challenge, said experts and sector insiders. To take tackle the situation, they recommended mo...

Allow Eid holidays for RMG workers in phases: Quader

Allow Eid holidays for RMG workers in phases: Quader

-- 2020-07-04 19:11:06

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged owners of readymade garment factories to ensure Eid-ul-Azha holidays to readymade garment workers in phases. The road, transport and bridges mi...

Sylhet BNP leader MA Haque dies from cold-related problems

Sylhet BNP leader MA Haque dies from cold-related problems

-- 2020-07-04 19:03:39

MA Haque, a member of BNP Chairperson’s advisory council, died from pneumonia and other cold-related problems at a hospital in Sylhet city on Friday. He was 70. Haque, also a former president o...

13 metre readers terminated, 4 DPDC officials suspended

13 metre readers terminated, 4 DPDC officials suspended

-- 2020-07-04 18:34:54

Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) has suspended four of its officials over their alleged involvement in bill inflating activities in a primary investigation. Besides, 13 metre readers and o...

Flood situation in B’putra basin improving

Flood situation in B’putra basin improving

-- 2020-07-04 17:21:07

With recession of overflowing water from upper catchment, the flood situation continued to show an improving trend in the Brahmaputra basin during the last 24 hours ending 9:00am on Saturday. Officia...

BSCIC estate to generate 5,000 more jobs in Rajshahi

BSCIC estate to generate 5,000 more jobs in Rajshahi

-- 2020-07-04 17:04:36

Development works of the second industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) are progressing fast despite the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Rajshahi. Th...