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Selima Ahmad nominated Leadership Champion by World Bank Group

Selima Ahmad nominated Leadership Champion by World Bank Group

FE Online Report 2020-07-02 19:46:13

Selima Ahmad MP, president and founder of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) has been nominated as a "Leadership Champion" by World Bank Group for the Women Entrepreneurs Financ...
Govt to shut all state-owned jute mills

Govt to shut all state-owned jute mills

-- 2020-07-02 19:07:38

The government has announced plans to shut down production at all state-owned jute mills after making full payments to workers amid protests. Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to the prime minister,...
DNCC extends deadline for renewal of trade licence without surcharge

DNCC extends deadline for renewal of trade licence without surcharge

-- 2020-07-02 18:24:44

The deadline for submitting holding tax and renewal of trade licence under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has been extended by three. During this period, surcharges won't be applicable,...
Two more public representatives suspended over relief scam

Two more public representatives suspended over relief scam

-- 2020-07-02 17:22:10

A union parishad chairman and a member have been suspended for their alleged irregularities in cash aid disbursement and relief distribution among destitute people amid the coronavirus pandemic. With...
1,500 people across the country died from Covid -19-like symptoms from March 22 to June 27

1,500 people across the country died from Covid -19-like symptoms from March 22 to June 27

FE Online Report 2020-07-02 17:10:22

A total of 1,500 people across the country died from Covid-19- like symptoms from March 22 to June 27, according to a report released on Thursday. A project styled The Bangladesh Peace Observatory (B...
Crops on 11,006 hectares submerged in Rangpur region

Crops on 11,006 hectares submerged in Rangpur region

-- 2020-07-02 17:10:01

Standing crops on 11,006 hectares of land submerged under floodwater during the current deluge in 19 affected upazilas of four districts out of total five in Rangpur Agriculture region. Officials of...
bKash users can now transfer money to non-bKash users

bKash users can now transfer money to non-bKash users

-- 2020-07-02 16:58:30

In order to create more convenience, bKash, a mobile financial service (MFS) provider in the country, has enabled its customers to send money to anybody who does not have any bKash account, according...
3,840MW power generation projects in progress

3,840MW power generation projects in progress

-- 2020-07-02 16:40:15

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said mega projects having 3,840MW power generation capacity are being implementing at Payra, Maheshkhali and Matarbari areas aim...
BD adds 50,000 virus cases in 14 days, tally tops 150,000

BD adds 50,000 virus cases in 14 days, tally tops 150,000

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-07-02 14:58:50

The number of confirmed Covid-19 patients surpassed 150,000-mark in Bangladesh on Thursday, 117th day of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reporte...
UN assures BD of its support in absorbing Covid shock

UN assures BD of its support in absorbing Covid shock

FE Online Report 2020-07-02 14:20:04

The United Nations has assured the government of Bangladesh of its full support in recovering from the socio-economic shocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The assur...
Lightning strikes kill three in Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh

Lightning strikes kill three in Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh

-- 2020-07-02 13:37:52

Three people were killed in lightning strikes in Lalmonirhat and Panchagarh districts on Thursday. In Lalmonirhat, two people were killed and two others injured as a thunderbolt struck them while the...
Tree fair in doubt as pandemic casts pall on nurseries

Tree fair in doubt as pandemic casts pall on nurseries

-- 2020-07-02 12:19:40

Since its inception in 2005, the month-long national tree fair in Dhaka has piqued the enthusiasm of nature lovers during monsoon to buy seeds and plants in millions. But the rampant coronavirus epide...
Two-thirds of BD’s Covid cases recorded in June

Two-thirds of BD’s Covid cases recorded in June

-- 2020-07-02 12:12:06

Most of the confirmed coronavirus infections in Bangladesh and deaths from the Covid-19 disease it causes occurred in June. Until Wednesday morning, the government reported 149,258 Covid-19 patients,...
Five more die of fever, cold related problems in Cumilla

Five more die of fever, cold related problems in Cumilla

-- 2020-07-02 11:32:05

Five more people including a woman died of fever and cold related problems at Cumilla Medical College and Hospital in the last 24 hours until Thursday. With the new deaths, 132 people have so far die...
Virus surge in Kishoreganj, 32 more infected

Virus surge in Kishoreganj, 32 more infected

-- 2020-07-02 10:18:30

Thirty-two more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Kishoreganj in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the district to 1,552. Civil S...
Relief and fear as Rajabazar lockdown is lifted

Relief and fear as Rajabazar lockdown is lifted

-- 2020-07-02 10:15:29

Bangladesh lifted draconian three-week lockdown measures on East Rajabazar, bringing some respite to its nearly 50,000 residents though fears of coronavirus transmission in this neighbourhood from out...
Elderly most at death risk, show data

Elderly most at death risk, show data

FE REPORT 2020-07-02 09:45:21

Although the people above 60 years make up less than 20 per cent of coronavirus infections in the country, they account for over 43 per cent of fatalities recorded so far in the country, official data...
Cropland declining for rampant sale of topsoil in Rajbari

Cropland declining for rampant sale of topsoil in Rajbari

Sazzad Babu 2020-07-02 09:34:49

FARIDPUR, July 01: Unabated sale of topsoil from the crop fields has become a commonplace in Rajbari district for the past several years, much to the deterrent to agricultural production. Due to si...
ACC summons five over graft in medical equipment purchase

ACC summons five over graft in medical equipment purchase

FE Report 2020-07-02 09:30:53

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned five contractors of the health ministry, including chairman of JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Ltd, over alleged graft in procuring medical equip...
Rights body concerned over move to shut down jute mills

Rights body concerned over move to shut down jute mills

FE Report 2020-07-02 09:28:28

Workers Safety Forum has expressed concern over the announcement of shutting down state-owned jute mills and voluntary retirement of workers through 'Golden Handshake'. The Forum said the decision is...
Workers Safety Forum expresses concern about golden handshake for jute mill workers

Workers Safety Forum expresses concern about golden handshake for jute mill workers

FE Online Report 2020-07-01 21:44:44

Workers Safety Forum expressed concern over the announcement of shutting down of state-owned jute mills and voluntarily retirement of workers through golden handshake. It said, the decision is inhuma...
JMI chief, Toma official to face ACC interrogation

JMI chief, Toma official to face ACC interrogation

-- 2020-07-01 20:52:27

The Anti-Corruption Commission will interrogate five people, including the chairman of JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing Ltd and an official of Toma Construction, over alleged graft in supply of ma...
Tackling flood: Red Crescent gets ready to save lives, reduce loss

Tackling flood: Red Crescent gets ready to save lives, reduce loss

FE Online Report 2020-07-01 19:40:30

Urgent early action is being taken to protect lives in Bangladesh as floods threaten 4.1 million people in large areas across the country that is already grappling with COVID-19, according to a press...
ILO partners with BGMEA, BKMEA to launch COVID-19 safety ‘Learning Hub’ for RMG workers

ILO partners with BGMEA, BKMEA to launch COVID-19 safety ‘Learning Hub’ for RMG workers

FE Online Report 2020-07-01 19:33:19

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has joined forces with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters’...
Quota system in govt jobs ends

Quota system in govt jobs ends

-- 2020-07-01 18:43:44

The quota system in recruitments for government jobs will no longer exist in Bangladesh. With the results of the 38th BCS examination, the quota system came to an end. The Ministry of Public Administ...
500 Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in S Arabia so far

500 Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in S Arabia so far

FE Online Report 2020-07-01 18:27:04

Some 500 Bangladeshis have died of coronavirus in Saudi Arabia so far, according to officials of Bangladesh embassy there. The number of deaths of Bangladeshi nationals is more than one-third of the...
Militants unable to carry out big attack: DMP Chief

Militants unable to carry out big attack: DMP Chief

-- 2020-07-01 17:29:38

Militants have no capability to carry out big attack as the law enforcement agencies have destroyed the militants' dens after the attack on Gulshan Holey Artisan café, said Dhaka Metropalitan P...
Four dead, six injured in Rangpur road crash

Four dead, six injured in Rangpur road crash

-- 2020-07-01 16:43:10

Four transport workers were killed and six others injured in a road accident at Anantapur point on the Taraganj-Burirhat road in Taraganj upazila  in Rangpur on Wednesday. “The accident to...
'Imported coal- and LNG-based power sector plan to deepen financial stress’

'Imported coal- and LNG-based power sector plan to deepen financial stress’

-- 2020-07-01 16:32:16

The country’s current masterplan to increase power-generating capacity, that accommodates increasing dependence on expensive, imported coal and LNG, puts it on course for even deeper financial s...
SC upholds HC’s stay order on DoS advisory

SC upholds HC’s stay order on DoS advisory

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2020-07-01 15:49:19

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court stay order on a Department of Shipping (DoS) advisory that had asked the international shipping liners to waive their contain...

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