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India’s cardiologist Devi Shetty coming to visit Quader

India’s cardiologist Devi Shetty coming to visit Quader

FE Online Desk 2019-03-04 13:00:57

Renowned cardiologist of India Dr Devi Shetty is coming to Bangladesh to visit  Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, who has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical...

Quader fully regains consciousness: AL

Quader fully regains consciousness: AL

-- 2019-03-04 11:52:57

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, who has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University’s (BSMMU) CCU over heart complications, has fully regained consciousness, said...

Nine held while 'preparing for robbery' in city

Nine held while 'preparing for robbery' in city

-- 2019-03-04 11:40:30

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive have arrested nine suspected robbers from Diabari area in the capital city. On information that a gang of robbers was taking preparation for committ...

‘Drug trader’ dies in Meherpur ‘gunfight’

‘Drug trader’ dies in Meherpur ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-03-04 11:20:26

A suspected drug pedlar was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of drug traders at Kazipur village in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was i...

Met Office forecasts storms, heat and floods in March

Met Office forecasts storms, heat and floods in March

-- 2019-03-04 10:47:13

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasts thunderstorms and seasonal storms, locally known as Kalboishakhi storms, at the start of March. A moderate heat wave has also been forecast near the...

Three banks to open KSA branches soon

Three banks to open KSA branches soon

FE Report 2019-03-04 10:31:04

Three commercial banks are set to open branches in Saudi Arabia this year as they got the Bangladesh Bank's go-ahead to this end, officials have said. Sonali Bank, Social Islami Bank and Exim Bank...

US provides $45.5m more to tackle Rohingya crisis

US provides $45.5m more to tackle Rohingya crisis

FE Report 2019-03-04 10:25:56

The United States' contribution to the humanitarian response fund for Rohingyas reached $105 million on Sunday with the fresh aid of $45.5 million to the UN World Food Program. Previously, the USA...

Quader to be treated in Dhaka for now

Quader to be treated in Dhaka for now

-- 2019-03-04 09:55:38

Doctors have decided to treat Obaidul Quader in Bangladesh for now following assessments by specialists from Singapore as his condition has improved. Three specialists from Mount Elizabeth Hospital f...

IEDCR tests find cause of Thakurgoan deaths

IEDCR tests find cause of Thakurgoan deaths

-- 2019-03-04 09:34:52

The government’s disease monitoring arm, the IEDCR, has identified nipah as the cause of five deaths in the northwestern Thakurgoan district in Bangladesh. It has warned the people again &lsquo...

Situation tough for both service seekers, officials in passport office

Situation tough for both service seekers, officials in passport office

Jubair Hasan 2019-03-04 09:11:50

The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) is struggling to deal with ever-growing number of service recipients amid its limited resources, officials said. The situation is causing multi-prong...

‘Quader’s condition improved, decision to take to Singapore Monday’

‘Quader’s condition improved, decision to take to Singapore Monday’

-- 2019-03-03 22:28:00

Mentioning that the condition of ailing minister Obaidul Quader has improved, Vice Chancellor (VC) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof Dr Kanak Kanti Barua on Sunday night said...

Boro cultivation target surpasses in Sylhet region

Boro cultivation target surpasses in Sylhet region

Our Correspondent 2019-03-03 21:14:21

SYLHET, Mar 03: Boro farming target in Sylhet region has surpassed by over 2.0 per cent. Although transplantation of seedlings in most of the area of the zone is close to end, some farmers in low-lyi...

BNP expels 82 more leaders for contesting UZ polls

BNP expels 82 more leaders for contesting UZ polls

-- 2019-03-03 21:02:32

BNP has expelled 82 more of its grassroots leaders for contesting the upcoming upazila elections violating the party's decision. A BNP press release signed by its assistant office secretary Belal Ahm...

Singapore doctors at BSMMU to assess Quader’s condition

Singapore doctors at BSMMU to assess Quader’s condition

-- 2019-03-03 20:57:56

Two specialists of Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital arrived in Dhaka on Sunday evening to assess the condition of ailing Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. The doctors landed at...

Biman hijack probe body gets two more days

Biman hijack probe body gets two more days

-- 2019-03-03 20:27:41

The probe committee formed to look into the attempted hijack of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft has been given two more days to complete its task. Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary M Mohibul...

Police recover 700 gold bars in Chattogram

Police recover 700 gold bars in Chattogram

-- 2019-03-03 20:20:03

Police in separate drives arrested four people along with 700 gold bars worth 309.5 million from different parts of port city and in Mirsarai upazila of the Chattogram district on Sunday. Masiuddoula...

ACC indentifies 19 areas of corruption at Biman, CAAB

ACC indentifies 19 areas of corruption at Biman, CAAB

-- 2019-03-03 19:35:29

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has identified 19 areas of corruption at Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). The commission also put forward a number of...

Gono Forum’s Mansur, Mokabbir to take oath as MPs on Mar 7

Gono Forum’s Mansur, Mokabbir to take oath as MPs on Mar 7

-- 2019-03-03 19:09:47

Gono Forum's two MPs-elect -- Sultan Mohammad Mansur (Moulvibazar-2) and Mokabbir Khan (Sylhet-2) -- will take oath on March 7 to join the 11th parliament. They will be sworn in as MPs at 11am on the...

Rohingya relocation to Bhashanchar from April 15: State Minister

Rohingya relocation to Bhashanchar from April 15: State Minister

-- 2019-03-03 18:57:50

The government will start relocating Rohingyas to Bhashanhar by April 15, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman on Sunday. "Some 23,000 Rohingya families, approximat...

Quader’s condition improving, but not out of danger: Doctors

Quader’s condition improving, but not out of danger: Doctors

-- 2019-03-03 18:21:11

The condition of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader is improving steadily, but he is not yet out of danger. A panel of doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) gave t...

Rohingya Crisis: US contribution to UN JRP $105m

Rohingya Crisis: US contribution to UN JRP $105m

-- 2019-03-03 17:59:40

The United States has contributed $45.5 million to the UN World Food Programme in support of the Rohingya crisis. This is in addition to the $60 million announced at the 2019 UN Joint Response Plan (...

One-minute ‘blackout’ to mark ‘Genocide Day’

One-minute ‘blackout’ to mark ‘Genocide Day’

-- 2019-03-03 17:39:22

For the third successive year, the government has decided to observe a one-minute 'blackout' programme on the night of March 25, marking the 'Genocide Day'. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal came...

BGB hands over detained Myanmar BGP man

BGB hands over detained Myanmar BGP man

-- 2019-03-03 17:11:32

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday handed over a detained member of Border Guard Police (BGP) to Myanmar officials. BGP man Ang Bon Thing, hailing from Yangun of Myanmar, was detained for intrud...

President, PM, Speaker visit Quader at BSMMU

President, PM, Speaker visit Quader at BSMMU

-- 2019-03-03 16:37:52

President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury have visited ailing Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical Univ...

PM visits Quader at BSMMU

PM visits Quader at BSMMU

-- 2019-03-03 16:04:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University to visit Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who is currently in critical condition. Hasina cam...

Obaidul Quader in ‘critical condition’

Obaidul Quader in ‘critical condition’

-- 2019-03-03 15:22:00

Doctors say Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader is suffering from heart disease and is currently in critical condition. According to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Med...

Ershad on four-day visit to Rangpur

Ershad on four-day visit to Rangpur

-- 2019-03-03 15:09:48

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday went to Rangpur on a four-day visit. He left Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Rangpur cantonment on a helicopter at around 11:00am. Ershad...

BD ninth most generous country in Asia

BD ninth most generous country in Asia

FE Online Desk 2019-03-03 14:55:47

Bangladesh has been ranked the ninth most generous country in Asia, according to a global index. In the world, the country, with an overall score of 31 per cent, has stood 74th, and in South Asia, fo...

Stay alert to threats: PM to Army

Stay alert to threats: PM to Army

-- 2019-03-03 14:28:54

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Bangladesh Army to remain always ready to unitedly face internal and external threats for protecting the constitution and the sovereignty of the country. "Y...

C’nawabganj road crash kills elderly man

C’nawabganj road crash kills elderly man

-- 2019-03-03 14:25:49

An elderly man was killed in a road accident at Borodadpur village in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj on Sunday. The deceased was identified Moslem Uddin, 70, a resident of Mohadanga village in...