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Local elections strengthen democracy at grassroots, Obaidul Quader says

Local elections strengthen democracy at grassroots, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-09-21 22:32:02

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the local government elections strengthen the pillars of democracy at the grassroots levels, increase scopes of accountability and thus increase...

Barbados prime minister pays courtesy call on Sheikh Hasina

Barbados prime minister pays courtesy call on Sheikh Hasina

-- 2021-09-21 22:23:32

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley paid a courtesy call on her Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, at the Lotte New York Palace on Monday.  They discussed various issues, including Ant...

PM joins opening session of 76th UNGA high-level general debate

PM joins opening session of 76th UNGA high-level general debate

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-09-21 22:17:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday attended the opening session of the high-level general debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York. The UNGA gener...

ACC approves case against DGHS driver

ACC approves case against DGHS driver

-- 2021-09-21 21:10:29

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday approved a case against Abdul Malek, a driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) and his wife Nargis Begum. Assistant director of ACC's head...

High Court order on Jhumon Das’s bail plea Thursday

High Court order on Jhumon Das’s bail plea Thursday

-- 2021-09-21 20:08:43

The High Court on Tuesday fixed Thursday for passing an order on the bail petition of Jhumon Das in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. An HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice...

HC bench embarrassed to hear Dr Zafarullah’s writ petition

HC bench embarrassed to hear Dr Zafarullah’s writ petition

-- 2021-09-21 19:50:19

A High Court bench on Tuesday felt embarrassed to hear a writ petition filed by Dr Zafarullah Chowdhury on grounds that he earlier praised one of its judges in a public speech. Dr Zafrullah filed the...

Malaysia lifts entry restriction on travellers from Bangladesh   

Malaysia lifts entry restriction on travellers from Bangladesh  

-- 2021-09-21 19:23:30

Malaysia has lifted the entry restriction for foreign nationals from a number of countries, including Bangladesh. However, to curb further spread of COVID-19 , an entry into Malaysia may only be allo...

Rajshahi city dwellers to get another four-lane road

Rajshahi city dwellers to get another four-lane road

-- 2021-09-21 18:01:48

In addition to many others, Rajshahi city dwellers are going to get another four-lane road as Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has taken initiative to convert the double-lane road into a four-lane one....

11 global, 33 local parent companies among major plastic polluters in Bangladesh

11 global, 33 local parent companies among major plastic polluters in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-09-21 17:41:26

11 global, 33 local parent companies are among the major plastic polluters in Bangladesh, claims a new study disclosed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Pran RFL Ltd. Nestl&ea...

Four to walk gallows for murder in Khulna

Four to walk gallows for murder in Khulna

-- 2021-09-21 17:12:42

A Kushtia court has sentenced four people to death and another to life in prison over the murder of Sub Registrar Nur Mohammad Shah. Kushtia District and Sessions Judge Tajul Islam announced the verd...

Virus claims 26 more lives in 24hrs

Virus claims 26 more lives in 24hrs

-- 2021-09-21 17:04:03

Bangladesh has registered 26 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 27,277. The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,545,800 as 1,562 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hour...

Evaly CEO Rassel remanded again, wife lands in jail

Evaly CEO Rassel remanded again, wife lands in jail

-- 2021-09-21 16:53:16

A Dhaka Court has placed Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel on a one-day remand in a case filed with Dhanmondi Model Police Station on charge of embezzlement and fraudulence. Additional Chief Metropolitan Mag...

Train derails in Tongi, rail links to Dhaka snap

Train derails in Tongi, rail links to Dhaka snap

-- 2021-09-21 16:41:17

A freight train has derailed at Tongi junction of Gazipur district, causing rail service to and from Dhaka to be suspended. The freight train was travelling from Chattogram to Dhaka when three of its...

Biman to resume Dhaka-New York flights soon, says Momen

Biman to resume Dhaka-New York flights soon, says Momen

-- 2021-09-21 16:01:45

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed his hope that Biman Bangladesh will be able to resume flights from Dhaka to New York soon. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took a chartered Biman flight to...

Truck owners, workers call 72hrs strike from Tuesday

Truck owners, workers call 72hrs strike from Tuesday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-09-21 15:27:17

Bangladesh’s truck owners and workers have called for a 72-hour countrywide strike in the freight sector from 8:00 am on Tuesday to press home their various demands. Bangladesh Covered Van-Truc...

Two sisters found hanging at home in Sylhet

Two sisters found hanging at home in Sylhet

-- 2021-09-21 15:17:55

Two sisters were found hanging from an iron rod on the terrace of their house in the Majumdari area of Sylhet city on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Rani Jamidar (33) and Fatema Begum (27),...

UN-SDSN confers SDG Progress Award on Bangladesh PM

UN-SDSN confers SDG Progress Award on Bangladesh PM

-- 2021-09-21 12:14:06

The UN-sponsored Sustainable DevelopmentSolutions Network (SDSN) has conferred Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with "SDG Progress Award" for Bangladesh's steady course in responding to the universal call...

About 50pc students still absent

About 50pc students still absent

-- 2021-09-21 10:49:12

CHANDPUR: Educational institutions in the district reopened following health guidelines after an 18-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a high number of dropouts or absentees. The te...

Sales of boat mark sharp rise

Sales of boat mark sharp rise

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-09-21 10:34:19

NAOGAON: Sales of traditional wooden boats have marked a sharp rise in the district for prolonged flooding. Hundreds of wooden boats are put on display for sale at Samaspara Abadpukur haat under Ra...

Corona caregivers create new career option

Corona caregivers create new career option

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-09-21 08:47:39

When corona has hit many businesses hard to go for financial aid from the government for survival, a new service of care-giving emerged as a career choice for those who are in need. It comes as a ble...

UN awards 110 Bangladesh Navy members for contributions in peacekeeping 

UN awards 110 Bangladesh Navy members for contributions in peacekeeping 

-- 2021-09-20 23:11:33

Some 110 members of the Bangladesh Navy engaged in the UN peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon, have been awarded the Peacekeeping Medal recently. Maritime Task Force (MTF) Commander of the United...

Bangladesh to be ‘among the first’ to get vaccine, India says

Bangladesh to be ‘among the first’ to get vaccine, India says

-- 2021-09-20 22:24:40

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has said Bangladesh will be among the first to get vaccine doses from India as the neighbouring country restarts exports in October. “Supplies should start i...

PM renews call for strict implementation of Paris Agreement

PM renews call for strict implementation of Paris Agreement

-- 2021-09-20 21:47:16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has renewed her call for strict implementation of the Paris Agreement to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees celsius. She also urged world leaders to adopt...

HC writ seeks independent regulatory authority for e-commerce

HC writ seeks independent regulatory authority for e-commerce

-- 2021-09-20 21:07:10

A Supreme Court lawyer on Monday filed a writ petition before the High Court seeking the formation of an independent regulatory body to govern the country’s fledgling e-commerce sector and pr...

Dhaka- Cox’s Bazar train service project completion deadline extended to June 2024

Dhaka- Cox’s Bazar train service project completion deadline extended to June 2024

-- 2021-09-20 19:42:36

The Dhaka-Cox's Bazar railway service is still some way off seeing the light of day, with the project to build the railway line for it already way behind schedule and authorities having no choice but...

Dhaka-Cox's Bazar train service to start Dec 16, 2022

Dhaka-Cox's Bazar train service to start Dec 16, 2022

-- 2021-09-20 18:45:04

The much-awaited train service on Dhaka to Cox's Bazar section will be launched by December 16, 2022. “We hope that travel-loving people will be able to go to Cox's Bazar by train from next ye...

UN help not necessary for Bangladesh to hold elections, Hasan Mahmud says

UN help not necessary for Bangladesh to hold elections, Hasan Mahmud says

-- 2021-09-20 18:34:28

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said Bangladesh does not need assistance from the United Nations (UN) to arrange elections since the country’s election commission (EC) is capable...

Home minister describes BFIU letter to journalist leaders as unexpected

Home minister describes BFIU letter to journalist leaders as unexpected

-- 2021-09-20 18:33:39

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said that he is trying to find out the details relating to the letter the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) recently sent to commercial banks askin...

26 more die from Covid-19 in 24hrs, lowest since May

26 more die from Covid-19 in 24hrs, lowest since May

-- 2021-09-20 18:24:10

Bangladesh has reported 1,555 COVID-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight 26 lives. "The country reported 5.67 per cent COVID-19 positive cases as 27,431 samples were tested in the past 24...

PM donates Tk 30m to Hindu Kalyan Trust for Durga Puja

PM donates Tk 30m to Hindu Kalyan Trust for Durga Puja

-- 2021-09-20 17:24:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday donated Tk 30 million to Hindu Kalyan Trust on the occasion of Durga Puja, reports UNB. PM's Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus handed over a check for financ...