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Man dies after car plunges into Turag River

Man dies after car plunges into Turag River

-- 2021-09-19 11:22:39

A man has died after his car veered off road and landed in the Turag River. The incident took place in the Dhaur Bridge area of Ashulia at 11:00pm on Saturday, said police. The person has been ident...

No concrete-made bridge over a canal for three decades

No concrete-made bridge over a canal for three decades

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-09-19 09:52:02

CHANDPUR: In the absence of a concrete bridge over a canal beside Taluk derbari, about five hundred families have been suffering much for over three decades at Hossainpur village under Ward No. 7 in...

Bangladesh raises objection to India’s maritime boundary claim in Bay

Bangladesh raises objection to India’s maritime boundary claim in Bay

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-09-19 08:33:05

India’s claimed maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal has overlapped Bangladesh’s exclusive economic zone determined through international arbitration in 2014, according to reports. Fail...

Four detained in Cox’s Bazar as their two tourmates found dead

Four detained in Cox’s Bazar as their two tourmates found dead

-- 2021-09-18 23:15:02

Four people were detained Saturday in connection with the series of bodies washing up on the beach in Cox’s Bazar over the weekend. The arrestees have been identified as Rohan, Masud, Muhibul a...

COVID-19 RT-PCR tests at Dhaka airport to begin within 3-4 days

COVID-19 RT-PCR tests at Dhaka airport to begin within 3-4 days

-- 2021-09-18 22:06:03

COVID-19 rapid RT-PCR testing would begin at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka within three to four days to facilitate air travel of migrant workers. Civil Aviation Authority of Banglad...

Another body recovered near Cox’s Bazar beach

Another body recovered near Cox’s Bazar beach

-- 2021-09-18 20:25:13

Another body washed ashore on Cox’s Bazar sea beach on Saturday, one day after two bodies were recovered similarly. Lifeguards recovered the body at around 12:15 pm Saturday from Nazirartek Poi...

BNP starts new conspiracy over EC formation, Obaidul Quader says

BNP starts new conspiracy over EC formation, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-09-18 19:00:24

Awami League general secretary and Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the concerned ministry is working for the formation of the Election Commission in line with the constitution. The road transport and...

Two more die, 232 new patients hospitalised with Dengue

Two more die, 232 new patients hospitalised with Dengue

-- 2021-09-18 17:48:19

Two more Dengue patients died and 232 new patients were hospitalised in the country in 24 hours till Saturday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest figure,...

Commercialisation, tech progress crucial to attract youths towards farming: Experts

Commercialisation, tech progress crucial to attract youths towards farming: Experts

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-09-18 17:39:52

Massive commercialisation through technological advancement is needed to make agriculture lucrative for the youths of the South Asian region, experts on Saturday during a webinar observed. They said...

1,190 new virus cases, 35 deaths reported in 24 hours

1,190 new virus cases, 35 deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2021-09-18 17:34:43

Bangladesh has recorded 1,190 new cases of the COVID-19 in a day, the lowest since May 29, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,541,300. The country also registered 35 new deaths from the...

Order for investigating bank accounts a scare tactic, top journalist leaders say

Order for investigating bank accounts a scare tactic, top journalist leaders say

-- 2021-09-18 17:23:27

Leaders of major journalist associations have described the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit’s letter ordering a probe into their bank accounts as ‘targeted’. They called the...

Hifazat leader Mufti Rizwan arrested over Dhaka violence

Hifazat leader Mufti Rizwan arrested over Dhaka violence

-- 2021-09-18 16:31:38

Dhaka Metropolitan Police detectives have arrested Hifazat-e Islam leader Mufti Rizwan Rafiqi over his alleged ties to the violent clashes that roiled Dhaka in March. Rizwan was apprehended in Dhaka&...

Vaccination of adolescents to begin within 20 days, says Health Minister 

Vaccination of adolescents to begin within 20 days, says Health Minister 

-- 2021-09-18 16:15:31

Vaccination of people aged between 12 to 17 years will begin within the next 20 days, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday. The minister announced it at a meeting at Manikganj municipality...

Hefazat leader arrested in city

Hefazat leader arrested in city

-- 2021-09-18 15:27:55

Detectives in a drive arrested a leader of Hefazat-e-Islam from the city’s Mugda area on Friday night. The arrestee was identified as Rezwan Rafique. Tipped off, a team of DB Motijheel divisio...

Three dies in Cumilla road crash

Three dies in Cumilla road crash

-- 2021-09-18 15:24:06

Three people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Cumilla-Noakhali Road in the district's Manoharganj upazila on Saturday. The identities of...

E-passport services launched for Bangladeshi diaspora in USA

E-passport services launched for Bangladeshi diaspora in USA

-- 2021-09-18 14:46:03

Bangladesh Embassy in Washington D.C has introduced the electronic passport (e-passport) services for catering to the needs of Bangladeshi diaspora in the USA. Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA M Shah...

Bangladesh receives another 5.0m doses of Sinopharm vaccine

Bangladesh receives another 5.0m doses of Sinopharm vaccine

-- 2021-09-18 12:58:15

A shipment containing 5.0 million doses of China's Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Bangladesh. Health officials collected the shipment at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport i...

Common man’s luxury of drinking tea at roadside shops turns costlier

Common man’s luxury of drinking tea at roadside shops turns costlier

YASIR WARDAD 2021-09-18 12:02:52

Expenditure on a cup of tea at roadside shops in the city has also increased by Tk 1.0-2.0 amid a rocketing trend of sugar, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and condensed-milk prices, said consumers and...

Evaly shuts its Dhanmondi office following MD’s arrest

Evaly shuts its Dhanmondi office following MD’s arrest

-- 2021-09-18 11:20:51

Controversial e-commerce platform Evaly has announced shutdown of its Dhanmondi office following the arrest of Managing Director Mohammad Rassel. The staff have been directed to work from home unti...

Big projects create scopes for graft, misuse of money: Planning minister

Big projects create scopes for graft, misuse of money: Planning minister

FE REPORT 2021-09-18 10:48:12

Planning Minister M A Mannan on Friday said big projects are creating opportunities for corruption, looting and misappropriation of public money. Corruption is the key barrier in meeting the challe...

RTA on backburner, road transport remains rowdy

RTA on backburner, road transport remains rowdy

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-09-18 10:30:16

A much-hyped transport law, the Road Transport Act (RTA), passed in parliament amid a massive student movement, sees today its third anniversary passing with its enforcement well put on the backburn...

Pregnant mothers suffer from chronic malnutrition in Kurigram

Pregnant mothers suffer from chronic malnutrition in Kurigram

SM NAJMUS SAKIB back from Ulipur, Kurigram 2021-09-18 10:10:35

Thousands of pregnant and lactating mothers are still deprived of healthy diet in Kurigram district, causing severe health problems for them and raising the number of underweight and stunted children....

Bangladesh rejects WB proposal for Rohingya integration with host communities for financial support

Bangladesh rejects WB proposal for Rohingya integration with host communities for financial support

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-09-18 10:01:06

Bangladesh formally disapproved of World Bank proposals for Rohingya integration with host communities and said the global lender should take doable steps consulting host nations on such matters, offi...

Bangladesh sending workers to Seychelles sans cost

Bangladesh sending workers to Seychelles sans cost

ARAFAT ARA 2021-09-18 09:05:17

Bangladesh has started sending workers to Seychelles without any migration cost, creating a good opportunity for overseas jobseekers. So far, about 200 workers went to the country under the governmen...

UK removes Bangladesh from COVID-19 red list

UK removes Bangladesh from COVID-19 red list

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-09-17 22:51:24

The United Kingdom has lifted travel restrictions imposed on Bangladesh and seven other countries under the red-list due to the rising trend of Covid-19 cases last year. British Transport Secretary G...

Four members of a family die after electrocution

Four members of a family die after electrocution

-- 2021-09-17 22:13:37

Four members of a family have died after being electrocuted at Shilmudi village in Bajra union of Sonaimuri Upazila in Noakhali on Friday. The victims were identified as Abdur Rahim, Sumon (26), Md J...

Two bodies wash ashore in Cox's Bazar

Two bodies wash ashore in Cox's Bazar

-- 2021-09-17 20:53:14

Two more bodies were recovered from Seagull Point of Cox's Bazar sea beach on Friday. Lifeguards found the first body floating by the beach at around 1:00 pm and the second one two hours later, repor...

PM urges major economies to work for sustainable future

PM urges major economies to work for sustainable future

-- 2021-09-17 20:10:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the major economies of the world to work with all the stakeholders in partnership to ensure a sustainable future for the next generation. "Major economies have...

‘Educational institutions cannot charge assignment fees’

‘Educational institutions cannot charge assignment fees’

-- 2021-09-17 20:03:04

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said educational institutions will not be allowed to charge fees for assignments in the assessment of learning results of students. "Educational institution should not...

PM reaches Finland en route to New York

PM reaches Finland en route to New York

-- 2021-09-17 19:46:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Finland on Friday en route to New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Ambassador of Bangladesh in Finland (non-resident) Md Na...