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Solar power plant in Manikganj begins commercial operation

Solar power plant in Manikganj begins commercial operation

-- 2021-05-16 15:51:29

A 35MW solar power plant in Manikganj has gone into commercial operation supplying electricity to the national grid. “The plant has been supplying electricity to the national grid since it star...

Heat wave may persist for two to three more days: Met official

Heat wave may persist for two to three more days: Met official

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-16 15:39:03

The ongoing heat wave, which has been sweeping over four divisions and four regions across the country since Saturday, may persist for two to three days, according to a meteorologist at Bangladesh Met...

bKash provides food aid to 5,000 Covid-hit families

bKash provides food aid to 5,000 Covid-hit families

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-05-16 14:41:32

bKash, a mobile financial service provider, has carried out a food relief programme to provide food aid worth Tk 3.50 million to 5,000 Covid affected families. Under the supervision of Sena Kalyan Sa...

Employees slowly return to work after Eid holiday

Employees slowly return to work after Eid holiday

-- 2021-05-16 13:04:55

Banks, insurance companies, stock exchanges and other government and private offices have reopened after a three-day Eid break amid the coronavirus pandemic. Government offices, aside from those prov...

Dhaka zoo vultures may die out soon

Dhaka zoo vultures may die out soon

-- 2021-05-16 11:21:51

A few decades ago, vultures snatching chicks or scavenging the remains of dead cows were a common sight in Bangladesh. But now even the National Zoo in Dhaka’s Mirpur appears to be fighting a lo...

Five suffer burn injuries in Chattogram blast

Five suffer burn injuries in Chattogram blast

-- 2021-05-16 10:51:14

Five people suffered burn injuries in an explosion at a building in Bakolia area of Chattogram district on Saturday night. The victims are Pradeep Das, 52, Madhusadan Datt, 45, Jadu Biswash, 55, Pank...

Pandemic drags down Padma Bridge work again

Pandemic drags down Padma Bridge work again

-- 2021-05-16 10:20:43

The authorities have completed the main structure of the Padma Bridge after softening the early blow of the coronavirus crisis, but a second wave of infections has slowed down the work again. Strict...

PM approves proposal to extend lockdown until May 23

PM approves proposal to extend lockdown until May 23

-- 2021-05-15 20:50:54

The government has decided to extend the ongoing coronavirus lockdown by a week to May 23, apprehending further transmission of the disease in the wake of Eid celebrations. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasi...

Senior journalist Feeuri Khondoker passes away

Senior journalist Feeuri Khondoker passes away

UNB 2021-05-15 18:08:06

Senior Journalist Feeuri Khondoker died at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. He was 70. Feeuri Khondoker, who had been suffering from cancer, breathed his last at the...

Bangladesh reports 261 virus cases, 22 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 261 virus cases, 22 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-05-15 16:45:01

The daily count of coronavirus cases fell to the lowest in a year, largely due to a smaller collection of samples during the Eid vacation. Bangladesh on Saturday registered 261 virus cases, the lowes...

UNHCR set to unveil $943m Rohingya crisis response plan

UNHCR set to unveil $943m Rohingya crisis response plan

-- 2021-05-15 16:16:55

The UN refugee agency UNHCR has appealed to the world for strong and renewed support for Bangladesh to meet the needs of the Rohingya from Myanmar with a new $943 million Joint Response Plan. It is s...

"Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale" to be rescreened on May 17 by TV channels

"Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale" to be rescreened on May 17 by TV channels

UNB 2021-05-15 16:14:00

Acclaimed both locally and globally, the docudrama titled "Hasina: A Daughter's Tale",will be rescreened on BTV and BTV World at 3:30 pm on her Homecoming Day on May 17. Some private television chann...

Dhaka city empty, silent after a buzzing Eid day

Dhaka city empty, silent after a buzzing Eid day

-- 2021-05-15 15:59:34

Shefali Begum, a cleaner from the northern district of Gaibandha, says Dhaka is empty on the day after Eid-ul-Fitr, but that has had no effect on the amount of garbage on the streets, so her work has...

Man hacked to death by wife in Netrokona

Man hacked to death by wife in Netrokona

-- 2021-05-15 15:15:45

In a shocking case, a 27-year-old woman allegedly hacked her husband to death with an axe over a family feud in Netrokona's Kalmakanda upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as...

Police arrest former Jamaat MP Shajahan over Hifazat violence

Police arrest former Jamaat MP Shajahan over Hifazat violence

-- 2021-05-15 13:34:55

Police have arrested Jamaat-e Islami leader and former MP Shajahan Chowdhury in Chattogram’s Hathazari over a case involving Hifazat-e Islam violence. Shajahan was found to be involved in the v...

Assam CM thanks Momen

Assam CM thanks Momen

-- 2021-05-15 11:57:40

Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma has thanked Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr AK Abdul Momen for his very warm good wishes, noting that the next 25 years are crucial for both the countries...

Animals without a mate in Dhaka zoo lose the temper

Animals without a mate in Dhaka zoo lose the temper

-- 2021-05-15 11:44:11

Mukta and Koli, two lionesses, are living a lonely life in the cages of the National Zoo in Dhaka’s Mirpur. A female rhinoceros isn’t lucky either. With a life devoid of a male companion,...

Health directorate recommends delaying return journey of holidaymakers

Health directorate recommends delaying return journey of holidaymakers

-- 2021-05-14 22:13:25

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has recommended delaying the return journey of the people, who went home to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr.  “On the occasion of the Eid, peopl...

Fakhrul says BNP not enjoying Eid for over a decade

Fakhrul says BNP not enjoying Eid for over a decade

-- 2021-05-14 20:25:44

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said their party leaders and activists have not been able to feel the joy of eid for a decade as they have been subjected to killing, enforc...

Islami Andolon stages protest against Israeli aggression in Palestine

Islami Andolon stages protest against Israeli aggression in Palestine

-- 2021-05-14 20:01:49

Islami Andolan Bangladesh staged a protest on Friday against the recent Israeli attacks on Palestinians in East Jerusalem that killed more than a hundred people. IAB Joint Secretary General Kazi Atau...

Chaotic mass travel, vaccine shortage put Bangladesh at risk

Chaotic mass travel, vaccine shortage put Bangladesh at risk

Associated Press 2021-05-14 19:44:32

Tens of thousands of people left Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday to join their families in home villages to celebrate the Islamic religious festival of Eid al-Fitr, despite stark warnings that...

Eid to strengthen bonding in overcoming crises, Quader hopes

Eid to strengthen bonding in overcoming crises, Quader hopes

-- 2021-05-14 18:37:08

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today extended Eid greetings to the country people and all Muslims across the world wishing that the festival would forge strong bonding among the pe...

Khaleda’s health condition improving slowly, says Fakhrul

Khaleda’s health condition improving slowly, says Fakhrul

-- 2021-05-14 18:34:45

Khaleda Zia’s health has improved while undergoing treatment at the Coronary Care Unit at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Her condition...

Bangladesh reports 848 virus cases, 26 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 848 virus cases, 26 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-05-14 16:43:47

Coronavirus cases and deaths have dropped in Bangladesh in a 24-hour count, bringing some good news on the Eid day in the midst of the pandemic. Bangladesh registered 26 new fatalities from the coron...

President urges people to follow pandemic restrictions

President urges people to follow pandemic restrictions

-- 2021-05-14 14:28:01

President Md Abdul Hamid has wished Bangladeshi residents a joyous Eid, telling them not to panic about the coronavirus, but to maintain health restrictions and follow guidelines in order to bring the...

PM greets freedom fighters on Eid-ul-Fitr

PM greets freedom fighters on Eid-ul-Fitr

-- 2021-05-14 13:39:43

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted all the Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Like other occasions, the Prime Minister sent flowers, fruits, and sweetmeats to...

Taposh urges people to return to Dhaka after end of lockdown

Taposh urges people to return to Dhaka after end of lockdown

-- 2021-05-14 13:11:10

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has urged people who left for their native places to celebrate Eid with their families to return to Dhaka as soon as the lockdown res...

PM Hasina greets Assam’s new Chief Minister Dr Sarma

PM Hasina greets Assam’s new Chief Minister Dr Sarma

-- 2021-05-14 11:04:39

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on his assumption office as the Chief Minister of Assam, India. Sheikh Hasina said the multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-faith p...

Millions pray for an end to Covid-19 pandemic as Bangladesh celebrates Eid

Millions pray for an end to Covid-19 pandemic as Bangladesh celebrates Eid

-- 2021-05-14 09:26:53

Muslim devotees have attended the first congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr prayer at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque praying for an end to the coronavirus pandemic that spread across Bangladesh. The first c...

Holy Eid-ul Fitr today

Holy Eid-ul Fitr today

-- 2021-05-13 23:58:24

Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated today amid religious fervor and enthusiasm after a month of fasting. As the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh on W...