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Giant panda research institute established in China's Sichuan

Giant panda research institute established in China's Sichuan

-- 2019-09-29 14:38:52

A research institute for giant pandas was established in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sunday. The institute will focus on the frontier science of giant panda research an...

Urs making the 11th death anniversary of Alhaj Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Hamidullah (RA )

Urs making the 11th death anniversary of Alhaj Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Hamidullah (RA )

-- 2019-09-27 16:39:57

The annual   holy Urs making the 11th death anniversary of Alhaj Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Hamidullah (RA) The programme will be held in Mia Shaheb's  Maidan Darbar Sharif   old c...

Sea levels will rise faster than projected: IPCC

Sea levels will rise faster than projected: IPCC

-- 2019-09-25 15:41:40

While global sea levels rose by about 15 centimetres during the 20th century, the IPCC report said sea levels are now rising twice as fast, and accelerating. The United Nations-backed Intergovernment...

Man drowns after underwater proposal goes tragically wrong

Man drowns after underwater proposal goes tragically wrong

-- 2019-09-22 12:03:57

An American man has drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater on holiday in Tanzania. Steven Weber and his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine, were staying in a submerged cabin at the Manta Resor...

Conflicts, climate crisis, mental illness big emerging threats to children: UNICEF

Conflicts, climate crisis, mental illness big emerging threats to children: UNICEF

-- 2019-09-18 17:10:05

Protracted conflicts, the worsening climate crisis, a rising level of mental illness among young people, and online misinformation are some of the most concerning emerging global threats to children,...

Bangladeshi refuses reward for €2,000 cash find in Rome

Bangladeshi refuses reward for €2,000 cash find in Rome

-- 2019-09-17 11:33:37

A young man who found a wallet containing €2,000 (£1770; $2200) in cash on the street in Rome refused a reward after returning it to its owner. Mossan Rasal, a 23-year-old Bangladeshi citi...

Solid gold toilet stolen from Churchill's birthplace

Solid gold toilet stolen from Churchill's birthplace

-- 2019-09-14 20:57:47

Thieves have stolen a unique solid gold toilet worth up to 1.0 million pounds ($1.25 million) from the birthplace of British wartime leader Winston Churchill. The toilet, the work of Italian conceptu...

US baby born on 9/11 at 9:11 weighs 9lb 11oz

US baby born on 9/11 at 9:11 weighs 9lb 11oz

-- 2019-09-14 18:34:53

A US mother says her newborn daughter is a "little miracle" after she was born on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at 9:11pm weighing 9lb 11oz. Little Christina Brown came into the world at Method...

Woman’s viral tweet gets her free chicken for life

Woman’s viral tweet gets her free chicken for life

-- 2019-09-11 13:10:11

Two weeks ago, a tweet praising the fried chicken sandwiches at Roaming Rooster in the District of Columbia in the US went viral - and now, to repay the tweeter, the restaurant's owners have granted h...

Modhumoti Bank donates Tk 1.9m to Khulna mosques

Modhumoti Bank donates Tk 1.9m to Khulna mosques

FE Online Desk 2019-09-07 13:07:22

Modhumoti Bank Limited donated Tk. 10.00 (Ten) Lac to “Baitul Aman Jame Masjid”, Tk. 5.00 (Five) Lac to “Dinwali Madrasah Complex” and Tk. 4.00 (Four) Lac to “Nirala Kobo...

73-year-old woman gives birth to twin girls

73-year-old woman gives birth to twin girls

-- 2019-09-07 11:03:04

A 73-year-old woman in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has given birth to twin girls. Doctors delivered the twins, who were born following IVF treatment, on Thursday. "The mother and the...

Air Canada fined for not using French language

Air Canada fined for not using French language

-- 2019-08-31 11:06:30

Air Canada has been ordered to pay a French-speaking couple 21,000 Canadian dollars ($15,700; £12,900) and write them a letter of apology for violating their linguistic rights. The couple compl...

West Bengal govt to introduce law against mob lynching

West Bengal govt to introduce law against mob lynching

-- 2019-08-28 11:38:11

The West Bengal government is planning to introduce a Bill in the Assembly to check incidents of mob assault and lynching. Mamata Banerjee government is planning to table West Bengal (Prevention of L...

Shakib Al Hasan meets Friday Brunch quiz winners

Shakib Al Hasan meets Friday Brunch quiz winners

FE Online Desk 2019-08-27 15:28:25

Bangladesh's ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan met Friday Brunch quiz winners and dined with them at the Le Méridien Dhaka recently. Every weekend, Le Méridien Dhaka brings a broad spectr...

'China's religion policy is more democratic than other Muslim countries'

'China's religion policy is more democratic than other Muslim countries'

Global Times 2019-08-23 19:27:47

Indonesian Islamic scholar has claimed that China's religion policy is more democratic than other Muslim countries. "China's religion policy is more democratic than other Muslim countries, even our c...

Nepal bans single-use plastics in Everest region

Nepal bans single-use plastics in Everest region

-- 2019-08-22 11:49:34

Nepalese authorities have banned single-use plastics in the Everest region in a bid to cut down on waste left by climbers. The ban will take effect in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality from Januar...

Chinese ancient town to enter 5G era

Chinese ancient town to enter 5G era

Xinhua 2019-08-20 15:27:59

Pingyao, an ancient town in north China's Shanxi Province, will enter the 5G technology era before October, local authorities said. The 5G technologies are scheduled to be first applied in two demons...

Modhumoti Bank observes National Mourning Day

Modhumoti Bank observes National Mourning Day

FE Online Desk 2019-08-18 16:56:36

Modhumoti Bank Limited observed National Mourning Day by paying tributes to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 44th martyrdom anniversary. A team of officials led by Fa...

Waiter ‘shot dead over slow service’

Waiter ‘shot dead over slow service’

-- 2019-08-18 12:56:04

A waiter near Paris has been shot dead by a customer who was reportedly angry because his sandwich was not prepared quickly enough. Police say a murder investigation has been launched after the incid...

IBBL organises discussion on National Mourning Day

IBBL organises discussion on National Mourning Day

FE Online Desk 2019-08-14 17:07:57

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a discussion and doa program observing the National Mourning Day and the 44th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a...

SBAC observes National Mourning Day

SBAC observes National Mourning Day

FE Online Desk 2019-08-14 17:02:48

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank Limited arranged a discussion meeting and Doa mahfil to mark the National Mourning Day at its Head Office on Wednesday. Md Golam Faruque, Managing Di...

Man rescued after being trapped in cave for four days

Man rescued after being trapped in cave for four days

-- 2019-08-08 12:25:19

A man who became wedged between rocks while collecting bat droppings in the Cambodian jungle was rescued after being trapped for almost four days. Police said Sum Bora slipped Sunday while trying to...

IUB distributes mosquito nets among slum dwellers

IUB distributes mosquito nets among slum dwellers

FE Online Desk 2019-08-05 15:21:21

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has distributed 1250 pieces of mosquito nets among the slum dwellers in Kalyanpur area of Dhaka city. During the existing crisis of deadly dengue disease, sin...

‘Flying Man’ crosses English Channel on jet-powered hoverboard

‘Flying Man’ crosses English Channel on jet-powered hoverboard

-- 2019-08-04 14:18:03

French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard he designed, after a previous ended with him falling into the sea. Standing on a platform...

July hottest month in history: UN

July hottest month in history: UN

-- 2019-08-03 16:50:08

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has shared new data from the World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus Climate Change Programme, including that July at least equaled, if not s...

San Francisco airport to ban plastic bottles sales

San Francisco airport to ban plastic bottles sales

-- 2019-08-03 11:50:46

San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles. The unprecedented move at one of the major airports in the United States will take effect Aug. 20, the San...

When financing retirement, balance emotion and math

When financing retirement, balance emotion and math

-- 2019-08-02 15:25:00

With the US Congress poised to pass a bill allowing annuities to be offered in mainstream 401(k) plans, Americans soon will be asking a lot of questions about these financial products that provide gua...

S Arabia lifts travel restriction on its women

S Arabia lifts travel restriction on its women

-- 2019-08-02 12:53:07

Saudi Arabia has issued new laws that grant women greater freedoms by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely. The decision is ending a long-standing and controversial guardian...

Communication Summit  Saturday

Communication Summit  Saturday

FE Online Desk 2019-08-01 12:26:08

Bangladesh Brand Forum is holding its flagship initiative ‘Communication Summit 2019’ at Le Méridien Dhaka on Saturday. The summit will be followed by Commward 2019, the only accol...

Three-km-long calligraphy breaks records in China

Three-km-long calligraphy breaks records in China

Global Times 2019-07-30 19:38:09

A calligraphy artist in North China, who says he never took a day off for eight years, has finally completed a 3-kilometre-long series of scrolls that have been declared the country's longest. The ca...