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-- 2020-02-06 19:31:33
Teachers and students of Dhaka University’s Linguistics department on Thursday demanded that the honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degree given to former Pakistani autocrat Ayub Khan, then Pres...
-- 2020-02-06 19:30:11
Health Minister Dr Zahid Malik on Thursday said the government is discouraging people, including Bangladesh nationals, to return from China as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. “Those who want...
-- 2020-02-06 19:07:15
The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections on February 16. Senior Secretary of the EC Secretariat Md Alamgir said this at a press conferen...
-- 2020-02-06 18:45:25
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday suggested all to remain alert but not to panic as no Chinese nationals here and no Bangladesh nationals in China is infected by coronavirus. "Le...
-- 2020-02-06 17:53:18
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday asked bank officials to fix their own problems before any tougher action starts coming from the higher level of the government. The minister came up wit...
-- 2020-02-06 17:14:20
Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning. It had an AQI score of 208 at 09:27am. The air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’. Mongolia’s Ulaanbaa...
-- 2020-02-06 16:58:48
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday suggested all to remain alert but not to create any panic saying no Chinese national in Bangladesh and no Bangladesh national in China is infecte...
-- 2020-02-06 16:58:25
Fire service and civil defence divers have recovered the body of a 6-year-old girl, five after she drowned in the DND canal in Dhaka’s Kadamtoli.The body of Ashamoni was retrieved on Thursday fr...
-- 2020-02-06 15:29:02
The by-elections to Gaibandha-3, Bagerhat-4 and Dhaka-10 constituencies will be held on March 21. The Election Commission announced the schedule at the Nirbachan Bhaban on Thursday. February 19 is t...
-- 2020-02-06 15:13:10
No new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. Fourteen dengue patients, including nine in the capital, are b...
-- 2020-02-06 14:00:57
A Lakshmipur court has sentenced three people to death over the killing of Awami League leader Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan in Lakshmipur six years ago. District and Sessions Court Judge Md Shahinur handed d...
-- 2020-02-06 12:55:47
Five Bangladeshi teenagers, who went to India in 2018, returned home through the Benapole Checkpost in Jashore on Wednesday. They are Samir Khan, 15, son of Quader Khan of Narail district; Shantunu G...
FE Online Desk 2020-02-06 11:06:49
Mohammad Badrul Ahsan, known as a popular columnist for The Daily Star and former publisher and editor of now defunct First News, has died at the age of 60. Ahsan breathed his last at around 1:00am o...
FE Report 2020-02-06 10:38:43
As smuggling of tea into the country through border points continues to harm local producers, the ministry of commerce (MoC) has urged the cabinet division to take necessary measures to contain such i...
Our Correspondent 2020-02-06 01:04:16
NETRAKONA, Feb 05: Erosion by the Dhanu river has taken a serious turn, devouring at least 50 houses under Khaliajuri upazila. Local UP chairman Ataur Rahman said the Dhanu river was flowing through...
-- 2020-02-05 22:19:36
Parliament has passed a bill to allow the use of surplus funds of self-governed state agencies by the government amid strong opposition. The BNP walked out in protest against the bill while the Jatiy...
-- 2020-02-05 19:48:34
All the overhead power cables in Dhaka and other major cities will go underground within the next five years. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid made the comment whil...
-- 2020-02-05 18:30:54
A total of 20 eminent personalities and an organisation will get Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, this year in recognition of their contributions to various fields. T...
-- 2020-02-05 17:56:08
A Dinajpur court has sentenced five people to death on charges of killing a four-year-old child in Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat Upazila. Dinajpur District and Sessions Judge Sharif Uddin Ahmed passed t...
-- 2020-02-05 17:22:10
Some 106 drug traders have so far been killed in anti-narcotics drives conducted by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan came up with the information while speaking at a progr...
-- 2020-02-05 17:03:29
Road, Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Padma Bridge’s construction work will be hampered if the coronavirus situation does not improve within two months. There ar...
-- 2020-02-05 15:40:13
Various cold-related diseases affected some 4,629 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Wednesday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control...
-- 2020-02-05 15:11:39
A worker was killed and five others were injured in a boiler explosion at a rice mill at Tekadighi in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Nasir Mia, 35,...
-- 2020-02-05 15:07:57
At least 11 Bangladeshi nationals have died along the border with India since December 25 last year, said the Border Guards Bangladesh. BGB Director Lt Col Syed Ashiqur Rahman disclosed the informati...
-- 2020-02-05 13:47:47
Foreign nationals working in Bangladesh are remitting Tk 264 billion (26,400 crore) annually while evading Tk 120 billion in taxes, said a report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). Menti...
-- 2020-02-05 13:38:35
President Abdul Hamid urged all concerned to uphold Bangladesh’s cultural heritages. “We need to uphold our own cultural heritages,” he said after a cultural programme hosted by Pat...
-- 2020-02-05 11:20:21
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh has attained an ability to advance further by competing any nation of the world and asserted that none can pull the country backward any more. “...
FE REPORT 2020-02-05 11:16:30
Garlic prices have risen sharply over the last seven days, burning a hole in consumers' pocket. On Tuesday, local garlic and imported Chinese variety were selling at between Tk 180 and Tk 220 a kg in...
-- 2020-02-05 11:08:48
The Dhaka University authorities have released a list of 63 students expelled for securing admission through illegal ways or cheating in tests by using digital means. Examination Controller Md Bahalu...
Rezaul Karim 2020-02-05 10:33:51
A private enterprise has sought the government's approval to import 100 million pieces of eggs from India, officials said, although the domestic production would be enough to meet the country's annual...
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