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Pro-poor initiatives are needed to make Dhaka inclusive, say experts

Pro-poor initiatives are needed to make Dhaka inclusive, say experts

-- 2020-01-30 22:20:42

Experts on Wednesday suggested developing an inclusive city in a discussion held at the National Press Club ahead of mayoral election. Priorities for the elected mayor must include fair land manageme...

Diplomats should apply their sense of responsibility, FM says

Diplomats should apply their sense of responsibility, FM says

UNB 2020-01-30 18:13:52

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday expressed displeasure against foreign diplomats for what he said interference in Bangladesh’s domestic affairs saying they should follow the code o...

Bangladeshi returnee from China hospitalised in Dhaka

Bangladeshi returnee from China hospitalised in Dhaka

-- 2020-01-30 18:05:01

The authorities have admitted a Bangladeshi national with fever and cold to the Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka on return from China where the death toll from the coronavirus, which shows similar...

Law and order situation under control: Home minister

Law and order situation under control: Home minister

-- 2020-01-30 17:56:27

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said the law and order situation ahead of the Dhaka city polls is 'completely under control' and showing no signs of disruption. His remarks came after the ruling p...

Govt monitoring teams to check rice prices

Govt monitoring teams to check rice prices

-- 2020-01-30 17:02:59

The government has formed seven special monitoring committees to control prices of rice in the market. The monitoring committees — four under the food ministry and three under the food director...

Highest number of publications to mark Book Fair 2020

Highest number of publications to mark Book Fair 2020

-- 2020-01-30 16:45:41

The annual Amar Ekushey book fair on the Bangla Academy premises and the adjacent areas will commence in a grand way hosting the highest number publications. Bangla Academy disclosed details of the f...

Cold-related diseases affect 4,631 people in 24 hrs

Cold-related diseases affect 4,631 people in 24 hrs

-- 2020-01-30 16:38:04

Various cold-related diseases affected 4,631 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Thursday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room...

Be employers, not employees: PM

Be employers, not employees: PM

-- 2020-01-30 16:31:12

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the youth to develop a mindset of being self-employed and employers instead of desperately looking for jobs.  “It won’t be wise just to...

BUET student murder: Charge framing hearing on Feb 17

BUET student murder: Charge framing hearing on Feb 17

-- 2020-01-30 14:17:35

A Dhaka court on Thursday set February 17 for charge framing hearing in a case filed over the killing of BUET student Abrar Fahad. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayes fixed the date sayi...

Dhaka city polls: Ban on motorcycles from tonight

Dhaka city polls: Ban on motorcycles from tonight

-- 2020-01-30 13:50:37

A 54-hour ban imposed by the Election Commission (EC) on the movement of motorcycles in the capital ahead of the Dhaka city election will come into effect from Thursday midnight. The restriction will...

WFP welcomes £8m contribution from UK to support Rohingyas

WFP welcomes £8m contribution from UK to support Rohingyas

FE Online Desk 2020-01-30 13:31:36

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh has welcomed a new contribution of GBP 8 million (USD10,296,010) from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (D...

Dhaka city polls: 75 platoons of BGB deployed

Dhaka city polls: 75 platoons of BGB deployed

-- 2020-01-30 13:16:07

Seventy-five platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the capital on Thursday ahead of the Dhaka city election scheduled for February 1. Shariful Islam, public relations officer of...

More rains in next 24 hours: Met Office

More rains in next 24 hours: Met Office

-- 2020-01-30 13:01:41

Light rainfall was recorded in some parts of the country on Thursday morning and the Met Office has forecast more rain in the next 24 hours. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) recorded light...

DGHS orders list of all China returnees in last 14 days amid virus fears

DGHS orders list of all China returnees in last 14 days amid virus fears

-- 2020-01-30 12:53:25

The  Directorate General of Health Services has directed local authorities to draw up a list of all returnees from China in the last 14 days amid the outbreak of a fatal coronavirus. Deputy comm...

SSC candidate dies in Gopalganj clashes

SSC candidate dies in Gopalganj clashes

-- 2020-01-30 12:50:22

A candidate of the Secondary School Certificate exam has been shot dead during violent clashes between two rival groups of villagers in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila. At least 10 others were injured in the...

Saraswati Puja being celebrated

Saraswati Puja being celebrated

-- 2020-01-30 11:02:03

Saraswati Puja, one of the main religious festivals of the Hindu community, is being celebrated across Bangladesh on Thursday amid much enthusiasm, festivity and religious fervour. The Puja is celebr...

Row over likely revocation of agri labour ordinance

Row over likely revocation of agri labour ordinance

Rezaul Karim 2020-01-30 10:40:52

Industries and agriculture ministries, and local government division are at loggerheads over the proposed abolishment of the Agricultural Labour (Minimum Wages) Ordinance-1984. The ministries think t...

Apology for FE website downtime

Apology for FE website downtime

-- 2020-01-29 21:47:46

Due to some technical error, FE online (www.thefinancialexpress.com.bd) was down for several hours today (Wednesday). We apologise to our readers for such inadvertent interruption. The website is now...

148 Bangladeshis voluntarily return home from Libya

148 Bangladeshis voluntarily return home from Libya

UNB 2020-01-29 19:29:45

A total 148 Bangladeshis were brought back from war-torn Libya on Wednesday through Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) of International Organisation for Migration (IOM). A Charter flight carrying re...

Keep youths away from narcotics: PM

Keep youths away from narcotics: PM

BSS 2020-01-29 19:12:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked all concerned to pursue the anti-narcotics awareness campaigns alongside conducting the ongoing drives against drugs to keep the youths away from the menace. &l...

Criminals may cause problems on voting day: Obaidul Quader

Criminals may cause problems on voting day: Obaidul Quader

-- 2020-01-29 18:37:14

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has expressed concern over the threat of ‘armed criminals’ who he says could disrupt the Dhaka city elections. Speaking to the media at the S...

Dhaka-Sylhet multilane highway to be operational by 2023

Dhaka-Sylhet multilane highway to be operational by 2023

UNB 2020-01-29 18:01:59

The government wants to make Dhaka-Sylhet multilane and modern highway operational by 2023 and the highway will remain fit for vehicular movement at least for 50 years. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul M...

DoE fines Chattogram Development Authority Tk 100m

DoE fines Chattogram Development Authority Tk 100m

-- 2020-01-29 17:51:44

The Department of Environment, or DoE, has imposed a fine of about Tk 100 million on Chattogram Development Authority for razing hills beyond the approved limit to construct roads. The DoE’s Di...

Saraswati Puja Thursday

Saraswati Puja Thursday

-- 2020-01-29 17:19:53

The Hindu community is set to celebrate Saraswati Puja, worshiping the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, across the country on Thursday like elsewhere in the world amid much enthusiasm, fe...

63 Indian fishermen freed from Bagerhat jail

63 Indian fishermen freed from Bagerhat jail

-- 2020-01-29 17:13:22

A total of 63 Indian fishermen, arrested for illegal entry into Bangladesh maritime boundary in October last, were freed from jail on Wednesday following a court order. The jail authority handed them...

Returnees from China to remain under govt observation

Returnees from China to remain under govt observation

-- 2020-01-29 16:52:41

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the government will keep those who will return to Bangladesh under observation before China lifts the ongoing 14-day restriction to avoid any risk,...

67 foreign observers to monitor Dhaka city polls

67 foreign observers to monitor Dhaka city polls

-- 2020-01-29 16:45:53

As many as 67 international observers from seven countries and the European Union will monitor the elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations. Among them, 27 are from the US, 12 from the UK...

35 Chinese Padma Bridge workers under govt observation

35 Chinese Padma Bridge workers under govt observation

-- 2020-01-29 16:29:44

The government is keeping a close watch on 35 Chinese nationals working on the Padma Bridge project as part of its efforts to prevent the spread of a deadly coronavirus which has originated in China,...

Recruit 117 physicians for jail hospitals: HC

Recruit 117 physicians for jail hospitals: HC

-- 2020-01-29 14:48:12

The High Court on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to recruit 117 physicians to fill up the vacant posts of jail hospitals across the country as soon as possible. The bench of Justice FRM...

Taposh unveils five-point manifesto

Taposh unveils five-point manifesto

-- 2020-01-29 14:45:52

Awami League-backed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh unveiled a five-point manifesto on Wednesday. He has pledged to transform the capital into a vibrant...