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A look inside the hospital where ASP Anisul was allegedly beaten to death

-- 2020-11-11 16:33:21

Each of the three floors of Mind Aid has a soundproof room, in one of which Anisul Karim Shipon, a senior assistant superintendent of police, was allegedly beaten to death by employees of the mental h...

Bangladesh reports 19 more deaths, 1,733 infections

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-11 15:56:43

Bangladesh has reported 19 more coronavirus (Covid-19) deaths and 1,699 fresh infections recorded in the 24 hours to 8 am. With these, the total deaths and cases now stand at 6,127 and 425,353 respec...

Covid cases among journalists top 1,000 mark in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-11 13:47:16

A total of 1,012 journalists have so far contracted Covid-19 and 26 of them died from it in the country, according to a local journalists’ platform. Eleven journalists also died with symptoms,...

Dhaka's Sadarghat dockyards to be relocated

FE REPORT 2020-11-11 10:35:11

The government will finalise a plan soon to relocate dockyards from the bank of the River Buriganga at Sadarghat in the city, said state minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday. As p...

Eco-friendly bagging saves eggplants from pests

Our Correspondent 2020-11-11 10:27:17

Eggplant cultivation by using the eco-friendly bagging method has gained widespread popularity in Betaga union of Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district to protect vegetable from infestation of pests....

Dhaka city's bus routes may be reduced to 42

MUNIMA SULTANA 2020-11-11 10:20:22

A proposal to reduce Dhaka city's bus routes from 291 to 42 and divide its area into nine clusters for operating public transports under the company system has been submitted to the bus route rational...

Bangladesh keen to work with Sweden in renewable energy sector: Nasrul

-- 2020-11-10 23:06:38

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has expressed Bangladesh's interest to work with Sweden in the clean and renewable energy sector. He conveyed such interest to newl...

South Korea provides $1.0m to UNICEF to address humanitarian challenges in Bangladesh

-- 2020-11-10 19:35:12

South Korea has provided $1.0 million to the UNICEF office in Bangladesh to assist UNICEF's activities in the country this year with a focus on gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies, particularly...

Drop in mercury fails to cool off rising vegetable prices

-- 2020-11-10 19:14:20

When it comes to vegetables, the norm is that you need to pay less in winter than in summer. But this season, the drop in mercury has failed to cool off the prices of essentials in the capital’s...

Covid-19 a wake-up call for constructive multilateralism: PM

-- 2020-11-10 19:10:17

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described coronavirus outbreak as a wake-up call for constructive multilateralism as the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded that ‘no one is safe until everyone...

PRAN-RFL Group likely to generate 5,000 jobs in Rajshahi

-- 2020-11-10 18:44:58

PRAN-RFL Group’s Varendra Industrial Park at Godagari in Rajshahi, is collecting agro-based products including mango, tomato, olive and guava, based on season, from the local farmers and making...

ACC to file case against MP Shahid, wife for money laundering

-- 2020-11-10 18:35:42

The Anti-Corruption Commission is planning to file a money laundering case against Laxmipur-3 MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, his wife MP Salina Islam and two other family members. ACC fou...

10 hospital staff remanded over murder of police officer

-- 2020-11-10 17:36:42

A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed 10 employees of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital, where Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Anisul Karim Shipon was beaten to death on Monday, on sev...

Trial of GK Shamim, seven bodyguards begins

-- 2020-11-10 17:26:06

A Dhaka court has moved to open trial proceedings against contractor GK Shamim and his seven bodyguards after framing charges against them in a money laundering case. In a decision on Tuesday, Dhaka-...

Raihan’s death: Suspended SI Akbar put on seven-day remand

-- 2020-11-10 16:51:05

A Sylhet court has granted a seven-day remand to interrogate suspended sub-inspector of Bandarbazar Police Station Akbar Hossain Bhuiya in a case filed over the death of Raihan Ahmed in ‘police...

Low Covid-19 tests in Bangladesh despite lab expansion

FE Online Report 2020-11-10 16:47:15

The average daily sample testing for Covid-19 remained low in the country compared to the global scenario despite the government's preparedness and response plan for coronavirus focused on nationwide...

TIB study finds disparities in disbursement of stimulus funds

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-11-10 16:08:31

Disparities have figured in the disbursement of stimulus packages meant for absorbing the economic shock triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, says a latest TIB study. The disbursement rate of the stim...

Bangladesh reports 16 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,699 infections

FE Online Report 2020-11-10 16:05:06

Bangladesh has reported 16 more coronavirus (Covid-19) deaths and 1,699 fresh infections in the last 24 hours. With these, the total deaths and cases now stand at 6,108 and 423,620 respectively, said...

TIB finds most of 43 govt committees to tackle pandemic ineffective

FE Online Report 2020-11-10 15:51:31

Most of the committees formed by the government to deal with the Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh are now ineffective, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has observed. It has mentioned t...

10 arrested in connection with killing of police officer

-- 2020-11-10 15:35:16

Police arrested ten people with alleged links to the killing of Anisul Karim, a senior assistant superintendent of police, in a private mental health hospital in Dhaka. Anisul died from beating alleg...

Bangladesh logs 19 dengue cases in 24 hours

-- 2020-11-10 15:18:16

Nineteen people were diagnosed with dengue in the past 24 hours until Tuesday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. Currently, 73 dengue patients are undergoing treatme...

Postal DG Sudhangshu sent on forced leave

-- 2020-11-10 14:22:02

The Posts and Telecommunications Division has sent Director General of the Directorate of Posts Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra on forced leave as primary investigation found evidence of corruption against...

Case filed over Barishal ASP's death at Dhaka hospital

-- 2020-11-10 14:08:20

A case was filed at Adabor Police Station early Tuesday over the death of Barishal Metropolitan Police’s (BMP) Senior ASP Anisul Karim Shipon. Anisul's father Faizuddin Ahmed filed the case aga...

Chalan Beel traders eye boosting dry fish production

ROVING CORRESPONDENT, PABNA 2020-11-10 11:30:24

Fish traders in the Chalan Beel region that spreads through Pabna, Natore and Sirajganj districts expect a large production of dry fish this season from November to January, as water has receded resul...

35pc of returnee expats came from Saudia Arabia during pandemic

FE Report 2020-11-10 10:27:55

The highest number of Bangladeshi expatriates returned home from Saudi Arabia during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study. The study on the returnees conducted by Karmojibi Nari during the per...

President recalls Bangabandhu’s days in parliament

-- 2020-11-09 20:09:28

President Md Abdul Hamid, who was the youngest and newest Member of Parliament after independence, has recalled Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s days in parliament. In h...

Land mutation to be completed within eight days of registration

-- 2020-11-09 19:50:36

The cabinet has approved a proposal of introducing an automated system that will enable mutation of land within eight days of registration. The proposal was approved during the weekly meeting of the...

Momen hopeful of tripartite talks over Rohingya repatriation soon

-- 2020-11-09 19:31:55

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday expressed optimism over the resumption of talks on Rohingya repatriation using a tripartite mechanism after the formation of a new government in Myanmar....

Three northern districts to produce orange-fleshed sweet potatoes

-- 2020-11-09 18:13:15

Farmers in Gaibandha, Kurigram and Rangpur are going to produce orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSPs), Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), during the current season. Gan Unnayan Kendra...

JS adopts condolence motion on deaths of noted persons

-- 2020-11-09 17:53:58

The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) today (Monday) unanimously adopted an obituary reference over the deaths of six distinguished personalities. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the obituary references...