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BR starts ticket sales for all inter-city trains

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-30 14:33:31

Bangladesh Railway (BR) started selling of tickets for all its inter-city trains set to resume services from Sunday amid apprehension of facing pressure of passengers due to the considering of increas...

Libya killings: Traffickers demanded $12,000 as ransom, says Rakibul’s family

-- 2020-05-30 14:12:48

Human traffickers demanded 12,000 US dollar as ransom from the family of Rakibul, one of the 26 ill-fated Bangladeshis who lost their lives in a gun attack in Libya. Rakibul Islam, 23, son of Ismail...

UN issues stamp marking birth centenary of Bangabandhu

-- 2020-05-30 13:21:20

The UN Postal Administration, jointly with the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York, has issued a set of commemorative stamps as a tribute to UN peacekeepers and marking the Birth Cen...

4.5 km Padma Bridge now visible

-- 2020-05-30 12:20:14

About 4.5 kilometers of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 30th span on Saturday. The 5b span, weighing 3,150 tonnes, was installed on pillars 26 and 27 of the bridge at J...

Dhaka ranks 68th worst in Air Quality Index

-- 2020-05-30 11:03:11

Dhaka’s air quality showed significant improvement on Saturday morning as it ranked 68th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI). It had an AQI score of 26 at 08:41 am and its air quality was clas...

13 RAB members infected with coronavirus in Sylhet

-- 2020-05-30 10:45:15

Thirteen members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have been infected with coronavirus in Sylhet. Their samples were tested in the PCR lab of Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital. Confirming the mat...

How Bangladeshis were killed in Libya

-- 2020-05-30 10:23:43

A survivor of the carnage in which 26 Bangladeshi migrants were killed in Libya has described the incident to the embassy from an undisclosed location, bdnews24.com reports. The man said he was hidin...

PWAB, RSF against transport fare hike

FE Report 2020-05-30 09:48:48

Two passengers' welfare platforms on Friday warned that the government's decision to resume public transport services on limited scale might create anarchy in the sector. They also opposed a propos...

Ridding Ashkona of waterlogging: DNCC doing work on city water retention canal

KAMRUN NAHAR 2020-05-30 09:32:48

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is now excavating a water retention canal from Ashkona to Kha Para near Khilkhet as no other agency is ready to do the job. The canal, which belongs to the Civil A...

Mobile schools launched in Magura town

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-05-30 09:27:13

Mobile schools have been launched in Magura town with the slogan, 'study will not be stopped for coronavirus' thanks to the noble gesture of a student front. As educational institutions are now on va...

Sikder brothers leave country by air ambulance

-- 2020-05-29 23:29:20

Ron Haque Sikder, a director of National Bank Limited, and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder have left Bangladesh for Thailand by an air ambulance after being accused of threatening top executives of Exim...

‘Govt may lose control over COVID-19 after lifting restrictions’

-- 2020-05-29 23:19:43

Health experts have warned against relaxing restrictions on movement and resumption of offices and transport as the country sees massive surge in new coronavirus cases, saying the move could worsen th...

Renewable energy could be Bangladesh’s best option post Covid-19

-- 2020-05-29 23:14:20

In the post Covid-19 era, renewable energy could be the best suitable option for Bangladesh to reset its power sector development policy to come out of the obligation for capacity payment to idle powe...

Rooppur nuke plant: $287.49m deal signed for physical protection system

-- 2020-05-29 21:54:19

Russian company JSC Eleron will establish physical protection system (PPS) for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at a cost of $287.49 million (Taka 24.24 billion). An agreement was signed in this regar...

International community including BD to support open research to fight COVID-19

-- 2020-05-29 21:46:07

Thirty countries, including multiple international partners and institutions including Bangladesh, have signed up to support the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), to fight COVID-19 which is acc...

Coronavirus infects over 4,500 policemen in BD

-- 2020-05-29 21:40:02

As many as 4,544 members of Bangladesh Police were infected by coronavirus while performing their duties until Friday. “Among the total infected policemen, 1,563 have made full recovery,”...

Egypt eager to assist Bangladesh in fisheries, livestock sectors

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-29 20:32:44

Egypt has expressed its interest to assist Bangladesh in the development of fisheries and livestock sectors. Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Walid Ahmed Shamseldin expressed his interest after payi...

Excavation of AD8 canal begins to ease waterlogging on Saturday

-- 2020-05-29 19:23:22

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will begin the excavation of AD8 canal on Saturday to resolve the waterlogging problem in Ashkona area. Mayor Atiqul Islam earlier visited the place and decided to...

25-30pc bus seats must be kept empty, no standing passengers: Quader

-- 2020-05-29 19:14:43

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said buses will have to keep 25-30 per cent seats vacant and cannot carry standing passengers while plying roads from Sunday.  &ldqu...

People flocking back to Dhaka after Eid exodus

-- 2020-05-29 18:55:18

Although public transport remains suspended, thousands of people have started coming back to their workplaces in Dhaka after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr at home, availing all kinds of transport from ferri...

Education Minister to announce SSC results on Facebook Sunday

-- 2020-05-29 18:39:21

Education Minister Dipu Moni will discuss the different aspects of this year's SSC and equivalent examinations in a live stream on Facebook amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Prime Minister Sheikh...

Several countries express solidarity with BD in fight against COVID-19

-- 2020-05-29 17:37:59

Several countries including Turkey, Nepal, Palestine, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran and Bosnia have expressed solidarity with Bangladesh in its ongoing fight against coronavirus. Foreign Minis...

SSC, equivalent exams results Sunday

-- 2020-05-29 17:21:03

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will announce the results through a videoconference fro...

Killing in Libya: BD demands trial, compensation

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-29 16:28:02

Bangladesh has urged the Libyan government to punish the killer of 26 Bangladeshis and to provide compensation to the families of the victims. The government also vowed to find out the involvement of...

Virtual Court Hearings: 20,938 people granted bail in 10 days

-- 2020-05-29 16:08:35

A total of 20,938 people secured bail after their petitions were heard by virtual courts across the country in 10 days as of Thursday. Hearing on 33,287 bail petitions were held virtually in 10 days...

Virus cases hit new daily record of 2,523, deaths rise by 23

FE Online Desk 2020-05-29 14:45:09

Bangladesh reported 2,523 new cases of novel coronavirus on Friday, the health directorate said, its biggest daily increase yet in infections, bringing the total case count to 42,844. Authorities als...

Health guidelines to be followed while operating domestic flights: Sate Minister

-- 2020-05-29 14:26:18

All domestic flights will be operated maintaining social distance and following health guidelines, said State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali.   The Minister came up with th...

US provides more medical supplies to BD to fight coronavirus

-- 2020-05-29 14:01:28

United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Embassy representatives of the US military’s Indo-Pacific Command delivered on Friday essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Kama...

Biman carries B’deshi Peacekeepers for first time in UN History

-- 2020-05-29 13:34:56

For the first time in the United Nations Peacekeeping history, the UN chartered a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, the flagship carrier of the country for carrying Bangladeshi UN Peacekeepers to the...

Prince Charles expresses sadness over Amphan losses in BD

-- 2020-05-29 12:01:36

Prince Charles in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed sympathy over the losses caused by super cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh. PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said Prince Charle...