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PM seeks more Japanese investment in power sector

PM seeks more Japanese investment in power sector

-- 2020-02-24 15:22:01

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought more Japanese investment in Bangladesh’s power and energy sector to meet the growing demand of electricity. “The demand of electricity is rising fa...

Rain likely at many places over the country

Rain likely at many places over the country

-- 2020-02-24 15:05:07

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (Monday) predicted that rain or thundershowers may occur in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours. “Rain or thundershowers accompanied b...

BD sees sharp decline in child malnutrition

BD sees sharp decline in child malnutrition

FE Online Report 2020-02-24 14:34:24

Bangladesh has witnessed a sharp decline in child malnutrition but a rise in violent disciplining of children, according to a new survey. These findings came up in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surv...

Salman Shah killed himself: PBI

Salman Shah killed himself: PBI

-- 2020-02-24 14:02:03

Popular actor Salman Shah took his own life, the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said in its final report on Monday. PIB Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Monoz Kumar disclosed the findings at a pr...

Family of coronavirus-infected Bangladeshi in Singapore to receive $10,000 donation

Family of coronavirus-infected Bangladeshi in Singapore to receive $10,000 donation

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-02-24 12:44:40

The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) is sending a $10,000 donation via telegraphic bank transfer to the family of a 39-year-old Bangladeshi worker who tested positive for the coronavirus on February 08....

Three medical representatives die in road crash

Three medical representatives die in road crash

-- 2020-02-24 12:15:28

Three passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and two others injured in a road accident in the Ferryghat area under Manda upazila of Naogaon district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Raf...

Worker dies in Tongi steel mill accident

Worker dies in Tongi steel mill accident

-- 2020-02-24 11:13:17

A steel mill worker died after an iron bar fell on him at a steel factory in Tongi early Monday. The deceased was identified as Abul Hashem. Emdad Hossain, officer-in-charge of Tongi Paschim Police...

Stock market tribunal sits almost idle

Stock market tribunal sits almost idle

Mohammad Mufazzal 2020-02-24 10:39:27

The special tribunal on capital market has been sitting almost 'idle' for around 18 months in the absence of stock market-related cases in hand. The activities of the tribunal came almost to a halt a...

‘Analog cable-TV costs govt Tk 120b every year’

‘Analog cable-TV costs govt Tk 120b every year’

-- 2020-02-23 20:40:19

The government loses Tk 100-120 billion in revenue every year as the cable operators have not digitised their services, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday. “The government loses T...

Dev works need to complement each other: PM

Dev works need to complement each other: PM

-- 2020-02-23 18:45:02

Putting emphasis on undertaking integrated development plans, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the development works should be complementary to each other. "…a development work shou...

Flyovers an ‘irreparable damage’: Experts

Flyovers an ‘irreparable damage’: Experts

-- 2020-02-23 17:12:35

Terming construction of flyovers in the city an ‘irreparable damage’ to the city, urban experts have called for taking pragmatic steps instead of spending huge money on such mega structure...

Youth stabbed to death in Cumilla

Youth stabbed to death in Cumilla

-- 2020-02-23 16:57:34

A youth was stabbed to death at Paratan Chowdhurypara in Cumilla on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam, 27, son of late Bachchu Mia of Chandpur Suburb. His mother Josna Be...

HC acquits four in Jamalpur murder case

HC acquits four in Jamalpur murder case

-- 2020-02-23 16:43:02

The High Court has acquitted four people out of five convicted by a trial court in a case over the murder of 15-year-old Shah Jamal in Jamalpur 10 years ago. The court has sentenced the remaining sus...

EC bans laminated posters in Dhaka 10 by-polls

EC bans laminated posters in Dhaka 10 by-polls

-- 2020-02-23 16:39:06

The election commission has banned the use of laminated posters in the campaign of the upcoming Dhaka 10 by-polls. The EC met the candidates of Dhaka-10 by-polls on Sunday to reach an agreement on re...

HC seeks report on Khaleda’s health condition

HC seeks report on Khaleda’s health condition

-- 2020-02-23 16:33:54

The High Court on Sunday asked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Vice Chancellor to submit a report on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s  health condition by 5:00pm on Wednesd...

City road crash kills two bikers

City road crash kills two bikers

-- 2020-02-23 14:51:55

Two young men riding a motorbike were killed after being hit by a passenger bus in front of BNS tower in Uttara’s House Building area on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Fahad, 2...

Angelina Jolie lauds Bangladesh’s leadership role in Rohingya crisis

Angelina Jolie lauds Bangladesh’s leadership role in Rohingya crisis

-- 2020-02-23 14:20:37

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has highly appreciated Bangladesh for the generosity and leadership it demonstrated in dealing with the Rohingya crisis. She recently wrote a letter to Prime Minist...

18 injured as car ploughs through crowd in Kurmitola

18 injured as car ploughs through crowd in Kurmitola

-- 2020-02-23 14:08:20

At least 18 people, including a child and four women, were injured after a private car ploughed through a crowd at Kurmitola in Dhaka city on Sunday noon. Four of them suffered critical injuries, pol...

Two RAB imposters arrested with firearms in Keraniganj

Two RAB imposters arrested with firearms in Keraniganj

-- 2020-02-23 13:49:42

Two fake members of the Rapid Action Battalion have been arrested with firearms in Dhaka’s Keraniganj upazila, the RAB said. They were taken into custody from Chunkutia area of South Keraniganj...

At least 685 killed in boat capsize in 2019

At least 685 killed in boat capsize in 2019

FE Online Report 2020-02-23 13:48:21

At least 685 people were killed in boat capsize across the country in 2019, as per official data. A total of 820 incidents of boat capsize occurred last year, according to the data available with Ban...

Momen hopeful of reopening labour market in Malaysia soon

Momen hopeful of reopening labour market in Malaysia soon

-- 2020-02-23 13:27:01

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has expressed optimism about reopening of labour market in Malaysia soon as discussion is going on between the two countries. "I'm hopeful," the Foreign Minister to...

ACC opens hotline for expatriate Bangladeshis

ACC opens hotline for expatriate Bangladeshis

-- 2020-02-23 13:06:49

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday introduced a hotline to allow Bangladeshi expatriates lodge complaints about irregularities and corruption. Expatriates can call +8809612106106 between...

Mother, daughter die in Gazipur road crash

Mother, daughter die in Gazipur road crash

-- 2020-02-23 12:24:09

A woman and her nine-month-old daughter were killed and five others injured in a road accident at Mouchak Aambagan area in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district on Sunday morning. The deceased were i...

Air quality index: Dhaka air second worst

Air quality index: Dhaka air second worst

-- 2020-02-23 11:23:59

Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, ranked second among the cities with worst air quality in the world on Sunday morning. It had an AQI score of 230 at 08:27am. The air was classified as ‘very u...

Mob beatings claim six lives in Jan

Mob beatings claim six lives in Jan

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-02-22 20:46:18

Six people were killed by mob beatings across the country in January, according to a report by an independent rights and legal aid body. The highest number of incidents of killings took place in Khul...

24 Sri Lankan fishermen held in Bay

24 Sri Lankan fishermen held in Bay

UNB 2020-02-22 20:24:54

Bangladesh Navy members detained 24 Sri Lankan fishermen in the Bay of Bengal for intruding into Bangladesh maritime boundary on Saturday. Md Arefin Jewel, additional superintendent of Chattogram Met...

PM takes selfies with her sister, daughter

PM takes selfies with her sister, daughter

-- 2020-02-22 20:09:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken a selfie with her sister Sheikh Rehana and daughter Saima Wazed Putul standing in front of a portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman....

PM vows to achieve economic emancipation

PM vows to achieve economic emancipation

-- 2020-02-22 19:49:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to make the nation a dignified one as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through achieving economic emancipation. "We want...

Sacked RAB official returns home after one and a half years   

Sacked RAB official returns home after one and a half years  

-- 2020-02-22 18:56:20

Sacked RAB officer Hasinur Rahman returned home after remaining traceless for one and a half years. Hasinur appeared devastated when he arrived home Saturday, his wife Shamima Akhter said. Shamima s...

Unnecessary panic will hinder efforts to prevent COVID-19

Unnecessary panic will hinder efforts to prevent COVID-19

-- 2020-02-22 18:28:10

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has said unnecessary panic about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will hinder efforts to prevent the disease. "Rumours should not...