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Cox’s Bazar sea-beach, hotels, motels reopen from Aug 17

Cox’s Bazar sea-beach, hotels, motels reopen from Aug 17

-- 2020-08-06 21:12:35

Local administration has decided to reopen sea beaches, tourist spots and hotels-motels in Cox’s Bazar municipality area from August 17 on a limited scale, reports BSS. District administration...

Hot weather likely to continue

Hot weather likely to continue

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-08-06 20:20:06

The hot and humid weather continued in the city, and is likely to continue further, with only 2.0 mm rainfall from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, said officials. The city's maximum temperatur...

Housewife killed over nose ring dowry

Housewife killed over nose ring dowry

-- 2020-08-06 20:06:51

A housewife was beaten and strangulated to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws as her family failed to meet a dowry demand for a nose ring. The incident took place in Kholahati village of Gaib...

Ex-army officer killing: Eight policemen land in jail

Ex-army officer killing: Eight policemen land in jail

-- 2020-08-06 19:47:15

A Cox’s Bazar court turns down bail appeals from Pradip Kumar Das, former OC of Teknaf Police Station, and seven other policemen, sending them to jail over the shooting death of former army majo...

‘Covid-19 upended media industry’  

‘Covid-19 upended media industry’  

UNB 2020-08-06 19:22:26

At a time when people need credible information, coronavirus has upended Bangladesh’s media industry, hitting hard its revenue generation and claiming the lives of a good number of journalists a...

Bangladesh orders all govt employees back to work

Bangladesh orders all govt employees back to work

-- 2020-08-06 17:59:58

The government has ordered all its employees to return to offices, ending a window for 75 per cent of staffers to work from home amid the pandemic.The Cabinet Division directed the ministries and offi...

Bodies of four BD nationals to be brought back within 10 days

Bodies of four BD nationals to be brought back within 10 days

FE Online Report 2020-08-06 17:12:10

The bodies of the four Bangladeshis, who were killed in the deadly explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, will be sent home within eight to ten days, an official of the Bangladesh Mission in Beirut said on T...

Physician found dead in Savar

Physician found dead in Savar

-- 2020-08-06 16:56:12

Police recovered the hanging body of a physician of Savar Enam Medical College and Hospital from his house at Dariapur under Savar municipality in the capital on Thursday. The deceased was identified...

Covid-19: Over 165 people die on average per week in BD

Covid-19: Over 165 people die on average per week in BD

-- 2020-08-06 16:25:05

With 39 additional deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll in Bangladesh from Covid-19 has gone up to 3,306 on Thursday. On average, some 165.3 deaths have been recorded per week since M...

Dhaka sending medical team, emergency food to Beirut

Dhaka sending medical team, emergency food to Beirut

-- 2020-08-06 15:43:53

Bangladesh has decided to send a medical team, emergency food and primary medical supplies to Lebanon as twin explosions devastated its capital Beirut on Tuesday evening. Bangladesh stands ready to p...

Murder of ex-army major: Teknaf OC Pradip taken into police custody

Murder of ex-army major: Teknaf OC Pradip taken into police custody

-- 2020-08-06 15:38:30

Police have taken into custody Pradip Kumar Das, the officer-in-charge of their Teknaf station who is charged with the murder of former army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan, ahead of his surrender to a cou...

Make investment environment more attractive: PM

Make investment environment more attractive: PM

-- 2020-08-06 15:24:53

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to work for making the investment environment in the country more attractive overcoming the problems caused by the Coronavirus...

BD now 15th worst-hit country; cases near 250,000

BD now 15th worst-hit country; cases near 250,000

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-08-06 14:41:22

The number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) patients inched closer to 250,000-mark in Bangladesh on Thursday, 152nd day of the virus outbreak in the country. Bangladesh went past Italy in terms of...

Major Sinha killing: Arrest warrants issued against nine policemen

Major Sinha killing: Arrest warrants issued against nine policemen

-- 2020-08-06 12:43:14

A Cox's Bazar court issued warrants for the arrest of nine policemen including officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das in a case over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Ra...

Ex-law secretary Abul Saleh dies of Covid-19

Ex-law secretary Abul Saleh dies of Covid-19

-- 2020-08-06 12:07:43

Former Law Secretary Abu Saleh Jahirul Huq Dulal died of Covid-19 at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Wednesday night. Abu Saleh breathed his last around 11:20 pm at BSMMU. He...

Rayhan to be deported after end of investigation: Malaysian Immigration

Rayhan to be deported after end of investigation: Malaysian Immigration

UNB 2020-08-06 10:47:16

Bangladeshi Md Rayhan Kabir will be deported once the Attorney General's Chambers completes the investigation into the case, said Malaysian Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud on Wednesd...

BD’s active Covid-19 cases second highest in Asia

BD’s active Covid-19 cases second highest in Asia

FE REPORT 2020-08-06 09:34:42

Bangladesh has now the second-highest active coronavirus cases in Asia after India, according to the worldometer data. With a total of 101,657 active cases, Bangladesh also occupies the ninth positio...

Doctors, nurses to go on 15 days’ leave after 15 days’ Covid duty

Doctors, nurses to go on 15 days’ leave after 15 days’ Covid duty

FE REPORT 2020-08-06 09:23:02

The Ministry of Health has issued a new circular with several instructions regarding the duty time, accommodation facility and allowance of doctors, nurses and other personnel, engaged in providing tr...

Police submit charge-sheet against Dr Sabrina, 7 others

Police submit charge-sheet against Dr Sabrina, 7 others

-- 2020-08-05 22:45:04

The Detective Branch of Police on Wednesday submitted the charge-sheet against JKG Healthcare’s chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chaudhury and seven others in a case filed over issuing forged Covid-19 c...

Four Bangladeshis killed in Beirut blast, 21 Navy members hurt

Four Bangladeshis killed in Beirut blast, 21 Navy members hurt

-- 2020-08-05 21:51:38

At least four Bangladeshi nationals were killed and 21 members of Bangladesh Navy injured in a massive explosion in Lebanon's capital on Tuesday. Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut confirmed the death of f...

Army chief, IGP describe killing of ex-major as ‘isolated incident’

Army chief, IGP describe killing of ex-major as ‘isolated incident’

-- 2020-08-05 21:42:41

Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed and Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed have described the recent killing of former major Sinha Md Rashed Khan in police firing as &lsqu...

Teknaf OC withdrawn after charged with ex-major Sinha killing

Teknaf OC withdrawn after charged with ex-major Sinha killing

-- 2020-08-05 21:40:52

Police have removed Pradip Kumar Das from duty as the officer-in-charge of their Teknaf station in Cox’s Bazar over the killing of former army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan in police fire, reports...

Hot weather may persist for few more days

Hot weather may persist for few more days

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-08-05 20:37:06

The hot weather might persist for few more days in the city amid lesser rain and presence of higher humidity, said officials. Though a light rain in places with a wind helped to lessen the hot weathe...

‘No need to worry about online news portals’ registration’

‘No need to worry about online news portals’ registration’

-- 2020-08-05 20:26:57

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said there is nothing to worry about registration of online news portals as it is a continuous process. The minister came up with the remarks while talk...

356 people killed in road accidents last month: RSF

356 people killed in road accidents last month: RSF

FE Online Report 2020-08-05 19:30:50

Some 356 people were killed and 341 others injured in road accidents in July this year across the country. During the period, total 293 road accidents took place where the number of accidents involvi...

PM recalls Sheikh Kamal with emotional eulogy

PM recalls Sheikh Kamal with emotional eulogy

-- 2020-08-05 18:17:39

Describing Shaheed Sheikh Kamal as a versatile person, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said he could have contributed a lot to society had he been alive today. “This multifaceted tale...

Number of mobile phone subscribers reaches 161.29m

Number of mobile phone subscribers reaches 161.29m

FE Online Report 2020-08-05 17:23:15

The total number of mobile phone subscribers has reached 161.29 million as of June 2020, according to data by telecom regulator. The subscribers of Grameen Phone Ltd (GP) stood at 74.531 million whil...

17 die in Netrokona boat capsize

17 die in Netrokona boat capsize

-- 2020-08-05 16:40:06

Seventeen people have been reported dead after a motorised boat carrying 48 passengers capsized in a Haor or backswamp in Netrokona's Madan Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. A fire service team is curr...

Govt distributes over Tk 24.2m among flood victims

Govt distributes over Tk 24.2m among flood victims

-- 2020-08-05 16:20:45

The government has so far distributed over Tk 24.20 million in cash among the flood-affected victims as more than 5.50 million people have been devastated by the recent flood. “The government h...

Offer easy loans to create entrepreneurs: Agri minister to banks

Offer easy loans to create entrepreneurs: Agri minister to banks

-- 2020-08-05 16:19:59

Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque on Wednesday urged the country’s banks to come forward with easy loans to help create entrepreneurs in both agriculture and non-agriculture sectors. Th...