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PM for building a knowledge-based, poverty-free society

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the aim of her government is to build a poverty-free, educated, developed, qualified and prosperous nation, reports UNB."We'll build a poverty-free, educated, developed, qualified prosperous Bangalee nation and fulfil the dream of the Father of the Nation," she said while speaking at a...

Mustafa Kamal lavishes praise on policies

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Wednesday remittance inflow in July-August period jumped by 50 per cent thanks to the proactive policies taken by the government."It's unprecedented… (an) unbelievable occurrence," the minister told reporters after a virtual meeting of the cabinet committee on government purchase.Mr Kamal said the growth...

Projects taken up to protect people from flood damage

The government has taken initiatives to protect the lives and properties from flash floods and other natural calamities in the country, especially in the coastal areas, officials said.The disaster management and relief ministry and the water resources ministry have taken up two projects to this end. The water resources ministry...

EC becoming useless for amending laws

A civil society platform on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) has been gradually becoming ineffective in the wake of poor election management and amending laws or introducing new ones.The platform, Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), also observed that the proposed amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) 1972...

Appellate Division gets two new judges

President Md Abdul Hamid has appointed two new judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court which has been operating trial activities with six judges for a long time.They are Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice Obaidul Hassan, who have been working in the High Court Division of the...

Panel advises prioritising contact tracing

An advisory panel on Monday recommended placing the highest importance on contact tracing to reduce the COVID-19 transmission even after five months of the pandemic."All-out efforts have to be made by health services across the country on tracing all the positive cases and their contacts. At the present situation, this...

Facebook group WE emerges a storehouse of desi products

A Facebook group named WE (Women and E-commerce Forum) has emerged as one of the largest display and promotional platforms for local products.Sources said the products are mostly manufactured by female entrepreneurs amid the Covid-19 pandemic.The e-commerce group in a span of one year has succeeded in luring an estimated...

Global fight against pandemic continues

The pandemic has killed 862,006 people worldwide since surfacing in China late last year, according to www.worldometers.info tally, report agencies.More than 25.94 million cases have been registered.The United States has recorded the highest number of deaths with 184,689, followed by Brazil with 122,596, India with 66,333, Mexico 65,241 and Britain...

Covid-19 antibodies present in patients four months after recovery

Antibody levels against the novel coronavirus rose and then held steady for up to four months in more than 90 per cent of recovered Covid-19 patients in Iceland, according to a study published on Tuesday, reports Reuters.In previous studies, antibody levels dropped sharply within a few months after Covid-19, raising...

Maintain status quo on Aarisha Economic Zone work: HC

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to maintain status quo on the construction work of Aarisha Economic Zone, owned by ruling party lawmaker Aslamul Haque, and on eviction of its structures near Turag River at Savar.The court also asked the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA)...

The glass of a bus is badly damaged

The glass of a bus is badly damaged in an accident at Mouchak in the city on Wednesday — FE photo

Court orders seizure of properties of Anisul, 4 others

A Dhaka Court on Wednesday ordered to confiscate the properties of five persons, including 'Kishor Alo' editor Anisul Hoque, after showing them fugitives in a case filed in connection with the death of Residential Model College ninth-grader Naimul Abrar Rahat. The four other accused are - Mohitul Alam, senior sub...

Take steps to make SAFTA vibrant

South Asian scholars in a webinar on Wednesday underscored the need for making the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) functional and vibrant in order to reap benefits while overcoming the post-Covid-19 challenges in this subcontinent.They also called for removal of para-tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade by the biggest...