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Momen says Pakistan should seek apology for 1971 atrocities to boost ties

-- 2023-02-05 17:12:11

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Bangladesh wants Pakistan to “seek apology publicly with a formal announcement” for the atrocities perpetrated against unarmed Bangalees i...

9 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2023-02-05 16:56:15

Bangladesh has recorded 9 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,609. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,443 over the 24-hour period, repo...

One man gets prison term until death in Dhaka child murder case

-- 2023-02-05 16:53:31

A court in Dhaka has sentenced one man to prison until death and another to life imprisonment in absentia for killing a seven-year-old child in Dhaka’s Kadamtali area back in 2016. Dhaka's Four...

Sri Lanka likely to pay back $200m loan by September, says FM

-- 2023-02-05 15:57:14

Bangladesh is expected to get back the money borrowed by Sri Lanka from September this year as the country's economic situation is improving. "Sri Lanka is gradually doing better. They are recovering...

PM urges people to pay taxes

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-05 15:33:38

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Feb 5) called upon the countrymen to pay their taxes, stressing the need for increasing revenue income and expanding the tax net in view of the ongoing global econo...

Two held with 35 kg hemp in Barishal

-- 2023-02-05 14:21:15

Police arrested two people along with 35 kg hemp from Barishal-Dhaka Highway in Wazirpur upazila early Sunday. The arrestees are Manir Bepari, 48, resident of Uttarkul village of Banaripara  upa...

PM opens 2-day first-ever revenue conference

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-05 13:25:34

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Feb 5) inaugurated a two-day revenue conference-2023 aimed at developing the country's revenue management system. She opened the conference, first of its kind in t...

Actual costs need to be paid to get gas, electricity: PM

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-05 12:28:11

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Sunday) said consumers should pay the actual costs to avail gas and electricity supply. Gas and electricity supply can be provided if all agree to pay the purchasi...

Moderate to thick fog likely across the country over 24 hours

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-05 11:14:28

Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country — from late night to Monday morning. Weather may remain dry with t...

Dhaka air world’s most polluted this morning

-- 2023-02-05 10:44:23

Dhaka ranked worst in the AQI index with a score of 239 at 08:55 am today (Sunday). The air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’.An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy&rs...

Link surokkha.gov.bd with e-hajj system, MoRA tells DGHS

FE REPORT 2023-02-05 08:47:46

The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) has asked the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to connect the ministry's e-hajj system with the website www.surokkha.gov.bd. It will facilitate t...

Woman gang-raped after coming to Dhaka to see her children

-- 2023-02-04 23:04:00

Dhaka’s Mohammadpur police have launched an investigation into the gang-rape of a mother of two children, allegedly by four yet-to-be-identified perpetrators ten days ago. The woman was visitin...

Caretaker government will never come back: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2023-02-04 22:43:34

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has dismissed the opposition BNP's principal demand of a non-party government to oversee the next elections, and said that although BNP is now pre...

Ekushey book fair draws a huge crowd on weekend

-- 2023-02-04 21:53:04

The Ekushey Book Fair-2023 wore a festive look with a vibrant presence of book lovers on the weekend- Friday and Saturday, the first weekend of the month, and the 3rd and 4th day of the month-long boo...

BNP backed Hero Alam in by-polls to undermine parliament: Obaidul Quader

-- 2023-02-04 20:44:07

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said BNP backed Hero Alam as candidate in the by-polls to undermine the Jatiya Sangsad. "Mirza Fakhrul has so...

Awami League used state machinery to defeat a candidate like Hero Alam: Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2023-02-04 20:40:36

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said Hero Alam, who was lost in Bogura-4 by-polls by a narrow margin, has become a real hero since he proved Awami League has got so helpl...

EVMs to be used partially in next national election

-- 2023-02-04 20:39:04

Election Commissioner Anisur Rahman said on Saturday that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used partially in the next parliamentary elections. He made the remark while addressing at smart na...

Stolen device worth Tk 4.7m of Rampal power plant recovered in Bagerhat

-- 2023-02-04 20:18:27

Police in a drive arrested four members of a “theft racket” and recovered a coal testing machine (bomb calorimeter) worth Tk 4.7 million, which was stolen from Bagerhat’s Rampal Powe...

BNP announces march programme in all unions on February 11

-- 2023-02-04 18:06:07

BNP has announced a march programme in all unions across the country on February 11 (Saturday) to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a non-party careta...

Road accidents claim 585 lives in January alone

-- 2023-02-04 17:22:53

Road crashes claimed 585 lives across the country in January, said a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. Forty-six people were killed in 44 railway accidents, while 11 were killed and one was i...

Bangladesh records 12 new Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2023-02-04 16:53:38

Bangladesh has recorded 12 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,600. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,443 over the 24-hour period, acc...

Indian HC visits Rampal power plant

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-02-04 15:40:45

Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, visited the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant at Rampal on Saturday. Phase-II of the project will be completed shortly, according to officials. Phase...

HRW calls for probe into allegations of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh

-- 2023-02-04 15:33:16

Human Rights Watch has said Bangladesh authorities should investigate recent allegations of enforced disappearances and torture including by police members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police, acco...

Woman stabbed dead over land dispute in Dinajpur

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-04 15:22:16

A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her rivals in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur district over land dispute on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Amena Begum, wife of Sekendar Ali, a...

585 killed in road accidents in 1st month of 2023: Jatri Kalyan Samity

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-04 14:56:38

Road crashes claimed 585 lives across the country in January, said a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. Forty-six people killed in 44 railway accidents while 11 killed and one was injured in 1...

Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-04 10:31:30

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 192 at 8:58am this morning, the capital of Bangladesh ranked fifth in the list of ci...

Mirza Fakhrul makes falsehoods over voter turnout in by-polls, says Obaidul Quader

-- 2023-02-03 23:39:53

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has accused BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of making falsehoods over the voter turnout in recen...

Bulu questions justification of underground metro project amid crisis

-- 2023-02-03 23:33:53

BNP senior leader Barkatullah Bulu on Friday alleged that the government has begun the work on underground metro rail project amid economic crisis only for plundering public money. "There is a crisis...

Bangladesh elected vice-chair of UN Peacebuilding Commission

-- 2023-02-03 21:34:48

Ambassador Mohammad Abdul Muhith, permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been elected vice-chair of the United Nation's Peacebuilding Commission for 2023. Bangladesh led th...

Dhaka, Colombo seek greater cooperation through shipping, air connectivity 

-- 2023-02-03 19:38:16

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka laid emphasis on greater cooperation between the two countries on Friday, promoting shipping and air connectivity by reducing airfare. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, now...