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14 more hospitalised with dengue in 24hrs

14 more hospitalised with dengue in 24hrs

-- 2021-12-17 17:56:24

Fourteen new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Friday morning, health authorities said reporting no new death. Dengue claimed 101 lives so far this year, according to the Directorate...

Bangladesh reports 191 COVID cases, two deaths in a day

Bangladesh reports 191 COVID cases, two deaths in a day

-- 2021-12-17 17:01:50

Bangladesh has recorded 191 cases of COVID-19 in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 1,580,750. The death toll climbed to 28,043 after two new deaths from the disease were registered in...

Indian President Kovind inaugurates renovated Ramna Kali Temple

Indian President Kovind inaugurates renovated Ramna Kali Temple

-- 2021-12-17 16:52:07

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the renovated Ramna Kali Temple in Dhaka, half a century after the historic religious site was destroyed by the Pakistani occupation forces during the...

Teenager dies as Dhaka-bound bus hits bike in Bagura

Teenager dies as Dhaka-bound bus hits bike in Bagura

-- 2021-12-17 14:51:17

A teenager died while another person riding pillion sustained injuries when their bike was hit by a bus on the Dhaka-Bagura highway in the district's Shahjahanpur upazila late Thursday night. The dec...

President Kovind says India will stand in support of Bangladesh

President Kovind says India will stand in support of Bangladesh

-- 2021-12-17 14:48:53

President Ram Nath Kovind has said India will stand in support of Bangladesh, a country that embodies the foundational values of a “progressive, inclusive, democratic and harmonious society&rdqu...

Indian President wraps up his three-day Bangladesh visit

Indian President wraps up his three-day Bangladesh visit

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-12-17 14:33:38

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind wrapped up his three-day state visit to Bangladesh on Friday that saw a slew of announcements. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen saw him off at Hazrat Shahjalal Inte...

Three brick kiln workers die after truck rams autorickshaw in Brahmanbaria

Three brick kiln workers die after truck rams autorickshaw in Brahmanbaria

-- 2021-12-17 12:40:31

Three people have been killed and two others injured after a truck ploughed into an auto-rickshaw in Brahmanbaria's Sarail Upazila, bdnews24.com reports. The accident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet h...

Bangladesh saw a decline in terrorist activity in 2020

Bangladesh saw a decline in terrorist activity in 2020

-- 2021-12-17 09:04:21

Bangladesh experienced a decrease in terrorist activity in 2020, accompanied by an increase in terrorism-related investigations and arrests, says a new US report shared by the US Department of State o...

It’s time to measure achievement against dream, President Hamid says

It’s time to measure achievement against dream, President Hamid says

-- 2021-12-16 22:27:39

President Md Abdul Hamid has asked people to measure how much Bangladesh has achieved in half a century against its dreams sown in the 1971 Liberation War. “We’ve passed 50 years since in...

PM reiterates ‘zero-tolerance’ against militancy, terrorism, narcotics

PM reiterates ‘zero-tolerance’ against militancy, terrorism, narcotics

-- 2021-12-16 21:17:20

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her government's stance to maintain a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against militancy, terrorism and narcotics. She also mentioned that they want to...

Sheikh Rehana hands over 'Mujib Chirantan' memorabilia to Indian President

Sheikh Rehana hands over 'Mujib Chirantan' memorabilia to Indian President

-- 2021-12-16 21:00:39

Sheikh Rehana, the younger daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has handed over a special Mujib Chirantan 'Sraddha Sarwak' (memorabilia) to Indian President Ram Nath Kov...

Joy urges countrymen to make Vision 2041 a reality

Joy urges countrymen to make Vision 2041 a reality

-- 2021-12-16 20:14:03

Praising the nation for realising Vision 2021, Prime Minister's ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed has urged the countrymen to channel all their efforts to make Vision 2041 a reality. In a victory-day post fro...

Train rams microbus at Dhaka level crossing, two die

Train rams microbus at Dhaka level crossing, two die

-- 2021-12-16 20:01:38

A woman and her two-year-old son have died after a train rammed a microbus at a level crossing in Dokkhin Khan area of Dhaka. The accident took place around 5:00 am on Thursday when the Nilsagar Expr...

Awami League eliminating opposition to establish a one-party rule, Fakhrul says

Awami League eliminating opposition to establish a one-party rule, Fakhrul says

-- 2021-12-16 19:59:26

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the goal of the country’s independence has not been materialised yet. “The spirit of independence was to establi...

Bangladesh and India have unique foundation of friendship, Kovind says

Bangladesh and India have unique foundation of friendship, Kovind says

-- 2021-12-16 19:34:04

Bangladesh and India have the unique foundation of friendship forged in the Liberation War half a century ago. “History will always bear witness to this unique foundation,” said Kovind wh...

Covid claims three lives, infects 257 more

Covid claims three lives, infects 257 more

-- 2021-12-16 18:54:06

Bangladesh has registered three new deaths from Covid-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 28,041. The coronavirus caseload rose to 1,580,559 as 257 people tested positive for the disease in the 24...

UN lauds Bangladesh for achieving massive success despite distress, turmoil

UN lauds Bangladesh for achieving massive success despite distress, turmoil

-- 2021-12-16 17:56:49

The United Nations (UN) has lauded Bangladesh for making massive success despite distress and turmoil in its 50 years journey as an independent nation. The country has traversed a long and difficult...

17 more hospitalised with dengue in 24 hrs

17 more hospitalised with dengue in 24 hrs

-- 2021-12-16 17:21:57

Seventeen new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning, but no death was reported, health authorities said. Dengue claimed 101 lives so far this year, according to the Dire...

Won’t let martyrs’ sacrifice go in vain, says PM

Won’t let martyrs’ sacrifice go in vain, says PM

-- 2021-12-16 17:18:20

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that everyone should work their hardest for the love of their country and for the welfare of its residents in order to honour the sacrifice of those brave freedom...

US Secretary of State holds phone call with Momen

US Secretary of State holds phone call with Momen

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-12-16 14:08:42

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held a phone conversation with Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday evening. The Secretary reaffirmed long-standing partnership with Bangl...

Kovind joins Hamid, Hasina at Victory Day parade

Kovind joins Hamid, Hasina at Victory Day parade

-- 2021-12-16 13:03:58

President Md Abdul Hamid has attended a parade by the Armed Forces and other agencies in Dhaka to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the nation’s victory in the 1971 Liberation War. Indian Presi...

Bangladesh at 50: Achievements in human development

Bangladesh at 50: Achievements in human development

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-12-16 12:59:01

Bangladesh has traversed a long and difficult path from new nationhood, devastated by war and famine, to its undeniable influence as a UN member state at the threshold of LDC graduation, Alongside th...

Holidaymakers flock to Cox's Bazar sea beach

Holidaymakers flock to Cox's Bazar sea beach

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-12-16 10:08:40

Cox's Bazar, Taking advantage of a public holiday spanning three straight days, visitors in their millions have started thronging Cox's Bazar, the world's longest sea beach. Visitors...

President, PM pay rich tributes to Liberation War martyrs

President, PM pay rich tributes to Liberation War martyrs

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-12-16 10:03:43

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War by placing wreath at the National Memorial in Savar today (Thursday), marking t...

Bangladesh a development partner of India, Kovind tells Hasina

Bangladesh a development partner of India, Kovind tells Hasina

-- 2021-12-16 09:58:11

Terming Bangabandhu an ideal of pluralism and democracy, visiting Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said Bangladesh is a development partner of his country. “Our partnership is comp...

India-Bangladesh ties pivotal for regional peace, Hasina tells Kovind

India-Bangladesh ties pivotal for regional peace, Hasina tells Kovind

FE REPORT 2021-12-16 09:14:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting Indian President Ramnath Kovind that friendly ties between India and Bangladesh are crucial for peace and prosperity of the region, as they Wednesday talke...

51st Victory Day today

51st Victory Day today

FE NEWS DESK 2021-12-16 00:04:06

Today is the 51st Victory Day, the most precious day of the Bangalees, as Bangladesh was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces on this day 50 years ago. On 16 December 1971, Bangladesh achie...

Obaidul Quader’s health condition improves, his physicians confirm

Obaidul Quader’s health condition improves, his physicians confirm

-- 2021-12-15 23:37:16

The health condition of General Secretary of the ruling Awami League and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader improved on Wednesday, confirmed his physicians. Professor Dr Sharfuddin, V...

Khaleda’s treatment abroad: BNP announces series of rallies from December 22

Khaleda’s treatment abroad: BNP announces series of rallies from December 22

-- 2021-12-15 23:28:35

BNP has announced to hold rallies in 32 districts from December 22 to force the government to allow its chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for advanced medical treatment. BNP Secretary General Mirz...

Red carpet reception accorded to the Indian President

Red carpet reception accorded to the Indian President

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-12-15 19:58:58

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told visiting Indian President Ramnath Kovind that the friendly ties between India and Bangladesh are crucial to the peace and prosperity of the region, said Foreign M...