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Argentina embassy in Dhaka on cards, President Alberto Fernández says

Argentina embassy in Dhaka on cards, President Alberto Fernández says

-- 2022-12-22 17:12:30

Argentine President Alberto Fernández on Thursday said his country is working to reopen a diplomatic mission in Dhaka next year. He also thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for greeting the A...

Police issue seven directives for buildings next to Dhaka Metro Rail

Police issue seven directives for buildings next to Dhaka Metro Rail

-- 2022-12-22 16:12:54

Police have issued a set of instructions for owners of buildings next to the Dhaka Metro Rail line stretching from Agargaon to Diabari ahead of its opening. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugura...

BNP MP Harunur Rashid submits resignation letter

BNP MP Harunur Rashid submits resignation letter

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-22 15:26:59

Md Harunur Rashid, a BNP lawmaker from Chapainawabganj-3, has submitted his resignation letter to the parliament speaker, bdnews24.com reports. All seven BNP leaders in parliament have now resigned t...

Remain prepared to deal with any disaster: PM to new Navy officers

Remain prepared to deal with any disaster: PM to new Navy officers

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-22 14:34:12

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked Bangladesh Navy to stay prepared for dealing with any natural disaster as well as protecting the country’s sovereignty, UNB reports. "Being embo...

Chandpur Swimming Pool sans water lies unused for years

Chandpur Swimming Pool sans water lies unused for years

OUR CORRESPONDENT, CHANDPUR 2022-12-22 12:33:56

The swimming pool in Chandpur Outer Stadium has been lying useless and abandoned for over three years, depriving the boys and girls of practicing and learning swimming. The swimming pool was built at...

Bangladesh to hire 68,390 teachers for private institutions

Bangladesh to hire 68,390 teachers for private institutions

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-22 10:41:16

The Non-Government Teachers Registration and Certification Authority or NTRCA has published the fourth circular to hire 68,390 teachers for private secondary and higher-secondary institutions,...

Jamaat chief put on three-day fresh remand over militancy link

Jamaat chief put on three-day fresh remand over militancy link

-- 2022-12-21 21:26:24

A Dhaka court has granted police three more days to interrogate Dr Shafiqur Rahman in custody after the Jamaat-e-Islami chief was arrested on charges of being involved in militancy. Dhaka Metropolita...

Proposal to be given to Argentina to bring world cup trophy to Bangladesh, says Shahriar 

Proposal to be given to Argentina to bring world cup trophy to Bangladesh, says Shahriar 

-- 2022-12-21 21:23:37

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said a proposal to be given to the Argentine government for bringing the Football World cup Trophy to Bangladeshi supporters.  "All are still...

Bangladeshi lawyer to lead UN probe into human rights violations in Iran

Bangladeshi lawyer to lead UN probe into human rights violations in Iran

-- 2022-12-21 20:40:07

The Human Rights Council of the United Nations has appointed three experts, including a Bangladeshi lawyer, to a fact-finding mission on alleged human rights violations in Iran. Sara Hossain of Bangl...

Political parties must abide by rules and regulations, says home minister

Political parties must abide by rules and regulations, says home minister

-- 2022-12-21 20:01:31

Expressing the government’s determination to ensure the legitimate rights of the political parties, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said political parties in the country must do politics abid...

No pressure from international community on Election Commission: CEC

No pressure from international community on Election Commission: CEC

-- 2022-12-21 19:53:27

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday said that there is no pressure from the international community or foreign diplomats on the Election Commission regarding next parliame...

BNP, not the state, needs to be reformed: Hasan Mahmud

BNP, not the state, needs to be reformed: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-12-21 19:30:32

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said BNP's 27-point demand is a mockery with the people as the party itself needs to be reformed, not the state. "The party (BNP) need reform...

Awami League’s central working committee meeting on Thursday  

Awami League’s central working committee meeting on Thursday  

-- 2022-12-21 19:27:49

A meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will be held at Ganabhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at 6:00 pm on Thursday. Awami League President and...

‘All religious faiths in Bangladesh enjoy equal rights’

‘All religious faiths in Bangladesh enjoy equal rights’

-- 2022-12-21 18:28:05

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has been working for the welfare of the people of all religious faiths living in the country. "We've been establishing Bangladesh as a no...

Iran’s deputy foreign minister due Thursday

Iran’s deputy foreign minister due Thursday

-- 2022-12-21 18:12:37

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday morning to discuss bilateral and other issues of mutual interest with Bangladesh...

Argentina’s president thanks PM, Bangladesh

Argentina’s president thanks PM, Bangladesh

-- 2022-12-21 17:48:52

With Argentina winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, something wonderful that happened is that Bangladesh's passionate fan base who have been cheering on the South American football team for...

Dengue fatalities reach 273 with another death       

Dengue fatalities reach 273 with another death       

-- 2022-12-21 17:42:51

With another death reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 273 this year. During this period, 126 more patients, inclu...

Fakhrul, Abbas denied bail for fourth time

Fakhrul, Abbas denied bail for fourth time

-- 2022-12-21 17:21:07

A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected the bail petitions of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, in a case over the clash between police and the p...

PM seeks local govt representatives’ role in overcoming global crisis

PM seeks local govt representatives’ role in overcoming global crisis

-- 2022-12-21 17:14:24

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the elected local government representatives to play an effective role in overcoming the global crisis arising out of the Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine war. "We a...

Bangladesh reports 20 new COVID cases, zero deaths in a day

Bangladesh reports 20 new COVID cases, zero deaths in a day

-- 2022-12-21 17:02:49

Bangladesh has recorded 20 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,987. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,438 over the 24-hour period, accordi...

Certified teachers block Shahbagh demanding appointments

Certified teachers block Shahbagh demanding appointments

-- 2022-12-21 15:40:42

A group of teachers registered under the Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority have launched a protest demanding job appointments, disrupting traffic at the Shahbagh inters...

PM inaugurates record number of 100 highways in 50 districts

PM inaugurates record number of 100 highways in 50 districts

UNB 2022-12-21 12:09:57

Within a month and a half after the inauguration of 100 bridges in a single day, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today opened a record number of 100 highways to traffic in 50 districts. The premier virt...

BNP cannot be suppressed by arrests, attacks, says Khandaker Mosharraf 

BNP cannot be suppressed by arrests, attacks, says Khandaker Mosharraf 

-- 2022-12-20 22:02:19

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said that their party activity can never be suppressed by carrying out arrests, attacks and suing the top leaders.  Around 25,000 leaders...

Tea workers bring out torch procession demanding dues in Sylhet 

Tea workers bring out torch procession demanding dues in Sylhet 

-- 2022-12-20 21:58:12

Tea workers in Sylhet brought out a torch procession to press home their three-point demand including payment of their dues at Malinichhara Tea Estate in the district on Tuesday.  The workers un...

Momen rules out possibility of fresh US sanctions on Bangladesh

Momen rules out possibility of fresh US sanctions on Bangladesh

-- 2022-12-20 21:57:57

Describing the relations between Dhaka and Washington as ‘very good’, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has ruled out any possibility of imposing any fresh sanction on Bangladesh by the Unit...

Govt sends another SP on compulsory retirement

Govt sends another SP on compulsory retirement

-- 2022-12-20 19:24:13

Another police officer of the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP) has been sent on compulsory retirement. Public Security Division under the Home Ministry issued a notification in this regard signe...

Dengue claims another life, 108 hospitalised in 24 hours 

Dengue claims another life, 108 hospitalised in 24 hours 

-- 2022-12-20 19:10:29

With another death reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 272 this year.  During this period, 108 more patients, i...

‘Govt working to popularise agri machinery to boost crop production’ 

‘Govt working to popularise agri machinery to boost crop production’ 

-- 2022-12-20 19:02:09

Experts at a field-level training programme on Tuesday said the government is trying to popularise agricultural machinery among farmers with a view to increasing crop production.  They said, at...

Tiger census in Sundarbans begins on Jan 1

Tiger census in Sundarbans begins on Jan 1

-- 2022-12-20 17:23:39

Tiger census using the camera trapping method in the Sundarbans will begin on January 1, 2023, five years after the last tiger census.  The Forest Department is expected to publish the census re...

Bangladesh reports 19 new COVID cases in a day with no deaths

Bangladesh reports 19 new COVID cases in a day with no deaths

-- 2022-12-20 17:08:52

Bangladesh has recorded 19 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,967. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,438 over the 24-hour period, accor...