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Awami League leaders pay last respects to Mukul Bose

-- 2022-07-04 18:42:12

Leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) on Monday paid homage to the party’s Advisory Council member Mukul Bose, who died at a hospital in Chennai of India on July 2 last. The body of Mu...

Fakhrul recovers from Covid-19 after eight days

-- 2022-07-04 18:35:57

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has tested negative for Covid-19, eight days after contracting the virus. “The BNP secretary general underwent the Covid-19 test on Saturday an...

Mortal remains of Awami League leader Mukul Bose arrive in Dhaka

-- 2022-07-03 21:43:51

Mortal remains of late Awami League Advisory Council member Mukul Bose arrived on a special flight of US-Bangla Airlines from Chennai, India on Sunday afternoon. Awami League’s Presidium Member...

Awami League leader Mukul Bose dies

-- 2022-07-02 17:16:13

Mukul Bose, a member of the Awami League's Advisory Council, has died in hospital care at the age of 68. The Awami League leader died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in India on Saturday mor...

BNP leader Mosharraf sees govt’s negligence behind fresh spike in Covid-19 cases

-- 2022-07-01 23:35:15

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday alleged that the country has been witnessing a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases because of the government’s negligence to take proper prevent...

Chhatra League suspends its Jagannath University committee

-- 2022-07-01 23:29:05

Bangladesh Chhatra League has suspended its Jagannath University committee after an alleged assault on the chauffeur of President Abdul Hamid's son Riad Ahmed Tushar. The central committee of the rul...

Use of EVMs should be increased significantly in next elections: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-06-28 21:49:48

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the ruling party is in favour of the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming general elections. "The EVM use should be i...

BNP leader Mosharraf says govt has no plan to deal with flood

-- 2022-06-28 21:46:16

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday alleged that the government has no plan to help and rehabilitate the flood victims in the country’s northeast region. “We express...

Mirza Fakhrul tests positive for Covid-19 for second time

-- 2022-06-25 20:34:45

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time. “The BNP secretary general has been diagnosed with the coronavirus,” BNP me...

Padma Bridge is revenge for insult to Bangladesh, says Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-06-25 16:17:51

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge is revenge for the insult to the family of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the people of Bangladesh, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Saturday...

Khaleda Zia returns home after 14-day stay at hospital

-- 2022-06-24 19:00:19

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home on Friday evening after a 14-day stay in the capital's Evercare Hospital for the treatment of her various health complications, including blockages in her art...

Khaleda Zia to return home from hospital today

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-24 14:48:52

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to return home today (Friday) from the capital’s Evercare Hospital after treatment for 13 days for her various health complications, including cardiac ones....

PM questions Tarique Rahman's leadership credentials

-- 2022-06-23 16:49:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday questioned how BNP leader Tarique Rahman can lead the party when he does not dare to return home. “If a political leader has no courage to return home,...

Dhaka's air still 'unhealthy'

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-23 10:46:09

Though Dhaka is no longer the world's most polluted city, its air quality continues to be 'unhealthy'. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 112 at 9.01am on Thursday, the metropolis ranked sixth...

PM hopes next parliamentary election will be free, fair, participatory

-- 2022-06-22 21:31:51

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed her optimism that the next parliamentary election in Bangladesh will be free and fair with spontaneous participation of all political parties. She...

BNP rejects Padma Bridge opening invitation

-- 2022-06-22 21:01:56

BNP has turned down the government’s invitation to join the opening programme of the Padma Bridge because of an earlier alleged threat to the life of its chairperson Khaleda Zia. BNP Secretary...

Awami League always stands beside countrymen during any disaster: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-06-21 22:45:04

Awami League’s Joint General Secretary Hasan Mahmud has said Awami League always stands beside the countrymen during any disaster and it is a culture and tradition of the party. "Politics is fo...

BNP to begin a fundraising campaign for flood-hit people

-- 2022-06-21 22:35:12

Slamming the ruling party leaders for not visiting the flood-affected areas, BNP on Tuesday decided to collect money from common people to help the flood-marooned people in the northeast region. The...

'Only opening ceremony, public rally to mark opening of Padma Bridge'

-- 2022-06-20 17:59:28

The government is not organising any festival to mark the opening of the Padma Bridge, Information Minister Hasan Mahmud said on Monday. There will just be an opening ceremony and a public rally on J...

Flood-hit areas should be declared ‘disaster zones’ immediately: Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2022-06-18 21:10:03

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday demanded the government to immediately declare the flood-hit areas as 'disaster zones' and provide all the affected people with adequate r...

Padma Bridge will open a new door of economic potentiality: Speaker

-- 2022-06-18 21:01:26

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday said the Padma Bridge will open a new door of multi-dimensional economic potentiality in the country. "The Padma Bridge is t...

Awami League to hold seminar on Padma Bridge on Saturday

-- 2022-06-17 21:36:04

The information and research sub-committee of the Awami League will hold a national seminar on Padma Bridge in the capital on Saturday. The seminar will be held at Cirdap auditorium at 10.30 am, repo...

Mirza Fakhrul extends sympathy to flood-hit people

-- 2022-06-17 21:31:51

Extending sympathy to the flood-affected people in the country, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday slammed the government for its alleged apathy towards the suffering of the v...

Permanent bail granted to Khaleda in two defamation cases

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-16 18:51:22

The High Court on Thursday granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases filed on charges of hurting the religious sentiment of Muslims and making derogatory comments on Bangaband...

EC can’t use the word ‘order’ for an MP, says Bahar

-- 2022-06-15 18:21:29

Member of Parliament (MP) AKM Bahauddin Bahar, who was ordered by the Election Commission to leave the constituency for allegedly breaching the electoral code of conduct during the Cumilla city polls...

EC fails to take action against lawmaker, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-06-14 21:39:04

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the Election Commission’s (EC's) failure to take action against an ‘errant’ ruling party MP in Cumilla city polls ha...

Is it proper to ask lawmaker to leave ancestral home: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-06-14 19:28:17

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said asking a lawmaker to leave his or her constituency is interference in fundamental rights. The minister came up with the statement while...

Hasan Mahmud sees sabotage behind recent fire incidents

-- 2022-06-13 21:48:07

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said it is becoming clearer that sabotage was behind the recent fire incidents including at BM Container Depot and a moving train. The joint secreta...

Looters to get scope to bring back illegal money safely, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-06-11 22:40:37

Describing the proposed national budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year as an unrealistic one, BNP on Saturday alleged that it has been formulated only for protecting the interests of the government's b...

PM questions why some people can't accept development

-- 2022-06-11 19:29:53

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said some people of the country can't accept any development and achievement in Bangladesh. "Why do a group of people feel pain in their hearts seeing the dev...