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Complaining to foreigners sign of BNP’s spineless politics: Quader

Complaining to foreigners sign of BNP’s spineless politics: Quader

-- 2022-09-18 19:27:58

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said seeking help from embassies of different countries and lodging complaints with foreigners is a sign of BNP’s spineless politics....

Tension along Myanmar border: BGB, Coast Guard asked to remain alert

Tension along Myanmar border: BGB, Coast Guard asked to remain alert

-- 2022-09-18 17:47:51

Acting foreign secretary Rear Admiral (Retd) Md Khurshed Alam on Sunday said they had a high-level meeting today (September 18, 2022) with all concerned and urged the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and...

Suspension of Khaleda's jail sentence extended by six more months

Suspension of Khaleda's jail sentence extended by six more months

-- 2022-09-18 17:25:55

A senior Bangladesh government minister has confirmed that the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence will be extended by another six months. Asaduzzaman Khan, the minister f...

Bangladesh reports 527 more Covid cases, positivity rate jumps to 12.72pc

Bangladesh reports 527 more Covid cases, positivity rate jumps to 12.72pc

-- 2022-09-18 17:14:52

Bangladesh reported 527more Covid cases in 24 hours until Sunday morning. With no new deaths reported, country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,339 while with the new infections, the total...

King Charles calls PM Hasina, expresses gratitude

King Charles calls PM Hasina, expresses gratitude

-- 2022-09-18 16:35:47

In a telephone call from Buckingham Palace this evening, Britain’s King Charles III expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for personally attending his mother’s funeral to...

PM pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in London

PM pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in London

-- 2022-09-18 16:34:54

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid her respects to Queen Elizabeth II in London, joining hundreds of thousands who said their farewells to Britain's longest-serving monarch as she lies in state. T...

Experts recommend five precautions as COVID surges

Experts recommend five precautions as COVID surges

-- 2022-09-18 15:16:10

The National Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 has made five recommendations to contain a surge in virus cases. The committee says that meetings should be held online where p...

Sheikh Hasina's India visit signaled deepening of Dhaka-Delhi relationship: Indian media

Sheikh Hasina's India visit signaled deepening of Dhaka-Delhi relationship: Indian media

-- 2022-09-18 14:57:55

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recent four-day visit to India drew widespread coverage in the neighbouring country, with Indian newspapers hailing the visit as "successful," which "signaled...

World Bank Vice-President Martin Raiser to visit Bangladesh Monday

World Bank Vice-President Martin Raiser to visit Bangladesh Monday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-18 14:04:50

World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region Martin Raiser will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (Sunday) on his maiden visit to Bangladesh. During his three-day visit to the country, Raiser will meet...

Train derails in Mymensingh, disrupting rail links to Chattogram

Train derails in Mymensingh, disrupting rail links to Chattogram

-- 2022-09-18 13:35:28

A Chattogram-bound train has derailed in Mymensingh's Shambhuganj, disrupting railway connectivity between the two districts, bdnews24.com reports. A cargo compartment of the Mymensingh Express went...

Myanmar envoy summoned for 4th time to lodge Dhaka’s protest

Myanmar envoy summoned for 4th time to lodge Dhaka’s protest

UNB 2022-09-18 13:12:40

Bangladesh on Sunday summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh Aung Kyaw Moe for the fourth time and lodged a strong protest over the recent incidents along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. The Ambassa...

River erosion makes thousands homeless and gobbles up farmlands

River erosion makes thousands homeless and gobbles up farmlands

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-18 12:02:59

Elderly Yogmaya Rani is the matriarch of a 22-strong immediate family. Even seven days ago, she was the proud owner of a large property which stood on the bank of the Padma River in Munshiganj’...

Bangladeshi ‘about to lose’ leg after 'landmine blast' at border

Bangladeshi ‘about to lose’ leg after 'landmine blast' at border

-- 2022-09-18 10:29:44

After his left leg was badly injured in a blast of what he said was a landmine along the border with Myanmar in Bandarban’s Naikkyangchhari, Onyo Thoai Tanchangya was admitted to Chatt...

Cyber-security systems of banks seen not failsafe

Cyber-security systems of banks seen not failsafe

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2022-09-18 08:39:10

A record number of both Bangladeshi public and private banks are currently in peril of unprecedented cyber-attacks mainly for their indifference and fragile cyber-security systems, prompting experts t...

Bangladesh will stop administering first dose of Covid vaccine after October 3

Bangladesh will stop administering first dose of Covid vaccine after October 3

-- 2022-09-17 21:41:48

The Bangladesh government will stop administering the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine after Oct 3 because it is running out of the necessary shots. “Giving the second dose will also become d...

87,230 villages to get modern civic amenities

87,230 villages to get modern civic amenities

-- 2022-09-17 21:26:29

The government will take different strategies for the development of 87,230 villages with a focus on creating employment opportunities in rural areas to materialise the 'My Village My Town' programme....

Obaidul Quader says BNP wants to obstruct development progress

Obaidul Quader says BNP wants to obstruct development progress

-- 2022-09-17 21:11:22

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transports and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that the BNP wants to obstruct the country’s development progress. “BNP-Jamaat...

BNP urges global community to act against Myanmar's insolent activities

BNP urges global community to act against Myanmar's insolent activities

-- 2022-09-17 21:03:50

Voicing deep concern over the firing of mortar shells by the Myanmar Army inside Bangladesh, BNP on Saturday urged the UN and the international community to take steps to stop such insolent activities...

Five die from electrocution in Chandpur, Barguna

Five die from electrocution in Chandpur, Barguna

-- 2022-09-17 20:52:02

Five people died from electrocution in Chandpur and Barguna districts on Saturday. In Chandpur, two people were electrocuted in Shahrasti Upazila on Saturday morning, reports UNB. The deceased peopl...

PM calls for negotiated end to Ukraine war

PM calls for negotiated end to Ukraine war

-- 2022-09-17 20:17:12

UK’s Leader of the Opposition and Head of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer on Saturday said 'Bangladesh and the UK are bound by excellent ties and further reinforced by the British-Bangladesh d...

Probe body formed over balloon blast incident at GMP’s event

Probe body formed over balloon blast incident at GMP’s event

-- 2022-09-17 19:09:50

A four-member committee has been formed to probe the gas balloon blast incident at Gazipur Metropolitan Police's (GMP) founding anniversary event that left five people, including comedian Abu Hena Ron...

Woman arrested after video of attack on mother-in-law becomes viral

Woman arrested after video of attack on mother-in-law becomes viral

-- 2022-09-17 18:37:59

Police have arrested a woman on charges of assaulting her elderly mother-in-law following a dispute in Rangpur’s Kaunia Upazila. A video clip of the incident went viral on social media, in whic...

DB arrests four members of master, visa card fraud gang

DB arrests four members of master, visa card fraud gang

-- 2022-09-17 18:34:31

Detective Branch (DB) of Gulshan Division under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested four members of a fraud gang who used account information of master card and visa card holders. The arrest...

Bangladesh reports 141 new Covid cases, no deaths

Bangladesh reports 141 new Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-09-17 18:08:19

Bangladesh has recorded 141 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,017,087. No fatalities were registered over the 24-hour period and the death toll from the disease...

Efforts underway to resolve issues with Myanmar peacefully: Home minister

Efforts underway to resolve issues with Myanmar peacefully: Home minister

-- 2022-09-17 17:33:02

Reiterating Bangladesh's stand to solve issues with Myanmar peacefully, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said Bangladesh hopes that Myanmar would realise their mistake and refrain from doing...

DNCC mayor warns against keeping construction materials on roads

DNCC mayor warns against keeping construction materials on roads

-- 2022-09-17 17:26:21

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam has said that those who will hamper public movement by keeping construction materials on roads will face action. The DNCC mayor said this while attendi...

Balloon blast at Gazipur Police Lines event burns five

Balloon blast at Gazipur Police Lines event burns five

-- 2022-09-17 15:41:05

Five people have suffered burns after a gas balloon exploded at a cultural event organised by the Gazipur District Police Lines. However, all the victims are ‘out of danger’, doctors say....

No respite from rains yet!

No respite from rains yet!

UNB 2022-09-17 13:57:55

Rains will continue to drench Bangladesh, with monsoon being fairly active over the country. That's the court message from the weatherman. “Light to moderate rains or thunder showers accompanie...

Ghumdhum SSC test centre moved to Kutupalong as shells strike near Myanmar border

Ghumdhum SSC test centre moved to Kutupalong as shells strike near Myanmar border

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-17 11:37:38

An SSC exam centre has been moved from Ghumdhum Union in Bandarban to Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya as mortar fire near the border strikes fear in the hearts of residents. Taking the safety of exa...

Rohingya boy killed, 5 injured as Myanmar steps up shelling along border

Rohingya boy killed, 5 injured as Myanmar steps up shelling along border

-- 2022-09-17 10:23:20

A 17-year-old-Rohingya boy was killed and five others were injured as a mortar shell fired by the Myanmar army exploded at the Zero Point Rohingya Camp close to the international border in Tombru...