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PM urges Commonwealth to enliven memories of Queen Elizabeth doing something befitting

-- 2022-09-17 10:06:48

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Sept 2022) suggested that the Commonwealth should do something befitting in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II in remembrance of her dedicated services to the fo...

93pc work on Bangabandhu tunnel ends

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL 2022-09-17 08:58:27

CHATTOGRAM: Almost 93 per cent of the construction work of 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel' under Karnaphuli river in Chattogram has been completed. Already the government appointed a Chine...

DAEE sees another dimension through airport linking

MUNIMA SULTANA 2022-09-17 08:50:48

A move is underway to integrate the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway (DAEE) with the airport's imposing third terminal which now sees significant construction progress with the development of major i...

MoF ditches fund requests for raising project costs

SYFUL ISLAM 2022-09-17 08:37:14

The government is not entertaining any proposal for raising expenditures of ongoing development projects rather asking the implementing agencies to spend from their own funds, if necessary, official...

Commonwealth must keep Queen's memory alive: PM

-- 2022-09-16 21:22:19

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the Commonwealth must do something befitting for Queen Elizabeth II in remembrance of her dedicated service to the forum over the years. She said this duri...

Eleven bodies from BM Depot explosion still unidentified

-- 2022-09-16 20:53:42

Eleven bodies from the BM Container Depot explosion and fire in Chattogram’s Sitakunda are still unidentified as the authorities are waiting for DNA reports. Meanwhile, the remains of 10 people...

Al-Arafah Islami Agent Banking director killed by lightning strike

-- 2022-09-16 20:46:21

Abdur Razzak, the director of Al-Arafah Islami Agent Banking in Kunjerhat and Shibpur Khasherhat markets in Bhola, has been killed in a lightning strike on Friday. The incident occurred at Golakpur v...

Bangladesh willing to take part in vaccine research, says PM

-- 2022-09-16 20:27:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday invited UK businesses to avail of the investment opportunities in Bangladesh. She made the call while Lord Karan Bilimoria of Chelsea, also President of the Con...

SSC: Jashore board halts MCQ section of Bangla second paper

-- 2022-09-16 20:13:58

The Jashore Education Board has postponed the multiple choice question section of the SSC Bangla second paper exam. As a result, students on Saturday will only sit for the creative question section of...

Disposal of cases in subordinate courts increased by 32pc

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-16 18:53:52

The rate of disposing of cases in subordinate courts across the country has increased by 32.40 per cent, according to a report of the Supreme Court administration. In the first six months, from Janu...

Megaprojects cause BNP 'mega-pain', says Quader

-- 2022-09-16 18:46:45

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the BNP couldn't implement any megaprojects during their tenure due to inept economic management, and now feel pained at the success reaped...

Man run over by train in Karwan Bazar

-- 2022-09-16 18:37:09

A man has been run over and killed by a train in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, reports bdnews24.com. The victim was identified as 60-year-old Brajendra Chandra Mondol, a businessman in the lumber trade...

BNP announces nationwide protests over attack on its Mirpur rally

-- 2022-09-16 17:55:32

The BNP has announced nationwide demonstrations for Sunday protesting the attack on their programme in the city’s Mirpur. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement...

Dhaka's first mayor Abul Hasnat has died

-- 2022-09-16 17:54:04

Barrister Abul Hasnat, the first mayor of Dhaka City Corporation and a founding member of BNP, passed away on Friday at his residence in London. He was 82. Hasnat breathed his last around 5am local t...

Bangladesh reports 363 new Covid cases, two deaths

-- 2022-09-16 17:42:29

Bangladesh has recorded 363 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,016,946. The death toll from the disease rose by two to 29,339 over the 24-hour period, according t...

Man hacked to death over past enmity

-- 2022-09-16 17:05:06

A man was hacked to death allegedly by assailants in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga on Friday. The deceased was identified as Imran Hossain, a resident of the municipality. He was the general secreta...

Met office forecasts rain showers across Bangladesh for next 24hrs

-- 2022-09-16 15:40:17

The weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with the monsoon being fairly active over the country and weak to moderate elsewhere over the north Bay. “Li...

UK AL welcomes PM

-- 2022-09-16 14:03:35

The United Kingdom (UK) chapter of the Bangladesh Awami League has received Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she arrived in London on Thursday afternoon (local time), reports BSS. Leaders and activist...

Two smugglers held with gold bars in Chaudanga

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-16 12:29:14

Police in Chaudanga detained two smugglers with five gold bars in the small hours of Friday when they were on their way to India. The detainees have been identified as Kamrul Hsan Jewel, 35, and Arif...

PM arrives in London

-- 2022-09-16 10:24:34

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the British capital here this afternoon (Sept 15, London local time), reports BSS.  The premier is now on an official tour to the United Kingdom and t...

TIB urges government to ensure level playing field for all parties

FE REPORT 2022-09-16 09:02:19

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urged the government on Thursday to ensure a level-playing field for all political parties to make the upcoming national election free, fair, impartial...

Khaleda, Tarique not qualified to contest polls as per law, says Quader

-- 2022-09-15 20:31:04

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said as per the existing law, BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and its acting vice-chairman Tarique Rahman are not qualified to contest&...

DSCC continues eviction drive in Gulistan

-- 2022-09-15 20:16:57

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Thursday conducted their drive in the red zone of Gulistan for the third day and evicted some 200 hawkers. During the drive, 14 people were fined Tk 80,000 for...

BNP won't change decision to shun polls under AL government, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-09-15 18:47:38

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday categorically said their party will not back off from its decision against joining the next national election if it is held under the curr...

One more dengue patient dies, 395 admitted to hospitals

-- 2022-09-15 18:36:51

Another Dengue patient died in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 40. During this period, 395 more patients were hos...

80pc work of Ghorasal urea fertiliser project completed

-- 2022-09-15 17:53:01

A total of 80 per cent of construction work of the country’s largest fertiliser factory, Ghorasal Polash Urea Fertiliser Factory, has been completed. The information was disclosed in a meeting...

UNRC seeks holistic approach to HIV response

-- 2022-09-15 17:40:24

UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis has highlighted the need to have a holistic approach to the HIV response, focusing on providing choices and socio-economic opportunities to thos...

‘Greenhouse emitting countries are obliged to provide funding to Bangladesh’

-- 2022-09-15 17:32:41

UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change Ian Fry has said the major greenhouse emitting countries have a clear obligation under internatio...

SC upholds death sentence of Rajshahi University professor

-- 2022-09-15 17:20:43

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday published a 68-page verdict upholding the death sentence of a Rajshahi University (RU) professor and another person for killing Dr S Taher...

BNP, AL activists clash at Mirpur

-- 2022-09-15 17:09:24

BNP leaders and workers locked into clashes with Awami League activists in the capital's Mirpur area on Thursday over holding a scheduled rally. The clash ensued around 2:00pm as the ruling party act...