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FM’s absence in Hasina’s entourage surprises many

FM’s absence in Hasina’s entourage surprises many

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-05 19:59:43

The absence of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen in the entourage of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India caused multiple speculations in the diplomatic and political circle. Though sources close t...

Seven MoUs to be cleared Monday night for signing by Dhaka, Delhi: FS

Seven MoUs to be cleared Monday night for signing by Dhaka, Delhi: FS

-- 2022-09-05 19:28:07

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has expressed optimism that pre-signing procedures of the planned seven MoUs will be completed by Monday night and will be handed over during bilateral talks between...

PM Hasina congratulates Liz Truss on becoming new UK PM 

PM Hasina congratulates Liz Truss on becoming new UK PM 

-- 2022-09-05 19:26:14

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated the newly elected Conservative Party leader, Elizabeth Truss, who is set to be the prime minister of the United Kingdom.  Hasina, now on a four-day...

Workers, employees demand continuous dredging to run Mongla Port 

Workers, employees demand continuous dredging to run Mongla Port 

-- 2022-09-05 19:01:49

Hundreds of workers and employees of Mongla Port Authority (MPA) have demanded immediate arrest of the vested quarters who have been obstructing dredging activities at the inner channel of the port to...

Educational institutions are free to decide on student politics: Dipu Moni

Educational institutions are free to decide on student politics: Dipu Moni

-- 2022-09-05 18:56:15

Education Minister Dipu Moni on Monday said the educational institutions will decide whether to allow or not student politics on the campus. "The outcome of banning student politics in educational in...

Jashim Uddin appointed ambassador to China

Jashim Uddin appointed ambassador to China

-- 2022-09-05 18:26:44

Md Jashim Uddin, ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar has been appointed as the next Ambassador to China, foreign ministry said on Monday. He will replace Ambassador Mahbub Uz Zaman in this capacity. A...

‘Bangladesh plans to set up three more marine academies’ 

‘Bangladesh plans to set up three more marine academies’ 

-- 2022-09-05 17:54:17

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said the government has a plan to set up three more marine academies in the country aiming to develop skilled manpower for operating...

HC grants anticipatory bail to suspended GCC Mayor Zahangir

HC grants anticipatory bail to suspended GCC Mayor Zahangir

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-05 17:39:12

The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail for eight weeks to suspended Mayor of the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mohammad Zahangir Alam in a defamation case filed in Faridpur. The HC benc...

Bangladesh launches hotline service for migrant workers 

Bangladesh launches hotline service for migrant workers 

-- 2022-09-05 17:37:20

The government has launched a hotline service in the name of 'Probash-Bondhu call centre’ with a toll-free number '16135' for the migrant workers.  Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB), unde...

Two inmates die in Kashimpur prison

Two inmates die in Kashimpur prison

-- 2022-09-05 17:25:08

Two inmates have died after falling sick at the Kashimpur High-Security Prison in Gazipur. They were identified as Abu Bakar Siddique, 62, from Nama Mahish Tara village in Mymensingh and Khokon Bepar...

Bangladesh aims to increase enrolment in technical education to 30pc

Bangladesh aims to increase enrolment in technical education to 30pc

-- 2022-09-05 17:17:49

The government plans to increase the number of students in technical education to 30 per cent by 2030, from the existing 17 per cent. The government has taken the move as one of its principal aims to...

Bangladesh reports 333 Covid cases, no deaths 

Bangladesh reports 333 Covid cases, no deaths 

-- 2022-09-05 17:10:24

Bangladesh has recorded 333 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,013,094.  But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll f...

Heavy rains disrupt city life

Heavy rains disrupt city life

-- 2022-09-05 16:58:02

A bout of heavy rain lashed the capital city on Monday afternoon triggering water-logging in many areas and causing suffering to commuters, including students. Streets in parts of the city, including...

Flood situation in parts of country may worsen

Flood situation in parts of country may worsen

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-05 14:57:09

The flood situation may worsen in the next 24-hour period as water levels of most of the major rivers are rising, according to a bulletin of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC). The 24-ho...

Bangladesh cuts SSC exam duration to 2 hours in pandemic

Bangladesh cuts SSC exam duration to 2 hours in pandemic

-- 2022-09-05 14:04:56

The Secondary School Certificate exams will start at 11 am instead of 10 am and the duration of the tests will be two hours instead of three, according to Education Minister Dipu Moni. "Due to...

PM Hasina gets red carpet welcome on arrival in New Delhi

PM Hasina gets red carpet welcome on arrival in New Delhi

-- 2022-09-05 13:11:47

India today rolled out the red carpet to welcome Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she arrived in the capital New Delhi on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart N...

FM Momen not in PM Hasina’s entourage during her India visit

FM Momen not in PM Hasina’s entourage during her India visit

-- 2022-09-05 12:33:42

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen is not in the entourage of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her India visit. "He (FM) is feeling ill. He didn't go with PM," an official told the UNB news agency...

Banker Ashfaque Uddin Chowdhury dies

Banker Ashfaque Uddin Chowdhury dies

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-05 11:56:02

Mr Ashfaque Uddin Chowdhury, a renowned banker of the country, has passed away (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un). He breathed his last at his residence in Dhaka city’s Uttara at 6.00 pm on...

PM flies to India on four-day visit

PM flies to India on four-day visit

UNB 2022-09-05 11:30:36

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning left Dhaka for New Delhi on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. The visit is seen as significant amid the...

At least 8 dead in Rangpur as two buses collide

At least 8 dead in Rangpur as two buses collide

-- 2022-09-05 11:02:38

Two buses have collided in Rangpur’s Taraganj, leaving at least eight people dead and another 50 injured, bdnews24.com reports. The accident occurred near the Sholeyashah Kharubhaj bridge...

Nasrul Hamid urges officials to focus more on renewable energy 

Nasrul Hamid urges officials to focus more on renewable energy 

-- 2022-09-04 21:49:56

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has urged officials to pay more attention to generate electricity from renewable sources.  “You have to work with broade...

‘Decision on Joy's joining politics is up to him and people’

‘Decision on Joy's joining politics is up to him and people’

-- 2022-09-04 20:19:19

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy is the brain behind many of her government’s digital initiatives, but the decision on joining politics is best left to him and the pe...

Developed countries indifferent to cut emissions

Developed countries indifferent to cut emissions

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-04 20:16:30

Developed countries are not serious enough to cut their emissions in line with the 1.5ᴼC temperature goal putting all of us in increasing danger, said Environment Minister. The minister appealed to a...

Japanese team surveys Bangladeshis’ migration pattern to Japan

Japanese team surveys Bangladeshis’ migration pattern to Japan

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-04 20:01:48

A Japanese team is in Bangladesh to conduct research on Bangladeshis' migration pattern to the East Asian country. The research project, titled “Global Migration and Transnational Networks,&rdq...

Myanmar envoy summoned, says border incident was unintentional: Momen

Myanmar envoy summoned, says border incident was unintentional: Momen

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-04 19:18:52

Bangladesh on Sunday reiterated deep concerns over falling mortar shells inside its territory, indiscriminate aerial firing from Myanmar in the bordering areas, and air space violations from Myanmar....

Bangladesh to seek purchase of Indian oil, not Russian oil

Bangladesh to seek purchase of Indian oil, not Russian oil

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-04 19:04:47

Bangladesh will discuss the issue of fuel procurement with India during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Delhi. “We are not aiming at buying Russian oil from India. We want to buy...

Chinese company mainly responsible for BRT project site accident: Inquiry committee

Chinese company mainly responsible for BRT project site accident: Inquiry committee

-- 2022-09-04 18:08:13

The inquiry committee formed to investigate the reasons for the fatal accident at BRT project site held the Chinese contractor responsible for the incident. The committee, in its report submitted on...

Covid claims one more life; 230 get infected 

Covid claims one more life; 230 get infected 

-- 2022-09-04 18:06:34

Bangladesh has recorded 230 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,012,761.  The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,328 over the 24-hour period, accor...

213 Dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

213 Dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-09-04 17:58:01

Bangladesh sees soaring dengue cases in 24 hours to Sunday morning as Bangladesh has reported a total of 213 dengue hospitalizations.  Among the new patients, 55 new cases were reported from out...

Government officials directed to arrive at office by 8:00am

Government officials directed to arrive at office by 8:00am

-- 2022-09-04 17:47:12

The Cabinet has issued a directive on Monday once again regarding office timings of government officials.   "According to the new timing, all government officials have to arrive at office within...