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BREB asked to deliver uninterrupted power for irrigation from midnight to dawn

-- 2022-08-22 20:03:48

The Cabinet Division has instructed the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) to ensure uninterrupted power supply to irrigation sites from midnight to dawn during the Aman harvest season. Th...

Metrorail to run from dawn to 12 midnight in December: DMTCL 

-- 2022-08-22 19:56:47

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique has said that the metro rail will run on the Uttara-Agargaon route from dawn to 12 midnight in December.  He elaborated...

High Court asks Kusthia DC not to use curtains on doors, windows of his office

-- 2022-08-22 18:46:22

During a hearing on a contempt of court rule, a High Court bench on Wednesday observed that ordinary people cannot enter the offices of the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to place their problems. After h...

Cabinet approves two new universities

-- 2022-08-22 18:01:24

The Cabinet has cleared the draft laws for setting up two public varsities --‘Mujibnagar University’ in Meherpur and ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University’ in Naogaon.&...

Met Office predicts light to moderate rain 

-- 2022-08-22 17:32:03

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over the country.  "Light...

Rajshahi mango production rises by 0.60m tonnes in a decade 

-- 2022-08-22 17:18:00

Mango production has increased by around 0.60 million tonnes amid the promotion of high-yielding varieties and modern technologies in the Rajshahi region, including its vast Barind tract, during the l...

Govt will do all it can to alleviate people’s suffering, says PM

-- 2022-08-22 17:03:55

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina believes the economic upheaval stemming from the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war are temporary and Bangladesh will soon be back on a...

178 Covid-19 cases, one death reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-08-22 16:53:41

Bangladesh has recorded 178 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,010,148. The death toll from the disease rose by one in 24 hours to hit 29,316, according to the la...

Momen says he never asked for India’s support to keep Hasina in power

-- 2022-08-22 16:49:56

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said he never asked for the Indian government's support to keep Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in power, denying his controversial remark that sparked widespread criticis...

Banks to stay open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm from Wednesday

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-22 16:33:15

The government has rescheduled banking hours as part of its series of steps to save energy amid a global crisis. As per a decision taken at a weekly cabinet meeting on Monday, banks will stay open fr...

Assault over outfit in Narsingdi: Chamber judge suspends bail for Marzia

-- 2022-08-22 16:15:30

The Supreme Court's chamber judge has suspended the bail granted by the High Court to Marzia Akhter aka Shila, a woman accused of harassing and attacking a young woman at Narsingdi Railway Station for...

Office time reduced by one hour, educational institutions get two-day weekly holiday

-- 2022-08-22 16:07:19

Bangladesh has decided to cut back working hours at government offices, autonomous institutions and banks, starting Wednesday, amid a lingering energy crisis. Government offices and autonomous instit...

Fuel oil extraction in 15 districts halted as traders launch 'symbolic' strike

-- 2022-08-22 16:03:18

Fuel traders are observing a symbolic strike to press home their demands for an increase in sales commission and tanker lorry fares. Fuel extraction at Khulna's Padma, Meghna and Jamuna oil depots an...

Dhaka South issues closing schedule for restaurants, cinema halls to save power

-- 2022-08-22 14:55:30

The Dhaka South City Corporation has issued a set of directives on the closing times for commercial and recreational organisations in a bid to save electricity. According to the DSCC, restaurants and...

BNP chief Khaleda to visit hospital for medical check-up

-- 2022-08-22 13:10:51

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to visit Dhaka's Evercare Hospital for a routine medical check-up. She is expected to go to the hospital on Monday evening (August 22, 2022) and undergo a few tests...

Tea workers return to work for Tk 120 a day, pay hike talks to continue

-- 2022-08-22 12:58:47

Tea plantation workers have decided to return to work for their current daily wage of Tk 120, with negotiations over a pay hike set to continue, bdnews24.com reports. The decision was announced...

Two Bangladeshi students die in US car crash

-- 2022-08-22 09:32:16

Two Bangladeshi students have died in a collision between two cars in the United States. The dead have been named Shahriyar Uddin Ahmed and Shakeel Ali, both aged 19 years. The accident occurr...

Sheikh Hasina is most popular leader after 1975: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-08-21 21:48:51

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader says Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the most popular leader in Bangladesh after 1975. "Although you are arranging r...

Fertiliser crisis: Agri officials asked to conduct mobile courts 

-- 2022-08-21 20:53:48

Agriculture Secretary Md Sayedul Islam has given directives to field-level agricultural officials to conduct mobile courts so that anyone could not create an artificial shortage of fertiliser or incre...

Govt to go for austerity measures in Rohingya camps

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-21 20:43:37

The government of Bangladesh is going to cut expenditures in various sectors in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and in Bhasanchar in line with its austerity policy. Foreign Secretary Masud Bi...

Tea workers give two-day ultimatum for pay hike

-- 2022-08-21 20:33:16

The workers of 24 tea plantations in Habiganj have lifted a blockade of the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway, giving a two-day ultimatum to meet their demand for Tk 300 daily wage.   The workers descended o...

Trawler capsize: 59 fishermen rescued in Bhola

-- 2022-08-21 20:19:55

Fifty-nine of the 60 fishermen were rescued in Bhola who were missing since the capsizing of six trawlers in the deep sea amid stormy weather. One of the fishermen named Abul kalam from Chatla villag...

Legal notice seeks Momen's resignation within 48 hrs 

FE ONLINE REPORT  2022-08-21 19:43:58

A legal notice has been sent to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen asking him to voluntarily resign from the office in 48 hours for his recent ‘controversial remark’ that he had requested the...

23 stranded fishermen rescued from Bay in Barishal

-- 2022-08-21 19:29:00

Bangladesh Coast Guard members on Sunday rescued 23 fishermen who were floating in the Bay of Bengal for five days as the engine of their trawler broke down. Lieutenant Colonel BN KM Shafiul Kinjol,...

Dengue claims one more life, 135 hospitalised

-- 2022-08-21 18:36:57

One more person died from dengue, and 135 people were hospitalised with the viral infection in the 24 hours to Sunday morning as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh.  So far, the Di...

Meerjady Sabrina Flora on life support in Singapore

-- 2022-08-21 18:34:51

Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, additional director general of health services and head of the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19, has been admitted to Singapore’s National University...

Death toll in Cox's Bazar fishing trawler capsize rises to seven

-- 2022-08-21 18:19:04

The authorities have recovered five more bodies after a fishing trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal amid rough weather. It brings the death toll to seven. One other fisherman onboard the Mayer Doa,...

Bangladesh may prefer to import Russian oil via third country

-- 2022-08-21 18:10:28

Bangladesh may prefer to import Russian oil via a third country to avert possible risks of the business.  According to official sources at the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, ne...

TIB calls for releasing draft amendments to the Press Council Act publicly, taking stakeholders opinion

FE ONLINE REPORT  2022-08-21 17:47:19

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for releasing the draft amendment to the Bangladesh Press Council Act in public.  At the same time, it in a statement urged for taking the...

173 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-08-21 17:29:44

Bangladesh has recorded 173 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,009,970. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,315 in 24 hours, according to the l...