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‘Hydroelectricity from sea water’ being examined: PM

‘Hydroelectricity from sea water’ being examined: PM

-- 2023-02-01 23:55:58

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said discussions are on to produce hydrogen electricity from sea water. Referring to the new concept of hydrogen power generation from sea water, she said th...

Democracy wins again through free, fair by-polls: Obaidul Quader

Democracy wins again through free, fair by-polls: Obaidul Quader

-- 2023-02-01 23:17:57

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said democracy has once again won in the country with free and fair by-elections to six constituencies left by Bangladesh Nationalist Pa...

People can no longer bear burden of increased power tariff: Mirza Fakhrul

People can no longer bear burden of increased power tariff: Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2023-02-01 23:12:27

Strongly protesting the fresh hike in power tariffs, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said people are repeatedly paying the prices of the government's limitless irregular...

Country’s position on CPI index lowered intentionally: Hasan Mahmud

Country’s position on CPI index lowered intentionally: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2023-02-01 23:09:34

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said many people think that Bangladesh's position on Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has been downgraded one step on the prescription of...

BRT, bypass project contractors fined for air pollution

BRT, bypass project contractors fined for air pollution

-- 2023-02-01 22:56:06

The Department of Environment has fined the contractors of Bus Rapid Transit or BRT and bypass projects in Dhaka Tk 50,000 each for air pollution. The drive on Wednesday was a part of a campaign laun...

PM calls on president at parliament office

PM calls on president at parliament office

-- 2023-02-01 22:44:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at his office in the parliament complex in Dhaka on Wednesday evening. “During the meeting, the prime minister (PM)...

There'll will be many sorts of conspiracy, but I believe in people: PM

There'll will be many sorts of conspiracy, but I believe in people: PM

-- 2023-02-01 21:23:55

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday blasted those who argue for an unelected government, saying that many conspiracies would be hatched to disturb the current stability in the country. “N...

No major irregularities reported in by-polls to six constituencies: CEC

No major irregularities reported in by-polls to six constituencies: CEC

-- 2023-02-01 20:18:13

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has said no major irregularities were reported in the by-election to the six parliamentary seats vacated by the BNP. However, the CEC said the turnout ma...

Bangladesh logs 12 more Covid cases

Bangladesh logs 12 more Covid cases

-- 2023-02-01 20:10:48

Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new number, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,568, according to the Directorate General of Health Serv...

SC stays order of listing of dead, injured Bangladeshi workers in Qatar

SC stays order of listing of dead, injured Bangladeshi workers in Qatar

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-02-01 20:02:15

The Chamber Court of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed till March 6 a portion of a High Court order that asked the government authorities to compile a list of Bangladeshi migrant...

SC benches announce orders, verdicts in Bengali in honour of language martyrs

SC benches announce orders, verdicts in Bengali in honour of language martyrs

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-02-01 19:54:57

Some of the judges of both the divisions of the Supreme Court have announced their orders and judgements in Bengali language on February 1 (Wednesday) in respect of the language martyrs.  Justic...

Another cold snap looms before end of winter

Another cold snap looms before end of winter

-- 2023-02-01 19:49:22

The Meteorological Department has forecast a cold snap sweeping over parts of the country at the end of the winter. Tentulia in Panchagarh registered the lowest temperature of 14.2 degrees Celsius on...

Low voter turnout in Brahmanbaria, Bogura bypolls

Low voter turnout in Brahmanbaria, Bogura bypolls

-- 2023-02-01 18:18:00

Voter turnout has been reportedly quite low in several of the six constituencies that held bypolls for new parliamentary representatives on Wednesday after the resignation of six BNP lawmakers, accord...

PM opens month-long Ekushey Book Fair 2023

PM opens month-long Ekushey Book Fair 2023

-- 2023-02-01 17:28:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2023, the annual event of book lovers and publishers, in Dhaka. The premier opened the country’s biggest book...

‘Vegetables, fruits to go to Middle East directly from now’

‘Vegetables, fruits to go to Middle East directly from now’

-- 2023-02-01 17:06:40

Bangladesh can now export vegetables and fruits directly to the Middle East, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque has said. An agreement has recently been signed with Dubai in this regard, he told r...

Govt fixes hajj cost at Tk 6,83,018

Govt fixes hajj cost at Tk 6,83,018

-- 2023-02-01 16:17:25

The government has fixed Tk 6,83,018 as the cost for each pilgrim to perform hajj this year. The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee on hajj management with State Minister for...

Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins today

Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins today

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-01 14:25:13

The month-long 'Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2023'  begins on the premises of the Bangla Academy and the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital today (Feb 1, 2023), BSS reports. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...

Voting underway for by-polls to six JS seats

Voting underway for by-polls to six JS seats

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-02-01 11:31:52

Voting in the by-polls to the six parliamentary seats — left vacant after BNP MPs resigned — began this morning. The six constituencies are: Thakurgaon-3, Bogura-4 and 6, Chapainawabganj-...

AQI: Dhaka air still ‘unhealthy

AQI: Dhaka air still ‘unhealthy

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-01 10:23:10

The air quality of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 168 at 9:15 am today (February 1, 2023), Dhaka ranke...

US sanctioned RAB on the basis of wrong information, says Shahriar

US sanctioned RAB on the basis of wrong information, says Shahriar

-- 2023-01-31 22:16:59

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on Tuesday reiterated the standard line of the government that the United States sanctioned elite force RAB and individuals associated with it on the b...

Stability prevails in country due to 15th constitutional amendment: PM

Stability prevails in country due to 15th constitutional amendment: PM

-- 2023-01-31 22:02:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the 15th amendment to the constitution strengthened the country's democracy and empowered people to choose public representatives by stopping the path of grabbing...

Digital pass mandatory to enter Supreme Court from Wednesday

Digital pass mandatory to enter Supreme Court from Wednesday

-- 2023-01-31 21:56:06

Citizens seeking justice will require a digital pass to enter the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court from Wednesday. They must collect it from the Supreme Court website. The pass will require th...

FAO to implement a project to promote production, marketing of jackfruit

FAO to implement a project to promote production, marketing of jackfruit

-- 2023-01-31 20:58:35

A new project will support small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs to benefit from the country's national fruit. Nutritious jackfruit is one of the most important and widely grown fruits in the country...

HC wants to know what steps taken to reduce air pollution

HC wants to know what steps taken to reduce air pollution

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-31 19:30:16

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday wanted to know from the concerned bodies of the government to inform it what steps have been taken in line with the earlier directives to reduce air pollution in the cap...

Around 59pc brick kilns operating illegally, says minister

Around 59pc brick kilns operating illegally, says minister

-- 2023-01-31 19:18:06

Around 59 per cent of the brick kilns in the country are being operated illegally without environmental clearance.  Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Shahab Uddin gave this inf...

Court issues gazette summoning Tarique, Zubaida to graft hearing

Court issues gazette summoning Tarique, Zubaida to graft hearing

-- 2023-01-31 18:46:55

A Dhaka court has issued a gazette ordering 'fugitives' Tarique Rahman, the BNP's acting chief, and his wife Zubaida Rahman, who are being tried for illegally amassing assets, to attend a hearing in t...

Feasibility study on Chattogram metro rail project begins

Feasibility study on Chattogram metro rail project begins

-- 2023-01-31 18:15:09

The feasibility study on the Chattogram metro rail began on Tuesday. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader joined the inauguration programme of the feasibility study virtually. Addres...

‘Bangladesh must step up efforts for migrants' rights’

‘Bangladesh must step up efforts for migrants' rights’

-- 2023-01-31 17:09:20

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of migrants, Felipe Gonzalez Morales, on Tuesday urged the authorities in Bangladesh to step up efforts for better protection of migrants' rights. "Bangladesh...

Bangladesh logs 13 new Covid cases

Bangladesh logs 13 new Covid cases

-- 2023-01-31 16:54:08

Bangladesh has recorded 13 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,556. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,442 over the 24-hour period, a...

Jamaat gets two months to prepare appeal against cancellation of registration

Jamaat gets two months to prepare appeal against cancellation of registration

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-31 15:44:31

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Isami two months to prepare a concise statement of its appeal against a High Court verdict that scrapped its registra...