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Mild to moderate heat wave may continue in parts of country

Mild to moderate heat wave may continue in parts of country

-- 2022-07-15 19:03:09

The ongoing mild to moderate heat wave is likely to continue in different parts of the country, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin valid for 24 hours commencing from 9:00am tod...

Water levels in 25 river stations rise, 84 falls 

Water levels in 25 river stations rise, 84 falls 

-- 2022-07-15 18:56:31

Water levels at 25 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 84 stations recorded fall.  Among the 109 monitored river stations, water level...

Every court premises to have restrooms for justice seekers

Every court premises to have restrooms for justice seekers

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-07-15 18:55:32

Thousands of justice-seeking people gather every day on court premises across the country. Some people come to appear in the courts in their respective cases, some people come to meet with their impri...

Fugitive convict in Biswajit Das murder case held in Bogura 

Fugitive convict in Biswajit Das murder case held in Bogura 

-- 2022-07-15 18:28:33

Police on Friday arrested a fugitive convict who had been on the run since his conviction in the 2012 Biswajit Das murder case.  Alauddin, 35, who was sentenced to life in jail in the case in 20...

20 stranded tourists rescued from Kaptai Lake after 999 call  

20 stranded tourists rescued from Kaptai Lake after 999 call  

-- 2022-07-15 18:04:31

Police rescued 20 tourists, including women and children, after their boat ran out of fuel amid rain and got stuck on Kaptai Lake in Rangamati district on Thursday night.   According to Addition...

Justice Ebadul Hoque passes away

Justice Ebadul Hoque passes away

FE ONLINE REPORT  2022-07-15 17:50:01

Kazi Ebadul Hoque, a former judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and also a Language Movement activist, died at the age of 86.  He passed away during treatment at Dhaka’s...

BD calls for coordinated response to global challenges

BD calls for coordinated response to global challenges

FE Online Report 2022-07-15 17:17:00

Bangladesh called for strengthening global solidarity and adopting a well-coordinated response to address the ongoing global crisis, the foreign ministry said on Friday “As a member of the Cham...

Covid claims two lives, infects 1,051 more

Covid claims two lives, infects 1,051 more

-- 2022-07-15 17:10:32

Bangladesh has recorded 1,051 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,994,433.  The death toll from the disease climbed by two in 24 hours to 29,225, reports bdne...

Heat wave to continue in most parts of country

Heat wave to continue in most parts of country

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-07-15 15:50:32

A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Rangamati, Cumilla, Chandpur, Feni and Chuadanga which may continue, according...

UN announces USD 5m flash flood relief for Bangladesh

UN announces USD 5m flash flood relief for Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-07-15 13:12:26

The UN has announced an allocation of USD 5 million to support over 7.2 million people in Bangladesh who have been affected by recent floods in the North East of the country. After a coordinated appe...

Dhaka calls for strengthening global solidarity, adopting well-coordinated response to global challenges

Dhaka calls for strengthening global solidarity, adopting well-coordinated response to global challenges

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-15 10:50:34

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shariar Alam MP has called for strengthening global solidarity and adopting a well-coordinated response to address and overcome the ongoing challenges of the ong...

EC sets nine priorities before next general elections

EC sets nine priorities before next general elections

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-15 09:29:03

The Election Commission, headed by Kazi Habibul Awal, has started laying the groundwork for the 12th national election. The commission has drafted an action plan emphasising nine issues, including th...

Army chief hands over Tk 100 million to PM for flood victims

Army chief hands over Tk 100 million to PM for flood victims

-- 2022-07-14 20:43:34

Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed has handed over a cheque of Tk 100 million to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the flood-affected people in northeastern parts of the country, includin...

Bangladesh focuses on food security in new action plan

Bangladesh focuses on food security in new action plan

-- 2022-07-14 19:36:55

The government has worked out an action plan for FY23 for the agricultural sector to ensure food security as the world faces pressure on food production due to Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war...

More than 5,000 cases pending for 22 years in lower courts

More than 5,000 cases pending for 22 years in lower courts

-- 2022-07-14 19:18:39

More than five thousand cases are pending for 22 years or more than that in the lower courts across the country, said a statistics of the Supreme Court. The apex court authorities have been instructed...

Rajshahi MP dismisses media reports of assault on teacher by him

Rajshahi MP dismisses media reports of assault on teacher by him

-- 2022-07-14 18:15:56

Awami League lawmaker from Rajshahi-1 Omar Faruk Chowdhury and principal of Rajabari Degree College Selim Reza both have trashed the media reports on the assault on the principal by the MP. They held...

Bangladesh reports 1,324 new Covid cases, six deaths

Bangladesh reports 1,324 new Covid cases, six deaths

-- 2022-07-14 16:48:21

Bangladesh has recorded 1,324 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,993,382. The death toll from the disease climbed by six in 24 hours to 29,223, according to the l...

No respite from scorching heat in parts of country

No respite from scorching heat in parts of country

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-14 14:59:46

People in the capital and some places in the country are witnessing excruciating hot weather as a mild heat wave is sweeping over different divisions and districts which may continue, according to a M...

Bangladesh tops South Asia ranking on gender gap index

Bangladesh tops South Asia ranking on gender gap index

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-14 12:15:51

The gender gap in Bangladesh is the lowest among countries in South Asia, according to a study by the World Economic Forum. Bangladesh ranked 71st out of 146 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index...

Woman journalist found dead in city

Woman journalist found dead in city

FE REPORT 2022-07-14 10:51:27

Police recovered the dead body of a woman journalist from the city's Hazaribagh area on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sohana Parvin (37). Being informed, the police rushed to the spot an...

Govt appoints Muhammad Imran as envoy to US, Mustafizur to India

Govt appoints Muhammad Imran as envoy to US, Mustafizur to India

-- 2022-07-13 23:58:29

The Bangladesh government has appointed Muhammad Imran, currently serving as the high commissioner to India, as the ambassador to the United States.Md Mustafizur Rahman, the serving permanent represen...

No chance of changing government without polls: Obaidul Quader

No chance of changing government without polls: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-07-13 19:40:41

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said there is no chance of changing the government without elections. “The government will be changed in Bangladesh through elections...

European Union ambassador meets BNP leaders

European Union ambassador meets BNP leaders

-- 2022-07-13 19:37:13

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley held a meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and two other leaders on Wednesday. The one-and-a-half-hour meeting was...

Harun-or-Rashid appointed DB chief

Harun-or-Rashid appointed DB chief

-- 2022-07-13 18:17:13

Harun-or-Rashid is set to take charge of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch in the latest shake-up of the police ranks. He replaces M Hafiz Akhtar, who will now head the Crime and Operations...

Bangladesh logs 1,027 virus cases, five  deaths in a day

Bangladesh logs 1,027 virus cases, five deaths in a day

-- 2022-07-13 17:55:33

Bangladesh has recorded 1,027 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,992,058.The death toll from the disease climbed by five in 24 hours to 29,217, according to the la...

PM suggests integrated learning environment for children with special needs

PM suggests integrated learning environment for children with special needs

-- 2022-07-13 17:30:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for ensuring an integrated environment of education to help flourish merit and creativity of the special children with autism and neuro-development dis...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines gets new managing director

Biman Bangladesh Airlines gets new managing director

-- 2022-07-13 17:12:38

Bangladesh has appointed Zahid Hossain, a director at Biman Bangladesh Airlines, as the national carrier’s new managing director. He will replace Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal, who has been made the...

Bangladesh Bank eases online visa fee payment

Bangladesh Bank eases online visa fee payment

-- 2022-07-13 16:07:29

Bangladesh Bank has eased visa processing fee transactions by allowing people to pay through international debit and prepaid cards. Authorised dealers may issue the international cards for the online...

Gazipur warehouse catches fire

Gazipur warehouse catches fire

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-13 12:04:13

A fire broke out at a textile waste warehouse in the Majukhan area of Gazipur city early on Wednesday, gutting two adjacent houses. No reports of casualties were reported till the filing of this repo...

Three dead, two injured in Dinajpur car crash

Three dead, two injured in Dinajpur car crash

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-13 10:45:54

At least three people have died after a car veered out of control and plunged into a roadside ditch in Dinajpur Sadar. Two others were injured in the accident that took place on the Dinajpur-Rangpur...