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PM for withdrawal of sanctions against Russia

PM for withdrawal of sanctions against Russia

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-07-07 13:42:23

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the US and its allies to shun the path of imposing sanctions saying that the world economy, already hard-hit by Covid and Ukraine war, is now reeli...

Dhaka's air remains 'unhealthy'

Dhaka's air remains 'unhealthy'

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-07 11:01:39

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 119 at 9.12am on Thursday, the metropolis ranked seventh in the list of world cities with the worst air quality. Indonesia’s Jakarta, Saudi Arabia&rsquo...

Two cousins die in Rajbari road crash

Two cousins die in Rajbari road crash

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-07 10:49:51

Two cousins returning to their respective homes from Dhaka to celebrate Eid with their families in Jhenaidah died after a three-wheel vehicle they were travelling in overturned in Rajbari district tow...

Investigation finds chemicals caused BM Depot fire

Investigation finds chemicals caused BM Depot fire

-- 2022-07-06 21:05:27

The investigation committee formed by the Chattogram divisional commissioner says that the chemicals in the Sitakunda BM Container Depot sparked the deadly fire last month. The head of the probe body...

Country’s electoral system will be more democratic, says Obaidul Quader

Country’s electoral system will be more democratic, says Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-07-06 20:05:08

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the ruling Awami League government is working to make the country's electoral system more democratic and modernised. "The best way to expre...

BNP leader Mosharraf blames wrong policy for existing power crisis

BNP leader Mosharraf blames wrong policy for existing power crisis

-- 2022-07-06 20:01:29

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday warned that Bangladesh is likely to face a deepening economic crisis like Sri Lanka though the government is now trying to hush up the realit...

Red Cross Society of China donates $0.20m for flood victims in Bangladesh

Red Cross Society of China donates $0.20m for flood victims in Bangladesh

-- 2022-07-06 18:04:17

The Embassy of China in Bangladesh, on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), has donated US$ 200,000 to the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist those affected by recent floods...

UNICEF expresses concerns over recent attacks on teachers in Bangladesh

UNICEF expresses concerns over recent attacks on teachers in Bangladesh

-- 2022-07-06 17:58:03

UNICEF has expressed concerns over the recent attacks on teachers in Bangladesh, calling for their safety and security to be upheld. “UNICEF stands with the country in condemning these attacks...

1,728 Covid-19 cases, four deaths reported in 24 hours

1,728 Covid-19 cases, four deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-07-06 17:43:37

Bangladesh has recorded 1,728 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,984,700. The death toll from the disease climbed by four in 24 hours to 29,185, according to the...

Road crashes kill four in Dinajpur 

Road crashes kill four in Dinajpur 

-- 2022-07-06 17:14:29

Four people have been killed in two separate road accidents in Dinajpur ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha holidays.  In Dinajpur town, three members of a family died when an oil tanker ploughed into a mo...

Grim power outlook as costs spinning out of control

Grim power outlook as costs spinning out of control

-- 2022-07-06 17:05:53

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government is finding it increasingly difficult to keep power plants running as operational costs continued to spiral in the face of the war in Ukraine. "The war...

Convict in blogger Ananta Bijoy's murder arrested in India

Convict in blogger Ananta Bijoy's murder arrested in India

-- 2022-07-06 16:17:20

Faysal Ahmad, one of the four militants sentenced to death for the murder of secular blogger Ananta Bijoy Das, has been arrested in India. A special team of Kolkata police arrested the 27-year-old in...

Another 2,716 education institutions brought under MPO coverage

Another 2,716 education institutions brought under MPO coverage

-- 2022-07-06 16:07:35

The government is extending the coverage of its monthly pay order, or MPO, scheme to a new set of 2,716 educational institutions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced. The premier asked Educati...

Five Eid congregations to be held at Baitul Mukarram

Five Eid congregations to be held at Baitul Mukarram

-- 2022-07-06 14:37:02

The Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka is scheduled to hold five prayer congregations for Eid-ul-Azha, which will be celebrated on July 10. The first congregation will start at 7:00 am, led by...

PM seeks countrymen's help as govt forced executing load-shedding

PM seeks countrymen's help as govt forced executing load-shedding

-- 2022-07-06 13:43:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government is bound to carry out load shedding and limit electricity production as the fuel prices are continuously increasing globally due to Russia-Ukraine...

PM opens country's first campus-based IT business incubator

PM opens country's first campus-based IT business incubator

-- 2022-07-06 13:32:54

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the country's first university campus-based IT business incubator at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) as part of building "Smart...

Over 60,100 Bangladeshis travel to Saudi to perform Hajj this year

Over 60,100 Bangladeshis travel to Saudi to perform Hajj this year

-- 2022-07-06 13:27:57

As many as 60,146 Bangladeshis have travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj after a two-year disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. With the annual pilgrimage scheduled to begin on July...

300 pilgrims fail to make Hajj trip after falling prey to scammers

300 pilgrims fail to make Hajj trip after falling prey to scammers

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-06 13:15:30

Shahana Islam, a resident of Dhaka’s Shyamoli, has had her bags packed since Jun 25 in anticipation of making the Hajj trip this year. Her appointed moallem, or guide, Abdul Hai told her that he...

Dhaka's air quality improves

Dhaka's air quality improves

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-06 10:38:34

Dhaka's air quality has turned 'moderate' due to the monsoon showers across the country. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 76 at 9.30am on Wednesday, the metropolis ranked 19th in the list of...

Pre-hajj flights come to an end

Pre-hajj flights come to an end

FE REPORT 2022-07-06 08:53:12

A total of 60,139 pilgrims from Bangladesh reached Saudi Arabia at the last count this year for performing holy hajj, as the pre-hajj flights were wrapped up on Tuesday. Of the total, 30,361 pilgri...

Outages unbearable countrywide amid simmering heat

Outages unbearable countrywide amid simmering heat

Jubair Hasan 2022-07-06 08:42:06

Load shedding of electricity takes a turn for the worse in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country, disrupting activities in households and businesses. City-dwellers in various parts of the capital...

Fake Covid-19 testing: High Court rejects Shahed’s bail plea

Fake Covid-19 testing: High Court rejects Shahed’s bail plea

-- 2022-07-05 21:30:11

The High Court has rejected the bail application of disgraced Regent Hospital chairman Mohammad Shahed, in a case of fraud and embezzlement. The HC bench of Justice SM Kuddus Zaman and Justice Md Kha...

Henolux owner Nurul Amin, wife arrested for ‘instigating’ suicide

Henolux owner Nurul Amin, wife arrested for ‘instigating’ suicide

-- 2022-07-05 21:00:48

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Nurul Amin, owner of Henolux Group, and his wife Fatema Amin on charges of instigating contractor Gazi Anis to die by suicide. RAB spokesman ANM Emran Khan sai...

GSP plus, labour rights to get focus at meeting with EU trade delegation

GSP plus, labour rights to get focus at meeting with EU trade delegation

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-07-05 20:47:50

GSP Plus and labour rights will get priority in the meeting between Bangladesh and the trade delegation from the EU Parliament, which will visit Dhaka from July 17 to 20. The trade delegation, compri...

PM Hasina sends mangoes to Pakistan PM

PM Hasina sends mangoes to Pakistan PM

-- 2022-07-05 20:37:47

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent mangoes to her Pakistan counterpart Shehbaz Sharif as a special goodwill gesture.  Officials of the Bangladesh high commission handed over a consignmen...

Load shedding continues across country

Load shedding continues across country

-- 2022-07-05 19:58:01

Load-shedding continued across the country on Tuesday as consumers in many areas in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere experienced power cuts for several hours in several spells. According to Bangladesh...

Study shows rapid rise in Omicron sub-variant in Dhaka 

Study shows rapid rise in Omicron sub-variant in Dhaka 

-- 2022-07-05 19:23:26

Dhaka has reported scores of Covid-19 cases traced to the BA.5 Omicron sub-variant, which appears to be more infectious than the past versions of the virus, extending the current Covid surge.  I...

HC rejects DU teacher's plea challenging notice to leave university residence

HC rejects DU teacher's plea challenging notice to leave university residence

FE Online Report 2022-07-05 18:56:30

The High Court on Tuesday rejected an application filed by Dhaka University teacher Professor Morshed Hasan Kha, who was earlier terminated by the university authorities on charge of distorting the co...

US wants fair elections in Bangladesh, says Ambassador Peter Haas

US wants fair elections in Bangladesh, says Ambassador Peter Haas

-- 2022-07-05 18:38:24

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has wished the Bangladesh Election Commission all success in its great "civic responsibility" of conducting free and fair elections. On July 3, ambassador Haas...

DNCC to remove waste of sacrificial animals within 12 hours 

DNCC to remove waste of sacrificial animals within 12 hours 

-- 2022-07-05 18:27:20

The waste of sacrificial animals will be removed from the streets of Dhaka city within 12 hours, said Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Tuesday.  “The city corporat...