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Ferry services from Mawa terminal to continue, says state minister

-- 2022-06-28 17:42:04

Ferries from Mawa terminal will operate as per people’s demand, said State Minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday. “We did not stop ferry services in the Padma River aft...

Govt to beef up surveillance on Padma Bridge before lifting motorcycle ban

-- 2022-06-28 17:17:07

The government will set up speed guns and CCTV surveillance before deciding whether to allow motorcycles to cross the Padma Bridge, according to State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury. &...

NHRC for raising parents’ awareness to end child labour

FE Online Report 2022-06-28 17:05:49

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Nasima Begum has called for raising the parents’ awareness and building an affirmative and sound mindset of people in the society to put an end t...

HC asks govt to form commission to identify conspirators against Padma Bridge project

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-28 16:55:18

The High Court on Tuesday ordered the concerned bodies of the government to form a commission to identify the real conspirators who created false stories of corruption in order to hinder the Padma Bri...

Bangladesh reports 2,087 new Covid cases, three deaths

-- 2022-06-28 16:47:08

Bangladesh has registered 2,087 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,969,361. Another three fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, taking the death toll f...

Organised tourism is crucial to saving Saint Martin

Sadia Karim 2022-06-28 16:18:52

Saint Martin’s island is arguably the most beautiful tourist spot in Bangladesh and the most popular as well. Full of scenic beauty, it also has unexplored possibilities for the development of a...

Biman's first dedicated Hajj flight from Sylhet leaves for Jeddah

-- 2022-06-28 15:23:12

The first dedicated Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Sylhet left Osmani International Airport Tuesday morning. The flight BG-3131 with 419 pilgrims on board departed the airport at 10:00...

Padma Bridge sees a drop in vehicles on second day

-- 2022-06-28 15:17:24

About 15,000 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge on the second day, a steep drop from the first, largely due to a ban on motorcycles. “Seventy-five per cent of the vehicles that crossed on the fi...

NHRC chief for raising awareness among parents to prevent child labour

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-28 15:00:02

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Nasima Begum has called for raising awareness among parents and building the affirmative and sound mindset of people in the society to put an end to ch...

Dhaka's air quality continues to be in 'good' category

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-28 14:14:37

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 35 at 10.20am, the densely populated metropolis ranked 51st in the list of world cities with the worst air quality. Pakistan’s Lahore, India's Delhi, an...

Nearly Tk 0.5 trillion was saved in Padma Bridge compared to Hardinge Bridge: Information minister

-- 2022-06-28 13:46:23

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the government has saved Tk 0.3 trillion to 0.5 trillion in the 6.15-km Padma Bridge construction compared to the construction cost of th...

Dhaka-Barishal river transporters face uncertainty over 'special' Eid services

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-28 13:26:08

Launch owners operating on the Dhaka-Barishal route are fearing a drop in passenger numbers during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays after the inauguration of the Padma Bridge. The owners were unable to final...

IGP Benazir receives integrity award

-- 2022-06-28 11:15:23

The government has given the Integrity Award 2020-21 to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. Benazir Ahmed in recognition of his integrity in the profession, BSS reports. Home Minister Asaduzzaman K...

Over 55,000 vehicles cross on first day

FE REPORT 2022-06-28 09:54:33

The first-day toll-collection amount and traffic on the Padma Bridge crossed the average daily toll collection and traffic on the country's second-largest bridge over the Jamuna River. According to...

President urges youth to become entrepreneurs instead of running after jobs

-- 2022-06-27 23:26:33

President M Abdul Hamid has called upon young people to become self-reliant by using their talents and innovative ideas without running after jobs. "Today's educated young men and women run after job...

Children aged 5-12 to get Pfizer Covid vaccine, birth certificate required

-- 2022-06-27 21:29:15

The Bangladesh government will use Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine to immunise children aged 5 to 12. After a successful campaign to vaccinate adults and children aged above 12 years old, the d...

Padma Bridge cost to be repaid by 2057, says Quader

-- 2022-06-27 20:26:07

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the construction cost of Padma Bridge would be collected from tolls by 2057. The minister said this on Monday while replying to a tabled qu...

Four injured as mini-truck overturns after crossing Padma Bridge

-- 2022-06-27 20:18:20

A mini-truck transporting onions to Dhaka has overturned just after crossing the Padma Bridge at its Mawa end in Munshiganj, leaving four people injured and briefly hampering traffic. The driver lost...

Banks asked to provide special agri credit in flood-hit districts

-- 2022-06-27 19:23:47

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed banks to give special attention to disburse agriculture loans at a reduced interest rate in the flood-affected districts. The Agriculture Credit Department (ACD) o...

Mobile court fines youth for violating rules on Padma Bridge

-- 2022-06-27 19:07:23

A mobile court on Monday fined Tk 1000 to a young man for breaching rules while crossing the Padma Bridge, on the second day of the opening of the long-cherished bridge to vehicular traffic. The mobi...

Bangladesh asks UK to resettle 0.1m Rohingya refugees

-- 2022-06-27 18:44:31

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called on the United Kingdom to resettle 100,000 Rohingya currently living in Bangladesh in order to ease the burden of the refugee population on the country. The...

Bangladesh logs 2,101 new Covid cases, highest in 18 weeks

-- 2022-06-27 18:15:43

Bangladesh has registered 2,101 cases of Covid-19 in a day, the most since Feb 19, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,967,274. Another two fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, ta...

Developed communication systems to expedite industrialisation, says PM

-- 2022-06-27 18:08:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government has ensured continued efforts to develop communication systems across the country as developed communication can expedite industrialisation, trade...

140 medical teams working in flood-hit areas, says health minister

-- 2022-06-27 17:41:11

A total of 140 medical teams are providing medical treatment to flood-hit people in Sylhet district, says Health Minister Zahid Maleque. The health department, he said, is ready to provide medical as...

Biman to start direct Dhaka-Toronto flights on July 27

-- 2022-06-27 17:25:43

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start operating direct flights from Dhaka to Toronto on July 27. The airlines made the announcement with a press release on Sunday night, reports bdnews24.com. Passeng...

Impossible to remove Padma Bridge's screws by hand, says CID

-- 2022-06-27 17:22:32

The Criminal Investigation Department says Bayezid Talha, who was arrested for removing nuts from bolts of the Padma Bridge railings, committed an act of sabotage as it would not have been possible to...

Two Shimulia ferries transferred as demand dries up after Padma Bridge opening

-- 2022-06-27 17:11:56

Two of the eight ferries on the Shimulia-Majhirkandi river route have been transferred to other routes after the opening of the Padma Bridge. “The two ferries were moved in the morning as there...

Govt must identify those who conspired against Padma Bridge project, says HC

-- 2022-06-27 16:56:37

The High Court (HC) has stressed the need to identify the 'conspirators' who sought to undermine the Padma Bridge project by raising false allegations of corruption over the construction of the megast...

Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim arrested in Saudi for begging

-- 2022-06-27 16:01:54

Saudi Arabian police have arrested a Bangladeshi man for begging during his trip to the country to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. Md Motiar Rahman, a native of Meherpur's Gangni upazila, was arrested i...

Do Something Foundation distributes relief to 5,000 flood victims in six districts

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-27 13:40:32

Do Something Foundation - a humanitarian organisation - has so far distributed relief among 5,000 people affected by floods in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat....