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Awami League to hold seminar on Padma Bridge on Saturday

Awami League to hold seminar on Padma Bridge on Saturday

-- 2022-06-17 21:36:04

The information and research sub-committee of the Awami League will hold a national seminar on Padma Bridge in the capital on Saturday. The seminar will be held at Cirdap auditorium at 10.30 am, repo...

Mirza Fakhrul extends sympathy to flood-hit people

Mirza Fakhrul extends sympathy to flood-hit people

-- 2022-06-17 21:31:51

Extending sympathy to the flood-affected people in the country, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday slammed the government for its alleged apathy towards the suffering of the v...

Flood hits 39 unions in Netrokona

Flood hits 39 unions in Netrokona

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-06-17 21:25:30

Residents in 39 unions in six Upazilas of Netrokona district were affected by floods amid a rise in water levels on major rivers in the district. According to the local Bangladesh Water Development B...

Develop action plan to counter hate speech, ARTICLE 19 urges Bangladesh

Develop action plan to counter hate speech, ARTICLE 19 urges Bangladesh

-- 2022-06-17 19:26:19

ARTICLE 19, the UK-based human rights organisation with an emphasis on free speech, has urged the Bangladesh government to develop and implement a national plan of action to counter hate speech. Keny...

Fire at Adamjee EPZ doused after six hours

Fire at Adamjee EPZ doused after six hours

-- 2022-06-17 19:13:46

Gas supply has been snapped at Narayanganj's Adamjee Export Processing Zone (EPZ) due to a fire that broke out at an under-construction building inside the EPZ on Friday morning. The fire broke out a...

Hasina sent ‘Amrapali mangoes’ to Indian President, PM

Hasina sent ‘Amrapali mangoes’ to Indian President, PM

FE ONLINE REPORT  2022-06-17 19:10:35

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent one tonnes of ‘Amrapali’ Mango as a gift to Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi.&nb...

US ready to advance relations with Bangladesh

US ready to advance relations with Bangladesh

-- 2022-06-17 18:44:47

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has laid emphasis on advancing the relations between Bangladesh and the United States taking advantage of the opportunities and addressing the challenges through...

Sylhet airport flooded, flight operations suspended

Sylhet airport flooded, flight operations suspended

-- 2022-06-17 18:33:25

Flight operations, including take-off and landing, have been suspended at Sylhet Osmani International Airport as the flood water has reached near the runway.  Flood situation in Sylhet region ha...

Flood situation may worsen further, 290 educational institutes suspend classes

Flood situation may worsen further, 290 educational institutes suspend classes

-- 2022-06-17 18:17:34

Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre on Friday said the flood situation in the Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona districts may further deteriorate in the next 24 hours. Water levels in 13 points of the...

21 DU students stuck in flood in Sunamganj 

21 DU students stuck in flood in Sunamganj 

-- 2022-06-17 17:43:10

Some 21 students of Dhaka University have been trapped by floods in a restaurant on to visit Tanguar Haor in Sunamganj district.  Running out of water and food on Friday they called out for imme...

Fire breaks out at Adamjee EPZ gas pipeline 

Fire breaks out at Adamjee EPZ gas pipeline 

-- 2022-06-17 17:23:28

A fire broke out at a gas pipeline beside the Polwel factory at Adamjee EPZ in Narayanganj on Friday.  Fire service sources said the fire broke out at a gas pipeline at 7:35 am. Being informed,...

Six killed in Mymensingh lightning strikes

Six killed in Mymensingh lightning strikes

-- 2022-06-17 17:13:42

Lightning strikes have claimed the lives of six people, including three children, in Mymensingh Sadar, Nandail and Dhobaura Upazila. The deaths were reported in three separate lightning incidents on...

Natural disasters driving children out of their homes in Bangladesh

Natural disasters driving children out of their homes in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-17 17:08:50

Natural disasters are driving many families including children out of their homes in Bangladesh, says a UNICEF statement. “Children and families are also being driven from their homes by extrem...

Army deployed to speed up flood rescue, relief efforts in Sylhet, Sunamganj

Army deployed to speed up flood rescue, relief efforts in Sylhet, Sunamganj

-- 2022-06-17 16:47:01

The government has deployed army personnel in Sylhet and Sunamganj to speed up flood rescue and relief efforts, according to Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Mosharrof Hossain. “The main challe...

Covid-19: Positivity rate jumps to 6.27pc, 433 cases in 24 hours

Covid-19: Positivity rate jumps to 6.27pc, 433 cases in 24 hours

-- 2022-06-17 16:21:16

Bangladesh has registered 433 cases of Covid-19 in a day, the highest since March 8, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,955,427. As many as 6,905 samples were tested across the country in 24...

Flash floods disconnect Sunamganj, leaving no place for people to take refuge

Flash floods disconnect Sunamganj, leaving no place for people to take refuge

-- 2022-06-17 15:21:56

The tin-shed house of Selim Mia, a Haji Para resident in Sunamganj, went underwater on Thursday afternoon. He took shelter, along with his family, at a two-storey building owned by his neighbour, bdne...

Flood situation in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona to deteriorate further

Flood situation in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona to deteriorate further

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-17 14:38:53

The flood situation in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrakona may deteriorate in the next 24 hours amid a rise in the water level of the rivers in the districts, the Bangladesh Water Development Board or BWD...

Shootout at Rohingya camp, ‘assault rifle’ recovered

Shootout at Rohingya camp, ‘assault rifle’ recovered

-- 2022-06-17 13:22:20

The Armoured Police Battalion, or APBn, have recovered an assault rifle and a large amount of ammunition from a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya, bdnews24.com reports. In a s...

SSC, equivalent exams suspended due to floods

SSC, equivalent exams suspended due to floods

-- 2022-06-17 12:47:51

The SSC general, vocational and Dakhil examinations, scheduled to start on Jun 19, have been suspended due to flooding in some districts, according to the Ministry of Education. The revised schedule...

Oil-like substance found underground at construction site

Oil-like substance found underground at construction site

OUR CORRESPONDENT, NETRAKONA 2022-06-17 12:32:25

A flammable liquid suspected to be oil has been found underground at a construction site in Netrakona, creating a stir among local people. Construction workers unearthed it while placing an electric...

EC Alamgir dismiss fraud claims in Cumilla mayor polls

EC Alamgir dismiss fraud claims in Cumilla mayor polls

-- 2022-06-16 21:53:07

Election Commissioner Md Alamgir has brushed aside the allegation of fraud in Cumilla mayoral polls, saying the returning officer stood no chance to change the results. Former mayor Monirul Haque Sak...

Ferry, passenger ship fares hiked by 20pc 

Ferry, passenger ship fares hiked by 20pc 

-- 2022-06-16 21:14:09

Bangladesh inland Water Transport Corporation has increased the fare for its passenger ships and ferry services by 20 per cent effective from Sunday.  This was announced in a BIWTC press release...

Nearly 0.4m posts vacant at ministries: Farhad

Nearly 0.4m posts vacant at ministries: Farhad

-- 2022-06-16 20:49:05

A total of 392,117 posts are now vacant under different ministries, said State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain on Thursday. He made the disclosure while replying to a query from Awa...

Permanent bail granted to Khaleda in two defamation cases

Permanent bail granted to Khaleda in two defamation cases

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-16 18:51:22

The High Court on Thursday granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases filed on charges of hurting the religious sentiment of Muslims and making derogatory comments on Bangaband...

Bangladesh seeks apology from WB for concocting Padma Bridge scam

Bangladesh seeks apology from WB for concocting Padma Bridge scam

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-16 18:27:05

Bangladesh felt that World Bank should compensate the people whom they had harassed bringing false allegations of corruption centring the Padma Bridge project. “They raised false allegations an...

Fatima Yasmin becomes first female secretary of Finance Division 

Fatima Yasmin becomes first female secretary of Finance Division 

-- 2022-06-16 18:21:55

For the first time, the government of Bangladesh has appointed a female official to the Finance Division as its secretary.  Fatima Yasmin, who was previously a secretary at the Economic Relation...

Thousands marooned as floods hit Sylhet for third time

Thousands marooned as floods hit Sylhet for third time

-- 2022-06-16 18:11:40

Large swathes of five upazilas, including the Sylhet metropolitan area, have been inundated after floods swept across the region for a third time due to heavy rains and the onrush of mountain runoffs,...

Bangladesh reports 357 Covid cases, highest in 14 weeks 

Bangladesh reports 357 Covid cases, highest in 14 weeks 

-- 2022-06-16 18:01:57

Bangladesh has registered 357 cases of Covid-19 in a day, the highest since Mar 8, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,954,994.  But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour coun...

Gas supply to remain off in Gazipur on Friday

Gas supply to remain off in Gazipur on Friday

-- 2022-06-16 17:16:54

Gas supply will remain suspended for 24 hours from 9 am on Friday in different areas of Gazipur and adjoining areas due to emergency works in gas pipelines. UNB agency, citing a press release said, t...

'No pressure to take Covid booster shots'

'No pressure to take Covid booster shots'

-- 2022-06-16 16:53:29

No one will be forced to take a booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, says Health Minister Zahid Maleque. The government’s duty is to create awareness on taking Covid-19 vaccines, the minister...