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Govt shuffles secretaries to eight ministries, divisions

Govt shuffles secretaries to eight ministries, divisions

-- 2022-05-18 19:30:00

The government has reshuffled secretaries to eight ministries and divisions, the public administration ministry said in a notice on Wednesday. Social Welfare Secretary Mahfuza Akhter has been made th...

BNP urges govt to drop expensive megaprojects amid dollar crisis

BNP urges govt to drop expensive megaprojects amid dollar crisis

-- 2022-05-18 19:05:16

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said that Bangladesh is going through “a very alarming economic situation” amid the growing inflation rate and devaluation of...

Low-lying areas in Sylhet inundated, thousands marooned

Low-lying areas in Sylhet inundated, thousands marooned

-- 2022-05-18 18:13:06

Monsoon rains and the onrush of mountain runoff have worsened flooding in parts of Sylhet, forcing the authorities to open 200 shelters across the northeastern district for the thousands of people mar...

Govt to refund Hajj registration fees to people aged above 65

Govt to refund Hajj registration fees to people aged above 65

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-18 17:36:50

The government has issued a circular regarding the refund of Hajj registration fees for those who crossed 65 years of age. The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Wednesday issued the circular regarding...

Rice price will come down soon, says food minister

Rice price will come down soon, says food minister

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-18 17:01:46

Food Minister Sadan Chandra Majumder has said the rice price is expected to come to a stable position soon. He came up with the statement at a press briefing at the secretariat on Wednesday. More...

Bangladesh logs 22 Covid cases, no deaths

Bangladesh logs 22 Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-05-18 16:32:44

Bangladesh has registered 22 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,953,103. But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll from t...

PM stresses building Cox's Bazar as global tourist city

PM stresses building Cox's Bazar as global tourist city

-- 2022-05-18 16:26:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all not to build indiscriminate establishments in Cox's Bazar, saying her government is implementing projects to ensure its overall development maintaining nat...

HC cancels bail to ex-Jubo League leader Samrat

HC cancels bail to ex-Jubo League leader Samrat

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-18 15:40:03

The High Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a case filed for amassing illegal wealth of Tk 29.4 million. The court also di...

Recruiting agencies urged to ensure labour rights for Bangladeshi workers in Brunei

Recruiting agencies urged to ensure labour rights for Bangladeshi workers in Brunei

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-18 15:26:18

The High Commission of Bangladesh in Brunei on Wednesday urged the recruiting agencies to ensure that Bangladeshi citizens are not subjected to indignity, exploitation, coercion, and hazardous work...

HC scraps Samrat’s bail

HC scraps Samrat’s bail

-- 2022-05-18 12:56:13

The High Court has scrapped the bail order of expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a case of money laundering and illegal wealth accumulation. The High Court bench of Justic...

Nasir among three indicted in Pori Moni's attempted rape, murder case

Nasir among three indicted in Pori Moni's attempted rape, murder case

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-18 12:27:54

A court has indicted businessman Nasir U Mahmood, Tuhin Siddique Omi and another suspect for the attempted rape and murder of actress Pori Moni at a boat club in Savar. Judge Md Hemayet Uddin of the...

Fire guts at least 150 shops in Barguna

Fire guts at least 150 shops in Barguna

-- 2022-05-18 12:12:08

At least 150 shops and businesses have been burnt down after a devastating fire ravaged a municipal market in Barguna. The flames broke out at a clothing shop at 11 pm on Monday and spread to the r...

Rains likely to lash Bangladesh

Rains likely to lash Bangladesh

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-18 11:19:45

Brace for some reprieve from the summer heat, as the weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in the next 24 hours.  “Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashe...

Sylhet city under water as flood situation worsens

Sylhet city under water as flood situation worsens

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-05-18 10:04:17

SYLHET: The flood situation in Sylhet worsened further during the last 24 hours with the rise in water level in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers. Many areas in the Sylhet city including the Shahjalal U...

Rohingya coming to Bangladesh from India ‘worrisome’: Momen

Rohingya coming to Bangladesh from India ‘worrisome’: Momen

-- 2022-05-17 21:19:57

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said a good number of Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh from India through fence areas in recent times which he sees as a matter of worry. "Unfortunatel...

Many Rohingya people coming to Bangladesh from India, says Momen

Many Rohingya people coming to Bangladesh from India, says Momen

-- 2022-05-17 20:44:23

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said a good number of Rohingya people are coming to Bangladesh from India through fence areas in recent times which he sees as a matter of concern.  &l...

Banks to remain open this Saturday

Banks to remain open this Saturday

-- 2022-05-17 20:27:56

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks for taking appropriate measures to keep open their branches or sub-branches relating to the hajj activities on May 21 (Saturday) for hajj management. The central...

HC sends businessman Ershad Ali to police custody for embezzling Tk 1.76b

HC sends businessman Ershad Ali to police custody for embezzling Tk 1.76b

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-17 20:04:05

The High Court on Tuesday handed over Md Ershad Ali, chairman of Ershad Brothers Corporation, to the officer in charge of Shahbagh Police Station in Dhaka after rejecting his anticipatory bail petitio...

'Not like exchanging Xmas card, legal process needed for Halder's extradition'

'Not like exchanging Xmas card, legal process needed for Halder's extradition'

-- 2022-05-17 19:39:35

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami said on Tuesday that the legal process has to be completed before the extradition of fugitive Bangladeshi businessman PK Halder from Indi...

‘Ami Probashi’ revolutionising migration process

‘Ami Probashi’ revolutionising migration process

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-17 19:34:13

Digital BMET databank registration allows users to complete government processes from the comfort of their homes and increases aspiring migrant databank entry by 350%. The service was launched at zero...

HC seeks updated info of cases against PK Halder

HC seeks updated info of cases against PK Halder

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-17 17:45:33

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to present the updated information in the cases filed against Proshanta Kumar Halder (PK Halder) within June 12. HC bench of...

S Asia is epicentre of severely wasted children

S Asia is epicentre of severely wasted children

-- 2022-05-17 17:28:37

South Asia remains the ‘epicentre’ of severe wasting, where roughly 1 in 22 children is severely wasted, three times as high as sub-Saharan Africa, says UNICEF on Tuesday. Bangladesh is a...

Govt announces Padma bridge tolls

Govt announces Padma bridge tolls

-- 2022-05-17 17:08:16

The government has finalised tolls for vehicles crossing the Padma bridge, a step closer to its planned inauguration in June. The tolls will be effective from the opening of the bridge, the governmen...

Practise restraint as food prices increasing globally, says PM

Practise restraint as food prices increasing globally, says PM

-- 2022-05-17 16:44:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged citizens to practise moderation in response to the rising prices of food and other commodities on the world market, according to Planning Minister MA Mannan. Th...

No Covid deaths for 27 consecutive days

No Covid deaths for 27 consecutive days

-- 2022-05-17 16:43:01

Bangladesh reported 32 Covid cases in 24 hours until Tuesday morning which took the total caseload to 1,953,081. With no new Covid death reported during the period for the 27th consecutive day, the t...

Pre-monsoon showers to drench most of the country

Pre-monsoon showers to drench most of the country

-- 2022-05-17 15:47:45

Brace for pre-monsoon showers in the next 24 hours. “Thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind are likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensing...

Hearing on rule to bring back PK Halder June 12

Hearing on rule to bring back PK Halder June 12

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-17 15:32:52

The High Court on Tuesday fixed June 12 for hearing on the ruling over the repatriation of Prashanta Kumar Halder, former managing director of NRB Global Bank and Reliance Finance Limited, over money...

Kamrangirchar gas outage likely to continue for some time

Kamrangirchar gas outage likely to continue for some time

-- 2022-05-17 15:09:31

Public representatives have come forward in the past week to try and resolve the gas outage in Kamrangirchar, but they have not been able to give much hope about the restoration of the gas supply....

49 suspected Jamaat-Shibir activists arrested in Ctg

49 suspected Jamaat-Shibir activists arrested in Ctg

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-17 12:14:37

Police on Tuesday detained as many as 49 suspected members of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chattogram. Officers said the suspects were detained from a hotel in Terry Bazar of Chattogr...

ACC seeks Interpol help for PK extradition

ACC seeks Interpol help for PK extradition

FE REPORT 2022-05-17 08:51:13

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has contacted the Interpol bureau in Delhi for the latter's help in extradition of PK Halder and his associates from India. "The commission is following legal s...