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Awami League to accept EC’s decision over EVM use in next polls: Obaidul Quader

-- 2023-01-23 21:19:32

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the ruling party would accept the decision of the Election Commission (EC) over the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next general...

Govt turns parliament into ‘one-party club’, alleges Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2023-01-23 21:14:07

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government has turned the Jatiya Sangsad into a 'one-party club' by destroying the country’s electoral system. &ldqu...

Seven-year-old boy dies of Nipah virus

-- 2023-01-23 21:05:20

A toddler died of the Nipah virus at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital on Monday morning. The seven-year-old boy, Md. Swad, was the son of Sanowar Ali of Ishwardi upazila in Pabna. Swad died whi...

Momen hopes China to invest more in Bangladesh in coming years

-- 2023-01-23 20:57:35

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed his hope that China would invest more in Bangladesh in the coming years. He also thanked China for being the largest bilateral trade partner of Banglades...

Air hostess jailed for 10 years in gold smuggling case

-- 2023-01-23 19:53:17

A Dhaka tribunal has sentenced an air hostess to 10 years in prison over the seizure of 9.5 kilograms of smuggled gold found on her during a search at Shahjalal International Airport over three years...

Cabinet okays draft of Income Tax Act

-- 2023-01-23 19:45:11

The cabinet approved the draft of the Income Tax Act-2023 in principle, which among other things, curbs the discretionary powers of the income tax officer. The approval came from the cabinet meeting...

PM stresses larger global support to overcome developing countries’ crisis

-- 2023-01-23 19:42:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged World Bank (WB) and other international organisations to strengthen support to help developing countries like Bangladesh overcome the crisis stemming from the Co...

Holy Shab-e-Meraj on night of February 18

-- 2023-01-23 19:27:24

The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed in the country on the night of February 18. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting held at the Islamic Foundation office at Baitul...

Traffic halted on Airport Road by protest following death of university student

-- 2023-01-23 18:58:26

Vehicular movement on Airport Road remained suspended for one hour on Monday as protestors blocked the road following the death of a university student in a road crash. Azizul Haque, officer-in-charg...

Court order on custody of Japanese mother’s children on January 29

-- 2023-01-23 18:53:41

A family court of Dhaka has set Jan 29 for the delivery of the verdict in a case over the custody of two children of Bangladeshi Imran Sharif and Japanese Nakano Eriko. According to bdnews24.com, Jud...

PM unveils new book on Bangabandhu and his government

-- 2023-01-23 18:44:23

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday unveiled a book written focusing on the government of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and its basic outlines of building a new Bangladesh....

HC rebukes 21 B-baria lawyers for indecent conduct 

FE ONLINE REPORT  2023-01-23 18:36:46

The High Court (HC) on Monday rebuked 21 lawyers from Brahmanbaria Bar Association for chanting indecent slogans against the judge of the district Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal and ha...

CEC to meet Speaker on Tuesday to discuss presidential election

-- 2023-01-23 18:31:11

A meeting about holding the 22nd presidential election between Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal will be held on Tuesday. Election Commission Secre...

China supports open, inclusive initiative, says Chinese Ambassador

-- 2023-01-23 17:39:55

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen Monday said China supports any global initiative if it remains conducive to common development worldwide and avoids division or confrontation. He said any ini...

12 more Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2023-01-23 17:27:52

Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Monday morning. With the new number, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,456, according to the Directorate General of Health Service...

Two ‘leaders’ of new militant group arrested during raid near Rohingya camp

-- 2023-01-23 17:26:22

The Rapid Action Battalion revealed the name of a new militant group, Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya, in October last year. The law enforcers also reported a rare nexus between the Islamic militant...

Why independent commission shouldn’t be formed to probe Bangabandhu killing: HC

-- 2023-01-23 16:23:25

The High Court has questioned why an independent inquiry commission should not be constituted to investigate the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members. On Monday,...

Six sentenced to death for committing war crimes in 1971

-- 2023-01-23 16:10:16

A tribunal has sentenced six fugitives to death for committing crimes against humanity in Mymensingh's Trishal during the Liberation War in 1971. According to bdnews24.com, a three-member panel of th...

EVM procurement project suspended due to fund crunch

-- 2023-01-23 16:04:48

An initiative to expand the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) to 150 parliamentary constituencies in the next general election has been put on hold due to a fund shortage stemming from the glob...

Death anniv of Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani today

FE REPORT 2023-01-23 09:05:00

Today (Monday) is the sixth death anniversary of Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, former chairman of Ispahani Group. He breathed his last at a hospital in the capital city on January 23, 2017 following a...

BRT site accident: Chinese co pays Tk 14m to victims

FE REPORT 2023-01-23 08:54:05

The Chinese company, found responsible for the tragic accident at a BRT construction site in the capital's Uttara area, has recently provided Tk 14 million as compensation to the victims. Managing Di...

Man says he killed daughter for eloping: police

-- 2023-01-22 22:41:59

A reinvestigation into the mysterious death of a garment worker in Tangail seven years ago has revealed that the woman was killed by none other than her father for eloping with a man from the same are...

People want fall of BNP’s leadership: Obaidul Quader

-- 2023-01-22 22:01:32

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the country's people do not want to see the fall of the incumbent government rather they want the fall of BNP's leadership. “Mr. Fak...

China vows to work with Bangladesh to absorb economic shocks

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-22 20:59:15

The new Chinese Ambassador, Yao Wen on Sunday said that China is ready to work with Bangladesh to absorb the shock of the recession resulting from the Ukraine war and the Covid pandemic. Talking to r...

Journalist Biplab Zaman laid to rest

FE REPORT 2023-01-22 20:43:47

Journalist Biplab Zaman was laid to rest at the Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard in the capital after Asr prayer on Sunday. His family members, relatives, colleagues and other well-wishers were present...

46.6pc of approved posts in government medical colleges remain vacant

-- 2023-01-22 20:43:15

A total of 2,605 posts against 5,589 approved ones are now vacant in the government medical colleges in the country, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday. The number is 46....

Bangladesh condemns burning of Holy Quran in Stockholm

-- 2023-01-22 20:15:35

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the act of burning of the Holy Quran by a far-right activist on Saturday in front of the Turkish Embassy in the Swedish capital Stockholm.   "Bangladesh express...

Presidential election: CEC likely to meet Speaker this week

-- 2023-01-22 20:04:29

The chief election commissioner on Sunday sought an appointment from Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury for a meeting about holding the 22nd presidential election. Confirming the matter, Speaker Dr...

‘Government doctors to practise privately at public hospitals’

-- 2023-01-22 19:35:44

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the government-employed doctors will practise in their private chambers beyond office hours at their hospitals, beginning in March. Speaking at a meeting on ins...

Court dismisses BNP’s case against DB chief, nine others

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-22 19:19:58

A Dhaka court on Sunday summarily rejected a petition submitted by a BNP executive committee member to lodge a suit against the chief of detective branch of police and nine other law enforcement offic...