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Bangladesh logs 33 Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-05-11 16:56:18

Bangladesh has registered 33 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,888. The government recorded no deaths in the 24-hour count, keeping the total toll from t...

Padma bridge to be inaugurated in last week of June

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-11 16:43:13

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the Padma bridge will certainly be inaugurated in the last week of June. But the date will be finalised after Prime Minister Hasin...

Lack of physical activities affecting wellbeing of city kids, says PM

-- 2022-05-11 15:38:13

Sheikh Hasina has raised concerns about the effects of city life on the health and wellbeing of children, saying the lack of playgrounds and open spaces has left them glued to mobile phones and other...

Ex-Jubo League leader Samrat secures bail

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-11 15:17:01

Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, the former Jubo League leader who allegedly ran an illegal gambling racket, has secured bail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over illegally amassing...

Government's Hajj packages start at Tk 462,150

-- 2022-05-11 14:44:05

The Bangladesh government has announced this year’s public and private package deals for the Hajj pilgrimages. The government’s package-1 plan will cost Tk 527,340, package-2 will cost...

Women playing role in addressing climate change impacts despite risks: Environment minister

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-11 13:33:07

Despite climate change related risks and vulnerabilities adversely affecting women and thus their even tending to lose lives and livelihood, they are playing an increasing role in addressing climate c...

PM distributes National Sports Award to 85 persons, organisers

-- 2022-05-11 12:09:47

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has distributed the "National Sports Award" to 85 sports persons and organisers  in recognition to their glorious contribution to the country's sports arena, BSS repo...

Edible oil shortage still prevails in city

FE REPORT 2022-05-11 09:07:14

Edible-oil supply increased to some extent, but its scarcity still prevailed in the city groceries on Tuesday - the sixth day since the government hiked soybean oil price by a record margin to Tk 198...

No entry fees for tourists at Jaflong until further notice: Sylhet DC

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-10 23:38:18

The local administration has decided to stop collecting entry fees from tourists at the popular and natural beautiful tourist spot of Jaflong under Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet. The decision was take...

Jahangirnagar University student dies after falling off dormitory roof

-- 2022-05-10 21:54:34

A student of Jahangirnagar University died after falling off the roof of a dormitory building in the university during the rain on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Amit Kumar Biswas, a student...

Nearly 1,20,000 litres of hoarded cooking oil seized in Rajshahi

-- 2022-05-10 21:07:45

Police seized 92,616 litres of soybean oil during a raid on a market in Rajshahi’s Puthia Upazila on Tuesday as a shortage of cooking oil continued to plague consumers amid a price hike. Beside...

Prioritise maintenance works instead of making new roads, PM asks officials

-- 2022-05-10 19:47:32

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked officials to prioritise the maintenance of the existing road infrastructure instead of chasing new projects. The prime minister made the call at a meeting of th...

258.32m doses of Covid vaccine administered in Bangladesh so far

-- 2022-05-10 19:31:44

A total of 258.32 million (25,83,26,733) doses of Covid-19 vaccines including booster doses have been administered till Monday. "A total of 12,86,02,191 people have been administered the first dose...

USAID launches $20m project for forests, wetland areas in Bangladesh

-- 2022-05-10 18:07:20

A new US$20 million ecosystems project has been launched to protect critical forests and wetland areas in Bangladesh from degradation. Planning Minister MA Mannan and USAID Deputy Administrator for...

BNP chalks out 10-day programme to observe Zia’s death anniversary

-- 2022-05-10 17:54:06

BNP on Tuesday chalked out a 10-day programme to observe the 41st anniversary of the death of its founding leader Ziaur Rahman. The observance of the anniversary will begin on May 29 and end on June...

Awami League’s three affiliated organisations to hold conferences soon

-- 2022-05-10 17:46:59

Awami League has instructed its three of its affiliated organisations -- Chhatra League, Jubo Mohila League and Mohila Awami League -- to hold their conferences as soon as possible. “We’v...

Newspapers to publish notices for blogger Nazimuddin murder case fugitives

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-10 17:34:19

A Dhaka court has ordered national daily newspapers to publish notices asking five fugitives to appear before the court in blogger Nazimuddin Samad murder case. Judge Mojibur Rahman of Dhaka’s...

Bangladesh logs 26 new Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-05-10 16:43:42

Bangladesh has registered 26 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,855. The government recorded no fatalities from the disease in the 24-hour count and the d...

Cyclone Asani loses intensity as it nears Indian coast

-- 2022-05-10 16:43:22

Cyclone Asani is expected to gradually weaken and recurve northwestwards in the Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours, according to meteorologists. The storm, packing gale-force winds of up to 105 kmh,...

Bar Council election: Candidates busy with massive campaign

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-05-10 16:23:34

The main two panels of the Bangladesh Bar Council, backed by the ruling Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), are busy with a massive campaign across the country to win in the poll whic...

Nearly 27,000 litres of edible oil seized in Rajshahi

-- 2022-05-10 16:09:07

Police have seized nearly 27,000 litres of edible oil illegally stored in two warehouses in Rajshahi and arrested one of its owners. On a tip-off, a team of cops raided the two warehouses at Taherpur...

2,062 people killed, 11,945 injured in different accidents in FY21

-- 2022-05-10 15:49:12

A total of 2,062 people were killed and 11,945 others injured from July 2020 to June 2021 in different accidents, including fire, road and waterways disasters across the country, according to a fire d...

Hasina expresses hope to double Bangladesh's trade with US

-- 2022-05-10 13:30:16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the US to think of Bangladesh as a potential partner for enhanced trade and investment, saying she expects to double the trade volume between the two countries...

'Asani' moves northwestwards, likely to weaken: Met office

-- 2022-05-10 13:07:49

The severe cyclonic storm "Asani" over west central Bay and adjoining area moved northwestwards and now lies over the same area, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin valid for 24...

BGB detains 10 for 'illegally entry'

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-10 13:03:17

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday claimed to have detained 10 people while they were entering the country illegally from India via Moheshpur border in Jhenaidah on Monday. All the detainees cl...

EC tries to build public trust in machine

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-10 11:33:26

Amid a renewed debate over electronic voting machines, the Election Commission is going ahead with a plan to use the devices in one-third of the constituencies in the next parliamentary polls. To act...

Two electrocuted in Natore

-- 2022-05-10 10:57:42

Two people were electrocuted to death in Natore on Monday. The deceased were identified as Ratan Ali, 32, a resident of Hamlaikola village, and Milon Hossain, 28, of Khacchop Bazar area in Gurudaspur...

63-year-old killed over property feud in Chuadanga

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-10 10:24:41

A 63-year old private contractor was killed allegedly over a property dispute in Chuadanga district on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, a resident of the Munshiganj Clinic...

TIB voices concern over draft Data Protection Act-2022

FE REPORT 2022-05-10 08:57:27

Voicing concern over the draft Data Protection Act-2022, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) fears that it could become 'another black law' through establishing administrative control in the n...

Rohingya man detained in Teknaf with yaba worth around Tk 56.2 million

-- 2022-05-09 23:15:16

A Rohingya man has been detained while trying to swim across the Myanmar border into Cox's Bazar's Teknaf with a large quantity of methamphetamine-based drugs and 10,000 pieces of yaba worth around Tk...