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Nurses with communication skills have huge demand in developed countries: Momen

-- 2022-04-23 20:22:34

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said nurses in Bangladesh should increase their communication skills as there is huge demand of skilled nursing staffers and caregivers in the developed world. The...

Queen Elizabeth recognises Bidyanondo founder’s voluntary services

-- 2022-04-23 20:13:13

Queen Elizabeth II of the UK has recognised the founder of Bidyanondo Foundation, Kishore Kumar Das, with the Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of his exceptional voluntary services. Kishore Kuma...

BITWA collecting extra tolls from 400 ghats violating agreement: BJKS

-- 2022-04-23 20:01:14

In light of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, the leaseholders of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and District Council (Zila Parishad) have been collecting additional tolls violating the t...

Holidaymakers likely to suffer as repair works underway on Dhaka-Paturia highway

-- 2022-04-23 19:57:51

Eid holidaymakers are likely to face a tough journey on the Dhaka-Paturia highway of Manikganj due to traffic gridlock as development works in some parts of the highway are yet to be completed. Trans...

Two bridges in Sirajganj opened before formal inauguration for smooth Eid trips

-- 2022-04-23 19:45:15

The Road Transport and Highways Division has decided to open two newly constructed bridges in Sirajganj’s Raiganj before they are officially inaugurated in an attempt to ease the trips of homebo...

BGB recover drugs worth Tk 3.35b since January

-- 2022-04-23 19:15:19

Border Guard Bangladesh have seized Tk 3.35 billion worth of drugs including yaba, crystal meth and arrested 434 drug peddlers from bordering areas of Cox's Bazar so far this year. BGB revealed the i...

BNP leader on remand over New Market clashes, Fakhrul announces protests

-- 2022-04-23 17:12:42

A court in Dhaka has granted a three-day remand to interrogate BNP leader Mokbul Hossain in police custody over the violent clashes between Dhaka College students and shopkeepers in the capital's New...

26 Covid-19 cases, no death reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-04-23 16:29:35

Bangladesh has recorded 26 new cases of Covid-19 infection in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,532. The government did not register any fatalities in the 24-hour count and the d...

551 diarrhoea patients admitted to icddr,b in 14 hours

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-23 16:22:05

As many as 551 more diarrhoea patients were admitted to the icddr,b, an international health research institute in Dhaka, in the last 14 hours till 2:00 pm on Saturday. AKM Tariful Islam Khan, media...

Speakers for increasing prices of low-tier cigarettes

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-23 16:15:29

Speakers at a seminar today proposed raising the price of low-tier cigarettes to boost revenue generation for the government and also minimise health risks. They said although the low-tier cigarettes...

Flood situation in north-eastern region of Bangladesh slightly improves

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-23 15:43:00

Two rivers in Bangladesh crossed danger marks at two points as the country’s flood situation improved significantly, according to a bulletin of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) is...

Dhaka-Ctg highway repairs, roadside markets may bring travel woes during Eid

-- 2022-04-23 14:07:43

Bus drivers and passengers fear that the ongoing repair work on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and the sprawling kitchen markets hugging both sides of the road in Cumilla could choke traffic ahead of th...

Lightning kills two in Sunamganj Haor

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-23 13:58:47

Two farmers were killed by lightning strike while working in a Haor at Dhitpur village in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Rabindra Das, 55 and Tipu Das, 2...

Hasina calls for regional cooperation on water management

-- 2022-04-23 13:51:11

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for regional cooperation in the management of water resources to facilitate a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a virtual address to...

Sale of advance train ticket begins

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-23 12:29:31

Bangladesh Railway has started selling tickets in advance on Saturday for homebound people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Ticket seekers crowded Kamalapur rail station and four other spots in Dhaka Saturday m...

Govt imposes fishing ban in Kaptai Lake from May 1

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL 2022-04-23 11:59:16

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 22: The government will impose a three-month ban from May 1 on fishing in Kaptai Lake, the biggest man-made lake in Bangladesh and largest breeding place of carp fish in Chattogram d...

Exclusive multipurpose abode for migrants ready

ARAFAT ARA 2022-04-23 08:23:52

A dedicated multipurpose centre close by Dhaka's airport is going to operate its services for migrant workers to alleviate accommodation problem during departure and return. The 49-seated Bangabandhu...

New Market clashes: Another case filed over Mursalin’s death

-- 2022-04-22 21:57:11

A case has been filed over the death of Mursalin, who was killed in the clashes between Dhaka College students and Dhaka New Market traders. SM Qaiyum, officer-in-charge (OC) of New Market police sta...

Mirza Fakhrul blames Chhatra League ‘cadres’ for New Market violence

-- 2022-04-22 21:53:36

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday blamed Chhatra League ‘cadres’ for the bloody violence in the city’s New Market area that claimed two lives. “An in...

Panchagarh man marries two women at once, goes viral on social media

-- 2022-04-22 21:33:16

A Panchagarh youth's marriage to two women at the same time has made waves on social media. The groom, 25-year-old Rohini Chandra Barman Rony, a resident of Atwari Upazila, simultaneously tied the kn...

Detectives arrest BNP leader Maqbool over New Market clashes

-- 2022-04-22 20:13:36

Police detectives have arrested Advocate Maqbool Hossain, a former president of the New Market Thana branch of the BNP, for his alleged links to the deadly skirmishes at Dhaka’s New Market and s...

Obaidul Quader off to Singapore for routine health checkup

-- 2022-04-22 19:41:01

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader left Dhaka on Friday for Singapore for his regular health checkup. He flew by BG 584 flight of Biman Bangladesh A...

Nor’wester brings relief for city dwellers from heat, sufferings for Eid shoppers

-- 2022-04-22 19:36:41

An afternoon nor’wester swept the capital city on Friday compounding sufferings for the Eid shoppers. The Met Office recorded 33.40mm of rainfall between 3.00 pm and 4.30 pm, reports UNB. The...

Police arrest three of a restaurant held as 30 suffer food poisoning

-- 2022-04-22 19:32:16

Police have arrested three people from a restaurant at Rupkotha Road in Pabna under the Food Safety Act on Thursday night. The arrestees are owner of Kashmiri Food Garden Hasanur Rahman Rony, manager...

Suspects took advantage of New Market clashes to incite violence: police

-- 2022-04-22 19:14:48

The 24 suspects named in a case over the deadly skirmishes between Dhaka College students and New Market shopkeepers tried to ‘incite violence’ to take advantage of the situation, police s...

Question paper leak in primary school teachers exam is rumour, says state minister

-- 2022-04-22 18:15:55

The information of question paper leakage through social media in the recruitment examination for the post of assistant teacher in primary schools is an absolute rumour, said State Minister for Primar...

Experts worry about unfit vessels spruced up for Eid trips

-- 2022-04-22 17:58:04

With less than two weeks left for Eid-ul-Fitr, rundown and faulty launches are being refurbished and repaired to sail on river routes across the country during the huge rush of holidaymakers, endanger...

Bus ploughs into car, 25 people injured in Dhamrai

-- 2022-04-22 16:50:24

At least 25 people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a car in Dhaka's Dhamrai Upazila. The accident occurred around 8:00 am on Friday near the Joypura bus stand on the Dhaka-Arich...

DB to probe murder cases over New Market clashes

-- 2022-04-22 16:44:16

The Detective Branch of Police will investigate the two murder cases started in connection with the violent clashes between Dhaka College students and shopkeepers in the capital's New Market. Two peo...

Eid shoppers throng city malls

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-22 16:25:00

Local fashion businesses, which experienced low sales in the last two consecutive Eid owing to the Covid are now hopeful to overcome the loss as a growing number of shoppers started thronging at the c...