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New Market shops start reopening, Dhaka College students demand justice

-- 2022-04-20 17:39:58

Stores in Dhaka's New Market area have begun lifting their shutters after a day and a half of closure due to violent clashes between shopkeepers and Dhaka College students. But store owners called fo...

Bangladesh logs 28 new Covid cases, one death

-- 2022-04-20 16:51:23

Bangladesh has recorded 28 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,440. The government registered one death from the disease in the 24-hour count, raising th...

Lightning sparks explosion in illegal fireworks factory, two die

-- 2022-04-20 16:41:53

An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory has left two of its workers dead in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh. The incident occurred at Dakhin Bashati village in the upazila’s Chandipasha unio...

HC summons DG of DoE, DCs

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-20 16:33:44

The High Court has ordered the director-general (DG) of the Department of Environment (DoE) and deputy commissioners (DCs) of Dhaka and four districts to appear before it on May 17 to explain why ille...

Nor'wester packing heavy rains in Dhaka

-- 2022-04-20 16:04:26

After days of sweltering heat, the rain was in the forecast for Wednesday, raising hopes of a much-needed respite in Dhaka. And, the Met Office was right on the mark with its prediction as residents o...

HC summons Law Secretary to appear on April 26

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-20 15:52:54

The High Court has summoned the Law Secretary for repeatedly denying its earlier order to submit compliance over an issue. He has to appear before the court in person on April 26 this year to expl...

200 hectares of land flooded in Brahmanbaria, farmers harvest raw paddy

-- 2022-04-20 15:21:04

Floodwater from upstream has inundated at least 200 hectares of farming land in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar, compelling farmers to harvest half-ripened paddy. Most of the farming lands in six u...

Child dead, 3 missing in Chattogram speedboat capsize

-- 2022-04-20 15:07:38

A 12-year-old girl has died and three others have gone missing after a speedboat carrying around 15 people sank during the first Nor’wester of the season in Chattogram, bdnews24.com reports. Th...

New Market roads clear, stores set to reopen after clashes

-- 2022-04-20 13:13:50

Traffic has begun moving in Dhaka’s New Market some 30 hours after skirmishes between Dhaka College students and local store owners and workers blocked the road. Store owners and workers are n...

One dead in New Market clashes

-- 2022-04-20 00:23:34

A youth who was not involved but simply happened to be in the vicinity during violent clashes between Dhaka College students and New Market traders since Monday night has died at Dhaka Medical College...

Practice of ill politics makes BNP's future uncertain, says Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-04-19 21:34:25

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said as the BNP practises ill politics, the party's political future is now questionable. "The political future of the BNP is in question...

National unity now very urgent for ‘restoration’ of democracy, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-04-19 21:28:01

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called for national unity for the ‘restoration’ of democracy in the country. "National unity is now most needed to resist the...

High Court to hear rules on graft case against Tarique, wife on April 20

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-19 20:40:36

After almost 15 years of issuing two rules, questioning the legality of a corruption case filed against BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman, his wife, and her mother, the High Court set a hearing dat...

Crime reporters’ association condemns attacks on journalists in New Market

-- 2022-04-19 20:02:22

The Crime Reporters’ Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) has condemned the attacks on journalists who were performing their professional duties during the clashes between students of Dhaka College...

Telecom operators suspend internet services in New Market area

-- 2022-04-19 19:39:52

Telecom operators have suspended internet services in the New Market area in the city after a series of clashes between Dhaka College students and traders there Tuesday afternoon. The mobile internet...

Momen calls on Singapore's president

-- 2022-04-19 19:36:04

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday called on Singaporean President Halima Yacob at the Istana, Singapore's presidential palace. During the meeting, they discussed different issues, including...

Dhaka College students block principal’s office

-- 2022-04-19 19:19:09

Students of Dhaka College have confined Acting Principal ATM Moinul Hossain to his office, rejecting the institution’s decision to close residential halls amid violent clashes with New Market sh...

At least 50 injured in clashes between students, shopkeepers

-- 2022-04-19 19:01:39

Clashes between Dhaka College students and New Markets shopkeepers have left at least 50 people injured. Along with students and store workers, the victims include pedestrians, street hawkers and jou...

Those responsible for New Market violence to face music, says minister

-- 2022-04-19 18:59:20

Those responsible for violent clashes in New Market area will face action, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday. "Members of law enforcement agencies are working showing their utmost...

Leadership behind rise of Bangladesh, Chicago Tribune columnist says

-- 2022-04-19 18:29:21

A columnist writing in the US-based 'Chicago Tribune' has said Bangladesh's phenomenal success in economic growth and human development has been possible because of its stable democracy and strong wom...

iDEA organises startup workshop

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-19 18:23:27

The Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division organised a workshop with the startups of the project at the iDEA Office a...

Home minister blames development projects for lengthy tailbacks

-- 2022-04-19 17:55:38

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has blamed ongoing development projects for the lengthy tailbacks in the city's thoroughfares. The minister also expresses his hope that t the traffic gridlocks plaguin...

Job opportunity at an international organisation as advisor

FE Online 2022-04-19 17:50:13

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international organization that works on global sustainable development. It works with the Germany embassy and is work...

PM stresses need for using traditional medicines alongside modern ones

-- 2022-04-19 17:48:25

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for using traditional medicines alongside modern ones to ensure basic healthcare for all, proposing joint medical research with the Global Centre in...

Bangladesh, Korea working closely to make more success stories: Envoy

-- 2022-04-19 17:40:38

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea has released a video documentary on the history of Bangladesh-Korea relations during the past five decades focusing on the RMG cooperation and eying more success s...

Evaly’s Shamima transfers 50pc shares to relatives

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-19 17:33:24

Controversial e-commerce platform Evaly’s former chairman Shamima Narsin has transferred 50 per cent shares of her part of the company in favour of her mother Farida Talukder Lily and her sis...

Clashes in New Market cause heavy traffic congestion in Dhaka

-- 2022-04-19 17:19:36

A series of clashes between shopkeepers and Dhaka College students in the New Market area has blocked thoroughfares in the capital and led to traffic gridlock. Traffic moved at a crawl in the Elephan...

50 Covid-19 cases, no deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-04-19 16:23:04

Bangladesh has registered 50 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,412. The government recorded no deaths in the 24-hour count, keeping the total toll from t...

Dhaka College closes residential halls until May 5

-- 2022-04-19 16:16:18

Dhaka College has decided to close its residential halls until May 5 in the face of violent clashes between students and shopkeepers from New Market. The authorities have ordered students to vacate t...

Bangladesh opens first rice museum

-- 2022-04-19 16:13:01

Bangladesh has opened its first rice museum aiming to equip people with modern rice farming technology and exhibits a smooth transition from traditional rice farming to the latest mechanised one. The...