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New Market clash: Journalists attacked, ambulance vandalised

-- 2022-04-19 15:45:03

Several journalists have been caught in the series of skirmishes between New Market shopkeepers and Dhaka College students in Dhaka. The clash started around midnight on Monday when an argument over...

Heatwave to continue in northern parts of Bangladesh

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-19 14:38:18

Warmer days are ahead for the residents of Rajshahi and Pabna, as the weatherman has predicted the heat wave to continue in the northern districts for the next few days. However, rain or thundershowe...

Bangladesh to get $250m WB loan to bolster economic growth

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-19 12:20:34

Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a $250 million financing agreement to support the country’s reform efforts to sustain growth following the pandemic and to enhance resilience to future...

Dhaka College students, New Market shopkeepers clash again

-- 2022-04-19 11:44:29

Fresh clashes have broken out between New Market store workers and Dhaka College students on Tuesday morning after the two sides were involved in a violent confrontation for two and a half hours in th...

Why are side-view mirrors inside autorickshaws in Bangladesh?

-- 2022-04-19 11:06:44

Autorickshaws in Bangladesh have their side-view mirrors inside the vehicles while the rear-view mirrors are of no use because polythene sheets on the rear window blur the view and passengers block it...

Dhaka College suspends classes, exams after midnight clashes

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-19 10:59:39

Dhaka College has suspended all classes and examinations in the wake of violent clashes between students and shopkeepers outside New Market in the wee hours of Tuesday. The decision was announced in...

Narsingdi weavers busy making Jamdani saree as Eid nears

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-04-19 10:50:28

NARSINGDI: The weavers are now passing busy times for making attractive Jamdani saree at Doalotpur union of Monohardi upazila here before Eid-ul-Fitr The artisans generally make money before Eid as t...

Panchagarh farmers worried about crops for toxic smoke from brick kilns

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-04-19 10:20:09

PANCHAGARH: Farmers at Dandapal union in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh are worried as their paddy crop and variety of fruits including banana, mango, jackfruit, litchi and betel nut have been sever...

Be on high alert at shopping malls, DMP Commissioner asks city police

-- 2022-04-18 21:44:40

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has directed police officials to be on high alert to prevent incidents of crime during the holy month of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid-ul-...

Paddy prices fall in haor region as floods force early harvest

-- 2022-04-18 21:10:20

A fall in paddy prices, compared to the previous year, has frustrated farmers in the haor region after flash floods forced them to harvest the half-grown crops. Farmers from Kishoreganj, Jamalpur, Ne...

PM continues using drawings of children with special needs in greetings cards

-- 2022-04-18 20:53:18

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been using drawings of children with special needs in her greeting cards on the occasion of different festivals since she assumed state power for the second time in 20...

HC issues rule on extending ex- DIG Mizan’s sentence

-- 2022-04-18 20:40:45

The High Court on Monday issued a rule questioning why the sentence of suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman in a bribery case should not be extended. HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul...

Obaidul Quader vows to build strong resistance against BNP's movement

-- 2022-04-18 20:40:44

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has expressed firm determination that their party will build a strong resistance if the BNP chooses the path of terrorism and destructive acts again...

Mirza Fakhrul accuses Awami League of eliminating opponents

-- 2022-04-18 20:35:30

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday accused Awami League of eliminating its political opponents through what he said enforced disappearances and political killings to establish...

Legal notice seeks action plan for pollution free 54 rivers

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-18 20:03:19

A legal notice has been sent to the concerned bodies demanding the formulation of a time-bound action plan for the pollution free status of 54 rivers across the country. Lawyer S Hasanul Banna on Mo...

Only elevated way can be built in Haor: Cabinet

-- 2022-04-18 19:42:49

The Cabinet has made a clear instruction that no road except elevated ones can be constructed in the country’s Haors to ensure the water flow. The instruction was given at the Cabinet meeting c...

Government scraps plans to build new roads in Haor region

-- 2022-04-18 19:32:03

With flash floods devastating croplands in the northeast, the government has abandoned plans to build more roads in the Haor wetlands to ensure that water can flow uninterrupted through the region. T...

Five-yr jail likely for food-related offense

-- 2022-04-18 19:23:14

The Cabinet has approved the draft of the production, storage, movement, transportation, supply, distribution, and marketing of food grains (Prevention of Prejudicial Activity) Act, 2022 providing f...

Manufacturing of hydro-accumulators of Rooppur Nuke plant underway

-- 2022-04-18 18:15:10

Installation of internals into half-bodies hydro-accumulators for unit-2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has begun in Petrozavodsk Branch of AEM-Technologies in Russia. According to a press release of...

Sylhet court opens trial over death in police custody

-- 2022-04-18 18:13:59

A court has indicted six people, including five policemen, in the death of Sylhet-resident Raihan Ahmed at the Bandar Bazar police outpost in 2020. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Abdur Rahim framed c...

Bangladesh strongly condemns Israeli forces’ attack at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound

-- 2022-04-18 17:53:07

Bangladesh strongly condemned the violence unleashed against innocent worshippers and civilians at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in occupied East Jerusalem by occupying Israeli forces in the early...

Covid claims two more lives, infects 36

-- 2022-04-18 16:45:06

Bangladesh has registered 36 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,362. The government recorded two deaths in the 24-hour count, raising the total toll from...

Cabinet’s 89pc decisions implemented till March

-- 2022-04-18 16:36:05

Some 89 per cent of decisions, taken by the cabinet from January 2019 to March 2022, have been implemented, while the implementation of the remaining 11 per cent of decisions is underway. The cabinet...

56.5pc Rana Plaza survivors’ health deteriorating: Study

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-18 16:27:48

The physical health condition of 56.5 per cent of Rana Plaza survivors is getting worse, which was 14 per cent last year, according to the latest study. The survey conducted by ActionAid Bangladesh a...

River waters breach dam at Horamondira Haor

-- 2022-04-18 15:21:06

Water has overflowed a dam at Horamondira Haor in Derai upazila of Sunamganj district. A deluge of upstream rain has led to rising water levels in local rivers and is putting other barricades in the a...

EC sits with electronic media journalists for advice on holding fair elections

-- 2022-04-18 15:08:53

After its discussions with academicians, civil society personalities and print media journalists, the Election Commission has now sat down for talks with editors and senior journalists from electronic...

Bangladesh faces increased natural disasters: Experts

FE Report 2022-04-18 15:01:55

Bangladesh is facing increased natural disasters such as cyclone, salinity, flood and coastal erosion even though the country has achieved some success in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Ex...

Mild heat wave may continue in four districts

-- 2022-04-18 13:49:27

The ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue in the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur and Jashore districts of the country, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said on Monday (...

Authority expects Padma Bridge to open in June

-- 2022-04-18 12:38:59

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge Authority has said the country's biggest bridge is likely to be opened for traffic in June this year as they by now completed 92 per cent of its construction works, BSS r...

Dhaka dwellers facing low gas pressure for six hours on Monday

-- 2022-04-18 11:44:21

Pipeline repair work will result in a drop in gas pressure in various areas of Dhaka from 9 am to 3 pm on Monday. Emergency repairs will be carried out on the pipelines of Demra CGS, Nandipara TVS...