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Mizan, suspended DIG of police, gets bail in bribery case

Mizan, suspended DIG of police, gets bail in bribery case

-- 2022-04-13 20:17:43

The High Court (HC) has granted two-month bail to Mizanur Rahman, a suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police, in a bribery case. A single bench of Justice Mostafizur Rahman passed the order...

Bangladesh top in South Asia to establish gender equity, says Indira 

Bangladesh top in South Asia to establish gender equity, says Indira 

-- 2022-04-13 20:14:03

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatunnesa Indira said Bangladesh has been ranked at the top among all South Asian countries for establishing equity-based society management.&nbs...

Completion of mega projects to revamp national economy, says PM

Completion of mega projects to revamp national economy, says PM

-- 2022-04-13 20:02:16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country's economy will witness a complete overhaul after the completion of the mega projects. "The Padma Bridge is being constructed with own finance, no loa...

Justice-seeking people become destitute due to corruption of officials and high demand of lawyers :CJ  

Justice-seeking people become destitute due to corruption of officials and high demand of lawyers :CJ  

FE ONLINE REPORT  2022-04-13 19:26:12

Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique has said the justice-seeking people who come to the court for justice are becoming destitute due to the corruption of the officials of the courts and the high de...

US report on human rights far from reality, says Shahriar

US report on human rights far from reality, says Shahriar

-- 2022-04-13 19:16:59

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said the US report on Bangladesh’s human rights practices contains some “misinformation”. He also said they collected informa...

Govt declares public holiday on April 17 in Mujibnagar

Govt declares public holiday on April 17 in Mujibnagar

-- 2022-04-13 19:16:53

The government has announced April 17 as a public holiday at  Mujibnagar in Meherpur district marking the historic Mujibnagar Day.   The Public Administration Ministry issued a notific...

US says security forces in Bangladesh get impunity for abuse, corruption

US says security forces in Bangladesh get impunity for abuse, corruption

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-13 19:08:20

Despite reports of widespread impunity for abuses and killings by security forces, the Bangladesh government took few measures to address the issue, a US State Department report said on Wednesday. T...

New York court didn’t dismiss reserve heist case, says Bangladesh Bank

New York court didn’t dismiss reserve heist case, says Bangladesh Bank

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-13 17:50:45

Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday said a court in New York did not dismiss the case that was filed to recover $81 million in reserve funds stolen by hackers in 2016. The central bank said the court acquit...

ID proof mandatory to buy train tickets 

ID proof mandatory to buy train tickets 

-- 2022-04-13 17:25:10

The government has reimposed a rule that requires travellers to show their national identification (NID) cards in order to buy train tickets.  This time, however, each individual planning to tra...

Culture has no clash with religions, says PM

Culture has no clash with religions, says PM

-- 2022-04-13 17:10:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said some people want to create confrontation between culture and religions but the culture has no clash with the religions. “Religions are for individuals, but...

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

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

-- 2022-04-13 16:17:15

Bangladesh has recorded 31 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,952,162. The government did not register any fatality from the disease in the 24-hour count...

Graft case against Zubaida Rahman to continue: SC

Graft case against Zubaida Rahman to continue: SC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-13 15:29:34

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the continuation of the trial proceedings of a corruption case filed against Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP's acting chairm...

2.3 million people to get cholera vaccines in Dhaka in May

2.3 million people to get cholera vaccines in Dhaka in May

-- 2022-04-13 15:25:58

A total of 2.3 million people from five diarrhoea-prone areas in Dhaka will be vaccinated against cholera next month as part of a campaign to stem a surge in diarrhoeal diseases.The schedule for the c...

Pahela Baishakh: PM to address nation this evening

Pahela Baishakh: PM to address nation this evening

-- 2022-04-13 14:07:03

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, to be celebrated tomorrow. She is scheduled to address...

Railway workers call off strike after assurance from minister

Railway workers call off strike after assurance from minister

-- 2022-04-13 13:19:49

Railway workers have called off a nationwide strike after receiving assurances from the government over the restoration of an overtime allowance. No train left any station between 6:00 am and 12:00 p...

Four get death sentence in Humayun Azad murder case

Four get death sentence in Humayun Azad murder case

-- 2022-04-13 12:51:32

A Dhaka court has sentenced four to death in the murder of Humayun Azad, the first known victim of a series of attacks by suspected militants in Bangladesh. Fourth Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Sessi...

Countrywide train services halted amid railway workers' protests

Countrywide train services halted amid railway workers' protests

-- 2022-04-13 11:15:55

Railway workers have shut down the operation of train services nationwide in protest against the waiver of a special overtime allowance. No train has departed from any station since 6:00 am on Wednes...

Fertiliser subsidy rises four times

Fertiliser subsidy rises four times

FE REPORT 2022-04-13 09:33:32

Government's expenditure on fertiliser subsidy has increased four times to Tk 300 billion in the ongoing financial year (FY '22) amid a volatile global market. Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdu...

Set complaint box in every dist, UZ on unlicensed FIs

Set complaint box in every dist, UZ on unlicensed FIs

FE REPORT 2022-04-13 09:19:19

ake steps for setting complaint box in every district and upazila for common people to submit objections about unauthorized financial institutions and individual moneylenders, the High Court orders Ba...

TIB questions govt’s Covid-19 vaccine spending figures

TIB questions govt’s Covid-19 vaccine spending figures

FE REPORT 2022-04-13 09:05:44

Questioning public expenditure on vaccine procurement and administration, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) in a study estimated the spending on the drive at a maximum of Tk 167.21 bil...

Bangladesh Bank orders uniform provisioning policy

Bangladesh Bank orders uniform provisioning policy

FE REPORT 2022-04-13 09:00:16

The central bank asks all the scheduled banks to follow a uniform policy for maintaining provision against classification of other assets for ensuring discipline in the country's banking system. The...

No debt-repayment problem in decade

No debt-repayment problem in decade

FE REPORT 2022-04-13 08:56:37

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed taking foreign loans against standard benchmark like Bangladesh's present risk-free borrowing to avoid any future problem, officials said after a review meeting T...

Make tax breaks, currency stabilising budget basics

Make tax breaks, currency stabilising budget basics

FE REPORT 2022-04-13 08:53:25

Cooling soaring prices should be prioritised in the upcoming budget, considering erosion of purchasing power of low-income people, says a think-tank and suggests tax breaks and currency stabilising as...

‘Comparing Bangladesh’s economic situation with Sri Lanka is unfortunate’

‘Comparing Bangladesh’s economic situation with Sri Lanka is unfortunate’

-- 2022-04-12 21:49:28

Taking a swipe at those who campaign that Bangladesh would face a crisis like Sri Lanka, Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus on Tuesday said the comparison is very unfortunate. "The...

BNP’s ‘colourful dream’ of mass uprising goes in vain: Obaidul Quader

BNP’s ‘colourful dream’ of mass uprising goes in vain: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-04-12 21:24:20

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the BNP leaders went to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and staged a demonstration, which was just an ill effort to hide their corrupti...

UZ chairman takes responsibility of van driver’s daughter who aced MBBS test  

UZ chairman takes responsibility of van driver’s daughter who aced MBBS test  

-- 2022-04-12 21:22:03

Alpana Akter, the daughter of a van driver who aced the MBBS entrance exam at Mymensingh Medical College, will not have to burden her father with funding her education as she chases her dream of becom...

Over 22pc hospitalised Covid-19 patients faced irregularities: TIB

Over 22pc hospitalised Covid-19 patients faced irregularities: TIB

-- 2022-04-12 21:15:20

More than 22 per cent of the hospitalised Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh faced irregularities at the healthcare facilities, according to a study by Transparency International Bangladesh. They paid T...

Pahela Baishakh: Traditional celebrations await at DU after two years

Pahela Baishakh: Traditional celebrations await at DU after two years

-- 2022-04-12 20:42:56

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Dhaka University is all set to welcome the Bengali New Year 1429 with the vibrancy and festivity usually associated with Pahela Baishakh on April 14 (Thurs...

BNP hosts iftar for foreign diplomats in city 

BNP hosts iftar for foreign diplomats in city 

-- 2022-04-12 20:39:20

BNP hosted an iftar party on Tuesday at a hotel in Dhaka in honour of foreign diplomats working in Bangladesh. Ambassadors, high commissioners, mission chiefs, charge d’ affaires and other...

Canadian citizen cannot be confined by parents: HC

Canadian citizen cannot be confined by parents: HC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-12 19:22:53

The High Court on Tuesday observed that the Canadian citizen who is in her parents’ custody for over 10 months in Dhaka cannot be kept confined against her will as she is an adult and wants to g...