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Main Eid Jamaat to be held at National Eidgah after two years 

-- 2022-04-12 19:17:39

The main congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at 8:30 am at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in Dhaka on the Eid day.  However, the jamaat will be held at Baitul Mukarram Natio...

Fraudster swindled Tk 1.7b from investors by posing as business magnate, says RAB

-- 2022-04-12 19:08:33

A businessman misappropriated Tk 1.7 billion from investors using a fake advert in the name of a sham foreign company, according to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). Zia Uddin Zaman, who was nabbed from...

Security beefed up at Ramna on ‘tips from allied countries’

-- 2022-04-12 18:09:47

Though preparations for Bangla New Year festivities are proceeding at full steam, additional security measures are being taken for the event marking Pahela Boishakh at Ramna due to ‘tips on mili...

Avoid 15 ‘mugging hotspots’ in Dhaka, RAB urges Eid shoppers

-- 2022-04-12 18:03:05

Muggers have been running amok in Dhaka for the past few days, with snatchers taking advantage of brisk Eid shopping. In a recent drive, the Rapid Action Battalion have arrested 20 muggers from Dhaka...

Set up boxes in districts, upazilas to get complaints on unlicensed FIs: High Court

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-12 17:38:12

The High Court on Tuesday ordered the Bangladesh Bank to take necessary steps for setting up a complaint box in every district and upazila so that the common people can submit their complaints about u...

Tk 300b spent as fertiliser subsidy: Minister

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-12 17:12:25

Agriculture Minister Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzaque on Tuesday said the country is spending Tk 300 billion as fertiliser subsidy this year, which is almost four times more than last year. Apart from this...

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain gets bail 

-- 2022-04-12 17:12:13

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain secured bail on Tuesday, six days after he was arrested and jailed in an arson attack case.  Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain pass...

Patuakhali businessman abducted, Tk 200m demanded as ransom

-- 2022-04-12 17:04:45

Shibulal Das, a renowned businessman from Patuakhali, has allegedly been abducted along with his personal assistant while returning home from the district’s Galachipa Upazila. Police found the...

Bengali New Year events must end by 2:00 pm, DMP chief says

-- 2022-04-12 16:46:11

Dhaka Metropolitan Police has said that all public events marking the Bengali New Year must be wrapped up by 2 pm on April 14. Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam made the announcement after inspecting th...

Bangladesh reports 22 Covid-19 cases, no deaths in 24 hours

-- 2022-04-12 16:20:21

Bangladesh has recorded 22 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,952,131. The government did not register any fatality from the disease in the 24-hour count...

685 more diarrhoea patients admitted to the icddr,b in 14 hours

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-12 15:50:06

As many as 685 more diarrhoea patients were admitted to the icddr,b, an international health research institute in Dhaka, in the last 14 hours until 2:00 pm on Tuesday. AKM Tariful Islam Khan, media...

SSC, HSC exams to cover all subjects in 2023, says minister

-- 2022-04-12 15:23:08

The government is planning to hold the SSC and HSC examinations with full marks in all subjects in 2023 in another step towards redressing the pandemic-induced loss of learning in the last two years.T...

Withdrawal of sanctions on RAB: Bangladesh to appoint lawyers in US

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-12 12:18:06

Bangladesh will appoint certified lawyers in the United States to pursue the withdrawal of sanctions imposed on the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).  “We’re in the process o...

LYLDP offers career training, jobs

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-12 10:59:15

The LFB Young Leaders Development Program (LYLDP), a training hub of the parent platform Leaders Forum BD (LFB), has been imparting foundation/career induction training to fresh university graduates o...

Bangladesh won't change stance on Ukraine war, Dhaka tells Washington

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2022-04-12 09:10:38

Bangladesh categorically told the US that it is not going to shift the present position on the Ukraine war in line with the desire of any power, senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mo...

Hasan Mahmud says BNP went to ACC to stage drama

-- 2022-04-11 21:51:16

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday criticised the BNP’s step of sending a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) demanding an investigation into the allegati...

BNP urges ACC to probe ruling party’s alleged corruption

-- 2022-04-11 21:48:36

BNP sent a letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday demanding investigation into the allegations of corruption against the ruling party leaders. BNP Joint Secretary General Syed Moazz...

PM stresses taking measures to tackle any food crisis in future

-- 2022-04-11 21:40:10

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the world may face another financial crisis due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war after several waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. She urged the countrymen to...

Collision between two Biman planes at HSIA

-- 2022-04-11 21:26:28

Two planes of Biman Bangladesh Airlines collided at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), causing slight damage to the two aircraft of the national flag carrier.  The collision took pla...

Govt to monitor primary school teachers’ social media activities 

-- 2022-04-11 21:20:28

The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) is going to monitor and surveil the social media activities of primary school teachers.  In a notice issued on Monday, the DPE said it wants to make su...

‘BD won’t change stance on Ukraine war’    

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman  2022-04-11 21:15:31

Bangladesh categorically told the US that it is not going to shift the present position on the Ukraine war in line with the desire of any power, senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign A...

'34.6 pc work of HSIA's 3rd terminal completed'

-- 2022-04-11 20:24:43

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mahbub Ali on Monday said 34.6 per cent of construction work of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's (HSIA's) third terminal has so far been...

Increased budget, extended deadline sought for Japan-funded projects

-- 2022-04-11 20:23:23

Japan has requested Bangladesh to raise the budget and extend the deadline for projects it is financing and managing with an aim to make up for the losses inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic-induced...

SC fixes appeal petition for hearing pry teachers’ over time scale

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-11 19:56:06

The Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Monday fixed the date for hearing a petition filed against a High Court order that rejected a writ challenging the finance ministry...

Factories ordered to pay workers at least 15-day salary with Eid allowance

-- 2022-04-11 19:39:40

State Minister for Labour Monnujan Sufian has ordered all industrial units to pay their workers at least 15 days’ wage for April and festival allowance before Eid-ul-Fitr. “Pay off the bo...

Sale of beef, mutton resumes in Sylhet after four days 

-- 2022-04-11 19:23:10

Meat traders of Sylhet metropolitan area resumed selling beef and mutton on Monday after suspending it for four days demanding a hike in prices fixed by the local administration.  The traders ca...

Industrial gas consumption to be shut for four hours from Tuesday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-11 19:06:28

The government has imposed gas rationing for industrial consumers requesting them to cease consuming natural gas for four hours daily from 5pm to 9pm for the next 15 days starting from Tuesday. Vigil...

Flood damages 5,000 hectares of crops in Sunamganj haors 

-- 2022-04-11 19:03:06

The recent flash floods in Sunamganj district damaged crops on nearly 5,000 hectares of land, said State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk on Monday.   Talking to reporters at the Se...

Bangladesh, Japan to work together to resolve Rohingya crisis 

-- 2022-04-11 17:23:34

Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa has said his country would continue to assist Bangladesh in the efforts to repatriate the Rohingyas to Myanmar.  He made the assurance when Foreign Mi...

44 Covid-19 cases, one death reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-04-11 16:31:13

Bangladesh has registered 44 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,952,109. The government recorded one death in the 24-hour count, taking the total toll fro...