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Diarrhoea cases surging, 997 more hospitalised in 17 hours

Diarrhoea cases surging, 997 more hospitalised in 17 hours

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-08 18:34:37

As many as 997 more diarrhoea patients were admitted to the icddr,b, an international health research institute in Dhaka, in the last 17 hours till 5:00 pm on Friday. AKM Tariful Islam Khan, media ma...

Dhaka, Washington discuss ways to promote security in Indo-Pacific

Dhaka, Washington discuss ways to promote security in Indo-Pacific

-- 2022-04-08 18:02:36

Bangladesh and the United States have discussed steps to promote security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman had a meeting with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Mo...

US Embassy organised photography competition for Earth Day

US Embassy organised photography competition for Earth Day

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-08 17:23:01

US Embassy Dhaka is hosting a photo competition highlighting Earth Day 2022 aiming to raise awareness of the many environmental challenges in Bangladesh. The theme of this year’s earth day is &...

Mother, daughter die after trawler capsizes in Barisal

Mother, daughter die after trawler capsizes in Barisal

-- 2022-04-08 16:20:03

A mother-daughter duo drowned while three other passengers went missing after a trawler capsised in the Gazaria River in Mehendiganj upazila of Barishal on Friday, police said. The deceased...

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

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

-- 2022-04-08 16:07:33

Bangladesh has registered 48 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,951,995. The government recorded no deaths in the 24-hour count, keeping the total toll fr...

Truck breakdown lead to 15-km-long tailback on Sirajganj highway

Truck breakdown lead to 15-km-long tailback on Sirajganj highway

-- 2022-04-08 15:42:46

A stranded truck coupled with the dilapidated condition has resulted in a 15-km-long tailback on the Sirajganj highway west of the Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge over the river Jamuna. Traffic came...

No decision yet on 100pc festival bonus to pvt school teachers

No decision yet on 100pc festival bonus to pvt school teachers

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-08 15:09:30

The government is yet to take a call on doling out 100 per cent festival bonus to private educational institute teachers in Bangladesh, Education Minister Dipu Moni said on Friday. "We have to weigh...

Two killed by rivals in Faridpur

Two killed by rivals in Faridpur

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-08 14:44:53

Two men were killed and another was injured in an alleged attack by members of a rival group over establishing dominance in Jandi village of Faridpur on Thursday night. The deceased were identified a...

Seven-yr-old girl rapped by Madrasa director in Chuadanga

Seven-yr-old girl rapped by Madrasa director in Chuadanga

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-08 14:16:08

A 55-year-old director of a women’s madrasa in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old student on several occasions. The arrestee has been identifi...

Rain likely in Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet

Rain likely in Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet

-- 2022-04-08 14:04:41

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at one or two places of the country in the next 24 hours as of 9am tomorrow, BSS reports....

Two brothers stabbed to death in Jashore

Two brothers stabbed to death in Jashore

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-08 10:55:44

Two brothers were stabbed to death while a youth was injured in an alleged attack by assailants in Jashore on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Ayub Hossain, 65, and Yunus Ali, 50, sons...

‘No need for volunteers from Bangladesh to join Ukraine operation’

‘No need for volunteers from Bangladesh to join Ukraine operation’

-- 2022-04-07 21:23:08

The Russian Embassy in Dhaka has claimed many Bangladeshis want to join the “special military operation” in Ukraine. In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday, the embassy sa...

First digital population census starts June 15

First digital population census starts June 15

-- 2022-04-07 21:20:45

The next Population and Housing Census will take place in the country from June 15 to June 21 this year. This is for the first time the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has taken an initiative t...

Key issues remain unresolved in US-BD serial talks

Key issues remain unresolved in US-BD serial talks

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2022-04-07 20:07:16

Key issues including withdrawal of sanction on RAB and extradition of a convicted killer of Bangabandhu remain unresolved during the serial talks between Bangladesh and the USA. However, the US side...

Six gang members involved in making fake university certificates held

Six gang members involved in making fake university certificates held

-- 2022-04-07 19:40:55

Detectives have arrested six members of a fraud gang, including a fake vice-chancellor of a university, who were involved in making fake certificates from their office in Paramount Tower in the city's...

Put more attention to enhancing digital security, PM to authorities

Put more attention to enhancing digital security, PM to authorities

-- 2022-04-07 19:28:42

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to pay more attention to digital security in every sector of the country. "In fact, as technology creates opportunities for...

PM releases commemorative stamp on 50 years of Bangladesh Scouts

PM releases commemorative stamp on 50 years of Bangladesh Scouts

-- 2022-04-07 19:19:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today released a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh Scouts and Bangladesh Scouts Day-2022.  The premier unveiled the com...

2,950 MMCFD LNG-carrying vessel arrive at Ctg port amid gas crisis

2,950 MMCFD LNG-carrying vessel arrive at Ctg port amid gas crisis

-- 2022-04-07 18:25:57

A cargo vessel carrying 2,950 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) of liquefied natural gas (LNG)arrived at Chattogram Port on Thursday, aiming to ease the ongoing gas crisis in the capital. The...

Purchase body approves 10 proposals

Purchase body approves 10 proposals

-- 2022-04-07 17:54:11

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved ten proposals, including one for appointing a firm for ensuring maintenance and realising toll at the Padma Bridge for the next five ye...

Emerging photographers of Bangladesh

Emerging photographers of Bangladesh

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-04-07 17:25:21

Being a busy metropolis with over 2 crore people, Dhaka has stories to tell from every possible dimension. The city is like an album with hundreds of thousands of photographs that depicts life. Salma...

Bangladesh logs 44 new Covid cases, no deaths

Bangladesh logs 44 new Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-04-07 17:11:10

Bangladesh has registered 44 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,951,947. The government recorded no deaths in the 24-hour count, keeping the total toll fr...

Korean, Chinese JV to collect toll at Padma Bridge

Korean, Chinese JV to collect toll at Padma Bridge

-- 2022-04-07 17:00:21

The government has approved a proposal for appointing the joint venture (JV) of Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) and the China Major Bridge Engineering Company Ltd (MBEC) for ensuring maintenance an...

Minister dissatisfied over slow progress of Akhaura-Agartala rail project

Minister dissatisfied over slow progress of Akhaura-Agartala rail project

-- 2022-04-07 16:29:39

Rail Minister Nurul Islam has expressed discontent over slow progress in the construction of the Akhaura-Agartala rail link and ordered the contractor to speed up and complete the work by December. A...

Five suspected terrorists held in Narayanganj

Five suspected terrorists held in Narayanganj

-- 2022-04-07 16:20:58

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday claimed to have arrested five terrorists from Rupganj and Sonargaon upazilas in Narayanganj. The arrestees have been identified as Riazul Islam alias Shoote...

Rain likely in different parts of Bangladesh

Rain likely in different parts of Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-07 16:10:14

Several places in the country are likely to witness rain commencing from 9:00 am in the next 24 hours, the met office said in a forecast. Rain/thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wi...

HC orders probe into allegations against E-orange

HC orders probe into allegations against E-orange

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-07 15:27:02

The High Court has directed the concerned bodies of the government for conducting a probe into the allegations of money laundering against the owners of the controversial e-commerce platform E-orange....

Govt hands over its salary part for non-govt teachers

Govt hands over its salary part for non-govt teachers

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

The government has handed over eight cheques of its portion for salary of the teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions for the month of March to the banks responsible for disb...

One in three children in Bangladesh victims of climate change impact   

One in three children in Bangladesh victims of climate change impact  

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-04-07 14:37:11

Experts at a discussion on Wednesday termed climate change a driver of violence against children, including child marriage and child labour. The event -- Visionaries speakers, a newly-created platf...

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-07 11:54:49

A centre to receive and process applications for Bangladeshi visas was inaugurated in Siliguri on Wednesday, much to the elation of north Bengal residents who have been demanding such a facility for q...

In Dhaka, a fresh influx of private cars heightens traffic mayhem

In Dhaka, a fresh influx of private cars heightens traffic mayhem

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-07 11:15:54

Authorities have registered 8,374 new private cars in Dhaka in the past three months while only 362 more buses and minibuses were brought to the streets of the city – a disparity between private...