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Experimental import of Indian diesel through pipeline may begin in June

Experimental import of Indian diesel through pipeline may begin in June

-- 2023-01-17 18:15:54

Bangladesh will start importing diesel from India through a pipeline on a trial basis in June, Nasrul Hamid has said. The state minister for power, energy and mineral resources revealed the informati...

Bangladesh logs nine new Covid cases, zero deaths

Bangladesh logs nine new Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2023-01-17 17:59:48

Bangladesh has recorded nine new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,386. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,441 over the 24-hour period, a...

Amendment to Public Service Act placed in parliament

Amendment to Public Service Act placed in parliament

-- 2023-01-17 17:34:21

The Public Service (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was placed in the parliament on Tuesday seeking to make mandatory for the autonomous, legislative and local government bodies to take clearance from the Finan...

Mild cold wave likely to continue: BMD

Mild cold wave likely to continue: BMD

-- 2023-01-17 17:33:12

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has said that a mild cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the district of Chuadanga and it may continue. Moderate to thick fog may...

Haji Salim released on bail after 10 months behind bars

Haji Salim released on bail after 10 months behind bars

-- 2023-01-17 16:58:32

Awami League leader Haji Mohammad Salim, who was convicted of corruption, has been released from jail after 10 months behind bars as the Supreme Court accepted his application to challenge his 10-year...

BB reserve heist: NY court seeks defendants’ statement by February 2

BB reserve heist: NY court seeks defendants’ statement by February 2

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-17 16:10:11

A US court has rejected the plea of six individuals and institutions for exempting them from a case filed by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) in connection with their alleged involvement in the US$81-million...

Six die in road crash near Padma Bridge toll plaza

Six die in road crash near Padma Bridge toll plaza

-- 2023-01-17 10:30:44

At least six people have died in Shariatpur after an ambulance lost control and ploughed into a truck near a Padma Bridge toll plaza. The truck loaded with gas cylinders was heading to Dhaka. The amb...

No body found in grave of Islamist militant in Bandarban

No body found in grave of Islamist militant in Bandarban

-- 2023-01-16 21:24:04

Police have found no body in the “grave of an Islamist militant” who was allegedly killed following an internal dispute among the members of Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya in Bandarban....

Bangladesh, Rwanda sign air connectivity agreement

Bangladesh, Rwanda sign air connectivity agreement

-- 2023-01-16 21:03:42

Bangladesh and Rwanda have signed an air services agreement to enhance connectivity, trade and people-to-people ties. Bangladesh High Commissioner to New Delhi Mustafizur Rahman and Rwanda High Commi...

Mufti Ibrahim pleads guilty, handed three-year jail term

Mufti Ibrahim pleads guilty, handed three-year jail term

-- 2023-01-16 20:33:08

A Dhaka court has jailed Mufti Kazi Md Ibrahim for three years after the controversial Islamic orator confessed to charges of “spreading misinformation” about the Covid-19 vaccine and agai...

PM opens 50 more model mosques in country

PM opens 50 more model mosques in country

-- 2023-01-16 20:01:36

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres in the country. She opened the model mosques joining virtually from Ganabhaban in Dhaka, reports...

Dispose of rule over money laundering allegations against National Bank MD in one month: SC

Dispose of rule over money laundering allegations against National Bank MD in one month: SC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-16 19:45:37

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday asked the High Court to dispose of within one month a rule issued over corruption and money laundering allegations against the Managing Director o...

SC upholds bail to ex-NSU trustee Shahjahan

SC upholds bail to ex-NSU trustee Shahjahan

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-16 19:44:41

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order that granted conditional bail to Md Shahjahan, a former member of North South University's trustee board, in a case file...

US may lift sanctions on RAB soon, says home minister

US may lift sanctions on RAB soon, says home minister

-- 2023-01-16 19:28:39

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the US may lift its sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) soon as US assistant secretary Donald Lu expressed his satisfaction over RAB's recent a...

JS passes PSC Bill 2023 keeping 10 years' jail for question leaks

JS passes PSC Bill 2023 keeping 10 years' jail for question leaks

-- 2023-01-16 19:14:40

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) Bill 2023 was passed in the parliament on Monday incorporating punishment for involvement in any irregularity in PSC exams. State Minister for Public Admini...

Obaidul Quader says BNP becomes sick after doing negative politics

Obaidul Quader says BNP becomes sick after doing negative politics

-- 2023-01-16 19:05:39

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said BNP has now become sick after doing negative politics, destruction, intrigue and corruption. “If someone becomes sick, he or sh...

BNP to hold rallies in all cities, districts on January 25

BNP to hold rallies in all cities, districts on January 25

-- 2023-01-16 19:01:49

BNP on Monday announced a fresh countrywide programme for January 25 to press home their 10-point demand, including polls under a caretaker government. BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharr...

PM approves proposal to scrap JSC, equivalent examinations

PM approves proposal to scrap JSC, equivalent examinations

-- 2023-01-16 18:44:15

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved a proposal to scrap the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations for eighth graders. The education ministry confirmed the development in a...

Bay terminal likely to start operation in 2026, says State Minister

Bay terminal likely to start operation in 2026, says State Minister

-- 2023-01-16 18:29:29

Bay Terminal is expected to go into operation in 2026 while the Matarbari deep seaport will be launched at the end of 2026, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday. "There...

Bangladeshi nationals among top 10 foreign buyers of London property

Bangladeshi nationals among top 10 foreign buyers of London property

-- 2023-01-16 17:46:44

Bangladeshi nationals have ranked ninth among the top ten foreign buyers for property purchases in London. Astons, an international real estate expert on residency and citizenship through investment,...

Bay terminal likely to start operation in 2026, hopes Khalid

Bay terminal likely to start operation in 2026, hopes Khalid

-- 2023-01-16 17:39:49

Bay Terminal is expected to go into operation in 2026 while the Matarbari deep seaport will be launched at the end of 2026, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday. “...

Ganatantra Mancha announces nationwide protests for Jan 25

Ganatantra Mancha announces nationwide protests for Jan 25

-- 2023-01-16 17:26:36

The Ganatantra Mancha has announced a new programme of protest rallies in Dhaka and the rest of the country for Jan 25 as part of its coordinated movement to oust the government. "It is a scandalous...

Bangladesh sees nine new Covid cases, zero deaths

Bangladesh sees nine new Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2023-01-16 17:25:20

Bangladesh reported nine more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Monday morning. With the new number, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,377, according to the Directorate General of Health S...

Fortune smiles on Sylhet bean cultivators

Fortune smiles on Sylhet bean cultivators

OUR CORRESPONDENT, SYLHET 2023-01-16 11:33:49

Farmers in Sylhet have seen a bumper yield of the local variety bean named 'Goalgadda' this season, much to their joy and enthusiasm. Sources said the government facilitated cultivation of the winter...

HC orders probe into 459 Bangladeshis' property

HC orders probe into 459 Bangladeshis' property

FE REPORT 2023-01-16 08:52:01

The High Court on Sunday ordered the concerned bodies of the government to probe the allegations of purchasing properties by 459 Bangladeshi nationals in Dubai by concealing the information. Anti-Cor...

HC rejects writ seeking permission to run bikes on Padma Bridge

HC rejects writ seeking permission to run bikes on Padma Bridge

FE REPORT 2023-01-16 08:40:52

The High Court on Sunday rejected a writ petition filed seeking its directives on the government to allow people to operate motorcycles on the Padma Bridge. The High Court bench of Justice Md Khasruz...

Flood in NE region caused $405.5m worth of damage last year: Report

Flood in NE region caused $405.5m worth of damage last year: Report

FE REPORT 2023-01-16 08:33:42

The flood occurred in Bangladesh's north east region last year caused damages amounting to $405.5 million, an official report said. Moreover, four sectors - rural infrastructures, water resources, sa...

0.12m Bangladeshis set to perform Hajj in 2023

0.12m Bangladeshis set to perform Hajj in 2023

-- 2023-01-15 21:53:58

As many as 127,198 Bangladeshis will be able to perform Hajj, the biggest annual Islamic pilgrimage, in 2023 with no pandemic restrictions imposed by Saudi Arabia. State Minister for Religious Affair...

Awami League is deeply rooted in country’s soil, people’s hearts: Obaidul Quader

Awami League is deeply rooted in country’s soil, people’s hearts: Obaidul Quader

-- 2023-01-15 20:59:02

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the ruling party is not too weak that it would break down with a soft strike, claiming that the AL is deeply rooted in the soil of the...

Finance minister’s explanation sought over reports on overseas properties of Bangladeshis

Finance minister’s explanation sought over reports on overseas properties of Bangladeshis

-- 2023-01-15 20:55:25

Speaking in parliament, Jatiya Party MP Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Sunday placed a question for Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on whether news published in different media recently about overseas pro...