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BNP will forge strong unity to intensify movement, Nazrul says

-- 2022-02-14 21:31:45

BNP’s standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday said their party will forge a strong 'anti-government unity' to intensify the movement for the restoration of democracy in the country...

Government confident of bringing back Khairuzzaman soon, says Shahriar Alam

-- 2022-02-14 21:05:40

The government is confident of bringing back M Khairuzzaman, a former high commissioner who had been accused in a case over the killing of four national leaders, from Malaysia ‘at the earliest&r...

Search committee publishes 322 names proposed for election commission

-- 2022-02-14 21:05:15

The search committee to recommend names for the next election commission has published 322 names proposed by political parties, groups of professionals, eminent citizens and individuals. The names in...

‘Commission conducted elections lawfully amid some failures’

-- 2022-02-14 19:29:13

Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Monday said though his commission could not gain the trust of some political parties, they are not embarrassed at all by their performance over th...

ACC approves chargesheet against Lokman, Mominul over casino scandal

-- 2022-02-14 19:18:56

Anti- Corruption (ACC) on Monday took the decision of approving the chargesheet against former BCB director Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan and former Dhaka South City councilor Mominul Haque Saeed in the casi...

PM mourns death of ex-MP Mizanur Rahman

-- 2022-02-14 19:14:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Awami League, has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former MP from Sherpur-2 Mizanur Rahman. He was also Sherpur district AL advisory...

HC questions Hindu customary law depriving daughters of inheriting father’s property

FE ONLINE REPORT   2022-02-14 18:16:11

The High Court on Monday questioned a customary law of the Hindu religion that deprives the Hindu females or daughters of inheriting property of father.  The court issued a rule asking the conce...

Habibur Rahman appointed chief economist of Bangladesh Bank

-- 2022-02-14 18:15:55

Habibur Rahman has been appointed as the Chief Economist (CE) of Bangladesh Bank (BB). He was serving in the central bank as the executive director with additional charge at the chief economist secti...

Bangladesh records 19 new Covid deaths, 4,692 cases

-- 2022-02-14 17:23:47

Bangladesh has registered 4,692 new coronavirus cases in a day, the lowest in over four weeks, taking the total caseload to 1,914,356. It also recorded 19 deaths from Covid-19 in a day, taking the to...

Romania sends consular mission to Dhaka for the first time

-- 2022-02-14 17:05:16

Southeastern European country Romania has decided to send a consular team to Dhaka for the first time to issue new and pending visas for the Bangladeshi nationals. "Finally, the Foreign Ministry of R...

Citizens over 12 years can take vaccines without registration, health minister says

-- 2022-02-14 16:50:58

Bangladeshi citizens who are aged over 12 years can take COVID-19 vaccines at vaccination centres without registering beforehand, according to Health Minister Zahid Maleque. The minister gave the inf...

Ekushey Book Fair set to begin on Tuesday for two weeks

-- 2022-02-14 16:34:06

The 38th Amar Ekushey Book Fair is set to open for two weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the fair through a virtual event at the Ganabhaban...

France marks 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Bangladesh

-- 2022-02-14 15:53:26

The French Embassy in Dhaka on Monday shared two photos recalling two historic moments with Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The historic photo...

Bangladesh won’t raise fertiliser prices: Minister

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-14 13:37:13

The government will not increase fertiliser prices under any circumstances to maintain the sound growth of crop production, the agriculture minister has said. Before taking any step to review fertili...

Landfills become prime hotspots of pollution, say experts

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-14 12:52:33

Landfills have become the unavoidable source of environmental pollution and the cause of health risks, said environmentalists and experts calling for a move of public-private-community to manage waste...

Naogaon farmers show interest in banana farming

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-02-14 11:26:31

NAOGAON: Banana farming has piqued the interest of peasants in the district due to its lower production cost and higher profit margins. According to sources at the Department of Agricultural Extens...

Free, fair election critical for Bangladesh to draw investment: UK envoy

FE REPORT 2022-02-14 09:13:42

The UK, along with its international partners, supports the pluralistic and transparent democracy in Bangladesh - as provided in the Constitution. The country also calls for a fair and credible proc...

Outgoing CEC, election commissioners call on president

-- 2022-02-13 21:51:19

A delegation of the Election Commission (EC), led by outgoing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda, paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Sunday. During the meeti...

Dipu Moni wants university admission test on abridged syllabus

-- 2022-02-13 21:23:11

Education Minister Dipu Moni wants university and medical college admission exams to be set and marked on the shorter syllabi of the SSC and HSC tests amid the pandemic, reports bdnews24.com. Speakin...

Seven-foot long python rescued in Barishal

-- 2022-02-13 21:17:39

A seven-foot-long python was rescued while people were fishing in a pond in Barishal on Saturday. The residents of ward 26 of Barishal city handed over the python to the Forest Department on Sunday,...

Rohingya boatman killed in Cox's Bazar

-- 2022-02-13 20:51:46

A Rohingya boatman was hacked to death in a clash between two groups of Rohingyas over an internal dispute at Ukhiya camp in Cox's Bazar on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, a reside...

Participants, visitors must show vaccination certificates to enter Ekushey Book Fair

-- 2022-02-13 20:42:54

The participants of Amar Ekushey Book Fair, including visitors, publishers and staff of bookstalls, will have to carry the Covid-19 vaccine certificates with themselves and follow the health guideline...

Dope test will be made mandatory for drivers, said Home Minister

-- 2022-02-13 20:25:15

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said dope tests will be made obligatory for the vehicle drivers and they should get appointment letters within two months. The minister said this to journali...

Covid positivity rate in Bangladesh declines in a week, DGHS says

-- 2022-02-13 20:16:22

Bangladesh has been witnessing a downward trend of Covid infection for a week, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Sunday. "The Covid situation in the country is still not under...

51.2 million land documents now available online

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-13 20:00:35

About 51.2 million records of rights or Khatiyan, necessary documents for identification of land, are now available online. Land Secretary Md. Mostafizur Rahman gave the information on Sunday, pointi...

UK calls for fair, credible process for 2023 polls

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-13 19:43:48

The UK along with its international partners, support plural and transparent democracy in Bangladesh provided in the constitution, including urging a fair and credible process for the elections schedu...

‘Our shared aim is to see safe repatriation of Rohingya’

-- 2022-02-13 19:03:40

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Sunday said their shared aim is to see "voluntary, safe and dignified" repatriation for the Rohingya as soon as conditions in Myanm...

All proposed names for EC will be published online, says search committee

-- 2022-02-13 18:06:35

The search committee formed by the president will publish a list of all names proposed for the posts of chief election commissioner and commissioners. “No matter how many names are proposed, wh...

PM expects reopening of all educational institutions at month end

-- 2022-02-13 17:35:11

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expected that reopening of the educational institutions in the country could be possible at the end of this month depending on the pandemic situation. “Now a ba...

Five institutions witness 0pc pass rate in HSC exams

-- 2022-02-13 17:15:18

No student from five educational institutions came out successful in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations while all students of 1,934 educational institutio...