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Bangladesh logs 5,268 new Covid cases, 27 deaths

-- 2022-02-11 17:22:42

Bangladesh has registered 41 fatalities from Covid-19 in a day, taking the death toll to 28,771. The caseload climbed to 1,899,803 after 5,268 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours t...

Schools to reopen soon, says education minister

-- 2022-02-11 16:03:42

As the omicron-fuelled surge in COVID-19 cases is slowly subsiding, the government is planning to reopen all schools across the country once again, according to Education Minister Dipu Moni. "All edu...

Frustrations betray indignation over a decade’s failure to try killers of journalist couple

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-11 14:11:51

Ten years into the brutal murder of journalist couple Mostafa Sarwar aka Sagor Sarwar and his wife, Meherun Runi, none has been charged through investigation, let alone delivery of justice. Family me...

Langura: Where river meets hillocks

OUR CORRESPONDENT, NETROKONA 2022-02-11 10:11:48

Nestled in the slopes of Meghalaya hills in the Indian border of Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona, Langura is brim-full with tourism potential. The small village could be a perfect destination for t...

Country sees drizzle, fog as coldwave is likely from today

FE REPORT 2022-02-11 09:46:01

The mercury is likely to fall further along with intensified chilly weather and cold-wave in the capital and elsewhere in the country from today (Friday), according to the Bangladesh Meteorological De...

Bangladeshis among 12 injured as Saudi defences intercept explosives-laden drone near airport

-- 2022-02-11 09:30:27

Twelve people, including Bangladeshis, were injured at Saudi Arabia's Abha airport by shrapnel from an explosives-laden drone intercepted by air defences on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting...

Bangladesh's score in Democracy Index unchanged with 'hybrid regime'

-- 2022-02-11 08:53:51

Bangladesh has gained a notch above last year on the 2021 edition of Democracy Index, with an unchanged score of 5.99 out of 10, bdnews24.com reports. The UK-based company Economist Intelligence Unit...

Letter seeking names for EC formation sent to BNP 

-- 2022-02-10 21:01:54

BNP on Thursday received a letter from the search committee formed by the President seeking 10 names for the appointments of the new Chief Election Commissioner and the Commissioners. "A letter from...

ACC has no courage to form belief for taking actions corrupt persons, says HC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-10 20:35:43

The High Court (HC) in a full verdict observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) still doesn’t have the capacity or courage to form such kind of belief even there are thousands of appare...

Lawyers should not secure favourable order by misleading court, says Chief Justice

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-10 19:45:45

Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique on Thursday said the lawyers should maintain the highest standard of morality during the case arguments. He also said the lawyers should not secure any favourable ord...

Cabinet body okays eight proposals including 10-km road in Munshiganj  

-- 2022-02-10 19:19:24

The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase (CCPP), in a meeting on Thursday, approved a total of eight procurement proposals including construction of 10-km bi-level road in Munshiganj. Finance Ministe...

US awards $1.5m grant to develop smart grid in Bangladesh

-- 2022-02-10 18:51:39

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded approximately $1.5 million grant to improve the reliability, affordability and resilience of Bangladesh’s electricity grid through smart g...

Judgement against ex-DIG Mizan, another in bribery case on Feb 23

-- 2022-02-10 18:29:52

A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed February 23 to pronounce judgment in a bribery case against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir....

Bangladesh records 41 new Covid deaths, 7,264 cases

-- 2022-02-10 17:10:57

Bangladesh has registered 41 deaths from the Covid-19 in a day, taking the total toll from the disease to 28,744. The country also recorded 7,264 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking th...

75pc of the target population completes vaccination, says health minister

-- 2022-02-10 16:55:11

Seventy-five per cent of the target population has been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday. “Already 10 crore doses of vaccine have been...

Woman surrenders after suffocating child to death in Sylhet

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-10 15:33:56

A woman in Sylhet has surrendered before the police, hours after allegedly suffocating her 17-month-old daughter to death. In her confessional statement, Nazmin Akhter "admitted to killing her child"...

Former diplomat Khairuzzaman to be brought back home

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-10 15:20:08

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Thursday said that former Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia M Khairuzzaman, who was arrested by the Malaysian Police on Wednesday, will be...

Sinha murder case: Ex-OC Pradeep, Likat shifted to Kashimpur Jail

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-10 14:25:46

Former OC Pradeep Kumar Das and police inspector Liakat Ali, who were last month sentenced to death for the murder of Major Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan (retired), have been shifted to Kashimpur Jail in...

Malaysia arrests Khairuzzaman ‘at Bangladesh’s request’

-- 2022-02-10 13:56:29

Malaysian police have arrested former Bangladesh High Commissioner M Khairuzzaman at the request of the Bangladesh government, bdnews24.com reports citing Malaysian newspaper The Star Khairuzzaman, a...

RMCH witnesses three more deaths in Covid-19 unit

-- 2022-02-10 12:46:46

Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded three more deaths in its Covid-19 unit during the last 24 hours till 9am this Wednesday, BSS reports. RMCH Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani...

PM Hasina urges Ansar VDP to work collectively for continuing country’s development

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-10 12:41:01

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) personnel to make collective efforts for continuing the pace of advancement to transform Bangladesh into a developed...

Met office forecasts light to moderate rain in parts of country

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-10 11:29:58

A light to moderate rain/thundershowers, accompanied by a temporary gusty wind, is likely to occur at some places in most parts of the country including Dhaka in the next 24 hours beginning from Thurs...

Cases of ‘more infectious’ BA.2 omicron subvariant found in Chattogram

-- 2022-02-10 10:48:14

Researchers in Chattogram have found cases of BA.2, an omicron subvariant, which is more transmissible than BA.1 and currently the dominant version of the coronavirus strain worldwide, bdnews24.com re...

Project launched to make railway zones tobacco-free

FE REPORT 2022-02-10 10:18:13

The government launched a project on Wednesday to control tobacco use in railway zones. The Section 110 of The Railway Act 1890 restricts tobacco use in trains keeping a provision of forcing persons...

Bangladesh monitors UN meet on forced disappearances

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2022-02-10 10:01:45

Bangladesh is keenly observing the meeting of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances that started in Geneva on Tuesday. The thrice-a-year routine meeting draws extra attention...

High Court summons ACC official over exemption of all accused in graft case 

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-09 22:17:31

The High Court has summoned Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Md Jahangir Alam to appear before it on February 22 to explain his position over the exemption of all the 25 accused in a c...

Greece to hire 4,000 workers from Bangladesh every year

-- 2022-02-09 19:56:32

The government of Bangladesh has secured a deal with Greece to send 4,000 Bangladeshi workers a year primarily to work in the agricultural sector. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment M...

Speakers stress data-driven news on agriculture

-- 2022-02-09 18:56:18

News about agriculture needs to be data-driven and scientifically representative, stressed the journalists at a webinar on Tuesday. They also emphasised that media should remain updated and dissemina...

Blinken invites Momen to visit USA marking 50 years of ties

-- 2022-02-09 18:49:07

US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has invited Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen to visit Washington DC to mark 50 years of bilateral ties between the two countries. "This mornin...

Family members of ex-CEO, chairman want to take charge of Evaly

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-09 18:15:53

Family members of the controversial e-commerce platform Evaly’s former managing director and CEO Mohammad Russel and ex-chairman Shamima Narsin want to take the charge of the company. They h...