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Bangladesh for ‘transparency and fairness’ in selection of recruitment agencies for Malaysia

-- 2022-01-20 17:57:52

  The Bangladesh government said it is seeking transparent, fair and safe migration of its workers to Malaysia that complies with the provisions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)....

SUST hunger strike day-2: Students fall sick, one hospitalised

-- 2022-01-20 17:50:41

Twenty-four students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), who went on a hunger strike unto death on Wednesday demanding their Vice-Chancellor’s resignation, reportedly fell...

Wild release marks return of giant forest tortoises to Bangladesh hills

-- 2022-01-20 17:41:49

Bangladesh’s population of one of the world’s largest tortoise species received a boost last month when researchers and villagers released 10 captive-bred juveniles into the evergreen fore...

Coronavirus: 10,888 cases, four deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-01-20 17:05:06

Bangladesh has reported 10,888 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily count since Aug 10, taking the total caseload to 1,653,182. The death toll rose to 28,180 as four more patients died from Covid...

Tahsan Khan gets anticipatory bail in Evaly scam case

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-20 16:37:24

The High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail for six weeks to renowned singer and actor Tahsan Khan in a case filed by one of the customers of the controversial e-commerce platform Evaly Limit...

12 human rights bodies call for banning RAB from UN deployment

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-20 16:34:29

A dozen human rights organisations have urged the United Nations Department of Peace Operations to ban Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from UN deployment. They have made the call in a letter to UN Under...

Bangladesh receives first batches of Johnson vaccines

-- 2022-01-20 16:16:48

Bangladesh has received its first doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, with the arrival of 336,000 doses on Thursday. The shipment was procured as US aid through the COVAX programme....

Chief justice contracts Covid-19

-- 2022-01-20 15:53:03

Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19 and were admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka. The chief justice was admitted to...

Chief Justice Hasan Foez, wife hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19

-- 2022-01-20 14:16:41

Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19 and were admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, or BSMMU, in Dhaka, bdnews24.com reports. The chief...

300-year-old ‘dighi’ being filled for building market

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-01-20 09:58:51

CUMILLA: The owner of Wazir Dighi has decided to fill the 300-year-old pond in Cumilla for constructing a community centre, a coffee house and a market. Located in the heart of the city (ward 5), t...

4G internet speed of 3 operators not up to the mark in Rangpur

FE REPORT 2022-01-20 09:07:23

Three out of four mobile phone operators in the country have failed to provide minimum 4G internet speed to the customers in the Rangpur division, according to a survey of the Bangladesh Telecommunica...

Turkish national arrested in Dhaka over ATM card forgery

-- 2022-01-19 20:26:24

Two men involved in an international ATM card cloning and scamming ring were arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes Unit. The arrestees were identified a...

Govt pauses edible oil price readjustment for 15 days

-- 2022-01-19 19:41:05

Edible oil prices will not be raised in the next 15 days but will be readjusted with the global market after a meeting with stakeholders, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi. “This is how the oi...

SUST students go on hunger strike demanding VC’s resignation

-- 2022-01-19 19:09:28

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have launched a hunger strike to demand the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed and the withdrawal of police cases agains...

Field-level officials asked to act against hill cutting, felling of forest trees

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-19 18:22:56

The environment ministry has directed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to take necessary steps to stop deforestation and illegal hill cutting and evict illegal forest occupants to protect the environmen...

Qazi Anwar Hussain, writer of spy thrillers and creator of Masud Rana, dies at 85

-- 2022-01-19 18:09:54

Author Qazi Anwar Hussain, writer of spy thrillers, detective fiction and adventure novels, and creator of beloved international espionage agent Masud Rana, has died at the age of 85. He died while u...

Petition filed with High Court seeking closure of educational institutions

-- 2022-01-19 17:08:43

Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Yunus Ali Akondo has filed a petition to the High Court seeking an order to close schools and other educational institutions for a month as coronavirus cases surge across...

9,500 virus cases, highest in 23 weeks, reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-01-19 16:58:09

Bangladesh has reported 9,500 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily count since Aug 12, taking the total caseload to 1,642,294. The death toll rose to 28,176 as 12 more patients died from COVID-19...

No one can ignore Bangladesh now, says PM

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-19 14:57:53

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said nobody can ignore Bangladesh anymore as the image of the country has brightened for its successes in its socio-economic development, promoting global pea...

COVID: 12 districts at high risk, Dhaka worst of all

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-19 12:36:47

In the past week, 62,021 COVID tests were conducted in Dhaka. Of these, 17,437 have come back positive, for a positivity rate of 28.11 per cent. It is the highest rate in the country and the Directora...

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation to procure six ships

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-01-19 10:13:33

CHATTOGRAM: Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is going to procure six ships -- two mother bulk carrier ships, two mother tankers and two mother product oil tankers -- to meet the growing demand fo...

Bangladesh govt urged to ensure level-playing field for recruiters of Malaysia-bound workers

FE REPORT 2022-01-19 10:05:55

Manpower recruiters have urged the government to ensure equal opportunities for all licensed recruiters in sending workers to Malaysia. They made the appeal at a press conference, organised by the Sa...

Authorities shut primary school as all teachers test Covid-19 positive

-- 2022-01-18 21:52:41

Authorities have shut down a government primary school in Laksam Upazila of Cumilla district for an indefinite period on Tuesday after all eight teachers tested Covid-19 positive. The teachers, inclu...

Regent’s Shahed, two others indicted in fraud case

-- 2022-01-18 21:38:45

A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against three people including Regent group chairman Mohammad Shahed and Managing Director (MD) Masud Parvez in a fraud case. The formal trial in the case has...

BNP to celebrate Zia’s 86th birth anniversary Wednesday

-- 2022-01-18 21:14:19

BNP will celebrate the 86th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman on Wednesday. Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogura, Ziaur Rahman founded BNP in 1978 and became the country’s...

‘Govt appointed PR firm in US, not lobbyist’

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-18 19:51:40

The government has appointed a US firm for public relations purposes not for lobbying, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said on Tuesday. But he admitted that the firm, for whic...

Autopsy finds actress Shimu was strangled

-- 2022-01-18 19:35:09

The doctor who autopsied the body of Raima Islam Shimu says the actress was strangled. There was a clear mark on her neck, implying she was strangled with a rope or something similar, said Dr Sohel M...

Bangladesh registers 8,407 new Covid cases, highest in five months

-- 2022-01-18 19:21:49

Bangladesh has detected 8,407 more coronavirus cases, the highest daily count since Aug 13, 2021 amid the spread of the contagious omicron variant. The latest infections took the caseload to 1,632,79...

Ten new rice varieties released in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-18 18:59:00

The government has released ten new rice varieties, developed by public and private entities, to boost output further in the rice cropping Boro season.  The varieties were certified and released...

Bangladesh condemns Houthi militias’ drone attack in Abu Dhabi

-- 2022-01-18 18:19:42

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the Houthi militias' attack with explosive-laden drones on Abu Dhabi causing damage to civil property and loss of lives. This is a repeat terrorist attack following...