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Fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Ukhiya

Fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Ukhiya

-- 2022-01-09 19:25:50

A Rohingya refugee camp at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar has caught fire. The Fire Service and the Civil Defence deployed firemen to put out the fire which started around 5:30 pm Sunday, Additional Ref...

Covid infection rises by 115pc last week: DGHS

Covid infection rises by 115pc last week: DGHS

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-09 18:51:09

Covid-19 infection saw a sharp rise in the country over the past week with a 115 per cent as compared to the previous week, according to the DGHS on Sunday. “Some 6,300 new Covid patients were...

Travel thru Bangladesh-India border to be discouraged: Momen

Travel thru Bangladesh-India border to be discouraged: Momen

-- 2022-01-09 18:44:42

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said travel through the Bangladesh-India borders will be discouraged on health safety grounds due to Omicron. "Considering the health issue, there should...

Covid-19 cases soar by 33.6pc to 1,491 in 24 hours

Covid-19 cases soar by 33.6pc to 1,491 in 24 hours

-- 2022-01-09 17:47:41

The number of Covid-19 cases has soared by 1,491 in the past 24 hours, according to the latest government data, taking the total caseload to 1,593,700. It is a 33.6 per cent jump from Saturday and th...

Biman to operate two additional flights on Dhaka-Dubai route

Biman to operate two additional flights on Dhaka-Dubai route

-- 2022-01-09 17:21:26

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate two additional flights on the Dhaka-Dubai route on January 11 and 12 due to increasing passenger demand. Biman Flight BG4046 will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal I...

DSA being used against opposition, says BNP

DSA being used against opposition, says BNP

-- 2022-01-09 17:11:24

BNP on Sunday alleged that the Digital Security Act (DSA) is being used against opposition leaders and activists and dissidents as a tool of repression. "The Digital Security Act is a repressive law....

PM urges all to follow health protocols, avoid crowds

PM urges all to follow health protocols, avoid crowds

-- 2022-01-09 17:08:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged people to follow health protocols and avoid big crowds, warning that omicron, the new variant of COVID-19, increased the risk of contracting the disease. &ldquo...

AL to meet President for EC talks on Jan 17

AL to meet President for EC talks on Jan 17

-- 2022-01-09 17:04:00

The Bangabhaban has set Jan 17 for President Md Abdul Hamid’s talks with the ruling Awami League on the formation of a new Election Commission. The meeting will take place at 4 pm on that date,...

Best if all inessential travels are avoided, says Indian envoy

Best if all inessential travels are avoided, says Indian envoy

-- 2022-01-09 16:40:03

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Sunday said it would be best if all "inessential" travels are avoided although they would focus on keeping visa services and borders o...

No plan to impose lockdown now, says FM

No plan to impose lockdown now, says FM

-- 2022-01-09 16:31:51

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the government is not thinking about lockdowns at this moment but will follow the same procedures keeping passengers limited in all types of transports. &l...

Ex-DIG Partha Gopal sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption

Ex-DIG Partha Gopal sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption

-- 2022-01-09 13:51:07

A Dhaka court has sentenced former Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Partha Gopal Banik to a total of eight years in prison for corruption. Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of the Dhaka Special Jud...

Dhaleshwari trawler capsize: Four bodies found

Dhaleshwari trawler capsize: Four bodies found

-- 2022-01-09 11:54:50

Rescue workers have found four bodies of people who went missing after a trawler sank in the Dhaleshwari River in Narayanganj’s Sadar Upazila five days ago. The bodies of a woman and...

Four judges promoted to Appellate Division

Four judges promoted to Appellate Division

-- 2022-01-09 11:26:00

Four judges from the Supreme Court’s High Court Division have been promoted to the Appellate Division, bdnews24.com reports. The Law and Justice Division issued a notice promoting Justice Borha...

New Covid curbs in Bangladesh soon: Minister

New Covid curbs in Bangladesh soon: Minister

FE REPORT 2022-01-09 10:36:18

The government will impose within a couple of days a set of restrictions across the country to prevent further spreading of coronavirus, including new variant Omicron. Health minister Zahid Maleque d...

Mujib Barsho extended till March 31

Mujib Barsho extended till March 31

-- 2022-01-08 22:22:19

Mujib Barsho, which was announced for celebration of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been extended till March 31 next. The timeframe has been extend...

Dialogue's focus on election 'manipulation', BNP leader Amir Khosru says

Dialogue's focus on election 'manipulation', BNP leader Amir Khosru says

-- 2022-01-08 22:03:55

BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday alleged a political quarter is discussing how to manipulate the next election in the name of dialogue on the reconstitution of the Election C...

‘Decision on closure of educational institutions after meeting with NTAC’

‘Decision on closure of educational institutions after meeting with NTAC’

-- 2022-01-08 20:15:24

Education Minister Dipu Moni on Saturday said decision on how to deal with educational institutions amid the Covid-19 surge will be taken after the ministry's meeting with the National Technical Advis...

Obaidul Quader urges BNP to take preparations for next elections

Obaidul Quader urges BNP to take preparations for next elections

-- 2022-01-08 19:34:19

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged BNP to take preparations for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. “BNP should take preparations for the forthcoming parliamentary ele...

Turkish field hospital reopens at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Turkish field hospital reopens at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

-- 2022-01-08 19:15:24

Bangladesh on Saturday reopened a Turkish field hospital at the Rohingya refugee camp that was damaged by a fire last year, reports dailysabah.com. On a daily basis the hospital performs nearly...

‘Bangladesh not alone while dealing with Rohingya crisis’

‘Bangladesh not alone while dealing with Rohingya crisis’

-- 2022-01-08 19:05:11

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has reaffirmed his country's continued support to the Rohingya and their host community in Bangladesh, noting that Bangladesh is not alone while dealing with t...

Nuclear physicist Hiranmay Sen Gupta dies

Nuclear physicist Hiranmay Sen Gupta dies

-- 2022-01-08 17:32:17

Renowned nuclear physicist and retired Dhaka University professor Hiranmay Sen Gupta has died in hospital care at the age of 87. He passed away in the early hours of Saturday while receiving treatmen...

New Covid-19 cases soar by 1,116 in 24 hours

New Covid-19 cases soar by 1,116 in 24 hours

-- 2022-01-08 17:23:11

New COVID-19 cases have soared by 1,116 in the past 24 hours in the country, according to the latest government data, taking the total caseload to 1,592,209. The death toll rose by one in the same pe...

Mobile phone found in condemned cell of 7-murder convict Nur Hossain

Mobile phone found in condemned cell of 7-murder convict Nur Hossain

-- 2022-01-08 17:06:28

Authorities at Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in Gazipur have found a mobile phone in the condemned cell of Narayanganj 7-murder case convict Nur Hossain. A three-strong committee was formed to probe the i...

No plan yet to shut educational institutions, says Minister

No plan yet to shut educational institutions, says Minister

-- 2022-01-08 16:40:57

The government has no plans to shut educational institutions right now even though Covid-19 cases keep rising across the world, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque. "Covid infections are on the rise i...

Textile students block roads demanding online exams

Textile students block roads demanding online exams

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-08 16:02:16

Students from the Bangladesh University of Textiles took to the streets to call for a list of demands, including online examinations. The protest has caused traffic congestion on the road from Mohakha...

Both deaths, injuries on roads see sharp rise in 2021

Both deaths, injuries on roads see sharp rise in 2021

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-08 15:23:32

Both the incidents of deaths and injuries in road accidents in Bangladesh saw a drastic rise in 2021 compared to 2020, according to Road Safety Foundation (RSF). The RSF also estimated Tk 96.31 billi...

Number of internet users drops by 2.58m in Nov

Number of internet users drops by 2.58m in Nov

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-08 12:31:21

The number of internet users in Bangladesh declined by 2.58 million in November 2021, according to BTRC. The total number of internet subscribers reached 126.60 Million in November 2021 while the num...

Dhaka world's most polluted city

Dhaka world's most polluted city

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-08 11:54:31

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has, in fact, been ranked the worst polluted in the latest list of world cities with the worst air quality. On Saturday, the capital's air quality index (A...

Two pedestrians killed in Dhaka bus accident

Two pedestrians killed in Dhaka bus accident

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-08 11:37:16

Two people died after being run over by a bus in the capital’s Gulistan area on Saturday. A Meghla Paribahan bus ran over two pedestrians who died on the scene on Saturday morning, said SI Raje...

St Martin's marine declared protected area

St Martin's marine declared protected area

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL 2022-01-08 10:31:07

CHATTOGRAM: The government has declared the St Martin's island as a marine protected area to save its rich biodiversity and ecosystem. Eco-warriors have long been demanding such a state measure to...