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Four killed in Dinajpur road accidents

Four killed in Dinajpur road accidents

-- 2022-01-02 19:48:28

Four people, including three friends, were killed in separate road crashes in Birganj and Birampur upazilas of Dinajpur district on Sunday, In Birganj, three friends were killed when a speeding truck...

15 shops gutted in Sherpur market fire

15 shops gutted in Sherpur market fire

-- 2022-01-02 19:16:51

Fifteen shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Kushumhati market of Sherpur Sadar upazila early Sunday. Jabed Hossain Tareq, deputy assistant director of Sherpur Fire Service, said the fire br...

More than 700 birds rescued in Bagerhat

More than 700 birds rescued in Bagerhat

-- 2022-01-02 18:57:49

More than 700 birds of Sturnidae species, known as Shalik, were on Sunday freed by police after they were rescued from a cowshed at Mollahat in Bagerhat. Tipped off, police raided Kaka Mia's house at...

Momen asks US counterpart to review sanctions of RAB officials

Momen asks US counterpart to review sanctions of RAB officials

-- 2022-01-02 18:00:18

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has written to his US counterpart Antony Blinken requesting a review of the sanctions on some current and former top officials of the Rapid Action Battalion, in connect...

Tourism fair in Chattogram from Thursday

Tourism fair in Chattogram from Thursday

-- 2022-01-02 17:58:01

With a view to reviving and mobilising the country’s tourism industry devastated by Covid-19 pandemic, premier travel trade publication The Bangladesh Monitor will hold the 12th edition of Chitt...

Law minister sees no scope to enact EC formation law right now

Law minister sees no scope to enact EC formation law right now

-- 2022-01-02 17:52:40

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday reiterated that there is no scope right now for the enactment of a law on the formation of the Election Commission. “I said there will be a law, but that has t...

Bangladesh logs 557 new Covid cases, highest in 11 weeks

Bangladesh logs 557 new Covid cases, highest in 11 weeks

-- 2022-01-02 17:36:06

Bangladesh has registered 557 new Covid-19 cases in a day, the highest count since Oct 11, taking the total caseload to 1,586,466. The death toll rose to 28,077 as another fatality was reported in th...

43-year-old passes SSC exam in Sirajganj

43-year-old passes SSC exam in Sirajganj

-- 2022-01-02 17:25:05

Defying age Rabiul Awal of Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district has passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination with a good grade at the age of 43. Rabiul, the younges...

Two more Abhijan drivers sent to jail

Two more Abhijan drivers sent to jail

-- 2022-01-02 17:20:32

Two more suspects have been sent to jail after they turned themselves in to court in a case over the fire on the Abhijan-10 launch on the Sungadha River in Jhalakathi. The decision was made by Specia...

BNP gets people’s enthusiastic participation in series of rallies, Fakhrul says

BNP gets people’s enthusiastic participation in series of rallies, Fakhrul says

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-02 16:34:27

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir termed on Monday their rallies held at 32 districts recently as 'successful' ones, saying people wanted the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia a...

National strategy soon for smooth graduation from LDC, says PM

National strategy soon for smooth graduation from LDC, says PM

-- 2022-01-02 16:29:49

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government has taken a step to formulating a ‘National Smooth Transition Strategy’, aiming to make the graduation of Bangladesh from Least D...

Mild cold wave likely to sweep over country from Tuesday

Mild cold wave likely to sweep over country from Tuesday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-02 15:35:34

A mild to moderate cold wave may sweep over most parts of the country from Tuesday as the temperature is likely to remain between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius from that day, according to a met official. A...

Corruption is like cancer, says new chief justice

Corruption is like cancer, says new chief justice

-- 2022-01-02 14:09:10

Corruption is like cancer and there can be no compromise on the issue, says Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, bdnews24.com reports. “Corruption is cancer,” the chief justice said at a Su...

Old, faulty power lines spark fire incidents in Chattogram

Old, faulty power lines spark fire incidents in Chattogram

-- 2022-01-02 11:36:44

Fire incidents are on the rise in Chattogram due to electrical issues from old power connections with extra load and faulty transmission lines at homes and businesses.      According...

BNP terms dialogue on EC formation ‘meaningless’

BNP terms dialogue on EC formation ‘meaningless’

FE REPORT 2022-01-02 10:17:14

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir termed on Saturday 'meaningless' the President's ongoing dialogue with the political parties on the formation of the El...

Lockdown not in plan right now, says Health Minister

Lockdown not in plan right now, says Health Minister

-- 2022-01-01 19:52:14

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said the government does not want to impose any fresh lockdown right now but it might think about it if there is any unusual surge in the Covid-19 infection r...

Islami Andolon not to join president’s dialogue on EC formation

Islami Andolon not to join president’s dialogue on EC formation

-- 2022-01-01 19:41:21

Terming the ongoing dialogue on the reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC) meaningless, Ameer of Islami Andolon Bangladesh and Charmonai Pir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim on Saturday said t...

US-based institute recognises 1971 genocide

US-based institute recognises 1971 genocide

-- 2022-01-01 18:16:18

The US-based Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention has recognised the brutal slaughter of Bangladeshis by the Pakistani occupation forces in 1971 as a ‘genocide or mass killing’. Touhi...

Bangladesh reports 370 new Corona cases, four deaths

Bangladesh reports 370 new Corona cases, four deaths

-- 2022-01-01 18:06:52

Bangladesh has registered 370 new COVID-19 cases in a day, taking the total caseload to 1,585,909. The death toll rose to 28,076 as another fatality was reported in the 24 hours to 8 am on Saturday,...

Dhaka's rail links with northern districts restored after 4 hours

Dhaka's rail links with northern districts restored after 4 hours

-- 2022-01-01 18:03:25

Train links between Dhaka and the northern part of the country have been restored after four hours as a Nilsagar Express train that experienced engine failure was removed from the tracks. The engine...

Mild cold wave hits parts of Bangladesh

Mild cold wave hits parts of Bangladesh

-- 2022-01-01 17:47:53

A mild cold wave is sweeping Panchagarh and Moulvibazar districts, and it may continue, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky over...

Distribution of free textbooks begins

Distribution of free textbooks begins

-- 2022-01-01 17:38:16

Although there has been no textbook festival on the first day of the New Year due to the ongoing pandemic, the distribution of free textbooks began across the country on Saturday. Some 347 million co...

Engine failure suspends Dhaka's rail link with northern districts

Engine failure suspends Dhaka's rail link with northern districts

-- 2022-01-01 16:55:25

Train links between Dhaka and the northern part of the country have been cut off for hours after a Nilsagar Express train experienced engine failure shortly after its departure from Gazipur. The engi...

At least 418 people killed, 497 injured in road accidents in December

At least 418 people killed, 497 injured in road accidents in December

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-01-01 16:21:10

At least 418 people were killed and 497 others injured in road accidents in December last year across the country. During the period, a total of 383 road accidents took place. Among the deceased, 63...

2021 was a year of concern on human rights front: ASK

2021 was a year of concern on human rights front: ASK

FE REPORT 2022-01-01 08:51:51

Ain O Salish Kendra (Ask) termed the outgoing calendar year of 2021 a year of concern on various aspects of human rights. Evaluating the human rights situation of the country in 2021, it said the cou...

Adieu 2021, welcome 2022

Adieu 2021, welcome 2022

FE DESK 2022-01-01 00:24:19

The nation has welcomed the New Year 2022 of the English calendar with the hope of returning to normal life, preventing the Covid-19 outbreak. Usually, New Year's Eve comes as an occasion for huge ce...

PM visits Padma Bridge

PM visits Padma Bridge

-- 2021-12-31 22:29:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana on Friday made a surprise visit to the Padma Bridge that has set a milestone in the country’s development trajectory. The prime...

Dengue cases now bite rural Bangladesh amid COVID deluge

Dengue cases now bite rural Bangladesh amid COVID deluge

-- 2021-12-31 21:28:02

As Bangladesh spent another year in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, the prevalence of a familiar foe, dengue, has added further strain on an already overstretched public health system. But this...

TIB demands incorporation of civil society, media people in DSA amendment process

TIB demands incorporation of civil society, media people in DSA amendment process

-- 2021-12-31 19:21:41

Welcoming the remarks of Law Minister Anisul Huq over the amendment to the Digital Security Act (DSA), Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday demanded the incorporation of the represent...

Bangladesh reports 512 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 512 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-12-31 18:29:36

Bangladesh has recorded 512 new cases of Covid-19 in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 1,585,539. The death toll rose to 28,072 after two deaths were registered in the 24 hours to 8:00...