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Kidney patients, relatives demonstrate at CMCH protesting hike in dialysis fee

-- 2023-01-10 16:20:27

Vehicular movement near Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) and adjacent areas remained suspended for two and a half hours as a number of kidney patients and their relatives blocked the roa...

TCB starts selling essentials to 10 million families at discounted prices

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-10 15:31:55

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh has resumed a campaign to sell essential goods at a discounted price to 10 million low-income families at the onset of the new year, bdnews24.om reports. Commerc...

Bangabandhu set Bangladesh tone even before returning home

BSS 2023-01-10 15:12:58

Bangabandhu assumed in person the charge of Bangladesh on his return home on January 10, 1972, but archival documents suggest he had set the newborn country's tone regarding foreign relations with sev...

IMF’s DMD due in Dhaka on Jan 14 to finalise $4.5b loan deal

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-10 15:05:48

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh is due in Dhaka on January 14 for a 5-day visit, to finalise the agreement for a $4.5 billion loan. The IMF DMD will...

Beijing to remain engaged with Dhaka in its next development journey: Momen

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-10 13:52:43

Newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has conveyed to Bangladesh that his country will “remain engaged” in Bangladesh’s development journey to the next level noting its &...

Death toll in Dhamrai gas cylinder explosion rises to two

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-10 13:36:45

The gas cylinder explosion in Dhaka’s Dhamrai has claimed another victim. Josna Begum, 25, succumbed to her burn wounds at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn Institute around 6 am on Tuesday. Thr...

Three dead, 10 injured as two buses collide head-on in Rangpur

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-10 12:52:37

Three people were killed and at least 10 were injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Rangpur's Taraganj upazila this morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediatel...

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on his Homecoming Day

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-10 10:51:07

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Jan 10, 2023) paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his Homecoming Day, BSS reports. The premier paid homage to the great...

PM for considering jute as an agri product

-- 2023-01-10 10:10:53

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to recognise jute as an agricultural product. She made the directives while presiding over a cabinet meeting held at Prim...

Shahriar rules out any possibility of getting fresh US sanctions

-- 2023-01-09 22:27:47

State Minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam has ruled out any possibility of getting fresh sanctions from the US against any individual or organisation in Bangladesh. "Certainly not," he told...

New Chinese envoy presents credentials to President

-- 2023-01-09 22:23:23

China’s new ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen presented his credentials to President M Abdul Hamid on Monday at Bangabhaban in Dhaka. Welcoming the new ambassador, the President said China is th...

After walking out of jail, Fakhrul vows to intensify movement

-- 2023-01-09 22:08:52

Finally walking out of jail after a month, BNP secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday took a fresh vow to intensify their ongoing movement to oust the government and restore democracy...

Bangladesh economy moves 25 notches up in 14 years: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2023-01-09 21:59:25

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said Bangladesh became 35th largest economy in the world after 14 years under the charismatic l...

Bangladesh wants much better relationship with US: Momen

-- 2023-01-09 21:34:13

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh wants to build a “much better relationship” with the United States (US) with “constructive” and “positive” manne...

Dhaka, Washington discuss defence cooperation

-- 2023-01-09 20:37:53

Bangladesh and the United States on Monday discussed defence cooperation, Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), development cooperation, maritime safety and security, strengthening capacities of law enforcing...

Process underway to enact law for appointment of high court judges: Law minister

-- 2023-01-09 19:35:08

The government is working on enacting a law for appointment of high court judges and it will be placed in parliament within a few days. According to UNB, Law Minister Anisul Huq made the announcement...

IGP Abdullah Al-Mamun’s tenure extended by 18 months

-- 2023-01-09 19:15:00

The government has extended the tenure of Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun as the inspector general of police. Mamun was scheduled to retire on Jan 11, but the home ministry’s Public Security Divisi...

Cabinet clears policy to fix minimum and maximum prices of agricultural goods

-- 2023-01-09 19:11:28

The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of the National Agricultural Marketing Policy, 2023 in order to modernise the marketing system and ensure the highest benefits for the farmers through different...

Status quo continues on removing commercial establishments from Hatirjheel

FE ONLINE REPORT    2023-01-09 18:48:21

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has allowed the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to move an appeal before this court against a High Court verdict that asked the authorities concerne...

Fakhrul, Abbas freed from jail

-- 2023-01-09 18:39:54

After a month of their arrest, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas were freed from jail on bail on Monday evening. They walked out of Dhaka Cen...

US embassy says it supports calls for probe into BD youth’s death in US

-- 2023-01-09 18:29:46

The US Embassy in Dhaka has supported calls for a proper investigation into the death of Sayed Arif Faisal, a Bangladeshi-origin youth who was gunned down by the police in Massachusetts. In a stateme...

Bangladesh reports 17 new Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2023-01-09 18:06:53

Bangladesh has recorded 17 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,284. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,440 over the 24-hour period, acc...

TCB to start sales of essentials on Tuesday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-09 18:00:59

The government is set to start a sales drive of essential items for the year 2023 on Tuesday. The state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) in a statement on Monday said it will sell essent...

Govt plans to adjust power, energy prices every month

-- 2023-01-09 17:48:37

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Monday that the government is working on a plan to introduce a system for adjusting power and energy prices every month....

Five arrested for spreading 'rumours' about banking sector

-- 2023-01-09 17:29:23

Police have arrested five people allegedly for spreading rumours about Bangladesh's banking sector. The arrestees have been identified as Mohammad Nur Un Nabi, Md Afsar Uddin Roman, Md Abu Sayid Saju...

Dhaka protesters demand justice for Bangladeshi youth shot dead in US

-- 2023-01-09 17:13:01

A human-chain protest demanded justice over the shooting death of Bangladeshi expatriate student Sayed Arif Faisal in the US during an American official's visit to Dhaka. The demonstration started at...

BJAF condemns order of confiscating of Tarique and Zubaida’s properties

FE ONLINE REPORT    2023-01-09 17:03:44

Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF), a forum of pro-BNP lawyers, has strongly condemned a court order that asked the government to confiscate moveable (bank accounts) and immovable (land-rela...

ACC can scrutinise allegations of purchasing 14 houses in US by Wasa MD: HC

FE ONLINE REPORT    2023-01-09 16:51:39

The High Court has said that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) can scrutinise the allegations against purchasing of 14 houses by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Managing Director T...

Why Southern Bangladesh will witness more tourist influx in 2023?

FE Online 2023-01-09 16:43:58

The Southern part of Bangladesh has a lot of places that tourists like to travel to, such as Cox’s Bazar, Kuakata, the districts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, etc. However, many unknown places...

Metro trains to make stoppage at Pallabi station from Jan 25

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-09 16:23:34

The Dhaka metro rail will make stoppage at Pallabi station from January 25, which is currently operating in the Uttara-Agargaon route after being launched on December 29 last year. Managing director...