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Piloting of cluster bus service: Committee likely to miss deadline again

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-11-25 10:03:44

The launch of cluster bus service in the city under a joint-venture company may be delayed further due to 'a lack of cooperation' from bus operators. The special committee, formed to work on bus ro...

Bangladeshi scientist awarded for developing jute-based pads producing machine

-- 2021-11-24 21:56:26

A scientist at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has won a grand prize for her proposed innovation in developing a machine to produce jute cellulose-based sani...

1,500 more Rohingyas going to Bhasan Char in 7th phase

-- 2021-11-24 20:46:08

Some 1,500 more Rohingyas are being relocated to the Bhasan Char Island in the seventh phase. On the first day of the seventh phase, around 379 Rohingyas were taken to Chattogram from the camps in Co...

Bus driver, assistant sent to jail for threatening student with 'rape'

-- 2021-11-24 20:03:00

A Dhaka court has sent a bus driver and his helper to jail on charges of threatening a student with assault and rape after she paid discounted half fare. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Mahmuda A...

Cartoonist Kishore to file no-confidence petition against PBI report

-- 2021-11-24 19:33:20

A Dhaka court has allowed cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore to file a no-confidence petition against the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) report which found no evidence that he was picked up by some...

Govt has no plan to increase fertiliser price, Razzaque says

-- 2021-11-24 19:17:02

The government has now no plan to raise the price of fertiliser despite its four-fold increase in the international market, said Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque on Wednesday. Besides, the ministe...

108 more hospitalised with dengue in 24hrs

-- 2021-11-24 19:05:53

As many as 108 new dengue patients have been hospitalised in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, health authorities said. The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at...

Rumour mill goes into overdrive over Khaleda’s health, says Fakhrul

-- 2021-11-24 19:00:04

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a quarter is spreading rumours over Khaleda Zia’s health condition with an evil intention. "These are absolutely rumours and b...

PM calls on rich nations to finance climate-resilient efforts

-- 2021-11-24 18:59:25

Developed, resource-rich countries such as Germany must help finance climate-resilience initiatives as climate change has mainly been caused and exacerbated by them, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina....

Technology upgradation: City Bank stands by DMP

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-24 18:33:29

City Bank has recently donated Tk 5.0 million as contribution towards the technological improvement of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Chairman of the bank Aziz Al Kaisar ha...

Writ filed seeking half fares for students in buses, launches and trains  

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-11-24 17:44:07

A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Wednesday seeking its directive upon the concerned bodies of the government to implement half fares for students in all government and private buses, l...

President urges political parties to be tolerant of different opinions

-- 2021-11-24 17:36:05

President Abdul Hamid has urged political parties to be tolerant of different opinions to materialise Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s dream of building 'Sonar Bangla' and to eliminate commun...

Daily Covid-19 caseload crosses 300 mark after three weeks

-- 2021-11-24 17:08:04

Bangladesh has registered 312 new cases of Covid-19 infection in the 24 hours to 8 am on Wednesday. The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,574,948 with the latest infections. Earlier last October 29, the co...

BNP’s announces eight-day programme over Khaleda's treatment abroad

-- 2021-11-24 15:50:08

BNP and its associate bodies have taken up an eight-day programme to force the government to allow its chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for advanced medical treatment. Party Secretary General Mir...

US donates 1.8m more Pfizer COVID vaccine doses to Bangladesh

-- 2021-11-24 15:47:42

The United States has donated another 1.8 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, raising the assistance to a total of 16.8 million shots. The latest shipment will enable Bangladesh t...

Helena Jahangir granted bail in digital security case

-- 2021-11-24 15:43:06

A Dhaka court granted bail to Helena Jahangir, a businesswoman who was recently sacked from an Awami League subcommittee, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka's...

Contempt of court rule issued against Gazipur mayor, three others  

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-11-24 15:41:46

The High Court on Wednesday issued a contempt of court ruling against Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mayor Jahangir Alam and three others for not complying with its earlier order in a case filed ove...

Former BNP lawmaker to die for war crimes

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-24 12:50:54

A tribunal has sentenced former BNP lawmaker Abdul Momin Talukder aka Khoka to death for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, reports bdnews24.com. A three-membe...

21, including a ‘known drug peddler’, named in Cumilla councillor murder case

-- 2021-11-24 12:35:37

At least 21 people, including a ‘known drug peddler’, have been named in a case filed over the killing of Syed Md Sohel, the councillor of Cumilla City Corporation Ward-17 and another po...

Dense fog: Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services disrupted

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-24 11:31:05

Commuters waiting to cross the Padma River had a harrowing time on Wednesday morning, with the authorities suspending ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route due to dense fog. Mohiuddin Rassel,...

Two SSC examinees dead in Chandpur motorcycle crash

-- 2021-11-24 11:13:35

Two teens who were sitting for their SSC examinations this year have died after their motorcycle veered out of control and crashed in Chandpur. The accident occurred around 10:30 pm on Tuesday in t...

4th phase of union council polls deferred to Dec 26

-- 2021-11-23 22:55:19

The fourth phase of the union council elections has been pushed back three days as the original date coincides with the HSC and equivalents examinations. The elections to the lowest tier of local gov...

Bangladesh, Maldives can work jointly to tackle climate impacts: President

-- 2021-11-23 21:46:01

President Md. Abdul Hamid has said Bangladesh and Maldives can jointly work to tackle the adverse effects of climate change and disasters. President's Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin said the head o...

Journalist Shamim Mashraki dies at 55

-- 2021-11-23 20:42:09

Shamim Mashraki, advisory Editor of the districtnews24 and permanent member of Jatiya Press Club, died of a heart attack at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. He was 55. Shamim Mashraki,...

HC orders recovery passwords of Evaly’s server, locks from ex chairman

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-11-23 20:10:01

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday ordered former chairman of e-commerce platform Evaly Limited Shamima Nasrin and CEO Mohammad Rassel to give all passwords of Evaly’s servers and electronic combina...

Students demanding discount on bus fares attacked in Dhaka

-- 2021-11-23 20:01:40

A group of students from Dhaka College have attacked the student protesters who have been demanding that they be allowed to avail a half-price discount on bus fare. The incident took place near Scien...

Chattogram Medical College suspends 30 students over BCL clash

-- 2021-11-23 19:39:11

Chattogram Medical College has suspended 30 students for various periods over clashes between rival factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League. The Academic Council also decided on Tuesday to resume c...

FE journalist among six awarded for impact reporting on agriculture

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-11-23 19:27:19

Six journalists have been awarded with media fellowship for their impact reporting on the prevailing crises of food security, acute malnutrition and child health in the country on Tuesday.  They...

Homegrown COVID vaccine Bangavax gets nod for human trial

-- 2021-11-23 18:59:17

Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) has given ethical clearance to the Bangavax COVID-19 vaccine of Globe Biotech for a small Phase-1 clinical trial on humans. Developed by the local pharmaceu...

Road anarchy over bus fares must be stopped, says GM Quader

-- 2021-11-23 18:42:01

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Tuesday voiced concern over the transport workers' rowdy attitude towards passengers and urged the government to take steps for stopping road anarchy over bus fares....