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BNP leader Nazrul Islam falls sick, hospitalised

BNP leader Nazrul Islam falls sick, hospitalised

-- 2021-09-23 19:52:36

BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka on Thursday as he fell sick. Nazrul Islam was admitted to United Hospital in the capital on Thursday, said his wife...

Bangladesh seeks US investment, urgent steps for Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh seeks US investment, urgent steps for Rohingya repatriation

-- 2021-09-23 19:09:06

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has invited US investment in Bangladesh and requested the USA authorities for providing duty-free market access to Bangladesh products. The state mi...

Covid tests at Dhaka airport to start Saturday

Covid tests at Dhaka airport to start Saturday

-- 2021-09-23 18:59:13

The Bangladesh government will launch RT-PCR coronavirus tests for outbound travellers at Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka on Saturday. The work to set up the infrastructure for the l...

254 more hospitalised with Dengue, no death reported

254 more hospitalised with Dengue, no death reported

-- 2021-09-23 18:45:22

Another 254 new Dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained static at 59 as no fresh deat...

‘BSMMU’s new specialised hospital a symbol of close ties with Korea’

‘BSMMU’s new specialised hospital a symbol of close ties with Korea’

-- 2021-09-23 18:27:36

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun on Thursday visited the construction site of the new specialised hospital under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and said it will...

1,144 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths reported in 24 hours

1,144 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2021-09-23 17:25:40

Bangladesh has registered 24 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, the lowest since May 27, taking the total toll to 27,337. Another 1,144 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours to 8:00...

5,000 people receive UNHCR’s aid in Cox’s Bazar

5,000 people receive UNHCR’s aid in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2021-09-23 16:33:28

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has distributed financial aid among 15,000 people in Cox’s Bazar. UNHCR sent Tk 2500 each through bKash to the pandemic-hit most vulner...

Bashundhara MD seeks anticipatory bail over Muniya’s death

Bashundhara MD seeks anticipatory bail over Muniya’s death

-- 2021-09-23 16:20:09

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir has sought anticipatory bail from the High Court in a case that involves the death of college girl Mosarat Jahan Muniya. The bail plea is pendin...

US to provide $158m more for Rohingyas

US to provide $158m more for Rohingyas

-- 2021-09-23 16:12:25

The United States will contribute nearly $180 million in additional assistance for the humanitarian crisis facing Rohingya in and outside Myanmar, and for Rohingya refugees and affected host communiti...

Bangladesh gets another 5.5m doses of Sinopharm vaccine

Bangladesh gets another 5.5m doses of Sinopharm vaccine

-- 2021-09-23 15:06:22

Another 5.5 million doses of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine have arrived in Bangladesh. The shipment arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh flight around 2:...

Bangladeshi woman wins Global Goals Changemaker Award

Bangladeshi woman wins Global Goals Changemaker Award

MD ZAHIDUR RABBI 2021-09-23 14:10:14

Fairooz Faizah Beether, a co-founder of Moner School, has won the prestigious ‘Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award 2021,’ announced the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesda...

Jhumon Das, who angered Hifazat supporters with Facebook post, gets bail

Jhumon Das, who angered Hifazat supporters with Facebook post, gets bail

-- 2021-09-23 14:09:27

The High Court has granted Jhumon Das, a resident of Sunamganj’s Shalla, for a year in a Digital Security Act case. But, as part of the decision, he will not be allowed to leave the district...

Global inaction over Rohingya return shocks Bangladesh: PM

Global inaction over Rohingya return shocks Bangladesh: PM

-- 2021-09-23 11:39:07

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demanded intensified global action with "real urgency" to repatriate Rohingya, saying major international powers' inaction over the crisis shocked Bangladesh as it ext...

How to take a ride on Dhaka metro

How to take a ride on Dhaka metro

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-09-23 11:23:36

A mock public run of Dhaka metro happens soon to show passengers how to take such a sophisticated rail ride through hands-on demonstration on methods of getting in a station, taking tickets, and ascen...

US to give $178m in aid for Rohingya

US to give $178m in aid for Rohingya

-- 2021-09-23 10:14:08

The United States will provide $178 million in humanitarian aid to Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh and Myanmar, bdnews24.com reports. This new funding includes nearly $55 m...

Covid vaccines need to be declared as global public good, Hasina  says

Covid vaccines need to be declared as global public good, Hasina says

-- 2021-09-23 09:40:12

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for COVID-19 vaccines to be categorised as a 'global public good' to strengthen the response to the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in the developing world...

Momen hopeful of extraditing Bangabandhu killer Rashed Chowdhury

Momen hopeful of extraditing Bangabandhu killer Rashed Chowdhury

-- 2021-09-22 22:44:54

Rashed Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will soon be extradited to Bangladesh through the proper legal process, according to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. &ldquo...

229 more hospitalised with dengue

229 more hospitalised with dengue

-- 2021-09-22 20:56:45

Another 229 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained static at 59 as no fresh dea...

TIB urges probe into health ministry’s cancelled recruitment

TIB urges probe into health ministry’s cancelled recruitment

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-09-22 20:12:37

Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) has demanded an investigation into the health ministry's 'controversial' recruitment process which was cancelled due to allegations of corruption. Cancell...

Writ petition filed for judicial inquiry into e-commerce scams

Writ petition filed for judicial inquiry into e-commerce scams

-- 2021-09-22 19:42:03

A writ has been filed before the High Court (HC) seeking a judicial inquiry into the fraudulent business of e-commerce entities. Barrister Mohammad Humayun Kabir Pallab and Barrister Mohammad Kawser...

Nagad reactivates 18,000 accounts balance

Nagad reactivates 18,000 accounts balance

-- 2021-09-22 19:04:28

All Nagad accounts, automatically kept balance-on-hold for unusual transactions, were reactivated after multiple analysis and scrutiny on Wednesday except eight confirmed accounts involved in a scam....

ACC seeks wealth statements of three engineers

ACC seeks wealth statements of three engineers

-- 2021-09-22 18:46:21

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked six people including three engineers of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab), and the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) to subm...

Kuwait plans to build an oil refinery in Bangladesh

Kuwait plans to build an oil refinery in Bangladesh

-- 2021-09-22 18:16:27

Bangladesh and Kuwait have agreed to plans to develop a comprehensive roadmap in the next five years to strengthen bilateral cooperation in several sectors, including investment and building an oil re...

Truck-covered van strike called off

Truck-covered van strike called off

-- 2021-09-22 17:35:18

Truck and Covered Van Owners-Workers Oikya Parishad has called off the 3-day strike they went to press home 15-point demand following a fruitful meeting with the Home Minister on Wednesday. President...

COVID-19: 1,376 people test positive, 36 die in 24 hours

COVID-19: 1,376 people test positive, 36 die in 24 hours

-- 2021-09-22 17:25:12

Bangladesh has registered 36 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 27,313. The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,547,176 as 1,376 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hour...

Third terminal of Dhaka Airport to be visible by Dec

Third terminal of Dhaka Airport to be visible by Dec

-- 2021-09-22 16:11:55

Braving the pandemic, the work on the construction of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) is progressing in full swing with officials saying that parts of the much-awai...

Bangladesh to get 7.1m Pfizer, 1.8m Moderna jabs

Bangladesh to get 7.1m Pfizer, 1.8m Moderna jabs

-- 2021-09-22 12:14:17

Bangladesh will get 7.1 million doses of Pfizer and 1.8 million Moderna vaccines as part of US donation and regular supply under the COVAX facility. "We've received a new allocation of 7.1  mill...

US-Bangladesh cooperation, collective action to ensure mutual prosperity, says PM

US-Bangladesh cooperation, collective action to ensure mutual prosperity, says PM

-- 2021-09-22 11:41:59

In the post-COVID-19 economic recovery, mutual cooperation and collective efforts are essential to attain shared prosperity, and Bangladesh will provide its wholehearted support to expand its economic...

Dilapidated road mounting people's woes

Dilapidated road mounting people's woes

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-09-22 08:49:41

NETRAKONA: Thousands of people have been facing extreme suffering due to the dilapidated condition of the Rupganj Bausi Bazar road in Bausi Union under Barhatta Upazila of the district. A number of b...

PM proposes formation of women leaders' network

PM proposes formation of women leaders' network

-- 2021-09-21 23:23:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday laid special emphasis on forming a network of women leaders around the world to act as a force to ensure gender equality. "I strongly feel that we can establis...