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Armed men stop three Dhaka-bound buses in Chapainawabganj, rob passengers

Armed men stop three Dhaka-bound buses in Chapainawabganj, rob passengers

-- 2021-08-24 11:15:35

A group of armed men stopped three Dhaka-bound night buses in the district on Monday night and robbed passengers of cash, jewellery and other valuables, police said. The alleged crime took place near...

HRW urges Bangladesh to allow Rohingya to leave Bhasan Char

HRW urges Bangladesh to allow Rohingya to leave Bhasan Char

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-24 10:34:30

The Bangladesh government should permit Rohingya refugees to leave Bhasan Char so they can safely reunite with their families at the refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, Human Rights Watch urged....

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 18 Titas, Petrobangla officials

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 18 Titas, Petrobangla officials

FE REPORT 2021-08-24 08:55:43

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday summoned at least 18 officials and employees of Petrobangla and Titas Gas Company to grill them about graft allegations brought against them. The comm...

Voices against CRB hospital project get louder

Voices against CRB hospital project get louder

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-08-24 08:53:23

Protests against the decision on the construction of a private hospital by United Group in the Central Railway Building (CRB) area of Chattogram are getting louder. Different socio-cultural and pol...

Faulty study blamed for Dhaka-Narayanganj railway project cost overruns

Faulty study blamed for Dhaka-Narayanganj railway project cost overruns

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-08-24 08:50:51

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) is going to bear an extra cost and take additional time to complete the Dhaka-Narayanganj new track-development works due to its faulty feasibility study. Sources said the...

UN to engage in Bhasanchar in mid-Sept

UN to engage in Bhasanchar in mid-Sept

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN 2021-08-24 08:30:34

Leaving aside their long-standing opposition, the UN agencies and their international development partners are expected to start humanitarian work at Bhasanchar from mid-September. Foreign ministry h...

Floods in parts of Bangladesh may worsen as rains continue

Floods in parts of Bangladesh may worsen as rains continue

-- 2021-08-24 00:01:38

Floods in parts of Bangladesh are likely to worsen with rains continuing in the upstream of major rivers and central regions of the country, the authorities have said. The flood situation is likely t...

Xulhaz, Tonoy murder verdict on Aug 31

Xulhaz, Tonoy murder verdict on Aug 31

-- 2021-08-23 22:30:57

The fate of the eight people, including fugitive militant leader Syed Ziaul Haque, accused of killing murdering Bangladesh LGBT rights activist Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy in Dhaka...

Death toll from Dengue rises to 37, 276 more hospitalised

Death toll from Dengue rises to 37, 276 more hospitalised

-- 2021-08-23 21:18:19

The death toll from dengue fever rises to 37 with one more death reported in 24 hours until Monday morning, according to a report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 276...

Dhaka calls for lasting peace as OIC stands by commitment to Afghanistan

Dhaka calls for lasting peace as OIC stands by commitment to Afghanistan

-- 2021-08-23 19:57:38

Bangladesh has sought effective steps to establish lasting peace in Afghanistan, ensure safety of Afghan people and evacuate all foreign nationals including Bangladeshis’ safely. Bangladesh Amb...

Northern, central regions may see flooding in late Aug

Northern, central regions may see flooding in late Aug

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2021-08-23 19:39:05

Thousands of people have been marooned in northern Kurigram and Sirajganj district as waters of rivers such as the Padma, Jamuna, Dudhkumar, Gorai, Dhaleswari and Atrai have been flowing above danger...

Govt relaxes conditions for returnees from India through Benapole

Govt relaxes conditions for returnees from India through Benapole

-- 2021-08-23 19:38:54

Government has relaxed the existing conditions for Bangladeshi passengers returning from India through Benapole. A circular signed by Director (disease control) of the Directorate General of Health S...

Lightning strikes kill seven people amid rains in Dinajpur

Lightning strikes kill seven people amid rains in Dinajpur

-- 2021-08-23 19:22:23

Lightning strikes have killed at least seven people in two separate incidents amid heavy rains in Dinajpur. Seven boys from Sadar Upazila’s Nischchintopur village were injured after being struc...

ACC investigates graft allegations against 30 Titas Gas officials

ACC investigates graft allegations against 30 Titas Gas officials

-- 2021-08-23 19:12:32

The Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating allegations of acquiring illegal assets against 30 officials and employees of Titas Gas Distribution Limited, an ACC official said on Monday. The Commi...

'Sheikh Russel Day' to be observed nationally on October 18 every year

'Sheikh Russel Day' to be observed nationally on October 18 every year

-- 2021-08-23 18:12:44

'Sheikh Russel Day' will be observed on October 18 each year to mark the birthday of Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.   The cabinet...

DGHS declares six Dhaka hospitals declared as Dengue- dedicated ones

DGHS declares six Dhaka hospitals declared as Dengue- dedicated ones

-- 2021-08-23 17:58:02

Amid the worrying rise of Dengue patients in hospitals, Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) on Monday announced six hospitals of Dhaka as Dengue- dedicated ones. A notification signed b...

COVID-19: 5,717 people test positive, 117 die in 24 hours

COVID-19: 5,717 people test positive, 117 die in 24 hours

-- 2021-08-23 17:26:46

Bangladesh has registered 117 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 25,399. The COVID-19 caseload surged to 1,467,715 after 5,717 people tested positive for the disease in the 2...

‘Using inappropriate words in statement over Barishal incident was mistake’

‘Using inappropriate words in statement over Barishal incident was mistake’

-- 2021-08-23 17:20:46

Khandker Anwarul Islam on Monday said the leaders of the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association (BASA) admitted that they made a mistake by using inappropriate words in their statement over a r...

Vaccinate industrial workers promptly, PM asks authorities

Vaccinate industrial workers promptly, PM asks authorities

-- 2021-08-23 16:54:46

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authorities concerned to take a separate programme to bring the industrial workers and their family members under the COVID-19 vaccination coverage...

Second dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine can be taken without SMS

Second dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine can be taken without SMS

-- 2021-08-23 16:19:03

The Directorate General of Health Services has advised citizens awaiting their second dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine to swiftly take their shots. In an emergency notice on Monday, DGHS said...

No more ‘mass’ vaccination: Bangladesh to continue registration as new shipments arrive

No more ‘mass’ vaccination: Bangladesh to continue registration as new shipments arrive

-- 2021-08-23 16:15:07

The government ceases the “mass” vaccination for COVID-19 as the supply of doses dwindles, but will continue registration as new doese arrive, reports bdnews24.com. “We can’t...

Final road slab installed on Padma Bridge

Final road slab installed on Padma Bridge

-- 2021-08-23 15:03:11

The dream of the people of southern Bangladesh is one step closer to reality as the final slab has been installed on the Padma Bridge. The slab was set around 10:00 am on Monday, said executive engin...

Bangladeshi expatriates in Malaysia urged to remain cautious about misinformation

Bangladeshi expatriates in Malaysia urged to remain cautious about misinformation

-- 2021-08-23 13:07:28

Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has urged the Bangladeshi expatriates in Malaysia to remain cautious about misinformation regarding its passport related services. The Mission delivered rec...

Four-member probe body formed over Banani fire

Four-member probe body formed over Banani fire

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-23 12:41:27

Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (BFSCD) on Sunday formed a four-member committee to probe into the fire that hit a six-storey building in Dhaka’s Banani area. A huge fire broke out at...

Witnesses begin to testify in Sinha murder trial

Witnesses begin to testify in Sinha murder trial

-- 2021-08-23 12:29:44

Witnesses in a case over the murder of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan have begun to testify in a Cox’s Bazar court, with proceedings set to continue until Aug 25. As many as 15 witness...

Agencies call for giving Covid-positive Umrah pilgrims fare cut

Agencies call for giving Covid-positive Umrah pilgrims fare cut

FE REPORT 2021-08-23 09:54:19

Leaders of local Hajj and Umrah agencies placing a set of recommendations on Sunday demanded reducing air fare and rescheduling air ticket if any Umrah passenger becomes positive in Polymerase Chain...

Bangladesh ranks 119th in e-government index but UN report hails authorities' efforts

Bangladesh ranks 119th in e-government index but UN report hails authorities' efforts

FE REPORT 2021-08-23 09:27:36

Bangladesh has ranked 119th among 193 countries in the UN E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2020, according to a new report. Earlier, the country held a similar position in the EGDI published in...

Committee formed to probe alleged sales of Covid-19 vaccine

Committee formed to probe alleged sales of Covid-19 vaccine

FE REPORT 2021-08-23 08:34:03

The DGHS has formed a body to investigate the alleged attempt of selling coronavirus vaccine in the open market. A senior official at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Sunday said...

Death penalty sought for eight accused of murdering Xulhaz, Tonoy

Death penalty sought for eight accused of murdering Xulhaz, Tonoy

-- 2021-08-22 23:13:23

The state has sought the death penalty for eight people, including sacked army officer Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, accused of murdering Bangladesh LGBTQ rights activist Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mah...

Barishal City Corporation appeals to file cases against UNO, OC

Barishal City Corporation appeals to file cases against UNO, OC

-- 2021-08-22 22:02:40

Barishal City Corporation (BCC) has filed two complaints against Barishal Sadar UNO and OC of Kotwali Police Station of the district over the police’s clash with workers and supporters of the ma...