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Bangladesh doesn’t want foreign interference in its internal affairs: Momen

Bangladesh doesn’t want foreign interference in its internal affairs: Momen

-- 2022-12-26 17:35:53

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said the government of Bangladesh does not want interference from any country in Bangladesh's internal affairs. "We are a mature country. We are a sovereign...

Seven Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

Seven Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-12-26 17:24:06

Bangladesh has recorded seven cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,031. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,439 over the 24-hour period, repo...

Tourist dies while taking bath at Cox's Bazar sea beach

Tourist dies while taking bath at Cox's Bazar sea beach

-- 2022-12-26 16:58:00

A 52-year-old tourist died while taking bath at Sugandha point of the sea beach in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. The deceased was identified as Iqbal Hossain, 52 of Tongi in Gazipur district. Masud B...

One coach to be reserved for women on metro rail

One coach to be reserved for women on metro rail

-- 2022-12-26 15:55:58

Bangladesh authorities have taken steps to ensure that women are able to make use of the country’s first metro rail in Dhaka in comfort. One carriage per train has been reserved for women, but...

By-polls to 5 vacant seats: AL to start distributing application forms Wednesday

By-polls to 5 vacant seats: AL to start distributing application forms Wednesday

UNB 2022-12-26 14:02:51

Awami League will start distributing application forms from Wednesday for the party’s nomination in elections to five parliamentary seats, left vacant after BNP MPs resignation. By-polls to the...

PM stresses ensuring justice for all

PM stresses ensuring justice for all

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-26 13:44:50

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Dec 26) underscored the need for quick disposal of the cases alongside ensuring transparency and accountability in the judiciary to make sure justice for all.&n...

50 BRTC double-deckers for metro rail users at Agargaon, Diabari

50 BRTC double-deckers for metro rail users at Agargaon, Diabari

-- 2022-12-26 13:03:10

Bangladesh's much-awaited first metro rail service is set to be inaugurated on December 28. It will open to the public a day later. Initially, the rail network will span 12 kilometres from Uttara&rsq...

At least 180 Rohingya feared dead, says UN refugee agency

At least 180 Rohingya feared dead, says UN refugee agency

-- 2022-12-25 21:49:03

At least 180 ethnic Rohingya stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh in November are feared dead, as their rickety boat is thought to have sunk this month, the United Nations refugee agency...

Beautification of Kazipara metro station halted over land issue

Beautification of Kazipara metro station halted over land issue

-- 2022-12-25 21:39:46

The beautification of the much-awaited Dhaka Metro Rail’s station at Kazipara in Mirpur has been halted three days before its inauguration due to objections raised by the owner of a piece of lan...

Sports have brightened Bangladesh's image: Nasrul

Sports have brightened Bangladesh's image: Nasrul

-- 2022-12-25 21:03:14

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said sports have brightened Bangladesh's image. Sports can play a vital role in enhancing global connectivity, he added. "Spor...

Bangladesh to strengthen Covid screening at ports

Bangladesh to strengthen Covid screening at ports

-- 2022-12-25 19:47:51

The health authorities have issued an alert for the land, sea and airports, ordering them to strengthen screening of inbound travellers for Covid-19 with a new omicron sub-variant found in China and I...

81 named, 2,000 unnamed people sued over police-BNP clash in Panchagarh

81 named, 2,000 unnamed people sued over police-BNP clash in Panchagarh

-- 2022-12-25 19:15:56

Police filed five cases against 81 named and around 2,000 unnamed people over a clash with BNP activists in Panchagarh on Saturday that left one BNP activist dead and at least 50 including policemen i...

Vessel with 1.1m-litre fuel sinks in Meghna river 

Vessel with 1.1m-litre fuel sinks in Meghna river 

-- 2022-12-25 18:32:09

A lighter vessel with 1.1 million litres of fuel sank after being hit by another vessel in Meghna river due to dense fog in sadar upazila of Bhola district early Sunday. KM Shafiul Kinjal, media offi...

Bangladesh reports six new Covid cases, one death in a day

Bangladesh reports six new Covid cases, one death in a day

-- 2022-12-25 17:48:43

Bangladesh has recorded six cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,024. The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,439 over the 24-hour period, according t...

Bangladesh celebrates Christmas

Bangladesh celebrates Christmas

-- 2022-12-25 17:43:34

Churches across Bangladesh marked Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, with prayers for the establishment of world peace. Christmas celebrations are in full swing all over the world an...

US envoy’s Shaheenbagh visit is interference in Bangladesh's domestic affairs: Russia

US envoy’s Shaheenbagh visit is interference in Bangladesh's domestic affairs: Russia

-- 2022-12-25 16:42:22

Russia has described the recent incident involving the US ambassador to Bangladesh in the Shaheenbagh area of as an ‘expected result’ of the envoy’s activity. At a regular briefing...

Sheikh Hasina urges Awami League leaders, activists to strengthen party

Sheikh Hasina urges Awami League leaders, activists to strengthen party

-- 2022-12-25 15:42:34

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has urged the leaders and activists of the party to strengthen the party, saying that Awami League’s biggest strength is the confidence an...

Rab launches special drive to free Sundarbans from robbers

Rab launches special drive to free Sundarbans from robbers

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-25 15:06:41

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have launched a special drive to free the world’s largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans, from robbers – to ensure security of fishermen. A specia...

Bangladesh reports 49 more dengue cases

Bangladesh reports 49 more dengue cases

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-25 14:54:00

Forty-nine more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Sunday morning. However, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 276 – the hig...

Brace for foggy weather

Brace for foggy weather

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-25 14:41:03

 A light to thick blanket of fog is likely to envelop large parts of Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, starting this morning. Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and l...

New AL central committee pays tribute to Bangabandhu

New AL central committee pays tribute to Bangabandhu

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-25 11:58:37

The newly-elected Awami League Central Working Committee and Advisory Council led by party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today Dec 25) paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sh...

Christmas celebrations in Bangladesh

Christmas celebrations in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-25 11:26:40

The Christian community is celebrating Christmas in the country, as elsewhere across the world, this morning amid festivities and enthusiasm. Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christia...

Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’

Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-25 10:16:23

Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality on Christmas morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 374 at 9am today, Dhaka ranked first in the list of citi...

Rising highway robbery incidents worry Ctg businesses

Rising highway robbery incidents worry Ctg businesses

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL 2022-12-25 09:04:39

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24: Businesses, including trade body leaders, in the port city have expressed worries over rising incidents of robbery on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the last several years. Aft...

Journo Reazuddin's 1st death anniversary today

Journo Reazuddin's 1st death anniversary today

FE REPORT 2022-12-25 09:03:15

Today (Sunday) is the first death anniversary of veteran journalist Reazuddin Ahmed. He passed away on December 25 of 2021 at the age of 77. Reazuddin Ahmed was the founding Chief Editor of the Fina...

BNP activist killed during clash with police in Panchagarh

BNP activist killed during clash with police in Panchagarh

-- 2022-12-24 21:36:19

A local BNP leader who was allegedly beaten up by police died from his injuries and at least 50 others from both sides were injured during a clash between cops and opposition activists in Panchagarh o...

Wife of expatriate killed in road crash after receiving him at airport

Wife of expatriate killed in road crash after receiving him at airport

-- 2022-12-24 20:24:38

Two people were killed and six others critically injured as their microbus crashed into a roadside tree after losing control on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Feni Sadar upazila on Saturday morning....

Awami League must be re-elected for welfare of Bangladesh: Obaidul Quader

Awami League must be re-elected for welfare of Bangladesh: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-12-24 19:54:30

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that AL and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should be brought to power again for the welfare of Bangladesh. “Awami League must be saved...

Christmas Day to be celebrated on Sunday

Christmas Day to be celebrated on Sunday

-- 2022-12-24 19:09:35

The Christians of different groups in Bangladesh and elsewhere across the world will celebrate Christmas Day, the birthday of first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader Jesus Christ, amid fest...

Life lessons Leo Messi taught us in this World Cup

Life lessons Leo Messi taught us in this World Cup

Shuvro Saif 2022-12-24 19:07:54

The World Cup is over, but the aura is still alive. What Lionel Messi and Co. showed in this World Cup will certainly be part of folklore and myths. People who witness greatness in motion will keep...