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Call for collective actions to minimise migration, displacement due to climate change

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-14 19:20:39

Collective actions are needed to minimise migration and displacement, including in Bangladesh, due to global climate change. Bangladesh, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Cli...

We have to utilise reserve money for people’s welfare, says PM

-- 2022-11-14 19:13:36

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday heavily castigated the criticism over the reserve, saying her government would not sit idle with the reserve money but rather use it for the people's welfare. "...

Agrani Bank loan scams: Three former officials asked to surrender

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-14 19:12:35

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has asked three former officials of the Agrani Bank’s Agrabad branch in Chattogram to surrender in a case filed in connection with loan embezzlement...

Cabinet approves draft on Hajj pilgrims' immigration in Dhaka

-- 2022-11-14 18:44:56

The Cabinet has endorsed the draft of an agreement to complete immigration procedures of Hajj pilgrims in Bangladesh instead of Saudi Arabia. The approval came from the weekly Cabinet meeting, chaire...

Bangladesh wants to buy sugar, wheat, soybean oil from Brazil

-- 2022-11-14 18:13:57

Bangladesh has shown interest to import sugar, wheat and soybean oil from Brazil. The interest was conveyed to newly-appointed Ambassador of Brazil to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres when he met...

Dengue death toll rises to 205 with three more deaths

-- 2022-11-14 17:48:09

With three more deaths reported in 24 hours till Monday morning, this year's fatalities from Dengue climbed to 205. During this period, 760 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...

Kishoreganj doctor Mirza Noor Kausar is a top militant leader, say police

-- 2022-11-14 17:43:57

The anti-terrorism unit of police has arrested Mirza Noor Kausar, a doctor at Kishoreganj's President Abdul Hamid Medical College Hospital, over his alleged involvement in militancy. "He [Kausar] is...

Four get life term for killing minor over land dispute in Joypurhat

-- 2022-11-14 17:30:31

A Joypurhat court on Monday sentenced four people to life imprisonment in a case filed over killing an eight-year old boy in 2008 over land dispute. District Additional Sessions Judge Nurul Islam pro...

Canadian envoy meets Fakhrul, discusses polls issues

-- 2022-11-14 17:18:55

Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Lilly Nicholls on Monday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed various issues relating to Bangladesh's upcoming national elect...

Chattogram airport to get e-gates for faster immigration

-- 2022-11-14 17:06:41

After the opening of E-gates at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, six electronic gates will be introduced at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport. The E-gates will be inaugurat...

Covid claims two lives, 38 get infected

-- 2022-11-14 16:18:30

Bangladesh has recorded 38 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,204. The death toll from the disease rose by two to 29,429 over the 24-hour period, according...

Justice Gholam Rabbani passes away

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-14 16:00:19

Justice Mohammad Gholam Rabbani, a retired judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, died on Monday at the age of 85. He breathed his last at a hospital in Dhaka at 12:45 pm, said SC spok...

Bangladesh surprises world by its tremendous development: WB

-- 2022-11-14 15:47:13

World Bank's South Asian Region Vice-President Martin Raiser has said Bangladesh has surprised the whole world through its tremendous development, describing the country as "a success case of developm...

HC rules over giving 10th grade to assistant primary teachers

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-14 15:35:07

The High Court has issued a rule over giving the 10th grade of the national pay scale to the assistant teachers of government primary schools. In the rule, the court asked the concerned bodies of the...

Professor Yunus calls for single COP 27 agenda, immediate end to Ukraine war

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-14 15:24:49

Colombia's University Externado de Colombia recently organised a day-long public event on the university campus to mark the visit of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on the theme of buildi...

Why Brazil's chances of going past quarter final are slim

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-11-14 15:04:39

Brazil, being the most successful team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, gets the tag of 'favourite' before almost every world cup.  The trend has continued this year, and pundits regard the...

Bangladesh wants open, transparent relationship with World Bank: PM

UNB 2022-11-14 14:09:49

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh wants to maintain an open and transparent relationship with the World Bank. She made the statement when World Bank Vice President for South Asia...

Titas launches drive to snap 3,000 illegal gas lines in Dhaka

bdnews24.com 2022-11-14 11:54:43

State gas transmission and distribution company Titas has launched a disconnection drive against 3,000 consumers in Dhaka for failing to pay outstanding bills despite repeated warnings. The ope...

MRT-6 launch in last week of Dec, yet on trial basis

MUNIMA SULTANA 2022-11-14 09:10:13

Country's first metro rail is expected to be inaugurated in the last week of next month (December), yet on a trial basis as the support services could not be put in place timely, sources said. Offici...

All buses on Mirpur route switch to e-ticketing

FE REPORT 2022-11-14 08:33:04

All buses of 30 companies plying Mirpur route in the capital were brought under an e-ticketing system on Sunday. The newly-set up ticket-distribution arrangement for buses will help end irregularitie...

Supreme Court stays ex-NSU trustee MA Kashem’s bail

-- 2022-11-13 21:01:11

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed the HC order granting bail to ex-NSU trustee board member MA Kashem, in a case over laundering around Tk 3.04 billion in the name of buying...

HC orders authorities to shut all illegal brick kilns in seven days

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-13 19:26:40

The High Court on Sunday asked the concerned bodies of the government to take necessary steps to shut down all illegal brick kilns across the country and to stop using wood as fuel for brick kilns in...

Bangladesh wins COP27 award for community-led initiative

-- 2022-11-13 19:25:32

Bangladesh and three other countries have been awarded the Local Adaptation Champions Awards at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. "Our winners show that community-centric and locally led solutions t...

No chance of famine in Bangladesh, says food minister

-- 2022-11-13 19:09:43

Ruling out any possibilities of famine in the country during the current global crisis due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today said there will not any fa...

Private sector urged to exploit farming potentials in Africa

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-13 18:59:17

The private sector entrepreneurs of the country should play a more proactive role in exploring the potentials of farming in Africa, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told reporters after a meeting on...

Sajeeb Wazed gives testimony in case over plot to murder him

-- 2022-11-13 18:25:57

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has given his testimony in court against five people in a case over a plot to abduct and murder him. Joy, also the prime minister's ICT advi...

Square Group’s Anita Chowdhury passes away

-- 2022-11-13 18:21:56

Anita Chowdhury, the wife of the late Square Group founder Samson H Chowdhury, has died in hospital care in Dhaka at the age of 90. Anita, who was known as the ‘mother of Square Group’, d...

Dhaka to focus on Rohingya issue, energy during Russian FM’s visit

-- 2022-11-13 17:20:00

Considering the current situation, Bangladesh will explore the possibility of cooperation in the energy sector with Russia during the planned visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's official...

Dengue death toll in Bangladesh crosses 200 with three new deaths

-- 2022-11-13 17:06:54

With three more deaths reported in 24 hours till Sunday morning, this year's fatalities from Dengue climbed to 202. During this period, 859 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...

Jhumon Das gets bail in digital security case

-- 2022-11-13 16:57:42

The High Court has granted bail to Jhumon Das, arrested in a digital security case for making a ‘provocative’ post on Facebook, on the condition that he does not spread any more inflammato...