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Bus owners call strike ahead of BNP rally in Barishal

Bus owners call strike ahead of BNP rally in Barishal

-- 2022-10-26 17:32:41

Bus owners in Barishal have called a transport strike for Nov 4-5 to demand that local passenger vehicles and other three-wheelers be kept off the highway. The second day of the strike, however, coin...

Businessmen are now free from 'pain of Hawa Bhaban', says PM

Businessmen are now free from 'pain of Hawa Bhaban', says PM

-- 2022-10-26 17:04:16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked businessmen to prioritise Bangladesh and countrymen before profits. “There’s no Hawa Bhaban and development wing at PMO to share your profi...

High Court wants G2G deals to bring back laundered money

High Court wants G2G deals to bring back laundered money

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-26 16:39:40

The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to take initiatives for government-to-government (G2G) agreements along with Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements (MLA Agreements) with different countri...

Bangladesh logs 196 Covid cases, no deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh logs 196 Covid cases, no deaths in 24 hours

-- 2022-10-26 16:06:18

Bangladesh has recorded 196 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,034,729. The death toll remained unchanged at 29,416 over the 24-hour period, according to the late...

Rohingya youth dragged out of bed and shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

Rohingya youth dragged out of bed and shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2022-10-26 15:59:15

A Rohingya youth has been shot dead at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia Upazila. The incident occurred at the F-16 block of Rohingya Camp No. 10 in Palangkhali on Wednesday, accordin...

EU grants Bangladesh €0.60m to mitigate climate impacts

EU grants Bangladesh €0.60m to mitigate climate impacts

-- 2022-10-26 15:29:29

The European Union-funded Lives in Dignity Grant Facility has awarded a €600,000 grant to a project that will help communities in Bangladesh mitigate some of the worst impacts of climate change....

PM to open several development projects at Payra Seaport tomorrow

PM to open several development projects at Payra Seaport tomorrow

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-26 11:28:11

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of several development schemes at Payra Seaport tomorrow to ensure its smooth operations with better facilities, BS...

24 Bangladeshi female domestic workers rescued in Saudi Arabia

24 Bangladeshi female domestic workers rescued in Saudi Arabia

-- 2022-10-25 21:50:21

Twenty-four Bangladeshi female domestic workers have been rescued by the initiative of the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia from the city RR. Saudi Recruiting Agency Maktab Tawasul Alsari illegally...

PM Hasina greets Rishi Sunak on becoming UK Prime Minister

PM Hasina greets Rishi Sunak on becoming UK Prime Minister

-- 2022-10-25 21:36:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated the new prime minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, MP. In a letter written to her British counterpart, she said, "I, on behalf of the Government...

100pc of children's blood samples tested found alarming quantity of lead

100pc of children's blood samples tested found alarming quantity of lead

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-25 21:04:55

All blood samples of children which were tested found alarming quantity of lead, said a new study revealed on Tuesday. Lead damages the brains of babies and children less than five years of age, caus...

BNP leaders talk about democracy but nurture practice of looting: Obaidul Quader

BNP leaders talk about democracy but nurture practice of looting: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-10-25 20:57:17

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday urged the party leaders and workers to stand by the people badly affected by Cyclone Sitrang, claiming that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’...

Nirmalendu Goon threatens to sell gold medals

Nirmalendu Goon threatens to sell gold medals

-- 2022-10-25 20:56:48

Poet Nirmalendu Goon, frustrated by his failed attempt to secure cooking gas from the government grid, has threatened to sell off his gold medals that came with two national awards. Nirmalendu, known...

Waterlogging in Dhaka an outcome of unplanned mega projects: Mirza Fakhrul

Waterlogging in Dhaka an outcome of unplanned mega projects: Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2022-10-25 20:51:08

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the government's unplanned mega projects caused the waterlogging in parts of the capital and the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the wake of heav...

24 Bangladeshi women rescued from captivity in Saudi Arabia

24 Bangladeshi women rescued from captivity in Saudi Arabia

-- 2022-10-25 20:27:35

A total of 24 Bangladeshi women, who remained captive illegally by a recruiting agency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, were rescued recently. The Bangladesh embassy in the kingdom rescued the women f...

Cyclone Sitrang leaves a vast array of rubbish on Cox’s Bazar sea beach

Cyclone Sitrang leaves a vast array of rubbish on Cox’s Bazar sea beach

-- 2022-10-25 20:14:07

The raging waves during Cyclone Sitrang have played havoc with the Cox’s Bazar sea beach, heavily affecting its sand dunes and roads. The beach is popular for its natural beauty and allure but...

BFIU suggests entering into MLA agreements with 10 countries to recover laundered money 

BFIU suggests entering into MLA agreements with 10 countries to recover laundered money 

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-25 20:08:39

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has suggested the Finance Ministry to enter into Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements (MLA Agreements) with at least 10 countries to receive necessary i...

Generator stator installed at unit 2 of Rooppur NPP

Generator stator installed at unit 2 of Rooppur NPP

-- 2022-10-25 19:52:15

The generator stator has been installed in the design position in the turbine hall of unit 2 of the under-construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Recently, the reactor pressure vessel for the unit-...

Qatar’s Emir likely to visit Bangladesh after FIFA World Cup

Qatar’s Emir likely to visit Bangladesh after FIFA World Cup

-- 2022-10-25 19:27:54

Emir of Qatar is likely to visit Bangladesh after the FIFA World Cup tournament as he is very keen to take the bilateral relations with Bangladesh to a new height. The Emir has accepted the invitatio...

Another cyclone may hit Bangladesh in December, says state minister

Another cyclone may hit Bangladesh in December, says state minister

-- 2022-10-25 19:22:56

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman has said another cyclone may hit the country in December. "We are taking up preparations to face it as per the directives of Prime M...

0.4m coastal people took refuge at Ashrayan homes during Sitrang 

0.4m coastal people took refuge at Ashrayan homes during Sitrang 

-- 2022-10-25 19:18:09

Some 400,000 people across Bangladesh's vast coast did not require going to cyclone shelters as Cyclone Sitrang hit the country on Monday thanks to the disaster-resilient houses under the Ashrayan-2 p...

750 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

750 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2022-10-25 18:57:15

A total of 750 new patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country with dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. "As many as 494 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city and 2...

Direct air link with Vietnam in December

Direct air link with Vietnam in December

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-25 18:23:43

Direct air connectivity between Bangladesh and Vietnam is going to be established soon with the launching of flights on the Hanoi-Dhaka-Hanoi route in December this year. Vietnamese airline company V...

Bangladesh lead world in making robots, says Palak

Bangladesh lead world in making robots, says Palak

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-25 18:02:36

State Minister for the ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak called upon the young robot enthusiasts to prepare them so that Bangladesh can lead the world in making and exporting robots. The minister came...

Nepal pledges to provide up to 50 MW of power to Bangladesh

Nepal pledges to provide up to 50 MW of power to Bangladesh

-- 2022-10-25 17:49:59

Nepal has pledged to supply around 40-50 megawatts of power to Bangladesh. The Himalayan nation will increase power exports in the future, Ghanshyam Bhandari, the newly appointed Nepalese ambassador...

Death toll from Cyclone Sitrang reaches 25

Death toll from Cyclone Sitrang reaches 25

-- 2022-10-25 17:47:40

At least 25 people died in nine districts across Bangladesh as Cyclone Sitrang made landfall and crossed the Barishal-Chattogram coast on Monday midnight, leaving a trail of destruction. According to...

Why Joj Mia should not get adequate compensation, High Court asks

Why Joj Mia should not get adequate compensation, High Court asks

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-25 17:33:43

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the concerned bodies of the government to explain in four weeks as to why they should not be directed to give adequate compensation to Md Jalal, who had...

SC clears way for holding Bangladesh Bank assistant director recruitment test

SC clears way for holding Bangladesh Bank assistant director recruitment test

-- 2022-10-25 17:21:48

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has cleared the way for holding Bangladesh Bank assistant director (AD) recruitment test, which is scheduled to be held on October 28. Justice M Enaye...

Iran to support safe, dignified Rohingya repatriation: Envoy

Iran to support safe, dignified Rohingya repatriation: Envoy

-- 2022-10-25 17:02:56

Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Mansour Chavoshi said his country will support Bangladesh in the safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar. The Iranian Ambassador expres...

185 Covid-19 cases, one death reported in 24 hours

185 Covid-19 cases, one death reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-10-25 16:43:34

Bangladesh has recorded 185 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,034,533. The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,416 over the 24-hour period, according t...

Restrictions on river travel lifted after 22 hours

Restrictions on river travel lifted after 22 hours

-- 2022-10-25 16:22:18

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has lifted restrictions on river travel following a 22-hour stoppage due to Cyclone Sitrang. Services were halted at 12 pm on Monday as warning...