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Sounds of gunfire from Myanmar side frighten Bangladeshis at border again

Sounds of gunfire from Myanmar side frighten Bangladeshis at border again

-- 2022-10-23 21:26:21

Sounds of gunfire have rocked Myanmar again, leaving in panic Bangladeshis returning home to the Naikkhyangchhari border in Bandarban after taking shelter in relatives’ houses. Faridul Alam, a...

Government appoints consultants for Dhaka’s underground rail service

Government appoints consultants for Dhaka’s underground rail service

-- 2022-10-23 21:23:12

An international consortium of eight companies, led by the Bangladesh chapter of the top Japanese firm of Nippon Koei, has won the bid to consult on the construction of Bangladesh’s first underg...

Smart Bangladesh needs a smart transport system, says Obaidul Quader

Smart Bangladesh needs a smart transport system, says Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-10-23 20:41:56

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the government would construct six Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines by 2030. "Smart transport system is necessary for Smart Bangladesh. The w...

PM to inaugurate factories, commercial operations in economic zones on Wednesday

PM to inaugurate factories, commercial operations in economic zones on Wednesday

-- 2022-10-23 20:34:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the commercial operations of 14 industrial units and lay the foundation stones for the infrastructures development of 29 more factories inside the economic...

‘Price shouldn’t jump because we have enough raw sugar’

‘Price shouldn’t jump because we have enough raw sugar’

-- 2022-10-23 19:43:35

The head of the government’s consumer rights agency sees no reason for a sugar crisis because, in his words, Bangladesh has a “sufficient” stock of raw materials to produce the sweet...

Sheikh Hasina greets Xi Jinping on his re-election as CPC leader

Sheikh Hasina greets Xi Jinping on his re-election as CPC leader

-- 2022-10-23 18:43:49

President of Bangladesh Awami League and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has extended the heartiest congratulations and warmest felicitations to Chinese President Xi Jinping on his re-election as the Gen...

HC suspends Bangladesh Bank Assistant Director recruitment exam for a month

HC suspends Bangladesh Bank Assistant Director recruitment exam for a month

-- 2022-10-23 18:40:17

The High Court today suspended the recruitment exam for Bangladesh Bank’s Assistant Director position – slated for October 28 – for a month. The court also issued a rule questioning...

‘Fakhrul should seek apology for making false statements at Khulna rally’

‘Fakhrul should seek apology for making false statements at Khulna rally’

-- 2022-10-23 18:35:20

Khulna city and district units of the ruling Awami League (AL) have accused BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of making false statements at Saturday’s rally in Khulna. Quoting F...

Bhola field to add 80m cft gas to national grid in two to three months

Bhola field to add 80m cft gas to national grid in two to three months

-- 2022-10-23 18:07:19

PM’s Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury says Prime Minister's Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said abo...

Dengue death toll stands at 113 with another death

Dengue death toll stands at 113 with another death

-- 2022-10-23 18:02:31

Another death from dengue confirmed in 24 hours till Sunday morning raised this year's fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 113. During this period, 1,034 more patients were ho...

John Kerry praises Bangladesh for climate change adaptation

John Kerry praises Bangladesh for climate change adaptation

-- 2022-10-23 17:31:35

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has applauded Bangladesh for its ambitious climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives despite being traditionally an insignificant emitte...

Bangladesh braces for landfall of Cyclone Sitrang on Tuesday

Bangladesh braces for landfall of Cyclone Sitrang on Tuesday

-- 2022-10-23 17:21:15

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm, which could barrel into Bangladesh's south coast in the early hours of Tuesday, according to State Minister for Disaster...

Four get death penalty for rape, murder of a child in Bogura

Four get death penalty for rape, murder of a child in Bogura

-- 2022-10-23 17:02:43

A Bogura tribunal has sentenced four people to death for the rape and murder of 7-year-old Mahi Umme Tabassum. According to bdnews24.com, Judge Noor Mohammad Shahriar Kabir of the Bogura Women and Ch...

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

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

-- 2022-10-23 16:58:51

As many as 139 cases of Covid-19 and one death from the disease were reported in 24 hours in Bangladesh, according to the latest government data released on Sunday. With the latest number of infectio...

Depression over Bay intensifies, seaports asked to hoist cautionary signal No. 3

Depression over Bay intensifies, seaports asked to hoist cautionary signal No. 3

-- 2022-10-23 16:02:50

The depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas has intensified into a deep depression. Bangladesh's Met Office asked seaports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 in respons...

Golam Faruq named Dhaka's new police chief

Golam Faruq named Dhaka's new police chief

-- 2022-10-23 14:29:45

Khandker Golam Faruq, an additional inspector general serving as the rector of the Police Staff College, has been appointed as the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. He replaces Md Shafiq...

Suspended DIG Bazlur sentenced to 5 years in jail for accumulating illegal wealth

Suspended DIG Bazlur sentenced to 5 years in jail for accumulating illegal wealth

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-23 13:57:02

A Dhaka court has sentenced Bazlur Rashid, the suspended deputy inspector general of prisons, to five years in jail for accumulating Tk 31.43 million in illegal wealth in a case filed by the Ant...

Three die after launch collides with bridge in Shariatpur

Three die after launch collides with bridge in Shariatpur

-- 2022-10-23 13:37:55

Three people have died after a launch slammed into a bridge in Shariatpur's Gosairhat Upazila. A water tank on the roof of the vessel was knocked over during the collision and it landed on top of...

FE journalist Raihan M Chowdhury laid to eternal rest

FE journalist Raihan M Chowdhury laid to eternal rest

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-22 20:47:18

Raihan M Chowdhury, senior news consultant at The Financial Express (FE), was laid to eternal rest at Shahjahanpur Graveyard in the city on Saturday night. He breathed his last at the city’s Is...

Endangered Lojjaboti monkey rescued in Bandarban

Endangered Lojjaboti monkey rescued in Bandarban

-- 2022-10-22 20:39:40

A Bengal Slow Loris, an endangered primate locally known as 'Lojjaboti Banor' (shy monkey), was rescued from the Bangchari area of the district on Saturday. Kaptai Forest Department rescued the monke...

RMCH interns go on strike again over violence after patient’s death

RMCH interns go on strike again over violence after patient’s death

-- 2022-10-22 20:22:44

Interns at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital have again called a strike demanding the arrest of those involved in vandalising the institution and assaulting doctors in the wake of the death of a patie...

Bangladesh becomes a land of opportunities under PM’s leadership, says Momen

Bangladesh becomes a land of opportunities under PM’s leadership, says Momen

-- 2022-10-22 19:59:13

People in rural Bangladesh have some money in their pockets now even amid the global crisis because of the special policies of Sheikh Hasina, including the social safety net programme, Foreign Ministe...

'BNP's December dream will remain a dream'

'BNP's December dream will remain a dream'

-- 2022-10-22 19:39:35

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said December is the Awami League's month, also the month of victory and for those who believe in the sp...

BNP gathers terrorists, criminals to hold rallies: Maya

BNP gathers terrorists, criminals to hold rallies: Maya

-- 2022-10-22 19:22:13

Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya Bir Bikram has accused BNP gathering terrorists and identified criminals to hold rallies at different areas of the country in the nam...

Awami League won’t get even 10 seats in election under caretaker govt: Mirza Fakhrul

Awami League won’t get even 10 seats in election under caretaker govt: Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2022-10-22 19:15:47

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said Awami League is now against the caretaker government system as it will not get even 10 seats if the next election is held under such...

Police suspect involvement of Biman senior officials in recruitment question leak

Police suspect involvement of Biman senior officials in recruitment question leak

-- 2022-10-22 18:18:52

Detectives have indicated the involvement of high-ups in leaking the recruitment examination questions for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, reports bdnews24.cm. The hour-long MCQ exam scheduled for Friday...

Five Biman officials held for ‘leaking’ test questions

Five Biman officials held for ‘leaking’ test questions

-- 2022-10-22 17:05:48

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and National Security Intelligence (NSI) in a joint drive have arrested five officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines for their alleged involveme...

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

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

-- 2022-10-22 16:56:19

Bangladesh has recorded 124 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,034,002. The death toll from the disease climbed by one to 29,412 over the 24-hour period, accordin...

Government to introduce ITS tech to improve road safety

Government to introduce ITS tech to improve road safety

-- 2022-10-22 16:08:32

In a bid to ensure safer highways, Bangladesh is bringing technology into the fold to plug the gaps in the detection and tracking of reckless driving left by conventional methods. The implementation o...

FE journalist Raihan M Chowdhury dies aged 57

FE journalist Raihan M Chowdhury dies aged 57

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-22 14:49:21

Raihan M Chowdhury, senior news consultant at The Financial Express (FE), has passed away at a Dhaka city hospital. He was around 57 years old. He breathed his last at Islami Bank Central Hospital ar...