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Visa requests increase as most Covid bans go

Visa requests increase as most Covid bans go

FE REPORT 2022-10-14 08:48:49

The number of visa applications by Bangladeshi nationals has nearly reached pre-pandemic level this year with a majority of countries already lifting travel restrictions. However, visa processing tim...

Nagar Paribahan buses launched on two new routes

Nagar Paribahan buses launched on two new routes

-- 2022-10-13 20:06:38

Buse service of Nagar Paribahan was launched on two new routes in Dhaka on Thursday – aiming to streamline the public transport sector and reduce traffic jam in the capital. There will be 50 Na...

Govt publishes notice on soybean oil price cut

Govt publishes notice on soybean oil price cut

-- 2022-10-13 20:02:32

The government has published a notice on the reduction of soybean oil prices by Tk 14 per litre, 11 days after the refiners announced the decision. The notice on Thursday said the commerce ministry a...

Political stability a must to attract FDI, says German envoy

Political stability a must to attract FDI, says German envoy

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-13 19:33:11

German ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster said Germany alongside other EU countries is concerned over the recent political violence in Bangladesh. Stressing political stability in Bangladesh...

Freedom fighter, wife die in Gulshan house fire

Freedom fighter, wife die in Gulshan house fire

-- 2022-10-13 19:12:53

An elderly couple died after falling ill from smoke inhalation during a fire incident in their flat at Gulshan in Dhaka on Thursday. Freedom fighter and engineer Md Obaidul Haque, 72, and his w...

HC questions newspaper circulation number, advertising rate published by DFP   

HC questions newspaper circulation number, advertising rate published by DFP  

FE ONLINE REPORT   2022-10-13 19:05:18

The High Court (HC) on Thursday questioned the legality of the notification issued by the Department of Films and Publications (DFP) containing the newspaper circulation number and advertising rate of...

Bangladesh calls for implementation of climate financing pledges ahead of COP27

Bangladesh calls for implementation of climate financing pledges ahead of COP27

-- 2022-10-13 18:17:12

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called for implementation of climate financing pledges commensurate with the principles of loss and damages ahead of the climate conference going to take place in E...

Bangladesh reports 445 new Covid cases, one death

Bangladesh reports 445 new Covid cases, one death

-- 2022-10-13 17:48:42

Bangladesh has recorded 445 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,031,451. The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,389 over the 24-hour period, according t...

Mirpur, Uttara are dengue hotspots: DGHS

Mirpur, Uttara are dengue hotspots: DGHS

-- 2022-10-13 17:01:32

Mirpur, followed by Uttara, has topped the list of Dhaka areas with the largest number of patients suffering from dengue, an aedes mosquito-borne disease. Other areas of Dhaka with a large numb...

Police arrest two for raping a beautician in Dhaka

Police arrest two for raping a beautician in Dhaka

-- 2022-10-13 16:59:59

Police have arrested two young men in connection with the rape of a pregnant beautician after she went to provide home service in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. Riyad, 24, and Yasin Hossain Siam, 23, were...

PM vows to face all manmade, natural disasters

PM vows to face all manmade, natural disasters

-- 2022-10-13 16:48:43

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Bangladesh would reach its desired goals, overcoming all disasters-- natural and manmade. "Bangladesh has attained a position in the world as a disaster-...

Cox’s Bazar worst hit by dengue, DGHS says

Cox’s Bazar worst hit by dengue, DGHS says

-- 2022-10-13 16:47:29

The highest number of dengue cases have been detected in Cox’s Bazar in this season, said Prof Dr Ahmedul Kabir, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health...

Gaibandha-5 by-polls: EC decision to come after probe

Gaibandha-5 by-polls: EC decision to come after probe

-- 2022-10-13 16:42:57

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said the Election Commission would decide its next course of action about the Gaibandha-5 by-election after receiving an investigation report....

Bangladesh votes against Russian 'annexation'

Bangladesh votes against Russian 'annexation'

-- 2022-10-13 16:39:40

Bangladesh has joined 142 other countries to vote for a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly to condemn Russia's attempted annexation of four Ukrainian areas. In New York, three-quarters...

Three die in trawler capsize in Chattogram's Karnaphuli River

Three die in trawler capsize in Chattogram's Karnaphuli River

-- 2022-10-13 16:28:43

River Police have recovered three dead bodies after seven people went missing following a fishing trawler capsize in Chattogram’s Karnaphuli River. They recovered a body on Wednesday night and...

Dhaka, Delhi connectivity improved with ‘Maitri Setu’ on Feni river, says Indian President

Dhaka, Delhi connectivity improved with ‘Maitri Setu’ on Feni river, says Indian President

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-13 11:30:26

At the same time, she said, it has become convenient for entrepreneurs of India’s Tripura state to use the ports of Chattogram and Ashuganj. "It can be said that, from the very beginning, Tripu...

Veg farming now a profitable venture in Rangpur

Veg farming now a profitable venture in Rangpur

-- 2022-10-13 10:17:14

RANGPUR: Vegetable farming has become a profit-making venture for farmers improving their livelihoods and fortune alongside boosting the rural economy in Rangpur agriculture region in recent years. E...

Dhaka's air quality turns 'moderate'

Dhaka's air quality turns 'moderate'

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-13 10:04:25

Dhaka's air quality has turned ‘moderate’ again. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 63 at 9:05am, the metropolis on Thursday ranked 45th in the list of world cities with the worst a...

Man beaten to death in Natore, two held

Man beaten to death in Natore, two held

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-13 10:01:53

A 56-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his rivals in Nilchara village of Natore's Singra upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Sakir Sheikh, 56, of the village, repor...

Halda: An unsafe habitat for fish, red dolphins

Halda: An unsafe habitat for fish, red dolphins

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL 2022-10-13 07:54:59

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 12: Dolphins have been getting killed in the Halda River in an increased number for the past few years making the national heritage appear as an extremely unsafe zone for the aquatic c...

Govt ready to face cyclone Sitrang this month

Govt ready to face cyclone Sitrang this month

FE REPORT 2022-10-13 07:52:27

The government is ready to face a cyclone that is likely to hit this month, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman on Wednesday. "There's a chance of a cyclone hittin...

DMP to act against 13 constables for ‘obscene’ TikTok videos

DMP to act against 13 constables for ‘obscene’ TikTok videos

-- 2022-10-12 22:37:03

Dhaka Metropolitan Police has decided to take departmental action against 13 constables, mostly women, for uploading 'obscene' videos on TikTok while on duty in uniform. Many police personnel are eng...

Bangladesh’s reelection as UNHRC member disproves BNP's propaganda: Hasan Mahmud

Bangladesh’s reelection as UNHRC member disproves BNP's propaganda: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-10-12 21:26:53

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud has said the propaganda of BNP and anti-country forces was proved false since Bangladesh has been reelected as a member of the United Nations Human R...

Pregnant beautician allegedly raped in Dhanmondi

Pregnant beautician allegedly raped in Dhanmondi

-- 2022-10-12 20:19:15

A pregnant beautician has allegedly been raped by three men after she went to provide home service in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi. The incident took place on Tuesday night and she was taken to Dhaka Medi...

EC cancels Gaibandha-5 by-polls for mysterious reasons, says AL candidate

EC cancels Gaibandha-5 by-polls for mysterious reasons, says AL candidate

-- 2022-10-12 20:16:57

Ruling Awami League (AL) candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon on Wednesday demanded the publication of results of those polling centres where voting went unperturbed despite the suspension of the entire elect...

Climate data crucial to develop resilience 

Climate data crucial to develop resilience 

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-12 20:11:40

Experts called to make climate data accessible as it is crucial for resilience development and to create a path for transformative and integrated collaboration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region. They...

President urges UAE to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh

President urges UAE to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh

-- 2022-10-12 20:05:46

President M Abdul Hamid has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to recruit more skilled and semi-skilled manpower as well as professionals from Bangladesh in various sectors. The presiden...

We have no other alternative but to win this battle: Mirza Fakhrul

We have no other alternative but to win this battle: Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2022-10-12 19:49:00

Accusing the government of turning Bangladesh into a crematorium, BNP leaders on Wednesday said that removing the ruling Awami League from power was the only option to restore democracy in the country...

Obaidul Quader says BNP hatching plots to oust government

Obaidul Quader says BNP hatching plots to oust government

-- 2022-10-12 19:42:24

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday warned BNP leaders that the consequences of playing with fire will not be good. The road transport and bridges minister issued the warn...

Trade licence of contractors may be revoked over violations of building code: Atiqul

Trade licence of contractors may be revoked over violations of building code: Atiqul

-- 2022-10-12 19:33:19

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has said that all responsible institutions should ensure that the necessary safety measures are adhered to in the construction of any building...