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Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun adorned with IGP rank badge

Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun adorned with IGP rank badge

-- 2022-10-12 17:39:37

Newly-appointed Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun was adorned with the IGP Rank Badge on Wednesday. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and Senior Secretary of the Public...

456 Covid-19 cases, two deaths reported in 24 hours

456 Covid-19 cases, two deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-10-12 17:23:25

A total of 456 cases of Covid-19 and two deaths from the disease were reported in 24 hours, according to the latest government data released on Wednesday. With the latest infections and deaths, the o...

Nazrul Islam appointed as ambassador to Qatar

Nazrul Islam appointed as ambassador to Qatar

-- 2022-10-12 17:22:44

The government has appointed career diplomat Md. Nazrul Islam as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to the State of Qatar. He will succeed Ambassador Md. Jashim Uddin , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

High Court upholds death penalty for convicts over murder of photojournalist Aftab

High Court upholds death penalty for convicts over murder of photojournalist Aftab

-- 2022-10-12 16:23:32

The High Court has affirmed the death sentences for five convicts over the 2013 murder of photojournalist Aftab Ahmed during a robbery in Dhaka's Rampura. The panel of Justice Jahangir Hossain and Ju...

Polls halted as situation at Gaibandha polling centres was out of control, says CEC Awal

Polls halted as situation at Gaibandha polling centres was out of control, says CEC Awal

bdnews24.com 2022-10-12 14:07:28

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal says the decision to suspend bypolls at several dozen Gaibandha centres was taken as the situation there was out of control. The CEC’s statem...

44 people, organisations get Bangabandhu Agriculture Award

44 people, organisations get Bangabandhu Agriculture Award

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-12 11:37:06

A total of 44 persons and organisations on Wednesday received Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award for their outstanding contribution to different fields in agriculture – for the Bangla years...

Dhaka’s air quality now ‘good’

Dhaka’s air quality now ‘good’

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-12 10:52:35

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'good' category on Wednesday morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 31, the metropolis ranked 73th in the list of world cities with the worst air...

BD wins UNHRC membership

BD wins UNHRC membership

FE REPORT 2022-10-12 08:51:41

Bangladesh on Tuesday won in the election for membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the term of 2023-25 by securing 160 votes out of 189 cast. This prestigious win is indeed significa...

Workshop on Digital Literacy for Digital Safety

Workshop on Digital Literacy for Digital Safety

-- 2022-10-11 22:51:09

Women Journalists Network Bangladesh (WJNB) in partnership with the High Commission of Canada in Bangladesh organised a day long workshop to sensitise journalists about digital safety and digital hygi...

Government set to raise power tariff on Thursday

Government set to raise power tariff on Thursday

-- 2022-10-11 22:30:45

The government will increase power tariff at a “reasonable” rate in consultation with businesspeople amid the energy crisis, Salman F Rahman has said, while the regulator is gearing up to...

Government will increase power tariffs at 'reasonable' rate, says Salman

Government will increase power tariffs at 'reasonable' rate, says Salman

-- 2022-10-11 21:49:34

The government will increase power tariffs at a “reasonable” rate in consultation with businesspeople amid the energy crisis, Salman F Rahman has said. Speaking at a seminar of the Federa...

Journalists should not seek foreigners’ comments on domestic issues: Momen

Journalists should not seek foreigners’ comments on domestic issues: Momen

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-11 20:44:31

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged journalists in Bangladesh not to seek comments from foreign diplomats regarding Bangladesh’s domestic affairs. The minister made the call while respond...

Man gets 20-year jail sentence for wife's attempted murder in 1999

Man gets 20-year jail sentence for wife's attempted murder in 1999

-- 2022-10-11 19:51:54

A Chattogram court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 20 years imprisonment for attempting to kill his wife in 1999. The convict Khurshid alias Khussya Sobhan is a son of Tajul Islam of Muradnagar upazila...

Investments in ensuring girls’ rights remain limited

Investments in ensuring girls’ rights remain limited

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-11 19:41:00

Investments in girls' rights remain limited and girls continue to confront a myriad of challenges to fulfilling their potential which got made worse by concurrent crises of climate change, Covid-19 an...

Constant talks about inflation rate not necessary, says PM

Constant talks about inflation rate not necessary, says PM

-- 2022-10-11 19:03:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the administration should continue making concerted efforts to keep the prices of essentials in check while pouring scorn on the 'constant discussions' about inflatio...

Lightning strikes kill five in Rangpur

Lightning strikes kill five in Rangpur

-- 2022-10-11 18:50:50

Five labourers have died in lightning strikes in Rangpur’s Pirganj Upazila. Another person was reportedly injured in the incident at the BTC Intersection in Kabilpur Union around 4 pm on Tuesda...

Over 550,000 fisher families to get VGF rice during hilsha fishing embargo

Over 550,000 fisher families to get VGF rice during hilsha fishing embargo

-- 2022-10-11 18:45:22

The government will distribute some 13,872 metric tonnes of rice among 554, 887 fisher families across the country during the hilsha fishing ban period for 22 days from October 7. “A total of 5...

‘Bangladesh wants Ukraine war to stop’

‘Bangladesh wants Ukraine war to stop’

-- 2022-10-11 18:23:16

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said Bangladesh would be happy if there is any indication of "stopping the war or scopes for discussion" while adopting any resolution in the United Natio...

Bangladesh, Brunei to sign three cooperation documents including direct flights

Bangladesh, Brunei to sign three cooperation documents including direct flights

-- 2022-10-11 17:56:33

Bangladesh and Brunei will sign three bilateral cooperation documents, including an agreement for introducing direct flights between the two countries, when Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izza...

Lawmaker Sheikh Anne Rahman passes away

Lawmaker Sheikh Anne Rahman passes away

-- 2022-10-11 16:47:34

Sheikh Anne Rahman, Member of Parliament of Reserved women's seat-19, died at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday. She was 64, family sources said. Sheikh Anne breathed her last around 1:...

Bangladesh reports 460 new COVID cases, two death in a day

Bangladesh reports 460 new COVID cases, two death in a day

-- 2022-10-11 16:20:16

Bangladesh has recorded 460 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,030,550. The death toll from the disease rose by two to 29,386 over the 24-hour period, according t...

BERC to announce decision on bulk power tariff ‘adjustment’ Thursday

BERC to announce decision on bulk power tariff ‘adjustment’ Thursday

-- 2022-10-11 16:07:46

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will announce its decision on the adjustment of bulk electricity tariffs on Thursday (October 13), officials said on Tuesday. BERC Chairman Abdul Ja...

Students, guardians protest mooted closure of Viqarunnisa’s Dhanmondi branch

Students, guardians protest mooted closure of Viqarunnisa’s Dhanmondi branch

-- 2022-10-11 15:36:24

Students and guardians from the Dhanmondi branch of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College have launched protests demanding a permanent campus at the location amid rumoured plans to close down the instit...

Student stabbed to death in Noakhali

Student stabbed to death in Noakhali

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 15:29:43

A 18-year-old college student was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of assailants over establishing supremacy in the Noakhali municipality on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Kamrul H...

HC Chamber Judge asks Wasa MD to submit salary statement

HC Chamber Judge asks Wasa MD to submit salary statement

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 15:12:52

The Appellate Division Chamber Judge today upheld the High Court order seeking a report on how much money Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan received as salary, bonus and other facilities in the las...

Three to hang for killing housewife in Cumilla

Three to hang for killing housewife in Cumilla

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 14:22:28

A court in Cumilla has sentenced three people to death for the murder of a woman in 2016. Cumilla district and sessions judge Md Helal Uddin handed down the punishment to the trio on Tuesday morning....

Minor girl found dead in Magura

Minor girl found dead in Magura

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 13:33:59

A three-year-old girl has been found dead in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura, police said on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hira Khatun, daughter of Hiru Molla of the upazila, reports UNB. Hi...

Bangladesh likely to witness more showers in 24 hours

Bangladesh likely to witness more showers in 24 hours

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 13:30:54

The weather department has predicted more rains across the country in the next 24 hours, with monsoon being less active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over the North Bay.  “Light to...

Taps run dry in Dhaka as recurring power cuts cripple water supply

Taps run dry in Dhaka as recurring power cuts cripple water supply

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 13:27:36

Water pumps lie idle during the hour-long power cuts, which now occur with greater frequency, disrupting life in much of the city For large parts of the day, life in much of Dhaka is punctuated by a...

Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘good’

Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘good’

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 11:50:07

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'good' category on Tuesday morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 29, the metropolis ranked 70th in the list of world cities with the worst air q...