Loading...
The Financial Express

Search results for: National

Bangladesh electricity crisis deepens as demand-supply gap widens

Bangladesh electricity crisis deepens as demand-supply gap widens

bdnews24.com 2022-10-10 09:26:10

Instability in the global energy market and a rise in import cost due to a dollar price hike brought back rolling blackouts to Bangladesh in mid-2022 and the government hoped the situation would...

Cumilla imam arrested on charges of inspiring youths into militancy, terror financing

Cumilla imam arrested on charges of inspiring youths into militancy, terror financing

bdnews24.com 2022-10-10 08:42:44

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested the imam of a mosque in Cumilla on charges of inspiring youths to join militancy and financing terrorism.  The name of Habibullah, imam of Koba mosq...

Brunei envoy for direct air connectivity with Bangladesh

Brunei envoy for direct air connectivity with Bangladesh

-- 2022-10-09 21:55:29

Ahead of the Sultan of Brunei's much-anticipated maiden visit to Bangladesh, the High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam Haji Haris Bin Othman has called for direct air connectivity between the two fri...

Trade halted at Benapole land port for Eid-e-Miladunnabi

Trade halted at Benapole land port for Eid-e-Miladunnabi

-- 2022-10-09 20:44:42

Trade through Benapole Land Port was suspended on Sunday, as people observed Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi with due religious fervour across the country. The suspension will remain in effect till Monday. Ho...

Hundreds of vehicles with holidaymakers stuck for hours at Daulatdia

Hundreds of vehicles with holidaymakers stuck for hours at Daulatdia

-- 2022-10-09 20:25:48

The long weekend on the back of last week's Durga Puja holiday has now sparked a 3-km long tailback at Goalondo’s Daulatdia ferry terminal on Sunday evening, as hundreds of vehicles with holiday...

Country’s first six-lane bridge to open Monday over Madhumati 

Country’s first six-lane bridge to open Monday over Madhumati 

-- 2022-10-09 19:20:26

In a fillip to residents of the country's north-western districts, the long-awaited Kalna Bridge, the first six-lane bridge in Bangladesh will be inaugurated Monday, bridging the Madhumati River in Na...

Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed across country

Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed across country

-- 2022-10-09 18:56:31

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the day of birth and passing away of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was observed across the country on Sunday with due religious solemnity. On this day in 570, the...

Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata observes Eid-e-Miladunnabi

Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata observes Eid-e-Miladunnabi

-- 2022-10-09 18:45:58

Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata offered special prayers on the occasion of the Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (PBUH) on Sunday. An inhouse special Dua Mahfil was arranged after Zuhr prayers at t...

President hosts doa mahfil on Eid-e-Miladunnabi at Bangabhaban

President hosts doa mahfil on Eid-e-Miladunnabi at Bangabhaban

-- 2022-10-09 18:37:03

President M Abdul Hamid hosted a doa mahfil at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban on Sunday afternoon on the occasion of holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). T...

Chinese envoy visits Teesta Barrage in Lalmonirhat

Chinese envoy visits Teesta Barrage in Lalmonirhat

-- 2022-10-09 18:25:02

A three-member team of the Chinese Embassy led by Ambassador Li Jiming visited the Teesta Barrage area in Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha on Sunday. Replying to a question, the ambassador said they intend t...

Another Bangladeshi shot to death by BSF along Satkhira border

Another Bangladeshi shot to death by BSF along Satkhira border

-- 2022-10-09 18:05:22

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down a Bangladeshi man near the Khaitala border in Satkhira Sadar early Sunday. Although there has been no official acknowledgement from the Indian side,...

Fire in Natore guts 15 shops

Fire in Natore guts 15 shops

-- 2022-10-09 17:16:55

At least 15 shops were gutted in a fire at Bangabaria Bazar in Sadar upazila of the Natore district early Sunday. Sources said the fire broke out from an electric short-circuit at a shop of the marke...

Dengue death toll rises to 68 with another death

Dengue death toll rises to 68 with another death

-- 2022-10-09 17:09:58

Another dengue patient died in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 68. During this period, 334 more patients were hospitalised with viral f...

Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, Ekushey Padak-winning artist, dies

Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, Ekushey Padak-winning artist, dies

-- 2022-10-09 16:39:47

Painter Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, an Ekushey Padak-winning artist, has died at the age of 85. Samarjit was known for depicting nature and the beauty of Bangladesh in bold and bright colours in his artw...

Bangladesh takes big urbanisation schemes for major cities

Bangladesh takes big urbanisation schemes for major cities

-- 2022-10-09 16:39:29

Different development authorities in big cities including Dhaka are working on a consolidated plan to deal with rapid urbanisation. According to a document seen by UNB, the city development authoriti...

2 fresh Covid-19 cases diagnosed, 28 healed in Rangpur

2 fresh Covid-19 cases diagnosed, 28 healed in Rangpur

-- 2022-10-09 16:10:17

Two fresh Covid-19 cases were diagnosed and 28 more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today (Oct 9) inRangpur division, BSS reports. Health officials said the two new Covid-19 p...

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

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

-- 2022-10-09 16:10:00

Bangladesh has recorded 409 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,029,723. The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,381 over the 24-hour period, according t...

PM to open Modhumoti, third Shitalakhya bridges tomorrow

PM to open Modhumoti, third Shitalakhya bridges tomorrow

-- 2022-10-09 14:59:32

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the country’s first-ever six-lane Modhumoti Bridge in Narail and the third Shitalakhya Bridge in Narayanganj at 12 noon tomorrow (Oct 10) through a v...

4 dead after autorickshaw collides with microbus in Narayanganj

4 dead after autorickshaw collides with microbus in Narayanganj

bdnews24.com 2022-10-09 12:45:21

Four people, including an autorickshaw driver, have died after a collision between a microbus and an autorickshaw in Narayanganj. The accident occurred on the west end of the Kanchpur Bridge in...

Bangladeshi reportedly killed by fire from India’s BSF in Satkhira

Bangladeshi reportedly killed by fire from India’s BSF in Satkhira

bdnews24.com 2022-10-09 12:38:05

The family of a Bangladeshi man says he was killed by fire from India's Border Security Force near the border in Satikhira’s Sadar Upazila. The dead man, 25-year-old Md Hasanuzzaman aka M...

Human chain in city demanding release of Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota

Human chain in city demanding release of Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-09 12:06:03

Bangladesh Documentary Filmmakers Association, on Saturday, organised a human chain at Shahbagh in Dhaka demanding the release of Japanese journalist and filmmaker Toru Kubota, who was jailed by Myanm...

Bangladesh marks Eid-e-Miladunnabi

Bangladesh marks Eid-e-Miladunnabi

-- 2022-10-09 11:19:19

Bangladesh is observing Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, with due solemnity. The day holds special significance for Muslims and various...

Protecting migratory birds for ecological balance stressed

Protecting migratory birds for ecological balance stressed

-- 2022-10-09 11:06:00

World Migratory Bird Day was observed in Rajshahi today (Oct 8) with the call for taking immediate measures to protect the migratory birds and their habitats from pollution and other habitat depletion...

Dhaka urges Washington to conclude extradition treaty

Dhaka urges Washington to conclude extradition treaty

-- 2022-10-09 10:11:09

Dhaka has urged Washington to finalize the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and the USA as early as possible to ease the process of deportation of Bangabandhu's convicted killer Rashed...

Innovative, smart solutions must for plastic waste management: LGRD minister

Innovative, smart solutions must for plastic waste management: LGRD minister

-- 2022-10-08 20:48:37

Stakeholders will have to develop innovative and smart solutions for managing plastic waste in Bangladesh, LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam said on Saturday. "Waste collection is now not considered to be...

Electoral system does not function as per any individual's whim: Obaidul Quader

Electoral system does not function as per any individual's whim: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-10-08 20:09:29

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the constitution and electoral system do not function per the whim of individuals as the electora...

Ousting government only way to overcome misrule, says Mirza Fakhrul

Ousting government only way to overcome misrule, says Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2022-10-08 20:03:51

Stating that ‘an unbearable situation’ has been prevailing in the country, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that ousting the current government is the onl...

Buddhists to celebrate Prabarana Purnima on Sunday

Buddhists to celebrate Prabarana Purnima on Sunday

-- 2022-10-08 19:42:50

The Buddhists will celebrate their second largest religious festival Prabarana Purnima in the city as elsewhere across the country on Sunday. The festival is also known as Ashwini Purnima which marks...

24 Chhatra Odhikar Parishad activists sent to jail after clashes with Chhatra League

24 Chhatra Odhikar Parishad activists sent to jail after clashes with Chhatra League

-- 2022-10-08 19:23:47

A Dhaka court has sent 24 members of the Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad to jail following clashes with the Chhatra League at a memorial event for BUET student Abrar Fahad and Dhaka Medical Colleg...

We don’t need advices from other countries: Momen

We don’t need advices from other countries: Momen

-- 2022-10-08 18:57:18

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Bangladesh does not seek any suggestions from other countries noting that Bangladesh is a nation which gave blood to establish democracy and justice ensuring pe...