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Bijoya Dashami: Bangladesh all set to bid adieu to Goddess Durga

Bijoya Dashami: Bangladesh all set to bid adieu to Goddess Durga

UNB 2022-10-05 12:43:22

Durga puja, the largest religious festival of the minority Hindus, will culminate in Bangladesh, with the immersion of idols on Wednesday evening. On the last day of the puja, devotees are thronging...

PM to address the media on UK, US visit Thursday

PM to address the media on UK, US visit Thursday

UNB 2022-10-05 10:16:20

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Thursday afternoon on the outcome of her recent official tour of the UK and the USA. The press conference will start at 4pm at her offi...

Power Division apologises for outage

Power Division apologises for outage

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-05 09:40:22

The Power Division has apologised to tens of millions of customers who suffered hours of outages that affected nearly half of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, it launched an investigation to find out what caus...

Airport traffic woes unlikely to end soon

Airport traffic woes unlikely to end soon

MUNIMA SULTANA 2022-10-05 08:57:22

Airport traffic in Dhaka is likely to get worse even after completion of ongoing airport expansion work as the congested lone road cannot manage thousands of vehicles carrying airport-bound passengers...

Power supply restored across Bangladesh after seven hours

Power supply restored across Bangladesh after seven hours

-- 2022-10-04 22:06:27

Power supply was restored across Bangladesh after seven hours of blackout following the national power grid failure on Tuesday.   Electricity was back in all the areas of Dhaka and other distric...

PGCB forms a five-member investigation body over grid failure

PGCB forms a five-member investigation body over grid failure

-- 2022-10-04 21:21:22

The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has formed a five-member inquiry committee to investigate the reason behind the grid failure on Tuesday that triggered a countrywide blackout for hours. Ya...

Bangladesh reports another Covid death, 657 new cases

Bangladesh reports another Covid death, 657 new cases

-- 2022-10-04 20:58:00

Bangladesh reported another Covid-linked death with 657 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The country's total fatalities rose to 29,372 with the new death, of a woman from Mymensingh. The...

As power outage grips Dhaka, citizens reel from drinking water crisis, heat

As power outage grips Dhaka, citizens reel from drinking water crisis, heat

-- 2022-10-04 20:41:23

Ratan Sikdar Shanto, a small business owner, lives with his wife and their children in the Abdullahpur dam area. But his wife was in for a rude awakening on Tuesday when she returned from their son&rs...

PM likely to visit Japan end of November

PM likely to visit Japan end of November

-- 2022-10-04 20:37:24

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to visit Japan at the end of November as the two countries are eyeing to further strengthen their “comprehensive partnership.” “They (the Japa...

New IGP wants to turn police station into 'a place of public trust and confidence'

New IGP wants to turn police station into 'a place of public trust and confidence'

-- 2022-10-04 20:35:55

Declaring 'zero tolerance' against corruption, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has already given instructions to the field level officers to ensure transparency and accou...

Bangladesh 71st out of 85 countries in US News’ Best Countries 2022

Bangladesh 71st out of 85 countries in US News’ Best Countries 2022

-- 2022-10-04 20:33:10

In US News & World Report’s Best Countries 2022 rankings — something only an American publication might attempt, Bangladesh has ranked 71st out of 85 countries.   Unlike mos...

Power supply starts to normalise hours after a grid failure

Power supply starts to normalise hours after a grid failure

-- 2022-10-04 20:18:14

The power supply of Bangladesh has started to normalise in many areas hours after a grid failure knocked down the connection to nearly half of the country. Power outages hit large swathes of Dhaka, C...

Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic

Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic

-- 2022-10-04 20:06:15

Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and another was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Central African Republic, according to the Inter Service Public Relation Directorate (ISPR). The peaceke...

Poor diplomacy in global platforms frustrates climate financing in Bangladesh

Poor diplomacy in global platforms frustrates climate financing in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-04 19:51:42

Climate experts on Tuesday expressed frustrations as the country’s poor climate diplomacy on the global platforms resulted in weak financing while Bangladesh loses 2.0 per cent of GDP every year...

Power blackout triggers chaos in city fuel stations

Power blackout triggers chaos in city fuel stations

-- 2022-10-04 19:37:08

Disruption in power supply led to a chaotic situation in petrol pumps in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to petrol pump operators, soon after the national grid failed at 2.05 pm, many residents rushed to...

Power grid failure may disrupt telecommunication services, says AMTOB

Power grid failure may disrupt telecommunication services, says AMTOB

-- 2022-10-04 19:36:08

The telecommunication services are likely to be disrupted in some parts of the country following the national power grid failure on Tuesday, the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (...

Police asked to remain alert in Dhaka as power outage adds risk of crime

Police asked to remain alert in Dhaka as power outage adds risk of crime

-- 2022-10-04 19:27:51

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has ordered law enforcers to remain alert against the added risk of crime and disorder as almost all parts of the capital went completely dark...

Power supply will be restored in all areas as soon as possible: Nasrul Hamid

Power supply will be restored in all areas as soon as possible: Nasrul Hamid

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-04 18:50:06

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has said the power supply across the country will be restored as soon as possible. The state minister came up with the statement on Facebook on Tuesda...

PM urges all to uphold communal harmony

PM urges all to uphold communal harmony

-- 2022-10-04 18:12:12

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought cooperation from all including the Hindu community to maintain communal harmony in the country. “I will seek your cooperation in this regard and hope tha...

Power supply restored in many places outside Dhaka, says Nasrul Hamid

Power supply restored in many places outside Dhaka, says Nasrul Hamid

-- 2022-10-04 17:51:28

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has said power supply in many places outside Dhaka has already been restored after an outage that hit a large part of the country after 2:00 pm on Tues...

We won’t act out on Myanmar’s provocation: Momen

We won’t act out on Myanmar’s provocation: Momen

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-10-04 17:51:01

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said Bangladesh will not fall into the trap of any quarter engaging in conflict with Myanmar as the country is committed to resolving the Rohingya crisis...

Unexploded anti-aircraft shell, used during World War II, found in Chattogram

Unexploded anti-aircraft shell, used during World War II, found in Chattogram

-- 2022-10-04 17:34:20

Police have recovered an anti-aircraft shell used during World War II from an abandoned part of a residential area in Chattogram. According to bdnews24.com, a group of youths discovered the projectil...

National power grid failure: Blackout across Bangladesh

National power grid failure: Blackout across Bangladesh

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-04 15:49:25

National power transmission grid failed at 2:05pm, causing blackout across Bangladesh except some parts of the north. According to officials at Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and Power Gri...

11-year-old Rohingya child shot dead by assailants at Cox's Bazar camp

11-year-old Rohingya child shot dead by assailants at Cox's Bazar camp

-- 2022-10-04 15:48:28

An 11-year-old girl was shot dead by a group of assailants in a Rohingya settlement at Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya, according to the Armed Police Battalion (APBn). Her sister-in-law was also wounded when gu...

Age limit for Hajj pilgrims may be lifted from next year

Age limit for Hajj pilgrims may be lifted from next year

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-04 15:44:03

From next year, the age limit for Hajj pilgrims may be lifted that could pave the way for people above 65 years to go for the once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage. This was announced by State Minister for R...

Four Bangladeshi peacekeepers injured in Central African Republic: ISPR

Four Bangladeshi peacekeepers injured in Central African Republic: ISPR

bdnews24.com 2022-10-04 14:16:35

Four Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in the Central African Republic have been injured, according to the Inter Service Public Relation Directorate, or ISPR. The four were seriously injured...

Microbus accident in Sirajganj leaves three dead, 10 injured

Microbus accident in Sirajganj leaves three dead, 10 injured

-- 2022-10-04 13:10:41

Three people were killed and more than 10 passengers injured when a microbus crashed into the railing of a flyover after being hit by a speeding bus in Sirajganj on Monday night. The deceased were id...

For 3rd time, Mayor Atiq tests positive for Covid

For 3rd time, Mayor Atiq tests positive for Covid

UNB 2022-10-04 12:58:35

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has tested positive for Covid-19 for the third time. The mayor was recently tested for Covid-19 and the report came positive on Monday, the Corp...

More rain likely in Bangladesh

More rain likely in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-04 12:53:36

More light to moderate showers are likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, the weather department said on Tuesday. Light to moderate rains or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty...

Trawler capsize: 29 Rohingya refugees among 33 detained en route to Malaysia

Trawler capsize: 29 Rohingya refugees among 33 detained en route to Malaysia

UNB 2022-10-04 12:05:28

Bangladesh Coast Guard claimed to have detained 33 people, including 29 Rohingya refugees, in the early hours of Tuesday after their trawler sank in the Bay of Bengal off Teknaf coast. The trawler ca...