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Dengue claims another life, 201 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Dengue claims another life, 201 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2022-08-29 17:23:32

One more person died from dengue, and 201 people were hospitalised with the viral infection in the 24 hours till Monday morning as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh. The latest death w...

Controversial list with additional secretary's 29 books cancelled

Controversial list with additional secretary's 29 books cancelled

-- 2022-08-29 17:15:01

The Public Administration Ministry has scrapped a list of 1,447 books selected for promoting ‘knowledge and reading habit’ of government officials amid a storm of controversy over the incl...

Henolux owner Fatema Amin gets bail

Henolux owner Fatema Amin gets bail

-- 2022-08-29 17:03:38

Fatema Amin, director of the manufacturing company Henolux, has secured bail from the High Court in a case over contractor Anisur Rahman alias Gazi Anis's death by suicide. Justice Md Habibul Gani an...

Bangladesh logs 243 Covid cases, no death

Bangladesh logs 243 Covid cases, no death

-- 2022-08-29 16:21:45

Bangladesh has recorded 243 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,011,560. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,323 over the 24-hour period, acco...

Petrol pump owners postpone strike

Petrol pump owners postpone strike

-- 2022-08-29 15:44:45

Bangladesh's petrol pump owners have decided to give the government until Sept 12 to fulfil their list of five demands, including higher sales commissions. If their demands are not met by then, a 'sy...

Light to moderate rain likely over country

Light to moderate rain likely over country

-- 2022-08-29 15:24:16

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur in many places over the country. "Light t...

Afghanistan looking more favourite than a dark horse

Afghanistan looking more favourite than a dark horse

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-08-29 14:09:11

Afghanistan has always been famous for playing exciting cricket. When it comes to T20s, they are special. They challenge the very best teams in the game. As a result, they're being tagged as the 'Dar...

Man hurt in clash between Chhatra League factions on Dhaka's Bailey Road

Man hurt in clash between Chhatra League factions on Dhaka's Bailey Road

-- 2022-08-29 13:33:16

A clash between rival factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League on Dhaka's Bailey Road has reportedly left a man injured. The fight between leaders and activists of the organisation's Ramna and Palta...

Flood situation may worsen in next two days

Flood situation may worsen in next two days

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-29 12:53:35

Bangladesh’s flood situation may deteriorate in the next two days as some of the major rivers, including Ganges-Padma, are in a rising trend, according to a bulletin of the Flood Forecastin...

Police recover body of BCB Director Akram Khan’s domestic aide in Dhaka

Police recover body of BCB Director Akram Khan’s domestic aide in Dhaka

-- 2022-08-29 12:02:36

A domestic aide working at the home of Bangladesh Cricket Board Director Md Akram Khan has been found dead near his residence in Dhaka's Mohakhali DOHS. According to the police, Shahida Akhter, a 25-...

Accident at BRT site: Probe body seeks more time

Accident at BRT site: Probe body seeks more time

FE REPORT 2022-08-29 10:58:19

The inquiry committee formed to investigate the fatal accident at the construction site of the BRT corridor on August 15 has sought three more days to complete its work. Road Transport and Highways D...

Bangladesh to protest 'strongly' against shells fired from Myanmar

Bangladesh to protest 'strongly' against shells fired from Myanmar

-- 2022-08-29 09:25:11

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said Dhaka will lodge a “strong” protest against shells fired from Myanmar into Bangladesh, bdnews24.com reports. “Usually we lodge a pro...

BNP, its allies trying to create chaos in the country: Obaidul Quader

BNP, its allies trying to create chaos in the country: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-08-28 23:07:48

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP and its allies are trying to create chaos in the country by forming various fronts through spending money. The road transport and...

Khaleda Zia admitted to Evercare Hospital for tests

Khaleda Zia admitted to Evercare Hospital for tests

-- 2022-08-28 22:36:39

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital on Sunday for some more medical tests, six days after she had several required tests in the same hospital. The BNP chief reached the hosp...

Sending anyone to jail in cheque dishonour case unconstitutional: HC

Sending anyone to jail in cheque dishonour case unconstitutional: HC

FE ONLINE REPORT   2022-08-28 21:17:39

The High Court on Sunday observed that sending anyone to jail in cheque dishonour case is contrary to Article 32 of the Constitutional. In a verdict, the court also observed that depriving a person of...

Bangladesh to lodge protest with Myanmar over landing of mortal shells

Bangladesh to lodge protest with Myanmar over landing of mortal shells

-- 2022-08-28 20:09:41

After witnessing the landing of two mortal shells from Myanmar inside Bangladesh territory on Sunday afternoon, the government of Bangladesh has decided to lodge its strong protest with Myanmar. &ldq...

Two mortar shells from Myanmar land in Bangladesh

Two mortar shells from Myanmar land in Bangladesh

-- 2022-08-28 19:55:25

Two mortar shells fired from Myanmar have landed in Bangladesh near the border in Bandarban, causing panic among residents. Police said the shells fell close to a mosque half a kilometre from the Tum...

Bangladesh needs US$230b to implement NAP

Bangladesh needs US$230b to implement NAP

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-28 19:41:52

Bangladesh needs US$ 230 billion till 2030 to implement 113 activities under eight thematic areas identified in the newly formulated National Adaptation Plan (NAP), according to the environment minist...

Hearing on 16th amendment verdict review on October 20

Hearing on 16th amendment verdict review on October 20

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-28 19:28:10

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed October 20 this year for hearing the review petition filed challenging its earlier verdict that upheld the cancellation of the 16th Constitutional...

Court sets Sept 25 for verdict of GK Shamim's in arms case

Court sets Sept 25 for verdict of GK Shamim's in arms case

-- 2022-08-28 19:19:45

A Dhaka court has set September 25 to pronounce its verdict in a case filed under the Arms Act against eight people, including GK Shamim a disgraced government contractor who gained infamy during the...

Section 144 in Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati to avoid AL-BNP clash

Section 144 in Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati to avoid AL-BNP clash

-- 2022-08-28 19:09:27

Local administrations of Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua and Rangamati’s Kaptai upazilas imposed Section 144 of the CrPC, that restricts freedom of assembly - effectively a curfew - in their r...

Grameen Telecom MD can’t deny accountability for embezzlement scandal, police say

Grameen Telecom MD can’t deny accountability for embezzlement scandal, police say

-- 2022-08-28 18:57:26

Nazmul Islam, the managing director of Grameen Telecom, will not be able to wriggle out of accountability for the embezzlement scandal that has rocked the company, according to police. The Anti-Corru...

Sundarbans set to reopen for tourists on Thursday

Sundarbans set to reopen for tourists on Thursday

-- 2022-08-28 18:55:31

After nearly three months of closure, the Forest Department will reopen the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, for tourists on September 1. The Sundarba...

Bangladesh to conduct joint operations against terrorism, drugs in Rohingya camps

Bangladesh to conduct joint operations against terrorism, drugs in Rohingya camps

-- 2022-08-28 18:51:04

The government of Bangladesh has decided to conduct information-based joint operations in the Rohingya camps to control terrorist activities and the spread of drugs. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan ga...

HC issues injunction to prevent earth-filling at Purbachal Marine City

HC issues injunction to prevent earth-filling at Purbachal Marine City

FE ONLINE REPORT   2022-08-28 18:36:25

The High Court on Sunday issued an injunction to prevent earth-filling activities by the Purbachal Marine City authorities in 2500 bigha land at Doudpur Union Parishad in Rupganj Upazila of Narayangan...

BMD predicts light to moderate rain across Bangladesh

BMD predicts light to moderate rain across Bangladesh

-- 2022-08-28 17:51:46

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over the country. Light...

Shamsul Haque Tuku elected deputy speaker of parliament

Shamsul Haque Tuku elected deputy speaker of parliament

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-28 17:49:07

Shamsul Haque Tuku, a member of parliament (MP) from Pabna-1 constituency, has become the new deputy speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament. The decision was made at the start of the 29th parl...

   62pc rural households lost income, 42pc jobs due to Covid: Study

  62pc rural households lost income, 42pc jobs due to Covid: Study

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2022-08-28 17:19:02

Some 62 per cent of the rural households lost income during the Covid pandemic, while 42 per cent reported employment losses, according to a new study. The surveyed households include those who wer...

217 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

217 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-08-28 17:01:59

Bangladesh has recorded 217 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,011,317. No fatalities were registered in the 24-count and the death toll from the disease remains...

176 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

176 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2022-08-28 16:45:58

Another 176 people were hospitalised with dengue – a viral infection – in the 24 hours till Sunday morning. Of them, 144 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 32 outside it, accordi...