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Nation set to observe National Mourning Day tomorrow

-- 2022-08-14 12:51:05

The nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day and 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tomorrow (August 15, 2022) with due respect and solemnit...

Common Rivers: Dhaka, Delhi to hold JRC meeting ahead of PM’s visit

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-14 12:47:04

The much-awaited Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) meeting between Bangladesh and India would be held later this month to discuss water sharing issues as the two countries share 54 rivers. Foreign Minist...

Rough sea, high tide make parts of Cox’s Bazar beach vulnerable

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-14 11:44:07

Some parts of Laboni and Sugondha points at Cox’s Bazar beach are on the verge of being completely wiped off as rough seas and high tides, caused by a low-pressure system, have been wreaki...

Is Tk 120 a day enough for a family to survive?

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-14 10:28:45

Saraswati Bauri has been working at Lalchand Tea Estate in Habiganj’s Chunarughat for three years. He took the job after her father died three years ago. Now the breadwinner for the family of fi...

Tk 13b waterway project to connect Gulshan, Banani with Hatirjheel

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-14 10:08:32

Dhaka North City Corporation has proposed a Tk 13 billion project to establish a waterway connecting Gulshan and Banani with Hatirjheel and also cut the travel time. The project will require work to...

Power outage worsens public sufferings

FE REPORT 2022-08-14 08:44:58

Countrywide electricity load shedding has intensified with the execution of once a week area-based holiday staggering in industrial zones, it has been alleged. The government implemented the fresh...

President to host special prayers at Bangabhaban on National Mourning Day

-- 2022-08-13 20:45:22

President M Abdul Hamid will host special prayers at Durbar Hall of the Bangabhaban after Asr prayers on Monday marking the National Mourning Day and the 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Na...

Momen accuses media of twisting his ‘living in heaven’ comments

-- 2022-08-13 20:42:08

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has explained his “living in heaven” comments that sparked outrage, as Bangladeshis are currently going through hardship due to skyrocketing prices of commo...

Bangladeshi writer M Miraz Hossain to receive Indira Gandhi Gold Medal

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-13 20:09:54

Bangladeshi writer, businessman and entrepreneur M Miraz Hossain has been invited to receive the Indira Gandhi Gold Medal at the "Bharat Bangladesh Sahitya Sanskriti Utsav-2022", organised by the Bhar...

DMP issues traffic guidelines for National Mourning Day

-- 2022-08-13 19:51:35

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday issued guidelines for vehicular movement in the capital on National Mourning Day, to be observed on Monday. The nation will observe the National Mourni...

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet due Sunday

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-13 19:38:37

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will conduct an official visit to Bangladesh from Sunday to Wednesday, upon the invitation of the government of Bangladesh. The Office of The H...

44,000 tree saplings worth Tk 4.9 million sold during Khulna fair

-- 2022-08-13 19:11:26

The two-week-long divisional tree plantation and tree fair-2022 ended at the circuit house ground premises in Khulna on Friday. A total of 44,000 tree saplings worth Tk 4.9 million were sold during t...

10 hurt as BCL activists attack Student Union’s human chain in Chattogram

-- 2022-08-13 19:10:23

Ten people were injured as some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly attacked the human chain of the Bangladesh Students' Union on Sir Ashutosh Government College premises in Chattogram...

Bangladesh reports 144 new Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2022-08-13 19:00:21

Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 144 new cases in the 24 hours to Saturday morning. The country last reported zero Covid-linked death on August 7, reports UNB. While Bangladesh's total fatal...

Corruption, plundering, suicidal deals behind energy crisis: BNP

-- 2022-08-13 18:51:28

BNP on Saturday blamed the government's ‘pervasive corruption, suicidal deals and uncharacteristic plans’ for the current crisis in the power and energy sector. At a press conference at B...

Obaidul Quader warns Awami League members against 'flaunting' powers

-- 2022-08-13 17:39:39

Awami League leader Obaidul Quader has warned members of the ruling party against 'flaunting' powers and called on them to conduct themselves judiciously amid the ongoing economic crisis. "Everyone m...

Last survivor of Uttara scrap shop fire dies

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-13 17:09:28

The death toll from a fire at a scrap shop in Dhaka's Uttara has climbed to eight after the last survivor succumbed to his wounds. Shahin Mia, 26, died at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic...

Tk 730.00 billion being laundered through gold smuggling annually: BAJUS

-- 2022-08-13 16:18:56

Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) on Saturday said that around Tk 730.00 billion is laundered from Bangladesh every year through gold smuggling. The BAJUS came up with the information a...

Ethnic groups demand constitutional recognition

-- 2022-08-13 14:58:00

Members of Bangladesh's ethnic minority communities have reiterated their demand for constitutional recognition accompanied by measures to protect their land, languages and cultural heritage, bd...

Low-lying areas of coastal districts face flood risk

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-13 14:56:15

Several low-lying areas of coastal districts and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by tidal surges, the weather department said on Saturday. The districts are Satkhira, Khul...

Bangabandhu was pathfinder in country's shipping sector: Khalid

-- 2022-08-13 14:42:41

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said that Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the pathfinder in the country's shipping system, BSS reports. Regarding Bangab...

Tea plantation workers launch indefinite strike for Tk 300 daily wage

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-13 14:42:05

Tea garden workers in Sylhet have launched an indefinite strike demanding a daily wage rise from Tk 120 to Tk 300. The workers of 23 tea estates in Sylhet Valley launched the strike early on Saturday...

Dhaka Medical interns on strike after attack on peer

-- 2022-08-13 12:33:15

Nearly 200 interns at Dhaka Medical College have gone on strike from Thursday to demand justice for an assault on one of their peers. Doctors are struggling to cope with the work stoppage. Howe...

Obaidul Quader says BNP wants to make Bangladesh a failed state

-- 2022-08-12 21:47:33

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the BNP wants to make Bangladesh a failed state in a planned way through their ill politics.  "If the AL workers come down to the stre...

20 injured in clash between Awami League and BNP in Feni

-- 2022-08-12 21:41:18

At least 20 people were injured on Friday in a sporadic clash between activists of the ruling Awami League (AL) and BNP during a protest rally in the trunk road area of the town on Friday. The injure...

Flood likely in low-lying areas of 15 coastal districts

-- 2022-08-12 19:10:25

Fifteen low-lying areas of coastal districts and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by tidal surges, the weather department said Friday. The districts are Satkhira, Khulna, B...

Unrelated video on Bangladesh protests was shared on social media: Reuters

-- 2022-08-12 18:56:00

Social media users discussing August fuel hike protests in Bangladesh have mistakenly shared unrelated footage from 2013, suggesting it is from 2022, according to the Reuters Fact Check team. The vid...

TIB places recommendations for sustainable development by harnessing youth employment

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-12 18:31:30

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for the creation of a suitable environment to effectively utilise the huge population for the sake of national development. One-fifth of the tot...

Bangladesh not turning into crisis-hit Sri Lanka, says FM

-- 2022-08-12 17:49:41

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said a certain group is spreading panic with 'baseless' claim that Bangladesh will see a situation like crisis-hit Sri Lanka. He, however, acknowledged the challen...

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

-- 2022-08-12 17:43:51

Bangladesh has recorded 218 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,008,500. The death toll from the disease climbed by two in 24 hours to 29,312, according to the lat...