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PM sketches Bangmata's key-shadow role in independence struggle

PM sketches Bangmata's key-shadow role in independence struggle

-- 2022-08-08 21:47:25

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday revisited the history of the country's protracted independence struggle extracting Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib's key-shadow role particularly in major t...

Rajshahi man sets his motorcycle on fire after a dispute with cop

Rajshahi man sets his motorcycle on fire after a dispute with cop

-- 2022-08-08 20:29:18

A man set his motorcycle on fire following a dispute with a police officer in the Court Hargram area of Rajshahi on Monday. The 30-year-old biker, Ashiq Ali, set his motorcycle on fire out of frustra...

First cargo ship from India arrives at Mongla port for trial run

First cargo ship from India arrives at Mongla port for trial run

-- 2022-08-08 20:01:50

The first trial-basis cargo ship meant to carry goods for northeastern India through Bangladesh's internal waterways reached Mongla port with two containers on Monday. Bangladesh flag-bearing cargo v...

296 Covid-19 cases, three deaths reported in 24 hours

296 Covid-19 cases, three deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-08-08 19:29:30

The government has confirmed 296 new Covid-19 cases in the latest daily count, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,007,631. The death toll from the disease climbed by three in the 24 hours to...

Vegetable markets in Jashore hit by fuel price hike

Vegetable markets in Jashore hit by fuel price hike

-- 2022-08-08 19:23:21

The price of vegetables in Jashore kitchen markets shot up due to the hike in fuel price, adding woes to the fixed-income people who are already overburdened with the soaring prices of daily essential...

Bangladesh seeks US support in Rohingya case with ICJ

Bangladesh seeks US support in Rohingya case with ICJ

-- 2022-08-08 19:12:16

Bangladesh has urged the United States to extend their support regarding the Rohingya case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague brought by The Gambia under the genocide convention....

German citizen found dead in his flat in Dhaka

German citizen found dead in his flat in Dhaka

-- 2022-08-08 18:57:56

A German citizen has been found dead in his flat in Dhaka, and police believe he died by suicide. On early Sunday morning, they found blister packs of 500 sleeping pills near his body at his ninth-fl...

Seven opposition parties form new alliance ‘Ganatantra Mancha’

Seven opposition parties form new alliance ‘Ganatantra Mancha’

-- 2022-08-08 18:23:07

'Ganatantra Mancha', a new platform of seven opposition parties, was launched on Monday with the objective to oust the government through a united movement. The components of the alliance are Jatiya...

Can sanctioned IGP Benazir Ahmed travel to the US for a UN event? Foreign secretary has no definite reply

Can sanctioned IGP Benazir Ahmed travel to the US for a UN event? Foreign secretary has no definite reply

-- 2022-08-08 18:09:58

Bangladesh will make further inquiries to ensure that the US sanctions on Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed will not prevent him from travelling to New York for the United Nations Chiefs of Po...

HC orders protection of 952 ponds in Rajshahi   

HC orders protection of 952 ponds in Rajshahi   

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-08 17:42:43

The High Court (HC) on Monday ordered concerned authorities to preserve 952 ponds of Rajshahi city by keeping them undamaged and in original condition. It also ordered the authorities to ensure that n...

Mayors of Dhaka get minister status

Mayors of Dhaka get minister status

-- 2022-08-08 17:10:26

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh have been given the status of minister. Prime Minister Sheikh H...

Bangladesh sending expatriate workers to Malaysia after 45 months

Bangladesh sending expatriate workers to Malaysia after 45 months

-- 2022-08-08 16:08:51

Bangladesh is sending expatriate workers to Malaysia after a pause of 45 months. The first flight carrying at least 53 migrant workers will take off around 11:30 pm on Monday, Director General of the...

Govt forms committee to revise launch fares amid fuel price hike

Govt forms committee to revise launch fares amid fuel price hike

-- 2022-08-08 15:04:47

The authorities have decided to raise launch fares in light of a hike in fuel oil prices in the country.  A seven-strong working committee headed by Additional Secretary SM Ferdous of the shippi...

Fire breaks out at Azimpur colony high-rise

Fire breaks out at Azimpur colony high-rise

-- 2022-08-08 14:17:08

A fire has been put out at a high-rise in Old Dhaka's Azimpur Government Colony. The incident spread panic among residents, but no casualties were reported, according to bdnews24.com. The fire...

World Bank launches competition on climate-smart growth

World Bank launches competition on climate-smart growth

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-08 14:03:46

The World Bank has launched a competition, inviting solutions from the youth for climate-smart growth as Bangladesh and the World Bank commemorate 50 years of partnership.  The contest is open...

PM accords Bangamata Padak to five women

PM accords Bangamata Padak to five women

-- 2022-08-08 12:43:56

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (August 08, 2022) distributed "Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Padak-2022" to five distinguished women for their outstanding contributions to various fields mar...

Bangamata's 92nd birth anniversary being observed

Bangamata's 92nd birth anniversary being observed

-- 2022-08-08 12:40:55

The 92nd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed today (August 08, 2022) in a befitting manner acro...

Asia can battle crisis together for economic progress, PM tells Chinese FM

Asia can battle crisis together for economic progress, PM tells Chinese FM

-- 2022-08-07 22:46:52

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on South Asia, South East Asia, and China to unite in combating the economic crunch stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war. Speaking to Chinese Foreign Minister...

Owners want 100pc rise in launch fares

Owners want 100pc rise in launch fares

-- 2022-08-07 22:05:11

Launch owners want to raise fares by 100 per cent following a hike in fuel oil prices. After a 23 per cent hike in diesel price, launch fares were increased by more than 35 per cent in November 2021....

Westerners have put us into the danger: PM’s Energy Advisor

Westerners have put us into the danger: PM’s Energy Advisor

-- 2022-08-07 21:16:42

Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has blamed the current energy crisis in the country on the 'Westerners.' "This not our self creation. The Westerners have put us into danger,"...

Jatiya Party announces two-day protest programme over fuel price hike

Jatiya Party announces two-day protest programme over fuel price hike

-- 2022-08-07 19:28:44

Jatiya Party, the main opposition party in parliament, has announced a two-day programme to protest against the government's 'anti-people' decision to increase fuel prices. The programme was announce...

216 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

216 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-08-07 19:26:16

Bangladesh has recorded 216 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,007,335. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged in a 24-hour count at 29,302, according...

Mohakhali residents block road to demand an end to water shortage

Mohakhali residents block road to demand an end to water shortage

-- 2022-08-07 19:20:21

Residents of Dhaka’s Mohakhali have blocked the road demanding an end to water shortages in the area and expansion of local roads. The Uttam AK Khandker Road in front of Govt Titumir College wa...

‘Bangladesh, China to work with patience to achieve development goals’

‘Bangladesh, China to work with patience to achieve development goals’

-- 2022-08-07 19:19:08

Bangladesh and China have agreed to work with "patience" to achieve their development goals ignoring "provocation and obstruction" noting that peace and stability are required for a country's further...

HC issues rule on thalassemia info in NID

HC issues rule on thalassemia info in NID

-- 2022-08-07 19:03:45

The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the authorities concerned should not be directed to add information about thalassemia to the National Identity (NID) c...

Bangladesh Railway forms cells to stop travelling on train roofs

Bangladesh Railway forms cells to stop travelling on train roofs

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-07 18:31:18

Bangladesh Railway has formed monitoring cells to stop carrying passengers on train roofs and stop black marketing of train tickets.   In a report submitted to the High Court, the authoriti...

Global situation forces government to increase fuel price: Obaidul Quader

Global situation forces government to increase fuel price: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-08-07 18:22:10

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government was compelled to increase fuel prices in the country due to the abnormal price hike in the international market. "The...

Awami League can't be allowed to cling to power anymore: Mirza Fakhrul

Awami League can't be allowed to cling to power anymore: Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2022-08-07 18:18:12

Stating that the unusual hike in fuel prices has left people in the lurch,  BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the Awami League government can no longer be allowed t...

Importers urge government to increase soybean oil price by Tk 20 per litre

Importers urge government to increase soybean oil price by Tk 20 per litre

-- 2022-08-07 17:51:30

The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vegetable Manufacturers Association (BVORVMA), an association of owners of edible oil refining and marketing companies, has urged the government to hike price...

BD, World Bank ink $300m deal to boost urban institutions

BD, World Bank ink $300m deal to boost urban institutions

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-07 17:45:52

The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank on Sunday signed a $300 million financing agreement to help strengthen the country's local urban institutions to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and...