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Bangladesh reports 253 new COVID cases, two deaths in a day

Bangladesh reports 253 new COVID cases, two deaths in a day

-- 2022-08-05 17:12:04

Bangladesh has recorded 253 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,006,899. The death toll from the disease climbed by two in 24 hours to 29,302, according to the lat...

PM distributes Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award to 9 sports personalities, 2 organisations

PM distributes Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award to 9 sports personalities, 2 organisations

-- 2022-08-05 14:17:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning (August 5) distributed Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award-2022 among nine sports personalities and two organizations in seven categories, BSS reports....

Sheikh Kamal's 73rd birth anniversary being observed

Sheikh Kamal's 73rd birth anniversary being observed

-- 2022-08-05 14:11:45

The 73rd birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed in a befitting manner today (August 5), BSS reports. Born on Au...

Kissinger, Bhutto visited Dhaka before Bangabandhu’s assassination

Kissinger, Bhutto visited Dhaka before Bangabandhu’s assassination

-- 2022-08-05 12:50:09

The US secretary of State Henry Kissinger made a whirlwind visit to Bangladesh before the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, BSS reports. He came to Dhak...

Level crossing tragedies heighten ordeals of unnoticeable signalmen

Level crossing tragedies heighten ordeals of unnoticeable signalmen

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-05 10:42:52

“We sometimes can’t go to the toilet because of our duties. And people don’t care about signals and barricades. But any mishap will be on us,” says Mohammad Yasin, who stands g...

Bangladesh seeks Vietnam’s support for candidacy as sectoral dialogue partner   

Bangladesh seeks Vietnam’s support for candidacy as sectoral dialogue partner   

-- 2022-08-04 21:33:26

Bangladesh has sought Vietnam's support in favour of Bangladesh's candidacy as a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN. Bangladesh also invited the South East Asian country to invest in the economic zon...

Six fraudsters held for swindling money from job seekers

Six fraudsters held for swindling money from job seekers

-- 2022-08-04 21:12:10

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) claimed to have arrested six members of a fraud ring from Dhaka's Mirpur as they swindled a large sum of money from job seekers with false promises. The accused are Md Ma...

US, Canada to start humanitarian operations in Bhasanchar

US, Canada to start humanitarian operations in Bhasanchar

FE Online Report 2022-08-04 20:57:44

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shariar Alam on Thursday said the United States and Canada expressed their readiness to start humanitarian operations in Bhasanchar.  He said this while addr...

ACC IO summoned over exemption of accused in Sonali Bank loan scam case

ACC IO summoned over exemption of accused in Sonali Bank loan scam case

-- 2022-08-04 20:38:26

The High Court on Thursday summoned an investigation officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission for submitting a report seeking exemption of the accused in Tk 1.29 million loan scam case of Sonali Bank...

Hundreds of Jellyfish carcasses wash ashore on Cox’s Bazar beach 

Hundreds of Jellyfish carcasses wash ashore on Cox’s Bazar beach 

-- 2022-08-04 18:55:10

More than a hundred carcasses of Jellyfish were reported to be washed ashore at different points of Cox’s Bazar beach on Thursday morning.  These dead jellyfish have been washed ashore wit...

Dhaka, Beijing likely to sign MoUs during Chinese FM’s visit

Dhaka, Beijing likely to sign MoUs during Chinese FM’s visit

-- 2022-08-04 18:24:55

Bangladesh and China are likely to sign multiple MoUs and agreements during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit that begins on Saturday morning. Talking to reporters at the Ministry of F...

Bangladesh calls for dialogue to maintain regional peace amid tensions over Taiwan

Bangladesh calls for dialogue to maintain regional peace amid tensions over Taiwan

-- 2022-08-04 18:17:54

Bangladesh has called on major world powers to avoid conflict and resolve the escalating tension over Taiwan through dialogue.  In a post on its official Facebook page on Thursday, Bangladesh's...

HC directs to ensure authenticity of allegations against Grameen Telecom transactions

HC directs to ensure authenticity of allegations against Grameen Telecom transactions

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-04 18:02:02

The High Court (HC) on Thursday observed that it finds proper to direct the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to do needful for finding out the authenticity of the allegations as to diversions of the f...

Bangladesh records 278 Covid cases, two deaths in 24 hours 

Bangladesh records 278 Covid cases, two deaths in 24 hours 

-- 2022-08-04 18:00:32

Bangladesh has recorded 278 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,006,646.  The death toll from the disease climbed by two in 24 hours to 29,300, according to t...

ICT, Digital Technology to get priority in new-look education system

ICT, Digital Technology to get priority in new-look education system

-- 2022-08-04 17:49:02

According to an official document obtained by UNB, the government is prioritising ICT, digital technology and research as it seeks to modernise the country's education system and get optimum output....

Intern doctors of Osmani Medical call off strike 

Intern doctors of Osmani Medical call off strike 

-- 2022-08-04 17:30:34

Doctors in training at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital have called off a strike after three days and returned to work after assurances from hospital authorities.  Interns at the hospi...

Don't cry, wake up: Fakhrul to BNP activists

Don't cry, wake up: Fakhrul to BNP activists

-- 2022-08-04 17:03:45

Taking a vow to take revenge for the murder of Noor-e- Alam and Abdur Rahim who were killed in police firing in Bhola, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday urged the party ran...

Tangail bus horror: One robber held

Tangail bus horror: One robber held

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-04 15:31:49

Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested one of the seven armed robbers who allegedly hijacked a Chattogram-bound bus in Tangail, looted commuters and raped a young woman. The spine-chilling crime...

DU teacher Samia Rahman’s demotion illegal: HC

DU teacher Samia Rahman’s demotion illegal: HC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-04 15:09:46

The High Court on Thursday declared illegal the decision taken in the Dhaka University syndicate giving demotion to Samia Rahman, a teacher of the Mass Communication and Journalism Department, on al...

Man held with gold at Chattogram airport

Man held with gold at Chattogram airport

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-04 11:07:02

A Bangladeshi national was detained with 1.0 kg of gold at Shah Amanat International Airport, Customs officials said on Thursday. The detainee has been identified as Mizanur Rahman, a resident of Loh...

Production problems at Barapukuria power plant may start easing in two weeks

Production problems at Barapukuria power plant may start easing in two weeks

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-04 10:42:30

Production problems, fuelled by a coal shortage, may start to ease in Dinajpur’s Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in two weeks, an official has said. The plant has been running on its stocks of...

Record Tk 780m toll collected from Padma Bridge in July 

Record Tk 780m toll collected from Padma Bridge in July 

-- 2022-08-03 22:07:42

The Padma Bridge has raked in more than Tk 780 million in July surpassing the tolls earned by Bangabandhu Bridge, the second largest bridge in the country, in the same period.  The Bangladesh Br...

S Korea likely to recruit record number of Bangladeshi workers this year

S Korea likely to recruit record number of Bangladeshi workers this year

-- 2022-08-03 19:58:37

The number of Bangladeshi workers in South Korea, recruited under the Employment Permit System (EPS), is likely to be over 3,600 this year, according to the Dhaka EPS Center.  A total of 2,594 B...

Police take special measures to prevent escape of accused AB Bank officials

Police take special measures to prevent escape of accused AB Bank officials

-- 2022-08-03 18:57:07

The police department has taken special measures so that absconding accused of the case filed over misappropriation of Tk 1.76 billion from the AB Bank cannot flee the country, said a report of the la...

Bangladeshi expat killed in UAE road accident 

Bangladeshi expat killed in UAE road accident 

-- 2022-08-03 18:42:57

A Bangladeshi expatriate was killed after being hit by a private car in Ajman city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday night.  The deceased was identified as Md Kamal Uddin, 38, of Mirs...

Bangladesh logs 375 new Covid cases, three deaths in 24 hours 

Bangladesh logs 375 new Covid cases, three deaths in 24 hours 

-- 2022-08-03 17:53:25

Bangladesh has recorded 375 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,006,368.  The death toll from the disease climbed by three in 24 hours to 29,298, according to...

TCB to import 33m litres of soybean oil  

TCB to import 33m litres of soybean oil  

-- 2022-08-03 17:37:48

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), the state marketing agency, will import 33 million (3.30 crore) litres of soybean oil from two companies, one from United Arab Emirates and another from Canada...

Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3 

Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3 

-- 2022-08-03 17:27:05

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised maritime ports to be on alert as a deep convection has formed over the Bay of Bengal.  Squally winds generated by the convective clouds over...

Bus driver killed in mob beating

Bus driver killed in mob beating

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-03 13:08:45

A bus driver died after being attacked by pedestrians amid an altercation with a passenger over fare in Dhaka’s Ashulia. The incident took place in ​​Narsinghpur’s Itkhola on Tuesday even...

Sherpur farmer killed in wild elephant attack

Sherpur farmer killed in wild elephant attack

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-03 11:12:31

A 65-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Patrachh...