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Eid-ul-Azha: Bus operators to sell advance tickets from June 24

Eid-ul-Azha: Bus operators to sell advance tickets from June 24

-- 2022-06-20 20:20:41

The advance sales of bus tickets for Eid-ul-Azha holidaymakers from Dhaka to other districts will start on Friday, June 24. Tickets for July 6 will be sold on the opening day. Tickets for buses on r...

Sylhet airport likely to resume flight operations after two days

Sylhet airport likely to resume flight operations after two days

-- 2022-06-20 19:44:10

Authorities have drained floodwaters from the MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet but it will take two more days to clear the runway and test the safety equipment. “We’re hoping to...

Cabinet okays draft for citizens aged 18-50 to join universal pension scheme   

Cabinet okays draft for citizens aged 18-50 to join universal pension scheme  

-- 2022-06-20 19:39:34

The cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of Universal Pension Management Act, 2022 in order to bring the growing elderly population under a sustainable and social safety net. The approval came at the...

Padma Bridge opening to be unforgettable moment for Bangladesh, says EU envoy

Padma Bridge opening to be unforgettable moment for Bangladesh, says EU envoy

-- 2022-06-20 19:36:54

The inauguration of the Padma Bridge is going to be an ‘unforgettable moment’ for the country's development, says Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh Char...

Fire incident reported at Bangladesh Bank building

Fire incident reported at Bangladesh Bank building

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-20 19:25:00

A fire broke out at the Bangladesh Bank building in the Motijheel area of Dhaka on Monday evening. According to UNB, Fire Service and Civil Defence got the report of a fire on the third floor of the...

Padma Bridge, a true game changer: Russia

Padma Bridge, a true game changer: Russia

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-20 19:04:55

Terming the Padma Bridge ‘a true game changer,’ Russia on Monday said that the bridge offers multiple opportunities in terms of regional trade, investments, connectivity, employment, touri...

Padma Bridge an eye-opener to foreign investors, says Saudi ambassador

Padma Bridge an eye-opener to foreign investors, says Saudi ambassador

-- 2022-06-20 18:56:54

The Padma Bridge will help open up the eyes of international investors including the Saudi companies to give a serious look at Bangladesh as an investment destination, the Saudi envoy in Dhaka said on...

Three suspects of AL leader Tipu's murder sent to jail

Three suspects of AL leader Tipu's murder sent to jail

-- 2022-06-20 18:28:47

A Dhaka court has sent three suspects named in the murder of Motijheel Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afnan Jamal Prity to jail at the end of their remand. Dhaka Met...

We didn’t issue any order to Bahauddin to leave Cumilla, says CEC

We didn’t issue any order to Bahauddin to leave Cumilla, says CEC

-- 2022-06-20 18:25:00

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said the election commission (EC) didn’t direct ruling party lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar to leave his home town during the recently...

'Only opening ceremony, public rally to mark opening of Padma Bridge'

'Only opening ceremony, public rally to mark opening of Padma Bridge'

-- 2022-06-20 17:59:28

The government is not organising any festival to mark the opening of the Padma Bridge, Information Minister Hasan Mahmud said on Monday. There will just be an opening ceremony and a public rally on J...

Abdul Muhith new Bangladesh envoy to United Nations

Abdul Muhith new Bangladesh envoy to United Nations

-- 2022-06-20 17:00:31

The government has appointed Muhammad Abdul Muhith as the next Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations (UN) in New York. He belongs to the 11th batch of BCS (FA) c...

873 Covid-19 cases, one death reported in 24 hours

873 Covid-19 cases, one death reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-06-20 16:45:10

Bangladesh has registered 873 cases of Covid-19 in a day, the highest since February 28, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,957,200. Another fatality was registered in the 24-hour count, tak...

PM to address press conference on Wednesday

PM to address press conference on Wednesday

-- 2022-06-20 15:48:39

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Wednesday morning. PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim on Monday said the press meet will begin at 11:00 am on Wednesday at the Prime Mi...

Padma Bridge: China lauds PM Hasina’s leadership amid enormous difficulties

Padma Bridge: China lauds PM Hasina’s leadership amid enormous difficulties

-- 2022-06-20 14:57:32

Terming the Padma Multipurpose Bridge a symbol of courage, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has credited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s wise leadership and determination in building th...

Two die from electrocution in flooded Chattogram house

Two die from electrocution in flooded Chattogram house

-- 2022-06-20 13:54:44

Two people have died being electrocuted in a house flooded with rainwater in Chattogram’s Katalganj. The incident occurred on the ground floor of the three-storey residential building in Abdu...

Four villages inundated as dam collapses in Feni

Four villages inundated as dam collapses in Feni

-- 2022-06-20 13:47:33

Four villages in Fulgazi upazila in Feni have been flooded following the breakdown of a  portion of  Muhuri river dam due to heavy rains and an onrush of hilly water. Vast areas of North Da...

Child dies in Cox's Bazar landslide

Child dies in Cox's Bazar landslide

-- 2022-06-20 12:52:02

A child has died in a landslide triggered by incessant rains in Cox's Bazar's Moheshkhali Upazila. The body of 5-year-old Rabiul Hasan was recovered from a heap of mud in Kalamarchhara around 11 pm...

Rains rule roost in port city, Ctg div's two dists

Rains rule roost in port city, Ctg div's two dists

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL 2022-06-20 09:09:32

CHATTOGRAM, June 19: Incessant rains heavily disrupted normal life in the port city on Sunday. The local meteorological office recorded 105 millimetres (mm) rainfall in the port city in the last 24...

Many marooned amid woes in flood-deluged north

Many marooned amid woes in flood-deluged north

YASIR WARDAD 2022-06-20 08:40:55

Troops deployed to deal with flood onslaughts on northeastern Bangladesh got down to relief and rescue operation as many remained marooned amid woes, though rain remission gives some respite. Repor...

‘Let’s go home’: Rohingya demand repatriation to Myanmar

‘Let’s go home’: Rohingya demand repatriation to Myanmar

-- 2022-06-19 20:46:10

Thousands of Rohingya refugees in the camps of Bangladesh have demonstrated demanding repatriation to their homeland Myanmar with basic rights on the eve of World Refugee Day. “Let’s go h...

‘Barishal-bound passengers to prefer launch even after Padma Bridge opening’

‘Barishal-bound passengers to prefer launch even after Padma Bridge opening’

-- 2022-06-19 20:45:53

The inauguration of the Padma Bridge will allow people to travel from Dhaka to the southern districts of Bangladesh by boarding buses or cars, but launch owners, who rely on river traffic, are not wor...

Dhaka may flood as well, warns LGRD Minister

Dhaka may flood as well, warns LGRD Minister

-- 2022-06-19 20:34:48

Local Government Minister Md Tajul Islam has said the extreme rainfall and water streaming from higher lands can flood Dhaka. Tajul asked everyone to prepare for the worst ahead of a meeting at the s...

Hasina to visit flood-hit Sylhet Tuesday

Hasina to visit flood-hit Sylhet Tuesday

-- 2022-06-19 19:57:53

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Sylhet to extend her support to millions of people marooned in the flood-ravaged northeast region. Her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim revealed the plan for her...

Dhaka-Sylhet train service resumes

Dhaka-Sylhet train service resumes

-- 2022-06-19 19:33:18

Train services between Dhaka and Sylhet resumed on Sunday as flood water started receding in most of the areas of the district. "The train communication on Dhaka-Sylhet route resumed at around 12:55...

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to restore telecommunication in flood-hit areas

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to restore telecommunication in flood-hit areas

-- 2022-06-19 19:17:37

The government has decided to use Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to re-establish emergency telecommunication services in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Natrekona and other flood-hit districts of the country's northern r...

‘Padma Bridge construction cost to be recovered likely in 35 years’

‘Padma Bridge construction cost to be recovered likely in 35 years’

-- 2022-06-19 19:04:29

Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) expects to recover the Padma Bridge’s construction cost in the next 35 years through a ‘well-calculated’ toll rate, officials said. “The toll...

Shops, malls to shut after 8:00pm from Monday

Shops, malls to shut after 8:00pm from Monday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-19 18:47:16

Shops and shopping malls will remain shut after 8.0pm from Monday to save electricity in the face of energy and power price hikes globally. State minister for Labour Monnujan Sufian made the announce...

Mawa water transport business stares at closure after opening of Padma Bridge

Mawa water transport business stares at closure after opening of Padma Bridge

-- 2022-06-19 17:51:17

The Mawa launch terminal will be rendered useless and eventually forced to shut down in the absence of passengers once the Padma Bridge opens to traffic connecting Dhaka with southern districts, vesse...

Flood kills two in Sunamganj, Sylhet

Flood kills two in Sunamganj, Sylhet

-- 2022-06-19 17:49:10

Two people were killed by floods in Sunamganj and Sylhet, according to State Minister for Disaster Management Md Enamur Rahman. Of the two deaths, one was an SSC examinee who was swept away by the fl...

596 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours, positivity rate 7.38pc

596 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours, positivity rate 7.38pc

-- 2022-06-19 17:37:57

Bangladesh has registered 596 cases of Covid-19 in a day, the highest since March 4, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,956,327. But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, k...