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Sixth Population and Housing Census to begin Wednesday

-- 2022-06-14 20:25:12

The week-long 6th Population and Housing Census will begin on Wednesday digitally for the first time in the country to make it flawless and successful. The data from the field level for the census wi...

Dhaka asks Nay Pyi Taw to expedite verification for early Rohingya repatriation

-- 2022-06-14 20:19:28

Bangladesh and Myanmar have organised ‘substantive discussions’ on all issues related to voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland. ...

ARTICLE 19 to support troubled journalists in Bangladesh

-- 2022-06-14 19:58:33

ARTICLE 19 has invited journalists and activists from Bangladesh to submit their applications to avail of assistance to be provided in three areas - legal, medical and alternative livelihoods.The huma...

Is it proper to ask lawmaker to leave ancestral home: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-06-14 19:28:17

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said asking a lawmaker to leave his or her constituency is interference in fundamental rights. The minister came up with the statement while...

Bangladesh has no deficit in power generation, says Nasrul Hamid 

-- 2022-06-14 19:27:34

Too many trees in rural areas hamper uninterrupted supply of electricity though the country has no deficit in power production, State Minister for Power, Energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid told...

Air pollution cuts life expectancy by nearly seven years in Bangladesh: Study

-- 2022-06-14 19:16:37

Chronic air pollution shortens the average life expectancy of Bangladeshis by 6.9 years, according to a global study that says Bangladesh is the world’s “most polluted country”. Som...

Ex-minister Khandaker Mosharraf’s brother mastermind of laundering Tk 20b: HC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-14 19:07:16

The High Court on Tuesday mentioned Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former LGRD Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, as the ‘mastermind and ringleader’ of laundering...

Progress in pre-paid electricity meter installation going at snail’s pace

-- 2022-06-14 18:53:53

The work on installing pre-paid electricity meters nationwide is going on at a snail's pace with only about 10 per cent of the country's consumers covered in over a decade. So far only 46,77,658 cons...

Three get death penalty over killing of Mymensingh businessman

-- 2022-06-14 18:19:08

A court has sentenced three people to death over the killing of businessman Md Ujjal Mia in Mymensingh. Six others have been jailed for life in the 2013 murder case. Dhaka Speedy Tribunal-3 Judge Mon...

CUET suspends classes, exams after BCL infighting

-- 2022-06-14 17:15:25

The Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) has suspended undergraduate classes and exams in the wake of violent clashes between the leaders and activists of two Chhatra League fact...

Bangladesh reports 162 new Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-06-14 17:07:07

Bangladesh has recorded 162 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,954,405. But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll from th...

PM orders setting up of museum on Padma Bridge

-- 2022-06-14 16:27:43

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to establish a museum on Padma Bridge at a suitable place. She said the museum can be built in Faridpur’s Bhanga considering...

Cumilla city polls: Mayoral candidates accuse each other of buying votes

-- 2022-06-14 16:04:27

Several mayoral candidates contesting the Cumilla City Corporation election have raised allegations against each other of trying to influence voters with money. Campaigning ended in the early hours o...

UN reminds international community of their responsibilities toward Rohingya people

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-14 15:39:47

Dr NoeleenHeyzer, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar expressed concerns about the current situation in Myanmar during her briefing at the UN General Assembly, the foreign minis...

Unstoppable Argentina - how the change came?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-06-14 15:31:57

They may not look as flashy as Brazil, formidable as France or unstoppable as Spain. Yet they are unbeaten for 33 games. They may not look invincible, but they have been so for quite a long time.&nbsp...

Flood situation in some parts of Bangladesh likely to worsen

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-14 14:03:19

The flood situation in some parts of Bangladesh is likely to worsen further as all the major rivers of the country are in a rising trend, except the Padma, according to a bulletin of the Flood Forecas...

Former DUCSU vice-president Nur sued in digital security case

-- 2022-06-14 13:56:25

Former DUCSU vice-president Nurul Haque Nur has been sued in a case under the Digital Security Act in Chattogram for allegedly making 'derogatory remarks' about Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Has...

Hasan Mahmud sees sabotage behind recent fire incidents

-- 2022-06-13 21:48:07

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said it is becoming clearer that sabotage was behind the recent fire incidents including at BM Container Depot and a moving train. The joint secreta...

Floods may worsen as three rivers flow above danger level

-- 2022-06-13 21:47:10

The Bangladesh Water Development Board has forecast heavy rains amid a rapid rise in the water level on rivers in the Haor areas of Sunamganj and Netrokona due to monsoon downpours and mountain runoff...

13-year-old boy found dead in Sylhet ‘after playing Blue Whale game’

-- 2022-06-13 21:05:23

The hanging body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered from Beanibazar municipality in Sylhet. Police said the boy was playing the Blue Whale game in his tab just before his death, reports UNB. The dec...

HC directs to publish names of environmental polluters within one week

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-13 19:28:27

The High Court on Monday directed the Department of Environment (DoE) to publish the names of individuals and institutions responsible for polluting the environment on their website within one week....

Special Mango train starts journey with 3,000 kgs of mangoes

-- 2022-06-13 19:24:29

The special mango train with 3,000 kgs of mangoes left for Dhaka from Rahanpur Rail Station in Chapainawabganj on Monday afternoon, railway authorities said.   The special train service for tran...

Women boosting rural development, employment of Bangladesh: Minister

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-13 19:12:27

Young women in rural Bangladesh have been contributing to the overall development and employment in the rural and remote villages, said State Minister for Rural Development and Cooperative Division Sw...

Railway vacancies are being fulfilled gradually, says Sujan

-- 2022-06-13 19:06:43

Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has said the number of vacancies in the railways is 22,604.  The information was given in response to a tabled question from ruling party lawmaker elected from...

SC stays trial proceedings of case against Dr Yunus for two months

FE ONLINE REPORT  2022-06-13 17:46:45

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has stayed for two months the trial proceedings of a case filed against Grameen Telecom chairman Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and three...

Bangladesh reports over 100 Covid cases for second straight day

-- 2022-06-13 17:43:46

Bangladesh has registered 128 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,954,243. But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll from...

HC to hear ACC appeal against 45 convicts for increasing sentences over Destiny scam

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-13 17:40:15

The High Court has admitted an appeal petition for a hearing lodged by of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) which sought an increase in the tenure of the sentences of 45 convicts including Destiny...

Health minister urges all to maintain health rules as Covid-19 cases rise again

-- 2022-06-13 16:42:59

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday urged all to maintain health protocols as the number of Covid-19 cases started to rise in Bangladesh. “Covid-19 has not been eradicated yet. Although the...

Forging prime minister’s signature heinous crime, says High Court

-- 2022-06-13 16:36:54

The High Court has said forging the signature of the prime minister is a heinous crime and there is no scope of acting soft on people involved in such incidents. The High Court came up with the obser...

Scorching heat prevails as mild heat wave sweeps over some districts

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-13 16:30:18

People in most parts of the country including the capital Dhaka are witnessing scorching heat as a mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Jashore and Chuadanga and it may co...