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Dengue fatalities reach 276 with two more deaths

Dengue fatalities reach 276 with two more deaths

-- 2022-12-24 17:52:34

With two more deaths reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 274 this year. During this period, 89 more patients, inclu...

Sheikh Hasina, Obaidul Quader to lead Awami League for three more years

Sheikh Hasina, Obaidul Quader to lead Awami League for three more years

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-24 17:20:14

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was elected as president of the ruling Awami League for the 10th consecutive time during the council session of the party held in the auditorium of the Institution of Engi...

7 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

7 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-12-24 16:38:29

Bangladesh has recorded seven cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,018. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,438 over the 24-hour period, repo...

Awami League will march ahead overcoming conspiracies, hurdles: PM

Awami League will march ahead overcoming conspiracies, hurdles: PM

-- 2022-12-24 15:49:27

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the leaders and activists of her party will march ahead in unison by confronting all the conspiracies and hurdles and buil...

Depression over Bay likely to move west-southwestwards: BMD

Depression over Bay likely to move west-southwestwards: BMD

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-24 15:33:01

The depression over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved west-northwestwards at 6:00am on Saturday. It is likely to move west-southwestwards afterwards, said a special bulletin of Banglad...

Depression over Bay likely to move west-southwestwards

Depression over Bay likely to move west-southwestwards

UNB 2022-12-24 14:00:38

The depression over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved west-northwestwards at 6 am on Saturday. It is likely to move west-southwestwards afterwards, said a special bulletin of Banglades...

Non-fiction Book Fair at DU to start on Dec 26

Non-fiction Book Fair at DU to start on Dec 26

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-24 13:24:14

A three-day-long nonfiction book fair will start on 26th December. The fair is being arranged by Faculty of Business Studies of Dhaka University and Bonik Barta. The fair will start at 10 am on Dece...

Hasina inaugurates AL’s 22nd Nat’l Council

Hasina inaugurates AL’s 22nd Nat’l Council

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-24 11:34:56

The 22nd National Council of Bangladesh's oldest political party Awami League kicked off this morning -- aiming to elect new leadership. The theme of this year's council is “Development journey...

Dhaka air third most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka air third most polluted in the world this morning

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-24 10:43:23

Dhaka’s air quality continues to be in the 'unhealthy' zone. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 196 at 9:25 am on Saturday, Dhaka ranked third in the list of world cities with the worst ai...

BNP changes strategy to simultaneous movement

BNP changes strategy to simultaneous movement

-- 2022-12-23 21:54:08

The BNP has changed its strategy to a simultaneous anti-government movement ahead of the next general election, having failed to unseat the Awami League from power through protests or elections under...

Tourist killed in Rangamati road accident 

Tourist killed in Rangamati road accident 

-- 2022-12-23 20:37:12

A tourist was killed in a head-on collision between ‘Chander Gari’ (a vehicle that usually carries tourists) and a motorcycle on his way back from Sajek of Baghaichari upazila of Rang...

Eminent fashion designer Emdad Hoque passes away

Eminent fashion designer Emdad Hoque passes away

-- 2022-12-23 19:49:31

Renowned fashion designer and Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh (FDCB) Vice-President Emdad Hoque passed away at a city hospital on Friday. He was 57. He died at the Bangladesh Specialized Hospita...

AL invites BNP leaders to its 22nd national council  

AL invites BNP leaders to its 22nd national council  

-- 2022-12-23 18:08:41

The ruling party Awami League (AL) has invited the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to its 22nd National council at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital.  Three members of BNP's standing commit...

Envoys need to understand Bangladesh's political history, Shahriar tells US

Envoys need to understand Bangladesh's political history, Shahriar tells US

-- 2022-12-23 18:02:56

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said that ambassadors stationed in Dhaka need to understand the political history of Bangladesh before making any public statement. The state m...

Awami League to hold its 22nd council on Saturday

Awami League to hold its 22nd council on Saturday

-- 2022-12-23 17:36:00

The 22nd national council of the ruling Awami League (AL) will be held on Saturday with a pledge to build a Smart Bangladesh by 2041. The main theme of this year's council is 'Unnoyon Abhijatrai Desh...

Bangladesh logs 39 more dengue cases

Bangladesh logs 39 more dengue cases

-- 2022-12-23 17:31:42

Thirty-nine more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Friday morning.  However, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 274 – the h...

8 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

8 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-12-23 16:54:37

Bangladesh has recorded eight cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,011. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,438 over the 24-hour period, repo...

Obaidul Quader vows to work for Awami League regardless of post

Obaidul Quader vows to work for Awami League regardless of post

-- 2022-12-23 16:06:14

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says he will remain committed to serving the party even if it is in a different capacity. On the eve of the party's 22nd National Council, Quader reflect...

Rab DG calls escape of two militants a 'failure'

Rab DG calls escape of two militants a 'failure'

-- 2022-12-23 15:54:40

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Director General (DG) M Khurshid Hossain Friday said the escape of two convicted militants from a Dhaka court on November 20 and the fact that they are yet to be arrested...

Hasina's life under constant threat, says DMP chief

Hasina's life under constant threat, says DMP chief

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-23 15:10:40

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faces greater risks to her life than most of her foreign counterparts, according to Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq. In light of the high risk...

Brace for foggy weather: Met office

Brace for foggy weather: Met office

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-23 13:56:03

A light to thick blanket of fog is likely to envelope large parts of Bangladesh for up to 12 hours from Friday midnight. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the river basins and northern part of the...

AQI: Dhaka’s air still ‘unhealthy’ this morning

AQI: Dhaka’s air still ‘unhealthy’ this morning

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-23 10:07:52

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone on Friday. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 197 at 9:45 am, the metropolis ranked seventh in the list of world cities with the wors...

Jamatul Ansar fought tribal group in CHT, say police

Jamatul Ansar fought tribal group in CHT, say police

-- 2022-12-22 21:34:12

Police have drawn information from two suspected members of Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya, including how the new militant group trained recruits, tackled rebellions ‘brutally’ and foug...

CPD for prioritising renewable energy in IEPMP 

CPD for prioritising renewable energy in IEPMP 

-- 2022-12-22 21:09:20

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has underscored the need for prioritising renewable energy in Integrated Power and Energy Master Plan (IEPMP) to reduce carbon emissions.   "In the IEPMP, the co...

Hearing on retail power price on Jan 8, 9

Hearing on retail power price on Jan 8, 9

-- 2022-12-22 18:46:12

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold a public hearing on January 8 and 9 on the proposal of six power distribution companies to hike the retail-level electricity tariff. The hea...

'Argentine foreign minister likely to visit Bangladesh in March'

'Argentine foreign minister likely to visit Bangladesh in March'

-- 2022-12-22 18:34:44

Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Santiago Andres Cafiero is likely to visit Bangladesh in March next year, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Thursday. T...

Dengue fatalities now 274 with another death

Dengue fatalities now 274 with another death

-- 2022-12-22 18:31:03

With another death reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 274 this year. During this period, 89 more patients, includi...

Bangladesh logs 16 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours 

Bangladesh logs 16 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours 

-- 2022-12-22 17:30:15

Bangladesh has recorded 16 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,003.  The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,438 over the 24-hour period, a...

CEC says fresh dialogue unlikely with BNP, other parties

CEC says fresh dialogue unlikely with BNP, other parties

-- 2022-12-22 17:20:24

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said that there is no opportunity for a new dialogue with BNP or any other political party regarding next parliamentary elections expect...

12 members of BNP-led 20-party alliance form new coalition

12 members of BNP-led 20-party alliance form new coalition

-- 2022-12-22 17:14:43

Twelve constituents of the BNP-led 20-party alliance have broken away and formed a new coalition ahead of the 12th national election. Despite going in a different direction, the new coalition will be...