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Fardin appears to have died by suicide, says DB Haroon

Fardin appears to have died by suicide, says DB Haroon

-- 2022-12-14 19:20:21

Fardin Noor Parash, a BUET student who was found dead in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj last month, might have died by suicide, police have said. Harunor Rashid, chief of Dhaka Metropolitan Po...

Dengue: 184 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs, zero deaths

Dengue: 184 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs, zero deaths

-- 2022-12-14 18:22:13

Another 184 people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The total fatalities remained unchanged at 267 as no death was reported during this period, according to the Direc...

US Embassy in Dhaka expresses concern over security of Ambassador Peter Haas

US Embassy in Dhaka expresses concern over security of Ambassador Peter Haas

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-14 18:20:33

US Embassy in Dhaka expressed concern over the security of Ambassador Peter Haas to the government after he was allegedly obstructed by a group of people when he joined a programme in the city on Wedn...

Backlog of visa applications: US embassy offers interview waivers for some categories

Backlog of visa applications: US embassy offers interview waivers for some categories

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-14 18:11:20

In the face of an unprecedented backlog of visa applications, the US Embassy in Dhaka has initiated some measures, including interview waivers for some categories, to reduce the wait time. Presently,...

Bangladesh logs 21 more Covid cases, zero deaths

Bangladesh logs 21 more Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2022-12-14 17:26:46

Bangladesh has recorded 21 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,866. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,437 over the 24-hour period, acc...

Primary teacher recruitment results published

Primary teacher recruitment results published

-- 2022-12-14 15:50:28

The result of the government primary school assistant teacher recruitment test, 2022 has been published. About 37,574 candidates have been selected based on written test and viva voce, according to...

GM Quader barred to perform duties as Jatiya Party chief till disposal of petition

GM Quader barred to perform duties as Jatiya Party chief till disposal of petition

-- 2022-12-14 15:24:43

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the verdict of a lower court that barred GM Quader from performing his duties as the Chairman of the Jatiya Party (JaPa) on Wednesday....

Fire guts two oil tankers at Dhaka airport

Fire guts two oil tankers at Dhaka airport

-- 2022-12-14 15:00:38

A fire has gutted two oil tankers at the construction site of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's third terminal in Dhaka. The incident was reported around 10:12 am on Wednesday, according t...

Two dead in Kalabagan road accident

Two dead in Kalabagan road accident

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-14 11:14:47

At least two people were killed and two others also injured as a speeding covered van ran over some rickshaws in Russell Square area under Kalabagan police station of the capital early Wednesday. How...

Bangladesh pays homage to martyred intellectuals

Bangladesh pays homage to martyred intellectuals

bdnews24.com 2022-12-14 09:53:03

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid homage to the martyred intellectuals of 1971, as the nation observes Martyred Intellectuals Day. They laid wreaths as a mark of...

12 receive accolades for financial reporting

12 receive accolades for financial reporting

FE REPORT 2022-12-14 09:14:36

Twelve reporters including The Financial Express (FE) journalist Doulot Akter Mala have received bKash-ERF Best Reporting Award 2022 for their outstanding contributions to financial reporting. Planni...

Illegal buses ‘must be withdrawn’

Illegal buses ‘must be withdrawn’

FE REPORT 2022-12-14 09:06:15

As the new city bus service under the concept one-company-one-route marks first year of its launch in December, mayors of the two city corporations claim the service is getting popular, though withd...

CCC starts drive against footpath encroachers

CCC starts drive against footpath encroachers

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-12-14 08:59:35

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 13: Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has kicked off a special crackdown on illegal occupation of footpaths in the port city. On the first day of the eviction drive on Tuesday, Execut...

PM alerts countrymen against rumours over forex reserves, liquidity in banks

PM alerts countrymen against rumours over forex reserves, liquidity in banks

-- 2022-12-13 21:52:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again alerted the countrymen against rumour about the reserves of foreign exchange and liquidity in banks. She said, "A vested quarter is out to spread rumours a...

Jamaat chief Shafiqur backed new militant group: police

Jamaat chief Shafiqur backed new militant group: police

-- 2022-12-13 21:18:45

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has been arrested on charges related to the newly-formed militant group Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya. Police said Shafiqur was supportive of his son Rafat...

Increasing trend of misinformation, fake news becomes grave concern: Shahriar

Increasing trend of misinformation, fake news becomes grave concern: Shahriar

-- 2022-12-13 21:12:40

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said the government is committed to ensure people’s right to know and respect freedom of speech. However, the state minister said...

Two killed in Mymensingh road accident

Two killed in Mymensingh road accident

-- 2022-12-13 21:01:18

Two people were killed and another person was injured in a collision between a truck and an autorickshaw on the Mymensingh-Sherpur road in the Mymensingh district on Tuesday. The deceased---passenger...

FBCCI seeks policy support in tourism sector

FBCCI seeks policy support in tourism sector

-- 2022-12-13 20:44:02

Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) said the tourism sector is frustrated as it is not in the list of the top ten sectors of Bangladesh, though the secto...

Raushon Ershad, GM Quader meet PM

Raushon Ershad, GM Quader meet PM

-- 2022-12-13 19:47:15

Jatiya Party leaders paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon. Opposition Leader in the parliament and Jatiya Party’s Chief Patron Rausho...

No inter-district bus parking on Dhaka roads from April 1: Taposh

No inter-district bus parking on Dhaka roads from April 1: Taposh

-- 2022-12-13 19:08:21

Parking of inter-district buses outside the terminals will not be allowed in Dhaka city from April 1, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Tuesday. &ld...

Jamaat chief Shafiqur put on seven-day remand

Jamaat chief Shafiqur put on seven-day remand

-- 2022-12-13 17:39:40

A Dhaka court has granted a seven-day remand to interrogate Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman in their custody of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Bangladesh Police. T...

Fakhrul, Abbas given division in jail

Fakhrul, Abbas given division in jail

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-13 17:26:32

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas have been provided first-class division facilities in jail, a state counsel informed the High Court. Howeve...

Dengue claims one more life, infects 220 others

Dengue claims one more life, infects 220 others

-- 2022-12-13 17:18:37

With another death from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 267 this year. During this period, 220 more patients, includi...

HC directs to probe money laundering by National Bank board members

HC directs to probe money laundering by National Bank board members

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-13 17:08:30

The High Court has directed the concerned bodies of the government to probe into the allegations of corruption and money laundering by the members of the board of directors of the National Bank Limite...

Bangladesh logs 20 Covid cases, zero deaths

Bangladesh logs 20 Covid cases, zero deaths

Bangladesh logs 20 Covid cases, zero deaths in 24 hours 2022-12-13 16:50:39

Bangladesh has recorded 20 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,845. The death toll from the disease stays unchanged at 29,437 over the 24-hour period, accordin...

Medical waste being sold in market, finds a TIB study

Medical waste being sold in market, finds a TIB study

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-13 16:26:18

Overall, 80 per cent of surveyed city corporations/municipalities do not have treatment facilities for treating medical waste, according to the latest study. The study, conducted by Transparency Inte...

Bangladesh needs Saudi support fulfilling energy demand: Alam

Bangladesh needs Saudi support fulfilling energy demand: Alam

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-13 14:18:25

State Minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said Bangladesh needs "brotherly support" from Saudi Arabia to fulfill its energy demands amid global oil crisis due to Russia- Ukrain...

RMG workers stage demo for arrears in Gazipur

RMG workers stage demo for arrears in Gazipur

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-13 14:08:36

At least 10 people were injured during a clash between police and workers of a garment factory in Gazipur on Tuesday as they blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway demanding arrears. The workers of New Line C...

Fakhrul, Abbas to petition HC for first-class privilege in jail

Fakhrul, Abbas to petition HC for first-class privilege in jail

bdnews24.com 2022-12-13 12:46:40

Lawyers representing arrested BNP leaders, including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas, will file a writ petition with the High Court against the prison authorities for denying the lea...

Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman arrested

Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman arrested

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-13 12:21:32

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Shafiqur Rahman early hours of Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner (me...