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Hall-Mark scam: 10 including six former officials of Sonali Bank jailed

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-11 17:58:38

A Dhaka court has sentenced former managing director of Sonali Bank, Humayun Kabir, and eight others to 17 years in jail under two sections for embezzlement of Tk 51.97 million through loan forgery. A...

Sunflower farming gaining popularity in Manikganj

-- 2022-12-11 17:17:56

Sunflower farming has been gaining popularity among the district's farmers, the Department of Agriculture Extension sources said. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the farmers ar...

Five parliamentary seats declared vacant, two 'under review'

-- 2022-12-11 16:57:57

All seven of the BNP's representatives in parliament have formally handed in their resignation letters a day after announcing they were quitting their roles as lawmakers at the party's much-publicised...

BNP MPs resigned to impede democracy, information minister says

-- 2022-12-11 16:16:47

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has said that the Members of Parliament (MPs) of BNP have resigned intending to thwart the democratic system of the country. The Minister said this while exchanging...

220 more Dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

-- 2022-12-11 16:14:10

Another 220 people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning. The total fatalities remained unchanged at 266 as no death was reported during this period, according to the Director...

Bangladesh sees 29 more Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2022-12-11 16:12:08

Bangladesh reported 29 more Covid cases in the 24 hours until Sunday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,036,806, according to the Directorate General of Health Serv...

Worker dies falling off under-construction building in capital

-- 2022-12-11 16:10:16

A 20-year-old construction worker died after falling off an under-construction building in Shantibagh area of the capital on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Khalid Hasan of Rangpur...

BNP lawmakers submit resignation letters to speaker in protest at government

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 15:06:31

Five BNP lawmakers have gone to the speaker's office to tender their resignation as members of parliament, bdnews24.com reports. They handed in the resignation letters of all seven of the BNP's repre...

Kabir Bin Anwar new cabinet secretary

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 13:34:51

Kabir Bin Anwar, the senior secretary at the Ministry of Water Resources, has been appointed as the new cabinet secretary. He will replace Khandker Anwarul Islam in the role, bdnews24.com report...

3 die as bus crashes into pickup truck in Dinajpur

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 13:21:32

Three people, including a pickup truck driver and his helper, have died after their vehicle was involved in a crash with a bus in Dinajpur's Fulbari Upazila, bdnews24.com reports. The driver of...

$230b needed: PM seeks support from global partners to implement national adaptation plan

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 13:07:30

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Sunday) urged the international partners to support Bangladesh’s efforts to implement the National Adaptation Plan for 2023-2050, as USD 230 billion is requir...

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul, 6 others make 'special' bail plea

bdnews24.com 2022-12-11 12:49:50

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas are among seven BNP leaders who have applied for bail in a case over the violent clashes outside the party headquarters in Dhaka's Naya Paltan on Dec...

Freight train derails in Mymensingh

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 12:35:36

A Chattogram-bound freight train derailed in Balashpur in Mymensingh city on Sunday morning. A wagon of Mymensingh/Nasirabad Express train veered off the tracks this morning, said Mymensingh GRP Poli...

Police reopen Naya Paltan road to BNP offices after two days of blockade

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 12:22:56

Police reopened the Naya Paltan road to the BNP offices after two days of closure surrounding the party’s recent Dhaka Division rally. Police removed the barbed wire barricades and fences on ei...

Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’: AQI

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 11:15:17

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone on Sunday. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 176 at 9 am, the metropolis ranked fourth in the list of world cities with the worst ai...

55 Bangladeshi self-taught artists to join Victory Day art exhibition in Dubai

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 10:37:15

To celebrate the 51st Victory Day of Bangladesh, 55 Bangladeshi and 20 international artists will participate in a special group art exhibition at Dubai International Art Center (DIAC) in the UAE from...

Two repowering projects of 825 MW at Ghorashal Power Station fail to come on board on schedule

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-11 09:58:14

At a time when the government has been emphasising austerity and efficiency in the energy sector, two repowering projects aiming to add 825 MW to the national grid at the state-owned Ghorashal Power S...

Global hub on locally-led adaptation to be launched in Dhaka on Sunday

-- 2022-12-10 22:42:07

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually launch the global hub on locally-led adaptation (LLA) to climate change on Sunday in Dhaka. Locally-led adaptation (LLA), which involves shifting power to...

BNP lawmakers’ resignation will not affect parliament: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-12-10 21:18:57

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the resignation of BNP-nominated lawmakers from the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will have no impact...

Law minister vows to prosecute human rights violators

-- 2022-12-10 20:08:01

Mentioning that the incumbent government is working in all ways to establish, protect and develop human rights, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said on Saturday that violato...

Fire at Le Méridien hotel doused, no casualties reported

-- 2022-12-10 19:35:24

Firefighters have put out a fire that broke out on the ground floor of the Le Méridien hotel building in Dhaka’s Kurmitola. Five firefighting units worked for two hours to douse the fire...

Awami League was in cautious stand over BNP’s rally in Dhaka

-- 2022-12-10 19:14:05

Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies were in a cautious stand on Saturday in different places in the capital ‘to prevent any disorder’ centring BNP’s Dhaka divisional rally. S...

BNP ends its rally in Dhaka with 10-point demand

-- 2022-12-10 17:43:36

Dispelling all speculations and braving numerous obstacles, BNP on Saturday held a massive rally peacefully in the capital, from where the party announced to initiate a 10-point simultaneous anti-gove...

17 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-12-10 17:27:06

Bangladesh has recorded 17 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,777. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,436 over the 24-hour period, accor...

BCL leaders hand over five JCD activists to police over ‘sabotage suspicion’

-- 2022-12-10 16:44:20

-Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists of Dhaka University unit beat up some Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists when they attempted to enter the campus around 10 am this morning....

Fire breaks out at Le Méridien hotel in Dhaka

-- 2022-12-10 16:34:08

A fire has broken out on the ground floor of the Le Méridien hotel building in Dhaka’s Kurmitola. Panic spread through the building when the fire started at the 13-storey building on Sat...

As BNP rallies in Dhaka, police vow to clamp down on disorder

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-10 15:26:59

Police are vigilant against potential acts of sabotage surrounding the BNP's divisional rally in Dhaka and will take necessary measures to deal with any disturbance, bdnews24.com reports. Biplo...

All 7 BNP lawmakers resign from parliament

-- 2022-12-10 14:16:47

All seven of the BNP's representatives in parliament are quitting their roles as lawmakers. The MPs have sent their resignation letters on acting party chief Tarique Rahman's orders, the party...

Police vow to tackle any disturbance as BNP rallies in Dhaka

-- 2022-12-10 13:52:35

Police are vigilant against potential acts of sabotage surrounding the BNP's divisional rally in Dhaka and will take necessary measures to deal with any disturbance. Biplob Kumar Sarker, a join...

BNP MPs likely to resign today

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-10 13:45:12

The Members of Parliament (MPs) of BNP are likely to resign on Saturday as per the decision of the party’s standing committee. The party MPs have been asked to resign from parliament as the par...