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Two Rohingya men die in shootout at Ukhiya refugee camp

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-10 13:23:44

Two Rohingyas were shot dead during what police called "a gunfight" at Ukhiya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, but they were Rohingyas...

BNP supporters overcome 'hurdles at every step' to join Dhaka rally

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-10 12:42:35

As the BNP's highly-publicised divisional rally gets underway, the Golapbagh field in Dhaka is packed to the brim with little room to manoeuvre. The venue was glistening with an...

Mobile service disrupted as BNP rallies at Golapbagh

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-10 12:37:29

Mobile phone users in the Golapbagh field and its adjacent areas have been facing disruptions in mobile and internet network service as the BNP’s Dhaka division rally got underway, bdnews24.com...

BNP’s much talked-about Dhaka rally begins, Khandaker Mosharraf may announce 10-point demand

UNB 2022-12-10 12:19:02

BNP’s much-discussed last divisional rally in Dhaka has begun with participation of thousands of leaders and activists of the party. The rally, arranged by Dhaka south and north city units of B...

With few public transport on the road, Dhaka wears a deserted look

UNB 2022-12-10 12:08:51

Public transports were seemingly off Dhaka roads this morning, ahead of BNP’s last divisional rally in the capital city. No public transport was seen plying the roads since morning; only some C...

‘Dignity, Freedom, Justice for All’: Human Rights Day today

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-10 11:18:04

With this year’s theme “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All”, International Human Rights Day 2022 is being observed in the country today (Saturday) as elsewhere across the globe....

Dhaka's air quality turns 'unhealthy'

-- 2022-12-10 10:23:21

Dhaka's air quality slipped back to the 'unhealthy' zone on Saturday. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 181 at 8:32 am, the metropolis ranked seventh in the list of world cities with the worst...

White House calls on Bangladesh to investigate reports of pre-election violence

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-10 09:44:04

The White House on Friday called on the government of Bangladesh to fully investigate reports of violence against journalists and human rights activists ahead of a major political protest, and...

BNP activists swarm Golapbagh as all set for anti-government rally after deadly violence, arrests

bdnews24.com 2022-12-10 09:38:38

With their senior leaders among hundreds arrested over deadly clashes with police, BNP activists have descended in their thousands on an open ground in Golapbagh, a crowded neighbourhood in Dhak...

Terrific traffic jam eats up time of Ctg commuters

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL 2022-12-10 08:52:39

CHATTOGRAM: Traffic congestion, which increased fast in the last several years in port city and its adjoining areas, has been disrupting normal life in the city severely, ordinary city-dwellers, tra...

BNP tastes half-defeat for failure to hold rally at Naya Paltan: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-12-09 21:18:36

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said that BNP tasted a half-defeat in its movement when party leaders agreed to hold a public rally on Golapbagh field in the city. "They...

BNP kept bombs in its office to carry out terrorist acts: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-12-09 20:30:56

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday said BNP’s stubbornness to hold a rally before its Naya Paltan headquarters keeping bombs inside the office proved that their target...

WC quarter-finals screening at DU suspended

-- 2022-12-09 19:47:57

Nagad authorities have decided not to screen quarter-final matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at Dhaka University a day after university authorities restricted football fans from outside the campus fr...

BNP activists start gathering at Golapbagh ahead of Saturday’s rally

-- 2022-12-09 19:45:23

Thousands of BNP leaders and activists started gathering at Golapbagh ground in Dhaka since Friday afternoon as the party was finally given permission for holding its last divisional rally there on Sa...

BNP says it will hold rally at Golapbagh peacefully

-- 2022-12-09 17:59:32

BNP has said it will hold its Dhaka divisional rally at Golapbagh peacefully and it urged the Dhaka city dwellers to spontaneously join the rally. “We will hold the programme in Dhaka peacefull...

Court sends Mirza Fakhrul, Abbas to jail

-- 2022-12-09 17:43:20

A Dhaka court has ordered BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas to jail following their arrests on charges of inciting attacks on police and detonations of improvised explosives at N...

Mirza Fakhrul, Abbas taken to court

-- 2022-12-09 17:15:28

BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas have been taken to court following their arrests on charges of inciting attacks on police and detonations of improvised explosives at Naya Palta...

30 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-12-09 17:03:49

Bangladesh has recorded 30 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,760, according to bdnews24.com. The death toll from the disease stays unchanged at 29,436 over t...

118 dengue cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-12-09 16:43:45

One hundred and eighteen 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 263 &ndash...

ACC chief for ostracising corrupt people

-- 2022-12-09 16:39:22

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah Friday called on everyone to identify the corrupt and ostracise them. He made the call while standing in a human chain formed in...

Obaidul Quader asks US envoy not to make ‘unwanted comments’ on local issues

-- 2022-12-09 16:25:01

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday urged US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas not to harm the friendship with Bangladesh by making unwanted comments about Bangladesh elections a...

Jamaat activists disguised as regular devotees are trying to stir unrest, police say

-- 2022-12-09 16:23:05

Jamaat activists disguised as regular worshippers are attempting to stir unrest, says Biplob Kumar Sarkar, joint commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, after allegations that police blocked devote...

Mandous turns into severe cyclonic storm, but won't hit Bangladesh: BMD

-- 2022-12-09 16:18:37

Cyclonic storm Mandous over the Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining area has moved west-northwestwards and intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the same area. "There is no possibility of t...

BNP rally to be held at Golapbagh

-- 2022-12-09 15:56:50

The BNP's divisional rally in Dhaka will take place at Golapbagh on Saturday, ending a heated standoff with the authorities over the venue for the event. Police have given the BNP permission to erect...

205 BNP leaders, activists sued over crude bomb blasts in Barishal

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-09 15:37:07

Police have filed a case against 55 named and 150 more unnamed BNP leaders and activists on Friday over crude bomb blasts at a school ground in Barishal's Babuganj upazila. Sub-Inspector of Babuganj...

BNP to hold press briefing this afternoon

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-09 15:03:21

The BNP will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon following the detention of the party's two top leaders and the uncertainty over holding a rally at Nayapaltan. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, th...

Mirza Fakhrul, Abbas officially arrested over Naya Paltan clashes

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-09 15:00:44

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and party Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas have been officially arrested for inciting attacks on police and detonations of improvised explosives...

Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf‘s 2nd death anniv today

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-09 14:36:30

Today is the second death anniversary of Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf, former minister and also vice-chairman of BNP. On the occasion, a milad mahfil will be held at Faridpur Muslim Mission Orphanage a...

PM says Bangladesh can withstand economic headwinds

-- 2022-12-09 14:36:14

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is hopeful that Bangladesh will be able to avert a full-blown economic crisis triggered by the aftershocks of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine even as developed n...

BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul, Abbas taken in for questioning: Police

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-09 12:38:12

BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas are currently at the office of the Detective Branch for questioning over the deadly clash between party loyalists and law enforcers at Dha...