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Dhaka’s air unhealthy this morning: AQI

Dhaka’s air unhealthy this morning: AQI

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-02 10:25:39

Dhaka dwellers getting no respite from unbreathable air as the city’s air quality continued to remain in the 'unhealthy' zone on Friday morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 176 at...

'Development grossly unequal in dists, UZs'

'Development grossly unequal in dists, UZs'

FE REPORT 2022-12-02 08:53:29

Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh has said the country's development achievements have been grossly unequal across districts and upazilas while local realities are not reflected in policy design...

Commuters asked to avoid airport road till Saturday midnight for BRT project

Commuters asked to avoid airport road till Saturday midnight for BRT project

-- 2022-12-01 21:11:33

Commuters who need to go towards Mohakhali using Airport road from Airport Station have been asked to avoid the road from 8:00 pm on Thursday to 12:00 am on Saturday night for ongoing road development...

Public university teachers, staffers involved in development project wrongdoings, UGC says

Public university teachers, staffers involved in development project wrongdoings, UGC says

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-01 20:55:30

The authorities of public universities, some teachers and staffers have been found involved in wrongdoings in the development projects, said the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday. "Inves...

Dentist arrested for militant activity in city

Dentist arrested for militant activity in city

-- 2022-12-01 20:51:24

Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Bangladesh Police has arrested an active member of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Banasree area of Dhaka. "Dr Md Abul Kashem Alfi, 62, a den...

Semiconductors, high-tech to remain highly demanded items, says PM’s adviser

Semiconductors, high-tech to remain highly demanded items, says PM’s adviser

-- 2022-12-01 20:39:29

Prime Minister’s Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman has said the present government has always been a business-friendly government and will continue to do so. He said semiconductors and...

HC orders to appoint five BCS qualifiers

HC orders to appoint five BCS qualifiers

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-01 19:33:25

The High Court on Thursday directed the government to give appointment to five candidates of different BCS examinations who had been recommended by the Public Service Commission (PSC) after following...

‘Uninterrupted power supply to be ensured through improvement in distribution’

‘Uninterrupted power supply to be ensured through improvement in distribution’

-- 2022-12-01 19:11:52

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that uninterrupted power supply will continue through strengthening the distribution network. "Underground cable network w...

BERC to consult with govt before submitting price hike proposals

BERC to consult with govt before submitting price hike proposals

-- 2022-12-01 18:46:29

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will now consult with the government before any move towards holding a public hearing on retail power tariff hike proposals. "We think we should first c...

Militants’ escape: 10 Ansar-al-Islam members put on another five-day remand

Militants’ escape: 10 Ansar-al-Islam members put on another five-day remand

-- 2022-12-01 18:45:46

A Dhaka court on Thursday placed 10 members of Ansar-al-Islam, accused in a case over snatching of two convicted militants from police custody, on a five-day fresh remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistra...

People have right to know to whom banks are giving loans: HC

People have right to know to whom banks are giving loans: HC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-01 18:30:27

In the full text of a verdict the High Court said since bank money is people's money, they have the right to know to which person or organisation the bank or the financial institution is giving public...

Bangladesh reports 12 new Covid cases, zero deaths

Bangladesh reports 12 new Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2022-12-01 17:57:42

Bangladesh has recorded 12 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,597. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,433 over the 24-hour period, accordi...

EC taking action against over 100 Gaibandha election officials over polls irregularities

EC taking action against over 100 Gaibandha election officials over polls irregularities

-- 2022-12-01 17:49:48

The Election Commission has decided to take action against the returning officer, the additional deputy commissioner, presiding officers, sub-inspectors of police, an executive magistrate and over 100...

Bangladesh reports 380 dengue cases, zero death in 24 hrs

Bangladesh reports 380 dengue cases, zero death in 24 hrs

-- 2022-12-01 17:49:05

Another 380 people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The total fatalities remained unchanged at 254 as no death was reported during this period, according to the Direct...

India plans to install 5,500 CCTVs at Bangladesh, Pakistan borders

India plans to install 5,500 CCTVs at Bangladesh, Pakistan borders

-- 2022-12-01 15:51:18

Chief of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh has said they will install 5,500 security cameras along the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. “The central government has &ldq...

MoU signed to implement modern technology at Sylhet hospital

MoU signed to implement modern technology at Sylhet hospital

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-01 15:39:30

Under the project titled ‘Digital Sylhet City (2nd Revised)’ being implemented by the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) of the ICT Division, the ‘Health Service Management System&r...

SC stays verdict barring banks, FIs to file cheque dishonour case against loan

SC stays verdict barring banks, FIs to file cheque dishonour case against loan

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-12-01 15:10:20

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed for two months a High Court verdict that ruled no bank or the financial institution (FI) can file cheque dishonour case against any person for de...

Ayat’s head recovered from Ctg canal, PBI says

Ayat’s head recovered from Ctg canal, PBI says

UNB 2022-12-01 14:01:39

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), this morning, recovered the severed head of five-year-old Ayat, who was abducted and murdered in Chattogram, from a canal in the port city. Illias Khan, PBI insp...

December-10 rally: BNP delegation sits with IGP

December-10 rally: BNP delegation sits with IGP

UNB 2022-12-01 13:53:05

A four-member BNP delegation sat in a meeting with Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Thursday at the police headquarters to talk about permission to hold the party’s ral...

Month of victory begins today

Month of victory begins today

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-01 11:09:23

The nation is set to celebrate the month of victory with much festivity and enthusiasm amid a series of programmes throughout the month of December that begins today, BSS reports. On December 16, 197...

Brother says Maxon, a criminal wanted by Bangladesh, is murdered in India

Brother says Maxon, a criminal wanted by Bangladesh, is murdered in India

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-01 10:19:58

Nurun Nabi Maxon, a convicted criminal wanted by police in Bangladesh, has been murdered in India, his younger brother claims, bdnews24.com reports. The brother, Akter Hossain, said they...

Another cop suspended over militants’ escape

Another cop suspended over militants’ escape

-- 2022-11-30 19:00:03

Police have suspended another constable over the escape of two death-row militants from their custody in the court area of Dhaka, taking the number of policemen facing action over the incident to eigh...

HC seeks report over irregularities of 4.72b in BPC’s SAOCL

HC seeks report over irregularities of 4.72b in BPC’s SAOCL

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-30 18:55:16

The High Court has ordered the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to inform it without any fail about their steps taken against the irregularities of...

GM Quader cannot perform duties as Jatiya Party Chairman, Chamber Judge stays HC order

GM Quader cannot perform duties as Jatiya Party Chairman, Chamber Judge stays HC order

-- 2022-11-30 18:51:38

The Appellate Division on Wednesday stayed the High Court order allowing Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader to perform the duties of his post. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division M Enayetur Rahim pa...

Guba to launch six new books

Guba to launch six new books

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-30 18:31:31

Guba Books, known for publishing children’s books in Bangla and English, will launch six new titles on Saturday (December 03). The books will be launched at an event titled ‘Stories in...

Chattogram prepares for PM’s first AL rally in 10 years amid tight security

Chattogram prepares for PM’s first AL rally in 10 years amid tight security

-- 2022-11-30 18:23:04

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has taken strict security measures marking the ruling Awami League's upcoming rally in the port city on December 4, when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected t...

Bangladesh logs 18 more Covid cases, no deaths

Bangladesh logs 18 more Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-11-30 17:29:12

Bangladesh has recorded 18 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,585. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,433 over the 24-hour period, accor...

Dengue claims four more lives, 426 hospitalised

Dengue claims four more lives, 426 hospitalised

-- 2022-11-30 17:14:29

With four more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 254 this year. During this period, 426 more patients, in...

The court will act if Khaleda joins rally, says home minister

The court will act if Khaleda joins rally, says home minister

-- 2022-11-30 17:03:01

If BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia attends the party’s December 10 rally in Dhaka, court will take necessary steps, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday. “Khaleda Zia is out of ja...

How Dhanmondi got its name

How Dhanmondi got its name

-- 2022-11-30 16:51:18

Dhanmondi is a place that is intertwined with the essence of our capital city, Dhaka. Being one of the oldest areas of the newer part of Dhaka, Dhanmondi houses everything, from a bustling restaurant...