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Bangladesh is no longer a colony, Momen tells foreign diplomats

Bangladesh is no longer a colony, Momen tells foreign diplomats

-- 2022-11-21 18:47:52

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said foreign diplomats are “expected” to adhere to their code of conduct amid discussions over their comments on the parliamentary election. During a r...

Russia’s foreign minister regrets cancellation of his Dhaka visit

Russia’s foreign minister regrets cancellation of his Dhaka visit

-- 2022-11-21 18:33:34

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed his regret for not being able to come to Dhaka due to schedule complications. The Russian foreign minister expressed his intention to make the...

Chhatra League to hold its council on December 8 and 9

Chhatra League to hold its council on December 8 and 9

-- 2022-11-21 18:12:35

The 30th annual council of Bangladesh Chhatra League will be held on December 8 and 9. "The council will be held at the Suhrawardy Udyan," BCL’s central committee president Al-Nahean Khan joy t...

‘Bulk power tariff hike won’t affect retail consumers’

‘Bulk power tariff hike won’t affect retail consumers’

-- 2022-11-21 18:10:37

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that right now, the bulk power tariff hike will have no impact on the masses. "BERC (Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commissi...

US keen to work with Bangladesh, other partners to build free, open Indo-Pacific

US keen to work with Bangladesh, other partners to build free, open Indo-Pacific

-- 2022-11-21 17:56:59

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Monday said they seek to work with Bangladesh and other partners to build an Indo-Pacific that is free and open. "We want a region that is free and open, int...

Bangladesh reports 26 new COVID cases, one death in a day

Bangladesh reports 26 new COVID cases, one death in a day

-- 2022-11-21 17:28:26

Bangladesh has logged 26 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 2,036,393. According to the latest government data released on Monday, the death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,431 o...

Four more die of dengue, 606 others hospitalised in 24 hours 

Four more die of dengue, 606 others hospitalised in 24 hours 

-- 2022-11-21 17:26:16

Four dengue patients died while 606 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8:00 am today).  On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue...

Five policemen suspended over militants’ escape from custody

Five policemen suspended over militants’ escape from custody

-- 2022-11-21 16:25:05

Five law enforcement officers have been suspended over the escape of two death-row convicts from court premises in Dhaka. According to bdnews24.com, CMM Court Inspector Matiur Rahman and SI Nahidur R...

Home minister not ruling out police negligence over death-row militants' escape from custody

Home minister not ruling out police negligence over death-row militants' escape from custody

bdnews24.com 2022-11-21 13:53:13

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says there may have been some neglect of duty on the part of the police after two militants on death row escaped from law enforcers with the help of a few associat...

Maintain diplomatic norms, Momen to diplomats in Dhaka

Maintain diplomatic norms, Momen to diplomats in Dhaka

UNB 2022-11-21 12:40:09

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated his call to the diplomats stationed in Dhaka to follow diplomatic norms. Bangladesh is an independent and sovereign country and they should remember...

Hamid, Hasina pay tribute to martyrs at ‘Shikha Anirban’ on Armed Forces Day

Hamid, Hasina pay tribute to martyrs at ‘Shikha Anirban’ on Armed Forces Day

bdnews24.com 2022-11-21 11:52:44

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid tribute to the members of Bangladesh Armed Forces martyred during the Liberation War to mark Armed Forces Day. Bangladesh obs...

A panel to scrutinise appointments to state bank, FI boards

A panel to scrutinise appointments to state bank, FI boards

FE REPORT 2022-11-21 08:59:26

Appointment of chairmen and directors to state-owned banks, insurances, and financial institutions will pass through check-up by a scrutiny committee led by the financial institutions division (FID) s...

2,003 bike crashes claim 2,097 lives in Jan-Oct

2,003 bike crashes claim 2,097 lives in Jan-Oct

FE Report 2022-11-21 08:46:09

Motorcycle accidents in the country and fatalities resulting from those have increased significantly in January-October period than the corresponding period of the previous year (2021). A total of 2,...

Unidentified men helped militants to flee: Police

Unidentified men helped militants to flee: Police

-- 2022-11-20 21:39:05

Police in Dhaka have confirmed that the two militants who managed to flee from custody were assisted by some yet-to-be-identified men as they assaulted the policemen escorting the prisoners and used a...

Truck rams three-wheeler, five killed in Mymensingh

Truck rams three-wheeler, five killed in Mymensingh

-- 2022-11-20 21:15:02

Five people were killed as a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh's Trishal Sunday, police said. The identities of the five people killed could not immediately be confirmed but th...

Assam Chief Minister praises PM Hasina for stance against terror

Assam Chief Minister praises PM Hasina for stance against terror

-- 2022-11-20 20:18:35

Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma has said there was "definite export of terror" under previous rule and the situation changed after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took over, reports UNB. "Th...

Rajshahi city to get modern slaughterhouse 

Rajshahi city to get modern slaughterhouse 

-- 2022-11-20 18:38:37

A modern slaughterhouse is going to be set up in Rajshahi City aimed at ensuring the supply of safe meat side by side with hygienic management of slaughterhouse wastes.  The Department of Livest...

18 transboundary rivers in Bangladesh carry 15,345 tonnes of single-use plastic waste daily: Study

18 transboundary rivers in Bangladesh carry 15,345 tonnes of single-use plastic waste daily: Study

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-20 18:25:34

Some 18 transboundary rivers in Bangladesh carry approximately 15,345 tonnes of single-use plastic waste, including from India and Myanmar, says a new study on Sunday.  The study found that near...

Death from motorcycle accidents 19.28pc more this year

Death from motorcycle accidents 19.28pc more this year

-- 2022-11-20 18:23:22

Casualties from motorcycle accidents in Bangladesh increased by 19.28 per cent compared with last year as 2,097 people were killed in 2,003 accidents till October this year. Road Safety Foundation in...

Doctor loses BMDC registration over wrong surgery

Doctor loses BMDC registration over wrong surgery

-- 2022-11-20 18:22:33

The Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council, or BMDC, has suspended the registration of Professor Dr Zaheer Al Amin over surgery on a patient’s right ear instead of the left one that actually had...

British High Commission in Dhaka turns to solar panels

British High Commission in Dhaka turns to solar panels

-- 2022-11-20 18:02:51

British High Commission in Dhaka has activated solar panels in its office in an attempt to move to renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions. In partnership with SOLshare, a climate tech company,...

Bangladeshi applicants for UK visa need to pay online from Nov 28 

Bangladeshi applicants for UK visa need to pay online from Nov 28 

-- 2022-11-20 17:36:27

All applicants wishing to apply for a UK visa in Bangladesh must make payment online on the official UK government website prior to submitting their passports and biometrics at their designated Visa A...

Red alert issued to find two militants: Home Minister

Red alert issued to find two militants: Home Minister

-- 2022-11-20 17:35:43

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said that the government has issued a red alert at all entry and exit points of the country to arrest the two Ansar al-Islam members who escaped from the premises of...

Dengue claims four more lives in 24 hours

Dengue claims four more lives in 24 hours

-- 2022-11-20 17:14:56

Four dengue patients died while 646 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8:00 am today).   On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue...

24 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

24 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-11-20 16:40:48

Bangladesh has logged 24 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 2,036,367, as the death toll remained unchanged, according to bdnews24.com. As many as 3,758 samples were tested across the co...

Tk 2.0m reward announced for info on escaped death-row convicts

Tk 2.0m reward announced for info on escaped death-row convicts

-- 2022-11-20 16:37:27

Two death-row convicts escaped from police custody after overpowering them with a yet-to-be-identified spray in Dhaka on Sunday. The convicts, identified as Moinul Hasan Shamim alias Samir and Abu Si...

2,097 killed in motorcycle accidents from Jan to Oct

2,097 killed in motorcycle accidents from Jan to Oct

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-11-20 14:55:19

Motorcycle accidents in the country witnessed an increase by 21.17 per cent and fatalities by 19.28 per cent this year compared to last year, according to a report. At least 2,097 people were killed...

Bangladesh uniquely positioned in Asia to transition into middle-income country: Peter Haas

Bangladesh uniquely positioned in Asia to transition into middle-income country: Peter Haas

BSS 2022-11-20 14:23:10

US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas today said Bangladesh is "uniquely positioned" in Asia to transition into an urban industrial and middle-income country through harnessing new entrepreneur ideas as w...

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov won’t join IORA meeting in Dhaka

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov won’t join IORA meeting in Dhaka

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-20 13:14:33

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has cancelled his trip to Dhaka to join a ministerial conference of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.  Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen informed...

80 gold bars seized from Jashore border

80 gold bars seized from Jashore border

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-20 11:53:37

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 80 gold bars weighing 9.28 kg from Kashipur-Shahzadpur border in Chougachha upazila of Jashore. Tipped off, a team of BGB conducted a drive near the border on Sat...