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Saleha Khan, president of the Bangladesh Air Force Women's Welfare Association, hands over relief supplies

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Saleha Khan, president of the Bangladesh Air Force Women's Welfare Association, hands over relief supplies for flood-affected people to air force personnel at Bangladesh Air Force Base Bashar in Dhaka Cantonment on Friday. — Photo ISPR

Ex-MP Sadek Khan arrested from Nakhalpara: DMP

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Former member of parliament Sadek Khan, who represented the Dhaka-13 constituency, was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in Dhaka, reports UNB.He was arrested on Saturday evening in the West Nakhalpara area of the capital, according to a post on...

Court sends ex-Justice Manik to jail

2024-08-25 00:00:00

FE DeskA Sylhet Court has sent former Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik to jail.Judge Alamgir Hossain of Sylhet Judicial Magistrate's Court-1 passed the order on Saturday afternoon, the district police's court inspector, Jamshed Alam, confirmed.Jamshed said the Kanaighat...

Rafiqul Islam new BGMEA president

2024-08-25 00:00:00

FE REPORTKhandoker Rafiqul Islam, managing director of Designtex Knitwear Ltd, has been elected as the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).The board of the apparel trade body elected Mr Islam as the new president at an emergency...

Flood relief pours in as TSC witnesses show of solidarity

DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

Relief supplies donated by the public are being packed on the TSC premises at Dhaka University on Saturday to aid flood-hit people in the eastern and southeastern regions of the country. (Story on page 1) — FE Photo In an...

Metro rail service resumes today after 37 days

FE REPORT | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

Metro rail service in the capital will resume today (Sunday) after over a month of closure. However, trains will not stop at Mirpur-10 and Kazipara metro stations for the time being. Passenger services will remain closed at these two stations.The...

Summit yet seeks $22m from Petrobangla

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

The Summit LNG Terminal Company (SLNG) has sought around $22 million in bills from the Petrobangla for the last three months though it has been inoperative since late May, a senior Petrobangla official told the FE.It previously sought to apply...

Parts of Feni still cut off as relief efforts gather pace

FE REPORT | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

Around 20 people have died while nearly 0.95 million others got stranded in the 11 eastern districts hit by flashflood caused by heavy rainfall and the opening of sluice gates of Indian river dams in the upstream, sources said.The Chief...

CA meets with NGOs on flood relief efforts

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting with representatives of various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Saturday at the state guesthouse Jamuna, reports UNB.The meeting brought together NGOs, actively partnering with the government, to address the current calamitous...

Committee formed to address demands of Ansar members

2024-08-25 00:00:00

The Home Ministry, through its Public Security Division, has announced that the government has carefully considered the demands put forth by general Ansar members, reports UNB.The ministry stated that the Chief Adviser has been briefed on the situation and that...

ERL employees want MD's resignation on corruption allegation

FE REPORT | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

Employees along with student leaders of anti-discrimination movement have demanded the resignation of managing director (MD) of state-run Eastern Refinery Ltd (ERL) Md Lokman for his alleged involvement in corruption, said sources.They staged a demonstration at the premises of the...

Some members brought entire police force against people

FE REPORT | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Mainul Hasan said on Saturday that a handful of unprofessional and ambitious police members brought the entire police force against the people during the recent movement to unseat the Sheikh Hasina-led regime. He, however,...

BNP calls for dialogue on polls roadmap

FE REPORT | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has suggested that the interim government arrange a constructive dialogue with political parties and hold a general election at a logical time."We've confidence in the interim government that it will...

Customers want reconstitution of Islami Bank board of directors

FE REPORT | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

Clients of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC on Saturday called upon the authorities concerned to reconstitute the bank's board of directors by reinstating the directors who originally established the Shariah-based bank in the country.They condemned the bank's takeover under the direct...

Recovery process of laundered money complex, daunting

FE Report | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

Amid discussions by the interim government about repatriating laundered money from Bangladesh during the Awami League regime, which could alleviate the strain on the ailing macroeconomic outlook, economists have cautioned that the process would not be straightforward or swift."Bringing back...

Light rain likely today...-----

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It may also...

Floods damage 462 kms of road

2024-08-25 00:00:00

As many as 462 km of road have been damaged by floods induced by upstream runoff and heavy rain in 12 districts including- Feni, Cumilla, Habiganj and Moulvibazar, reports bdnews24.com.A report by the Roads and Highways Department revealed the damage...

Volunteers carry relief materials for flood victims in Feni, in south-eastern Bangladesh, on Saturday.

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Volunteers carry relief materials for flood victims in Feni, in south-eastern Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 people are taking refuge in emergency shelters from floods that inundated vast areas of the low-lying South Asian country. The floods were triggered by...

SUST students protest against hall eviction announcement

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Students at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) staged a protest on Saturday in response to an announcement by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement's chief coordinator, Asadullah Al Galib, instructing students to vacate their residential halls, reports UNB.Galib cited security...

303 hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Three hundred and three dengue patients were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours until Saturday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, 158 were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while the rest were outside the capital, according to the Directorate General...

Five dead in Ctg flood, over 250,000 stranded

2024-08-25 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 24 (UNB): Floods continue to wreak havoc across Chattogram, with five confirmed dead and thousands of families stranded. The affected areas include 11 upazilas, where at least 100 unions have been submerged.According to the Chattogram district administration, the...

40,000 sued over attacking police station in Ctg

2024-08-25 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 24 (UNB): A case has been filed against 40,000 unidentified people for carrying out an attack on Kotwali Police Station, looting arms and torching police station on August 5.Ripon Kumar Das, inspector (investigation) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP),...

45km tailback created on Dhaka-Ctg highway

2024-08-25 00:00:00

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM, Aug 24: A 45-kilometre tailback was created on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway due to the severe flooding in the district with some 3,500 vehicles stranded on Thursday night.The gridlock stretched on the both sides from Lalpole of Feni to...

Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Dr Muhammad Yunus exchanging views with top officials of different

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Dr Muhammad Yunus exchanging views with top officials of different non-governmental organisations on the prevailing flood situation in the country at a meeting at his Jamuna State Guest House residence on Saturday — PID

Crisis deepens as funds falling

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-08-25 00:00:00

A drastic fall in humanitarian funds and uncertainty about repatriation mark the seventh anniversary of Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, thereby putting both refugees and host communities at risk, experts said.Those involved in the humanitarian assistance at grass-roots level have cautioned...

Primary school daftaris demand job nationalisation

2024-08-25 00:00:00

FE REPORTSupport staffs known as duftry of government primary schools held a sit-in programme to press home their three-point demand including their job nationalisation.They took position on the street in front of the National Press Club on Saturday. They are...

Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) formed a human chain on the Manik Mia Avenue in the capital on Saturday to place

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) formed a human chain on the Manik Mia Avenue in the capital on Saturday to place the demand for building a democratic, non-communal and human state through an all-out reform process. — FE photo

Parwar hopes govt will withdraw ban on Jamaat soon

2024-08-25 00:00:00

KHULNA, Aug 24 (BSS): Secretary General of Jammat-e-Islami Bangladesh Mia Golam Parwar expressed the hope the interim government will soon withdraw ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh imposed by fallen Awami League (AL) government."Ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir imposed...

Adviser orders free diesel for mobile towers in Feni

2024-08-25 00:00:00

Nahid Islam, Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, has directed to provide free diesel to keep mobile network towers in Feni district operational amidst ongoing power outages, reports UNB.Nahid directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Saturday...

Ex-mayor, parliament members among 215 sued in Khulna

2024-08-25 00:00:00

KHULNA, Aug 24 (BSS): Two cases were filed against 215 Awami League men including ex-KCC mayor and ex-parliament members with Khalishpur Police Station.Police filed the cases on Friday night on charge of vandalism, arson and looting of local BNP offices,...