JAKARTA, Aug 23 (Reuters): Thousands of people rallied in several cities in Indonesia on Friday, pressuring its poll body to issue rules for regional elections amid outrage over an attempt by parliamentary allies of President Joko Widodo to change them...
KYIV (Ukraine), Aug 23 (AFP/Reuters): KYIV, Aug 23 (Reuters): India's Narendra Modi met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in wartime Kyiv on Friday, weeks after the Ukrainian leader blasted the Indian prime minister over his trip to Moscow.For Modi, the visit is...
CHICAGO, Aug 23 (Agencies): Vice President Kamala Harris sealed the Democratic presidential nomination with a muscular speech, laying down broad foreign policy principles and sharp contrasts with Republican rival Donald Trump with 11 weeks left in the race for the...
The Ramchandrapur Canal near the Satmasjid housing area in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, has been encroached upon by many unauthorised structures built by filling in parts of the canal. This issue is not unique to Mohammadpur; most of Dhaka's canals have faced...
Cancer cases are growing alarmingly. According to the WHO, Bangladesh had recorded 1,67,256 cases of cancer patients in 2022, of whom 1,16,598 succumbed to the deadly disease. The facts and figures show that both the cancer cases and deaths are...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
The proliferation of social media over the past decade has connected billions of people, making them heavily dependent on various virtual platforms and online network systems to communicate and share thoughts. With more than 60 per cent of the world...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
The energy advisor has stated on the first day of joining office that the Speedy Supply of Power and Energy (Special Provision) has been put on hold with the promise of not raising tariffs on energy prices and alongside bringing...
Since the August 5 changeover in political power courtesy of student-led mass upheaval, the representatives of country's local government bodies have been on the run to escape the public's wrath. No wonder their absence seriously hampered day-to-day function of the...
Ahmed Faruk | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh through its journey of more than five decades has progressed a lot even though it is still far from the desired goal. In 1971, Bangladesh had a population of 75 million while in 2024, the population is around 175...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-08-23 12:00:00
The interim government has conceded to the student demand for cancellation of examinations in the remaining subjects of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations that had to be postponed earlier on account of the quota movement and anti-discrimination...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-08-23 12:00:00
Along with its other useful purposes, social media has become a powerful tool of communication through audio, video and print formats. Its potency and power to communicate in these versatile forms are highlighted by the fact that news conveyed takes...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.It...
Students piling up their procured relief materials at TSC in Dhaka University on Thursday for distribution among the flood-hit people across the country later. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-08-23 00:00:00
Journalist Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at the private channel Ekattor TV, and his wife Farzana Rupa, former principal correspondent at the same channel, have been placed on four-day remand. They were dismissed from their positions on August 8....
FE REPORT | 2024-08-23 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Thursday issued a 60-day travel ban on Taqsem A Khan, immediate-past managing director of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka Wasa), in connection with corruption allegations brought against him. Judge of the Metropolitan Senior...
The current flood situation in Cumilla, Feni, Noakhali, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, and Moulvibazar, have raised significant concerns among netizens across the nation, including celebrities from the country's entertainment industry, reports UNB.Several prominent cultural personalities have shared useful information, thoughts and prayers...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the generous contribution of US$ 3.0 million from the Republic of Korea through the Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, reports UNB.This timely contribution will strengthen UNHCR's efforts to provide humanitarian...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-23 00:00:00
The environment ministry has formed a committee to assess the possible biodiversity impact of the controversial Safari Park project in Moulvibazar.A four-member committee was formed Wednesday and asked to submit a report containing recommendations on the project titled Bangabandhu Sheikh...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power has spoken with Bangladesh interim government Chief Advisor (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus and recognised Prof Yunus for his leadership at a critical juncture for Bangladesh, reports UNB.They discussed ways...
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 22 (BSS): Waterlogging has been increasing every year in the port-city despite completion of 72 per cent work of four projects, taken at a cost of Tk 143.90 billion to resolve the long persisting waterlogging problem.Among these, the...
BNP has appointed former MP Mosharraf Hossain as the acting general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, replacing Shahidul Islam Babul, whose membership has been suspended, reports UNB.A press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on...
Three senior police officers, including two additional inspectors general of police, were sent on forced retirement on Thursday, reports BSS.The officials are Md Mahabubar Rahman, additional IGP of Industrial Police, Dhaka, Mohammad Ali Mia, additional IGP of Police Headquarters and...
HABIGANJ, Aug 22 (BSS): A murder case has been filed against 160 people, including former member of parliament (MPs) Advocate Moiz Uddin Sharif Ruhel and Advocate Abdul Majeed Khan for killing nine people during the anti-discrimination student movement in Baniachong...
The government has issued a policy guideline on revoking and surrendering diplomatic passports and issuance of ordinary ones, report agencies.A press release of the Security Services Division of the Home Affairs Ministry on Thursday said diplomatic passports received by former...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-23 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Thursday lifted the ban on publishing statements of Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of BNP, in all types of media and online platforms. The HC bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Md Khairul Alam...
Jatiya Party Chairman G M Quader has urged the affluent people to stand beside the tens of thousands of the flood-affected people in the northeastern region of the country, reports UNB.In a statement he also expressed deep concern over the...
A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case filed with Ramna Model thana in 2014, reports BSS."Judge Abul Kashem of Dhaka Special Judge Court-1 handed down the verdict in presence...
Swiss Ambassador Reto Renggli called on BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital on Thursday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2024-08-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Thursday that Switzerland would welcome if any initiative is taken by Bangladesh's interim government for bringing back siphoned off money to the country from abroad.BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury made the...
Vehicles navigate a pothole-ridden road at Hatkhola in Dhaka. Recent rains have exacerbated the road's condition, making travel difficult for commuters. — FE Photo
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