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BD people's calorie intake to drop 17pc by 2030

BD people's calorie intake to drop 17pc by 2030

-- 2022-08-18 08:46:46

The calorie intake of Bangladeshi people might decline by 17 per cent within 2030 due to climate change-induced extreme weather events, which have gradually been rising in the region, a latest study r...

BRT crane operator, eight others arrested over deadly girder crash

BRT crane operator, eight others arrested over deadly girder crash

-- 2022-08-17 22:50:54

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested the man who was operating the crane that tilted to one side and dropped a concrete girder on a passing car, killing five people of a family in Dhaka&rsquo...

98 more dengue patients hospitalised

98 more dengue patients hospitalised

-- 2022-08-17 20:29:15

Ninety-eight more people were hospitalised with dengue – a viral infection – in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh. Seventy-seven new pati...

Unhr commissioner stresses holding national dialogue before election to prevent unrest

Unhr commissioner stresses holding national dialogue before election to prevent unrest

-- 2022-08-17 20:24:41

UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday underscored the need for a national dialogue ahead of elections ‘to prevent grievances from building and erupting in social...

UN has no jurisdiction to investigate Bangladesh’s internal issue: Obaidul Quader

UN has no jurisdiction to investigate Bangladesh’s internal issue: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-08-17 20:06:26

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that the United Nations has no jurisdiction to investigate any internal issue in Bangladesh. “The UN has no jurisdiction to...

Prices of essentials go up alarmingly due to corruption, says Fakhrul

Prices of essentials go up alarmingly due to corruption, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-08-17 19:57:38

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the prices of essentials are going up alarmingly due to the government's 'corruption' and 'mismanagement'.  “The...

BRT girder collapse: Writ seeks Tk 50m in compensation for victims’ family

BRT girder collapse: Writ seeks Tk 50m in compensation for victims’ family

-- 2022-08-17 19:20:57

A lawyer has moved the High Court with a writ petition seeking Tk 50 million in compensation for the family of five people who were crushed to death when a girder of the Bus Transit project fell on th...

‘Bangladesh saw massive human rights violation during post-1975 military regimes’

‘Bangladesh saw massive human rights violation during post-1975 military regimes’

-- 2022-08-17 19:13:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh had witnessed gross violation of human rights during the long military regimes after 1975 carnage. "We're even barred from seeking justice,"...

HC clears way for Labour  Court to continue case  against Dr Yunus 

HC clears way for Labour Court to continue case against Dr Yunus 

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-17 19:09:03

The High Court on Wednesday cleared the way for a Labour Court to continue its proceedings of a case filed against Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others on charge of violating...

Tripartite meeting on tea workers’ demand on Aug 23

Tripartite meeting on tea workers’ demand on Aug 23

-- 2022-08-17 18:59:33

The workers of 167 tea gardens across the country, including 92 of Moulvibazar, continued their strike on Wednesday demanding an increase in their daily wages to Tk 300 from Tk120. Bijoy Hazra, organ...

HC seeks report on salary given to Dhaka WASA MD in last 13 years

HC seeks report on salary given to Dhaka WASA MD in last 13 years

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-17 18:19:02

The High Court on Wednesday questioned the legality of holding the position of Managing Director and CEO of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) by Engineer Taqsem A Khan and paying hi...

Directives issued to save power at govt offices

Directives issued to save power at govt offices

-- 2022-08-17 18:03:27

The government has issued several directives to save electricity at public offices aiming to tackle the power and fuel crisis prevailing across the globe. The directives include the use of LED ligh...

Department of Environment undertakes project to control noise pollution

Department of Environment undertakes project to control noise pollution

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-17 17:40:30

Noise pollution has reached an unbearable level in the country, exposing an adverse effect on human health and the environment, said participants at a workshop in the capital on Wednesday. To control...

Bangladesh reports 212 Covid cases, no deaths

Bangladesh reports 212 Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-08-17 17:01:28

Bangladesh has recorded 212 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,009,434. But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count and the death toll from the dis...

Five JMB men to die for 2015 bomb attack on mosques at Navy base

Five JMB men to die for 2015 bomb attack on mosques at Navy base

-- 2022-08-17 16:56:24

A Chattogram court has sentenced five activists of banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death in a case filed over the bomb attacks at two Jam-e-Mosques inside the Isha Khan...

Probe blames gateman, microbus driver for Mirsharai level crossing crash

Probe blames gateman, microbus driver for Mirsharai level crossing crash

-- 2022-08-17 16:37:56

An investigation into a deadly collision between a train and a microbus at a level crossing in Chattogram's Mirsharai has found the gateman and the vehicle's driver liable for the accident. The probe...

Kuakata hotel, restaurant owners go on indefinite strike over raids

Kuakata hotel, restaurant owners go on indefinite strike over raids

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-17 15:17:00

Hotel and restaurant owners in Kuakata on Wednesday embarked on an indefinite strike in protest against the frequent raids carried out by mobile courts. Md Selim Munsi, president of the Hotel and Res...

Khulna University: Students call off movement following assurance

Khulna University: Students call off movement following assurance

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-17 12:58:04

Students of Khulna University called off their movement in the early hours of Wednesday after authorities assured them of meeting their demands. The university authorities on Tuesday afternoon issued...

BRT project work will resume after safety measures taken, official says

BRT project work will resume after safety measures taken, official says

-- 2022-08-16 23:04:20

The Bus Rapid Transit project will resume only after adequate safety measures are taken, the road transport and highways secretary has said after a suspension of the work following a deadly girder cra...

Bandarban road accident kills soldier, injuries three

Bandarban road accident kills soldier, injuries three

-- 2022-08-16 21:59:32

An army man was killed and three others were injured as a pickup van carrying them fell off the Thanchi-Alikadom Road in Headmanpara area of the district on Tuesday, said police. The deceased was ide...

Obaidul Quader says BNP leaders don’t understand PM’s generosity

Obaidul Quader says BNP leaders don’t understand PM’s generosity

-- 2022-08-16 21:03:58

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the leaders of BNP do not understand the generosity shown by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “The BNP leaders do not understand the g...

Fakhrul renews BNP’s demand for Khaleda’s unconditional release

Fakhrul renews BNP’s demand for Khaleda’s unconditional release

-- 2022-08-16 20:59:02

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday renewed their party’s demand for the unconditional release of Khaleda Zia for the sake of democracy. Speaking at a doa mahfil at BNP...

Hasina slams senior AL leaders for failure to protest Aug 15 massacre

Hasina slams senior AL leaders for failure to protest Aug 15 massacre

-- 2022-08-16 20:24:13

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday came down heavily on the then Awami League front ranking leaders for failing to protest and speak against the brutal killing of the Father of the Nation and his...

Patience can help overcome crisis in energy sector, says Nasrul

Patience can help overcome crisis in energy sector, says Nasrul

-- 2022-08-16 20:05:52

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has reiterated his call to people to be patient to overcome the current crisis in the power and energy sector. "If we keep adequate...

Bangladesh poised to ink deal for information on Swiss bank accounts: Foreign Secretary

Bangladesh poised to ink deal for information on Swiss bank accounts: Foreign Secretary

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-16 20:02:22

Bangladesh is ready to sign an agreement with Switzerland to collect information on funds deposited by Bangladeshis in Swiss banks. We want to prevent money laundering so we are always ready to sign...

HC issues injunction upon distributing performance bonus to Dhaka WASA employees 

HC issues injunction upon distributing performance bonus to Dhaka WASA employees 

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-16 19:25:48

The High Court on Tuesday issued an injunction against chairman, managing director and the board of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) restraining them from distributing performance...

Government seeks ways to buy oil from Russia

Government seeks ways to buy oil from Russia

-- 2022-08-16 17:44:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked her colleagues to find ways to import fuel from Russia amid the lingering energy crisis. She asked them to look into the matter at a meeting of the Execut...

Bangladesh reports 93 new COVID cases in a day, death toll remains unchanged

Bangladesh reports 93 new COVID cases in a day, death toll remains unchanged

-- 2022-08-16 17:33:09

Bangladesh has recorded 93 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,009,222. But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll fr...

HC questions legality of fuel prices hike through gazette notification

HC questions legality of fuel prices hike through gazette notification

-- 2022-08-16 17:31:41

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why raising fuel prices through a gazette notification instead of holding a public hearing should not be declared illegal...

Contractor responsible for BRT girder collapse, initial report shows

Contractor responsible for BRT girder collapse, initial report shows

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-16 16:37:30

A preliminary probe report has found Chinese construction company responsible for Monday’s deadly girder crash accident at Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project’s construction site in Uttara. A...