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HC seeks report on NBR revenue realised against e-Orange transactions

HC seeks report on NBR revenue realised against e-Orange transactions

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-29 22:07:23

The High Court has asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to submit a report within two weeks on revenue realised against the transactions made by the scam-hit e-commerce platform e-Orange. It has...

Body of suspected KNF member recovered in Bandarban

Body of suspected KNF member recovered in Bandarban

-- 2023-01-29 20:37:16

Police in Bandarban have recovered the body of a suspected member of the Kuki-Chin National Front after what they said was a gunfight between the separatist group and Bangladesh’s security force...

President urges parents to engage children in creative activities

President urges parents to engage children in creative activities

-- 2023-01-29 20:30:22

President Abdul Hamid on Sunday called upon the parents to engage their children in different creative activities alongside their regular education. "The influence of literature and culture is immens...

PM says Awami League will not abandon people like BNP

PM says Awami League will not abandon people like BNP

-- 2023-01-29 18:29:38

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged that her party will continue working for the betterment of the country's citizens and will never abandon them, after saying that historically the Awami League...

16 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

16 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2023-01-29 17:20:12

Bangladesh has recorded 16 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,532. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,442 over the 24-hour period, r...

Bangladesh maintains balance in continuing relations with India, China: FM

Bangladesh maintains balance in continuing relations with India, China: FM

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-29 15:17:02

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Bangladesh will continue to maintain a balanced foreign policy noting that its geostrategic location is very important. He said Bangladesh cannot ign...

PM urges police to serve people with professionalism and sympathy

PM urges police to serve people with professionalism and sympathy

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-29 15:10:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the members of Bangladesh Police to reach its services to the doorsteps of the people, upholding the concept of the citizen services in the modern time. &...

Air pollution turns grim in Dhaka, nearby areas

Air pollution turns grim in Dhaka, nearby areas

FE REPORT 2023-01-29 14:53:22

Air pollution in the capital Dhaka and its adjacent areas like Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar have reached extremely and consecutively alarming levels recently, environment experts have observed. Yet...

Corruption still biggest barrier to business in Bangladesh: CPD study

Corruption still biggest barrier to business in Bangladesh: CPD study

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-29 14:40:34

Businesses in Bangladesh still point to corruption as the biggest barrier to their activities, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue, a think-tank. However, a numbe...

Festive mood fills Rajshahi as Hasina visits after five years

Festive mood fills Rajshahi as Hasina visits after five years

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-29 13:28:04

An air of excitement is pervading Rajshahi ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's first visit to the city in five years. Chants and slogans echoed throughout the city as Awami League leaders and act...

Jan rice buy paces up on price fall

Jan rice buy paces up on price fall

YASIR WARDAD 2023-01-29 08:20:56

Following a snail's pace in the first two and half months, the government's rice procurement increased substantially in January thanks to a fall in the prices of coarse rice in the milling hubs. The...

Two Bangladeshi Islamic bankers get ‘Certified Shari’ah Advisor and Auditor-CSAA’ fellowship 

Two Bangladeshi Islamic bankers get ‘Certified Shari’ah Advisor and Auditor-CSAA’ fellowship 

FE ONLINE REPORT  2023-01-28 22:16:03

Two Bangladeshi Islamic bankers have received the globally recognised ‘Certified Shari’ah Advisor and Auditor-CSAA’ fellowship.  Bahrain-based ‘Accounting and Auditing Or...

FM likely to visit Delhi March 1-2 to attend G20 foreign minister’ meeting

FM likely to visit Delhi March 1-2 to attend G20 foreign minister’ meeting

-- 2023-01-28 20:35:07

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen is likely to attend the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi during March 1-2. India, holding G20 presidency, has invited Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherla...

Six militants including Al Qaeda member arrested in Dhaka

Six militants including Al Qaeda member arrested in Dhaka

-- 2023-01-28 18:41:52

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested five suspected members of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) and a member o...

Bangladesh reports first Covid-related death after 16 days

Bangladesh reports first Covid-related death after 16 days

-- 2023-01-28 17:25:17

Bangladesh has recorded its first Covid related death after 16 days, taking the overall death toll from the disease to 29,442. 10 new cases of Covid-19 were also recorded over the last 24 hours, taki...

Caretaker govt system only exists in Pakistan, says Hasan Mahmud

Caretaker govt system only exists in Pakistan, says Hasan Mahmud

-- 2023-01-28 17:01:19

BNP has realised that they cannot win in the next national election, and that is why they are making excuses for not participating in it, Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said on Sat...

Bangladesh strongly condemns burning of Quran in Denmark

Bangladesh strongly condemns burning of Quran in Denmark

-- 2023-01-28 16:19:10

Bangladesh has strongly condemned yet another case of burning the Holy Quran by a far-right activist in Europe — this time in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, yesterday. Bangladesh again exp...

Shipment of material for Bangabandhu Rail Bridge arrives at Mongla port

Shipment of material for Bangabandhu Rail Bridge arrives at Mongla port

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-28 13:42:52

A ship carrying material for Bangabandhu Rail Bridge has arrived at Mongla port from Vietnam, authorities said on Saturday. The Panama flag carrier, ‘MV Mauritius’, carrying 1519 metric t...

PM likely to open RCC's seven development projects tomorrow

PM likely to open RCC's seven development projects tomorrow

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-28 12:45:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate seven development projects during her daylong visit to Rajshahi tomorrow (Sunday), BSS reports. Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has implemented...

Tk 4.7m device stolen from highly secured, locked lab of Rampal power plant

Tk 4.7m device stolen from highly secured, locked lab of Rampal power plant

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-28 07:48:44

A Tk 4.7 million bomb calorimeter, used to measure the calorific value of coal, has been stolen from a highly secured lab of the Rampal power plant. The US-made device was stolen on Jan 15, a day aft...

DEE derailed by overlapping development projects

DEE derailed by overlapping development projects

MONIRA MUNNI 2023-01-28 06:49:04

Twelve years have elapsed since Dhaka Elevated Expressway was conceived but its design has yet to be finalised as Bangladesh's first public-private partnership (PPP) project stalls over a snarl-up of...

Bangladesh to strike $4.0b deal with Korea

Bangladesh to strike $4.0b deal with Korea

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2023-01-28 06:47:11

South Korea is poised to emerge as a major aid destination for Bangladesh as Dhaka may sign a US$4.0-billion five-year cooperation framework with Seoul within months, amid global financial crunch....

Female-friendly banking service still elusive

Female-friendly banking service still elusive

FE REPORT 2023-01-28 06:43:31

Gender-responsive financial service still remains a far cry as difficulties for women in getting access to formal credit continue to widen, experts said at a workshop on Friday. The government has...

Bangladesh seeks LNG cargo for February delivery

Bangladesh seeks LNG cargo for February delivery

-- 2023-01-27 20:03:30

Bangladesh's state-owned Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) is seeking one liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for delivery between February 21-22, two industry sources said on Friday. The t...

DNCC partners with Detroit to exchange civic management idea

DNCC partners with Detroit to exchange civic management idea

-- 2023-01-27 19:36:48

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Detroit city in the state of Michigan in USA to exchange knowledge and experience to build a better city....

Trial yet to make significant progress in Kibria murder case after 18 years

Trial yet to make significant progress in Kibria murder case after 18 years

-- 2023-01-27 19:20:01

The 18th death anniversary of Shah AMS Kibria, a former finance minister and senior Awami League leader, was observed Friday. However, the trial of the murder case is yet to make significant progress...

Bangladesh reports 12 new Covid cases

Bangladesh reports 12 new Covid cases

-- 2023-01-27 17:44:57

Bangladesh has recorded 12 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,506. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,441 over the 24-hour period, a...

446 students ended their lives in 2022: Study

446 students ended their lives in 2022: Study

-- 2023-01-27 16:43:23

At least 446 school and high school students in the country killed themselves in 2022. Among them, 340 were school students and 106 high school students, according to the latest study of Anchal Found...

Driver flees after death of woman he ran over in Bhola

Driver flees after death of woman he ran over in Bhola

-- 2023-01-27 15:54:13

A microbus driver hit an unidentified woman who was crossing the street, rushed her to a hospital critically injured before fleeing as the doctors declared her dead in Bhola. The incident occurred at...

10 Bangladeshi firms to join ‘Texworld USA 2023’

10 Bangladeshi firms to join ‘Texworld USA 2023’

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-27 15:43:37

Ten Bangladeshi companies are going to take part in a three-day trade show, Texworld USA/ Apparel Sourcing USA 2023, to be held from January 31 to February 2 at New York, BSS reports. The Banglad...