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Bangladeshi boy found in Malaysia says he fell asleep in container while playing: Report

Bangladeshi boy found in Malaysia says he fell asleep in container while playing: Report

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-21 09:38:40

A Bangladeshi boy who was found inside a container at a wharf at Westports in Port Klang has said he was playing when he fell asleep inside the container, according to Malaysian media reports, b...

Islanders need banking care, better road link

Islanders need banking care, better road link

SM NAJMUS SAKIB back from Islampur, Jamalpur 2023-01-21 08:54:50

Belal Hossain has long been struggling to come out of poverty but he is yet to change his fate for being an islander in Jamalpur. The man, who is in his 30s and lives in Char Sisua under Shapdhori...

Accelerated Bangladesh-China people to people contact stressed

Accelerated Bangladesh-China people to people contact stressed

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-20 20:46:01

Speakers at a programme on Friday stressed the need for accelerated people to people exchange between Bangladesh and China. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni was the Chief Guest and the new Chinese Amb...

Minister urges development partners for more agricultural grants

Minister urges development partners for more agricultural grants

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-20 18:41:43

Agriculture minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque urged the World Bank, IFAD and other development partners for more grants and investments in the country’s agricultural sector for further develop...

Bangladesh reports eight new Covid cases in a day, no deaths

Bangladesh reports eight new Covid cases in a day, no deaths

-- 2023-01-20 18:14:46

Bangladesh has recorded eight new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,416. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,441, as no new fatalities w...

Matarbari power plant to go for trial run in December

Matarbari power plant to go for trial run in December

-- 2023-01-20 17:47:00

Matarbari power plant will go for experimental electricity generation in December this year, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid. "Initially one unit having 600 M...

Sreemangal shivers as mercury drops to season’s low of 5.6C

Sreemangal shivers as mercury drops to season’s low of 5.6C

-- 2023-01-20 17:11:04

Residents of Moulvibazar's Sreemangal are bearing the brunt of a mid-winter cold snap as the mercury plunged to 5.6 degrees Celsius on Friday, the lowest this season. The cold wave, which has disrupt...

US Embassy warns applicants of visa fraud

US Embassy warns applicants of visa fraud

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-20 17:00:37

The US Embassy in Dhaka cautioned prospective applicants on Friday that presenting false information and documents may not only result in a visa denial but may also result in ineligibility that preven...

World Bank managing director to arrive in city Saturday

World Bank managing director to arrive in city Saturday

-- 2023-01-20 16:38:42

World Bank Managing Director of Operations Axel van Trotsenburg will arrive in Dhaka Saturday on his first official visit to Bangladesh. During his three-day visit, Axel will join a public event in D...

St Martin unsafe for sea turtles

St Martin unsafe for sea turtles

OUR CORRESPONDENT, COX'S BAZAR 2023-01-20 11:49:02

Once a large number of sea turtles used to come to lay their eggs in the coral island of Saint Martin's during winter. But over the last few years it has come down a lot. According to researchers, th...

Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world on holiday morning

Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world on holiday morning

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-20 11:10:04

Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality on Friday morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 317 at 8am today (Friday), Dhaka ranked first in the list o...

2nd phase of Biswa Ijtema begins

2nd phase of Biswa Ijtema begins

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-20 10:54:18

The second phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema, billed as the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, began on the banks of the River Turag in Tongi Friday. This phase of 56th edition of the B...

Fakhrul vows to continue anti-government movement

Fakhrul vows to continue anti-government movement

-- 2023-01-19 21:35:03

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said that they are determined to make their movement successful by fighting against imprisonment and oppression. He was speaking at a dis...

France eyes closer cooperation with Bangladesh

France eyes closer cooperation with Bangladesh

-- 2023-01-19 19:06:37

France wants to enhance cooperation with Bangladesh and will have "ever closer" cooperation with countries of the Indo-Pacific, "significantly with Bangladesh" to address major challenges in terms of...

Egg prices jump by Tk 30-35 per dozen

Egg prices jump by Tk 30-35 per dozen

-- 2023-01-19 18:24:31

Eggs have become costlier by Tk 30-35 to Tk 140 per dozen compared with prices two weeks ago in yet another blow to the consumers, especially the lower income people. Eggs, the most affordable source...

Police unable to trace assets of Tarique, wife Zubaida

Police unable to trace assets of Tarique, wife Zubaida

-- 2023-01-19 17:54:13

Police have been unable to track down the movable and immovable assets belonging to the BNP’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in line with a confiscation order issued...

DMP issues traffic directives for second phase of Biswa Ijtema

DMP issues traffic directives for second phase of Biswa Ijtema

-- 2023-01-19 17:42:32

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police issued a set of directives on traffic, parking and road diversions to ensure smooth travels for pilgrims attending the Biswa Ijtema, the second-largest congregation of Mu...

Mild to moderate cold wave likely to continue

Mild to moderate cold wave likely to continue

-- 2023-01-19 17:28:11

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has said that a mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions and the districts of Tangail, Faridpur, Rangamati, Cum...

TCB to import 11m litres of soybean oil

TCB to import 11m litres of soybean oil

-- 2023-01-19 17:27:05

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), the state marketing agency, will import 11 million litres of soybean oil from private suppliers to sell hose through open market sale programme (OMS). Cabinet...

Bangladesh reports nine Covid cases in a day with no deaths

Bangladesh reports nine Covid cases in a day with no deaths

-- 2023-01-19 17:20:19

Bangladesh has recorded nine new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,408. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,441 over the 24-hour period,...

HC rules over legality of RPO clause on retired govt officials

HC rules over legality of RPO clause on retired govt officials

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-19 17:15:23

The High Court (HC) on Thursday questioned the legality of the clause of the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 1972, that barred a retired government service holder in participating National P...

Court orders to publish gazette asking Tarique, Zubaida to appear on Feb 6

Court orders to publish gazette asking Tarique, Zubaida to appear on Feb 6

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-19 17:10:05

A Dhaka Court has directed authorities concerned of the government to publish a gazette notification asking BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman to appear before it on Februa...

Metro rail hours extended for second phase of Biswa Ijtema

Metro rail hours extended for second phase of Biswa Ijtema

-- 2023-01-19 17:03:56

The Dhaka metro rail's operating hours will be extended for the convenience of devotees attending the second phase of the Biswa Ijtema. The urban rail line will operate from 8 am to 5 pm uninterrupte...

Half of industrial paints contain high range of lead

Half of industrial paints contain high range of lead

FE ONLINE REPORT    2023-01-19 16:01:39

The country's half of the paints for industrial purposes contain high range of lead, a toxic metal that causes adverse effects on both human health and the environment. Meanwhile, many household deco...

Cumilla Medical College intern commits suicide

Cumilla Medical College intern commits suicide

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-19 14:14:54

An intern of Cumilla Medical College and Hospital allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the dormitory of the medical college on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Minhazul Ka...

Road crash in Cumilla leaves two dead

Road crash in Cumilla leaves two dead

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-19 13:59:05

Two people were killed in a road crash on Cumilla-Chandpur road at Boro Dharmapur in Lalmai upazila of Cumilla district on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Jahangir Mia, 47, son of Mohammad...

Record gas price hike ‘unjustified, untimely’, say businesses

Record gas price hike ‘unjustified, untimely’, say businesses

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-19 12:24:53

The government has increased gas prices for industries by nearly three times, an unprecedented hike condemned by consumer rights activists and businesses as “unjustified”. Some industries...

Two held with 20 gold bars in Chattogram’s Sitakunda

Two held with 20 gold bars in Chattogram’s Sitakunda

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-19 12:08:56

Police arrested two people and seized 20 gold bars from Sitakunda in Chattogram district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Basu Pal, 35, son of Sunil Pal of Anwara upazila, and Ratan Pal...

Dhaka air fifth most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka air fifth most polluted in the world this morning

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-19 10:52:36

The air quality in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka is deemed 'unhealthy' this morning (January 19, 2023). With an air quality index (AQI) score of 194 at 9:10 am on Thursday, Dhaka ranked fifth in t...

BD-India ties at crucial juncture

BD-India ties at crucial juncture

FE REPORT 2023-01-19 09:01:11

The Indo-Bangla bilateral relationship has reached a critical juncture amid changes in geopolitics and global trade and investment situation along with domestic politics, speakers told a programme...