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Two onion traders fined for selling at higher prices

Two onion traders fined for selling at higher prices

-- 2022-03-05 19:06:05

The Directorate of National Consumers' Right Protection (DNCRP) under the Commerce Ministry conducted drives at different wholesale markets in the capital and fined two wholesalers for selling onion a...

BNP claims AL turned Bangladesh into hell

BNP claims AL turned Bangladesh into hell

-- 2022-03-05 18:54:31

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the Awami League government has turned Bangladesh into a 'hell'. "When I go to court, I don't find any other people rather t...

28 Bangladeshi mariners returning to Bangladesh from Ukraine

28 Bangladeshi mariners returning to Bangladesh from Ukraine

-- 2022-03-05 17:55:40

The 28 Bangladeshi mariners, who were stranded onboard the MV Samriddhi in Ukraine, have started their journey back to Bangladesh. The sailors, including two female cadets, left the shelter-house in...

Body of 7-year-old found with throat slit in Chattogram

Body of 7-year-old found with throat slit in Chattogram

-- 2022-03-05 16:26:18

Police have recovered the body of a seven-year-old madrasa student with his throat slit from Charandwip of Chattogram’s Boalkhali Upazila. The victim, identified as Md Mashfi, was a resident of...

13 Covid-19 deaths, 368 cases reported in 24 hours

13 Covid-19 deaths, 368 cases reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-03-05 16:24:09

Bangladesh has recorded 13 deaths from Covid-19 in a day, taking the total toll from the disease to 29,077. The caseload rose by 368 in 24 hours to 1,946,737, according to the latest government data...

10 Bangladeshi nationals trapped in two Ukrainian cities

10 Bangladeshi nationals trapped in two Ukrainian cities

-- 2022-03-05 15:51:10

Ten Bangladeshi nationals are trapped in the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Sumy as Russia continues its offensive in the Eastern European nation. Two Bangladeshis are stuck in Mariupol and eight i...

Road accidents killed 17 people every day in Jan-Feb: Report

Road accidents killed 17 people every day in Jan-Feb: Report

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-05 14:46:27

Some 1,012 people were killed and 1,146 others injured in road accidents across the country in January- February this year. It means, on average, roughly 17 people died in road mishaps every day...

The Herath-Nasum duo shines bright

The Herath-Nasum duo shines bright

Shajedul Rahin 2022-03-05 13:12:47

Rangana Herath, the legendary left arm spin bowler from Sri Lanka was appointed as the spin bowling coach of Bangladesh last year.  Fast forward to March, 2022, Nasum Ahmed, the Bangladeshi left...

Drive against Karnaphuli land grabbers to restart in April: Officials

Drive against Karnaphuli land grabbers to restart in April: Officials

OUR CORRESPONDENT, CHATTOGRAM 2022-03-05 09:16:45

The eviction drive against illegal occupiers of Karnaphuli River land in Chattogram, which was suspended three years back for multiple reasons, will be restarted next month, officials said. "The driv...

Ekushey Book fair pulls in large crowd

Ekushey Book fair pulls in large crowd

FE REPORT 2022-03-05 08:56:59

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2022 drew huge crowds on Friday, the third weekend after it opened, as they visited the venue to buy and explore new publications. The growing number of visitors also clock...

Sanctions on Russian banks stall transactions over Ruppur nuclear power plant

Sanctions on Russian banks stall transactions over Ruppur nuclear power plant

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-04 20:09:47

Western sanctions on several Russian banks have created uncertainty over transactions relating to the implementation of Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear power plant project. A Russian bank that has...

28 Bangladeshi mariners on way to Romania, foreign secretary says

28 Bangladeshi mariners on way to Romania, foreign secretary says

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-04 19:07:43

The government of Bangladesh has started a process to shift 28 Bangladeshi mariners of the Banglar Samriddhi to Romania from Ukraine. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen gave the information while talk...

Road crashes cause 20km long tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway  

Road crashes cause 20km long tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway  

-- 2022-03-04 18:59:05

Hundreds of vehicles and commuters got stuck in a 20-kilometre long tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla early Friday due to three separate road crashes in the area. Elliotganj Highway Pol...

Fire breaks out at Gazipur garment factory     

Fire breaks out at Gazipur garment factory    

-- 2022-03-04 18:41:51

A fire broke out at a garment factory in Gazipur's Kaliakoir on Friday afternoon. Fire service sources said that the fire was reported at Divine Fabrics' two-storey building in front of the Palli Bid...

Families say Bangladeshi seafarers caught in Russia-Ukraine conflict are safe, healthy

Families say Bangladeshi seafarers caught in Russia-Ukraine conflict are safe, healthy

-- 2022-03-04 17:55:50

The 28 Bangladeshi seafarers, who were stranded in a damaged ship in Ukraine, are taking shelter in a bunker after being moved to safety. The families of two sailors, including the ship's chief engin...

Mariners’ group questions decision of sending ship in war-stricken country

Mariners’ group questions decision of sending ship in war-stricken country

-- 2022-03-04 17:51:43

A group representing sailors of seafaring merchant ships has accused the state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) of being "negligent" over its decision to send MV Banglar Samriddhi to Ukrain...

604 Covid-19 cases, six deaths reported in 24 hours

604 Covid-19 cases, six deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-03-04 16:39:12

Bangladesh has recorded 604 Covid-19 cases in a daily count, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,946,369. The death toll climbed to 29,064 on the back of six new fatalities in the 24 hours to...

IMF asks Bangladesh to watch inflation as international commodity prices rise

IMF asks Bangladesh to watch inflation as international commodity prices rise

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-04 14:34:27

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast the headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation in Bangladesh to rise to 5.9 per cent in FY22, driven by higher international commodity prices. Th...

Illegal arms factory busted in Cox's Bazar

Illegal arms factory busted in Cox's Bazar

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-04 12:47:27

An illegal arms factory being run out of a dense forest area in Cox's Bazar was unearthed by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday. The tip-off about the factory in Pekua upazila came from an ille...

Drug addict arrested for killing father in Sylhet

Drug addict arrested for killing father in Sylhet

-- 2022-03-04 11:03:14

A man in his 30s allegedly bludgeoned his father to death in Sylhet after the latter objected to his drug addiction. He has been arrested, police said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Ja...

Salt industry in Cox's Bazar back to life

Salt industry in Cox's Bazar back to life

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-03-04 09:35:42

COX'S BAZAR: The government move to ban edible salt import is yielding fruit, giving fair prices to salt producers in the district. After counting losses for years, several thousand salt farmers of...

Laurels for the country’s top jute growers, exporters

Laurels for the country’s top jute growers, exporters

FE REPORT 2022-03-04 09:15:05

The government is going to honour 11 individuals and business entities this year for their best performance in production and export of jute and jute goods. Besides, the government will decorate se...

Bangladesh completes study on state of wildlife habitat

Bangladesh completes study on state of wildlife habitat

FE REPORT 2022-03-04 09:12:00

The government has completed a feasibility study recently to determine the current state of habitat connectivity through camera trapping, ensuring possible wildlife corridors. The Wildlife Compensati...

Dhaka South mayor hopes to collect Tk 9.0b revenue

Dhaka South mayor hopes to collect Tk 9.0b revenue

FE REPORT 2022-03-04 09:03:32

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh expressed the hope that the Corporation would be able to collect revenue worth over Tk9.0 billion during the current fiscal year 2021...

China respects human rights of all, says ambassador in Dhaka

China respects human rights of all, says ambassador in Dhaka

FE REPORT 2022-03-04 09:00:44

Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Li Jiming said People's Republic of China and Communist Party of China respect and protect human rights of all people, including those in Xinjiang. "However, Xinjiang-rela...

Inclusive urbanisation policy comes into focus for Bangladesh

Inclusive urbanisation policy comes into focus for Bangladesh

FE REPORT 2022-03-04 08:54:29

Bangladesh needs a comprehensive urbanisation policy along with formulation of a dedicated institution to deal with urbanisation-related challenges in the context of climate change, experts said on Th...

Court asks BB not to strictly follow circular on bankers' salary until case is settled

Court asks BB not to strictly follow circular on bankers' salary until case is settled

FE REPORT 2022-03-04 08:41:58

The High Court (HC) expects that the Bangladesh Bank will not be strict in implementing its circular issued for fixing the minimum salary for the entry-level officials and staff of private banks, till...

Bangladeshi banks' provisioning shortfall rises hundredfold in 2021

Bangladeshi banks' provisioning shortfall rises hundredfold in 2021

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-03-04 08:21:38

Overall provisioning shortfall in Bangladesh's banking system soared over a hundredfold in the last calendar year, as classified loans weighed heavily during the period. The aggregate amount of provi...

Bangladesh decides to abandon Banglar Samriddhi

Bangladesh decides to abandon Banglar Samriddhi

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2022-03-04 00:21:46

Bangladesh on Thursday has decided to abandon the Banglar Samriddhi, which is trapped in the Port Olivia in Ukraine, senior officials of the foreign ministry told the FE. The decision was taken follo...

DDCL founder Rafiquddin passes away

DDCL founder Rafiquddin passes away

-- 2022-03-03 21:56:40

Managing Director of Development Design Consultants AKM Rafiquddin has died of complications induced by Covid-19 under hospital care in Dhaka. He was 78. His daughter-in-law Aumia Khundkar said Raf...