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Five Russians at Rooppur N-plant die in 11 days, probe ordered

Five Russians at Rooppur N-plant die in 11 days, probe ordered

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-08 12:58:06

As many as five Russian employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant have died in the past 11 days, prompting the police to initiate a probe. On January 28, Barcenko Alexei, 48, died during treatment at...

Four brothers die in Cox’s Bazar road crash

Four brothers die in Cox’s Bazar road crash

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-08 12:35:09

Four brothers were killed and three others injured after a pickup van hit them in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria Upazila. The incident occurred on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Malumghat area...

Cold snap sweeps over six districts

Cold snap sweeps over six districts

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-08 11:15:02

A cold snap is sweeping across six northern districts of Bangladesh after rains as winter approaches the end. Meteorologists have forecast another bout of cold after more rains, reports bdnews24.com....

Two siblings die in Chattogram fire

Two siblings die in Chattogram fire

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-08 10:27:49

Two siblings were charred to death in a fire that gutted their house in Chattogram on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Minhaz Uddin, 12, and his sister Ruhi Ak...

Illegal structures being built with corals in Saint Martin's Island

Illegal structures being built with corals in Saint Martin's Island

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-02-08 10:05:23

COX'S BAZAR: The marine environment in and around Saint Martin's Island in Cox's Bazar is in peril due to construction of permanent structures, felling of trees, and destruction of corals. Despite re...

Franchise bus service on three more city routes

Franchise bus service on three more city routes

FE REPORT 2022-02-08 09:25:48

The city bus service under a single company system is planned to be launched on three more routes, although operation of Dhaka Nagar Paribahan, launched over a month ago on Ghatarchar-Kanchpur route o...

High Court questions central bank circular on private bank officials

High Court questions central bank circular on private bank officials

FE REPORT 2022-02-08 09:00:59

The High Court (HC) has questioned the legality of a Bangladesh Bank (BB) circular that fixed the minimum salary of entry-level officials and staffs of private- sector banks. The court on Monday issu...

Bangladesh government may cut development budget by 8.0pc

Bangladesh government may cut development budget by 8.0pc

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2022-02-08 08:57:12

The government may trim the development budget down by 8.0 per cent to Tk 2.07 trillion as project execution loses steam, as of the first half (H1) of this fiscal, officials say. It is being compelle...

Momen to visit UAE from Feb 10-13 to attend series of events

Momen to visit UAE from Feb 10-13 to attend series of events

-- 2022-02-07 22:48:05

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen is scheduled to leave Dhaka for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday night to attend a series of programmes apart from a bilateral meeting with his UAE counte...

Fakhrul should face trial for writing letters against Bangladesh, Hasan Mahmud says

Fakhrul should face trial for writing letters against Bangladesh, Hasan Mahmud says

-- 2022-02-07 21:40:23

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday said the persons who have sent letters to foreigners against Bangladesh should be brought under book. “I think that Mirza Fakhrul Is...

Luxembourg reaffirms support to Bangladesh on Rohingya repatriation

Luxembourg reaffirms support to Bangladesh on Rohingya repatriation

-- 2022-02-07 21:29:59

Western European country Luxembourg has reaffirmed Bangladesh to continue its support regarding the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland Myanmar alongside exploring new opportunities to...

EU keen to work on renewable energy in Bangladesh 

EU keen to work on renewable energy in Bangladesh 

-- 2022-02-07 19:51:28

European Union has expressed its interest in working with Bangladesh on renewable energy, green transition, smart grid and regional cooperation with Nepal and Bhutan by providing grants or loans. Thi...

High Court issues notice on freezing bank accounts of Rassel, family members

High Court issues notice on freezing bank accounts of Rassel, family members

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-07 19:39:35

The High Court has issued a show-cause notice seeking an explanation against freezing all the bank accounts of Evaly’s former managing director Mohammad Rassel, his family members and house owne...

Farmers to get digital ID, smart cards   

Farmers to get digital ID, smart cards  

-- 2022-02-07 19:34:02

The government plans to create digital ID and smart cards for real farmers to promptly reach them incentives and other services, officials said on Monday. The project will be placed at the ECNEC meet...

First ever RMG export container through sea leaves Chattogram port for Italy

First ever RMG export container through sea leaves Chattogram port for Italy

-- 2022-02-07 19:16:29

Bangladesh's first-ever direct export of readymade garments by sea started on Monday with MV Songa Cheeta leaving Chattogram port for Italy. The ship left the port at around 3 pm for Ravina port in I...

PM directs ministry to make overseas employment process transparent

PM directs ministry to make overseas employment process transparent

-- 2022-02-07 18:00:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry to make the overseas employment process very transparent and conduct a massive campaign to rai...

Bangladesh aims 10pc electricity from renewables by 2025

Bangladesh aims 10pc electricity from renewables by 2025

-- 2022-02-07 17:48:19

The eight Five Year Plan contains various plans to meet a target of generating 10 per cent of total electricity from renewable energy by 2025. Greater involvement of the private sector is encouraged...

9,369 Covid-19 cases, 38 deaths reported in 24 hours

9,369 Covid-19 cases, 38 deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-02-07 17:02:43

Bangladesh has registered 38 deaths from the coronavirus in a day, the highest in a day since Sept 9, taking the total death toll from the disease to 28,627. It also recorded 9,369 new Covid-19 cases...

Trains to carry passengers at full capacity from Wednesday

Trains to carry passengers at full capacity from Wednesday

-- 2022-02-07 16:48:16

Trains will be allowed to take passengers at full capacity from Wednesday, according to Bangladesh Railway. Half of the train tickets will be set aside for online sale, while the rest of the tickets...

CID to assist ministry panel to investigate deaths of safari park animals

CID to assist ministry panel to investigate deaths of safari park animals

-- 2022-02-07 16:32:53

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police will assist the panel formed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to investigate the death of numerous animals at the Bangaba...

Bangladesh sets target to vaccinate 100pc people by December

Bangladesh sets target to vaccinate 100pc people by December

-- 2022-02-07 15:57:03

All the people of the country will get the two doses of vaccines and the booster one against Covid-19 by December as per the target, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday. "Bangladesh has been...

90pc Cabinet decisions implemented in three years

90pc Cabinet decisions implemented in three years

-- 2022-02-07 15:46:27

Some 90 per cent decisions, taken by the Cabinet in three years from January 2019 to December 2021, have been implemented, while the implementation of the remaining 10 per cent decisions is underway....

HC questions BB circular fixing salary of entry-level private bankers

HC questions BB circular fixing salary of entry-level private bankers

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-02-07 15:30:30

The High Court has questioned the legality of a Bangladesh Bank (BB) circular that fixed the minimum salary of entry-level officials and staff of private banks. The court on Monday issued a rule upon...

Two die in Satkania election clashes

Two die in Satkania election clashes

-- 2022-02-07 14:56:44

Two people have been killed in union council election clashes at Satkania’s Nalua and Bazalia unions, sources say, bdnews24.com reports. A young man was killed on Monday afternoon during a clas...

Former BSS city editor Shamsul Alam Belal passes away

Former BSS city editor Shamsul Alam Belal passes away

-- 2022-02-07 12:27:37

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)'s former city editor, columnist and poet Shamsul Alam Bhuiyan, popularly known as Shamsul Alam Belal, has passed away at a city hospital, BSS reports. He was 63. Jo...

Bangladesh Railway to procure 420 wagons from India

Bangladesh Railway to procure 420 wagons from India

FE REPORT 2022-02-07 10:10:10

Bangladesh Railway (BR) will purchase 420 broad gauge wagons from India at a cost of Tk2.31 billion, aiming to increase its goods transportation capacity. The wagons to be bought with money from Asia...

Tourism sector may help flourish Bangladesh's blue economy

Tourism sector may help flourish Bangladesh's blue economy

FE REPORT 2022-02-07 08:58:33

The tourism sector is expected to make a significant contribution to flourish the blue economy in the country thus helping the country achieve its development goals. To this effect, the government...

Fresh initiative taken to upgrade Dhaka-Chattogram Highway

Fresh initiative taken to upgrade Dhaka-Chattogram Highway

Munima Sultana 2022-02-07 08:56:36

Within six years of completion of the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, a fresh move has been taken to upgrade the country's main economic corridor to a standard regional highway for accommodating its increas...

NOAB demands cutting corporate tax on newspapers

NOAB demands cutting corporate tax on newspapers

FE REPORT 2022-02-07 08:54:38

The Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) on Sunday proposed a cut in corporate tax on newspapers from 30 per cent to 10-15 per cent, considering the sector's declining financial health...

South Korean team arrives to carry out Chattogram metro-rail survey

South Korean team arrives to carry out Chattogram metro-rail survey

FE REPORT 2022-02-07 08:46:38

The Road Transport and Highways Division would soon start conducting a study on introducing metro rail in the port city of Chattogram and prepare a master transport plan for the city with the assistan...