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Asia can work together for economic progress: PM

Asia can work together for economic progress: PM

-- 2022-08-07 16:19:31

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that South Asia, South East Asia and China could work together for economic progress by facing challenges arising from the Russia-Ukraine war. Referring to the R...

Bangladesh to administer COVID shots to kids aged 5-11 on Aug 11

Bangladesh to administer COVID shots to kids aged 5-11 on Aug 11

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-07 14:50:09

Bangladesh will administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to children aged 5-11 on a test basis in Dhaka on Aug 11, according to Minister for Health and Family Planning Zahid Maleque. The nationwide r...

Beijing explains Taiwan stance to Dhaka amid heightened tensions

Beijing explains Taiwan stance to Dhaka amid heightened tensions

-- 2022-08-07 13:52:09

Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, Beijing has reiterated its 'One China' policy as it explained its position on Taiwan to Dhaka, bdnews24.com reports. The issue was discussed during a meet...

Uttara scrap shop fire: Three victims succumb to injuries

Uttara scrap shop fire: Three victims succumb to injuries

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-07 12:52:33

Three people, who sustained burn injuries during an explosion at a scrap shop in Uttara, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery today (Sunday). The deceased were identif...

Bangamata's 92nd birth anniversary tomorrow

Bangamata's 92nd birth anniversary tomorrow

-- 2022-08-07 12:37:42

The 92nd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed tomorrow in a befitting manner across the country,...

Jatri Kalyan Samity rejects hiked bus fares

Jatri Kalyan Samity rejects hiked bus fares

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-07 12:02:16

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (JKS) Sunday rejected the new bus fare hike and demanded a fresh fare determination through proper cost analysis. While various social and political organisations are p...

Oil-price hike fuels chain reactions, overnight chaos

Oil-price hike fuels chain reactions, overnight chaos

M AZIZUR RAHMAN 2022-08-07 08:05:24

Commoners across the country stood shocked seeing the steepest hike in oil prices by the government overnight that fuelled wildcat protests and caused abject sufferings to commuters from early Saturda...

Nasrul Hamid describes load shedding, fuel price hike as short-term measures

Nasrul Hamid describes load shedding, fuel price hike as short-term measures

-- 2022-08-06 23:44:30

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has described latest fuel price hike and introduction of load shedding in power sector as short-term measures to tackle impact of gl...

Fuel prices lower than neighbouring countries even after hike: Hasan Mahmud

Fuel prices lower than neighbouring countries even after hike: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-08-06 23:05:56

Even after the latest hike in fuel prices in Bangladesh it is equal to India and comparatively lower than the other neighbouring countries, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud. The minister made t...

Mirza Fakhrul says government increases fuel prices to get IMF loan

Mirza Fakhrul says government increases fuel prices to get IMF loan

-- 2022-08-06 23:00:43

Slamming the government for raising the fuel prices to get IMF’s loan, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday voiced concern that it will hit the common people hard as the...

Bus fares raised as much as 22pc after record fuel price hike

Bus fares raised as much as 22pc after record fuel price hike

-- 2022-08-06 22:10:23

Authorities have increased bus fares by as much as 22 per cent, effective from Sunday, following a record hike in fuel oil prices. Passengers will be charged Tk 2.20 per kilometre on long routes, whi...

First shipment of goods for Bangabandhu Rail Bridge works arrives

First shipment of goods for Bangabandhu Rail Bridge works arrives

-- 2022-08-06 21:25:04

The first shipment of goods for the construction works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge has arrived from Vietnam, officials said on Saturday. The South Korean flag carrier, MV Woohyun Hope,...

Third member of UK-based Bangladeshi family dies from poisoning

Third member of UK-based Bangladeshi family dies from poisoning

-- 2022-08-06 20:14:58

Another member of a UK-based Bangladeshi family of five, who were found unconscious at a house in Sylhet’s Osmani Nagar, has died in hospital care, taking the death toll from the incident to thr...

US Assistant Secretary Sison in city

US Assistant Secretary Sison in city

-- 2022-08-06 19:50:57

US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J Sison arrived in the city on Saturday on a two-day visit as part of her tri-nation official tour. She is likely to see...

BRTA, transport owners meet to readjust bus fares

BRTA, transport owners meet to readjust bus fares

-- 2022-08-06 19:40:54

Top officials of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority or BRTA have met leaders of transport owners’ associations to readjust fares after a fuel price hike. The meeting started at the BRTA he...

Chinese FM assures to help resolve Rohingya crisis

Chinese FM assures to help resolve Rohingya crisis

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-06 18:38:35

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in the city on Saturday afternoon on a special flight, said China would try to help Bangladesh to resolve the Rohingya crisis. Agricultural Minister Dr A...

Seven injured after blast at Uttara hand sanitiser warehouse

Seven injured after blast at Uttara hand sanitiser warehouse

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-06 18:33:53

Seven people have been injured after an explosion at a hand sanitiser warehouse in the Rajabari area near Dhaka’s Turag Police Station. The victims have been identified as Md Gazi Mazharul Isla...

220 Covid-19 cases, two deaths reported in 24 hours

220 Covid-19 cases, two deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-08-06 18:23:15

Bangladesh has recorded 220 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,007,119. The death toll from the disease climbed by two in 24 hours to 29,304, according to the lat...

Fuel price hike disrupts long-haul bus service, angers passengers

Fuel price hike disrupts long-haul bus service, angers passengers

-- 2022-08-06 18:19:33

The highest ever fuel price hike in Bangladesh’s history has left passengers and coach operators equally frustrated as the former group is forced to pay higher fares, while transport owners in M...

Motorcycles accounted for nearly half of the road crashes in July: report

Motorcycles accounted for nearly half of the road crashes in July: report

-- 2022-08-06 16:34:00

A total of 739 people have died and 2,042 others were injured in 632 road traffic accidents reported across Bangladesh in July. Motorcycles were the most common vehicles involved in crashes and accou...

Brace for bus and ferry fare hike

Brace for bus and ferry fare hike

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-06 15:24:37

With the government raising fuel prices effective Saturday -- one of the steepest hike to date, the fuel consumption cost of the transport sector, for both road and river routes, is likely to go up by...

Mild heat wave may abate in four districts

Mild heat wave may abate in four districts

-- 2022-08-06 15:16:30

The ongoing mild heat wave may abate at four districts of the country, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin today (August 06, 2022), BSS reports. "Mild heat wave is sweeping ove...

Osmaninagar tragedy: Another UK expat dies at Sylhet hospital

Osmaninagar tragedy: Another UK expat dies at Sylhet hospital

-- 2022-08-06 14:48:14

A British expatriate, who was found unconscious along with her four family members in their rented house in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet district on July 26, died at a hospital early Saturday. The d...

Jatri Kalyan Samity demands rollback of fuel price hike

Jatri Kalyan Samity demands rollback of fuel price hike

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-08-06 13:56:38

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (JKS) has called for rolling back the fuel price hike immediately as people have already been burdened with hiked prices of goods, especially essentials. The passenger...

Magistrate's order can't be challenged by a writ petition: SC

Magistrate's order can't be challenged by a writ petition: SC

FE REPORT 2022-08-06 09:33:12

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court observed in a full verdict that the order passed by a magistrate cannot be challenged by a writ petition filed under the Article 102 of the Constitution, as...

Prices of all fuel oils raised

Prices of all fuel oils raised

FE REPORT 2022-08-06 08:11:43

The government raised prices of all fuel oils on Friday with effect from midnight. Diesel price was raised by Tk 34 to Tk 114 per litre, octane by Tk 46 to Tk 135 and petrol by Tk 44 to Tk 130. The...

Chinese FM due in Dhaka today to boost cooperation

Chinese FM due in Dhaka today to boost cooperation

-- 2022-08-05 19:59:43

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues with Bangladesh leadership. Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur...

Energy prices likely to rise amid global shock

Energy prices likely to rise amid global shock

-- 2022-08-05 19:27:12

People in Bangladesh are likely to pay more for fuel oil, gas and power as Nasrul Hamid says the country needs to readjust the prices to a global hike. The time has come to readjust the prices to a &...

RAB nab six human traffickers in Narayanganj 

RAB nab six human traffickers in Narayanganj 

-- 2022-08-05 18:04:54

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on Friday they arrested six members of a human trafficking gang foiling their bid to smuggle three young women out to India with promises of lucrative jobs.   T...

Father, daughter die as car falls into canal in Sylhet 

Father, daughter die as car falls into canal in Sylhet 

-- 2022-08-05 17:26:45

A man and his daughter died on Friday as the car carrying them fell into a canal along Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet, police said.  The deceased were identified as Rubel...