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Date of Eid-ul-Azha to be announced on Thursday

-- 2022-06-29 18:04:05

National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Thursday to fix the date of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, after reviewing reports on the appearance of the new moon of the holy month of Zilhajj of 1443 Hijri. S...

4,407 Eid cattle markets to be set up in Bangladesh

-- 2022-06-29 17:50:59

This year, a total of 4,407 cattle markets will be set up across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said. No one without a mask will be allowed to enter the cattle m...

Heavy rains, rising water levels cause panic among marooned people in Sylhet

-- 2022-06-29 17:30:02

Heavy rains and rising water levels have caused panic among people marooned by flash floods in Sylhet. It rained overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the north-eastern city after five consecutive d...

Bangladesh logs 2,241 virus cases, no deaths

-- 2022-06-29 17:29:57

Bangladesh has recorded 2,241 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,971,602. No new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count and the death toll remains unchan...

Student must explain why she wrote 'I feel sad' on exam paper

-- 2022-06-29 16:59:35

Jagannath University authorities have asked a student to explain why she wrote ‘I feel dejected’ on an exam paper, saying it tarnished the institution’s image. She has been asked to...

ADB to provide $41.4M grant for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

-- 2022-06-29 16:56:09

grantsBangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an agreement for $41.4 million in grant to help improve the infrastructure in Rohingya camps and manage the basic needs of the refugees sh...

Bangladesh plans to vaccinate children aged 5-12 against Covid in July

-- 2022-06-29 15:18:38

Bangladesh plans to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5-12 starting in July. The initiative will start in the last week of the coming month when vaccines suitable for children...

Swechchha Sebok League chief Nirmal Guha dies in Singapore

-- 2022-06-29 13:33:21

Nirmal Ranjan Guha, the president of the Bangladesh Awami Swechchha Sebok League, has died in hospital care in Singapore, aged 58. Guha, who was undergoing treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital...

Two hotels fined for polluting environment in Cox's Bazar

Our Correspondent 2022-06-29 10:01:15

CHATTOGRAM: Department of Environment (DoE), the Chattogram regional office has recently issued notice to 534 hoteliers in Cox's Bazar, asking them to attend the hearing as they are doing business wit...

Govt releases addl Tk 21b in cash incentives for local exporters

FE REPORT 2022-06-29 09:26:02

The government has released a sum of Tk 21 billion for the payment of cash incentives to local exporters on their export earnings, officials said. It is the additional fund of final instalment or fou...

ECNEC okays 10 projects costing Tk 22.17b

FE REPORT 2022-06-29 08:47:37

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina forbids reconstructing the roads which were damaged or cut open to drain out floodwater in Sylhet region rather instructs constructing elevated roads, bridges or culvert...

Padma Bridge: BR may get back rail part by Jul 15 to resume work

MUNIMA SULTANA 2022-06-29 08:44:14

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) project authority has a plan to hand over the lower deck of the Padma Bridge to the Bangladesh Railway (BR) by July 15 next so that it could start installing rail t...

NBFIs’ borrowers exempted from default, if half of dues paid

FE REPORT 2022-06-29 08:39:21

Loan repayment is relaxed until December next in the wake of a fresh spike in Covid-19 infections and floods, granting exemption from default, if half-payment is made. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Tuesday is...

Tk 300b deficit likely in FY 22

DOULOT AKTER MALA 2022-06-29 08:35:51

The tax revenue collection may face a shortfall worth nearly Tk 300 billion in the current fiscal year (FY), 2021-22, although the revenue board has achieved an average 15 per cent monthly growth in c...

Digital database of workers to cover 10,000 entities initially

MONIRA MUNNI 2022-06-29 08:29:08

The government will create a digital database of workers from both formal and informal sectors, officials said. Under the move, workers' information of about 10,000 entities would be incorporated i...

Eight foreign trawlers seized for illegal fishing inside Bangladesh territory

-- 2022-06-28 23:29:55

Bangladesh Navy detained eight foreign trawlers Monday, while they were fishing illegally in the territorial waters of Bangladesh in the deep sea. Ships and Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) of the Bang...

Three arrested over public humiliation of college principal

-- 2022-06-28 21:55:40

Amid protests and widespread criticisms, police have arrested three people in a case over the public humiliation of Swapan Kumar Biswas, a Hindu college principal in Narail. The suspects are Syed Rim...

Use of EVMs should be increased significantly in next elections: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-06-28 21:49:48

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the ruling party is in favour of the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming general elections. "The EVM use should be i...

BNP leader Mosharraf says govt has no plan to deal with flood

-- 2022-06-28 21:46:16

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday alleged that the government has no plan to help and rehabilitate the flood victims in the country’s northeast region. “We express...

Bus service on Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka route resumes after two years

-- 2022-06-28 21:18:18

After a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, the popular cross-border bus service between Bangladesh and India resumed on the Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka route on Monday. A bus of Shyamoli Paribahan with 28 passe...

Bangladesh makes face masks mandatory again

-- 2022-06-28 21:09:41

The government has made it mandatory for citizens to wear masks again amid a rise in the number of coronavirus infections. In a set of instructions on Tuesday, the Cabinet Division ordered people to...

Many people 'over-exaggerating' impact of sanctions: US ambassador

-- 2022-06-28 21:03:31

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas thinks that many people are 'over-exaggerating' the impact of the sanctions imposed on the elite force RAB and some officials but acknowledges that it did have a...

Bangladesh disaster response neglects vulnerable transgender community

-- 2022-06-28 20:35:34

When an elderly relative passed away, Sanjibani Sudha, a 26-year-old banker, was not permitted by her family to attend the funeral because she is a transgender woman. Shimu Sheikh, 21, who was assign...

Exploiting Padma Bridge opportunities is now main challenge, experts say

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-28 20:08:38

Although the Padma Bridge offers tremendous economic opportunity, the main challenge is now to exploit this huge opportunity, said experts on Tuesday.  Addressing a discussion on the recently ina...

'Stop dancing to the tune of foreigners'

-- 2022-06-28 19:56:37

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has advised the so-called 'pundits' of the country not to dance to the tune of foreigners but instead focus on the country’s interest saying that the newly opened...

875 pass in Sub-Inspector recruitment test

-- 2022-06-28 18:58:36

The final results for the recruitment of Cadet Sub-Inspector (SI unarmed), after completing all sorts of formalities including written examination, computer test, viva voce and intelligence test, were...

Youth drug abuse may cost economy dearly

FE ONLINE DESK   2022-06-28 18:52:27

Terming youth drug abuse a national problem, speakers at an anti-drug rally in the port city of Chattogram viewed that the menace might severely affect the productive sector of the country’s e...

WASH allocation insufficient to reach marginalised people: Experts

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-28 18:43:59

Allocation for WASH in the proposed budget for the FY23 remains insufficient in addressing the emerging challenges of hard-to-reach areas and marginalised people in the country, said speakers at a pos...

Six rivers flowing above danger level

-- 2022-06-28 18:27:59

At least six rivers of the county were flowing above their danger levels as of 9:00 am on Tuesday, according to Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) report. Water levels at 21 river stations m...

Germany's dismal performance in the UNL, a worrying sign?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-06-28 17:43:11

The German national team's performance in the UEFA Nations League 2022 so far has not been up to the mark.  Barring a 5-2 win against an underperforming Italy, the other three results are 1 goal...