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Light to moderate fog likely in parts of country

Light to moderate fog likely in parts of country

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-27 14:06:12

A light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country from late night till morning, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Friday. Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unc...

PM to unveil 25 dev projects in Rajshahi on Sunday

PM to unveil 25 dev projects in Rajshahi on Sunday

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-27 12:37:11

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will on Sunday inaugurate  25 development projects completed at a cost of Tk 1317 crore in Rajshahi City and across the district. At the event she will also lay foun...

One held with 20kg venison from Sundarbans

One held with 20kg venison from Sundarbans

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-27 12:35:11

The forest department officials on Thursday evening detained a man with 20kg venison from the Nilkamal area of the Sundarbans in Khulna. The detainee was identified as Hiru Akon of Barguna, repor...

Govt taking preparation to hold free, fair election: PM

Govt taking preparation to hold free, fair election: PM

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-27 11:42:16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Jan 26) said the government is taking all kinds of preparations to hold the country's next general election in a free and fair manner, BSS reports. "The next e...

Bangla Academy to publish Hamid’s autobiography in Book Fair 2023

Bangla Academy to publish Hamid’s autobiography in Book Fair 2023

-- 2023-01-26 22:53:15

The Bangla Academy is set to publish an autobiography of the incumbent President Abdul Hamid at the Ekushey Book Fair detailing how he paved his way from a quiet Haor village to the office of the titu...

Be ready to offer a fair, acceptable election, Home Minister tells DCs

Be ready to offer a fair, acceptable election, Home Minister tells DCs

-- 2023-01-26 19:43:09

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday asked the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to get ready to ensure a fair and acceptable national election expected to be held early next year, reports UNB. He cam...

Momen seeks WB assistance for coastal embankments

Momen seeks WB assistance for coastal embankments

-- 2023-01-26 19:38:55

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has invited the World Bank (WB) to invest further in climate-smart infrastructures, especially for widening and heightening embankments along Bangladesh’s coas...

Global climate campaign launched in Dhaka for actions on climate inequality

Global climate campaign launched in Dhaka for actions on climate inequality

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-26 19:22:50

A global climate campaign titled ‘Generation Hope’ was launched in Dhaka on Thursday to raise the voice for urgent actions on climate inequality. The campaign aims to tackle economic ineq...

‘Commerce Ministry to continue advocacy for simplification of registration process’

‘Commerce Ministry to continue advocacy for simplification of registration process’

-- 2023-01-26 19:02:46

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said his ministry will continue its advocacy with other ministries to simplify the process of obtaining certificates and registration, including five-year tra...

Bangladesh logs 16 new Covid cases, zero deaths

Bangladesh logs 16 new Covid cases, zero deaths

-- 2023-01-26 17:14:18

Bangladesh has recorded 16 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,494. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,441 over the 24-hour period, a...

DCs asked to stay vigilant about illegal sand extraction

DCs asked to stay vigilant about illegal sand extraction

-- 2023-01-26 16:52:23

State Minister for Water Resources Ministry Zahid Faruk has directed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to remain vigilant to stop illegal sand extraction from rivers. The dams which are built on the riv...

USAID to provide $75m for Rohingya, host community

USAID to provide $75m for Rohingya, host community

-- 2023-01-26 16:34:36

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional $75 million in humanitarian assistance to help Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and members of the Bangladeshi host comm...

Digital connectivity will be key weapon for Smart Bangladesh: PM

Digital connectivity will be key weapon for Smart Bangladesh: PM

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-26 14:43:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Jan 26) said digital connectivity would be the key equipment to transform the country into a Smart Bangladesh, BSS reports. "Digital connectivity will be the key t...

Bangladesh condemns desecration of the Holy Quran by far-right activist in The Hague

Bangladesh condemns desecration of the Holy Quran by far-right activist in The Hague

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-26 14:13:54

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent act of desecrating the Holy Quran by a far-right activist in The Hague, Netherlands. Bangladesh has expressed grave concern over the incident and rejects...

JSS man shot dead in Rangamati

JSS man shot dead in Rangamati

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-26 13:40:26

An activist of Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS-Santu Larma) man was killed in a gunfight between JSS activists and United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) at Gongrichhara in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati dist...

Wait to cross Padma Bridge by train gets longer

Wait to cross Padma Bridge by train gets longer

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-26 11:12:39

During the inauguration of the long-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge last year, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said that a 169-km-long railway link connecting Dhaka to Jashore via the brid...

14th death anniversary of Shahidul Islam Pannu today

14th death anniversary of Shahidul Islam Pannu today

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-26 11:03:39

Today, January 26, is the 14th death anniversary of Md Shahidul Islam Pannu, a director of SARA Advertising Limited, reads a press release. His family members have requested all to pray for the salva...

Persistent load-shedding a concern for Rajshahi Boro farmers

Persistent load-shedding a concern for Rajshahi Boro farmers

A CORRESPONDENT 2023-01-26 09:08:33

RAJSHAHI: Braving the cold wave, farmers in Rajshahi are busy planting Boro seedlings on their lands. However, they are worried about the cultivation as they have been experiencing prolonged load shed...

Make sure cultivation of unfarmed lands

Make sure cultivation of unfarmed lands

FE REPORT 2023-01-26 09:01:52

The government on Wednesday asked deputy commissioners (DCs) to take an all-out initiative to bring uncultivated lands under farming in order to ensure food autarky in Bangladesh. Agriculture ministe...

Bring gas prices to rational level

Bring gas prices to rational level

FE REPORT 2023-01-26 08:58:08

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) urged the government to review the enhanced gas prices and bring the rates to a rational level. Terming the latest tariff hike...

H1 ADP execution lowest in six years

H1 ADP execution lowest in six years

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2023-01-26 08:51:45

Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal year (FY) stood at 23.53 per cent, the lowest in the last six years, officials said on Wednesday....

Time deposits plummet as inflation saps savings

Time deposits plummet as inflation saps savings

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2023-01-26 08:49:14

ime deposits in Bangladesh's banking system dropped by nearly 49 per cent or Tk 250.92 billion during July-November 2022, year on year, in a situation that usually does not happen on the financial mar...

BIFS accorded reception to new Indian HC

BIFS accorded reception to new Indian HC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-01-25 23:15:42

Bangladesh and India are in negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which will create the framework for taking advantage of economic growth both India and Banglades...

Parliament passes Zakat Fund Management Bill, 2023

Parliament passes Zakat Fund Management Bill, 2023

-- 2023-01-25 19:24:31

The Zakat Fund Management Bill -2023 was passed in Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to make Zakat (obligatory charity in Islam) an important tool to eradicate poverty in the country. The proposed Bill...

Power demand to rise by 10pc during irrigation season this year

Power demand to rise by 10pc during irrigation season this year

-- 2023-01-25 18:48:41

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has said the demand for electricity will rise by nearly 1,500 MW to around 16,000 MW during the irrigation season this year. Speaking at the Bidyut Bh...

No new roads before national election, says Quader 

No new roads before national election, says Quader 

-- 2023-01-25 18:32:07

Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader has said the government will not undertake any new road construction projects until the next national election and maintenance of the existing roads w...

Bangla Academy names 15 winners of its literary awards for 2022

Bangla Academy names 15 winners of its literary awards for 2022

-- 2023-01-25 18:15:48

The Bangla Academy has announced the names of the 15 recipients of its literary awards for 2022. The awardees were named in a media briefing organised by the academy’s Public Relations Departme...

Bangladesh bans Sucker Fish

Bangladesh bans Sucker Fish

-- 2023-01-25 17:48:33

The government has issued the final gazette notification banning Suckermouth catfish, locally known as Sucker Fish. As per the directives of the President, deputy secretary of the Fisheries and Lives...

Nine Covid-19 cases reported in a day

Nine Covid-19 cases reported in a day

-- 2023-01-25 17:40:24

Bangladesh has recorded nine new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,478. The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,441 over the 24-hour period,...

12 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

12 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2023-01-25 17:31:27

Twelve more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. Of the new patients, six were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and six others outside it, according to the Directora...