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Ctg depot fire: Authorities put death toll at 41 in revised count

Ctg depot fire: Authorities put death toll at 41 in revised count

-- 2022-06-06 14:08:29

BD fixes miscount of deatThe district administration and the health authorities in Chattogram have revised the death toll in the BM Container Depot fire in Sitakunda, dropping it down to 41, bdnews24....

641 killed, 1364 injured in 528 road accidents in May: Report

641 killed, 1364 injured in 528 road accidents in May: Report

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-06 13:17:21

As many as 641 people, including 84 women and 97 children, were killed and 1364 others injured in some 528 road accidents across the country in the last month of May, according to the Road Safety Foun...

Explosives inspector, BM Container Depot contradict over authorisation for chemical storage

Explosives inspector, BM Container Depot contradict over authorisation for chemical storage

-- 2022-06-06 11:38:49

An explosives inspector in the Chattogram port city has said the authorities of BM Container Depot, the site of the devastating inferno which has claimed at least 49 lives, did not have proper authori...

Fireman Moniruzzaman dies before seeing his newborn

Fireman Moniruzzaman dies before seeing his newborn

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-05 22:46:41

The fire at a container depot in Sitakunda Upazila of Chattogram has claimed the life of a fireman who became the father of a girl seven days ago but never got to meet her. Kumira Fire Service Statio...

Death toll in Chattogram depot fire rises to 49

Death toll in Chattogram depot fire rises to 49

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-05 22:10:23

The death toll in a fire at a container depot in Sitakunda Upazila of Chattogram has climbed to 49. Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Alauddin Talukder of the Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMC...

Police fire tear gas, charge batons to disperse demonstrating apparel workers

Police fire tear gas, charge batons to disperse demonstrating apparel workers

-- 2022-06-05 21:15:41

For the second consecutive day, police have fired tear gas and charged batons to chase away workers from several readymade garment factories who were staging a demonstration, demanding a hike in their...

Budget session to continue until July 4

Budget session to continue until July 4

-- 2022-06-05 21:03:03

The budget session of the Jatiya Sangsad will continue until July 4. The decision was taken at the eighth meeting of the advisory committee of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaba...

Bangladesh gets 115m free Covid vaccines

Bangladesh gets 115m free Covid vaccines

-- 2022-06-05 18:56:19

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque has told the Parliament that Bangladesh received a total of 115 million Covid-19 vaccines free of cost under the Covax facilities. “Bangladesh...

‘Depot officials yet to confirm what types of chemical agents were stored’

‘Depot officials yet to confirm what types of chemical agents were stored’

-- 2022-06-05 18:53:01

The BM Container Depot, the ground zero of the devastating fire that has claimed scores of lives, stores chemicals in containers as its normal business activity. Among those stores are several blue j...

New poor in Bangladesh remains high in May, says survey

New poor in Bangladesh remains high in May, says survey

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-05 18:42:48

National estimate of the country’s new poor remains high in May 2022 due to inflation and slower-than-expected economic recovery from the Covid-19 shock among the vulnerable non-poor, according...

WB to provide Tk 2.55b food aid to Rohingyas

WB to provide Tk 2.55b food aid to Rohingyas

-- 2022-06-05 18:27:52

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Mohammad Enamur Rahman has said that the World Bank (WB) will provide Tk 2.55 billion as food aid to the Rohingya refugees. "Under the agreement,...

Budget session for fiscal year 2022-23 begins

Budget session for fiscal year 2022-23 begins

-- 2022-06-05 17:55:12

The budget session for the fiscal year 2022-23 began at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday afternoon. The national budget for the next fiscal will be debated and approved during this 18th session of the...

PM stresses nature-based solutions for sustainable development

PM stresses nature-based solutions for sustainable development

-- 2022-06-05 17:27:39

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to go for nature-based solutions to achieve sustainable development while keeping the environment protected. "The development would...

Bangladesh logs 34 new Covid cases, no deaths

Bangladesh logs 34 new Covid cases, no deaths

-- 2022-06-05 17:09:36

Bangladesh has registered 34 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,953,657. But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll from t...

Bangladesh increases gas prices by 22.78pc

Bangladesh increases gas prices by 22.78pc

-- 2022-06-05 16:21:59

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised wholesale gas prices by 22.78 per cent to Tk 11.91 per unit. The decision will boost gas prices across the board, except for CNG users for...

Derailment snaps Dhaka to northern region rail link

Derailment snaps Dhaka to northern region rail link

-- 2022-06-05 16:13:23

Rail communications between Dhaka and the northern parts of the country have remained suspended since Sunday noon due to the derailment of a train in Gazipur, officials said. In-charge of Joydebpur R...

Govt allocates Tk 10m to help Ctg fire victims

Govt allocates Tk 10m to help Ctg fire victims

-- 2022-06-05 16:07:41

The government has allocated Tk 10 million for the victims of the devastating fire that caused explosions at BM Container Depot at Shitalpur area in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram last night. An off...

Three BAEC officials killed in Savar road crash

Three BAEC officials killed in Savar road crash

-- 2022-06-05 15:56:20

Three science officers from the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) have been killed in an accident involving a bus, a minibus and a truck in Dhaka’s Savar. At least 30 others have been...

Two probe bodies formed over Ctg deadly fire

Two probe bodies formed over Ctg deadly fire

-- 2022-06-05 15:45:34

Two committees have been formed to investigate the fire at BM Container Deport in Sitakunda in Chattogram. The Directorate of Fire Service and Civil Defense formed a seven-member probe body to ascert...

Death toll in Ctg container depot fire climbs to 41

Death toll in Ctg container depot fire climbs to 41

-- 2022-06-05 15:39:22

The death toll in the fire at a container depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram has jumped to 41. Many other victims have been admitted to local hospitals with injuries. The fire broke out at the...

HC orders to open info cell at SC in 60 days

HC orders to open info cell at SC in 60 days

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-05 15:21:13

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to establish an “information providing unit” in the Supreme Court within 60 days in line with “The Right To Information Act, 2...

No JSC, JDC exams this year: Education Minister

No JSC, JDC exams this year: Education Minister

-- 2022-06-05 12:58:30

Like the previous year, Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will not be held this year, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Sunday, UNB reports. “S...

PM condoles death in Chattogram depot fire

PM condoles death in Chattogram depot fire

-- 2022-06-05 12:56:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed profound shock and sorrow at the loss of lives and injuries in the BM Container depot fire at Sitakunda in Chattogram, BSS reports. In a message of condolen...

‘Father, my leg has been blown off,’ Chattogram fire victim says in call before death

‘Father, my leg has been blown off,’ Chattogram fire victim says in call before death

-- 2022-06-05 12:54:10

Mominul Haque got the job only three months ago. His father, Faridul Haque from Bashkhali, spoke to his son regularly. He said Mominul seemed happy enough. But a phone call on Saturday upended their l...

Families of Sitakunda container depot fire victims scour hospitals in a frantic search for loved ones

Families of Sitakunda container depot fire victims scour hospitals in a frantic search for loved ones

-- 2022-06-05 12:34:58

The families of victims of the container depot fire in Chattogram’s Sitakunda are rushing from one hospital to another in search of their loved ones. People were flocking to Chattogram Medica...

Death toll in Chattogram container depot fire hits 32

Death toll in Chattogram container depot fire hits 32

-- 2022-06-05 12:03:13

The death toll in the fire at a container depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda has climbed to 32 and many people have been admitted to local hospitals with injuries. The fire broke out at the BM C...

Death toll from Chattogram container depot fire climbs to 17

Death toll from Chattogram container depot fire climbs to 17

-- 2022-06-05 08:50:28

The death toll in the fire at a container depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda rose to 17, according to the local authorities, bdnews24.com reports. One of the victims was identified as Mominul Haqu...

Fakhrul alleges government fails to protect rights of minorities

Fakhrul alleges government fails to protect rights of minorities

-- 2022-06-04 21:19:25

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the Awami League-led government has failed to protect the rights of the country's minority communities. "This government alw...

Awami League should ensure BNP’s participation in polls, says Nurul Huda

Awami League should ensure BNP’s participation in polls, says Nurul Huda

-- 2022-06-04 21:08:07

Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Saturday said the next general election will not be acceptable without the participation of the BNP, one of the major parties in the country....

US national crosses barriers of religion, country to marry Bangladeshi girl

US national crosses barriers of religion, country to marry Bangladeshi girl

-- 2022-06-04 20:43:06

A 27-year-old US national has once again proved that love transcends all boundaries by crossing the barriers of religion and country to marry the love of his life from Gazipur in Bangladesh. Ryan Cof...