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Sino-Bangladesh stand on Ukraine-Russia war lauded

FE REPORT 2022-03-23 08:47:15

Speakers during a virtual seminar on Tuesday praised the stance of China and Bangladesh on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Students and youth leaders suggest that military bloc NATO cease to e...

Dhaka detects 'lack of goodwill' in Myanmar's list of Rohingya for repatriation 

-- 2022-03-22 21:47:17

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Myanmar needs to be "more sensitive" in making a verified list of Rohingya for repatriation noting that the list of 700 Rohingya people looks flawed. Bangl...

Five arrested on charges of supplying fake NIDs, driving licenses

-- 2022-03-22 21:09:30

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five people in Dhaka on charges of forging and supplying fake NIDs and driving licenses, particularly to motorcyclists, according to bdnews24.com. In a p...

Bangladesh ratifies ILO Convention 138 in a major move to eliminate child labour

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-22 19:32:02

Bangladesh has ratified International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 138 on the minimum age for employment, taking a major step in its battle to eliminate child labour. The country also fixed 1...

ACC sues Jessore Education Board ex-chairman, nine others

-- 2022-03-22 19:13:20

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against ten officials of Jessore Education Board including its ex-chairman Molla Amir allegedly for misappropriating TK 10.2 million. The case wa...

Deal signed to build bridge over Payra River 

-- 2022-03-22 19:07:09

Bangladesh has signed an agreement with South Korea for constructing a bridge over the Payra River on Kachua-Betagi-Patuakhali-Lohaliya-Kalaiya road.  On behalf of their respective sides, K...

RMG workers on rampage after bus injures one fellow in Gazipur 

-- 2022-03-22 18:41:13

Garment workers set a bus on fire and vandalised 10 others in Gazipur following a road crash that left one of their fellows injured on Tuesday.  According to the workers and locals, Monir Hossai...

12 development projects involving over Tk 157b get ECNEC nod

-- 2022-03-22 18:14:09

The government on Tuesday approved 12 development projects involving Tk 157.45 billion including five projects to improve rural infrastructures. The approval came from the regular Executive Committee...

UP member held for ‘raping’ schoolgirl 

-- 2022-03-22 17:49:28

Police arrested a member of Babukhali union parishad of Mohammadpur upazila in Magura district for allegedly raping a schoolgirl on Monday.  The arrestee was Ismail Mridha, son of late Awal Mrid...

Gas price in five south-western districts set to witness ‘substantial’ rise

-- 2022-03-22 17:44:46

Household users in five districts of south-western region, including Jashore and Khulna are set to pay a substantially higher price for gas, supplied by the Sundarbans Gas Company Limited (SGCL). The...

Groundwater level in Chattogram drops by around 2.5 metres a year 

-- 2022-03-22 17:30:27

The level of groundwater in Chattogram and its coastal areas with dense industrial factories has dropped by as much as two and a half metres a year, a study shows. Experts and authorities have sugges...

121 Covid-19 cases, no deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-03-22 17:28:38

Bangladesh has registered 121 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,950,846.  But no more deaths were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the total...

Bangladesh set to shut down 51 power plants by 2025

-- 2022-03-22 17:27:58

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has lined up a total of 51 power plants, having a total generation capacity of about 3990 MW, for retirement by 2025. According to an official document o...

15 eminent citizens, out of 40 invited, join talks with election commission

-- 2022-03-22 16:21:56

The new Election Commission has sat down with at least 15 eminent citizens for a second round of talks to explore ways to hold a fair and free national election. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habi...

ANAME demands ‘comprehensive’ probe into Shitalakkhya launch capsize

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-22 14:54:17

The Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Bangladesh or ANAME has called for an 'impartial and comprehensive' investigation into the capsize of a launch hit by a cargo vessel in the Sh...

Shitalakshya launch capsize: Death toll reaches 10

FE ONLINE REPORT   2022-03-22 11:42:40

Divers have so far pulled ten dead bodies out of the Shitalakshya River after a launch named ML ML Afsar Uddin capsized with more than 50 people onboard on Sunday afternoon. The death toll now stands...

EU responds to letter calling for sanctions on RAB

-- 2022-03-22 08:35:50

Josep Borrell Fontelles, the vice-president of the European Commission and its high representative for security and foreign affairs, has responded to a letter from a member of the European Parliament...

CPD has no statement over happiness index, says Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-03-21 21:53:16

Criticising research works of local think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud has said the CPD did not give any statement over the recently-publis...

100pc electrification nothing but a false campaign, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-03-21 21:28:13

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government’s announcement about the 100 per cent electrification across the country is nothing but a ‘false&rsq...

Freight vessel’s crew members face charges of culpable homicide

-- 2022-03-21 20:39:46

The authorities have brought charges of culpable homicide against eight crew members of Rupshi-9, the freight vessel that crushed a passenger launch in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj. Babulal...

Govt plans to implement Tk 25.55b project to boost capacity of its local bodies 

-- 2022-03-21 20:34:03

The government is going to undertake a Tk 25.55 billion big project to enhance the capacity of the urban local government bodies in their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic alongside s...

Police aviation wing will enable the agency achieve three-dimensional capability, says IGP

-- 2022-03-21 20:06:09

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Monday said Bangladesh Police will be able to achieve three-dimensional capability after launching its newly formed aviation wing. The Aviation Wing...

E-commerce firms must return consumers’ money by March 31, says DG 

-- 2022-03-21 19:47:35

E-commerce firms must pay back their consumers’ money by March 31 next, else they will face legal actions, said Director General of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection AHM Sha...

Depletion, pollution of groundwater remain key concerns

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-21 19:17:37

Depletion and pollution of groundwater are the key concerns for the invisible resource, said speakers at a webinar on Monday. They raised the concern at a webinar on the eve of World Water Day, hoste...

Indefinite bus strike in Sylhet from Tuesday 

-- 2022-03-21 18:56:41

Sylhet District Bus-Minibus-Coach-Microbus workers union has decided to enforce an indefinite strike in the district from Tuesday morning to press home their four-point demand including granting bail...

Sunken launch salvaged from Shitalakkhya River 

-- 2022-03-21 17:42:44

The sunken launch ‘ML Afsar Uddin’ has been recovered from Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj.  Rescue ship Pratyay of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) managed to b...

No Covid-19 deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-03-21 17:39:52

Bangladesh has reported no new deaths from Covid-19 in a 24-hour count, leaving the toll unchanged at 29,117. The country registered 116 new virus cases, taking the total caseload from the disease to...

Bay depression likely to intensify into cyclonic storm

-- 2022-03-21 17:23:33

The depression over north Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast bay is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm by Monday and move in a north/northeasterly direction. It was centred at 6:00am...

Narayanganj launch capsize: Death toll reaches eight, four still missing

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-21 15:55:40

Divers have so far pulled eight dead bodies out of the Shitalakshya River after a launch named ML Ashraf Uddin capsized with more than 50 people onboard on Sunday afternoon. The death toll now reache...

PM Hasina announces 100pc electrification

-- 2022-03-21 13:45:58

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced bringing 100 per cent population under electricity coverage as she inaugurated 1,320 MW Payra Thermal Power Plant, the largest of its kind, BSS reports. Wit...