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Death toll in Shitalakkhya launch capsize reaches 7

-- 2022-03-21 12:45:47

Rescuers have recovered one more body after a passenger launch struck by a cargo vessel sank in the Shitalakkhya river with about 50 people on board in Narayanganj, bdnews24.com reports. The death to...

Four die as truck, car collide head-on in Chattogram

-- 2022-03-21 11:42:27

Four people have died after a truck collided head-on with a car in Chattogram's Lohagara Upazila. The accident took place on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway in the Adhunagar area at 5:30 am on Mon...

National dialogue emphasises integrating climate adaptation into development planning

FE REPORT 2022-03-21 10:06:54

Speakers at a national dialogue on mainstreaming the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) emphasised integrating climate change adaptation into the national development planning process. They also called...

Fire breaks out at Kallyanpur slum

-- 2022-03-20 21:55:22

A fire broke out at the capital's Kallyanpur slum on Sunday night. The blaze started around 8:50 pm at the number-9 slum near Notun Bazar, said Md Shahjahan Shikdar, Deputy assistant director (media...

Bangladesh seeks more LNG from Qatar

-- 2022-03-20 21:39:26

Bangladesh wants Qatar to increase its LNG supply to the country, says a UNB report. The request was made by Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen when the newly appointed ambassador of Qatar met him on Su...

Teach according to needs of labour market, President says 

-- 2022-03-20 21:01:46

President Abdul Hamid has asked the authorities concerned to plan academic curriculum in line with the labour market.  "We need to plan academic curriculum in line with the labour market. It is...

Foreign Minister not going to Pakistan, Foreign Secretary to represent Bangladesh in OIC CFM

-- 2022-03-20 20:22:44

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen will not be joining the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to be held on March 22-23 in Islamabad....

Witness says freight ship did not slow down after smashing into launch

-- 2022-03-20 20:22:04

The freight ship that sank a passenger launch never slowed down after smashing into it despite onlookers from nearby vessels screaming in horror, according to one witness. The cargo vessel MV Rupshi-...

PM to open Payra power plant, declare 100pc power coverage on Monday

-- 2022-03-20 19:06:31

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally open the country's biggest Payra 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant at Kalapara Upazila in Patuakhali on Monday. During the programme at the power plant premises,...

Jatka conservation week to begin Mar 31

-- 2022-03-20 18:56:11

The National ‘Jatka Conservation Week-2022’ will be observed from March 31 to April 6 aiming to create mass awareness on preserving hilsa fry to boost the overall fish production.  T...

People from all walks of life pay final respects to former president Shahabuddin

-- 2022-03-20 18:50:42

People from all walks of life have paid their final respects to former president and chief justice Shahabuddin Ahmed. Hundreds of people, including judges, lawyers and student leaders from the 1990s...

Four to die over child's death in Narayanganj

-- 2022-03-20 18:38:22

A court has handed down the death penalty to four people and sentenced two others to life imprisonment for the murder of a child in Narayanganj's Fatullah in 2013. Judge Sabina Yasmin of Narayanganj'...

Chaos created over counting of votes of the Secretary post, SCBA election result pending 

FE ONLINE REPORT  2022-03-20 18:17:01

Although the counting of votes in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election for the 2022-23 sessions has already been completed, the announcement of the result is pending as a chaotic situat...

82 Covid-19 cases, three deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-03-20 18:15:20

Bangladesh has registered 82 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,950,609. The country also recorded three more deaths related to the disease, raising the t...

Narayanganj launch capsize: Five bodies recovered, 20 feared missing

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-20 18:02:20

Divers have pulled five dead bodies out of the Shitalakshya River after a launch capsized with more than 50 people onboard on Sunday afternoon. Md. Shahjahan Shikdar, a fire service media cell offici...

US decides to continue discussion on RAB sanction issue with Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-20 17:24:42

Sanction on RAB by the US was discussed at the Eighth US-Bangladesh partnership dialogue with both sides deciding to continue the discussion on this issue. Talking to the newsmen after the Eight US-B...

Launch capsizes in Shitalakshya River

FE ONLINE REPORT   2022-03-20 16:31:00

A Munshiganj-bound launch capsized in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj after a collision with a cargo vessel on Sunday. The accident took place at Al Aminnagar area of Narayanganj at about 2:30...

Human rights situation in Bangladesh improves, says Nuland

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-20 16:05:12

Despite giving no assurance to withdraw sanction on RAB, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland acknowledged that the human rights situation in Bangladesh has improved in the last th...

Three-day public hearing on gas price hike proposal begins Monday

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-20 15:36:57

A three-day public hearing on the proposed gas tariff hike at the retail level will begin on Monday. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold the hearing at the BIAM Auditorium in the...

Hifazat leader sentenced to two years in prison in ACC case

-- 2022-03-20 14:42:02

A Chattogram court has sentenced Hifazat-e Islam leader Mufti Izaharul Islam to two years in prison for not properly disclosing his sources of wealth. Judge Munshi Abdul Majid handed down the verdi...

US wants closer ties with Bangladesh amid Russia-Ukraine war

-- 2022-03-20 13:53:55

Washington wants to enhance cooperation with Dhaka on matters of global security in the wake of Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland has sai...

BSMRAAU to be moved to Lalmonirhat campus

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-03-20 09:54:23

LALMONIRHAT: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU), now running in the Dhaka city, may move to its own campus in Lalmonirhat in June this year, said its officia...

Mayor mulls allowing cars based on odd, even numbers

FE REPORT 2022-03-20 09:49:46

Mayor Atiqul Islam contemplates introducing a new plying system of vehicles having odd and even number plates if the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) gets the onus of traffic management. Vehicle...

Bangabandhu Wage Earners’ Centre launched in Dhaka

-- 2022-03-19 21:15:30

The government has launched Bangabandhu Wage Earners' Center in Dhaka, aiming to provide temporary accommodation to the expatriate workers. Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran A...

Factory at Dhaka Export Processing Zone catches fire

-- 2022-03-19 20:23:45

A fire broke out in a factory at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) in Savar on Saturday. The fire started in the factory of Paxar Bangladesh Ltd at 6:50 pm. Seven firefighting units are currently...

Seminar on seaweed and green mussel farming held in Cox’s Bazar

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-19 19:46:16

Seaweed and green mussels are being recognised as an important marine resource around the world, can play a vital part in Bangladesh's economy if they are properly planned and commercially developed....

US Under Secretary arrives for Dhaka-Washington’s ‘Partnership Dialogue’

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-19 19:34:30

The eighth US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue will be held on Sunday in the city eying to heal the strains in the bilateral ties caused by the recent US sanctions on RAB, officials said. US Under-Sec...

Jubo League leader stabs farmer, pregnant women over election-related rivalry

-- 2022-03-19 19:11:36

A farmer and his pregnant wife were stabbed allegedly by a Jubo League leader over Union Parishad election-related rivalry in Kalia Upazila in Narail district on Saturday. The injured were identified...

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

-- 2022-03-19 17:14:55

Bangladesh has registered 62 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, the lowest since April 11, 2020. The total caseload from the disease reached 1,950,527, according to the latest government data released o...

Shahabuddin did not take anything from allotted fund, says ex-Bangababhan staff

-- 2022-03-19 16:52:13

One of the many perks of being the president is that all their expenses are borne by the state. The parameters of expenditure are enshrined in law and these cover everything from medical treatment to...