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Vendors occupy almost half of a road in the capital's bustling Bangabandhu Avenue,

Vendors occupy almost half of a road in the capital's bustling Bangabandhu Avenue, aggravating the problem of traffic congestion even further. The photo was taken on Saturday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Debt stock stood at $74.40b when Hasina govt fell

Bangladesh gets deeply indebted as, over the past 16 years, the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina had borrowed $74.40 billion from external sources and repaid $39.31 billion-nearly half the total-before stepping down amid a student-mass uprising.As of June last year, Bangladesh's public sector-external debt had surged to $78.18...

Call for phasing out clay bricks

The country's concrete block manufacturers on Saturday urged the government to implement its decision to completely phase out the traditional clay bricks in public infrastructure development projects. Despite a government plan to replace clay-burnt bricks with concrete blocks by FY 2024-25, the use of concrete blocks remains below 20 per...

Tenders issued to buy 2 more spot LNG cargoes this month

Bangladesh's state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) intends to buy two more spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes during the second half of the current month before the ensuing Eid-ul-Fitr to meet the mounting demand during Ramadan.The RPGCL has already floated tenders to purchase the LNG cargoes for March...

Detectives arrest six over shooting gold trader in Banasree

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the shooting and robbing of a gold trader in the capital's Banasree area last month.The detectives also recovered the looted gold and firearms from the possession of arrestees, according to a press release...

3 killed in Madaripur clash

Madaripur, Mar 8 (UNB): Three people were killed and at least seven others injured in a clash between rival groups vying for control of the illegal sand trade in Madaripur Sadar upazila on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Saiful Sardar, 50, Alil Sardar, 40, and Palash Sardar. All of them...

Bangladeshi killed in BSF firing near Panchagarh frontier

PANCHAGARH, March 8 (BSS): A Bangladeshi national was killed in firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Bhitargarh border in Panchagarh Sadar upazila of the district in the early hours of Saturday.The deceased was identified as Al Amin, 38,son of Suruj Ali Jinnat Para area of Harivasan union...

No FBCCI election before reforms

The leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Front of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have pledged that no election will be held without reforming the federation chamber. They also promised that the anti-discrimination committee would resist any move to hold an election without reforming discriminatory rules and...

BDR carnage probe commission asks Hasina, 14 others to appear, testify

The National Independent Investigation Commission on the 2009 BDR carnage has issued a public notice urging 15 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to testify as part of its ongoing inquiry, reports BSS.It made the call in a special notice issued today, saying that due to time constraint, the...