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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina consoling relatives of Chawkbazar fire incident victims when

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina consoling relatives of Chawkbazar fire incident victims when she visited the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the city on Saturday Story on Page 1 — BSS

BD eyes global leadership in peace, security

Bangladesh eyes global leadership, particularly in peace and security, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told the FE recently while narrating the objectives of the country's foreign policy.During the interview, the minister who was Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations for a long time has also focused on public...

Govt agencies seek addl Tk 287b internal funds

The authorities are in a dilemma over finalising the revised annual development programme (RADP) as public agencies have sought Tk 287 billion extra from internal resources, officials said on Saturday.Earlier, project executing agencies sought Tk 90 billion lower from the Tk 600 billion external resources in the upcoming development budget...

Fresh RHD jobs for overworked 49 cos unlikely

Some 49 contractors, enlisted with the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), are unlikely to get further work for the time being, as they are overburdened with work, caused due to hiding information in the tender documents.RHD made a list of the contractors as of January 31, asking its 10 zonal...

JCD begins distribution of forms

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, began on Saturday distributing nomination papers for the upcoming Dhaka University central students' union (DUCSU) and hall union elections at the party's Naya Paltan central office, reports UNB."We are ready to participate in the elections although our seven-point demand is not...

70.4pc public vehicle drivers have eyesight problems: Survey

The country's 70.4 per cent public transport drivers have some kind of problems with their eyesight, findings of a survey revealed on Saturday.Of the 70.4 per cent drivers, some 64.66 per cent drivers have never visited a physician for their problems, and 78.69 per cent do not use any kind...

Karnaphuli tunnel work begins today

The main phase of construction work on the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram will begin today (Sunday), reports bdnews24.com.Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader announced that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will launch excavation work on the project at 11.00 am on Sunday."The excavation...

A colourful rally was taken out from NSC Tower in the city on Saturday marking

A colourful rally was taken out from NSC Tower in the city on Saturday marking Savings Week 2019. The photograph was taken from Zero Point area Story on Page 1 — FE photo

FSRU supplying LNG above capacity

Storage limitation in the country's lone LNG import terminal is pushing re-gasification of 'expensive' fuel above its capacity.State-run Petrobangla had been re-gasifying more than 500 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) equivalent of LNG for last several days only to trim down the volume of stored LNG and ensure unloading...