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Rice, veggies, sugar, edible oil get costlier

FE REPORTAfter remaining static for about a month, prices of rice, winter vegetables, sugar and edible oil have increased in the city markets over the past week, adding pressure on household budgets of the commoners.Prices of almost all winter vegetables rose by Tk 10-20 per kilogramme/piece last week, even though...

Cumilla bus accident kills four

Survivors of the Cumilla road accident that has killed four have said they argued with the bus driver minutes before the crash, reports bdnews24.com.The bus was initially moving very slowly, making frequent stops and taking passengers, the survivors recalled.After the passengers protested and locked in an argument with the driver,...

Govt issues two new ordinances to protect biodiversity, wildlife

FE REPORTThe interim government issued two ordinances related to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the protection of the country's biodiversity and wildlife.The ordinance, Wildlife (Conservation and Protection) Ordinance, 2026, was published in the form of a gazette on Wednesday on the law ministry website after the...

Migratory birds throng Ctg seashore, riverbanks

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM, Jan 09: The weather has been chilly in the port-city for the last several days. A number of migratory and guest birds have now gathered in the seashore areas as well as on the banks of rivers including Karnaphuli, Sangu and Halda. Bird-lovers are going to the areas...

Three held over Shariatpur bomb explosion

Police have detained three individuals over the crude bomb explosion in Zajira upazila of Shariatpur that killed two people and injured several others, reports bdnews24.com.The explosion occurred in Mulai Beparikandi area of Bilaspur union, reportedly when crude bombs were being made in a house.Criminal Investigation Department on Friday sent a...

Two-day photo exhibition on Khaleda Zia in capital

FE REPORTA two-day photo exhibition focusing on the eventful and struggling life of BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia began at Zia Udyan in the capital on Friday.BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan inaugurated the exhibition, organised by Bogura Media and Cultural Society Dhaka (BMCSD), after...

12th Commencement Ceremony of AUW today

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 09: The 12th Commencement Ceremony of the Asian University for Women (AUW) will be held at Radisson Blu Hotel in the port-city today (Saturday) with its Chancellor Cherie Blair in the chair. Professor Irene Tracey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, UK, will attend the function as...

DU holds int'l conference on Islamic Finance, Banking

DU CORRESPONDENTThe Dhaka University (DU) has organised a two-day international conference on Islamic Finance and Banking under the theme 'Islamic Finance for Sustainable Economic Development'. The event is jointly organised by the DU Department of Finance and the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh (CSBIBB). The conference began...

Cold wave sweeps dists

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday). Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the districts of Narsingdi, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia, and it may continue.Moderate to thick fog may occur over the river...