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Bangladesh cooking oil traders jittery as 'instability' persists after price hike

2022-05-15 00:00:00

Traders are watching the market cautiously with "instability" persistent in parts of the supply chain after a price hike amid a shortage, reports bdnews24.com.Consumers are also guarded, leading to a fall in demand. Many still have oil in their stocks...

RAB seizes 6,600 litres of soyabean oil

2022-05-15 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, May 14 (BSS): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized 6,600 litres of soyabean oil from some warehouses and grocery shops in Natore district on Friday evening.On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted the drive against...

Finnish president talks to Putin about NATO

2022-05-15 00:00:00

HELSINKI, May 14 ( AFP): Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday regarding the Nordic country's application for NATO membership, which is expected to be announced this weekend, his office said."The conversation was direct...

Sri Lankan president appoints 4 ministers to new cabinet

2022-05-15 00:00:00

COLOMBO, May 14 (Xinhua) : Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday appointed four ministers to the new cabinet after United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the South Asian country's prime minister on Thursday.The new appointments...

Prices of onion have again started spiralling up although there is no dearth of supply at the wholesale market.

2022-05-15 00:00:00

Prices of onion have again started spiralling up although there is no dearth of supply at the wholesale market. The photo taken on Saturday shows piles of sacks of onion at Shyambazar wholesale market in the city — FE photo

Global Covid cases near 521 million

2022-05-15 00:00:00

- The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 521 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world, reports agencies.According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 520,528,011 while the death...

Covid death nil for 24th straight day, new cases 22

FE Report | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh has reported zero death from coronavirus along with 22 new cases of the viral disease in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning.With no new Covid-19 death reported for the 24th straight day, the total fatalities from the pandemic...

Untap full potential of blue economy

FE REPORT | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

Speakers at a programme in the city on Saturday stressed the need for proper coordination among stakeholders through forming a separate ministry or department to untap full potential of blue economy in the country.They also called for carrying out research...

Local cos to install rail signal

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will find local companies to work on the signalling system of the Khulna-Mongla rail link project being implemented under the Indian line of credit (LoC).It now turns to local firms for not getting much higher quotations...

Briefing 15-05-2022

2022-05-15 00:00:00

Undistributed dividends in CMSFAudit and Accounts Management Committee of Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF) will accelerate its monitoring if issuer companies fail to transfer investors' undistributed dividends into the account of the CMSF within the stipulated deadline. The Audit and...

Eight killed in Gopalganj road accident

2022-05-15 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, May 14 (BSS): Eight people were killed and 30 others injured in a triangular collision among a bus, a private car and a motorcycle in Kashiani upazila of the district today.Vatiapara Highway Police said the fatal accident occurred around...

China to devise Highway Network Plan

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

China has formally agreed to implement a project on planning Bangladesh's highway network with new looks and sent in the draft agreement for approval, sources in Dhaka said.The Bangladesh Highway Network Plan will be based on the demands of Bangladesh...

Flour prices may go up in local market

Yasir Wardad | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

The ban on wheat export from India is likely to make flour pricier in the local market than the existing levels unless the essential commodity can be imported under India's 'neighbouring country preference' policy, importers said.The prices of both coarse...

Mohammed bin Zayed new UAE president

2022-05-15 00:00:00

The United Arab Emirates' de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab state by a federal supreme council on Saturday, solidifying his rule over the OPEC oil producer and key regional player, reports...

Runaway PK Halder held in India

FE REPORT | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

India held runaway businessman PK Halder, a prime suspect in the siphoning off the biggest amount of money from Bangladesh, along with five other associates, including his brother.Sources in Dhaka said Saturday the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India ran them...

News in brief---

2022-05-15 00:00:00

49 held in anti-drugs drives across the cityDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday claimed to have arrested 49 people on charges of selling and consuming banned drugs. Sources at the DMP headquarters said that Detective Branch sleuths and local police...

Rain likely today ----------------------------------------------

2022-05-15 00:00:00

Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur at...

U-turns big hindrances to city-dwellers

2022-05-15 00:00:00

As a seasoned bus driver on Dhaka city routes, Md Harunur Rashid is no stranger to the usual plights of moving about in the city.Even he believes the U-turns that are introduced to reduce the traffic situation are having a...

Mitu's family concerned over safety of her children

2022-05-15 00:00:00

The family of slain Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter, are worried about the safety of her children as they believe they may be used as key witnesses by the state in the case,...

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology Vice- Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Rafiqul Alam

2022-05-15 00:00:00

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology Vice- Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Rafiqul Alam handing over certificate to a public relations officer of a training workshop on 'Office Management and Capacity Building' at the university seminar hall on Friday

School student kills self in city

FE REPORT | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

A high school student committed suicide at a house located in the Elephant Road area in the capital on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Arham Ahmed Saad, 16, studied at class nine of Munshi Abdur Rouf High School, Pilkhana in...

Buddha Purnima today----

2022-05-15 00:00:00

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, will be celebrated across the country today (Sunday) amid festivities after two years of Covid-induced restrictions, reports UNB.Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On this...

Number of waterlogging hotspots reduced to 42 from 101 in a year

2022-05-15 00:00:00

FE ReportThe north Dhaka authority, by dint of its various efforts, has been able to reduce the number of water logging hotspots to 42 this year from 101 last year, Mayor Atiqul Islam said."Water logging problem in the city has...

Press for DSA amendment

FE REPORT | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

Editors, newspaper owners and union leaders on Saturday called upon the journalists to remain united against all controversial acts hampering freedom of press. They said various types of acts have been enacted one after another to establish control over the...

Attempts made to erase Bangabandhu's name from history: PM

2022-05-15 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said repeated attempts were made to remove the name of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from history and thus the nation was deprived of knowing the real history since 1975, reports...

Rifat to run AL’s Cumilla mayoral race

2022-05-15 00:00:00

The Awami League (AL) has picked the party's Cumilla city unit general secretary Arfanul Haque Rifat as its mayoral candidate for the upcoming Cumilla City Corporation elections slated for June 15, reports BSS.The decision was taken at a meeting of...

Fakhrul accuses AL leaders of laundering public fund

2022-05-15 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, May 14 (UNB): BNP on Saturday asserted it is now a 'historical fact' that Awami League leaders have laundered untold billions abroad by indulging in widespread plunder of wealth - and that AL general secretary Obaidul Quader himself admitted...

Fattah president, Pankaj gen secy of Magura district AL

Our Correspondent | 2022-05-15 00:00:00

MAGURA , May 14 : AFM Abdul Fattah and Pankaj Kumar Kundu were elected president and general secretary respectively of Magura district unit Awami League, in the triennial council of the unit held at Nomani Maidan in the town on...

No alternative to Hasina to eliminate communal forces

2022-05-15 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Saturday there is no alternative to Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to eliminate the communal evil forces in the country, reports BSS."Some hidden communal forces sometimes seem to come to...

State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan inaugurating the 'Sacred Buddha Purnima

2022-05-15 00:00:00

State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan inaugurating the 'Sacred Buddha Purnima: National Combined Peace Rally and Harmony Festival -2022' organised by Bangladesh Buddhist Cultural Council marking Bouddha Purnima in front of the National Museum in capital's Shahbagh...