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Younger patients are now dying of Covid-19 in Bangladesh thanks to Delta variant

Younger patients are now dying of Covid-19 in Bangladesh thanks to Delta variant

-- 2021-07-20 11:09:37

The mortality rate among younger Covid-19 patients was low in Bangladesh, but the Delta variant of the coronavirus has changed the picture as cases in the first 15 days of July have outnumbered the to...

An Eid journey of non-compliance with health guidelines

An Eid journey of non-compliance with health guidelines

YASIR WARDAD AND SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2021-07-20 08:13:15

The mandatory Covid-19 health-safety guideline was grossly violated by both transporters and passengers on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people left Dhaka for home to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha. But...

3.0m Moderna vaccine jabs reach Bangladesh 

3.0m Moderna vaccine jabs reach Bangladesh 

-- 2021-07-19 22:23:29

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday night received three million doses of Moderna vaccine from the United States under COVAX facility as the government is trying to speed up the nationwide va...

Sajeeb Group chairman, two sons granted bail

Sajeeb Group chairman, two sons granted bail

UNB   2021-07-19 20:57:59

A court in Narayanganj on Monday granted bail to Sajeeb Group's chairman MA Hashem and his two sons -- Hashem Bin Hashem and Tareq Ibrahim - in the case over the Rupganj factory fire that killed 52 wo...

Bangladesh lowers minimum age for Covid jabs further to 30 years

Bangladesh lowers minimum age for Covid jabs further to 30 years

-- 2021-07-19 20:56:55

The Directorate General of Health Services has lowered the minimum age for Covid-19 vaccines by another five years to 30, as more doses arrive after the resumption of the inoculation drive, reports bd...

Ctg lawyer files case seeking ban on building hospital at CRB

Ctg lawyer files case seeking ban on building hospital at CRB

-- 2021-07-19 19:29:37

A lawyer has filed a case in a court here Monday seeking a ban on constructing a hospital in Chattogram's CRB area what he claimed would harm the environment. Advocate kazi Sanwar Ahmed Lavlu, a memb...

Environment ministry approves feasibility report of Safari park at Lathitila   

Environment ministry approves feasibility report of Safari park at Lathitila  

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-19 19:14:34

The environment ministry has approved the feasibility study report for setting up a safari park at Lathitila of Moulvibazar district. The approval was given on Monday after a detailed discussion on t...

UGC decides to tag universities with red stars for enrolling additional students

UGC decides to tag universities with red stars for enrolling additional students

FE Online Report 2021-07-19 18:36:51

The University Grant Commission (UGC) has decided to tag red stars if any private university is found to be enrolling students above the approved number of seats. The same red star mark will be appli...

COVID-19: 13,321 test positive, 231 die in 24 hours

COVID-19: 13,321 test positive, 231 die in 24 hours

-- 2021-07-19 17:57:44

Bangladesh has registered a record 231 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll from the disease to 18,125. The caseload surged to 1,117,310 after 13,321 people tested positive for th...

Bangladesh likely to settle for bottling Chinese vaccines in coproduction bid

Bangladesh likely to settle for bottling Chinese vaccines in coproduction bid

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-19 17:57:03

Bangladesh is likely to start Covid vaccine coproduction with Chinese companies through ‘fill and finish’ method as the manufacturing companies are reluctant to share vaccine technology, s...

Journalist arrested under Digital Security Act for Facebook status

Journalist arrested under Digital Security Act for Facebook status

-- 2021-07-19 17:42:38

A journalist was arrested in Bogura for allegedly posting a status on Facebook against a government official. The arrested journalist, Aktaruzzaman, is the Bogura district correspondent of the daily...

75 more new Dengue cases reported in 24hrs

75 more new Dengue cases reported in 24hrs

UNB 2021-07-19 17:30:12

Amid the growing concern over Dengue situation in Bangladesh, authorities reported 75 more new cases in 24 hours until Monday morning. Some 403 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment...

Covid claims 52 more lives in Khulna division 1,165 fresh cases recorded

Covid claims 52 more lives in Khulna division 1,165 fresh cases recorded

-- 2021-07-19 17:01:19

Fifty-two more people died of Covid-19 in different districts of Khulna division in the last 24 hours until Monday morning as highly contagious Delta variant continues its onslaught across the country...

Khaleda takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Khaleda takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

-- 2021-07-19 16:27:59

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has taken the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Khaleda Zia took the shot at Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute and Hospital in the city’s Mohakhali area...

Planning minister’s snatched phone recovered

Planning minister’s snatched phone recovered

-- 2021-07-19 14:05:10

Police have recovered the mobile phone snatched from Planning Minister MA Mannan one and a half months ago. "We recovered the phone on Sunday night. Five people were arrested in connection with the i...

Hajj sermon starts as pilgrims assemble on Arafat

Hajj sermon starts as pilgrims assemble on Arafat

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-19 13:43:17

The Arafat Day sermon has started as pilgrims assembled in Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Monday in the high point of this year’s Hajj, being held in a downsized form and under coronavirus...

Eid travellers flock to Shimulia ferry port

Eid travellers flock to Shimulia ferry port

-- 2021-07-19 13:10:32

With only a day left until Eid-ul-Azha, the Shimulia ferry port in Munshiganj is crowded with people looking to return home for the holiday. Despite the risk of the coronavirus pandemic, people are st...

Humayun Ahmed’s 9th death anniversary being observed

Humayun Ahmed’s 9th death anniversary being observed

-- 2021-07-19 12:41:36

Monday marks the 9th death anniversary of eminent writer, playwright, lyricist, and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed. Considered as one of the cornerstones in modern Bengali literature, Humayun Ahmed died of...

Two killed in alleged shootout with RAB in Mymensingh

Two killed in alleged shootout with RAB in Mymensingh

-- 2021-07-19 12:00:50

At least two people have been killed in an alleged shootout with the Rapid Action Battalion in Mymensingh’s Gafargaon. The elite force seized firearms and yaba tablets from the scene after the...

'Gayal' rearing to become popular

'Gayal' rearing to become popular

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-07-19 10:21:30

Gayal is now being reared in the Cumilla district. The animal is called 'forest cow' as it lives in the forest. It is expected that in the next two-three years, besides cows, Gayal rearing will also...

Dhaka's cattle markets start drawing crowds

Dhaka's cattle markets start drawing crowds

FE REPORT 2021-07-19 08:52:26

The cattle markets in Dhaka have started to gain momentum, as customers turned up in large numbers on Sunday while many of them purchased sacrificial animals to avoid last-minute hassle and uncertai...

No makeshift Covid hospital set up yet

No makeshift Covid hospital set up yet

Jubair Hasan 2021-07-19 08:43:43

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is yet to start operations of any field hospital even after three months of taking the initiative to reduce pressure on the Covid-dedicated faciliti...

Rainfall likely across Bangladesh on Eid day   

Rainfall likely across Bangladesh on Eid day  

FE ONLINE REPORT   2021-07-18 22:40:24

People in the capital and across the country may see mild to moderate rainfall on the day of Eid-ul-Azha on Wednesday, according to an official of the met office. However, there may be moderate...

Shamsul Alam takes oath as state minister

Shamsul Alam takes oath as state minister

-- 2021-07-18 20:30:31

Shamsul Alam, an acclaimed economist and a former member of the Planning Commission, has taken the oath of office as a state minister of the government. President Md Abdul Hamid administered the oath...

Pandemic situation out of control in country, BNP says

Pandemic situation out of control in country, BNP says

-- 2021-07-18 20:20:48

BNP has alleged the coronavirus situation in the country has gone 'out of control of the government' due to its failure to contain the virus transmission effectively. The standing committee of the pa...

Bangladesh approves Covid antigen tests at 78 private institutions, fee set at Tk 700

Bangladesh approves Covid antigen tests at 78 private institutions, fee set at Tk 700

-- 2021-07-18 19:36:43

The government has approved 78 hospitals, laboratories and research centres across the country to administer these tests, reports bdnews24.com. The institutions will be allowed to charge Tk 700 for t...

Bangladesh starts vaccinating RMG workers

Bangladesh starts vaccinating RMG workers

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-18 19:14:18

Bangladesh has started administering COVID-19 vaccine doses to readymade garment (RMG) workers. The vaccination programme for the workers, who are working amid the coronavirus pandemic to protect the...

BIWTC officer suspended for not wearing mask

BIWTC officer suspended for not wearing mask

-- 2021-07-18 18:48:52

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport and Corporation (BIWTC) has temporarily suspended an officer Sunday for not wearing a facemask while attending a programme. State Minister for Shipping Khalid Ma...

Covid claims 51 more lives in Khulna division, another 1,345 infected

Covid claims 51 more lives in Khulna division, another 1,345 infected

-- 2021-07-18 18:32:37

Fifty-one more people have died of Covid-19 in different districts of Khulna division in the past 24 hours until Sunday morning, health officials said. According to the health director's office, anot...

COVID-19: 11,578 people test positive, 225 patients die in 24 hours

COVID-19: 11,578 people test positive, 225 patients die in 24 hours

-- 2021-07-18 17:45:37

Bangladesh has registered 225 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 17,894. The COVID-19 caseload surged to 1,103,989 after 11,578 people tested positive for the disease until 8...