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No major damage from Cyclone Yaas as it may move to Odisha, minister says

No major damage from Cyclone Yaas as it may move to Odisha, minister says

-- 2021-05-24 15:51:21

Cyclone Yaas will not cause any major damage to the coastal areas of Bangladesh, as it has not intensified further, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman, reports bdnews...

How cyclone Yaas got its name

How cyclone Yaas got its name

-- 2021-05-24 14:55:59

The cyclone names are given by countries in the region on a rotation basis. The name ‘Yaas’, has been given by Oman, in accordance with a standard procedure. 'Yaas', which means Jasmin i...

Heat wave likely to continue until Tuesday noon

Heat wave likely to continue until Tuesday noon

FE Online Report 2021-05-24 14:31:21

People in almost every parts of the country including Dhaka are still suffering from the scorching heat and humid weather. However, the prevailing heat wave is likely to continue until Tuesday noon,...

Meghna-Dhonagoda Dam in Matlab develops breaches

Meghna-Dhonagoda Dam in Matlab develops breaches

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-05-24 13:39:31

The Meghna-Dhonagoda Irrigation Project Dam is a pride project of the district and also one of the biggest Irrigation Dams in Bangladesh. It was built in 1988 by the then Govt in order to save lakhs...

28 pairs of intercity trains resume services after 59 days of suspension

28 pairs of intercity trains resume services after 59 days of suspension

-- 2021-05-24 13:38:54

Twenty-eight pairs of intercity trains resumed their services in the country on Monday after 59 days of suspension due to Covid-19 situation. Train services resumed with 28  pairs of intercity t...

Maritime ports asked to hoist signal No 2 as cyclone looms

Maritime ports asked to hoist signal No 2 as cyclone looms

-- 2021-05-24 10:44:29

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra were advised to hoist distant warning signal No 2 on Monday instead of cautionary No 1 as the depression over the Southeast Bay a...

Govt sets up control room to tackle cyclone YAAS

Govt sets up control room to tackle cyclone YAAS

-- 2021-05-24 10:28:29

The Water Resources Ministry has set up a control room to monitor the forecasted cyclone ‘YAAS’ and collect information about it, which is likely to cross West Bengal and north Odisha, Ind...

Slow internet speed likely on May 28

Slow internet speed likely on May 28

-- 2021-05-24 09:31:26

Internet users in Bangladesh may experience slow speed for around eight hours from 2:00 pm on May 28 as the authorities will transfer the connection of an underground route to another. Bangladesh Sub...

Biman to resume flights to Saudi Arabia from Saturday

Biman to resume flights to Saudi Arabia from Saturday

-- 2021-05-24 09:12:16

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flight operations to Saudi Arabia from Saturday (May 29). Biman decided to resume the service upon the assurance of hotel quarantine facili...

Bangladesh to host World Peace Conference in November

Bangladesh to host World Peace Conference in November

-- 2021-05-24 09:06:27

Bangladesh will host a two-day world peace conference in November this year, marking the ongoing birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as part of promot...

PM urges people to be alert to reduce disaster risks

PM urges people to be alert to reduce disaster risks

-- 2021-05-23 21:07:24

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the people to be cautious and aware to reduce risks of natural calamities.  “Now, we can know about cyclones earlier with the help of tec...

Bangladesh army on peacekeeping mission foils attack by miscreants on UN convoy

Bangladesh army on peacekeeping mission foils attack by miscreants on UN convoy

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-23 19:59:39

Bangladesh Army, working on UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, has successfully foiled an attack by a group of miscreants on a UN logistic convoy. The convoy, escorted by Bangladeshi peacekeepers, was...

Court asks media and everyone else to act responsibly, lawyer says

Court asks media and everyone else to act responsibly, lawyer says

-- 2021-05-23 19:45:12

The court has ordered everyone to act “responsibly” while granting bail to Prothom Alo’s Senior Reporter Rozina Islam in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act, 1923. On Sunday...

Ban on travel to Israel remains unchanged, foreign ministry says

Ban on travel to Israel remains unchanged, foreign ministry says

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-23 19:26:48

The Government of Bangladesh has not deviated from its position on Israel and Bangladesh remains firm on its longstanding position in this regard, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. The ban on trav...

Govt confirms nine cases of coronavirus variant dominant in India

Govt confirms nine cases of coronavirus variant dominant in India

-- 2021-05-23 19:25:58

Bangladesh has so far found nine confirmed cases of the coronavirus variant which has been dominant in India, according to government data. The Directorate General of Health Services on Sunday said a...

Journalist Rozina walks out of jail after six days

Journalist Rozina walks out of jail after six days

-- 2021-05-23 17:20:04

Prothom Alo’s senior reporter Rozina Islam walked out of jail on Sunday afternoon six days after she was arrested in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act. The journalist came out of Kash...

1,354 new coronavirus cases, 28 deaths recorded in 24 hours

1,354 new coronavirus cases, 28 deaths recorded in 24 hours

-- 2021-05-23 16:19:59

Bangladesh has recorded 1,354 new cases of coronavirus infection in a day, taking the tally to 789,080. The death toll from COVID-19 rose by 28 in a 24-hour count to 12,376, according to the latest g...

Train services to resume Monday

Train services to resume Monday

FE Online Report 2021-05-23 14:03:51

Bangladesh Railway is set to resume train services in the country from Monday operating 28 sets of intercity trains with half passenger capacity. The tickets of trains will be available in onlin...

Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal

Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-23 13:05:00

Maritime ports have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no. one (R) one as the low-pressure area over East Central Bay and adjoining area intensified into a well-marked low. Howeve...

Lockdown extended till May 30; Public buses to ply at half capacity

Lockdown extended till May 30; Public buses to ply at half capacity

-- 2021-05-23 12:28:05

The government has extended the ongoing lockdown by another week until May 30 allowing public buses to run at half of the capacities considering the current coronavirus situation in the country. The...

Prothom Alo reporter Rozina Islam secures bail

Prothom Alo reporter Rozina Islam secures bail

-- 2021-05-23 11:21:20

A Dhaka court has granted bail to Prothom Alo reporter Rozina Islam in a case filed under the antiquated Official Secrets Act on charges of “stealing” government documents. Dhaka Metropol...

Export of mango of Satkhira, Rajshahi to Europe begins

Export of mango of Satkhira, Rajshahi to Europe begins

-- 2021-05-23 11:14:27

The beginning of mango exports from Bangladesh for the 2021 season has finally started, with the first consignment of the Himsagar variety leaving for three European countries on Friday. Some 4,000kg...

Three Lalmonirhat families face social boycott over land dispute

Three Lalmonirhat families face social boycott over land dispute

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-05-23 11:07:30

Three families of a village have been boycotted by other villagers at Sheknapara under Khuniagach union of sadar upazila, Lalmonirhat, for nearly six months. Family members can't enjoy any social prog...

Chemical-loaded container gutted at Chattogram Port

Chemical-loaded container gutted at Chattogram Port

-- 2021-05-23 11:01:37

A container loaded with chemicals was gutted at Chittagong Port on Saturday morning. However, no casualties were reported. Port sources said, the MV Cape Orient container, loaded with Sodium Per Carb...

Cyclone 'Yash' may hit Bangladesh by May 26

Cyclone 'Yash' may hit Bangladesh by May 26

FE REPORT 2021-05-23 10:39:21

The government has started taking preparation to face a possible cyclone that may hit Bangladesh as well as neighbouring West Bengal by May 26. The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR)...

Saudi-bound Bangladeshi migrants in abyss of woes

Saudi-bound Bangladeshi migrants in abyss of woes

ARAFAT ARA AND SAIF UDDIN 2021-05-23 08:46:50

Anxiety gripped the Saudi-bound migrant workers as they were facing complexities over their flights following the new regulations of hotel quarantine introduced by the Arab country recently. During...

Govt decides to drop ‘except Israel’ from passports

Govt decides to drop ‘except Israel’ from passports

-- 2021-05-23 08:43:23

All the Bangladeshi passports contain the declaration that “This passport is valid for all countries of the world except Israel”, but the government has decided to drop the “except I...

Rohingya's vaccination uncertain

Rohingya's vaccination uncertain

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2021-05-23 08:35:53

Vaccination for thousands of Rohingya refugees has become uncertain amid the rapid spread of coronavirus at Rohingya camps. "The UNHCR was supposed to start it long ago. I don't know exactly why th...

3,350 Bangladeshis returned through Benapole since Apr 26; 17 test Covid positive

3,350 Bangladeshis returned through Benapole since Apr 26; 17 test Covid positive

-- 2021-05-22 21:20:53

Despite travel restrictions and locked borders, 3,350 Bangladeshis returned through Benapole land port since April 26. Seventeen of these India returnees have tested positive for Covid-19, said Benap...

Meherpur journalist arrested under Digital Security Act

Meherpur journalist arrested under Digital Security Act

UNB 2021-05-22 21:14:07

A Meherpur-based journalist was arrested under the Digital Security Act on Saturday for running a report against a former member of parliament. Al Amin Hossain, the Meherpur district correspondent of...