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‘Bangladesh should lead CVF members towards carbon neutral economy ’

‘Bangladesh should lead CVF members towards carbon neutral economy ’

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-04-15 18:52:11

Bangladesh, as the current chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), should lead the member countries towards a carbon neutral economy by 2050, opined a group of national and international Civil So...

Dhaka residents ignore lockdown restrictions in open defiance

Dhaka residents ignore lockdown restrictions in open defiance

UNB 2021-04-15 17:46:57

Although the streets in Dhaka city had taken a deserted look on the first day of the nationwide fresh eight-day lockdown on Wednesday, the movement of people, private vehicles and rickshaws increased...

Covid-19: Death toll crosses 10,000 in Bangladesh

Covid-19: Death toll crosses 10,000 in Bangladesh

-- 2021-04-15 16:55:41

Bangladesh has registered 94 new fatalities from the coronavirus in a day, taking the death toll to 10,081, reports bdnews24.com. The caseload surged to 707,362 after 4,192 people tested positive for...

Dhaka traffic increases on second day of lockdown

Dhaka traffic increases on second day of lockdown

-- 2021-04-15 14:44:07

The second day of the new lockdown has seen an increase in traffic in Dhaka as the country battles to curb rising cases of the coronavirus. Many rickshaws are plying the streets of Rampura, Malibagh,...

Groundnut cultivation gaining popularity in char areas

Groundnut cultivation gaining popularity in char areas

-- 2021-04-15 13:41:08

The farmers of char areas of Daulatpur, Shibalaya and Harirampur Upazilas of the district are happy for getting bumper output of groundnut as harvesting of the crop has started on the barren char land...

Bangladeshis celebrate Pahela Baishakh quietly, virtually

Bangladeshis celebrate Pahela Baishakh quietly, virtually

UNB 2021-04-15 10:29:47

The pomp and colour associated with Pahela Baishakh was absent as people celebrated the day virtually for the second consecutive year amid restrictions imposed to contain the transmission of coronavir...

Bangladesh to operate special flights to carry overseas workers

Bangladesh to operate special flights to carry overseas workers

-- 2021-04-14 20:29:52

The government has decided to operate special flights to five countries for carrying Bangladeshi overseas workers amid the lockdown imposed on Wednesday to stem the spread of coronavirus. “Spec...

COVID-19 patients to get second dose of vaccine 28 days after recovery

COVID-19 patients to get second dose of vaccine 28 days after recovery

-- 2021-04-14 19:33:52

People who contracted the coronavirus after taking a first dose of the vaccine will get their second dose at least 28 days after recovery, an official has said. Many people are getting infected after...

UK stresses Sundarbans’ protection, assures support over Rohingya repatriation

UK stresses Sundarbans’ protection, assures support over Rohingya repatriation

FE Online Report   2021-04-14 19:28:08

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, British state minister for Foreign Affairs for South Asia and the Commonwealth, has underscored the importance of protecting the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove...

DG of health rips into media for ‘demoralising’ reports

DG of health rips into media for ‘demoralising’ reports

-- 2021-04-14 19:11:17

Dr ABM Khurshid Alam, director general of the directorate general of health services, was angered by media reports that he said dented the morale of the authorities in the battle against the pandemic....

Former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru dies

Former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru dies

-- 2021-04-14 17:41:35

Former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru has died in hospital care in Dhaka at the age of 71 while being treated for coronavirus infection. Khasru, the newly elected president of the Supreme Court Bar...

Bangladesh reports 96 virus deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 96 virus deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-04-14 16:37:54

Bangladesh has registered 96 new fatalities from the coronavirus, the most in a daily count, taking the death toll to 9,987. The caseload surged to 703,170 after 5,185 people tested positive for COVI...

Shahriar demands exclusion of Bangladesh from UK travel ban list

Shahriar demands exclusion of Bangladesh from UK travel ban list

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-04-14 16:28:35

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Alam has urged Britain to exclude Bangladesh from the list of countries that was prepared to restrict entry of travellers to combat outbreak of coronavirus. The sta...

Shamsuzzaman Khan dies after battle with COVID-19

Shamsuzzaman Khan dies after battle with COVID-19

-- 2021-04-14 15:25:08

Bangla Academy President Shamsuzzaman Khan has died in a Dhaka hospital after his battle with COVID-19 at the age of 80. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Me...

Bangladesh under 'hard' lockdown

Bangladesh under 'hard' lockdown

FE REPORT 2021-04-14 08:05:14

A weeklong 'hard' lockdown begins across the country from today (Wednesday) in an effort to contain the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus. All modes of transports, public and private offices, shops and busines...

Pahela Baishakh amid corona lockdown, without festivity   

Pahela Baishakh amid corona lockdown, without festivity  

FE ONLINE DESK   2021-04-13 23:58:35

Bangladeshis are celebrating the first day of Bangla New Year 1428, Pahela Baishakh, on Wednesday without the usual colourful programmes held in different parts of the country. Reputed for its celebr...

5,000 people applied for movement pass to be used during lockdown

5,000 people applied for movement pass to be used during lockdown

UNB 2021-04-13 21:22:41

Already 5,000 applications have been filed for movement pass, a police clearance that will be needed to travel during the strict lockdown that begins Wednesday. Inspector General of Police Benazir Ah...

Govt allows limited banking, stock trading hours during lockdown

Govt allows limited banking, stock trading hours during lockdown

-- 2021-04-13 20:47:16

The regulators have announced limited banking and stock trading hours for seven days from Wednesday as the government has rowed back on its decision to keep them closed in the weeklong coronavirus loc...

‘Infrastructure construction works kept outside lockdown’

‘Infrastructure construction works kept outside lockdown’

-- 2021-04-13 20:23:54

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that the construction of infrastructure will be free from the lockdown ban. He instructed everyone to follow the health protocols an...

PM assures people of support in pandemic

PM assures people of support in pandemic

-- 2021-04-13 19:41:35

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured people of government support amid the pandemic and urged them to follow the health rules and restrictions imposed to curb coronavirus infections. She came up...

Holy Ramadan begins tomorrow

Holy Ramadan begins tomorrow

UNB 2021-04-13 19:38:08

Muslims in Bangladesh will start observing the holy month of Ramadan from Wednesday. The moon was sighted on Tuesday.  

Illegal sand lifting threatens Bhurungamari bridge

Illegal sand lifting threatens Bhurungamari bridge

-- 2021-04-13 18:54:18

Two contractor companies are allegedly lifting sand from the Dudhkumar River illegally, threatening the stability of the century-old bridge over it in Bhurungamari of Kurigram. Sand lifting from with...

Facebook partners with Bangladesh in campaign against COVID-19

Facebook partners with Bangladesh in campaign against COVID-19

-- 2021-04-13 18:48:56

Facebook has partnered with Bangladesh’s ICT Division and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to announce a campaign to raise awareness about COVID-19 and help Bangladeshis get vaccinated....

Bangladesh reports 6,028 new virus cases, 69 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladesh reports 6,028 new virus cases, 69 deaths in 24 hours

-- 2021-04-13 17:55:41

Bangladesh has registered 69 new fatalities from the coronavirus, taking the death toll to 9,891. The caseload surged to 697,985 after 6,028 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8:0...

Experts see lack of preparations to implement lockdown strictly

Experts see lack of preparations to implement lockdown strictly

-- 2021-04-13 17:51:03

A fresh lockdown with harsher measures is going to be enforced in the country from Wednesday in an effort to rein in Covid transmission, but experts say the lockdown is unlikely to help reap any great...

Railway to operate eight special freight trains in lockdown

Railway to operate eight special freight trains in lockdown

-- 2021-04-13 17:39:19

Bangladesh Railway will operate eight special parcel trains on different routes to transport agricultural goods and other products during the countrywide lockdown to prevent the transmission of Corona...

Banks may  be kept open during lockdown

Banks may be kept open during lockdown

FE Online Desk  2021-04-13 17:16:48

The country's banks are likely to remain open during the weeklong stricter lockdown from Wednesday. The Cabinet Division on Tuesday requested the central bank to take the necessary steps for providin...

Call to end child labour for achieving SDG target 8.7

Call to end child labour for achieving SDG target 8.7

FE Online Report 2021-04-13 17:07:10

Rights activists at a function urged the government to end all forms of child labour from both formal and informal sectors for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 8.7. Underscorin...

Former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru on life support

Former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru on life support

-- 2021-04-13 16:42:33

Former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru, who has tested positive for coronavirus, has been put on life support at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. Khasru, the newly-elected president of the Su...

Police introduce pass system for movement in lockdown

Police introduce pass system for movement in lockdown

-- 2021-04-13 16:25:07

The police have introduced an emergency movement pass system for citizens during the weeklong virus lockdown set to be enforced with stricter rules from Wednesday. Inspector General of Police Benazir...