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Govt okays antibody tests for COVID-19

Govt okays antibody tests for COVID-19

-- 2021-01-24 16:05:43

The government has approved the rapid antibody testing procedure for COVID-19, a long-pending issue in Bangladesh, as cases and deaths from the illness are still rising. "I have given permission to l...

Schools to hold regular classes for 10th, 12th graders: Dipu Moni

Schools to hold regular classes for 10th, 12th graders: Dipu Moni

-- 2021-01-24 14:58:25

Education Minister Dipu Moni has said schools will hold regular classes for students of grades 10 and 12 when educational institutions reopen after a prolonged shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic...

Hotel wastes dumped into Saraswati river

Hotel wastes dumped into Saraswati river

ROVING CORRESPONDENT, SIRAJGANJ 2021-01-24 13:23:22

Wastes from hotels are polluting the water of the Saraswati River in Sirajganj, causing immense hazards to human health and fish resources. Hanif Hotel, Food village, Alif Lam, Aristocrat, Rupaly hot...

Parliament passes amendment bill to publish HSC results

Parliament passes amendment bill to publish HSC results

-- 2021-01-24 13:18:07

Bangladesh's parliament has approved an amendment to the existing law to allow the government to publish the outcome of last year's Higher Secondary Certificate exams. Education Minister Dipu Moni ta...

Two teens killed in elephant attack in Bandarban

Two teens killed in elephant attack in Bandarban

-- 2021-01-24 13:15:40

Two teenage boys were killed in an attack by a wild elephant at Konapara area in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban district early Sunday. The victims were identified as Mansur Alam, 17, and Humayun Kabir...

RMG factory in Dhaka catches fire

RMG factory in Dhaka catches fire

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-24 10:45:28

A fire that broke out at a readymade garment factory (RMG) at Dhaka’s Kamalapur area on Sunday morning was doused, said fire service officials. Arshad Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service and...

Share-Net International launches 2nd Co-Creation Confce

Share-Net International launches 2nd Co-Creation Confce

-- 2021-01-23 21:54:06

The most vibrant knowledge platform on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Share-Net International (SNI) is going to organize it’s biannual conference this year from 25-28 January...

Govt asks high schools, colleges to prepare for in-person reopening

Govt asks high schools, colleges to prepare for in-person reopening

-- 2021-01-23 21:06:47

The government has ordered the high schools and colleges to prepare for in-person reopening with measures to protect students, teachers and support staff from the coronavirus amid the pandemic. The D...

Vaccination may face setback for lack of scientific preparations, experts warn

Vaccination may face setback for lack of scientific preparations, experts warn

-- 2021-01-23 20:05:07

Health experts have urged the policymakers to implement the COVID-19 vaccination programme cautiously as a lack of scientific preparations can cause a serious setback for the campaign. They warned th...

Indian medical student found dead in Rajshahi

Indian medical student found dead in Rajshahi

-- 2021-01-23 20:02:37

The body of an Indian student of Barind Medical College in Rajshahi was recovered from his dormitory room on Friday. Iqbal Zafar Sharif, 24, son of Mojammel Hossain Pintu, hailed from Murshidabad of...

Death anniv of MA Behrouze Ispahani today

Death anniv of MA Behrouze Ispahani today

-- 2021-01-23 20:00:40

Today (Saturday) is the fourth death anniversary of Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, the late Chairman of Ispahani Group. He passed away on January 23, 2017. Well-wishers and friends of the deceased hav...

Experts suggest exploring tourism potential of Bangladesh

Experts suggest exploring tourism potential of Bangladesh

-- 2021-01-23 19:05:37

Although the Covid pandemic has had a profound impact on the global tourism and hospitality sectors, experts said that Bangladesh can turn the tables by ensuring implementation of a proper plan. Acco...

Four bodies recovered after trawler capsizes at St Martin

Four bodies recovered after trawler capsizes at St Martin

-- 2021-01-23 18:38:04

Four bodies were recovered after a fishing trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal near the St Martin's island on Saturday. Thirteen others were rescued by the coastguard and Navy, reports UNB

Preference for male children declining in Bangladesh: Study

Preference for male children declining in Bangladesh: Study

-- 2021-01-23 18:11:37

Researchers have demonstrated a decline in 'son preference' by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. However, fertility decisions are still influenced according to son preference. The term 'son pr...

Vaccination begins Jan 27, nurse to get first shot

Vaccination begins Jan 27, nurse to get first shot

-- 2021-01-23 18:07:49

Bangladesh is set to kick off its coronavirus vaccination campaign on January 27 by inoculating a nurse. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually inaugurate the campaign, Health Secretary Abdul Ma...

50th independence: Bangladesh contingent to lead Republic Day parade in New Delhi

50th independence: Bangladesh contingent to lead Republic Day parade in New Delhi

NDTV 2021-01-23 17:52:20

A Bangladeshi tri-service contingent will lead the annual Republic Day parade in New Delhi, commemorating 50 years of the country's Liberation War. Comprising soldiers of the Bangladesh Army, sailors...

Bangladesh seeks proactive global support to resolve Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh seeks proactive global support to resolve Rohingya crisis

-- 2021-01-23 17:46:40

Bangladesh has sought effective and proactive support from the international community to find a solution to Rohingya crisis apart from management of huge displacement. “We need effective and p...

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 8,000 in Bangladesh

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 8,000 in Bangladesh

-- 2021-01-23 16:11:12

The death toll from the coronavirus in Bangladesh has crossed 8,000 after 22 fatalities were registered in the latest daily count. Another 436 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8...

First phase of Covid vaccination begins next week

First phase of Covid vaccination begins next week

-- 2021-01-23 14:53:52

The Bangladesh government is set to start rolling out the vaccines against Covid-19 next week. Five hospitals in Dhaka will begin the inoculation process on January 27 while the nationwide vaccinatio...

Mild cold wave sweeps over different parts of country

Mild cold wave sweeps over different parts of country

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-23 12:19:23

A mild cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Rangamati, Srimangal and Panchagarh, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The weather may remain dry with a temporary partly cloud...

PM kicks off Ashrayan-2 project to eliminate homelessness in Bangladesh

PM kicks off Ashrayan-2 project to eliminate homelessness in Bangladesh

-- 2021-01-23 12:18:21

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday kicked off her government's ambitious Ashrayan-2 project that aims at eliminating homelessness in Bangladesh. Hasina virtually distributed pucca houses to som...

Girl students suffer virus blow; many may not go back to school

Girl students suffer virus blow; many may not go back to school

DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-01-23 10:20:40

Prolonged school closure continues to take its toll on the adolescents as many of them think they may not go back to school anymore for various reasons. They have cited a gap in learning, household...

Dhaka's improper waste disposal begets mosquito menace

Dhaka's improper waste disposal begets mosquito menace

SM Najmus Sakib 2021-01-23 10:11:17

Improper and undeveloped waste management system in the capital as well in the country is one of the major causes for the year-round mosquito infestation and mosquito-borne diseases in Bangladesh, s...

Outbound Bangladeshi workers' benefit doubles

Outbound Bangladeshi workers' benefit doubles

ARAFAT ARA 2021-01-23 08:59:07

The government has doubled the benefit of insurance coverage for outbound Bangladeshi workers with a view to enhancing their financial protection. Now a worker will get Tk 400,000 from his or her pol...

Bangladesh to get contractual supplies of COVID-19 vaccine soon, India says

Bangladesh to get contractual supplies of COVID-19 vaccine soon, India says

-- 2021-01-22 20:53:25

Bangladesh will get the first consignment of contractual supplies of COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, from India soon as the country on Friday allowed commercial export of the vaccine to fight the corona...

BGB detains four hundi traders with $190,000 in Jashore

BGB detains four hundi traders with $190,000 in Jashore

-- 2021-01-22 20:11:52

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained four suspected hundi traders with US$ 190,000 from Hamidpur in Jashore on Friday. The arrested were identified as Md Mithu Mandal, 28, Md Shahidul Is...

Zafrullah urges PM to take first vaccine shot to calm public nerves

Zafrullah urges PM to take first vaccine shot to calm public nerves

-- 2021-01-22 20:01:00

The founder and trustee of the Gonoshasthaya Kendra Zafrullah Chowdhury urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to launch the vaccination coronavirus programme by taking the first shot to calm public nerve...

Shahriar hopes accessible vaccine can help world return to new normal

Shahriar hopes accessible vaccine can help world return to new normal

-- 2021-01-22 18:54:49

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has expressed hope that an effective and safe vaccine against COVID-19 will be equally accessible globally which can help the world to return to the...

PM to open world’s biggest housing scheme for homeless Saturday

PM to open world’s biggest housing scheme for homeless Saturday

-- 2021-01-22 17:52:40

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the distribution of houses among 66,189 landless and homeless families across the country under the Ashrayan-2 Project, the world’s biggest ever...

Bus registration witnesses drastic fall in 2020

Bus registration witnesses drastic fall in 2020

FE ONLINE REPORT   2021-01-22 17:43:30

The number of buses registered across the country witnessed a drastic fall in 2020 compared to that of 2019. A total of 2,395 buses were registered in 2020 while the number was 3,558 in 2019, accordi...