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East Rajabazar lockdown ends, but restrictions remain

East Rajabazar lockdown ends, but restrictions remain

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-07-01 15:48:05

East Razabazar under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) marked as red zone was not declared yellow zone which was under lockdown for 21 days since 10 June ended on 30 June as covid case number could...
Number of cattle markets to be reduced if needed, says Quader

Number of cattle markets to be reduced if needed, says Quader

-- 2020-07-01 15:14:37

Apprehending further rise in coronavirus cases due to cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged the authorities concerned to take necessary...
Transcom Group Chairman Latifur Rahman no more

Transcom Group Chairman Latifur Rahman no more

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-07-01 14:52:37

Eminent businessman and Transcom Group Chairman Latifur Rahman passed away (inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un). He was 75. Mr Rahman breathed his last at his own residence in Cumilla’s Chaudd...
41 new virus deaths, 3,775 fresh cases

41 new virus deaths, 3,775 fresh cases

FE Online Desk 2020-07-01 14:51:18

Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh reached 149,258 on Wednesday, a rise of 3,775 from the previous day, while related deaths increased by 41 to 1,888; according to data released by...
Dhaka cafe attack case: Closure remains elusive even as four years on

Dhaka cafe attack case: Closure remains elusive even as four years on

-- 2020-07-01 13:49:43

It's been seven months since a court handed down capital punishment to the seven convicts for the grisly terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's Gulshan diplomatic district. But the verdict h...
152 Bangladeshis return home from the UAE

152 Bangladeshis return home from the UAE

-- 2020-07-01 13:36:21

A special flight of US-Bangla Airlines brought back152 Bangladeshi nationals stranded in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday. “A US-Bangla special flight, carrying 152 stranded Bangladeshis,...
Six die in Cumilla with fever, cold-related problems

Six die in Cumilla with fever, cold-related problems

-- 2020-07-01 12:17:30

Six people died with fever and cold-related problems at Cumilla Medical College and Hospital in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning, UNB reports. With the new deaths, 127 people have so far died...
DMCH director rejects food bill reports

DMCH director rejects food bill reports

-- 2020-07-01 12:08:18

The director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) has rejected the reports of Tk 200 million in monthly food bills for the doctors, nurses and other health workers engaged in the treatment of coro...
DSCC ready to fight mosquito menace: Taposh

DSCC ready to fight mosquito menace: Taposh

-- 2020-07-01 10:31:21

As the fear of possible dengue and chikungunya outbreak has gripped the residents of Dhaka amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has assured all of taking effect...
Traffic movement over Buriganga bridge resumes on limited scale

Traffic movement over Buriganga bridge resumes on limited scale

MUNIMA SULTANA 2020-07-01 10:25:17

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) resumed traffic movement on the damaged bridge over the river Buriganga on limited scale Tuesday night after getting green signal from its expert team on reopening....
MCCI chief for hard lockdown

MCCI chief for hard lockdown

FE REPORT 2020-07-01 09:40:03

As Bangladesh scrambles to slow the spread of coronoavirus, the government was stuck in a difficult choice of weighing life against livelihood, says a business leader. "In my opinion, it was not a ch...
Nonpayment of bill frustrates Magura jute growers, traders

Nonpayment of bill frustrates Magura jute growers, traders

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-07-01 09:38:25

MAGURA, June 30: Nonpayment of bill is frustrating Magura jute growers and traders. Traders and Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) sources informed, at present four purchasing centres of BJMC a...
Delay in Covid-19 test increases risk of infection in Naogaon dist

Delay in Covid-19 test increases risk of infection in Naogaon dist

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-07-01 09:34:11

Risk of coronavirus infection is increasing in the district due to unexpected delay in getting test reports. Officials of District Health Department said the number of infected persons might be more...
New Governor of Rotary Md. Rubayet Hossain assumes office today

New Governor of Rotary Md. Rubayet Hossain assumes office today

FE Online Desk 2020-07-01 01:20:32

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Gonoshasthaya to set up 15-bed ICU for corona patients

Gonoshasthaya to set up 15-bed ICU for corona patients

-- 2020-06-30 22:11:52

Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) is going to set up a 15-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at its hospital in the capital’s Dhanmondi area to treat coronavirus-infected patients at the initiative of its fo...
Skills training for women migrant workers a must: Speakers

Skills training for women migrant workers a must: Speakers

FE Online Report 2020-06-30 21:47:58

Bangladesh Nari Sromik Kendra (BNSK) organised a web based orientation workshop on “Safe migration and legal rights: Migration Welfare Act-2013” on Sunday. Md Shamsul Alam, director gener...
Offices to operate on limited scale until Aug 3

Offices to operate on limited scale until Aug 3

-- 2020-06-30 21:03:51

The government has decided to allow offices and other workplaces to continue operating on a limited scale until Aug 3 amid a worsening coronavirus epidemic. The opening hours of shops and stores will...
40pc beds still vacant for COVID-19 patients, health minister says

40pc beds still vacant for COVID-19 patients, health minister says

-- 2020-06-30 21:00:09

Mentioning that some 14,000 beds have been designated for coronavirus-infected patients in the country’s hospitals, Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said 40 per cent of those are still v...
Traffic movement over Buriganga bridge to resume Tuesday night on limited scale

Traffic movement over Buriganga bridge to resume Tuesday night on limited scale

Munima Sultana 2020-06-30 20:34:37

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) will resume traffic movement on the damaged bridge over the river Buriganga on limited scale Tuesday night. Additional Chief Engineer of Dhaka Zone Mohammad Sabuj...
Erosion takes serious turn in Lalmonirhat

Erosion takes serious turn in Lalmonirhat

-- 2020-06-30 20:33:04

As water started to recede, erosion on the left bank of the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat has taken a serious turn. Strong current is devouring houses and farmlands  as the water level of the rive...
Kuwait army officer suspended over link with BD lawmaker MD Shahidul Islam

Kuwait army officer suspended over link with BD lawmaker MD Shahidul Islam

-- 2020-06-30 19:47:18

A major general of Kuwait has been suspended in connection with his alleged link with human trafficking and the visa trading business of Bangladesh lawmaker MD Shahidul Islam, reports the Arab Times o...
It’s a blueprint to revive West Bengal’s jute mills: Oikyafront

It’s a blueprint to revive West Bengal’s jute mills: Oikyafront

-- 2020-06-30 19:35:07

Jatiya Oikyafront on Tuesday urged the government to back off from its decision to shut down state-owned jute mills. In a statement, the top leaders of the alliance also said the government’s d...
DSCC declares 21-day lockdown at some areas of Wari

DSCC declares 21-day lockdown at some areas of Wari

FE Online Report 2020-06-30 19:10:09

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Tuesday declared a 21-day lockdown from July 04 until July 25 at some areas of Wari area in old Dhaka, the second red-zone selected f...
SC stays HC injunction on WASA price hike for 16 weeks

SC stays HC injunction on WASA price hike for 16 weeks

-- 2020-06-30 18:56:52

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed for 16 weeks the High Court order that imposed injunction on Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA)’s decision to inc...
Four new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs

Four new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs

-- 2020-06-30 18:05:04

Four new dengue cases were reported in the country on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, five dengue patients are being treated at a hospital in Dhaka...
38th BCS: BPSC recommends 2,204 for cadre posts

38th BCS: BPSC recommends 2,204 for cadre posts

-- 2020-06-30 17:56:56

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission has published the final results of the 38th BCS examinations, recommending 2,204 people for government jobs. The commission sat in an afternoon meeting, ahead...
BD to get $142m ADB loan for railway, road networks

BD to get $142m ADB loan for railway, road networks

FE Online Report 2020-06-30 17:52:52

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $142 million as loan for improving Bangladesh’s railway connections and rural road networks. The Manila-based lender and the Economic Relations D...
Eric Walker new president of Chevron Bangladesh

Eric Walker new president of Chevron Bangladesh

-- 2020-06-30 17:21:59

Eric M Walker has been appointed as the president of Chevron Bangladesh, the company said in an emailed statement, reports bdnews.com. Walker will start his new position in July, succeeding Neil Menz...
JS passes budget for FY21

JS passes budget for FY21

-- 2020-06-30 17:04:26

The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Tuesday passed the Taka 5.68 trillion national budget for the next fiscal year (2020-21) with a target of attaining 8.2 per cent GDP growth after tackling the impacts of the...
BDRCS supports urban poor affected by pandemic

BDRCS supports urban poor affected by pandemic

BDRCS supports urban poor affected by pandemic 2020-06-30 16:27:19

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) has distributed cash assistance to vulnerable urban communities located in Dhaka South City Corporation with support of German Red Cross. These urban communiti...

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