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Govt trying to find 'soft' alternative to 'lockdown'

Govt trying to find 'soft' alternative to 'lockdown'

JUBAIR HASAN 2020-06-28 09:37:40

The government is trying to find alternatives to imposing complete lockdown in the 'red zones' in the capital with a view to striking a 'balance' between life and livelihood, officials concerned said....

Rights groups want justice for migrant workers

Rights groups want justice for migrant workers

FE Online Report 2020-06-27 22:16:10

Rights groups called upon the countries of origin and destination to urgently put in place a transitional justice mechanism to ensure protection of migrant workers. This mechanism will address grieva...

‘City’s canals to be renovated’

‘City’s canals to be renovated’

-- 2020-06-27 21:21:49

Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam on Saturday said that the government is planning to gradually renovate all canals of the capital city. A master plan to clean the...

BLRI develops new variety of chickens

BLRI develops new variety of chickens

FE Online Report 2020-06-27 20:51:50

The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) has developed a new chicken variety having resemblance to local indigenous species, said officials. The new chicken-breed has been developed aiming...

Zero tolerance policy against human trafficking to continue: Minister

Zero tolerance policy against human trafficking to continue: Minister

FE Online Report 2020-06-27 20:40:50

Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad on Saturday said his ministry will continue its zero tolerance policy against all kinds of illegal activities including human trafficki...

Govt to procure paddy directly from farmers: State Minister

Govt to procure paddy directly from farmers: State Minister

-- 2020-06-27 20:31:32

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain on Saturday said the government is all set to procure paddy directly from farmers after a selection process through lottery, reports UNB....

Rotary Int’l District 3281 starts food distribution among poor people

Rotary Int’l District 3281 starts food distribution among poor people

FE Online Report 2020-06-27 20:27:41

Rotary International District 3281 has started a programme to deliver more 150,000 meals to low-income people affected by the lockdown in the country. In addition to the programme, it will provide...

Strict action if anyone tries to increase rice price: Minister

Strict action if anyone tries to increase rice price: Minister

-- 2020-06-27 19:24:13

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Saturday said the government will be in a tough position if anyone is found involved in increasing rice price through malpractices during the precarious corona...

Wari to go into lockdown

Wari to go into lockdown

-- 2020-06-27 19:06:26

After East Rajabazar, the Directorate General of Health Services has marked some areas in Dhaka’s Wari as coronavirus hotspots. It has moved to implement lockdown measures on an experimental ba...

Govt plans to cut down HSC exams

Govt plans to cut down HSC exams

-- 2020-06-27 17:38:58

The government is planning to reduce the number of higher secondary and equivalent examinations to quickly wrap up this year's academic session, which has been on hold due to the coronavirus epidemic....

Dhaka to become a well-governed city, promises Mayor Taposh

Dhaka to become a well-governed city, promises Mayor Taposh

-- 2020-06-27 17:14:24

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is determined to turn the capital into a liveable, beautiful, dynamic, well-governed and modern city. Taposh expressed his...

Microsoft facilitates Robi team to work from home

Microsoft facilitates Robi team to work from home

-- 2020-06-27 16:51:20

Digital service provider Robi Axiata Limited has partnered with Microsoft to support its employees with the necessary digital platform to enable them to work from home, says a press release. As a res...

Flash floods inundate parts of Sunamganj town

Flash floods inundate parts of Sunamganj town

-- 2020-06-27 16:50:05

Flash floods, triggered by onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rains, have inundated low-lying areas in different upazilas in Sunamganj district. Besides, 250 villages have been flooded in Ku...

Human traffickers dodge conviction in BD

Human traffickers dodge conviction in BD

-- 2020-06-27 16:39:36

From Middle East to Europe, Bangladeshis are often among the victims of deadly migrant boat capsize or they end up in jail as undocumented immigrants. But their traffickers keep escaping justice as da...

Downpour triggers flood in low-laying areas of Sylhet

Downpour triggers flood in low-laying areas of Sylhet

-- 2020-06-27 16:32:08

Low-laying areas of different upazilas in Sylhet were inundated due to heavy rain falls in the last 24 hours. The Meteorological Department in Sylhet said 107 millimeters (mm) of rain was reordered i...

ACC to launch probe against 94 public representatives amid Covid-19 crisis

ACC to launch probe against 94 public representatives amid Covid-19 crisis

FE Online Report 2020-06-27 16:05:43

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch an inquiry against 94 public representatives (UP chairman and members) from different districts in the country amid the Covid-19 crisis. The...

34 more virus deaths, 3504 fresh cases

34 more virus deaths, 3504 fresh cases

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-27 14:47:40

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday reported 34 deaths from the coronavirus (Covid-19), taking its total to 1,695. Dr. Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of the DGHS, s...

BD for equitable sharing of marine resources

BD for equitable sharing of marine resources

-- 2020-06-27 14:28:24

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said they will require access to equitable sharing of marine resources, especially in areas beyond national jurisdiction to...

30 shanties gutted in Kamalapur slum fire

30 shanties gutted in Kamalapur slum fire

-- 2020-06-27 11:39:16

Thirty shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at Titipara Methor Potti of Kamalapur area in the capital early Saturday. Rasel Shikder, duty officer of Fire Service Civil Defense Headquarters, said...

Metro builder moves to resume 20km work

Metro builder moves to resume 20km work

MUNIMA SULTANA 2020-06-27 10:52:17

The metro rail company has initiated to resume work on 20-kilometre open space to build an elevated structure through checking workers' health amid coronavirus. Sources said contractors have been a...

BD sees second-highest infection rate in SA

BD sees second-highest infection rate in SA

JUBAIR HASAN 2020-06-27 09:33:00

The infection rate of coronavirus a million continued ballooning, making Bangladesh the second worst nation in the South Asian region, officials and physicians said. According to the state-run Direct...

BD marine mammals dying in dozens

BD marine mammals dying in dozens

-- 2020-06-26 21:49:51

An increase in ocean mammal deaths in Cox’s Bazar in recent months has left wildlife and environment experts alarmed, bdnews24.com reports. Deaths of at least 200 marine mammals including dolp...

COVID-19 hospitals: 65pc beds, 53pc ICUs remain unoccupied

COVID-19 hospitals: 65pc beds, 53pc ICUs remain unoccupied

-- 2020-06-26 21:45:01

Despite surging coronavirus cases, most beds at hospitals dedicated for COVID-19 treatment in Bangladesh lie empty. All these hospitals have empty beds and are ready to admit patients, said Nasima Su...

BB adviser Allah Malik Kazemi passes  away

BB adviser Allah Malik Kazemi passes away

FE Online Report 2020-06-26 21:11:12

Allah Malik Kazemi, change management adviser of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), breathed his last in a city hospital at 5:06pm on Friday. The renowned central banker was admitted at Evercare Hospital in t...

Khoka’s younger brother dies from coronavirus

Khoka’s younger brother dies from coronavirus

-- 2020-06-26 20:42:50

Anwar Hossain Ujjal, the younger brother of late Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, died from  coronavirus on Friday. He was 63. He breathed his last at Impulse Hospital in the city’s...

Police kill four suspected Rohingya robbers

Police kill four suspected Rohingya robbers

-- 2020-06-26 20:29:22

Police have killed four suspected Rohingya robbers in a ‘gunfight’ in the remote hills of Cox’s Bazar, reports bdnews24.com. They carried out raids at Chakma Para in Teknaf’s...

9,869 policemen infected with COVID-19

9,869 policemen infected with COVID-19

-- 2020-06-26 19:12:16

A total of 9,869 members of Bangladesh police were infected with coronavirus across the country until Friday morning. “Among the cases, 5,794 policemen have made full recovery so far,” sa...

China may run coronavirus vaccine trial in Bangladesh

China may run coronavirus vaccine trial in Bangladesh

-- 2020-06-26 19:05:03

China may conduct the second phase trial of coronavirus vaccine, which further evaluates the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine in human body, in Bangladesh. Director General (DG) of Directorat...

‘Embezzlement’ over PPE purchase under ACC investigation

‘Embezzlement’ over PPE purchase under ACC investigation

FE Online Report 2020-06-26 16:45:23

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating alleged embezzlement over the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for containing the spread of coronavirus, according to a specia...

Sahara Khatun moved back to ICU

Sahara Khatun moved back to ICU

-- 2020-06-26 16:12:07

Former home minister Sahara Khatun has been moved back to intensive care after her condition deteriorated during treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka. She was receiving medical care in the high depe...