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Partial solar eclipse to be visible from Dhaka’s sky at 11:23am: BMD

Partial solar eclipse to be visible from Dhaka’s sky at 11:23am: BMD

-- 2020-06-21 10:29:48

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday said a partial annular eclipse of the sun will be visible from Dhaka’s sky at 11:23am. “Partial solar eclipse will be visible from Dha...

Barishal doctor tests Covid positive after death

Barishal doctor tests Covid positive after death

-- 2020-06-21 10:01:21

A doctor of Barishal General Hospital tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday night after his death with virus infection symptoms.   The deceased was identified as Dr Md Emdadullah Khan, 58,...

Ex-FICCI president Waliur Rahman passes away

Ex-FICCI president Waliur Rahman passes away

FE REPORT 2020-06-21 09:51:44

Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan, board member of ACI Logistics Limited and former president of Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), has passed away at the age of nearly 68. Waliur Rah...

Primary edu: 226 teachers, students, officials infected with coronavirus

Primary edu: 226 teachers, students, officials infected with coronavirus

-- 2020-06-21 09:43:28

A total of 226 teachers, students and officials of different primary schools across the country have so far been infected with the coronavirus. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir...

Abed Khan and his family contract COVID-19

Abed Khan and his family contract COVID-19

-- 2020-06-20 23:59:24

Senior journalist Abed Khan, his wife, son and daughter-in-law have tested positive for COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus, reports bdnews24.com. “Four of us took...

Rice price spike: Retailers blame millers for rigging

Rice price spike: Retailers blame millers for rigging

-- 2020-06-20 21:49:07

Rice prices rose by Tk 2 to Tk 4 per kg at retail level amid the COVID-19 epidemic despite a bumper harvest of Boro. Almost everybody says millers are to blame. Mill owners, however, cite a spike in...

Coronavirus: Doctors’ mortality rate in BD ‘highest in the world’

Coronavirus: Doctors’ mortality rate in BD ‘highest in the world’

-- 2020-06-20 21:04:00

Although healthcare workers on the frontline of the coronavirus battle are falling victim to the virus across the world, experts say the pandemic seems to turn deadly for Bangladeshi doctors in terms...

Freedom of speech threatened in the name of Digital Security: TIB

Freedom of speech threatened in the name of Digital Security: TIB

-- 2020-06-20 20:18:41

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Saturday alleged that the people’s constitutional right of freedom of speech has been threatened in the name of digital security in the country, UN...

Police arrests seven in the city for preparing fake, adulterated sanitisers

Police arrests seven in the city for preparing fake, adulterated sanitisers

FE Online Report 2020-06-20 18:55:48

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested seven members of a gang who were involved with the preparation of fake and adulterated sanitisers in the capital amid the Covid 19 crisis. The arrestees are M...

Important coastal barrier at risk from increased pollution

Important coastal barrier at risk from increased pollution

FE Online Report 2020-06-20 18:47:26

Bangladesh coal plants threaten world’s largest mangrove forest, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. Cyclone Amphan, the most powerful storm to strike in the Bay of Bengal in 20 years, made land...

Covid-19: Over 5,000 infected policemen recover

Covid-19: Over 5,000 infected policemen recover

-- 2020-06-20 18:22:52

A total of 5,303 among 8,544 infected policemen recovered from coronavirus as of Saturday, reports UNB. “Among the total infected, 2,064 policemen are attached to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP...

18-bed ICU launched for Rohingyas and host community in Cox’s Bazar

18-bed ICU launched for Rohingyas and host community in Cox’s Bazar

FE Online Report 2020-06-20 18:13:44

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched the first Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Sadar Hospital in Cox’s Bazar for the displaced Myanmar Rohingya national and host community. This 18-bed ICU w...

DCs get new divisions in DMP

DCs get new divisions in DMP

-- 2020-06-20 18:01:16

At least 28 deputy commissioners (DCs) under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have been transferred and posted in different divisions, which is a major reshuffle in DMP. DMP Commissioner Md Shafiqul I...

Five more banks opt against imposing pay cuts

Five more banks opt against imposing pay cuts

-- 2020-06-20 17:09:29

Five more banks have decided against reducing the salaries of employees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic despite the Bangladesh Association of Banks recommending pay cuts. The banks are Prime...

20 judges among 103 court officials infected with coronavirus

20 judges among 103 court officials infected with coronavirus

-- 2020-06-20 15:59:58

A total of 20 judges and 59 staff of subordinate courts and 24 officials of the Supreme Court were infected with coronavirus while working for the virtual court as of Saturday. “Besides, anothe...

BMD asks maritime ports to hoist signal 3

BMD asks maritime ports to hoist signal 3

-- 2020-06-20 15:58:29

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has asked the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra to hoist local cautionary signal No 3. A deep convection is taking place ove...

BD records 37 coronavirus deaths, 3,240 cases in 24 hours

BD records 37 coronavirus deaths, 3,240 cases in 24 hours

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-20 14:45:25

Bangladesh recorded 37 coronavirus deaths and 3,240 cases in the 24 hours to 8:00 in the morning on Saturday. With the latest, the total number of such cases and deaths now stands at 1,425 and 108,72...

Virtual court hearings: 39,202 get bail in 25 days

Virtual court hearings: 39,202 get bail in 25 days

FE Online Report 2020-06-20 12:49:29

Different lower courts in virtual hearings across the country granted bail to 39,202 people in 25 working days from May 11 to June 18. Md Saifur Rahman, special officer of High Court Division, confir...

Begum Sufia Kamal’s 109th birth anniv being celebrated

Begum Sufia Kamal’s 109th birth anniv being celebrated

-- 2020-06-20 11:29:59

The 109th birth anniversary of poet Begum Sufia Kamal is being observed on Saturday. Born on June 20, 1911, Sufia Kamal was a pioneer in the movement for women emancipation. She was instrumental in n...

Kamal Lohani passes away aged 86

Kamal Lohani passes away aged 86

-- 2020-06-20 11:22:50

Veteran journalist and cultural activist Kamal Lohani, who tested positive for coronavirus, died at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Hospital in Dhaka city on Saturday at the age of 86, UNB reports. Sagar L...

Philippine citizen dies with Covid-19 symptoms in Ctg

Philippine citizen dies with Covid-19 symptoms in Ctg

-- 2020-06-20 10:58:11

A Philippine citizen who had been suffering from breathing problems died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Ruyel Esterel Katan, an official...

BD 162nd in Environmental Performance Index 2020

BD 162nd in Environmental Performance Index 2020

FE REPORT 2020-06-20 10:28:40

Bangladesh has ranked 162nd out of 180 countries in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) that evaluates the condition of environmental health and vitality of their ecosystems. Bangladesh wa...

Flood stalks some dists

Flood stalks some dists

FE Report 2020-06-20 09:57:11

Incessant rain as well as water from the upstream of the neighbouring country might cause flood in some districts in next three days, officials predicted. Most places in the country have been witness...

Home ministry fears safety gear scarcity

Home ministry fears safety gear scarcity

REZAUL KARIM 2020-06-20 09:51:54

Fearing a possible scarcity of protective gear in the country amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the home ministry has suggested strict vigilance and monitoring on production, supply, import and m...

Khulna's Koyra embankment damaged by cyclone Amphan yet to be repaired

Khulna's Koyra embankment damaged by cyclone Amphan yet to be repaired

KANAI MONDAL 2020-06-20 09:49:29

KHULNA: The embankments of Koyra in Khulna affected by the cyclone Amphan, have not been repaired. The local residents of the upazila have been working tirelessly on voluntary basis for about 25 days...

Telcos lose 2.0m users in April

Telcos lose 2.0m users in April

FE REPORT 2020-06-20 09:46:45

The country's mobile phone operators lost more than 2.0 million subscribers in April alone, according to a Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC) report published on Friday. Th...

Japan added Bangladesh to 'denial of entry' on May 27

Japan added Bangladesh to 'denial of entry' on May 27

FE Report 2020-06-20 09:42:50

Japan has added Bangladesh among 10 countries including India and Pakistan, to the list of countries subject to denial of entry (into Japan). The step came into effect midnight on May 27. This was st...

IOM arranges ITC visits to improve Rohingya attitudes on COVID-19

IOM arranges ITC visits to improve Rohingya attitudes on COVID-19

-- 2020-06-19 22:16:31

As the humanitarian community scales up COVID-19 health response in the Cox’s Bazar, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) started visiting Isolation and Treatment Centre (ITC) to i...

1,070 people across the country died with Covid 19- like symptoms from March 8 to July 13

1,070 people across the country died with Covid 19- like symptoms from March 8 to July 13

FE Online Report 2020-06-19 20:08:34

A total of 1,070 people across the country have died with Covid 19- like symptoms from March 8 to July 13, according to a report released on Thursday. A project styled The Bangladesh Peace Observator...

Health official ‘deeply sorry’ for virus comments

Health official ‘deeply sorry’ for virus comments

-- 2020-06-19 19:31:15

Director-General of Health Services Abul Kalam Azad has apologised for his comments on the likely duration of the ongoing coronavirus crisis which has caused a stir in many quarters. Azad appeared in...