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Dengue: Over 2100 hospitalised in last 24 hours

Dengue: Over 2100 hospitalised in last 24 hours

-- 2019-08-10 20:23:00

2,176 new patients have been hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours since Saturday morning. On top of that, two people, including a minor, have added up to the death toll from the mosqu...

'Soft programmes not enough for release of political leader'

'Soft programmes not enough for release of political leader'

-- 2019-08-10 18:01:29

BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said it is not possible to force the government to free their leader Khaleda Zia from jail with soft and indoor political programmes. “Social organisatio...

BNP trying to politicise Khaleda’s health issue: Hasan Mahmud

BNP trying to politicise Khaleda’s health issue: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2019-08-10 17:51:44

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has alleged that BNP is trying to politicise their leader Khaled Zia’s health issue turning it a matter of “cruel farce”. “I want to urge...

Dengue claims life of another minor

Dengue claims life of another minor

-- 2019-08-10 17:27:14

A 10-year-old girl died of dengue at Sher-e Bangla Medical College in Barishal on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Rusha Akter, daughter of Ruhul Amin of Jhalakathi, according to UNB....

Separated conjoined twins now free from major risks

Separated conjoined twins now free from major risks

-- 2019-08-10 17:10:31

Conjoined twins, Rabeya and Rukaya, are now free from major risks after the eighth day of their successful operation at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the city. The CMH authorities gave the info...

Rape case filed against five Khulna GRP cops

Rape case filed against five Khulna GRP cops

-- 2019-08-10 17:06:49

A case was filed against five policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police (GRP), on Friday evening in Khulna for allegedly gang-raping a woman in custody eight days ago. T...

Cattle traders optimistic about making good profit

Cattle traders optimistic about making good profit

-- 2019-08-10 16:27:00

Cattle traders say they are optimistic about making good profit this time as the government sealed the border to stop the inflow of cattle from neighbouring countries. Livestock farmers thanked the g...

'Countrywide hospitals ready to deal dengue patients during Eid holidays'

'Countrywide hospitals ready to deal dengue patients during Eid holidays'

-- 2019-08-10 16:05:21

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said government has prepared hospitals across the country to ensure treatment for patients with dengue fever. The minister said they have already allocated Taka 1.0...

Highways see slow traffic, no jam: Quader

Highways see slow traffic, no jam: Quader

FE Online Desk 2019-08-10 13:47:12

There is no jam except for a slow pace of vehicles on the highways across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, said road, transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader today. He said this while talking...

Fugitive dies in Patuakhali shootout

Fugitive dies in Patuakhali shootout

-- 2019-08-10 12:31:13

A fugitive convict, accused in dozens of robbery cases, has been killed in an alleged shootout with police in sadar upazila of Patuakhali district. Mostafizur Rahman, chief of Patuakhali Sadar Police...

Teenage girl dies of dengue in Dinajpur

Teenage girl dies of dengue in Dinajpur

-- 2019-08-10 11:51:48

A teenage girl died of dengue at Dinajpur General Hospital on Friday. The deceased was identified as Opi Rani Saha, 17, daughter of Anukul Chandra Roy of Lehemba village in Ranisankail upazila of Tha...

75-km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

75-km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

UNB 2019-08-10 11:41:53

A 75-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Saturday morning, inflicting sufferings on thousands of Eid holidaymakers. The gridlock was created from Gorai in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail...

Bhairab Bridge: Land acquisition to eat up major part of project fund

Bhairab Bridge: Land acquisition to eat up major part of project fund

FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-08-10 11:33:18

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has taken up a Tk 7.37 billion bridge construction project, for which land acquisition will eat up nearly two-thirds of the project cost, according to a documen...

'Uninterrupted power supply at affordable cost a must'

'Uninterrupted power supply at affordable cost a must'

FE Report 2019-08-10 10:07:57

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) Nasrul Hamid on Friday said the country's power sector professionals should be prepared to overcome the challenges towards supplying un...

Overseas jobs fall by 15pc in seven months

Overseas jobs fall by 15pc in seven months

FE Report 2019-08-10 09:59:44

The country's overseas employment has declined by about 15 per cent in the past seven months of this year compared to the corresponding period last year. A total of 384,812 workers went abroad with...

Experts suggest integrated mosquito management

Experts suggest integrated mosquito management

Ismail Hossain 2019-08-10 09:52:09

Bangladesh needs to implement an integrated mosquito management system to deal with the people carrying various mosquito-borne diseases including dengue, experts said. They also said an integrated mo...

Trains miss schedule, home-goers suffer

Trains miss schedule, home-goers suffer

Yasir Wardad and Saif Uddin 2019-08-10 09:44:57

A major disruption in train schedule and nagging traffic congestion on highways made the home-bound journey of Eid holidaymakers highly troublesome on Friday. The Eid-goers had to wait for four to ei...

Over 2,000 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Over 2,000 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2019-08-09 21:03:29

A total of 2,002 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Friday, according to official sources. The number of dengue patients admitted to hospit...

Dengue claims three more lives including minors

Dengue claims three more lives including minors

-- 2019-08-09 20:24:57

Dengue killed three more people, including two minors, in the capital and Barishal on Friday. Mehraz Hasan, 8, and Rifat, 10, died at Dhaka hospitals. The death of Mujibur Rahman Mollah, 52, was repo...

'Govt to take legal steps for 9th wage board gazette'

'Govt to take legal steps for 9th wage board gazette'

-- 2019-08-09 18:47:01

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the government would come up with all legal steps for implementation of the gazette notification on the ninth wage board award. The minister said the gov...

Eid holidaymakers keep moving out of Dhaka

Eid holidaymakers keep moving out of Dhaka

UNB 2019-08-09 18:23:39

With only two days left for Eid-ul-Azha, thousands of holidaymakers moved out of the capital for their ancestral homes on Friday to celebrate the festival facing long tailbacks on highways and unusual...

Dhaka’s rail link with north resumes after three and half hours

Dhaka’s rail link with north resumes after three and half hours

-- 2019-08-09 17:31:30

Rail services between Dhaka and the northern region have resumed after three and a half hours. Rail link was snapped after a train got derailed in Tangail. A coach of the Khulna-bound Sundarban Expr...

Sholakia ready for biggest Eid congregation

Sholakia ready for biggest Eid congregation

-- 2019-08-09 17:11:50

Shokalia is all set to host the largest congregation during this Eid-ul-Azha scheduled to be celebrated on Monday. Kishoreganj Deputy Commissioner Sarwar Murshed Chowdhury, also president of Sholakia...

Derailment snaps Dhaka’s rail link with north

Derailment snaps Dhaka’s rail link with north

-- 2019-08-09 15:27:34

Railway communication between Dhaka and the northern region has been suspended after a compartment of the Khulna-bound Sundarban Express went off the track in Tangail. The coach derailed west of the...

Eid exodus puts strain on Paturia ferry services

Eid exodus puts strain on Paturia ferry services

FE Online Desk 2019-08-09 15:15:57

Ferry services at Paturia Ferry Terminal have seen a huge pressure of mainly Dhaka-leaving vehicles and people ahead of Eid-ul-Azha but there is no such pressure on the other side -Daulatdia Ferry Ter...

Two die from dengue in Dhaka, Barisal

Two die from dengue in Dhaka, Barisal

-- 2019-08-09 14:24:42

A minor boy and a man died from dengue in Dhaka and Barishal districts on Friday amid the aggressive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh. In Dhaka, Mehraz Hasan, 8, died after be...

Maritime ports advised to hoist lower signal

Maritime ports advised to hoist lower signal

UNB 2019-08-09 14:15:13

The Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payraave been advised to lower signal as squally weather is unlikely over the maritime ports, north bay and adjoining coastal areas of B...

Eid journey: Huge tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Eid journey: Huge tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

FE Online Desk 2019-08-09 13:10:14

Dhaka-Tangail highway has witnessed a tailback of up to 70 kilometres since early today disrupting Eid holidaymakers' home journey. Extending to the Bangabandhu Bridge from Chandra intersection in Ga...

Minor boy dies of dengue in Dhaka

Minor boy dies of dengue in Dhaka

-- 2019-08-09 12:38:51

A minor boy died after being diagnosed with dengue at the United Hospital in the capital on Friday. Mehraz Hasan, 8, breathed his last around 8:59 am at the hospital, sources said. A total of 2,326...

More than 500,000 Rohingyas get ID cards: UNHCR

More than 500,000 Rohingyas get ID cards: UNHCR

-- 2019-08-09 11:26:47

More than 500,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar were jointly registered by the Bangladesh authorities and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has said. For most of these Rohingyas, it is the first time they have a...