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Advisory panel recommends two weeks of lockdown

FE REPORT 2021-08-15 08:37:40

The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on coronavirus thinks the government has relaxed the latest countrywide restrictions, enforced to stem the spread of pandemic, too early. Fearing furt...

Nation observes National Mourning Day today

FE ONLINE DESK   2021-08-14 23:59:14

The nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day and 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today in a befitting manner with due respect. Father of...

President, PM urge countrymen to turn grief into strength

BSS 2021-08-14 20:49:22

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have urged the countrymen to turn the grief of the loss of Bangabandhu into strength to build a prosperous ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dream...

HC recommends separate ministry for alternative medicines

-- 2021-08-14 19:52:06

The High Court has called for alternative medical therapies such as Homeopathy, Unani and Ayurveda to be integrated into the healthcare system under the national health policy. The court also recomme...

Sylhet woman dies in ambulance after futile search for ICU bed

UNB 2021-08-14 19:39:06

Piara Begum, a 38-year-old woman, had been taken to three hospitals in a day in a futile search for an ICU bed as her Covid infection worsened. Finally, she perished inside an ambulance gasping for br...

Observance of six birth dates nothing but a mockery, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-08-14 19:28:33

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday criticised the observance of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's birthday as she has six different birth dates, terming the matter as a mocker...

Govt trying to implicate Zia in Bangabandhu killing to hide facts, Fakhrul says

-- 2021-08-14 19:16:01

Condemning the law minister’s statement on Zia’s link to the Bangabandhu killing, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said it is the government’s ill effort...

Times Square billboard to feature Bangabandhu on Aug 15

-- 2021-08-14 18:15:11

The iconic New Year’s ball drop billboard in New York City’s Times Square will exhibit highlights of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s life and work on Aug 15 - the National Mourni...

Dengue cases continue to spike, 257 more hospitalised in 24 hrs

UNB 2021-08-14 18:13:04

Amid the rise in dengue cases, 257 new patients were admitted to different hospitals in 24 hours till Saturday morning. Among the new patients, 219 were admitted to government and private hospitals i...

BGMEA extends financial aid for ailing photographer Chanchal Mahmood

-- 2021-08-14 18:08:09

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has stepped forward with financial support to renowned photographer Chanchal Mahmood who has been undergoing treatment at a hospital...

6,885 new coronavirus cases, 178 deaths recorded in 24 hours

-- 2021-08-14 17:38:47

Bangladesh has registered 178 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 23,988. The COVID-19 caseload surged to 1,412,218 after 6,885 people tested positive for the disease in the 2...

Some Bangladeshis leave homes to join Taliban, DMP chief says

-- 2021-08-14 16:15:15

Some Bangladeshis have left their homes to join the Taliban insurgents in their war to seize control of Afghanistan, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam has said. The hardline Islam...

Light to moderate rains likely

BSS 2021-08-14 14:30:48

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted light to moderate rains or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commenci...

Police bring narcotics charges against Nasir Mahmood, Omi

-- 2021-08-14 14:14:19

Detective police have filed a chargesheet in a narcotics case against businessman Nasir U Mahmood, who was also accused by actress Pori Moni of attempted rape and murder in a separate case, and Tuhin...

Nation set to observe National Mourning Day Sunday

BSS 2021-08-14 13:17:53

The nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day and 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Sunday in a befitting manner with due respect. Banga...

160,768 people secure bail in 15 months

FE Online Report 2021-08-14 12:39:56

Virtual courts and tribunals granted bail to 160,768 people in the last 15 months from May 11,2020 to August 10,2021 after settling a total of 315, 568 petitions. Among them, there were 2,261 juvenil...

Bangladesh activates missions abroad to locate 1975 killers

BSS 2021-08-14 11:12:03

Bangladesh has activated its missions abroad to confirm the fugitive August 15 carnage assassins’ locations in countries where they are presumed to have hidden, in line with primary intelligence...

Experts fear fresh spike in Covid cases as Bangladesh lifts restrictions

-- 2021-08-14 09:01:23

The National Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 has aired its fear of a spurt in coronavirus infections now that the government has lifted almost all restrictions. Life has returned to normal...

Auto-rickshaw drivers demand stopping extortion

FE REPORT 2021-08-14 08:47:42

CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Friday placed a 10-point demand including stoppage of illegal toll collection on roads and providing them with long-term bank loans at low-interest rate along with 50...

Bangladeshi expats in Malaysia in trouble over passport delay

ARAFAT ARA 2021-08-14 08:36:13

Bangladeshi workers, staying in Malaysia with irregular status, are facing uncertainty over utilising the opportunities of its Labour Recalibration Programme (LRP), as they could not renew their pas...

China sends 1.0m more Sinopharm vaccine doses as gift

-- 2021-08-13 22:19:58

China has sent 1.0 million more doses of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine and 4.1 tonnes of syringes to Bangladesh as gifts. A chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines transported the vaccines...

BNP’s greed for power paved way for 1/11 changeover, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-08-13 20:48:57

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the 1/11 situation was created in the country due to BNP’s corruption and greed for power. &...

‘Bangladesh’s economic progress continues despite pandemic’

UNB 2021-08-13 20:20:04

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Friday said Bangladesh has been able to continue its journey towards becoming a developed country offsetting the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. "W...

Ferry-Padma Bridge collisions ‘embarrass’ government, says state minister

-- 2021-08-13 19:42:51

Ferries colliding time and again with piers of the under-constriction Padma Bridge have “embarrassed” the government, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said. Any hit on the “dream bridge...

211 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

UNB 2021-08-13 18:51:23

As many as 211 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in 24 hours till Friday morning as dengue infection rate keeps rising in Bangladesh amid the worsening Covid-19 pandemic. Among...

Bangladesh reports 8,465 new virus cases, 197 deaths

-- 2021-08-13 18:34:40

Bangladesh has registered 197 new deaths from the COVID-19 illness in a day, taking the toll to 23,810. The caseload climbed to 1,405,333 after 8,465 people tested positive for the disease in the 24...

1.0m Sinopharm vaccine doses to arrive shortly

UNB 2021-08-13 18:00:46

Bangladesh will receive 1.0 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine on Friday evening from the Chinese government as a gift. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight is on the way to Hazrat Shahjalal Internatio...

Home minister vows to bring rogue policemen to book

-- 2021-08-13 16:50:04

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has vowed to bring to book any police officer who commits a crime. The minister on Friday highlighted the strides taken by the police towards professionalism but...

Court rejects Pori Moni’s bail appeal

-- 2021-08-13 16:12:22

A Dhaka court has rejected a bail appeal filed by lawyers for actress Pori Moni as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sent her to court after the second spell of questioning in a drug-related...

Prisons in Bangladesh housing double the number of inmates

-- 2021-08-13 15:55:58

Prisons in Bangladesh are currently holding inmates almost double their capacity, according to official data. The number of prisoners stood at 79,353 as of Aug 13, according to the Department of Pris...