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Malaysia arrests 48 Bangladeshis for violating COVID-19 rules

Malaysia arrests 48 Bangladeshis for violating COVID-19 rules

-- 2021-07-21 20:18:53

Malaysian police arrested 48 Bangladeshi citizens on Tuesday for violating restrictions over COVID-19 during Eid-ul-Azha prayers. Malaysian police official Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said they arr...

Bangladesh records 173 virus deaths, 7,614 new cases in a day

Bangladesh records 173 virus deaths, 7,614 new cases in a day

-- 2021-07-21 17:40:18

Bangladesh has registered 173 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 18,498, reports bdnews24.com. The COVID-19 caseload surged to 1,136,503 after 7,614 people tested positive fo...

More rains likely in post-Eid days

More rains likely in post-Eid days

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-21 16:12:37

People in Dhaka city and some parts of the country experienced light to heavy rainfall in the first half of Eid day Wednesday. The shower brought a little relief from humid conditions but devotees an...

PM greets Freedom Fighters on Eid-ul-Azha

PM greets Freedom Fighters on Eid-ul-Azha

-- 2021-07-21 15:51:22

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted all the Freedom Fighters (FF) of the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Like other occasions, the PM sent flowers, fruits, and sweetmeats to t...

16 more die of Covid-19 in Barisal

16 more die of Covid-19 in Barisal

-- 2021-07-21 14:48:32

As many as 16 more people have died of Covid in Barisal division in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Wednesday. On other hand, some 274 new cases were detected during the period, a...

President calls for standing by corona victims

President calls for standing by corona victims

-- 2021-07-21 13:35:34

President M Abdul Hamid today asked all to stand by the corona victims being imbued with the spirit of restraint and sacrifice of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, BSS reports. “If the teachings of sacrifi...

Online sales of sacrificial animals amount to over Tk 27b

Online sales of sacrificial animals amount to over Tk 27b

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2021-07-21 13:19:05

Sales of sacrificial animals before this year’s Eid-ul-Azha amid the Covid-19 restrictions increased fourfold to more than 387,000, the fisheries and livestock ministry data show. Cattle heads...

President offers  Eid-ul-Azha prayers at Bangabhaban

President offers Eid-ul-Azha prayers at Bangabhaban

-- 2021-07-21 13:04:20

President M Abdul Hamid today offered the prayers of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims, along with his family members and some officials at the Hallway of the Bangabh...

Police constable dies by suicide in Meherpur on Eid day

Police constable dies by suicide in Meherpur on Eid day

-- 2021-07-21 12:38:08

Meherpur authorities say a police constable has died by suicide after shooting himself with a rifle on the morning of Eid-ul-Azha. The incident occurred at the Ratanpur Police Outpost in Mujibnagar e...

Bangladeshi Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Azha timidly amid pandemic

Bangladeshi Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Azha timidly amid pandemic

-- 2021-07-21 09:48:26

Bangladesh has opened the celebrations of Eid-ul-Azha with morning prayers and the sacrifice of animals amid the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of Muslims have participated in Eid prayers in mosques...

Journey at a price, staying back with pains

Journey at a price, staying back with pains

Adnan Hossain Bhuiyan 2021-07-21 09:21:53

When millions have gone to ancestral homes, many others have had to stay in Dhaka city despite their common willingness to celebrate Eid with family members. It’s a matter of both tradition and...

Bangladesh celebrating Eid-ul-Azha amid Covid-19

Bangladesh celebrating Eid-ul-Azha amid Covid-19

-- 2021-07-21 07:59:47

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country today with due solemnity and religious fervor, BSS reports. The Eid-ul-Azha is celeb...

PM recalls Simon Dring’s courageous role in Liberation War

PM recalls Simon Dring’s courageous role in Liberation War

-- 2021-07-20 21:57:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of British journalist Simon Dring, a true friend of Bangladesh. In a condolence message, she recalled the courageo...

Still caught in debates over lives vs livelihoods

Still caught in debates over lives vs livelihoods

ISMAIL HOSSAIN 2021-07-20 19:21:04

The photographs published by the media and also available on social media perhaps indicate a future picture of the pandemic situation in Bangladesh! Hundreds of thousands of people are going home des...

Khulna division reports 43 new Covid deaths

Khulna division reports 43 new Covid deaths

-- 2021-07-20 18:27:27

As many as 43 people have died of Covid-19 in different districts of Khulna division in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Tuesday. According to the health director's office, 10 people died...

PM sends Eid greetings in video message

PM sends Eid greetings in video message

-- 2021-07-20 18:23:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated the need to abide by health directives to curb COVID-19 transmissions as she extended her greetings to the nation on Eid-ul-Azha. In a video message on Tue...

BGMEA donates high flow nasal cannulas to DNCC Covid-19 Hospital

BGMEA donates high flow nasal cannulas to DNCC Covid-19 Hospital

-- 2021-07-20 17:59:14

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has donated emergency Covid-19 medical equipment and face masks to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital to...

Obaidul Quader expresses sorrow to holidaymakers for their sufferings

Obaidul Quader expresses sorrow to holidaymakers for their sufferings

-- 2021-07-20 17:16:30

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has expressed his sorrow to the homebound passengers for sufferings during their journey on the highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Obaidul Quader admitt...

11,579 new coronavirus cases, 200 deaths recorded in 24 hours

11,579 new coronavirus cases, 200 deaths recorded in 24 hours

-- 2021-07-20 17:09:47

Bangladesh has registered 200 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total death toll from the virus to 18,325. The disease caseload surged to 1,128,889 after 11,579 people tested positive for...

14kg liquid gold seized at HSIA

14kg liquid gold seized at HSIA

-- 2021-07-20 15:51:18

Airport Armed Police on Tuesday apprehended three men at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) and seized around 14kg liquid gold worth Tk 80 million from their possession. The three have bee...

Bangladesh halts vaccination programme for Eid holidays

Bangladesh halts vaccination programme for Eid holidays

-- 2021-07-20 14:52:21

Bangladesh has suspended its nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19 from July 20-23 due to the Eid-ul-Adha holidays. A three-day Eid holiday will be observed from Tuesday, while Friday is a we...

Hakaluki haor's fishermen face hard days for poor rainfall

Hakaluki haor's fishermen face hard days for poor rainfall

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-07-20 14:11:14

SYLHET: The well-known marshland 'Hakaluki haor' is almost waterless during this monsoon, unlike other years due to lesser amount of rains. Amid water shortage, the traditional fishermen of the nei...

Gazipur gridlocked as hundreds head home for Eid

Gazipur gridlocked as hundreds head home for Eid

-- 2021-07-20 14:02:56

Commuters heading home ahead of Eid-ul-Azha were stuck in monster traffic snarls on the two national highways in Gazipur on Tuesday. Long tailbacks were witnessed on both the Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dha...

Boat makers pass busy time

Boat makers pass busy time

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-07-20 13:58:20

CHANDPUR: The boat makers of Matlab Uttar and Matlab Dakhshin Upazilas are passing busy time making boats for sale. They are also making good business by selling traditional wooden boats. Matlab Ut...

20 more die of Covid-19 at Rajshahi hospital

20 more die of Covid-19 at Rajshahi hospital

-- 2021-07-20 13:41:55

Twenty more Covid patients have died at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Tuesday. Of the deceased, four were confirmed Covid patients while...

Heavy traffic clogs Dhaka-Tangail Highway

Heavy traffic clogs Dhaka-Tangail Highway

-- 2021-07-20 13:21:13

A long tailback has formed on the Dhaka-Tangail highway as south-bound vehicles flooded the key thoroughfare on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha. An increased load of homebound travellers has seen traffic move...

Dhaka looks deserted but huge rush on highways

Dhaka looks deserted but huge rush on highways

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-20 13:15:59

Hundreds of thousands of people left Dhaka on Tuesday, the last day before Eid-ul-Azha, to celebrate the festival with near and dear ones in rural towns and villages. Reports from various spots say t...

DNCC aims to remove Eid waste within 24 hours

DNCC aims to remove Eid waste within 24 hours

-- 2021-07-20 13:07:24

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) says it will remove all waste from the ritual sacrifice of animals on Eid day within 24 hours. “We have taken extensive preparations for the removal of w...

PM calls for solidarity in fight against Covid-19 in Eid message

PM calls for solidarity in fight against Covid-19 in Eid message

-- 2021-07-20 12:33:18

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated the need to abide by health directives to curb COVID-19 transmissions as she extended her greetings to the nation on Eid-ul-Azha. In a video message on Tue...

12 more Covid patients die at Kushtia hospital

12 more Covid patients die at Kushtia hospital

-- 2021-07-20 11:52:02

Twelve more people have died of Covid-19 and related causes at Kushtia General Hospital in the past 24 hours, authorities said on Tuesday morning. Of the deceased, eight were confirmed Covid-19 patie...