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708 arrested, Tk 0.55m fined on day 11 for breaching lockdown rules

708 arrested, Tk 0.55m fined on day 11 for breaching lockdown rules

UNB 2021-07-11 20:45:17

Police arrested 708 people and fined Tk 5,52,500 from vehicles in the capital for lockdown breaches on the eleventh day, Sunday. The arrestees were out on the streets violating restrictions, said DMP...

Family recalls life of banker Nasirul Chowdhury

Family recalls life of banker Nasirul Chowdhury

FE Online Desk 2021-07-11 20:23:52

The first death anniversary of Nasirul Haque Chowdhury, a reputed banker and senior lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, will be observed on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). Family members, relatives, and...

Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on July 21

Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on July 21

-- 2021-07-11 20:11:39

Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on July 21 as the moon for the month of Zil Hajj on the Islamic calendar has been sighted. The National Moon-Sighting Committee made the announcement after a mee...

184,000 doses of Moderna, Sinopharm vaccines reach Chattogram

184,000 doses of Moderna, Sinopharm vaccines reach Chattogram

-- 2021-07-11 19:30:57

 Some 184,000 doses of Moderna and Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines reached Chattogram on Sunday as the government is set to accelerate the inoculation drive amid the worsening corona situation. Amon...

Teenage worker, who leapt from burning factory, regain senses

Teenage worker, who leapt from burning factory, regain senses

-- 2021-07-11 19:30:30

Driven to work at a factory to keep the hunger pangs at bay, 13-year-old Halima Akhter almost paid for her family's plight with her life. As a devastating fire began to engulf Sajeeb Group's six-sto...

Bangladesh logs record 230 virus deaths, 11,874 cases in a day

Bangladesh logs record 230 virus deaths, 11,874 cases in a day

-- 2021-07-11 18:50:16

The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh has continued to worsen, with new records for deaths and cases in a single day. Bangladesh registered 230 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll...

Italy keen to invest 200m Euros in Bangladesh’s rural infrastructure

Italy keen to invest 200m Euros in Bangladesh’s rural infrastructure

UNB 2021-07-11 18:42:04

Italy has expressed interest in investing 200 million Euros in Bangladesh for development of rural infrastructure, transportation system, drinkable water and drainage system. Italian Envoy to Banglad...

BNP questions fire service's role in dousing Narayanganj fire

BNP questions fire service's role in dousing Narayanganj fire

-- 2021-07-11 18:40:24

Describing the horrific fire at the Hashem Food and Beverage factory in Narayanganj as an incident of murder, BNP on Sunday questioned the role of the Fire Service and Civil Defence as it took huge ti...

Obaidul Quader urges all to stand by distressed people

Obaidul Quader urges all to stand by distressed people

BSS 2021-07-11 18:34:44

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday called upon all irrespective of opinions and party affiliations to stand by the distressed and working-c...

Youth commits suicide as lockdown leaves him jobless

Youth commits suicide as lockdown leaves him jobless

UNB 2021-07-11 18:11:02

A 26-year-old man, who lost his job due to Covid-induced lockdown, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room in the early hours of Sunday with family members and police suspecting he committed...

Bangladesh summons UK envoy over rights report

Bangladesh summons UK envoy over rights report

-- 2021-07-11 17:59:29

Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned acting British High Commissioner Javed Patel to express its “disappointment” with a recent rights report from the UK government....

Sirajganj records its highest daily caseload, 244 infected

Sirajganj records its highest daily caseload, 244 infected

-- 2021-07-11 17:19:45

As many as 244 new Covid cases were recorded in Sirajganj in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, the district's highest single-day infections this year. "A total of 619 samples were tested during...

‘Poor safety maintenance, lack of monitoring responsible for industrial accidents'

‘Poor safety maintenance, lack of monitoring responsible for industrial accidents'

FE Online Report 2021-07-11 17:01:15

Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE), the regulatory authorities to ensure safe and decent workplaces for workers, currently has only 314 inspectors to look into the safety...

Nationwide resistance committee to be formed for tackling pandemic: Palak

Nationwide resistance committee to be formed for tackling pandemic: Palak

-- 2021-07-11 16:39:34

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak underscored the need for forming a coronavirus resistance committee at the union level across the country terming i...

Brahmanbaria falls quiet after nervy days over Copa America

Brahmanbaria falls quiet after nervy days over Copa America

-- 2021-07-11 16:16:26

Excitement had gripped the football fans of Brahmanbaria over the final match of the Copa America between Brazil and Argentina. The district town fell quiet after the end of the closely-watched match....

14 more die of covid-19 in Khulna

14 more die of covid-19 in Khulna

-- 2021-07-11 15:00:20

Fourteen more people have died of Covid-19 at three different hospitals in Khulna district in 24 hours till Sunday morning, health officials said. While eight people died at the dedicated Covid facil...

Govt offices to continue work virtually amid heightened curbs for lockdown

Govt offices to continue work virtually amid heightened curbs for lockdown

-- 2021-07-11 14:26:24

All government offices will continue their official work virtually amid heightened restrictions for the ongoing lockdown. “We request that all offices take necessary measures to ensure that off...

Brazil soccer fan takes poison in Cox’s Bazar

Brazil soccer fan takes poison in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2021-07-11 14:18:41

With the excitement running high over the Copa America final, a soccer fan took poison at North Chakmarkul in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday after Brazil’s loss to Argentin...

Kushtia hospital reports 17 more Covid-related deaths

Kushtia hospital reports 17 more Covid-related deaths

-- 2021-07-11 14:09:37

Kushtia General Hospital on Sunday morning reported 17 more Covid-related deaths in 24 hours amid an alarming surge in the number of new infections in the district. Of the deceased, 13 were confirmed...

Petition seeks compensation for victims of Narayanganj factory fire

Petition seeks compensation for victims of Narayanganj factory fire

-- 2021-07-11 13:37:17

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking Tk 10 million in compensation for the families of each worker killed at the Hashem Foods Ltd factory fire in Narayanganj’s Rupganj and...

RMCH Corona unit scrambles as it sees 19 more deaths

RMCH Corona unit scrambles as it sees 19 more deaths

-- 2021-07-11 12:43:37

Nineteen more Covid patients have died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till Sunday morning, health officials said. Director General of the hospital Brigadier General Shamim Ya...

1,000 Bangladesh women, girls trafficked by using tech in eight years

1,000 Bangladesh women, girls trafficked by using tech in eight years

FE REPORT 2021-07-11 10:07:06

About 1,000 women and girls were trafficked by using information and communication technology in the last eight years. Besides, the number of trafficked victim women was 500 in the last five years....

Initial work on MRT-5 going on amid virus

Initial work on MRT-5 going on amid virus

MUNIMA SULTANA 2021-07-11 09:57:49

The initial work of Mass Rapid Transit Line-5 (MRT-5) was progressing amid the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said. The authorities concerned have started the detailed design work of the MRT-5 North...

Vehicles, people still on city streets despite lockdown

Vehicles, people still on city streets despite lockdown

FE REPORT 2021-07-11 09:34:53

The capital city witnessed a significant number of people, private cars, microbuses and motorbikes on the streets on Saturday, the 10th day of the ongoing lockdown, due to lax monitoring at some check...

Bangladesh to receive 20m vaccine doses in two months

Bangladesh to receive 20m vaccine doses in two months

FE REPORT 2021-07-11 09:21:17

Health Minister Zahid Maleque Saturday said the country would receive around 20 million (20 crore) vaccine doses from various sources in next one or two months. These vaccines include one million Ast...

Over 61pc of 18-25s suffering from depression during pandemic

Over 61pc of 18-25s suffering from depression during pandemic

UNB 2021-07-10 21:29:08

Some 61.2 per cent of young people, aged 18-25, have been suffering from depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, and among them 3.7 per cent have attempted suicide. It was revealed in a survey condu...

Auto-rickshaw workers seek food, cash support amid lockdown

Auto-rickshaw workers seek food, cash support amid lockdown

UNB 2021-07-10 20:26:24

Auto-rickshaw and light vehicle drivers demanded the government to provide them emergency food and cash support as they are facing serious hardships due to nationwide 'strict nationwide lockdown'. In...

BNP sees ‘massive corruption’ in Ashrayan Project

BNP sees ‘massive corruption’ in Ashrayan Project

-- 2021-07-10 19:29:38

BNP on Saturday alleged that there has been ‘massive corruption’ in the construction of houses meant for landless people as the Prime Minister’s gift under the Ashrayan Project as ma...

ILO urges proper safety measures in factories

ILO urges proper safety measures in factories

UNB 2021-07-10 19:06:49

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said the latest factory fire illustrates the urgent need in Bangladesh for authorities and building owners to ensure that buildings are built and operat...

Sajeeb Group owner Hashem, seven others placed on four-day remand

Sajeeb Group owner Hashem, seven others placed on four-day remand

-- 2021-07-10 18:29:15

Police have been granted four days to grill Abul Hashem, chairman and managing director of Sajeeb Group, and seven others in a case over the deadly blaze at the factory of Hashem Foods Ltd in Narayang...