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8,364 new coronavirus cases, 104 deaths recorded in 24 hours

8,364 new coronavirus cases, 104 deaths recorded in 24 hours

-- 2021-06-28 18:00:28

Bangladesh has registered 8,364 new cases in a day, a record high, taking the total caseload to 896,770. It also registered 104 deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total death toll from the dis...

None can leave home without urgent need during strict lockdown

None can leave home without urgent need during strict lockdown

-- 2021-06-28 17:50:54

The government will not offer movement pass privileges during the ‘strict lockdown’ that is going to be imposed in Bangladesh from July 1. “There will be no movement pass this time...

Bangladesh sees sharp rise in deaths from Covid-like symptoms

Bangladesh sees sharp rise in deaths from Covid-like symptoms

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2021-06-28 17:01:16

A total of 2,453 people died from coronavirus symptoms from March 22, 2020 to June 22, 2021. Of the deaths, some 1,994 males and 459 females died within the 15 months period. The number of such deat...

Court freezes bank accounts of ex-mayor Sayeed Khokon

Court freezes bank accounts of ex-mayor Sayeed Khokon

-- 2021-06-28 16:51:37

A court has ordered a freeze on eight bank accounts of Mohammad Sayeed Khokon, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, his mother Fatema Hanif, wife Farhana Alam and sister Shahana Hanif as part...

Alarming Covid surge in Khulna division; death toll crosses 1,000

Alarming Covid surge in Khulna division; death toll crosses 1,000

-- 2021-06-28 16:38:32

Amid the worsening Covid-19 situation in Khulna division, health authorities reported 30 deaths in the division in 24 hours till Monday morning, bringing the total death toll to over 1,000. Besides,...

People’s Leasing must be restructured, not liquidated, HC says

People’s Leasing must be restructured, not liquidated, HC says

-- 2021-06-28 16:16:37

The High Court has decided that People’s Leasing and Financial Services Ltd must be restructured, not liquidated. “A board will be formed to restructure it. The court will let us know who...

Govt official Obaidul Alam will get due wages after 39 years

Govt official Obaidul Alam will get due wages after 39 years

-- 2021-06-28 16:09:09

The Supreme Court has upheld a previous decision ordering the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) to pay due salary to Md Obaidul Alam Akon, a government official who lost his job in 1982 durin...

Dhaka roads still busy despite suspension of public transport, closure of malls

Dhaka roads still busy despite suspension of public transport, closure of malls

-- 2021-06-28 14:45:58

It seemed like just another day. Despite the suspension of public transit and the closure of shopping malls, the streets of Dhaka were still busy on Monday as the city prepared for a ‘strict lo...

Bill placed in parliament to provide better healthcare services to children

Bill placed in parliament to provide better healthcare services to children

-- 2021-06-28 13:23:26

The Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute Bill, 2021 was placed in the Parliament on Monday, aiming to improve healthcare services for children. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque pl...

Probe opens into Moghbazar building explosion

Probe opens into Moghbazar building explosion

-- 2021-06-28 12:05:39

A probe panel of the Fire Service and Civil Defence has started an investigation into the collapse of a three-floor building after a horrific explosion in Moghbazar. The police said at least seven pe...

At least 400 victims of Moghbazar blast receive treatment in five hospitals

At least 400 victims of Moghbazar blast receive treatment in five hospitals

-- 2021-06-28 11:42:02

At least 400 people injured in the blast and collapse of a building in Moghbazar have been treated across five hospitals in Dhaka. Many of them were given first aid while the gravely wounded were kep...

Death toll in Moghbazar explosion rises to eight

Death toll in Moghbazar explosion rises to eight

-- 2021-06-28 08:59:30

Eight people were killed following a huge blast in a building near Moghbazar Wireless Gate on Sunday evening. The explosion occurred on the ground floor of a three-storey building at around 7:00 pm....

Auto-rickshaw, light vehicle workers demand food, cash support amid 'lockdown'

Auto-rickshaw, light vehicle workers demand food, cash support amid 'lockdown'

-- 2021-06-27 22:39:25

CNG-run auto-rickshaw and light vehicle workers have demanded food and cash support during the 'strict nationwide lockdown' that begins on July 1, followed by three days of 'partial restrictions' star...

Three killed, 30 injured in Moghbazar explosion

Three killed, 30 injured in Moghbazar explosion

-- 2021-06-27 21:26:50

At least three people were killed and around 30 others were injured in an explosion in Dhaka’s Moghbazar on Sunday evening. One of the victims died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, while the...

Four killed in Jashore road crash

Four killed in Jashore road crash

-- 2021-06-27 20:33:40

Four people were killed on Sunday in a collision between a truck and a private car at Dhopakhola Nimtala area on Jessore-Benapole highway in Jashore. The deceased were identified as Sadman, 27, son o...

SC extends all interim bail orders for next one month

SC extends all interim bail orders for next one month

FE Online Report 2021-06-27 19:53:00

The Supreme Court (SC) authorities extended all the High Court (HC) ad-interim bail orders and effectiveness of all other ad-interim orders for the next one month in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In...

USAID launches photography book to illustrate achievements, long standing partnership

USAID launches photography book to illustrate achievements, long standing partnership

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-06-27 19:44:44

USAID launched a photography book illustrating the longstanding partnership between the United States and Bangladesh. The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller joined US Agency for International...

Bangladesh may initiate ‘vaccine diplomacy’ for diversified sources of vaccines

Bangladesh may initiate ‘vaccine diplomacy’ for diversified sources of vaccines

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-06-27 19:14:23

Bangladesh could initiate and adhere to a form of ‘vaccine diplomacy’ which will ensure diversified sources of vaccines, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen. Moreover, he demanded Co...

Bangladesh to import 700MW hydropower from Nepal

Bangladesh to import 700MW hydropower from Nepal

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-06-27 19:04:59

Bangladesh has decided to import around 700 megawatts (MW) of hydropower from Nepal to meet its future electricity demand. State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEM...

Bangladesh reports 119 new COVID-19 deaths, a daily record

Bangladesh reports 119 new COVID-19 deaths, a daily record

-- 2021-06-27 18:20:21

Bangladesh has registered 119 deaths from COVID-19 in a day, the highest since the start of the pandemic, taking the total death toll from the disease to 14,172. The new record surpassed the nation&r...

Public transport suspended from Monday

Public transport suspended from Monday

-- 2021-06-27 17:57:58

All public transport, aside from freight vehicles and rickshaws, is suspended and all shopping malls, markets, tourism centres, resorts, community centres and sites of entertainment are closed for thi...

Dhaka Board suspends HSC registration process

Dhaka Board suspends HSC registration process

UNB 2021-06-27 17:40:28

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka on Sunday suspended the registration process for this year's Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examinations due to the worsening Covid-...

No lockdown for health sector

No lockdown for health sector

-- 2021-06-27 17:25:06

There will be no lockdown for the health sector in Bangladesh as the number of Covid patients is increasing day by day, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday. Talking to reporters at the Secre...

Khulna division sees 1,202 new infections, 28 deaths in a day

Khulna division sees 1,202 new infections, 28 deaths in a day

UNB 2021-06-27 17:25:02

As the Covid-19 cases and deaths keep rising in Khulna, health authorities recorded 28 more deaths in the division in 24 hours until Sunday morning. Of them, five people died in Khulna district, five...

Court opens trial of 15 people in Sinha murder case

Court opens trial of 15 people in Sinha murder case

-- 2021-06-27 16:21:48

A Cox’s Bazar court has opened the trial of 15 people, including 12 former policemen, over the murder of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan. District and Sessions Judge Md Ismail framed th...

FE journalist Jasim Uddin Haroon wins PIB-a2i Media Award 2021

FE journalist Jasim Uddin Haroon wins PIB-a2i Media Award 2021

FE Online Desk 2021-06-27 16:21:04

Journalist Jasim Uddin Haroon of The Financial Express has won the PIB-a2i Media Award 2021.  Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Hasan Mahmud handed him over crest, certificate and Tk...

PM seeks cooperation from all to fight Coronavirus

PM seeks cooperation from all to fight Coronavirus

-- 2021-06-27 15:12:15

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought cooperation from all to effectively fight the second wave of the Coronavirus that increased infection and death rates recently. “We just want to sa...

Antibodies found in 93pc of AstraZeneca vaccine recipients, DMCH study says

Antibodies found in 93pc of AstraZeneca vaccine recipients, DMCH study says

-- 2021-06-27 15:05:48

As many as 93 per cent of the recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at Dhaka Medical College have been found carrying antibodies against the coronavirus, the college says. The results were fou...

Govt cancels 10 coal power plants

Govt cancels 10 coal power plants

-- 2021-06-27 14:25:47

The Bangladesh government has cancelled 10 planned coal-based power plants in consideration of their environmental impact. The Integrated Energy and Power Masterplan needs to set the coal-based power...

6.1m Ansar members ready to enforce lockdown, says its DG

6.1m Ansar members ready to enforce lockdown, says its DG

-- 2021-06-27 14:18:49

Director General (DG) of Ansar and VDP Maj. Gen. Mizanur Rahman Shamim said on Sunday its 6.10 million members are ready to work with the administration at field level to enforce upcoming lockdown to...