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Yaas turns into ‘very severe’ cyclone

-- 2021-05-26 10:04:52

Cyclone Yaas has gathered more strength to turn into a “very severe” storm, powering through the Bay of Bengal towards India’s east coast. Meteorologists have forecast that the cycl...

Bogura farmers expanding dragon farming

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2021-05-26 09:27:04

Dragon fruit growers in Bogura district have started dreaming of success with farming as excellent growth of the trees is predicted surplus output this current season. The local farmers are becoming...

Banks asked to remain open in lockdown areas

FE REPORT 2021-05-26 08:47:22

The central bank has asked all the scheduled banks to keep their branches open in lockdown areas in consultation with the respective local administration. The banks concerned will have to inform the...

Bangladesh not on US list of vaccine recipients

FE REPORT 2021-05-26 08:30:35

Bangladesh is not on the US list of vaccine recipients, as the Covid -19 situation in the South Asian nation is better than many other countries, Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen said on Tuesday....

BNP wants to take advantage from journalist Rozina issue, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-05-25 22:01:33

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP is making evil attempts to take political advantage capitalising on journalist Rozina Islam issue a...

Rohingya repatriation looks uncertain, PM tells UNGA president

-- 2021-05-25 21:32:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed concern about the repatriation of Rohigya refugees following the recent development in Myanmar as it has made the process uncertain. “The situa...

LGRD Minister urges all to be ready to tackle cyclone 'Yaas'

-- 2021-05-25 20:04:10

Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam on Tuesday directed the local government department to open a control room to tackle cyclone 'Yaas'. He also instructed the peop...

Bangladesh to buy 15.0m Sinopharm vaccine doses, Momen says

-- 2021-05-25 19:58:01

Bangladesh will buy 15.0 million doses of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine from China, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said. The government expects the first batch of the vaccine to arrive withi...

Cyclone Yaas threatens heavy rains, floods along Bangladesh coasts

-- 2021-05-25 19:31:07

The coastal districts may face heavy rains and flooding during the passage of Cyclone Yaas as the “very severe” storm in the Bay of Bengal dashes towards India. Bangladesh Meteorological...

Bangladesh not on US vaccine distribution list

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-25 18:22:18

Bangladesh is not included in the vaccine distribution list of the USA, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Tuesday. “The USA has made a list of around 30 countries, who will get th...

Bangladesh shuts river transports, issues local cautionary signal 3

-- 2021-05-25 18:16:12

Bangladesh has shut all river transports until further notice as Cyclone Yaas brews in the Bay of Bengal. The shutdown has been effective since 4:30 pm on Tuesday, said Mizanur Rahman, a deputy direc...

Patient dies at Birdem with ‘black fungus infection’

FE Online Report 2021-05-25 17:24:00

A Covid-19 recovered patient died from a suspected black fungal infection at Birdem General Hospital in the capital on Saturday (May 22), posing an emerging threat to Bangladesh. Without revealing th...

Cyclone raises water levels of Bagerhat rivers by two to three feet

-- 2021-05-25 17:16:02

Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) officials have expressed concerns about flooding in the low-lying areas of Bagerhat, a southwestern district, as Cyclone Yaas raises the water level of local...

Bangladesh reports 40 virus deaths, highest daily count in two weeks

-- 2021-05-25 15:57:10

Bangladesh has recorded 1,675 new cases of coronavirus infection in a day, taking the tally to 792,196. The death toll from COVID-19 rose by 40, the highest daily count since May 9, to 12,441, accord...

Maritime ports asked to hoist signal no 2 in view of Cyclone Yaas

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-25 14:58:15

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’sBazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant warning signal number (R) two as severe cyclone storm ‘Yaas’ lies over the north...

Bangladesh starts vaccinating medical students with China’s Sinopharm shots

-- 2021-05-25 14:54:38

Bangladesh has begun administering the Chinese-produced COVID-19 vaccine to students of four medical colleges in Dhaka. China recently gifted Bangladesh 500,000 doses of its Sinopharm vaccine and ano...

Black fungus in Bangladesh: Experts suggest new committee, close observation

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2021-05-25 14:40:40

Experts urged the government for a new committee, close observation, monitoring, reporting of cases involving black fungus among recovering and recovered Covid-19 patients to prevent the rare and dang...

Cultural memory centre for Rohingya community launched

FE Online Report 2021-05-25 12:25:35

The UN migration agency and Rohingya community have jointly launched the Rohingya Cultural Memory Centre (RCMC), one of the first significant attempts to comprehensively document and preserve the heri...

Bangladesh reports first case of black fungus

-- 2021-05-25 11:34:03

Bangladesh has reported a patient who recovered from the coronavirus infection in Satkhira as the first case of mucormycosis or black fungus. The person was diagnosed with mucormycosis while undergoi...

Rain brings respite from heat

-- 2021-05-25 09:09:44

A heavy bout of rainfall brought much-awaited relief in Dhaka city Monday night after a week of a heatwave that scorched parts of the country. Thunder and lightning started to rumble in the skies ove...

Mufti Amir Hamza arrested

-- 2021-05-25 08:43:07

The Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Mufti Amir Hamza, described as an "extremist" Islamic speaker, on charges of spreading extremi...

Bangla Academy DG Habibullah Sirajee passes away

-- 2021-05-25 08:26:53

Habibullah Sirajee, an Ekushey Padak-winning poet and director general of Bangla Academy, has died in hospital care in Dhaka at the age of 72. He passed away at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in Shy...

Palestine requests Bangladesh to reverse its decision to omit ‘except Israel' from passport

FE Online Report 2021-05-24 21:55:22

Palestine has requested the Bangladesh government to reverse the decision to redact 'all countries except Israel' from the Bangladeshi passport. “Bangladesh is a sovereign country and it...

With Cyclone Yaas approaching Bangladesh coasts, humidity drives sizzling heat 

-- 2021-05-24 20:34:39

About 600 kilometres from the Bangladesh coasts, Cyclone Yaas is hurtling towards India at a speed of four kilometres per hour in a north-northwesterly direction. Coupled with a heatwave, increased h...

Students demand reopening of educational institutions

-- 2021-05-24 20:18:17

Students rallied and formed human chains in parts of the country on Monday to demand that the educational institutions, closed for the pandemic, are immediately reopened. The government shut down edu...

Barisal prepares for cyclone 'Yaas'

UNB 2021-05-24 19:56:53

Authorities here said Monday they have started preparations to protect the lives and property of the people as cyclone 'Yaas' may strike the south-western coast. Assistant Commissioner of Barishal Di...

1,441 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths reported in 24 hours

-- 2021-05-24 16:56:43

Bangladesh has recorded 1,441 new cases of coronavirus infection in a day, taking the tally to 790,521. The death toll from COVID-19 rose by 25 in a 24-hour count to 12,401, according to the latest g...

PM suggests promotion of green, sustainable economic growth worldwide

-- 2021-05-24 16:51:10

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the Commonwealth to play its crucial role in eradicating poverty and minimising climate vulnerabilities of the underprivileged segment of the population....

Facebook expands its fact-checking programme in Bangladesh

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-05-24 16:30:18

Facebook announced the expansion of its third-party fact-checking programme with the addition of international partner AFP, as well as Bangladesh-based organisation Fact Check, as part of its ongoing...

8FYP provides solution to Bangladesh’s power problem

FE Online Report 2021-05-24 16:00:10

Clear understandings from the Bangladesh government’s recently released Eight Five-Year Plan (8FYP) need to be incorporated into the new energy and power master plan currently under development...