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211 killed in road accidents since shutdown started

211 killed in road accidents since shutdown started

FE Online Report 2020-05-03 18:28:52

As many as 211 people were killed and another 227 were injured in road accidents during the government-imposed nationwide shutdown since March 26 in the country, said a study of a passengers’ ri...

Monirul Islam new BD ambassador to Egypt

Monirul Islam new BD ambassador to Egypt

-- 2020-05-03 18:15:04

The government has appointed Md Monirul Islam, now Bangladesh Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to African Union, as the next Bangladesh Ambassador to Egypt. Ambassador Islam is a c...

Rangpur division sees 14.97pc COVID-19 recovery

Rangpur division sees 14.97pc COVID-19 recovery

-- 2020-05-03 18:06:35

Twenty-five coronavirus (COVID-19) infected people already recovered out of total 167 detected patients till Saturday with the current recovery rate of 14.97 percent in Rangpur division. Health offic...

Risk of dengue outbreak rises amid lockdown

Risk of dengue outbreak rises amid lockdown

-- 2020-05-03 16:22:14

Amid the countrywide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, the danger and irritation posed by mosquitoes has been ignored in both Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corp...

Handful of Rohingyas sent to Bhashan Char: FM

Handful of Rohingyas sent to Bhashan Char: FM

-- 2020-05-03 16:08:07

Bangladesh has sent a small group of Rohingyas, who entered Bangladesh a couple of days ago from Myanmar in small boats, to Bhasan Char Island.   Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen confirmed UNB...

BD set to release another 385 inmates early to combat virus risks

BD set to release another 385 inmates early to combat virus risks

-- 2020-05-03 15:07:47

Another 385 inmates are set for an early release on Sunday as part of the government's plans to thwart the risk of a coronavirus outbreak in crowded prisons. Bangladesh, like most other countries bat...

Businesses, people fined for social distancing breaches

Businesses, people fined for social distancing breaches

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-03 14:44:25

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has fined different people and business entities for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing measures amid the ongoing coronavirus shutdown. Sever...

BD reports two more coronavirus deaths, 665 cases

BD reports two more coronavirus deaths, 665 cases

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-05-03 14:40:03

Two more people died of the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Sunday, raising the tally to 177. Moreover, 665 others were diagnosed with COVID-19 duri...

Over 700 village police in Jashore ‘vulnerable to coronavirus’

Over 700 village police in Jashore ‘vulnerable to coronavirus’

-- 2020-05-03 14:35:09

Members of the Village Police in the district are performing their duties alongside the members of law enforcement agencies ‘without necessary protective equipment’ to ensure that people m...

Corona crisis: PM’s videoconference with Rangpur division Monday

Corona crisis: PM’s videoconference with Rangpur division Monday

-- 2020-05-03 13:26:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a videoconference with the public representatives and officials of the districts in Rangpur division over the coronavirus outbreak on Monday.  The vid...

Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Thakurgaon

Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Thakurgaon

-- 2020-05-03 13:03:31

Three more people got infected with coronavirus in Thakurgaon in the last 24 hours until Saturday evening. Civil Surgeon Dr Mahfujar Rahman said two men and a woman found positive for the lethal...

Govt to bring back stranded Bangladeshis from UK May 10

Govt to bring back stranded Bangladeshis from UK May 10

-- 2020-05-03 11:21:19

The government has decided to arrange a special chartered flight to take home Bangladeshi citizens who have been stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) since the suspension of international flights betwe...

Missing photojournalist Kajol found on Benapole border

Missing photojournalist Kajol found on Benapole border

-- 2020-05-03 10:17:11

Photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who disappeared about two months ago after he was named in a digital security case, has been found on the Benapole border. Border guards arrested him in Raghunat...

COVID patients suffer as some hospitals shut doors

COVID patients suffer as some hospitals shut doors

KAMRUN NAHAR 2020-05-03 09:37:27

Both COVID and non-COVID patients are being deprived of necessary treatment as mismanagement in the designated public hospitals peaks. Shortage of essential medical equipment is yet another big issue...

CAAB explains reasons for continuing China flights

CAAB explains reasons for continuing China flights

-- 2020-05-02 21:59:16

Bangladesh has continued fights to and from China only amid the coronavirus pandemic because Beijing had already tackled the situation well, an official says. The Civil Aviation Authority of Banglade...

Garment workers to show ID cards to enter Dhaka

Garment workers to show ID cards to enter Dhaka

-- 2020-05-02 21:21:11

Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment has asked the garment workers to carry identity cards of their respective organisations with t...

BSMMU forms committee to test Gonoshasthaya kits

BSMMU forms committee to test Gonoshasthaya kits

-- 2020-05-02 20:32:03

The authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Saturday formed a six-member committee to conduct the performance study of the Covid-19 rapid testing kits developed by Gonosh...

‘Livestock Ministry sells 421,000 kg fish everyday through mobile stalls’

‘Livestock Ministry sells 421,000 kg fish everyday through mobile stalls’

-- 2020-05-02 20:22:02

The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry said it sold 421,000 kg fish through mobile stalls across the country on Saturday alone. “The fish is worth Tk 77.3 million,” reports UNB citing a han...

‘Railways to import 50 ultra-modern units for carrying perishables’

‘Railways to import 50 ultra-modern units for carrying perishables’

-- 2020-05-02 20:11:09

Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan on Saturday said about 50 more ultra-modern air conditioned units will be imported for carrying vegetables and other perishables. He revealed the informed while...

Journalist Khokon’s wife, son test positive for coronavirus

Journalist Khokon’s wife, son test positive for coronavirus

-- 2020-05-02 19:43:01

The wife and son of journalist Homayuan Kabir Khokon, who died from the coronavirus infection, have tested positive for COVID-19. According to bdnews24.com, they were subsequently admitted to the iso...

Obaidul Quader urges RMG factory owners not to terminate workers

Obaidul Quader urges RMG factory owners not to terminate workers

-- 2020-05-02 19:37:15

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the readymade garments (RMG) factory owners not to terminate any worker amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “I do believe the RMG fact...

Takeaway iftar items not safe: Experts

Takeaway iftar items not safe: Experts

-- 2020-05-02 18:31:59

Though restaurants have been allowed to sell iftar items during Ramadan amid the Covid-19 pandemic, health experts advised people to depend on homemade food as the items from the eateries can be the m...

Govt takes measures to increase production of agri machinery

Govt takes measures to increase production of agri machinery

TALHA BIN HABIB 2020-05-02 17:34:23

The government has taken measures to gear up the production of agriculture machinery amid high demand during the ongoing Boro harvest in the country, an official said. Under the move the Ministry of...

Buyers' business practice questioned for cancelling orders

Buyers' business practice questioned for cancelling orders

-- 2020-05-02 17:29:24

International brands and buyers' business practice are "questioned" amid cancellation of orders putting vast RMG workers in immense trouble though owners invested a lot in post-Rana Plaza incident bri...

40m people get govt relief

40m people get govt relief

-- 2020-05-02 17:09:57

The government has so far provided relief items to some 40 million people across the country with a view to easing their sufferings and miseries during the coronavirus crisis. The government continue...

Rain lashes city; more spells ahead 

Rain lashes city; more spells ahead 

-- 2020-05-02 16:39:03

City dwellers experienced moderate rains in several spells on Saturday. Met office recorded 7 mm rain in the capital from 6:00am to 12:00 noon, said meteorologist Mohammad Aftab Uddin. The weather o...

Govt plans to extend shutdown by 10 days

Govt plans to extend shutdown by 10 days

-- 2020-05-02 16:29:51

The government plans to extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces by 10 days, until May 15, amid a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. The extension will be announced after the plan...

Miller honors journalists who have fallen ill from COVID-19

Miller honors journalists who have fallen ill from COVID-19

-- 2020-05-02 16:18:20

The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has paid tribute to the Bangladeshi journalists who have been affected by deadly conoravirus (COVID-19) while perform their duties, BSS reports. “W...

Rohingyas at Sea: EU urges other countries to follow Bangladesh example

Rohingyas at Sea: EU urges other countries to follow Bangladesh example

-- 2020-05-02 15:32:18

The European Union (EU) has urged the governments in the region to conduct rescue operation and find a solution for safe disembarkation of floating Rohingyas at sea following example shown by Banglade...

BD confirms 552 new coronavirus cases, five more deaths

BD confirms 552 new coronavirus cases, five more deaths

FE Online Desk 2020-05-02 14:41:04

Bangladesh confirmed 552 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 8790. Meanwhile, five more people died of the lethal disease in the last 24 hours...