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166 BD nationals return from India, 198 Britons leave for UK

166 BD nationals return from India, 198 Britons leave for UK

-- 2020-04-25 19:38:36

A total of 166 stranded Bangladeshis returned home from south Indian city Chennai while 198 Britons, who had been stuck here due to flight suspension amid COVID-19 pandemic, left for London by the 3rd...

People at great risk for govt’s ‘go-alone’ policy: Fakhrul

People at great risk for govt’s ‘go-alone’ policy: Fakhrul

-- 2020-04-25 18:56:25

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government has put the country’s people in a serious risk of coronavirus by adopting a go-alone policy.  &ldq...

Govt asks RMG factory owners to pay wages, festival bonus in time  

Govt asks RMG factory owners to pay wages, festival bonus in time  

FE Online Report 2020-04-25 18:56:11

The government, on Saturday, called upon garment factory owners to pay the workers’ wages for the month of April in time and also to pay festival allowances before Eid.   It also asked n...

Court proceedings to remain suspended amid virus shutdown

Court proceedings to remain suspended amid virus shutdown

-- 2020-04-25 18:36:46

Court proceedings in Bangladesh will remain suspended after the Supreme Court reversed its decision to reopen the courts for limited work during the coronavirus lockdown. The decision was announced i...

‘No testing kit without govt approval can be used’

‘No testing kit without govt approval can be used’

-- 2020-04-25 18:29:31

No testing kit without the government’s approval can be used for coronavirus test, said the Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Saturday. Md Habibur Rahman Khan, additional secretary to the H...

Chattogram gets second COVID-19 testing lab

Chattogram gets second COVID-19 testing lab

-- 2020-04-25 17:42:03

The second coronavirus (COVID-19) testing lab was launched at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) on Saturday. Although the institute has six PCR machines, the sample testing...

Covid-19 rumours: RAB watches 50+ websites in crackdown

Covid-19 rumours: RAB watches 50+ websites in crackdown

-- 2020-04-25 17:38:40

The Rapid Action Battalion is monitoring more than 50 websites as it has renewed its crackdown on the spreaders of rumours about the coronavirus on social media, reports bdnews24.com. Sometimes, peop...

One jailed for violating social distancing

One jailed for violating social distancing

FE Online Report 2020-04-25 17:24:25

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate mobile court drives on Friday fined different people and organisations a total of Tk 39,200 for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing...

BSTI cancels CM licences of 17 products

BSTI cancels CM licences of 17 products

FE Online Report 2020-04-25 17:05:24

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Saturday cancelled Certification Marks (CM) licences of 17 products of 17 brands for selling substandard products in the markets. The BSTI...

Bangabandhu centenary implementation body holds virtual meeting

Bangabandhu centenary implementation body holds virtual meeting

-- 2020-04-25 16:50:14

The office of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birth Centenary Celebration National Implementation Committee is continuing its activities amid the shutdown triggered by the caron...

Akij stands by police, medical staff fighting against Covid-19

Akij stands by police, medical staff fighting against Covid-19

-- 2020-04-25 16:44:07

Akij Group has handed over materials to assist police, doctors and nurses working to fight against the coronavrius situation, says a press release. Millions of people in the country are facing the cr...

Govt dismisses reports of oxygen cylinder shortage

Govt dismisses reports of oxygen cylinder shortage

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-25 16:31:24

Dismissing media reports about the shortage of oxygen cylinders, the government has said there is no such shortage in the country. The data based on which the reports were run by the media are &ldqu...

Two siblings infected with coronavirus in Cumilla

Two siblings infected with coronavirus in Cumilla

-- 2020-04-25 16:24:38

Two brothers, who came in contact with one of their colleagues who died of coronavirus in Noakhali, have tested positive for Covid-19 at Laksam upazila  in Cumilla. Locals said the two siblings...

324 doctors infected with COVID-19 in Bangladesh

324 doctors infected with COVID-19 in Bangladesh

-- 2020-04-25 16:09:46

A total of 324 physicians both at private and public hospitals as of Saturday, were tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) across the country, said Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF). The forum...

Gonoshasthaya testing kits yet to be handed over to govt

Gonoshasthaya testing kits yet to be handed over to govt

-- 2020-04-25 15:09:17

Gonoshasthaya Kendra is yet to hand over its coronavirus testing kits to the government formally as the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) reportedly suggested them to send those to its...

BD registers nine more deaths, 309 cases in 24 hours

BD registers nine more deaths, 309 cases in 24 hours

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-25 14:44:56

Nine more people died of the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Saturday, taking the tally to 140, health authorities have said. Besides, 309 others we...

Oil theft from rail depot: Engineer held in Rajshahi

Oil theft from rail depot: Engineer held in Rajshahi

-- 2020-04-25 13:25:05

Police arrested a sub-assistant engineer of Bangladesh Railway west zone from Rajshahi Railway station on Friday night in a case filed in connection with stealing oil from railway depot. The arrestee...

Child dies from coronavirus in Dhaka hospital

Child dies from coronavirus in Dhaka hospital

-- 2020-04-25 12:40:53

A seven-year-old child has died while undergoing treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital in Dhaka city, bdnews24.com reports. The gir...

Ramadan offers an opportunity to Muslims to stop coronavirus ‘with its spirit’

Ramadan offers an opportunity to Muslims to stop coronavirus ‘with its spirit’

-- 2020-04-25 11:05:26

Amid a different reality caused by deadly coronavirus outbreak, countrywide lockdown, restriction on mass gatherings and congregational prayers, the month of Ramadan provides an opportunity to Muslims...

COVID-19 cases in Kishoreganj reach 175

COVID-19 cases in Kishoreganj reach 175

-- 2020-04-25 10:04:05

Another person was infected with coronavirus in Kishoreganj district in the last 24 hours on Friday, raising the total number of such cases to 175. Civil Surgeon Dr Mohammad Mujibur Rahman said they...

Public transport shutdown extends until May 5

Public transport shutdown extends until May 5

-- 2020-04-24 21:49:04

In line with the extended general holidays, public transport services will also remain suspended across the country until May 5 in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus that has taken a dangerous tu...

78 interns of Sylhet Osmani Medical College quarantined

78 interns of Sylhet Osmani Medical College quarantined

-- 2020-04-24 20:48:53

A total of 78 interns of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) have been sent on quarantine after one of their colleagues tested positive for coronavirus. Confirming the matter, Dr Himan...

‘BNP misleading people in name of taskforce on COVID-19’

‘BNP misleading people in name of taskforce on COVID-19’

-- 2020-04-24 20:22:29

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP is spreading misleading information among people over COVID-19, demanding formation of a national taskforce to this end. “There...

DNCC distributes relief to homeless, distressed people

DNCC distributes relief to homeless, distressed people

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-24 19:30:45

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) continued its relief distribution among distressed, homeless and helpless people amid the coronavirus shutdown. On Wednesday, under the initiative of the DNCC, 8,6...

Ramadan begins tomorrow

Ramadan begins tomorrow

-- 2020-04-24 19:15:40

The Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country on Saturday as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Friday, reports UNB.&...

Workers block road in Adabar demanding wage

Workers block road in Adabar demanding wage

-- 2020-04-24 19:01:20

Workers of embroidery factories blocked a road in Adabar area of the city on Friday morning demanding that their arrears be cleared. Witnesses said some 150 workers of the factories gathered on Ring...

Melon farmers start online sales during coronavirus shutdown

Melon farmers start online sales during coronavirus shutdown

-- 2020-04-24 18:50:34

Melon farmers in Gopalganj's Kotalipara have resorted to using the internet to keep their livelihoods afloat after a worsening coronavirus crisis brought Bangladesh to a standstill. Farmers in remote...

328 more Bangladeshis return from India

328 more Bangladeshis return from India

-- 2020-04-24 18:39:38

A total of 328 Bangladesh nationals who got stuck in India due to the current countrywide lockdown there returned home from New Delhi and Chennai on Friday afternoon by two special flights. The retur...

Tenderers seek payment of pending bills

Tenderers seek payment of pending bills

-- 2020-04-24 18:14:40

The Bangladesh Government Tenderers’ Forum (BGTF) has sought urgent steps to clear their pending bills and amendments to Public Procurement Rules (PPR) for smoothly running development works for...

DMP fines over Tk75,000 for not maintaining social distancing

DMP fines over Tk75,000 for not maintaining social distancing

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-24 18:02:53

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Thursday fined different people and organisations a total of Tk 75,200 for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing measures amid the ongoing cor...