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177 more UK travellers leave Dhaka for London

177 more UK travellers leave Dhaka for London

-- 2020-04-23 17:28:12

Another group of 177 British travellers left Dhaka for London on Thursday afternoon in the second chartered flight. The special flight of the British Airways departed from Hazrat Shahjalal Internatio...

Covid-19: Court holiday extended until May 05

Covid-19: Court holiday extended until May 05

-- 2020-04-23 17:22:02

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the holiday for courts until May 05 aiming to  prevent the spread of coronavirus, reports UNB. Justice Md Nuruzzaman will hear the urgent matters at t...

Sherpur DC accords reception to noble-minded beggar

Sherpur DC accords reception to noble-minded beggar

-- 2020-04-23 16:40:48

The Sherpur district administration has accorded a reception to Nazimuddin, an elderly beggar who donated Tk 10,000 from his savings to the UNO’s relief fund for the helpless during the Covid-19...

VIPs won’t receive special treatment, says health minister

VIPs won’t receive special treatment, says health minister

-- 2020-04-23 16:34:14

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday said there will be no special treatment for VIPs and wealthy patients. He came up with the remarks at the regular health bulletin broadcast from Mohakhali fo...

No new dengue patient in 48 hours

No new dengue patient in 48 hours

-- 2020-04-23 15:54:12

No new dengue case was reported in the last 48 hours till 8:00am on Thursday, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). According to the daily update from the DGHS, two patients are bei...

US embassy in Dhaka invites its citizens for virtual meeting on Monday

US embassy in Dhaka invites its citizens for virtual meeting on Monday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-23 15:34:41

The US embassy in Dhaka has invited its citizens to join Ambassador Earl Miller and other members of the embassy for a virtual Town Hall meeting via WebEx on Monday, April 27 at 3:00 pm (GMT +6). Dur...

Govt relief schemes benefit over 27.6m people: Ministry

Govt relief schemes benefit over 27.6m people: Ministry

-- 2020-04-23 15:30:54

More than 27 million people have been benefitted by relief schemes undertaken by the government to mitigate the sufferings of people amidst the coronavirus outbreak. The Disaster Management and Relie...

Seven more die from coronavirus in BD, 414 new cases

Seven more die from coronavirus in BD, 414 new cases

FE Online Desk 2020-04-23 15:01:23

Seven more people died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Thursday, raising the tally to 127. Meanwhile, 414 others were diagnosed with COVID-19 du...

Govt extends holiday until May 5

Govt extends holiday until May 5

-- 2020-04-23 14:54:26

The government has extended the general holidays until May 5 in a bid to tackle the worsening coronavirus situation in the country. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in...

DMP extends support to women, children amid COVID-19 lockdown

DMP extends support to women, children amid COVID-19 lockdown

FE Online Report 2020-04-23 14:36:26

Women Support and Investigation Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has extended its support to the helpless women and children amid the coronavirus shutdown. It also urged the helpless,...

JUST confirms 12 new coronavirus cases

JUST confirms 12 new coronavirus cases

-- 2020-04-23 14:08:50

The Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) on Thursday confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases. Dr Iqbal Kabir Jahid, director of Genome Centre and Chairman of Microbiology Department, confir...

DMP hands out social distancing fines to people, vehicles

DMP hands out social distancing fines to people, vehicles

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-23 13:53:01

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate mobile court drives on Wednesday fined people and different modes of vehicle a total of Tk 58,000 for allegedly violating the government’s social dist...

Panel meets Friday to announce Ramadan start

Panel meets Friday to announce Ramadan start

-- 2020-04-23 13:23:17

Bangladesh is set to announce the start of the Ramadan, a period of fasting and reflection for millions of Muslims, on Friday. The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet at the office of Islamic...

PM to join virtual regional conference on COVID-19 today

PM to join virtual regional conference on COVID-19 today

-- 2020-04-23 13:08:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will join a virtual conference today (Thursday) on bolstering regional cooperation to offset the economic impact on South Asia in view of the coronavirus outbreak. &ldquo...

Seven more test positive for coronavirus in Bogura

Seven more test positive for coronavirus in Bogura

-- 2020-04-23 12:58:28

Seven more people were diagnosed with coronavirus in Bogura on Wednesday. Civil Surgeon Dr Mostafizur Rahman Tuhin announced the development on Thursday. He said the district has so far recorded 13 c...

Thakurgaon lawyer fined for conning man

Thakurgaon lawyer fined for conning man

-- 2020-04-23 12:38:05

A mobile court fined a lawyer Tk 10,000 for taking money from a vegetable vendor on a false promise of enrolling him in the government’s special rice sale programme for the poor. Sadar Upazila...

Birdem ICU shut after patient tests positive

Birdem ICU shut after patient tests positive

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-23 12:30:32

Birdem General Hospital has closed its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after a patient there tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. At the same time, around 40 physicians, nurses and staffers have b...

Tenants for waiving house rents for three months

Tenants for waiving house rents for three months

-- 2020-04-23 11:04:56

As economic activities came to a grinding halt amid the nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing the transmission of coronavirus, tenants in Dhaka and other cities urged the government to waive house rent...

Strom damages boro crops in Natore

Strom damages boro crops in Natore

-- 2020-04-23 10:40:57

Rain and hailstorm battered different parts of Singra upazila of Natore on Wednesday evening, damaging boro crops and houses. Local people said storm swept over Chatardighi and Ramananda Khajura unio...

Govt going slow on pvt hospitals as public facilities still not strained

Govt going slow on pvt hospitals as public facilities still not strained

KAMRUN NAHAR 2020-04-23 09:49:06

The government is yet to decide on which private medical college hospitals to take over as dedicated COVID-19 hospitals despite the announcement made by the Bangladesh Private Medical College Associat...

25 test positive for COVID-19 in Kishoreganj

25 test positive for COVID-19 in Kishoreganj

-- 2020-04-23 09:46:34

Twenty-five people were diagnosed with coronavirus on Wednesday in Kishoreganj, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the district to 166. Civil Surgeon Dr Mohammad Mujibur Rahman said samp...

Many coronavirus carriers in BD hiding info creating fresh problems

Many coronavirus carriers in BD hiding info creating fresh problems

-- 2020-04-23 09:16:45

Many suspected coronavirus carriers are either showing less interest in undergoing tested or hiding information in fear of isolation and social stigma, health experts said warning that this tendency m...

Dr. Saadat Hossain dies

Dr. Saadat Hossain dies

FE Online Desk 2020-04-23 01:24:33

Dr. Saadat Hossain, a former cabinet secretary and also a former chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) expired on Wednesday. He breathed his last at capital's United Hospital a...

5,300kg Jatka seized in Louhajang

5,300kg Jatka seized in Louhajang

-- 2020-04-22 21:53:41

Louhajang upazila fisheries officials and police in a joint drive arrested eight people with 5,300 kilograms of ‘Jatka’ (Hilsa fry less than 9 inches long) from different points of Padma R...

Sherpur beggar gets house as gift for setting rare instance of help

Sherpur beggar gets house as gift for setting rare instance of help

-- 2020-04-22 21:39:23

A Sherpur beggar, who donated his savings to the UNO’s relief fund as a rare instance of disaster-time help from the most poor to the poor, will get a house with land from the government as a gi...

Information minister calls for political unity to protect people

Information minister calls for political unity to protect people

-- 2020-04-22 21:06:02

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday urged all political parties to work together for protecting the people. Hasan Mahmud, a joint general secretary of ruling Awami League, came up with...

‘BD in better condition in curbing coronavirus for timely steps’

‘BD in better condition in curbing coronavirus for timely steps’

-- 2020-04-22 20:56:35

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has claimed that Bangladesh remains in a better condition at this moment in curbing the spread of coronavirus thanks to taking the right decision at the right time. The...

97 BD nationals infected with coronavirus in Bahrain

97 BD nationals infected with coronavirus in Bahrain

FE Online Report 2020-04-22 20:41:42

Some 97 Bangladeshi nationals have been infected with Covid-19 in Bahrain, Bangladesh embassy in Manama sources said. However, none of the Bangladeshis had died from coronavirus so far in this Middle...

Govt’s relief programmes to cover all across country: Razzaque

Govt’s relief programmes to cover all across country: Razzaque

-- 2020-04-22 20:16:36

Awami League Presidium Member Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has said no one will remain out of the purview of humanitarian assistances and relief programmes as the government is trying hard to reach the...

BNP receives 10,000 masks from China

BNP receives 10,000 masks from China

-- 2020-04-22 20:11:40

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has provided BNP with 10,000 masks to strengthen the party’s efforts to fight against deadly coronavirus. BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kab...