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Govt cancels order on media monitoring over coronavirus rumours

Govt cancels order on media monitoring over coronavirus rumours

-- 2020-03-27 10:38:05

The government has rolled back an order on monitoring of the coverage of the coronavirus outbreak by the media. The information ministry in the order dated Wednesday said it had assigned 15 officers...

BD needs its war-time spirit to fight back against COVID-19: Miller

BD needs its war-time spirit to fight back against COVID-19: Miller

-- 2020-03-27 10:24:34

US ambassador in Dhaka Earl Miller on Thursday laid emphasis on having the same courage and discipline like Bangladesh's Liberation War to fight back against COVID-19. "During the Liberation War, Ban...

Limit presence during Friday prayers at mosques: Islamic Foundation

Limit presence during Friday prayers at mosques: Islamic Foundation

-- 2020-03-27 10:23:26

The Islamic Foundation has urged Muslims to limit their presence during Juma prayers at mosques to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The Foundation issued a set of instructions for Muslims in a sta...

Titas Gas increases emergency balance amount for pre-paid consumers

Titas Gas increases emergency balance amount for pre-paid consumers

-- 2020-03-26 18:08:53

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company has raised the ceiling emergency balance of pre-paid household consumers to Tk 2000 from existing Tk 200 during the government-declared holidays, said A...

Departmental case against DC Sultana and three others

Departmental case against DC Sultana and three others

-- 2020-03-26 17:45:12

The government has filed a “departmental case” against suspended Kurigram Deputy Commissioner Sultana Pervin and three other officials in her office over the controversial jailing of a jou...

Govt deploys officials to monitor TV coverage of coronavirus

Govt deploys officials to monitor TV coverage of coronavirus

-- 2020-03-26 17:43:10

The government has assigned 15 officials to monitor the coverage of the coronavirus outbreak by 30 private television channels in an effort to curb rumours and fake news about the disease.The informat...

Second batch of medical logistics from China in city

Second batch of medical logistics from China in city

-- 2020-03-26 17:28:06

The second batch of medical logistics, including 10,000 testing kits, 10,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) and 1,000 infrared thermometers, arrived in Dhaka from Kunming, China on Thursd...

Pakistan wants stronger relations with Bangladesh: Imran Khan

Pakistan wants stronger relations with Bangladesh: Imran Khan

-- 2020-03-26 16:59:14

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said Pakistan desires to further strengthen its relations with Bangladesh based on the principles of mutual respect and understanding.  “Our...

Bangladesh confirms five more coronavirus cases

Bangladesh confirms five more coronavirus cases

-- 2020-03-26 16:15:37

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Thursday confirmed five more coronavirus cases, taking the total to 44 in Bangladesh. The death toll from the disease has remain...

Coronavirus scare: Dhaka nearly falls silent

Coronavirus scare: Dhaka nearly falls silent

-- 2020-03-26 15:35:39

As the government-declared 10-day general holiday started on Thursday and a large number of people left the capital amid the growing fear of coronavirus, Dhaka city wore a complete deserted look with...

Two women taken to KMCH’s corona isolation unit

Two women taken to KMCH’s corona isolation unit

-- 2020-03-26 13:34:06

Two women have been taken to the corona isolation unit of Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH). Dr Shoilendranath Biswas, resident medical officer of the hospital, said one of the women was brought...

Bangladesh suspends flights to all countries except China, UK

Bangladesh suspends flights to all countries except China, UK

-- 2020-03-26 13:16:20

Bangladesh has suspended flights to all countries except the UK and China until April 15 following the global outbreak of coronavirus. The flight operation with Bangkok will remain suspended from 12...

IU student killed in Kushtia road accident

IU student killed in Kushtia road accident

-- 2020-03-26 12:32:52

A student of Islamic University (IU) was killed in a road accident at Tuniapara of Mirpur upazila in Kushtia district early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shihab Ali, 24, son of Monwar Hoss...

Independence Day events muted by virus outbreak

Independence Day events muted by virus outbreak

-- 2020-03-26 11:35:45

Bangladesh is celebrating the 49th anniversary of independence from Pakistan amid restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The nation had prepared for massive celebrations for the day as...

Google doodle celebrates Bangladesh’s 50th Independence Day

Google doodle celebrates Bangladesh’s 50th Independence Day

-- 2020-03-26 11:32:24

Search engine giant Google is marking Bangladesh’s 50th Independence and National Day by replacing its regular home page graphic with a special doodle. The new doodle features five water lilies...

Another child dies of Measles in Rangamati

Another child dies of Measles in Rangamati

-- 2020-03-26 11:20:02

Another child has died from measles in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati district, taking the death toll to eight in the past 24 days. The identity of the deceased could not be known, said Civil Surg...

Internet connections close to 100m

Internet connections close to 100m

FE REPORT 2020-03-26 10:17:37

The number of active internet connections in the country soared by 738,000 to over 99.98 million in February this year from about 99.25 million in January. According to figures published by Banglades...

Govt rolls back order asking doctors to treat COVID-19 cases without PPE

Govt rolls back order asking doctors to treat COVID-19 cases without PPE

-- 2020-03-26 10:07:49

The Directorate General of Health Services has rolled back its order asking doctors to treat suspected coronavirus patients without personal protective equipment or PPE. In the order signed by Direct...

Independence Day on Thursday

Independence Day on Thursday

-- 2020-03-26 00:00:47

The Independence and National Day is today (Thursday). In the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus, the government has suspended all programmes of the day. On the eve of the day, President M Abdul H...

Shab-e-Barat on April 9

Shab-e-Barat on April 9

-- 2020-03-25 22:03:45

The Shab-e-Barat will be observed across Bangladesh on April 9 as the Shaban moon was not sighted on Wednesday. The National Moon Sighting Committee gave the decision on Wednesday evening. It said th...

Hajj registration to continue until April 8

Hajj registration to continue until April 8

-- 2020-03-25 20:57:12

The government has extended the date of hajj registration until April 8 this year considering the outbreak of coronavirus or COVID-19 across the globe. State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md...

Genocide : What the World Ignored

Genocide : What the World Ignored

Mokerrom Hossain 2020-03-25 20:51:40

Please don't give me any news of death What matters with the numbers .... A mother lost a son A brother lost a brother ... Mankind lost mankind ....        ...

The role of press during Liberation War

The role of press during Liberation War

Helal Uddin Ahmed 2020-03-25 20:43:36

The newspapers of the then East Pakistan were quite vocal in favour of emancipation of the Bangalis during the non-cooperation movement launched by the Awami League in March 1971 against the Pakistani...

‘Tk 50.0b stimulus package for export-oriented sectors to pay wages’

‘Tk 50.0b stimulus package for export-oriented sectors to pay wages’

-- 2020-03-25 20:02:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a Tk 50.0 billion stimulus package for export-oriented sectors to pay wages to the workers amid the crisis of coronavirus outbreak. “The fund can be u...

ISPR urges all not to publish misleading news about armed forces

ISPR urges all not to publish misleading news about armed forces

-- 2020-03-25 19:31:09

The Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) has requested all for not publishing news and photos on the basis of false, misleading and hypothetical information about the members of armed for...

Khaleda reaches Gulshan residence

Khaleda reaches Gulshan residence

-- 2020-03-25 18:29:25

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was released from jail for six months following an executive order, reached her Gulshan residence, ‘Firoza’, on Wednesday afternoon after two years, one mo...

Manikganj village under lockdown following death of one with COVID-19 symptoms

Manikganj village under lockdown following death of one with COVID-19 symptoms

-- 2020-03-25 17:34:09

The local administration has put Bailjuri village of Ghior upazila in Manikganj under lockdown to prevent transmission of novel coronavirus following the death of an elderly man with symptoms of COVID...

Obaidul Quader urges BNP to refrain from negative politics

Obaidul Quader urges BNP to refrain from negative politics

-- 2020-03-25 17:08:01

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged BNP to avoid all negative politics considering the global crisis caused by coronavirus outbreak. “I expect BNP to help the gover...

Country needs lockdown to prevent transmission of coronavirus: HC

Country needs lockdown to prevent transmission of coronavirus: HC

-- 2020-03-25 16:12:53

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday observed that lockdown should be declared in the country to prevent transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). The court also advised all to follow guidelines set by the...

Khaleda freed from prison

Khaleda freed from prison

-- 2020-03-25 15:51:17

BNP chief Khaleda Zia has been released from jail after 25 months behind bars amid the government’s precautionary measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak, reports bdnews24.com.  The h...