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BD calls for global solidarity to address challenges of migrants

BD calls for global solidarity to address challenges of migrants

-- 2020-06-06 19:15:35

Bangladesh has called for global solidarity and cooperation to address the challenges of the migrants, who are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Permanent Representative (PR) of B...

Former health minister Nasim in ‘deep coma’

Former health minister Nasim in ‘deep coma’

-- 2020-06-06 18:35:47

Former health minister Mohammed Nasim is in ‘deep coma’ and currently is in ventilation support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Bangladesh Specialised Hospital at Shyamoli in the capit...

Govt to place Covid-19 'hotspots' under lockdown

Govt to place Covid-19 'hotspots' under lockdown

-- 2020-06-06 18:08:03

The government is planning to impose area-wise lockdowns in Dhaka, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, by identifying infection clusters and hotspots in the capital after Bangladesh ranked 20th...

IPDC Finance donates Tk 20m to PM’s Relief and Welfare Fund

IPDC Finance donates Tk 20m to PM’s Relief and Welfare Fund

-- 2020-06-06 17:36:46

IPDC Finance Limited, the first ever private sector financial institution in Bangladesh, contributes Tk 20 million to Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund. Chairman of IPDC Finance and former Pri...

DMP Commissioner seeks transfer of joint commissioner for corruption

DMP Commissioner seeks transfer of joint commissioner for corruption

-- 2020-06-06 16:55:12

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has written to the Inspector General (IG) of police calling for the transfer of a joint commissioner for corruption. In the letter, the DMP ch...

Processing of fallen mangoes could increase earnings: Experts

Processing of fallen mangoes could increase earnings: Experts

-- 2020-06-06 16:33:11

Green mango processing could be the vital way to boost family income and nutritional safety besides reclamation of the losses of the fallen mangoes. Every year, huge quantities of underdeveloped gree...

iDEA project of BCC inaugurates training programme on Blockchain Technology

iDEA project of BCC inaugurates training programme on Blockchain Technology

FE Online Report 2020-06-06 16:07:12

The 'Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) project' of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division on Saturday inaugurated a training programme on Blockchain Technology....

BIMSTEC leaders pledge to combat COVID-19 impact

BIMSTEC leaders pledge to combat COVID-19 impact

-- 2020-06-06 16:00:49

Member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation or BIMSTEC have resolved to further strengthen cooperation to combat the impact of COVID-19 pandemic...

Dr Zafrullah’s condition improves slightly

Dr Zafrullah’s condition improves slightly

-- 2020-06-06 15:26:58

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, who tested positive for coronavirus, received plasma therapy for the third time on Friday night alongside the regular kidney dialysis.  &ldqu...

BD reports 35 COVID-19 deaths and 2635 cases in 24 hours

BD reports 35 COVID-19 deaths and 2635 cases in 24 hours

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-06 14:45:45

Bangladesh reported 35 COVID-19 deaths and 2,635 cases recorded in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Saturday, a day after emerging as a global hotspot for COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Th...

Australia plans another chartered flight for its citizens on June 10

Australia plans another chartered flight for its citizens on June 10

-- 2020-06-06 14:38:52

Australian High Commission in Dhaka has arranged another special flight for its citizens which will leave Dhaka on June 10. Due to a change in the commercial flight schedule from Colombo to Melbourne...

Two pedestrian die in Bogura road crash

Two pedestrian die in Bogura road crash

-- 2020-06-06 13:03:11

Two pedestrian were killed after being hit by a pick-up van in in Khamar Kandi area of Bogura district town on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Dewar Hossain, 45, son of late Aftab Hossain a...

Dhaka’s air shows improvement again

Dhaka’s air shows improvement again

-- 2020-06-06 11:49:58

The quality of Dhaka’s air showed signs of improvement on Saturday morning. It was categorised as ‘moderate’ and ranked 13th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) with an AQI score o...

Virtual court hearings: 6,562 get bail in five days

Virtual court hearings: 6,562 get bail in five days

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-06-06 11:43:05

Different lower courts in virtual hearings across the country granted bail to 6,542 people in the five days to Thursday (May 31 to June 04). Md Saifur Rahman, special officer of High Court Division,...

AL MP along with 10 family members test COVID-19 positive in Chattogram

AL MP along with 10 family members test COVID-19 positive in Chattogram

-- 2020-06-06 11:21:01

Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury, Chattaogam- 16 MP of Awami League( Banshkhali constituency), and ten of his family members have been infected with coronavirus.   His wife, three daughters, one son-i...

WHO advises people to wear mask in public place

WHO advises people to wear mask in public place

UNB 2020-06-06 11:15:56

The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on wearing face masks and said people should wear fabric masks when social distancing is not possible, such as on public transportation and...

Decision over Hajj likely after June 15: State Minister

Decision over Hajj likely after June 15: State Minister

-- 2020-06-06 10:40:54

State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on Friday said Saudi Arabia, the host country of Hajj, is likely to take a decision over this year’s congregation by June 15. Abdul...

Biman to bring back Bangladeshis from Rome, London on June 13

Biman to bring back Bangladeshis from Rome, London on June 13

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-06-06 10:33:01

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will bring back home some Bangladeshis from Italy and the United Kingdom on June 13 through its special charter flight. Biman officials said the special flight would first p...

Focus on law enforcement, people's awareness: Experts

Focus on law enforcement, people's awareness: Experts

FE Report 2020-06-06 10:21:55

Strict implementation of the existing laws, creating awareness among people, and devising long-term plans are crucial for protection of environment in the country, speakers opined in a virtual discu...

DNCC launches anti-Aedes combing operation today

DNCC launches anti-Aedes combing operation today

FE Report 2020-06-06 09:53:39

Dhaka North City Corporation ( DNCC) will start a combing operation to prevent dengue fever by controlling Aedes mosquito in 54 wards for 10 days with support from DG health from today (Saturday). Th...

BD new virus hotspot

BD new virus hotspot

JUBAIR HASAN 2020-06-06 09:34:22

Bangladesh on Sunday became the world's 20th worst-affected countries, making it the latest global hotspot for coronavirus pandemic, officials and physicians say. In the last 24 hours ending on Frida...

Cox’s Bazar under lockdown, areas near Rohingya camps declared red zone

Cox’s Bazar under lockdown, areas near Rohingya camps declared red zone

-- 2020-06-05 21:04:42

The local authorities have put Cox’s Bazar Municipality on lockdown declaring some areas of the district coronavirus red zone for maximum risks of infection. The rate of COVID-19 infection in t...

Pandemic poses enormous risk to around 1.2m people in Cox’s Bazar: IOM

Pandemic poses enormous risk to around 1.2m people in Cox’s Bazar: IOM

-- 2020-06-05 20:33:58

The coronavirus pandemic poses an enormous risk to around 1.2 million people in Cox’s Bazar including over 860,000 Rohingyas, said International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Amid this pand...

PM okays recruitment of 3,000 medical technologists

PM okays recruitment of 3,000 medical technologists

-- 2020-06-05 19:33:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the recruitment of 3,000 medical technologists amid a cry for conducting more coronavirus tests in the wake of a surge in infections. The public administration m...

123 officials get promoted as joint secretaries

123 officials get promoted as joint secretaries

-- 2020-06-05 19:20:42

In the latest reshuffle in the public administration, a total of 123 government officials were promoted as joint secretaries. The Public Administration Ministry issued two gazette notifications in th...

168 people killed in road accident during Eid holidays

168 people killed in road accident during Eid holidays

-- 2020-06-05 18:50:38

Altogether 168 people were killed and 283 others were injured in 149 road accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, said a passengers’ welfare platform on Friday. On the other h...

‘ACC to take legal actions against graft in N-95 mask purchase’

‘ACC to take legal actions against graft in N-95 mask purchase’

-- 2020-06-05 18:37:47

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood has said legal action will be taken if the allegations of corruption in the purchase of N-95 masks and PPE (personal protection equipment) are p...

Govt allocates Tk 1.03t to fight COVID-19 pandemic

Govt allocates Tk 1.03t to fight COVID-19 pandemic

-- 2020-06-05 16:56:08

The government has so far allotted some Tk 1.03 trillion under 19 packages to fight the coronavirus pandemic and protect people amid the crisis. The allocated amount is 3.7 per cent of the GDP, a sou...

Nasim undergoes successful surgery after stroke

Nasim undergoes successful surgery after stroke

-- 2020-06-05 15:19:20

Former Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has successfully undergone a surgery after suffering a stroke while being hospitalised from COVID-19. His son Tanvir Shakil Joy confirmed the development on Frid...

Land Ministry wins UN Public Service Award

Land Ministry wins UN Public Service Award

-- 2020-06-05 14:57:01

The Ministry of Land of Bangladesh has been awarded by the United Nations the prestigious ‘United Nations Public Service Award’ for 2020. The award was given in the category of “Dev...