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COVID-19 deaths cross 800, cases top 60,000

COVID-19 deaths cross 800, cases top 60,000

FE Online Desk 2020-06-05 14:49:41

Bangladesh on Friday registered 30 more fatalities caused by the novel coronavirus, the health directorate said, bringing the total count to 811. Authorities also reported 2,828 new infections in the...

Another doctor dies from COVID-19

Another doctor dies from COVID-19

-- 2020-06-05 14:24:23

Prof SAM Golam Kibria, former chairman of Urology Department in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, has died from COVID-19 at the age of 74. He breathed his last at the ICU of Dhaka Medical...

Dr Zafrullah’s condition deteriorates slightly

Dr Zafrullah’s condition deteriorates slightly

-- 2020-06-05 14:10:09

The condition of coronavirus infected Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has deteriorated slightly. “Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury’s physical condition has deteriorated a little...

No room for laxity, ACC chief says on casino graft cases

No room for laxity, ACC chief says on casino graft cases

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-06-05 13:38:45

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Friday said the investigations in graft cases related to the casinos are still underway and there is no laxity in the commission in deali...

Ex-Health Minister Nasim suffers brain haemorrhage

Ex-Health Minister Nasim suffers brain haemorrhage

-- 2020-06-05 12:39:03

Former Health Minister Mohammed Nasim’s health condition has deteriorated further after he suffered a brain haemorrhage while being hospitalised for coronavirus (COVID-19). Nasim was subsequent...

DG Azad of health services reveals he contracted coronavirus

DG Azad of health services reveals he contracted coronavirus

-- 2020-06-05 12:09:56

Professor Dr Abul Kalam Azad, the director general of health services, has revealed that he had contracted the novel coronavirus and recovered after hospitalisation ending days of speculations. He ha...

11 districts report 50pc of cases

11 districts report 50pc of cases

JUBAIR HASAN 2020-06-05 12:01:13

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a serious turn in 11 districts where more than 50 per cent of country's total infections were reported, officials and physicians said on Thursday. The districts acc...

Improper disposal of PPEs raises COVID-19 risks, experts say

Improper disposal of PPEs raises COVID-19 risks, experts say

-- 2020-06-05 11:44:03

Disposing of potentially infected masks, gloves and other protective gear with household garbage could heighten the risk of aggressive coronavirus transmission in communities, experts say. They urged...

Govt likely to repatriate more citizens from US Sunday

Govt likely to repatriate more citizens from US Sunday

-- 2020-06-05 11:33:31

Government to repatriate stranded Bangladeshi citizens from the United States by the second special flight of Qatar Airways in the midst of COVID-19. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken an init...

Lightning strikes kill four in Pabna

Lightning strikes kill four in Pabna

-- 2020-06-05 10:56:19

Four people were killed and a minor child was injured in lightning strikes in different parts of Pabna district on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Hashem, 37, son of Laba of Atgharia upazil...

‘Steeler’ vocalist Liton dies at 45

‘Steeler’ vocalist Liton dies at 45

-- 2020-06-05 10:35:26

Masudul Haque Liton, 45, the vocalist of popular band Steeler, passed away due to brain stroke on Thursday in Chattogram. Family sources said Liton felt unwell and suffered a brain stroke at home on...

Zone-wise lockdown likely from next week

Zone-wise lockdown likely from next week

Kamrun Nahar 2020-06-05 09:57:04

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) expects enforcement of zone-wise lockdown from next week as per the proposal of the public health expert committee to the cabinet division after finalising the zone...

Manpower shortage in CCC holds back COVID-19 sample collection

Manpower shortage in CCC holds back COVID-19 sample collection

 OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-06-05 09:40:32

Sample collection for coronavirus tests is being seriously hampered in Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) area due to insufficient manpower. Consequently, samples are not being collected for tests of the...

ACC sues two govt officials over illegal wealth

ACC sues two govt officials over illegal wealth

FE REPORT 2020-06-05 09:36:35

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two separate cases against two government officials on Thursday for accumulating wealth from "unknown sources." The commission filed the first case agains...

bKash hands over medical supplies from Alibaba, Jack Ma Foundation to PM’s relief fund

bKash hands over medical supplies from Alibaba, Jack Ma Foundation to PM’s relief fund

-- 2020-06-05 01:14:41

Bangladesh’s largest mobile money company bKash has handed over emergency medical supplies, including 50 ventilators, to the prime minister’s relief fund to battle the coronavirus crisis,...

‘Infectious diseases know no borders’

‘Infectious diseases know no borders’

-- 2020-06-04 20:23:56

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the COVID-19 pandemic showed that infectious diseases know no borders and do not differentiate between the weak and the powerful. “The COVID-19 pan...

Almost 6,000 police infected with COVID-19

Almost 6,000 police infected with COVID-19

-- 2020-06-04 19:59:16

Altogether 5,831 police members have been infected with COVID-19 as of Thursday while 2,122 among them made full recovery till date. Among the coronavirus-infected police members, 1777 are from Dhaka...

87 public representatives face suspension over relief scam

87 public representatives face suspension over relief scam

-- 2020-06-04 19:13:58

A total of 87 public representatives were suspended temporarily so far for their alleged irregularities in cash aid disbursement and relief distribution since detection of the country’s first co...

‘Govt trying heart and soul to protect people from coronavirus’

‘Govt trying heart and soul to protect people from coronavirus’

-- 2020-06-04 18:28:47

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government has relentlessly been working hard to protect the people of the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve been trying hear...

Bus fare hike: HC drops petition from cause list

Bus fare hike: HC drops petition from cause list

-- 2020-06-04 17:17:28

The High Court on Thursday dropped from the cause list a writ petition challenging the legality of the notification issued by the government to increase bus fare by 60 per cent. The High Court bench...

Kurigram farmers worried as Indian elephants damage crops

Kurigram farmers worried as Indian elephants damage crops

-- 2020-06-04 16:51:01

Farmers of the bordering area in Roumari upazila have become worried due to the damage of their crops by a herd of wild elephants from India over the last one week. A herd of wild elephants enter the...

$35m WB support for a Rohingya project

$35m WB support for a Rohingya project

FE Online Report 2020-06-04 16:12:42

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MODMR) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have lauded the World Bank for a contribution of $35 million to support humanitarian assistance...

DGHS reports 35 more deaths, 2423 fresh cases in 24hrs

DGHS reports 35 more deaths, 2423 fresh cases in 24hrs

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-04 14:42:20

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday reported 35 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the 24 hours to 8:00am today. With the latest victims, the death toll due to the deadly...

Health Services secretary transferred

Health Services secretary transferred

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-04 13:43:58

Health Services Division Secretary Md Asadul Islam has been transferred to the Planning Division as its secretary. He will be replaced by Md Abdul Mannan (secretary), chairman of Land Reforms Board,...

Bus crushes two to death in city

Bus crushes two to death in city

-- 2020-06-04 13:39:25

Two people have died after being run over by a bus at Bangla Motor area in Dhaka. The vehicle, operated by Bihongo Paribahan, trampled the pedestrians at an intersection of Bangla Motor around 12:00...

Jamalpur MP Faridul Haque tested positive for coronavirus

Jamalpur MP Faridul Haque tested positive for coronavirus

-- 2020-06-04 12:36:36

Faridul Haque Khan Dulal, a lawmaker from Jamalpur-2, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection, pushing the tally of cases among local Awami League leaders to four. Faridul's test resu...

What is lockdown exit for? WHO Bangladesh explains

What is lockdown exit for? WHO Bangladesh explains

-- 2020-06-04 12:32:42

As people are learning how to navigate life after hunkering down for more than two months in lockdown, there is a deep sense of fear. Many in Bangladesh, just like in the rest of the world, want to r...

US arranges another chartered flight for its citizens in BD

US arranges another chartered flight for its citizens in BD

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-06-04 11:55:30

The US Embassy in Bangladesh has arranged another chartered flight for its citizens and their families due to the high demand amid the ongoing pandemic. The special flight is expected to depart Hazra...

United Hospital sued over fire that killed five

United Hospital sued over fire that killed five

-- 2020-06-04 11:13:55

The United Hospital in Dhaka is facing culpable homicide charges brought by the family of one of the five patients who died in a fire incident. Ronald Micky Gomez, son-in-law of 74-year-old fire vict...

Citizens’ group for effective lockdown to fight pandemic

Citizens’ group for effective lockdown to fight pandemic

FE REPORT 2020-06-04 09:45:48

A good number of citizens called upon the government on Wednesday to immediately impose an effective nationwide lockdown, except for emergency services, to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. A g...