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‘United Hospital cannot avoid responsibility for fire deaths’

‘United Hospital cannot avoid responsibility for fire deaths’

-- 2020-06-02 22:43:27

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has said United Hospital cannot avoid responsibility for the deaths of five people caused by last week’s fire incident at COVID-19 isolation unit of the hospita...

BNP infected with ‘virus of criticism’: Obaidul Quader

BNP infected with ‘virus of criticism’: Obaidul Quader

-- 2020-06-02 22:04:29

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that the main opposition BNP had dragged themselves to a position of ‘political isolation’, through years of what he called negative...

‘COVID-19 situation deteriorates further due to mismanagement’

‘COVID-19 situation deteriorates further due to mismanagement’

-- 2020-06-02 22:01:45

Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said that coronavirus is seriously affecting public life as the government has failed to control its outbreak in the country. In a statement, Dr Kamal...

DNCC, UNDP unveil street art to thank COVID-19 frontliners

DNCC, UNDP unveil street art to thank COVID-19 frontliners

-- 2020-06-02 21:54:04

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) unveiled two graffities at Gulshan 2, DCC market recently to recognise and thank the frontline workers for rende...

Bangladesh seeks enhanced trade ties with Sri Lanka

Bangladesh seeks enhanced trade ties with Sri Lanka

-- 2020-06-02 21:45:06

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Riaz Hamidullah met Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Tuesday and hoped Dhaka-Colombo relations would be further improved in the coming year...

CAB asks govt to reconsider bus fare hike

CAB asks govt to reconsider bus fare hike

-- 2020-06-02 21:23:45

The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has urged the government to reconsider its decision to raise bus fare by 60 percent amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a message on Tuesday, CAB President...

1,256 get recognition as freedom fighters

1,256 get recognition as freedom fighters

-- 2020-06-02 20:34:57

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has issued a gazette notification recognising 1,256 people as freedom fighters. The gazette was published on Tuesday following a decision taken at the 66th meet...

5,333 policemen infected with coronavirus

5,333 policemen infected with coronavirus

-- 2020-06-02 20:29:24

A total of 5,333 policemen were infected with coronavirus across the country while performing duties as of Tuesday as the virus infection situation continues to worsen with the rise in new cases and d...

HC orders probe report on United Hospital fire by Jun 14

HC orders probe report on United Hospital fire by Jun 14

-- 2020-06-02 19:13:07

The High Court (HC) has ordered the authorities to submit probe reports by Jun 14 on a fire that left five people dead at United Hospital’s COVID-19 unit. The authorities of the hospital, RAJUK...

BR to launch special trains for carrying mango

BR to launch special trains for carrying mango

Munima Sultana 2020-06-02 18:42:48

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is set to launch special cargo trains between Chapainawabganj and Dhaka to carry mango from its main producing districts. According to a notice issued by BR’s Chief Oper...

BD-India trade through Bhomra port resumes

BD-India trade through Bhomra port resumes

-- 2020-06-02 18:15:00

After two months and eight days, trade between Bangladesh and India resumed through Bhomra land port of Satkhira from Tuesday. Import and export activities through this port were suspended due to loc...

11 more train services to resume Wednesday

11 more train services to resume Wednesday

FE Online Report 2020-06-02 18:13:07

Following the success of operating eight intercity train services by abiding health guidelines, Bangladesh Railway (BR) is set to resume 11 more train services on Wednesday. While the road and water...

DNCC finds Aedes larvae in house, fines owner

DNCC finds Aedes larvae in house, fines owner

FE Online Report 2020-06-02 18:07:03

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Tuesday found Aedes larvae in a house in the capital and fined Tk 10, 000 during a mobile court drive. A DNCC team led by Executive Magistrate Roslina Parveen c...

Libya killings: Family sues three ‘middlemen’ in Gopalganj

Libya killings: Family sues three ‘middlemen’ in Gopalganj

-- 2020-06-02 17:55:34

The family of one of the 26 Bangladeshi migrants murdered in Libya has filed a case against three ‘middlemen’ in Maksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district under the anti-trafficking law. Ka...

BPO transports mango, litchi to Dhaka free of cost

BPO transports mango, litchi to Dhaka free of cost

-- 2020-06-02 16:50:23

Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) has started transporting mango, litchi and other seasonal fruits of marginal farmers of Rajshahi region to Dhaka free of cost through its fleet. The initiative has been t...

Three Bangladeshis among seven whose lives COVID-19 claims in Maldives

Three Bangladeshis among seven whose lives COVID-19 claims in Maldives

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-02 16:23:10

Maldives’ Health Protection Agency recorded the COVID-19 related death of a third Bangladeshi on Monday, reported Maldives’ The Edition. A 54-year-old man, the latest COVID-19 Bangladesh...

Jordanian authorities should immediately release Journo Selim Akash: CPJ

Jordanian authorities should immediately release Journo Selim Akash: CPJ

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-06-02 16:11:14

Jordanian authorities should immediately release Bangladeshi journalist Selim Akash and drop any charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Monday in a statement. On Apri...

Will step forward defying all hurdles, says PM

Will step forward defying all hurdles, says PM

-- 2020-06-02 15:13:59

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said coronavirus has slowed economic advancement of the country to some extent but the nation will step forward defying all hurdles. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has slowed...

BD sees highest single-day 2,911 cases, 37 new COVID-19 deaths

BD sees highest single-day 2,911 cases, 37 new COVID-19 deaths

FE Online Desk 2020-06-02 14:45:20

Bangladesh confirmed 2,911 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 52,445. This is the biggest spike in daily new cases of the highly contagious di...

BD reports first virus death of Rohingya man

BD reports first virus death of Rohingya man

-- 2020-06-02 13:31:32

A Rohingya man died from coronavirus (COVID-19) while undergoing treatment at the isolation centre at Ukhiya camp in Cox’s Bazar district on Monday night. The deceased could not be identified i...

Police arrest four for stealing cash from bank vehicle

Police arrest four for stealing cash from bank vehicle

-- 2020-06-02 12:47:21

Police have arrested four people in connection with the disappearance of Tk 8.0 million from a National Bank vehicle in Old Dhaka. They were arrested in multiple raids across the capital on Monday ni...

Ex-Health Minister Nasim tests positive for COVID-19

Ex-Health Minister Nasim tests positive for COVID-19

-- 2020-06-02 11:06:58

Former Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) shortly after he was admitted to a private hospital in Dhaka on Monday. “My father is COVID-1...

English medium schools ‘collecting fees’ amid coronavirus shutdown

English medium schools ‘collecting fees’ amid coronavirus shutdown

-- 2020-06-02 10:57:20

Although the government has shut all educational institutions across the country amid the coronavirus outbreak, a good number of English medium schools in Dhaka are reportedly forcing guardians to pay...

Writ on bus fare hike filed

Writ on bus fare hike filed

FE REPORT 2020-06-02 09:43:32

A writ petition challenging the legality of raising bus fare by 60 per cent for the period of coronavirus pandemic was filed with the High Court on Monday. Barrister Mohammad Humaun Kabir, a Supreme...

Covid-19 test: HC orders to give priority to pregnant women

Covid-19 test: HC orders to give priority to pregnant women

FE REPORT 2020-06-02 09:40:50

The High Court on Monday ordered the hospitals concerned and clinics of the country to test the COVID-19 samples of pregnant women on a priority basis. The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Ra...

Govt may impose lockdown again if required: Quader

Govt may impose lockdown again if required: Quader

-- 2020-06-01 21:40:35

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the government can go tough again, as and when necessary, in its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic’s local outbreak. Speciall...

Govt plans to flag coronavirus risk zones

Govt plans to flag coronavirus risk zones

-- 2020-06-01 20:42:38

The government plans to flag COVID-19 risk zones as part of efforts to strangle the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Areas will be flagged red, green and yellow on the basis of death a...

Keep accelerating growth in production to avert food crisis

Keep accelerating growth in production to avert food crisis

-- 2020-06-01 20:32:51

The government is trying to boost domestic food production to tackle any food crisis that may arise amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Abdur Razzaque. “The pro...

Bus services resume following few health guidelines

Bus services resume following few health guidelines

FE Online Report 2020-06-01 20:14:41

City, long route and mini buses resumed services on Monday with 60 per cent higher fares and following some, not all, health guidelines to check the further spread of coronavirus infection. Most comp...

Minister emphasises having fruits to boost immune system

Minister emphasises having fruits to boost immune system

-- 2020-06-01 18:06:39

Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahabuddin on Monday encouraged people to have juicy seasonal fruits to boost immune system in addition to staying on high alert to avoid coronavir...