-- 2020-05-04 22:02:26
As many as 565 physicians at both government and private hospitals were infected with coronavirus while treating patients, Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF) said Monday. “Among the 565 infect...
-- 2020-05-04 21:51:23
The government has ordered its employees to stay put at their station during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays as the fight against the coronavirus crisis escalates. But private employees can leave the areas...
-- 2020-05-04 21:14:37
Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged the international community to take a clear strategy for economic recovery of vulnerable countries due to COVID-19 pandemic that has pushed global trade in...
-- 2020-05-04 20:53:27
The owners of private medical colleges and hospitals have cancelled festival allowances for teachers, doctors and other employees ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, but reversed a plan to cut salaries. MA Mubin K...
-- 2020-05-04 20:45:49
The government has extended the shutdown of public transport until May 16 in keeping with the nationwide shutdown as coronavirus cases continues to rise. The Road Transport and Highways Division anno...
-- 2020-05-04 18:02:09
The government has decided to allow keeping shops and shopping malls open till 5 pm provided they maintain health guidelines during the general holidays. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notific...
FE Online Report 2020-05-04 17:18:23
Less than 20 per cent of the 2020 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis has been funded so far, said the Inter Sect...
-- 2020-05-04 17:10:31
Ten members of a family were found infected with coronavirus at Zafarpur village of Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday, creating panic among local people. Civil Surgeon Mohammad Ekram Ullah...
FE Online Report 2020-05-04 16:59:48
The government has so far suspended a total of 42 public representatives for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of relief goods during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, an official said. O...
-- 2020-05-04 16:58:43
The government has ordered a shutdown of inter-district transport services during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday as it grapples with a worsening outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The Cabinet Division annou...
-- 2020-05-04 16:41:24
The government will provide cash assistance before Eid-ul-Fitr to mitigate the sufferings of those rendered jobless amid the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave the information wh...
FE Online Report 2020-05-04 16:15:12
The Government of Japan extended a grant of approximately BDT 24 million to three Bangladeshi NGOs, including the Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS), Prism Bangladesh Foundation (PRISM) and Trust f...
-- 2020-05-04 15:40:38
As coronavirus continues to claim more lives and infect a larger number of people every day across the country, the government has extended the ongoing general holidays till May 16 in a bid to prevent...
-- 2020-05-04 15:14:07
One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A daily update from DGHS said one patient is being treated...
-- 2020-05-04 14:37:55
Five more people died from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday, Dr. Nasima Sultana, ADG (Admin), DGHS, said. On the 58th day after Bangladesh registered the first ca...
-- 2020-05-04 13:25:03
This year’s minimum Fitra, a charity donation by well-off Muslims at the end of Ramadan, has been fixed at Tk 70 per person this year. The maximum Fitra has been set at Tk 2200, according to th...
-- 2020-05-04 13:24:45
A police constable has committed suicide by throwing himself from the rooftop of a five-storey building in Khilgaon. Tofazzal Hossain, 39, who was assigned to the special branch of police, jumped off...
-- 2020-05-04 12:58:21
About 4,350 metres of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 29th span on Monday. The 4a span, weighing 3,140 tonnes, was installed on pillars 19 and 20 of the bridge around 11:...
-- 2020-05-04 12:49:52
Confusions have clouded new Health Directorate estimates updated in a matter of 24 hours that show more than 1,000 people have recovered from coronavirus, bdnews24.com reports. The figure for recover...
-- 2020-05-04 12:46:29
Bangladesh has recorded the death of the chief haematologist of Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, bringing the body count to two. Dr Md Moniruzzaman, who had been serving Anwer Khan Modern Hospital...
FE ONLINE DESK 2020-05-04 12:26:10
Some enterprises, including district-based small and cottage ones, will be reopened, ensuring health safety, in order to keep the wheels of the economy running, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said....
-- 2020-05-04 12:18:55
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that the government wants to extend the tenure of general holidays until May 15. "We declared the general holidays till May 5, now we want to continue it u...
-- 2020-05-04 09:50:43
Dhaka ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning. The capital ranked the worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) with a score of 160 at 08 am. The air was classified as ‘...
ADNAN HOSSAIN BHUIYAN 2020-05-04 09:41:51
Lockdown or social-distancing regime has witnessed some relaxation in recent days with movement of increased vehicles and commuters in Dhaka, posing a risk of further spreading COVID-19. Languid main...
Arafat Ara 2020-05-04 09:35:36
Bangladeshi migrants who have remained stranded at different camps in Kuwait for deportation under a general amnesty are leading miserable lives because of inadequate food and accommodation. In a vid...
-- 2020-05-03 21:36:50
Noted author and Dhaka University history Professor Muntassir Mamoon has been hospitalised in Dhaka after being diagnosed with COVID-19. He was admitted to the Mugda General Hospital on Sunday evenin...
-- 2020-05-03 20:53:07
Canadian oil firm Niko will have to pay US$ 1.0 billion as compensation to Bangladesh as a global dispute settlement body has made the firm liable for two consecutive gas field blowouts at Tengratila...
-- 2020-05-03 20:36:07
Five bank officials have found infected with coronavirus in the district, taking the confirmed cases of Covid-19 into 21. District Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Kumar Barman, said of the five bank official...
-- 2020-05-03 19:48:28
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the role of free, independent and responsible media is very important in taking a state forward and reconstructing a pluralistic society. “I do bel...
-- 2020-05-03 19:23:00
Health Minister Zahid Malik has urged clothing factory owners to ensure the safety of workers, sending a warning that a surge in coronavirus cases due to the reopening of the plants will leave their e...
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