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How Rangamati remained unscathed by COVID-19

How Rangamati remained unscathed by COVID-19

-- 2020-05-02 14:24:49

Rangamati is the only district in Bangladesh to remain free from coronavirus cases in the massive outbreak that spread to other 63 districts, infecting more than 8,000 people and killing 170 of them....

Another cop dies from COVID-19

Another cop dies from COVID-19

-- 2020-05-02 13:26:47

Another policeman died after contracting coronavirus at Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital in the city on Saturday. The deceased was identified as sub-inspector (SI) Sultanul Arefin, 44. He was worki...

Seven RMG workers test COVID-19 positive in Savar

Seven RMG workers test COVID-19 positive in Savar

-- 2020-05-02 13:15:14

Eight people, including seven RMG workers, were diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Savar upazila of Dhaka in last 24 hours till Friday night. Confirming the matter, Upazila Health and Family Pl...

One die, 22 more get infected with coronavirus in Keraniganj

One die, 22 more get infected with coronavirus in Keraniganj

-- 2020-05-02 12:29:58

A man died from coronavirus and 22 more people including seven members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) tested positive for coronavirus in Keraniganj, one of the coronavirus hotspots, in the last 24 ho...

DMP fines people for violating shutdown in city

DMP fines people for violating shutdown in city

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-02 11:58:37

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has fined different people and organisations for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing measures amid the ongoing coronavirus shutdown. Several D...

Another physician infected with COVID-19 in Sherpur

Another physician infected with COVID-19 in Sherpur

-- 2020-05-02 10:49:54

Another physician has been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sherpur district, raising the total number of infected physicians to five. Besides, thirteen health workers tested coronavirus posi...

Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks worst once again

Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks worst once again

-- 2020-05-02 10:46:20

Although air pollution falls in major cities across the globe during coronavirus lockdowns Dhaka again ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning. The capital ranked the worst in...

AL MP Shahiduzzaman catches COVID-19

AL MP Shahiduzzaman catches COVID-19

-- 2020-05-02 09:38:50

Md Shahiduzzaman Sarker, the MP from Naogaon-2, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) making him the first known lawmaker in Bangladesh to have contracted the disease.  Awami...

Govt 'mocking' with hunger of people, Rizvi alleges

Govt 'mocking' with hunger of people, Rizvi alleges

-- 2020-05-01 20:48:17

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday alleged that the government is 'mocking with the hunger of people at this time of dangerous coronavirus pandemic. “Ministers and l...

Workers returning to workplaces in Dhaka, Narayanganj

Workers returning to workplaces in Dhaka, Narayanganj

-- 2020-05-01 20:43:28

Hundreds of people, mostly readymade garment workers, are returning to their workplaces through Shimulia-Kathalbari route as some factories reopen amid a government-announced shutdown to curb the tran...

No alternative to unity to tackle COVID-19: Obaidul Quader

No alternative to unity to tackle COVID-19: Obaidul Quader

-- 2020-05-01 19:22:54

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said there is no alternative to unity in tackling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “There is no alternative to unity in tackling this disaster...

Bangladesh mission in Lebanon gets new Ambassador

Bangladesh mission in Lebanon gets new Ambassador

-- 2020-05-01 19:21:07

The government has appointed Major General Md Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman as new Bangladesh Ambassador to Lebanon. Major General Mustahidur Rahman, psc was commissioned in Bangladesh Army on Decem...

241 Bangladeshis return from India

241 Bangladeshis return from India

-- 2020-05-01 19:15:53

A total of 241 more Bangladeshi nationals, who were stranded in India amid flight suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic, arrived Dhaka from Chennai and Kolkata by separate chartered flights on Friday....

Agriculture will be mechanised to cut cost, ensure profits: Minister

Agriculture will be mechanised to cut cost, ensure profits: Minister

-- 2020-05-01 18:58:11

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque on Friday said agriculture will be mechanised to reduce the high cost of rice production. He made the remarks at a programme of agricultural tools distribution org...

Ministry extends support to sell Tk 1.76b poultry products

Ministry extends support to sell Tk 1.76b poultry products

-- 2020-05-01 18:47:18

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has extended its support to sell poultry products worth over Tk 1.76 billion.  The poultry farmers across the country sold some 13 million litres of milk,...

Mysterious insects eating green leaves in Cox’s Bazar

Mysterious insects eating green leaves in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2020-05-01 18:43:47

A mysterious species of insect appeared in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district and started eating up green leaves, creating concern among locals. However, the authorities concerned said the...

Bogura BSCIC continues producing agricultural tools

Bogura BSCIC continues producing agricultural tools

-- 2020-05-01 18:18:04

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Bogura is continuing production of agricultural tools considering the increasing demand in Boro season, according to UNB. Amid the coron...

Sir Salimullah, Central Police hospitals get permission to run COVID-19 tests

Sir Salimullah, Central Police hospitals get permission to run COVID-19 tests

-- 2020-05-01 18:02:52

The government has permitted three more institutions to conduct tests for COVID-19 at their laboratories amid an escalating coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh. Sir Salimullah Medical College, Central...

Half of BD’s quota for hajj pilgrims remains unfilled

Half of BD’s quota for hajj pilgrims remains unfilled

-- 2020-05-01 17:12:15

More than half of Bangladesh's quota for prospective Hajj pilgrims has remained unfilled even after the government extended the registration deadline three times in the wake of the coronavirus crisis....

BD's poverty rate may rise to 40.9pc due to pandemic: SANEM

BD's poverty rate may rise to 40.9pc due to pandemic: SANEM

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-05-01 16:45:03

Bangladesh poverty rate may rise to 40.9 per cent due to COVID-19 pandemic impacts, SANEM has said in a research report. The current national average poverty rate in the country is 20.4 per cent, the...

Medical supply to combat COVID-19 arrives from UAE

Medical supply to combat COVID-19 arrives from UAE

-- 2020-05-01 16:32:22

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent seven metric tonnes of medical supplies to Bangladesh to bolster the country’s efforts in combating COVID-19 pandemic. According to BSS, a special cargo...

Govt allocates Tk 63m, rice in seventh tranche of assistance

Govt allocates Tk 63m, rice in seventh tranche of assistance

-- 2020-05-01 16:14:02

The government has allocated Tk 63 million and 9,800 tonnes of rice in the seventh tranche of humanitarian assistance for the poor and unemployed amid the coronavirus crisis. About Tk 47 million of t...

BD sends fine rice, fruits and vegetables to UAE as gifts

BD sends fine rice, fruits and vegetables to UAE as gifts

-- 2020-05-01 14:50:59

Bangladesh has sent fine quality rice (developed by Bangladeshi scientists named Banglamati), seasonal fruits and fresh vegetables to the United Arab Emirates by a cargo flight of Etihad Airlines as g...

BD coronavirus cases rise to 8,231, deaths reach 170

BD coronavirus cases rise to 8,231, deaths reach 170

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-05-01 14:48:28

Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh reached 8,231 on Friday, a rise of 571 from the previous day, while related deaths increased by two to 170, according to data released by the Dir...

DMP hands out lockdown fines to people, businesses

DMP hands out lockdown fines to people, businesses

FE Online Report 2020-05-01 14:15:38

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate mobile court drives on Thursday fined different people and business entities a total of Tk 62,700 for allegedly violating the government’s social...

Another cop dies from coronavirus

Another cop dies from coronavirus

-- 2020-05-01 13:29:21

Another member of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) died from coronavirus on Friday. With the latest, a total of four policemen died after contracting the virus in the country. The deceased was identi...

10 RAB members test positive for COVID-19 in Keraniganj

10 RAB members test positive for COVID-19 in Keraniganj

-- 2020-05-01 13:29:02

Seventeen more people, including 10 RAB members and four policemen, were diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours till Thursday in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka. A total of 151 people...

Hilsa fishing resumes after two-month ban

Hilsa fishing resumes after two-month ban

-- 2020-05-01 13:03:07

Hilsa fishing resumed today (Friday) as two-month ban on catching and selling of the national fish ended. Some 51,190 listed fishermen of Chandpur district went to the Meghan River early Friday for c...

Another policeman contracts coronavirus in Chattogram

Another policeman contracts coronavirus in Chattogram

-- 2020-05-01 12:00:29

Another policeman was diagnosed with coronavirus in Chattogram. With the latest one, total 11 policemen have so far been infected with the virus, said District Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi. A...

Historic May Day being observed amid pandemic

Historic May Day being observed amid pandemic

-- 2020-05-01 10:06:51

The historic May Day is being observed today (Friday) in the country without outdoor programmes amid the global coronavirus pandemic. President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued s...