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Three nurses among four test positive for coronavirus in Jashore

Three nurses among four test positive for coronavirus in Jashore

-- 2020-04-28 19:24:54

Four people, including three nurses, were diagnosed with coronavirus in Chougacha upazila of Jashore district on Tuesday. Upazila Health and Family Planning officer Dr Lutfunnahar said of the newly i...

Two UPDF men shot dead in Khagrachhari

Two UPDF men shot dead in Khagrachhari

-- 2020-04-28 18:06:51

Two activists of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) were gunned down by miscreants at Madhyabanchara in Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari district on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identifie...

PKSF partner organisations provide assistance worth Tk 270m

PKSF partner organisations provide assistance worth Tk 270m

FE Online Report 2020-04-28 17:40:01

The PKSF's partner organisations provided various types of assistance worth Tk 270 million (270,000,000) to the people of the country amid the Covid 19 crisis. The Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (P...

Sporadic outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in parts of BD, says UNICEF

Sporadic outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in parts of BD, says UNICEF

-- 2020-04-28 17:21:14

Sporadic outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and diphtheria, have already been seen in parts of Bangladesh amid the outbreak of Covid-19, according to a UNICEF statement. Apa...

PMO seeks info on govt losses during lockdown

PMO seeks info on govt losses during lockdown

-- 2020-04-28 16:58:30

The Prime Minister’s Office has sought information on the losses suffered by government institutions during the nationwide extended lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak, reports bdnews24.com.&...

62pc of haor paddy harvested

62pc of haor paddy harvested

-- 2020-04-28 16:52:04

Farmers in the haor areas of Bangladesh have harvested 62 per cent of paddy as of April 27, said the Ministry of Agriculture. Among the rest 38 per cent, 14 per cent of paddy has ripen and ready for...

Sheikh Jamal’s 67th birthday today

Sheikh Jamal’s 67th birthday today

-- 2020-04-28 16:51:27

The 67th birthday of Sheikh Jamal, son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed today (Tuesday). To mark the day, Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its associate bo...

Govt opts for distance learning at all levels

Govt opts for distance learning at all levels

-- 2020-04-28 16:15:18

As academic activities at all levels have come to a halt following the closure of educational institutions amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government has taken steps to help students continue their...

DMP fines people, vehicles for violating social distancing rules

DMP fines people, vehicles for violating social distancing rules

FE Online Report 2020-04-28 16:15:18

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate mobile court drives on Monday fined different people and organisations a total of Tk 36,350 for allegedly violating the government’s social distancing...

Two new dengue cases reported in 24hrs

Two new dengue cases reported in 24hrs

-- 2020-04-28 15:17:08

Two new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours till 8am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A daily update from DGHS said two patients were being trea...

Politics of division only to worsen coronavirus situation: Quader

Politics of division only to worsen coronavirus situation: Quader

-- 2020-04-28 14:51:45

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that politics of division and disintegration will worsen the coronavirus situation in Bangladesh. “We need to fight this deadly virus coll...

Bangladesh confirms 549 new coronavirus cases, three more deaths

Bangladesh confirms 549 new coronavirus cases, three more deaths

FE Online Desk 2020-04-28 14:46:52

Bangladesh confirmed 549 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 6,462. It is the biggest spike in daily new cases of the novel coronavirus in Bang...

Two brothers die in Bogura road crash

Two brothers die in Bogura road crash

-- 2020-04-28 14:27:49

Two people have died after a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Bogura’s Sherpur Upazila. The incident took place in Sherua Bottola area at around 6:30am on Tuesday, said Kundarhat...

Onus not on BD only to shelter Rolhingyas floating at Bay: FM

Onus not on BD only to shelter Rolhingyas floating at Bay: FM

-- 2020-04-28 13:56:47

Bangladesh has pointed out international community's continuous call only on Bangladesh to shelter Rohingyas floating at Bay on boat saying the other countries of the Bay of Bengal region are not requ...

BD likely to see 97pc virus cases go by mid-May: Study

BD likely to see 97pc virus cases go by mid-May: Study

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-28 13:23:47

Bangladesh may see the end of 97 per cent of the coronavirus cases by May 12 this year, according to a prediction made by Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Data Driven Innovation La...

JUST confirms 18 more coronavirus cases

JUST confirms 18 more coronavirus cases

-- 2020-04-28 12:40:24

The Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) Genome Centre confirmed 18 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.  Of the new patients, ten are from Jashore and the rest are from Jhenaidah, sa...

Lack of workplace safety could trigger second wave of coronavirus, ILO warns

Lack of workplace safety could trigger second wave of coronavirus, ILO warns

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-28 10:11:53

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus. As the pressure mounts on countries to ease th...

AQI: Dhaka’s air still ‘unhealthy’

AQI: Dhaka’s air still ‘unhealthy’

-- 2020-04-28 10:05:14

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. It had an AQI score of 163 at 08:16am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’, UNB...

Doctor, cops among nine infected in Chattogram

Doctor, cops among nine infected in Chattogram

-- 2020-04-28 09:33:49

Nine people, including a doctor and two policemen, tested positive for coronavirus in Chattogram on Monday. “Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) tested 100 samples...

National Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury dies

National Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury dies

-- 2020-04-28 09:04:54

National Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury has died of heart attack, a relative has confirmed. He was 77. He suffered a “massive heart attack” in his sleep at home in Dhaka’s Dhan...

US appreciates BD’s readiness to combat COVID-19

US appreciates BD’s readiness to combat COVID-19

-- 2020-04-27 22:07:40

The United States of America (USA), the hard-hit nation by coronavirus, has appreciated Bangladesh’s readiness to combat COVID-19 pandemic. The appreciation came in a letter of US Secretary of...

Over 30 million people get relief amid COVID-19 pandemic

Over 30 million people get relief amid COVID-19 pandemic

-- 2020-04-27 21:59:10

Over 30 million people across the country have received relief from the government since the outbreak of coronavirus. An official handout on Monday said the government distributed rice among more tha...

‘Gonoshasthaya Kendra misleading public about COVID-19 kits’

‘Gonoshasthaya Kendra misleading public about COVID-19 kits’

-- 2020-04-27 21:43:48

The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has accused the Gonoshasthaya Kendra of misleading the public about its antibody testing kits to detect COVID-19. Director General Maj Gen Mahbub...

BD’s ME envoys asked to expedite efforts to protect workers’ rights

BD’s ME envoys asked to expedite efforts to protect workers’ rights

-- 2020-04-27 20:46:44

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday directed the Bangladesh Ambassadors in 11 countries in the Middle East (ME) to expedite diplomatic efforts so that Bangladeshi workers in those countries c...

Smoking increases risk of contracting COVID-19: DGHS

Smoking increases risk of contracting COVID-19: DGHS

-- 2020-04-27 19:49:43

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has urged smokers to give up the habit by pointing out that it increases the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Additional Director General of DGHS Nas...

ACC files case against three for embezzling 1,590kgs of rice

ACC files case against three for embezzling 1,590kgs of rice

FE Online Report 2020-04-27 19:42:46

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed a case against three persons including a Union Parishad (UP) chairman on allegation of embezzling 1,590 kg rice allocated for fishermen. The acc...

Bangladesh extends flight ban till May 7

Bangladesh extends flight ban till May 7

-- 2020-04-27 18:50:58

The Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority has extended a ban on passenger flights to May 7 as the government grapples with the spread of the coronavirus. The ban will remain effective on flights to and...

Biman to bring stranded BD nationals from India on May 01-03

Biman to bring stranded BD nationals from India on May 01-03

-- 2020-04-27 17:46:24

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate chartered flights to bring back Bangladeshi nationals who got stuck in India amid the coronavirus lockdown in three batches on May 01, 02 and 03, reports UNB. B...

   507,040 get support from govt legal aid organisation in 10 yrs

  507,040 get support from govt legal aid organisation in 10 yrs

FE Online Report 2020-04-27 17:22:32

The National Legal Aid Services Organisation has provided support to 507,040 poor and helpless people in last 10 years across the country. The organisation has helped realise over Tk 353.61 million...

Process underway to recruit 2,000 doctors, 6,000 nurses

Process underway to recruit 2,000 doctors, 6,000 nurses

-- 2020-04-27 17:10:26

The government has initiated a process of appointing 2,000 physicians and 6000 nurses to ensure treatment of the coronavirus infected patients. The doctors will be recruited from those who have passe...