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Coronavirus: All Independence Day programmes cancelled

Coronavirus: All Independence Day programmes cancelled

-- 2020-03-23 13:36:57

All programmes centring the Independence Day have been cancelled, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Monday. He came up with the information while briefing reporters at Secretar...

PM to address nation on Wednesday

PM to address nation on Wednesday

-- 2020-03-23 13:04:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on March 25, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said. Quader was speaking to reporters at a briefing in Dhaka on Monday. According...

Tolarbagh man dies; police say COVID-19

Tolarbagh man dies; police say COVID-19

-- 2020-03-23 10:43:16

An elderly man of Tolarbagh in Dhaka’s Mirpur, who was close to a COVID-19 casualty, has died. The 76-year-old died around 7:45pm on Sunday and he was also infected with the coronavirus, police...

Patients suffer as doctors skip chambers

Patients suffer as doctors skip chambers

JUBAIR HASAN and SAIF UDDIN 2020-03-23 09:56:39

Patients with different types of diseases are in trouble as most of the specialist doctors in Dhaka are avoiding their chambers at different healthcare facilities amid the coronavirus outbreak. Dozen...

Coronavirus: Shopping malls to shut on March 25-31

Coronavirus: Shopping malls to shut on March 25-31

-- 2020-03-22 20:56:37

Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association has decided to keep the shutters down from Mar 25 to Mar 31 as the shopping malls are shorn of shoppers due to fears of coronavirus. But shops of daily essen...

DSCC to form special committee in each ward to prevent coronavirus

DSCC to form special committee in each ward to prevent coronavirus

-- 2020-03-22 20:32:29

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Sunday said they will form special committee in all wards to contain the spread of coronavirus. "Although we are late to take proper measure...

SC scales down lower court activities

SC scales down lower court activities

-- 2020-03-22 20:16:42

The Supreme Court (SC) administration has scaled down the lower court activities to prevent the spread of coronavirus.  A circular signed by the SC Registrar General Ali Akbar was issued on Sund...

No tax on import of coronavirus protection equipment

No tax on import of coronavirus protection equipment

-- 2020-03-22 20:11:35

The government has exempted duties and taxes on import of the medical equipment needed for protection of coronavirus pendamic as the number of patients continues to rise in Bangladesh. The exemption...

No additional charge for delayed gas bill payment

No additional charge for delayed gas bill payment

-- 2020-03-22 19:37:09

The household consumers will not be charged extra for delayed payment of gas bills until June this year due to coronavirus outbreak. An official circular issued by the Energy and Mineral Resources Di...

Monday’s Cabinet meeting cancelled

Monday’s Cabinet meeting cancelled

UNB 2020-03-22 19:22:47

The weekly Cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on Monday has been cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Sunday.

'No possibility of imposing state of emergency right now'

'No possibility of imposing state of emergency right now'

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-03-22 19:11:16

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday ruled out the possibility of imposing the state of emergency right now to fight coronavirus outbreak, saying that people have already started to keep thems...

23,000 overseas returnees in Jashore, only 332 in home quarantine

23,000 overseas returnees in Jashore, only 332 in home quarantine

-- 2020-03-22 19:09:10

More than 23,000 people have returned home in Jashore from different countries in the last one month but among them, only 332 were sent to home quarantine, reports UNB. The district administration ha...

EC suspends NID services until March 31

EC suspends NID services until March 31

-- 2020-03-22 18:49:51

The Election Commission will keep the National Identity (NID) services suspended until March 31 as many expatriates, who recently returned home in the wake of global coronavirus outbreak, were gatheri...

Govt urges people to remain alert without panic

Govt urges people to remain alert without panic

-- 2020-03-22 18:40:57

The government has urged the people to adopt preventive measures to fight the menace of novel coronavirus instead of getting panicked unnecessarily. If spreading of any false or wrong information abo...

Carew’s hand sanitiser to hit market Monday

Carew’s hand sanitiser to hit market Monday

-- 2020-03-22 17:24:02

Carew & Co will release its health sanitiser in the market at an affordable price on experimental basis on Monday to meet the growing demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. The company has started...

Three more test positive for coronavirus in Bangladesh

Three more test positive for coronavirus in Bangladesh

-- 2020-03-22 16:16:46

Three more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, taking the number of coronavirus cases in the country to 27. Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Director Prof Meer...

BracU denies any research on COVID-19 in BD

BracU denies any research on COVID-19 in BD

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-03-22 16:04:06

Brac University (BracU) has said it did not publish any research regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country. "James P Grant School of Public Health and BRAC University has not conducted, commiss...

HSC, equivalent examinations postponed due to coronavirus

HSC, equivalent examinations postponed due to coronavirus

-- 2020-03-22 15:45:05

The Education Ministry on Sunday postponed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled to begin on April 1 due to coronavirus outbreak. Mohammad Abul Khair, PRO o...

BD RMG factories join fight against coronavirus

BD RMG factories join fight against coronavirus

-- 2020-03-22 15:00:56

Readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have joined the battle against coronavirus by making masks and donating them to hospitals and other organisations.    Bangladesh Garment...

Coronavirus: DSCC orders closing shops, restaurants, tea stalls

Coronavirus: DSCC orders closing shops, restaurants, tea stalls

-- 2020-03-22 14:42:13

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) authorities on Sunday directed to close all restaurants, hotels, tea stalls, bakery, confessionary, and roadside food carts following growing concern over a pot...

Islamic Foundation urges Muslims to pray at home on Shab-e-Meraj

Islamic Foundation urges Muslims to pray at home on Shab-e-Meraj

-- 2020-03-22 14:02:33

The Islamic Foundation has urged all Muslims to say Shab-e-Meraj prayers at home in view of the threat of the coronavirus. The event will be observed across the country on Sunday night. On the occas...

BD to contribute $1.5m to COVID-19 Emergency Fund

BD to contribute $1.5m to COVID-19 Emergency Fund

-- 2020-03-22 12:58:33

Bangladesh will contribute US$1.5 million  to the Saarc Emergency Fund proposed by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) in the region. There are commitments from o...

Elderly woman with coronavirus-like symptoms dies in Sylhet hospital

Elderly woman with coronavirus-like symptoms dies in Sylhet hospital

-- 2020-03-22 10:53:18

An elderly woman has died in the isolation ward of Sylhet Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed District Hospital, according to authorities. The 61-year-old woman, who had returned from London on March 4, breathed...

Challenges of coronavirus: Necessitate budget re-allocation, says CPD

Challenges of coronavirus: Necessitate budget re-allocation, says CPD

FE REPORT 2020-03-22 10:02:17

Increased budgetary allocations will be required to address the challenges of coronavirus epidemic, including distribution of medicines, improving health services and medical equipment, a think-tank s...

Road accident claims 10 lives in Chattogram

Road accident claims 10 lives in Chattogram

-- 2020-03-21 22:36:02

A collision between a truck and a pick-up van has left more than 10 people dead in Lohagora area of Chattogram on Saturday night. At least 10 people were also injured in the accident that took place...

AL candidate wins Dhaka-10 by-election, turnout 5.28pc

AL candidate wins Dhaka-10 by-election, turnout 5.28pc

-- 2020-03-21 21:54:57

Awami League candidate Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin has won the by-election to Dhaka-10 constituency, after bagging 15,955 votes amid coronavirus scare. His nearest rival, the BNP’s Sheikh Rabiul Al...

Impose partial or complete lockdown, WHO suggests govt

Impose partial or complete lockdown, WHO suggests govt

-- 2020-03-21 21:35:25

World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday suggested Bangladesh government take urgent action like partial or complete lockdown in combating the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Experts of the global he...

10,000 coronavirus testing kits from China to arrive anytime

10,000 coronavirus testing kits from China to arrive anytime

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-03-21 20:23:19

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said China is sending 10,000 testing kits and 10,000 preventive equipment to help in containing coronavirus outbreak and those will arrive anytime soon. Momen g...

Govt hospitals to get 400 ICU beds: Minister

Govt hospitals to get 400 ICU beds: Minister

-- 2020-03-21 20:15:43

400 new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds will be added to country’s government hospitals to tackle coronavirus situation, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday. “Already, there&rsq...

BD cancels Independence Day programme for COVID 19

BD cancels Independence Day programme for COVID 19

-- 2020-03-21 19:48:06

The country on saturday scrapped the Independence Day ceremonies after a meeting of President Abdul Hamid with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Bangabhaban, a presidential palace spokesman said, report...