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Coronavirus battle: Specialised hospitals ill-prepared

Coronavirus battle: Specialised hospitals ill-prepared

JUBAIR HASAN and ADNAN HOSSAIN BHUIYAN 2020-03-18 10:17:53

People with diabetic, cardiovascular, lung and renal complications are most vulnerable to COVID-19, but specialised public hospitals treating them lack minimum preparations to fight such viral infecti...

Magura wheat growers expect good yield

Magura wheat growers expect good yield

Our Correspondent 2020-03-18 00:00:00

MAGURA, Mar 18: Magura wheat growers are expecting a bumper production this season. Farmers' sources said in 2017, massive blast attack hampered wheat production in the district. Blast attack caused a...

President, PM urge new generation to follow ideals of Bangabandhu

President, PM urge new generation to follow ideals of Bangabandhu

-- 2020-03-17 21:09:29

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have called upon the new generation to follow the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as his ideals are eternal so...

Bhutanese PM greets Sheikh Hasina on Mujib Year

Bhutanese PM greets Sheikh Hasina on Mujib Year

-- 2020-03-17 20:35:29

Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “Bhutanese Pri...

Bangabandhu year celebrations begins

Bangabandhu year celebrations begins

-- 2020-03-17 20:19:57

Bangladesh started celebrating the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through the national anthem, songs, poetry and fireworks on Tuesday. A scaled-down inaugural ceremony started a...

Modi pays tribute to Bangabandhu on birth anniversary

Modi pays tribute to Bangabandhu on birth anniversary

-- 2020-03-17 19:16:19

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to Father of the Bengali Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the birth anniversary of the founding father of Bangladesh. “Tributes t...

Four die in Sirajganj collage gate collapse

Four die in Sirajganj collage gate collapse

-- 2020-03-17 18:45:01

At least four people were killed and five others were injured as an under-construction gate of a college collapsed in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday. Tarash Fire Service Leader Abdullah Al Ma...

EC to observe coronavirus situation before deciding on elections

EC to observe coronavirus situation before deciding on elections

-- 2020-03-17 18:09:01

The Election Commission will observe the coronavirus situation before deciding on the upcoming elections, as almost all gatherings are postponed amid the global coronavirus outbreak. Chief Election C...

417 stranded Bangladeshis return from Saudi Arabia

417 stranded Bangladeshis return from Saudi Arabia

-- 2020-03-17 18:08:24

A total of 417 stranded Bangladeshis, including eight infants, arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Air...

DNCC launches handwash programme at 25 spots

DNCC launches handwash programme at 25 spots

-- 2020-03-17 17:10:03

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Tuesday launched handwash programme at 25 points of the city, aiming to prevent spread of coronavirus. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam in...

Iraq-returnee fined for violating home quarantine rules in Manikganj

Iraq-returnee fined for violating home quarantine rules in Manikganj

-- 2020-03-17 15:20:06

A mobile court on Monday night fined an Iraq-returnee Tk 10,000 for violating rules of home quarantine in Saturia upazila of Manikganj. Makbul Hossain, son of Fakir Ali, is a resident of Moddho Rouha...

London-returnee quarantined at Sylhet hospital

London-returnee quarantined at Sylhet hospital

-- 2020-03-17 13:54:48

A woman, who returned from London 13 days ago, was admitted to a Sylhet government hospital on Monday night and kept in quarantine. “She went to a private hospital first but was transferred and...

President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu on his birth centenary

President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu on his birth centenary

-- 2020-03-17 13:32:06

President M Abdul Hamid and prime minister Sheikh Hasina have paid rich tributes to father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of the great l...

Two more coronavirus patients detected: IEDCR

Two more coronavirus patients detected: IEDCR

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-03-17 13:06:05

Two more persons have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country. Both of them are male — one of them, recently coming from Italy, was kept in institutional quarantine while the other was hosp...

Coronavirus: BD urges China to supply kits, masks amid scarcity

Coronavirus: BD urges China to supply kits, masks amid scarcity

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-03-17 11:07:43

The government has requested China to supply coronavirus testing kits, thermometers, medicated masks, and isolation garments, as Bangladesh has scarcity of these products at present, officials said....

Banks to invest in stock market from tomorrow

Banks to invest in stock market from tomorrow

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-03-17 10:15:08

The banks, particularly private commercial banks (PCBs), have agreed to invest in the share market from Wednesday by creating special funds for revival of the ailing capital market. The decision came...

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on his birth centenary

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on his birth centenary

-- 2020-03-17 09:59:30

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has paid rich tributes to father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman heralding the yearlong birth centenary celebrations of the great leader. The premier paid...

Nation set to celebrate Bangabandhu’s birth centenary Tuesday  

Nation set to celebrate Bangabandhu’s birth centenary Tuesday  

-- 2020-03-16 22:09:00

The nation is set to celebrate the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Tuesday. The day which is a public holiday will also be celebrated as the National Chil...

Many returnees from abroad violate home-quarantine rule

Many returnees from abroad violate home-quarantine rule

FE COUNTRY DESK 2020-03-16 21:59:01

With the spread of coronavirus in most countries of the world, the government has taken various steps, including closure of all educational institutions, to contain it as the virus is also stretching...

293 more BD nationals return home

293 more BD nationals return home

-- 2020-03-16 20:29:36

Another group of 293 Bangladeshi nationals living in different European and other countries, including worst coronavirus-hit Italy, returned home on Monday evening. A flight of Qatar Airways carrying...

Coronavirus: All cinema halls shut down

Coronavirus: All cinema halls shut down

-- 2020-03-16 19:11:10

Owners have decided to shut cinema halls across the country from March 18 to April 2 in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The decision came after a meeting of Bangladesh Film Exhibito...

Man killed in city ‘gunfight’

Man killed in city ‘gunfight’

-- 2020-03-16 17:30:00

An unidentified man was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Detective Branch (DB) in Nagdarpar area of Khilgaon in the capital early Monday. Sadekul Islam, sub-inspector of Khilgaon Police...

14-day quarantine mandatory for returnees from abroad

14-day quarantine mandatory for returnees from abroad

-- 2020-03-16 16:11:18

The government has announced a 14-day mandatory quarantine for any person arriving in Bangladesh from abroad as coronavirus cases rose in the country. The order was issued from the cabinet meeting le...

Rezaul new Kurigram DC; Parvin withdrawn

Rezaul new Kurigram DC; Parvin withdrawn

-- 2020-03-16 14:54:42

Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram Sultana Parvin was made officer on special duty (OSD) on Monday over punishing a journalist through a mobile court. Mohammad Rezaul Karim, deputy secretary to the Publ...

Coronavirus: Govt to brief diplomats this evening

Coronavirus: Govt to brief diplomats this evening

-- 2020-03-16 14:41:12

The government will brief diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Monday evening at the state guesthouse Padma on the coronavirus issue. Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will share steps taken by the gover...

Three new coronavirus patients detected in Bangladesh

Three new coronavirus patients detected in Bangladesh

FE Online Report 2020-03-16 13:17:00

Three more persons — two children aged under 10 and one woman — were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country Sunday. With the latest, the number of coronavirus cases in the country stands...

1,081 trucks registered in first two months of 2020

1,081 trucks registered in first two months of 2020

FE Online Report 2020-03-16 13:00:08

The number of truck registration in the country stood at 1,081 alone in January and February of 2020, according to an official data. Of the total, 728 trucks were registered in Dhaka during the perio...

Govt shuts down all educational institutions amid virus fears

Govt shuts down all educational institutions amid virus fears

-- 2020-03-16 12:48:13

Government is temporarily shutting down all educational institutions across the country from March 17 amid a global coronavirus outbreak. “The official order will be published on Monday afterno...

Sunamganj child murder: father, uncle get death

Sunamganj child murder: father, uncle get death

-- 2020-03-16 11:56:47

In a verdict on the 2019 murder of 5-year-old Tuhin in Sunamganj, a court has sentenced his father and uncle to death. District and Sessions Judge Waheduzzaman Sikder handed down the verdict on Monda...

Foreign nationals in Bangladesh can extend visas by three months: MoFA

Foreign nationals in Bangladesh can extend visas by three months: MoFA

-- 2020-03-16 10:35:05

Foreign nationals with valid visas staying in Bangladesh will now have the option of extending their existing visas by three months, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in Dhaka. Mean...