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Libya killing: Police arrest 20 ‘traffickers’ so far

Libya killing: Police arrest 20 ‘traffickers’ so far

-- 2020-06-09 11:59:40

Police have arrested 20 suspected human traffickers till Sunday in connection with 22 human trafficking related cases filed at various police stations, including in Dhaka city. They arrested the susp...

Jashore-4 MP Ranajit Kumar Roy tests positive for Covid-19

Jashore-4 MP Ranajit Kumar Roy tests positive for Covid-19

-- 2020-06-09 11:05:44

Ranajit Kumar Roy, the member of Parliament of Jashore-4 constituency, was diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) on Monday night. Confirming the information around 12:30am, Jashore Civil Surgeon Dr S...

Barishal’s physician Dr Rahat Anwar dies in Dhaka

Barishal’s physician Dr Rahat Anwar dies in Dhaka

-- 2020-06-09 10:17:16

Noted physician and founder of Rahat Anwar Hospital in Barishal, Dr Rahat Anwar, died at a hospital in Dhaka early Tuesday. The 55-year-old had symptoms similar to that of other coronavirus patients,...

Women more afraid of COVID-19, says study

Women more afraid of COVID-19, says study

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-06-09 10:02:38

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Though less infected than men, the women of the country are more afraid of COVID-19, according to a research conducted by the Psychology department of Rajshahi University. The re...

Ministry of labour: HC stays dismissal order of central fund's DG

Ministry of labour: HC stays dismissal order of central fund's DG

FE REPORT 2020-06-09 09:48:13

The High Court (HC) on Monday stayed for a month the operation of a government order which dismissed Dr AMM Anisul Awal from the post of the director general of the central fund under the labour and e...

Rising pressure of samples for Covid-19 test in Sylhet division   

Rising pressure of samples for Covid-19 test in Sylhet division  

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-06-09 09:42:19

The authority concerned has started sending samples to the capital again as the PCR labs at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) can't cope wit...

Wait for deadlier month!

Wait for deadlier month!

FE REPORT 2020-06-09 09:38:17

Health experts have said the country should get prepared to witness further rise in the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths for at least another month. They said conducting more tests, improving...

Drug peddlers attack BGB men in Benapole

Drug peddlers attack BGB men in Benapole

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-06-09 09:34:27

A group of drug dealers allegedly attacked the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel while the latter were seizing a shipment of phensidyl at the Daulatpur border in Benapole on Monday. The attack...

HC seeks number of ICUs in BD   

HC seeks number of ICUs in BD  

FE REPORT 2020-06-09 09:30:38

The High Court (HC) on Monday enquired about the number of intensive care units (ICUs) available at all public and private hospitals in Bangladesh and how they were maintained. It asked the state cou...

Int’l air connectivity to resume from third week of June

Int’l air connectivity to resume from third week of June

-- 2020-06-08 21:20:43

The government has decided to allow international flight operations from the third week of June, after over two months of suspension due to the coronavirus outbreak. Civil Aviation and Tourism Secret...

East Rajabazar to go into lockdown on Tuesday midnight

East Rajabazar to go into lockdown on Tuesday midnight

-- 2020-06-08 20:47:06

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Monday said East Rajabazar will be put under 'experimental' lockdown from Tuesday midnight.  “The decision was taken as the densit...

No decision on HSC examination schedule

No decision on HSC examination schedule

-- 2020-06-08 19:41:32

The schedule of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations have not been fixed till now. Those who have created this schedule and spread it through social media that the Higher Secondary Examina...

COVID-19: Another policeman dies

COVID-19: Another policeman dies

-- 2020-06-08 19:23:25

Coronavirus claimed the life of another policeman in Bangladesh early Monday taking the tally of deaths ofmembers of the police force  from the virus to 19. Constable Md Alamgir Hossain, 55, the...

Emphasis on adequate allocation for WASH in budget to control Covid-19

Emphasis on adequate allocation for WASH in budget to control Covid-19

FE Online Report 2020-06-08 18:55:13

In order to tackle COVID-19 and maintain progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the government needs to allocate a significant amount in WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) sector in...

Don’t retrench workers in crisis time, Quader urges factory owners

Don’t retrench workers in crisis time, Quader urges factory owners

-- 2020-06-08 18:42:46

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday called upon the factory owners not to retrench workers during the global coronavirus pandemic.  “The workers brought profits to...

DNCC finds Aedes larvae in 175 houses on Monday

DNCC finds Aedes larvae in 175 houses on Monday

FE Online Report 2020-06-08 17:44:31

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Monday, the third day of its combing operation, found Aedes larvae in 175 houses and establishments in the capital and fined Tk 54,000. A total of 14,053 houses...

Dhaka sixth worst city in Air Quality Index

Dhaka sixth worst city in Air Quality Index

-- 2020-06-08 16:44:02

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Monday morning ranked the 6th worst polluted city in the world in the Air Quality Index (AQI). The air in Dhaka was categorised as ‘unhealthy for sensitive g...

Dengue case reported in 24 hrs

Dengue case reported in 24 hrs

-- 2020-06-08 16:32:42

One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). One dengue patient is currently being treated at a hospit...

BD records 42 more virus deaths, 2,735 fresh cases

BD records 42 more virus deaths, 2,735 fresh cases

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-08 14:49:04

Bangladesh recorded once again 42 new deaths caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) in 24 hours as of Monday morning, according to the statistics of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With...

Combating COVID-19: Chinese medical team arrives in Dhaka

Combating COVID-19: Chinese medical team arrives in Dhaka

FE Online Report 2020-06-08 14:46:54

A 10-member Chinese medical expert team has arrived in Dhaka on Monday to help Bangladeshi physicians fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The expert team came from Hainan province of China and will stay in...

In photos: Giving thumbs down to social distancing

In photos: Giving thumbs down to social distancing

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-08 13:57:13

Even as coronavirus cases continue to increase persistently in the country, especially in Dhaka city, people keep crowding roads ignoring the risk of catching the virus. Such scenario is occurring mo...

Islami Bank Hospital doctor Shakhawat Hossain dies from COVID-19

Islami Bank Hospital doctor Shakhawat Hossain dies from COVID-19

-- 2020-06-08 13:52:00

Bangladesh has registered the death of another medical professional from COVID-19, raising the body count among doctors to 21. Dr Shakhawat Hossain, 43, a consultant in Islami Bank Hospital's anaesth...

Met office forecasts light to moderate rain across country

Met office forecasts light to moderate rain across country

-- 2020-06-08 13:49:43

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Monday forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind over the country in 24 hours till 9:00am, Tuesday....

Libya killings: Police arrest four more suspects

Libya killings: Police arrest four more suspects

-- 2020-06-08 12:56:40

Dhaka police have arrested another four persons with alleged links to the killings of 26 Bangladeshi nationals in Libya. The suspects were arrested from parts of the capital city on Sunday under the...

Bangladeshi dies falling off roof in S Arabia

Bangladeshi dies falling off roof in S Arabia

-- 2020-06-08 12:22:40

A Bangladesh national died after falling off a roof of a multi-storey building in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mahmud Alam, 38, son of Fazlu Miah of Rohitpur Sonak...

DMP fines shop owners, buses for violating health guidelines

DMP fines shop owners, buses for violating health guidelines

FE Online Report 2020-06-08 11:52:31

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate mobile court drives on Sunday fined different people and organisations a total of Tk 63,000 for allegedly violating the government’s health guidelines...

World Oceans Day: Why we need to save oceans

World Oceans Day: Why we need to save oceans

ASADUZZAMAN RASSEL 2020-06-08 11:15:55

June 08 is World Oceans Day. The theme for the day of this year is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”. The day is for highlighting the role of the oceans in our daily life and for inspir...

BNP Dhaka north unit GS dies from coronavirus

BNP Dhaka north unit GS dies from coronavirus

-- 2020-06-08 10:49:40

Ahsanullah Hasan, general secretary of Dhaka north city unit BNP, died from coronavirus (COVID-19) at a city hospital on Sunday night. He was 65. Hasan breathed his last at Shahabuddin Medical Colleg...

Govt sues Awami League leader over ‘forgery’ in KN95 mask import

Govt sues Awami League leader over ‘forgery’ in KN95 mask import

-- 2020-06-08 10:34:50

The Directorate General of Drug Administration has started a case against Awami League leader Aminul Islam charging him with using forged documents to import KN95 masks. Aminul, the deputy publicity...

Combating Covid-19: DSCC, DNCC asked to form committees

Combating Covid-19: DSCC, DNCC asked to form committees

FE REPORT 2020-06-08 09:37:58

The government has directed both the Dhaka City Corporations to form committees in all the wards aiming to contain the spread of Covid-19, an official said. The local government, rural development...