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BD reports highest single-day spike in COVID-19 deaths and cases

BD reports highest single-day spike in COVID-19 deaths and cases

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-31 14:49:20

Bangladesh on Sunday saw the highest single-day spike of new cases and fatalities with 2,545 confirmed cases and 40 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health...

Gazette on bus fare today: Quader

Gazette on bus fare today: Quader

-- 2020-05-31 14:14:49

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government will issue a gazette notification on "an adjusted and logical" bus fare. The proposed bus fare by Bangladesh Road Tra...

US arranging another dedicated flight for its citizens in BD

US arranging another dedicated flight for its citizens in BD

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-31 13:50:52

The US Embassy in Dhaka is arranging another dedicated flight to the United States for its citizens and their family members who wish to leave Bangladesh amid the coronavirus pandemic. The special fl...

Educational institutions not reopening now: PM

Educational institutions not reopening now: PM

-- 2020-05-31 12:31:52

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday ruled out the possibility of opening educational institutions right now saying that students are the future of the country and the government does not want to pu...

Coronavirus patient dies in Khulna

Coronavirus patient dies in Khulna

-- 2020-05-31 11:53:06

A coronavirus patient, who had been undergoing treatment at Khulna Diabetic Hospital dedicated for treating COVID-19 patients, died on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Tanvir Alam Babu,...

82.87pc pass SSC, equivalent exams

82.87pc pass SSC, equivalent exams

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-05-31 11:52:05

A total of 82.87 per cent students have passed SSC and equivalent exams this year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina published the results from her official residence Ganabhaban through a video conference...

Customs worried over Covid-19 infections among staffers

Customs worried over Covid-19 infections among staffers

FE REPORT 2020-05-31 10:08:01

Customs and VAT officials are worried over increasing infections of COVID-19 among staffers in recent times. They said customs officials are involved in ensuring the supply chain of essential and oth...

Bidi factory owners make false claim about number of workers: Study

Bidi factory owners make false claim about number of workers: Study

FE REPORT 2020-05-31 09:55:45

A research conducted by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found claim of bidi factory owners false as the number of bidi workers is only 46,000 against 2.0 million claimed by them. NBR official...

19 Indian truck drivers, helpers stranded at Benapole port

19 Indian truck drivers, helpers stranded at Benapole port

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-05-31 09:51:14

BENAPOLE: A total of 19 Indian truck drivers and their helpers got stranded at Benapole port terminal for the past one and a half months. They want to return home. They don't want help, they just wan...

ABB concerned over 'torture of bank official'

ABB concerned over 'torture of bank official'

FE REPORT 2020-05-31 09:34:39

The Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) has expressed deep concern over media reports on the threat to shoot and torture the Exim Bank's Managing Director (MD). In a statement on Saturday, the A...

CAB describes bus fare hike proposal as unjust, unacceptable

CAB describes bus fare hike proposal as unjust, unacceptable

-- 2020-05-30 23:02:08

The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has described the recommendation to hike bus fare by 80 per cent as unjust and unacceptable. Besides, CAB suggested providing incentives or subsidy and b...

India extends lockdown in high-risk zones

India extends lockdown in high-risk zones

-- 2020-05-30 22:26:14

India extended its coronavirus lockdown until June 30 in high-risk zones but permitted restaurants, malls and religious buildings to reopen elsewhere from June 8 despite a record high number of cases...

BCSIR scientists decode genome sequence of coronavirus

BCSIR scientists decode genome sequence of coronavirus

-- 2020-05-30 21:04:50

Scientists at the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) have sequenced the genomes of three COVID-19 samples in the country. After analysing the data, the researchers found...

Auto-rickshaw workers demand action against extortionists

Auto-rickshaw workers demand action against extortionists

-- 2020-05-30 21:01:30

Bangladesh Auto-Rickshaw Light Vehicle Transport Workers Federation (BALTWF) has demanded that the government take strict action against extortionists in the transport sector ahead of the resumption o...

Minister for ensuring relief to everyone on list of recipients

Minister for ensuring relief to everyone on list of recipients

-- 2020-05-30 20:57:37

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday asked people involved in the various relief efforts to remain careful so that no name on the prepared list of recipients is left out in...

Sylhet nurse dies of coronavirus

Sylhet nurse dies of coronavirus

-- 2020-05-30 20:11:52

A nurse of Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital died of coronavirus in Sylhet on Friday night. Ruhul Amin, a senior staff nurse of the hospital which is dedicated for coronavirus treatment, died around...

Minister warns of stern action if public transportation flout health guidelines

Minister warns of stern action if public transportation flout health guidelines

-- 2020-05-30 19:10:10

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday warned that stern action would be taken against those who do not follow the health guidelines during the movement of public transportatio...

Launch, steamer services to resume Sunday

Launch, steamer services to resume Sunday

-- 2020-05-30 18:52:57

Launch and steamer services on 34 river routes across the country will resume on Sunday after about two months. “Primarily, 40 to 50 launches will operate on these routes and their number will...

‘Budgetary allocation insufficient for persons with disability ’

‘Budgetary allocation insufficient for persons with disability ’

FE ONLINE REPORT   2020-05-30 18:37:11

Budgetary allocation for persons with disabilities, under social safety-net scheme, is very insufficient to address the needs, said experts. They came up with the comment at a virtual consultation an...

MCCI remembers Niloufer Manzur

MCCI remembers Niloufer Manzur

-- 2020-05-30 18:29:48

Niloufer Manzur was solemnly remembered after her demise for her outstanding contributions to nation building through providing education to future leaders of the country, speakers at a commemorative...

Health safety measures taken for flight passengers: State Minister

Health safety measures taken for flight passengers: State Minister

-- 2020-05-30 17:49:51

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali on Saturday said that necessary health safety measures have been taken for passengers of domestic flights scheduled to resume from Monday....

Returnee migrants falling into hard times: Survey

Returnee migrants falling into hard times: Survey

-- 2020-05-30 17:44:14

The returnee migrants who were forced to or chose to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic are running out of options in terms of returning to their livelihoods, whether at home or abroad, accordi...

SC to continue virtual operation till June 15

SC to continue virtual operation till June 15

-- 2020-05-30 17:33:51

Both the divisions of the Supreme Court will continue their operations virtually and in line with apex court’s practice direction. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Saturday forme...

18 HC judges take oath

18 HC judges take oath

-- 2020-05-30 16:58:55

A total of 18 newly appointed judges of the High Court (HC) Division took oath virtually today (Saturday), a day after their services were regularised by President M Abdul Hami...

RFL Gas Stove donates to Child and Old Age Care

RFL Gas Stove donates to Child and Old Age Care

-- 2020-05-30 16:54:42

RFL Gas Stove has donated Tk 0.2 million to Child and Old Age Care as part of its “Khuda Na Chula Joluk” (no more hunger, let stoves be lit) campaign, says a press release. Md Nazmul Haqu...

Ashkona of waterlogging: DNCC starts canal excavation

Ashkona of waterlogging: DNCC starts canal excavation

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-30 16:22:16

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has begun AD-8 canal excavation to end waterlogging at Kasaibari-Ashkona-Kaula-Banarupa Housing areas in Dhaka. DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam inaugurated the excavati...

PM for engaging local public representatives to stem COVID-19

PM for engaging local public representatives to stem COVID-19

-- 2020-05-30 16:07:16

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the authorities concerned to engage local public representatives more in containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, BSS reports “The prim...

Shanto-Mariam chairman dies from coronavirus

Shanto-Mariam chairman dies from coronavirus

-- 2020-05-30 15:43:30

Md Imamul Kabir Shanto, the chairman of Shanto-Mariam University, has died in hospital care after being diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 66. Imamul, who also had other preexisting condit...

Bus fare up by 80pc

Bus fare up by 80pc

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-30 15:11:42

Passengers of buses and minibuses will have to pay a 80 per cent higher rate of fare for travelling during the coronavirus outbreak. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority Chairman in Charge Mohammad Yu...

BD records 1,764 new coronavirus cases, 28 more deaths

BD records 1,764 new coronavirus cases, 28 more deaths

FE Online Desk 2020-05-30 14:44:10

Bangladesh confirmed 1,764 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 44,608. Meanwhile, 28 more people died of the lethal disease in the last 24 hou...