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Niloufer Manzur laid to eternal rest

FE Online Report 2020-05-26 22:41:49

Niloufer Manzur, Founding  Principal of Sunbeams School and wife of the country's eminent industrialist Syed Manzur Elahi, was laid to eternal rest at Banani Graveyard on Tuesday afternoon follow...

The light Niloufer Manzur lit

SAJIBUR RAHMAN 2020-05-26 21:46:36

It was 1973. As the country has just been liberated, people started getting optimistic about future. A young teacher with two toddlers of her own took a unique initiative to build a bright future for...

Biz bodies, entities including MCCI condole Niloufer Manzur's death

FE Online Report 2020-05-26 20:57:05

Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka has expressed condolence at the sad demise of the country's renowned educationist, founding principal of Sunbeams School Mrs Niloufer Manzur...

Amphan damages Sundarbans infrastructures, trees worth Tk 16.7m

-- 2020-05-26 20:40:39

Cyclone Amphan that battered the country’s coastal districts on Wednesday damaged infrastructures and trees worth Tk 16.7 million in the Sundarbans’ eastern  part, according to UNB....

Two drown, 30 go missing as boat capsizes in Jamuna

-- 2020-05-26 18:58:40

Two people drowned and 30 others went missing as a boat capsized in Padma River in Chauhali upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday. Rashedul Islam Biswas, officer-in-charge of Chauhali Police Station, said...

Amphan: EU extends support to Bangladesh, India

-- 2020-05-26 18:39:02

The European Union (EU) has said it will address immediate needs of populations affected by cyclone Amphan, as well as protect humanitarian aid and health workers from their exposure to the epidemic....

1,200 Bangladeshis return from Maldives

-- 2020-05-26 18:21:07

Some 1,200 Bangladeshis who were marked as undocumented or irregular workers have recently returned home from the Maldives.  Bangladesh High Commission in the Maldives made the disclosure throu...

Dhaka streets remain empty amid lockdown on second day of Eid

-- 2020-05-26 17:38:34

The coronavirus pandemic has upended the custom of visiting relatives on the day after Eid-ul-Fitr as most people have opted to stay home rather than risk catching the infection by venturing out, repo...

VAT return submission deadline extended until June 9

-- 2020-05-26 17:38:20

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has waived traders from payment of penalty and interest for not filing value-added tax returns for the months of March and April with a condition of filing VAT re...

President, PM mourn death of deputy speaker’s wife

-- 2020-05-26 16:17:51

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Anwara Begum, the wife of Deputy Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Fazle Rabbi Miah. Anwara Begum h...

Bangladesh sees no dengue case in 24 hrs

-- 2020-05-26 16:16:48

No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Only one dengue patient is currently being treated at the ho...

BD records 1,166 new coronavirus cases, 21 more deaths

FE Online Desk 2020-05-26 14:48:07

Bangladesh confirmed 1,166 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 36,751. Meanwhile, 21 more people died of the lethal disease in the last 24 hour...

Japan widens entry ban to include BD, others

-- 2020-05-26 14:03:01

Japan has tightened border control and widened ban on entry of people from few more countries, including Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, to prevent the spread of coronavirus. A notice on the website...

Deputy speaker's wife passes away

-- 2020-05-26 14:01:31

Anwara Begum, the wife of Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah, has died during treatment at the age of 67. She breathed her last at 10:40 am on Tuesday at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka, said th...

Signal 3 for maritime ports: Met office

-- 2020-05-26 13:47:45

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3 as a steep pressure gradient persists over the north bay and adjoin...

PM mourns death of educationist Niloufer Manzur

-- 2020-05-26 13:36:25

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School Niloufer Manzur, BSS reports. In a condolence message...

COVID-19: Five dists report 18 new corona cases

-- 2020-05-26 13:18:23

Five districts have reported 18 new cases, including two physicians and six policemen, of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours. Bogura Deputy Civil Surgeon Mostafizur Rahman on Monday night sa...

Nor’wester damages 40 houses in Chapainawabganj

-- 2020-05-26 12:45:09

At least 40 houses were damaged after a nor’wester hit two villages in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj on Monday night.   Mizanur Rahman, Rohonpur union parishad member, said that the...

AQI: Dhaka’s air quality improves

-- 2020-05-26 10:43:28

The air quality of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka showed signs of continuous improvement during Eid-ul-Fitr holiday. It was categorised as ‘moderate’ on Tuesday morning in the Air Quali...

Cyclone Amphan: EU provides €1.1m aid for BD

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-05-26 10:04:32

The European Union has announced an initial funding of 1.1 million euro for cyclone Amphan-affected people in Bangladesh. Janez Lenarcic, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, announced it in...

Kutubuddin Ahmed, founder and chairman of Envoy Group, catches coronavirus

-- 2020-05-26 09:16:56

Kutubuddin Ahmed, the founder and chairman of Envoy Group, has been hospitalised with COVID-19 in Dhaka. He was admitted to the Square Hospital on Saturday after his coronavirus test result came back...

Dr Zafrullah tests 'positive' for COVID-19

-- 2020-05-25 22:31:59

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Monday said he was diagnosed with coronavirus. Dr Zafrullah told reports that he was tested with Rapid Dot Blot kit developed by Gonoshasthaya K...

Modi greets Hasina on occasion of Eid

-- 2020-05-25 21:23:26

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina over phone and greeted her on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the...

Hospitals plagued with gloom as Covid-19 controls Eid celebrations

-- 2020-05-25 18:06:50

When Aminul Islam tested positive for the novel coronavirus on May 24, he was immediately admitted to the Bangladesh Kuwait Government Friendship Hospital specialising in treating Covid-19 patients....

Social distancing limits Eid celebrations in BD

-- 2020-05-25 16:44:09

Despite the relaxing of social distancing, concerns about the continued spread of the coronavirus are hindering the celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr across Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com. Though people...

Eid being celebrated in the shadow of coronavirus

BSS 2020-05-25 15:02:02

The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of Muslim Ummah, is being celebrated on Monday amid COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation across the country. The Eid festival is being celebr...

BD coronavirus death toll crosses 500-mark

-- 2020-05-25 14:45:49

Bangladesh breached the 500 mark of coronavirus deaths in 24 hours on Monday, coinciding with Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the Muslims. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to celebrate...

BMD forecasts rain, thundershowers

-- 2020-05-25 13:51:47

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted rain or thundershowers for parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing from 9:00am today (Monday). “Rain or thundershowers...

Coronavirus forces many to offer Eid prayers at home

Md Ziaur Rahman 2020-05-25 13:43:11

Many Muslims in Bangladesh on Monday performed special prayers at home marking the Eid-al-Fitr festival even as the government allowed such prayers in mosques maintaining health guidelines amid the co...

Dhaka’s air ranked ‘moderate' in AQI

-- 2020-05-25 13:41:34

Dhaka’s air was categorised as ‘moderate’ on Monday afternoon in the Air Quality Index (AQI) -- a significant improvement after days. The capital city of Bangladesh had an AQI score...