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Govt starts evacuating 2.2m people to shelters as Amphan looms

Govt starts evacuating 2.2m people to shelters as Amphan looms

-- 2020-05-19 17:36:53

Bangladesh has begun efforts to move nearly 2.2 people to storm shelters to avoid casualties as Cyclone Amphan bears down on the coastline, according to bdnews24.com. People threatened by the cyclone...

65-day fishing ban in Bay begins Wednesday

65-day fishing ban in Bay begins Wednesday

-- 2020-05-19 17:34:05

The 65-day ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal will begin from Wednesday. The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has taken all necessary measures to implement the ban from May 20 to July 23, said a...

IGP urges people to refrain from Eid outing

IGP urges people to refrain from Eid outing

-- 2020-05-19 17:25:57

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed on Tuesday urged the people to stay home and not to travel to their respective hometowns on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr amid the pandemic coronavirus...

ACC chief talks tough against fraudulence

ACC chief talks tough against fraudulence

FE Online Report 2020-05-19 17:02:44

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood warned of stern action against the fraudsters who identify themselves as the ACC officials and employees. His warning came after some ACC offic...

BD suspends river transport services as Amphan approaches coastline

BD suspends river transport services as Amphan approaches coastline

-- 2020-05-19 15:47:08

Bangladesh has suspended all river transport services across the country as Cyclone Amphan moves closer to the coastline with growing intensity, reports bdnews24.com. Ferry crossings along with other...

BD registers 1,251 new coronavirus cases, 21 more deaths

BD registers 1,251 new coronavirus cases, 21 more deaths

FE Online Desk 2020-05-19 14:42:48

Bangladesh confirmed 1,251 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 25,121. Meanwhile, 21 more people died of the lethal disease in the last 24 hour...

Thousands throng Mawa ghat in homegoing bid

Thousands throng Mawa ghat in homegoing bid

-- 2020-05-19 13:23:59

Several thousand people gathered at Mawa ferry terminal on Tuesday morning in their desperate bid to cross the Padma River even though ferry services remained suspended. Thousands started going home...

RMG workers protest for full wages, bonuses in Dhaka amid lockdown

RMG workers protest for full wages, bonuses in Dhaka amid lockdown

-- 2020-05-19 12:50:36

Disgruntled garment workers from several garment factories have poured out onto the streets of Dhaka's Kafrul to demand full payment of their salaries and Eid-ul-Fitr bonunes amid the ongoing coronavi...

US Embassy issues cyclone advisory for its citizens in BD

US Embassy issues cyclone advisory for its citizens in BD

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-19 12:35:58

The US Embassy in Dhaka has issued a weather alert for its citizens as Bangladesh is gearing up for super cyclone ‘Amphan’. It also urged its citizens to continue to follow the local medi...

‘Amphan’ likely to make landfall by Wednesday evening

‘Amphan’ likely to make landfall by Wednesday evening

-- 2020-05-19 12:13:21

Super cyclone ‘Amphan’ has been moving further north-northwards and is likely to make landfall by Wednesday afternoon /evening, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Tuesday morn...

DGDA can issue NOC for Covid-19 drugs, devices

DGDA can issue NOC for Covid-19 drugs, devices

FE REPORT 2020-05-19 12:06:59

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has authorised the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) to issue emergency use authorisation (EUA) certificate for the drugs, used for detection,...

EU contributes €46.12m to strengthen BD’s education system

EU contributes €46.12m to strengthen BD’s education system

-- 2020-05-19 11:15:45

The European Union (EU) has transferred EUR 46.125 million or Tk 4.28 billion to the government of Bangladesh to support key national reforms in the education sector. With this grant, the EU rec...

Super cyclone ‘Amphan’ barrels towards Bangladesh

Super cyclone ‘Amphan’ barrels towards Bangladesh

-- 2020-05-19 10:20:56

The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ has intensified into a super cyclone, prompting Bangladesh to issue danger signals for maritime ports and prepare for evacuations in the coastal dis...

Anomalies in relief: 56 public representatives suspended so far

Anomalies in relief: 56 public representatives suspended so far

FE Report 2020-05-19 09:55:37

The Local Government Division under the LGRD & Co-operatives Ministry has so far suspended a total of 56 public representatives for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of relief materi...

Mass exodus from Dhaka triggers fresh worry over COVID-19

Mass exodus from Dhaka triggers fresh worry over COVID-19

-- 2020-05-18 23:07:33

Though the government has extended public holidays and transport shutdown until May 30 to restrict mass exodus from Dhaka during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, many people have started to leave Dhaka for t...

Introducing floating solar PV technology in Bangladesh

Introducing floating solar PV technology in Bangladesh

Mohammad Alauddin     2020-05-18 22:09:53

Solar energy is the largest energy resource on earth that offers abundant renewable energy resource to mankind relatively well-spread over the globe. It can be captured and transformed into heat or...

3,633 people get  bail in virtual court

3,633 people get bail in virtual court

FE Online Report 2020-05-18 20:27:23

Different lower courts in virtual hearing across the country granted bail to 3,633 people on Monday. Md Saifur Rahman, special officer of High Court Division, confirmed this. The courts also settled...

Cyclone Amphan: Nasrul urges power division officials to remain vigilant

Cyclone Amphan: Nasrul urges power division officials to remain vigilant

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-18 20:15:38

State Minister for energy Nasrul Hamid on Monday asked the state-run power entities to remain vigilant and prepared to face the cyclone ‘Amphan.’ Repair and maintenance works must be done...

Impose 10 days curfew: Jatry Kalyan Samity

Impose 10 days curfew: Jatry Kalyan Samity

FE Online Report 2020-05-18 19:49:07

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity on Monday called on the government to impose a 10-day curfew before and after the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr to prevent the transmission of coronavirus further. The organis...

‘Provide adequate PPE to health officials of private hospitals’

‘Provide adequate PPE to health officials of private hospitals’

-- 2020-05-18 19:43:31

The High Court on Monday directed the Directorate General of Health Services to provide adequate number of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hand gloves and surgical masks to the doctors and nurses...

12,078 cyclone shelters ready in coastal regions

12,078 cyclone shelters ready in coastal regions

-- 2020-05-18 19:21:24

The government has prepared 12,078 cyclone shelters in the coastal regions as the ‘Amphan’ is growing in intensity turning from ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm into a super cyclon...

Muntassir Mamoon recovers from COVID-19

Muntassir Mamoon recovers from COVID-19

-- 2020-05-18 18:54:21

Dhaka University teacher Muntassir Mamoon, who was hospitalised with COVID-19, has returned home after making a full recovery. “I have returned home this afternoon after making a full recovery....

6,970 Qawmi madrasas get PM’s assistance

6,970 Qawmi madrasas get PM’s assistance

-- 2020-05-18 18:10:19

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided financial assistance of Tk 86.3 million for more Qawmi madrasas across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.  “The Prime Minister has given the financ...

HC judge tests positive for coronavirus

HC judge tests positive for coronavirus

-- 2020-05-18 17:53:00

A judge of the High Court Division is undergoing treatment at the Combine Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka as he has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Judge Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar was infected with the...

Cyclone Amphan intensifies, BD raises danger signals

Cyclone Amphan intensifies, BD raises danger signals

-- 2020-05-18 17:29:46

Bangladesh has issued danger signal No. 7 for Mongla and Payra ports and No. 6 for Chattogram and Cox's Bazar as Cyclone Amphan continued to gain strength. The storm, which has turned into a 'very se...

Govt allocates 23,496 tonnes of rice for fishermen in coastal areas

Govt allocates 23,496 tonnes of rice for fishermen in coastal areas

FE Online Report 2020-05-18 17:19:41

The government has allocated 23,496.98 metric tonnes of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to assist the families of fishermen during the hilsha fry fishing ban. Around 419,589 f...

Three UP members suspended over irregularities in relief distribution

Three UP members suspended over irregularities in relief distribution

-- 2020-05-18 17:04:36

The Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended three Union Parishad (UP) members over irregularities in relief distribution. The ministry issued separate notification...

Rice embezzlement: ACC sues a Patuakhali dealer

Rice embezzlement: ACC sues a Patuakhali dealer

FE Online Report 2020-05-18 17:02:57

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lodged a case for alleged embezzlement of 2,850 kg of rice against a dealer of Patuakhali meant for the government’s Food-Friendly (Khadya Bandhob) Programme...

No dengue case reported in 24 hours

No dengue case reported in 24 hours

-- 2020-05-18 16:07:59

No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Besides, two dengue patients are now being treated at hosp...

BD records highest-ever spike in COVID-19 deaths, cases

BD records highest-ever spike in COVID-19 deaths, cases

-- 2020-05-18 14:49:09

Bangladesh saw the highest case and death from coronavirus as 21 more people died from the virus infection and 1602 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours to 8:00 am on Monday. The death toll due to...