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Number of coronavirus-infected policemen rises to 1,943

Number of coronavirus-infected policemen rises to 1,943

-- 2020-05-14 20:27:19

A total of 1,943 police members got infected with coronavirus as of Thursday as new cases are also on the rise across the country, reports UNB. Bangladesh reported the highest coronavirus cases&mdash...

DMCH set to begin clinical trial of plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients

DMCH set to begin clinical trial of plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients

-- 2020-05-14 19:04:15

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) is set to conduct plasma therapy on patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The hospital will begin the clinical trial on...

Writ filed seeking proper health services at pvt hospitals, clinics

Writ filed seeking proper health services at pvt hospitals, clinics

-- 2020-05-14 19:01:09

A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Thursday seeking its directive to ensure proper health services at all private hospitals and clinics in country during the coronavirus pandemic....

Automatic disinfectant spraying system has been installed at CPH

Automatic disinfectant spraying system has been installed at CPH

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-14 18:29:39

An automatic disinfectant spraying system has been installed at the entrance of the Central Police Hospital (CPH) in Dhaka aiming to help contain outbreak of the COVID-19.  Additional Superinten...

UN provides PPE, emergency medical supplies to BD

UN provides PPE, emergency medical supplies to BD

-- 2020-05-14 18:08:10

The United Nations (UN) has provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other emergency medical and humanitarian aid supplies to the government and the humanitarian operation in Cox’s Bazar...

National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman no more

National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman no more

-- 2020-05-14 18:00:31

National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman died of old-age complications at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka on Thursday. He was 83. He breathed his last at the hospital around 4:55pm, said sources...

US brings back more than 1,000 citizens from BD so far

US brings back more than 1,000 citizens from BD so far

FE Online Report 2020-05-14 17:27:25

The US Department of State and US Embassy in Dhaka have already helped over 1,000 Americans and their family members return to the United States from Bangladesh on four chartered flights as part of th...

Reshuffle in police services

Reshuffle in police services

-- 2020-05-14 17:27:15

The government has reshuffled five high-ranking police officers in the latest shake up of the law-enforcement agency. A deputy inspector general and four superintendents of police were assigned to ne...

Financial aid for all mosques, 7,000 more Qawmi Madrasas before Eid

Financial aid for all mosques, 7,000 more Qawmi Madrasas before Eid

-- 2020-05-14 16:50:31

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said financial assistance will be provided to all mosques and another 7,000 Qwami Madrasas across the country before the Eid-ul Fitr. “I’ve alread...

UN provides PPE items, medical supplies to Bangladesh

UN provides PPE items, medical supplies to Bangladesh

FE Online Report 2020-05-14 16:20:20

The United Nations in Bangladesh has provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other emergency medical and humanitarian aid supplies to the Government of Bangladesh and the humanitarian operati...

DMP hands out 38 lockdown fines

DMP hands out 38 lockdown fines

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-14 15:44:15

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate mobile court drives on Wednesday issued a total of 38 fines, amounting to Tk 167,700 for alleged violations of the government’s social distancing meas...

Flight operations to remain suspended till May 30

Flight operations to remain suspended till May 30

-- 2020-05-14 15:40:31

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Thursday extended the suspension of all international and domestic flights until May 30, aiming to prevent spread of coronavirus. The ban on inter...

New dengue case reported in 24 hrs

New dengue case reported in 24 hrs

-- 2020-05-14 15:34:52

One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8am on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Besides, two dengue patients are now being treated at a hos...

Rain forecast for parts of country

Rain forecast for parts of country

-- 2020-05-14 15:27:07

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Thursday forecast rain or thundershowers for parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 6:00am today. “Rain or thundershowers with li...

BD reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, 1041 new cases

BD reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, 1041 new cases

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-05-14 14:44:34

Fourteen more people died from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday, according to the statistics of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With this, the de...

Strict restrictions on public transports until May 30

Strict restrictions on public transports until May 30

-- 2020-05-14 14:14:33

Strict restrictions will remain on public transports and inter-district travels until May 30 during the extended shutdown, the government says in a notice. Eid congregations will also face restrictio...

197 more Thai nationals leave Dhaka

197 more Thai nationals leave Dhaka

-- 2020-05-14 13:41:08

Another batch of 197 Thai nationals left Dhaka for Bangkok on Thursday by a special flight of Thai Lion Air. The flight departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11am and is scheduled to arr...

BD urges Canada to send back Bangabandhu’s killer Noor Chy

BD urges Canada to send back Bangabandhu’s killer Noor Chy

-- 2020-05-14 13:09:29

Bangladesh has urged Canada to send back Bangabandhu's killer Noor Chowdhury to execute the court verdict at home.  Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen raised the issue during a telephone convers...

Consumer rights official Shahriar tests positive for COVID-19

Consumer rights official Shahriar tests positive for COVID-19

-- 2020-05-14 12:16:18

Manjur Mohammad Shahriar, director (Dhaka division) of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection, has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. His test results came out positive on Wednesday...

PM disburses Tk 12.5 billion cash aid for five million families

PM disburses Tk 12.5 billion cash aid for five million families

-- 2020-05-14 12:13:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the disbursement of Tk 12.5 billion (1,250 crore) cash aid for five million poor families hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.   Each family...

Cops, doctor, bankers test positive for coronavirus in Bogura

Cops, doctor, bankers test positive for coronavirus in Bogura

-- 2020-05-14 11:34:37

Five people, including policemen, bank officials and a physician, were diagnosed with coronavirus in Bogura in the last 24 hours until Wednesday. Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Mostafizur Rahman said two su...

Govt orders new lists for Tk 10 a kg rice

Govt orders new lists for Tk 10 a kg rice

-- 2020-05-14 11:05:04

The government has ordered local authorities to review the lists of beneficiaries of the Food Friendly Programme under which five million families get rice at Tk 10 per kilogram. Food Minister Sadhan...

Bangladesh recorded 929 deaths with coronavirus symptoms: CGS

Bangladesh recorded 929 deaths with coronavirus symptoms: CGS

-- 2020-05-14 09:37:30

A total of 929 people died with symptoms similar to that of coronavirus across the country until May 9, the Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS) of Dhaka University said Wednesday. Dhaka Division record...

Boro farmers to be selected through lottery: Minister

Boro farmers to be selected through lottery: Minister

-- 2020-05-13 22:58:42

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Wednesday directed all concerned to select farmers who cultivated boro in the current season through lottery, reports UNB. “After the lottery, the list...

GD Assist brings back 160 stranded Bangladeshis from Malaysia    

GD Assist brings back 160 stranded Bangladeshis from Malaysia   

FE Online Desk 2020-05-13 22:44:10

Under the initiative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), High Commission of Bangladesh in Malaysia and Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), GD Assist has successfully completed evacuation...

Relaxing restrictions is right decision at right time: Quader

Relaxing restrictions is right decision at right time: Quader

-- 2020-05-13 20:34:30

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took the right decision at the right time by relaxing restrictions on some sectors to save the lives and li...

Fakhrul meets Khaleda 48 days after her release

Fakhrul meets Khaleda 48 days after her release

-- 2020-05-13 20:31:53

Forty-eight days after her conditional release, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has talked to her party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and gave him some instructions to strengthen further t...

1,013 get bail on second day of virtual hearing

1,013 get bail on second day of virtual hearing

-- 2020-05-13 20:15:25

A total of 1,013 people have secured bail on the second day of virtual court hearing on Wednesday. Md Saifur Rahman, Special Officer of High Court Division, confirmed the matter, reports UNB. On the...

Govt may cancel weekly holiday on Saturday

Govt may cancel weekly holiday on Saturday

-- 2020-05-13 20:09:38

The government may cancel the weekly holiday on Saturday after the end of ongoing general holidays to tackle economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. State Minister for Public Adminis...

1,926 police members infected with coronavirus

1,926 police members infected with coronavirus

-- 2020-05-13 19:28:38

A total of 1,926 members of Bangladesh Police got infected with coronavirus as of Wednesday. Among the total infected police members, 907 are from Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) alone, sources at Po...