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-- 2020-05-13 19:10:19
The government has decided to extend the ongoing general holidays until May 30 aiming to prevent the transmission of the deadly coronavirus as it continues to claim more lives and infect a larger numb...
-- 2020-05-13 19:01:19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh on Wednesday signed $100 million loan agreement to support the Government’s efforts to address the immediate public health requi...
-- 2020-05-13 18:08:08
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the disbursement of Tk 12.50 billion cash assistance among 5.0 million poor families hit hard amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on Thursday. Th...
-- 2020-05-13 17:37:01
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday urged the newly-appointed physicians to treat coronavirus-infected patients as their family members. "You’ve been appointed because of Covid-19. So, d...
-- 2020-05-13 17:26:35
Workers of a garment factory staged demonstrations in Ashulia on Wednesday demanding reopening of their closed factory and payment of their salaries and dues. According to some workers of ‘Adia...
-- 2020-05-13 16:07:40
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will issue an update on Thursday on whether the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces will be extended past May 16 as the coronavirus outbreak runs rampant across...
-- 2020-05-13 15:52:12
One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Besides, two dengue patients are now being treated a...
FE ONLINE DESK 2020-05-13 14:55:53
The coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh is showing no sign of slowing down as the country on Wednesday witnessed a record rise both in daily cases and fatalities. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the co...
-- 2020-05-13 13:57:28
As many as 161 members of the Bangladesh Ansar have tested positive for the coronavirus and one person has died of the disease, according to the law-enforcement agency. Among the infected, 58 were de...
-- 2020-05-13 13:47:14
Another nurse at Rangamati Sadar Hospital has been tested positive for coronavirus in the district. “Samples of the nurse were sent for lab test on May 9 and the report that came on Tuesday is...
UNB 2020-05-13 13:01:15
Though Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital (CPH) has been providing treatment to more than four times COVID-19 infected patients beyond its capacity, the number of infected physicians of the hospital is...
-- 2020-05-13 11:11:40
The air quality in Dhaka showed signs of improvement on Wednesday morning. The capital city of Bangladesh ranked 14th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) with a score of 91 around 9:28 am. The air q...
-- 2020-05-13 10:27:40
A total of 158 Bangladesh citizens, including the body of a deceased, are scheduled to return from Malaysia today (Wednesday). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lum...
-- 2020-05-13 10:18:28
The scientists of Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) have sequenced the genome of a strain of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Bangladesh. They have submitted the findings to the Global Initi...
-- 2020-05-13 09:51:13
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has identified 55 cases of coronavirus including some suspected cases at different factories in Gazipur, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka and be...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2020-05-13 09:32:42
Over six million transport workers in the country are struggling to make ends meet as they are not getting incentives from the government. The colossal government packages have nothing for this worki...
FE Online Report 2020-05-12 22:16:30
Some 120 Pakistanis including 66 students left Dhaka by a special arrangement to join their families in widespread Covid-19 pandemic. They left Dhaka by a special flight of PIA at about 2:40 pm on Tu...
-- 2020-05-12 22:14:03
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has asked the officials concerned to expedite the implementation of the pipeline construction project to bring natural gas to Rangpu...
-- 2020-05-12 21:37:12
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted police one day to interrogate four people including an executive officer of National Bank, in a case filed in connection with Tk 8.0 million going missing. They are -...
-- 2020-05-12 21:10:50
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) operated eight mobile courts on Tuesday as part of its anti-mosquito drive to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, responsible for dengue and Chiku...
-- 2020-05-12 20:57:14
As part of precautionary measures, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry has issued a 13-point health rules for government officials and employees in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Followings are th...
-- 2020-05-12 20:30:00
The process of grade 11 enrolments in colleges will begin on June 6 if the results of SSC and equivalent exams are published in May. Professor Harun-or-Rashid, the college inspector at the Board of I...
FE Online Report 2020-05-12 19:58:09
Government should consider 8-10 per cent deficit in the upcoming budget, and austerity measures should be taken at the national level for channeling resources for the welfare of the poor. Dr Selim Ra...
-- 2020-05-12 19:46:28
Another group of Bangladeshi nationals, who got stuck in India amid its lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, returned through Benapole on Tuesday. Ahsan Kabir, officer-in-charge of Benapole...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-05-12 17:29:18
Japan has provided some sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the health ministry as part of the technical cooperation to implement capacity building for COVID-19 countermeasures. Japanese A...
FE Online Report 2020-05-12 16:29:09
Professor Dr Abul Kalam Azad, Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), has been kept in isolation as he started to show mild symptoms of COVID-19. Dr Azad confirmed this to...
-- 2020-05-12 16:21:48
The High Court has directed the government to take necessary measures to save dolphins in the Halda River in Chattogram and conserve the environment and the ecosystem. According to bdnews24.com, it o...
-- 2020-05-12 16:08:56
As coronavirus cases continues to rise in Bangladesh, the government is likely to extend the ongoing general holidays again until the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation in a bid to prevent the transmission of the d...
FE Online Report 2020-05-12 16:04:28
As many as 57 per cent households in coastal areas of Bangladesh are facing food crisis because of the ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to a study. Besides, 63 per cent o...
-- 2020-05-12 15:00:09
Police have shut Aranya and Vive, two shops in Dhanmondi, for not complying with hygiene rules during the coronavirus outbreak. The shops were closed on Tuesday as both the big retail shops failed to...
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