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Dhaka’s air quality improves amid shutdown

Dhaka’s air quality improves amid shutdown

-- 2020-04-15 10:49:48

The air quality of Dhaka showed a sign of improvement on Wednesday morning. The capital ranked 18th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) with a score of 118. The air quality was classified as ‘...

Sylhet medical doctor dies of coronavirus

Sylhet medical doctor dies of coronavirus

-- 2020-04-15 10:34:51

A physician of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital died of coronavirus at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday. Dr Moyeen Uddin, assistant professor of the Medicine department of the hospital, brea...

Three Bangladeshi corona patients die in Qatar, over 500 infected: Envoy

Three Bangladeshi corona patients die in Qatar, over 500 infected: Envoy

-- 2020-04-15 09:43:03

Three Bangladeshi nationals have so far died from coronavirus in Qatar while more than 500 are undergoing treatment at different hospitals there after being diagnosed with the deadly virus. "Over 500...

Doctor, 10 others test positive for COVID-19 in Ctg

Doctor, 10 others test positive for COVID-19 in Ctg

-- 2020-04-15 09:31:21

Eleven people, including a doctor, have been tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Chattogram. Hasan Shahriar Kabir, Chattogram divisional health director, announced the new cases around 10:0...

214 Canadian citizens leave Dhaka by chartered flight

214 Canadian citizens leave Dhaka by chartered flight

-- 2020-04-15 09:18:23

A total of 214 Canadian citizens on Tuesday night left Dhaka for Toronto by a special chartered flight of Qatar Airways amid the coronavirus pandemic. A Qatar Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft left Hazrat...

Two city hospitals’ doctors, nurses contract COVID-19

Two city hospitals’ doctors, nurses contract COVID-19

-- 2020-04-15 09:12:29

A number of doctors and nurses of two hospitals in Dhaka have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19), forcing the authorities to shut one down while the other has closed two departments. The two hospi...

Govt, humanitarian community to ensure health services in Rohingya camps: IOM

Govt, humanitarian community to ensure health services in Rohingya camps: IOM

-- 2020-04-15 08:59:01

The government and the humanitarian community, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), are now delivering a "wide array of supports" to ensure that health services for both Rohin...

UAE reconsiders ties with countries refusing to take back nationals

UAE reconsiders ties with countries refusing to take back nationals

-- 2020-04-14 22:20:43

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is considering options to restructure its cooperation and labour relations with countries refusing to receive their nationals working in UAE private sector, its embassy...

Locals stop woman’s burial over Covid-19 fear in Feni

Locals stop woman’s burial over Covid-19 fear in Feni

-- 2020-04-14 21:47:16

Locals stopped the burial of a woman at Abupur village in Feni Sadar Upazila on Monday, suspecting that she might have died from coronavirus. Upazila Nirbahi Officer Nasrin Sultana said Hajera Begum,...

Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh in different way

Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh in different way

-- 2020-04-14 21:32:45

The nation celebrated Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, in a different way, basically making virtual media and digital devices the major means of deriving joy and happiness by staying...

COVID-19 healthcare providers to get accommodation in 20 hotels

COVID-19 healthcare providers to get accommodation in 20 hotels

-- 2020-04-14 21:10:55

Doctors, nurses and other health workers — providing healthcare facilities to coronavirus patients in the dedicated hospitals — will get accommodation facilities in 20 hotels, including Pa...

Nilphamari put under lockdown

Nilphamari put under lockdown

-- 2020-04-14 20:16:08

The local administration on Tuesday put Nilphamari under lockdown citing an increase in the number of coronavirus cases, reports UNB. Deputy Commissioner Md Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury made the announce...

Locals block road for relief in Gopalganj

Locals block road for relief in Gopalganj

-- 2020-04-14 19:28:42

People blocked the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district on Tuesday demanding relief materials amid the ongoing general holidays to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the...

‘Tried turning police into people-oriented force’

‘Tried turning police into people-oriented force’

-- 2020-04-14 18:39:48

Outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary On Tuesday said he tried to turn police into a people-oriented force during his tenure lasting just over 26 months. He said he has...

ACC files case against UP member for misuse of power

ACC files case against UP member for misuse of power

-- 2020-04-14 18:32:04

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against Union Parishad member Sekendar Mia who reportedly took money for issuing registration cards under a government food programme. Assist...

Two children drown in Chapainawabganj

Two children drown in Chapainawabganj

-- 2020-04-14 18:30:24

Two children drowned in the Pagla River at Alidanga of Shibganj municipality in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as 10-year old Jui, a fourth-grader and daughter...

Govt includes NGO in testing coronavirus

Govt includes NGO in testing coronavirus

-- 2020-04-14 18:16:15

Healthcare authorities overnight involved non-government sector to expand COVID-19 facilities nationwide to intensify combat against the virus, following a South Korea’s “kiosk” or &...

Next parliament session to be very short

Next parliament session to be very short

-- 2020-04-14 17:49:00

The seventh session of current parliament, set to begin on April 18 to fulfill the constitutional obligation, will be very short considering the issue of safety amid the coronavirus pandemic. A Parli...

US, Australian envoys greet Bangladeshis on Pahela Baishakh

US, Australian envoys greet Bangladeshis on Pahela Baishakh

-- 2020-04-14 17:27:35

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Jeremy Bruer on Tuesday greeted Bangladeshis on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year. "A...

Coronavirus: Auto-rickshaw passing days with miseries without income

Coronavirus: Auto-rickshaw passing days with miseries without income

UNB 2020-04-14 17:15:05

Drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws are passing their days amid great miseries as they have been left without work amid the nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing the coronavirus. Under the current situa...

17 labour welfare centres offer telemedicine services for workers

17 labour welfare centres offer telemedicine services for workers

-- 2020-04-14 17:01:41

Seventeen labour welfare centres across the country will provide telemedicine services to the workers. The Ministry of Labour and Employment announced the initiative in a media statement on Tuesday,...

Chhayanaut calls for unity and hope on Pahela Baishakh

Chhayanaut calls for unity and hope on Pahela Baishakh

-- 2020-04-14 15:24:25

Chhayanaut, a pre-eminent cultural platform in Bangladesh, has called for unity and hope on the first day of the Bengali New Year as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to upend lives the world over....

Savar doctor tests positive for CIVID-19

Savar doctor tests positive for CIVID-19

-- 2020-04-14 15:10:50

A physician of Savar Health Complex has tested positive for coronavirus (CIVID-19), said an official. Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Savar and Executive Magistrate Abdullah Al Mahfuz said the doc...

BD reports seven more coronavirus deaths, 209 new cases

BD reports seven more coronavirus deaths, 209 new cases

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-14 14:45:29

Seven more people died of the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Tuesday, raising the tally to 46. Moreover, 209 others were diagnosed with COVID-19 du...

Rajshahi comes under lockdown

Rajshahi comes under lockdown

-- 2020-04-14 14:40:04

Authorities in Rajshahi on Tuesday put the district under lockdown following the detection of two coronavirus cases there. Deputy Commissioner Hamidul Haque made the announcement in a public notice i...

Coronavirus: Noakhali clinic locked down

Coronavirus: Noakhali clinic locked down

-- 2020-04-14 13:02:04

The local administration put a private clinic under lockdown in the district town on Monday night following the death of COVID-19 patient who was first taken to it. District Civil Surgeon Md Mominur...

Dhaka’s air second worst in the world

Dhaka’s air second worst in the world

-- 2020-04-14 11:44:58

Bangladesh's capital Dhaka ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. It had a score of 178 at 08:11am, indicating that the air quality was ‘unhealthy’, UNB re...

Youths feed poor as BD goes into lockdown mode

Youths feed poor as BD goes into lockdown mode

-- 2020-04-14 11:33:22

Young people have joined the government, political parties and other social organisations to extend support to thousands of low-income people, especially those living from hand to mouth, during the go...

Mild tremor in Sylhet; no casualty

Mild tremor in Sylhet; no casualty

-- 2020-04-14 10:38:55

A mild tremor jolted different parts of Sylhet early Tuesday. The earthquake, measuring 3.6 magnitude on the Richter scale, was felt at 3:43am which lasted for a few seconds, according to Sylhet Mete...

Battling COVID-19: Govt yet to receive any fund from Japan

Battling COVID-19: Govt yet to receive any fund from Japan

-- 2020-04-14 09:47:54

The government of Bangladesh has not yet received any fund from the government of Japan to support Bangladesh's efforts to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, says an official. The Japanese governme...