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UP Chairman held with 229 sacks of relief rice

UP Chairman held with 229 sacks of relief rice

-- 2020-04-14 09:38:14

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive on Monday night arrested a Union Parishad (UP) Chairman with 229 sacks of relief rice at Komorpur village in Bera upazila of Pabna district.  T...

Demand for medical safety kits soars

Demand for medical safety kits soars

ADNAN HOSSAIN BHUIYAN 2020-04-14 08:38:37

Apart from medical professionals and health facilities, the demand for medical safety products soars among private organisations and residents in Dhaka city following an increasing number of coronavir...

Nation welcomes different Pahela Baishakh today

Nation welcomes different Pahela Baishakh today

FE REPORT 2020-04-14 08:20:59

The nation welcomes a different Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year Day, today amid the countrywide shutdown imposed to contain further spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. No outdoor celebration is there t...

Pahela Baishakh today

Pahela Baishakh today

-- 2020-04-14 00:05:15

Bangladesh is celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year and one of the biggest festivals of the nation, today (Tuesday). Unlike other years, the Bangladeshis are celebrating this...

ACC files case against OMS rice embezzler

ACC files case against OMS rice embezzler

-- 2020-04-13 22:23:50

Anti-Corruption Commision (ACC) on Monday filed a case over embezzlement of OMS rice in Bogura. Assistant Director of ACC Mohammad Aminul Islam filed the case against OMS dealer of Shibganj upazila o...

‘Refrain from gathering outside’

‘Refrain from gathering outside’

-- 2020-04-13 21:53:34

The Police Headquarters on Monday urged people to stay indoors and refrain from gathering or chatting at tea stalls obeying the government's instruction of social distancing to prevent the spread of c...

Mismanagement deepened corona crisis: BNP

Mismanagement deepened corona crisis: BNP

-- 2020-04-13 21:46:42

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that a serious 'mismanagement' has deepened the coronavirus crisis in the country, reports UNB. “It’s unfortunate that...

Outgoing IGP becomes ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Outgoing IGP becomes ambassador to Saudi Arabia

-- 2020-04-13 21:27:43

The government has appointed outgoing Inspector General of Police Javed Patwary as the ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The public administration ministry in an order announced the appointment of Javed on...

CPD proposes Tk 300b cash transfer for 19m households

CPD proposes Tk 300b cash transfer for 19m households

FE Online Report 2020-04-13 21:22:16

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) proposes Tk 300 billion direct cash transfer for 19 million households as financial support. This will be about one per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP)....

New insurance scheme for COVID-19 frontline responders

New insurance scheme for COVID-19 frontline responders

-- 2020-04-13 20:13:48

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a new insurance scheme for government employees, including doctors, nurses and law-enforcement officials, in the fight against the novel coronavirus in Bangl...

44 health workers including physicians of OMCH sent to home quarantine

44 health workers including physicians of OMCH sent to home quarantine

-- 2020-04-13 20:11:21

44 health workers including 19 physicians of MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet were sent to home quarantine on Monday as they came into contact with a COVID-19 patient. “A woman fro...

We shall overcome dark period through collective effort: PM

We shall overcome dark period through collective effort: PM

-- 2020-04-13 19:54:05

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a collective effort to fight the COVID-19 epidemic in her address to the nation on the eve of the Bengali New Year amid the shutdown imposed by the governme...

‘Relief plundering won’t be tolerated’

‘Relief plundering won’t be tolerated’

-- 2020-04-13 19:11:27

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday warned that looting of relief materials and hoarding of essentials will not be tolerated in this crisis...

‘Special Covid-19 test arrangement for journalists at BSMMU’

‘Special Covid-19 test arrangement for journalists at BSMMU’

-- 2020-04-13 18:42:53

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday advised journalists to contact Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) if they need to undergo coronavirus test, saying there is a special arran...

ACC sues Bogura dealer for embezzling OMS rice

ACC sues Bogura dealer for embezzling OMS rice

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-13 18:24:42

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed a case against an open market sale (OMS) dealer in Bogura on charge of embezzling rice meant to be sold to underprivileged people at Tk 10 per kg....

Unicef for releasing children in detention

Unicef for releasing children in detention

FE Online Report 2020-04-13 17:25:41

Hundreds of thousands of children, detained in countries around the world currently, are at grave risk of contracting COVID-19. “Many are being held in confined and overcrowded spaces with in...

BD proposes postponing D8 summit

BD proposes postponing D8 summit

FE Online Report 2020-04-13 17:25:25

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen in a letter to his Turkish counterpart proposed postponement of the D8 Summit, which was scheduled to take place in Dhaka at the end of May 2020, officials said on M...

OMS of rice at Tk 10 per kg suspended due to risk of contagion

OMS of rice at Tk 10 per kg suspended due to risk of contagion

-- 2020-04-13 17:17:20

The government has suspended a special open market sale (OMS) of rice at Tk 10 per kg during the coronavirus shutdown amid concerns over the risk of contagion due to the huge crowds it draws. Food Se...

One-third people getting govt assistance: Information minister

One-third people getting govt assistance: Information minister

-- 2020-04-13 17:09:03

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said more than one-third people of the country are getting government assistance amid nationwide COVID-19 shutdown. “Apart from its routine social safet...

Moulvibazar locked down

Moulvibazar locked down

-- 2020-04-13 16:59:58

The district administration of Moulvibazar on Monday put it under lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Deputy Commissioner Nazia Shirin made the announcement around 1:00pm. All emergency s...

Bankers working during lockdown to get special incentives

Bankers working during lockdown to get special incentives

-- 2020-04-13 16:17:30

The Bangladesh Bank has announced a set of ‘special incentive’ for bankers working at their offices during the ongoing lockdown due a novel coronavirus outbreak. “If bank officers a...

Five more COVID-19 deaths, 182 new infections in BD

Five more COVID-19 deaths, 182 new infections in BD

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-13 14:42:34

Five more people died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today (Monday). The death toll now stands at 39, the minister said during an online press brief...

Pay industrial workers within April 16: State Minister

Pay industrial workers within April 16: State Minister

-- 2020-04-13 14:04:54

State Minister for Labour and Employment Munnujan Sufian on Monday directed all industry owners to pay the salary of March to their workers within April 16. “Legal action will be taken if any o...

Sultana Afroz made CEO of PPP Authority

Sultana Afroz made CEO of PPP Authority

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-13 13:58:42

Additional Secretary Sultana Afroz, currently the United Nations Wing chief at Economic Relations Division (ERD), has been promoted to the rank of Secretary. She has been made the Chief Executive O...

Man suffering from breathing problem dies in isolation ward

Man suffering from breathing problem dies in isolation ward

-- 2020-04-13 13:35:00

A man who was suffering from breathing complications died in the coronavirus isolation ward of Rangamati hospital on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Samsu, 55, according to a news agency...

Chattogram reports 2nd coronavirus death

Chattogram reports 2nd coronavirus death

-- 2020-04-13 12:26:21

A minor boy died from coronavirus at Chattogram General Hospital early Monday, taking the death toll to two in the district. The deceased was identified as Ashraful Alam, 6, son of Oman-returnee Khal...

CMP using drones to ensure social distancing

CMP using drones to ensure social distancing

-- 2020-04-13 11:41:33

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) is using drones to ensure that people maintain social distancing and do not come out of their homes without emergency works. Though police are raising awareness a...

Munshiganj coronavirus cases rise to 13

Munshiganj coronavirus cases rise to 13

-- 2020-04-13 11:29:22

A coronavirus patient has been detected in Louhajang upazila on Monday morning, raising the total number of cases to 13 in Munshiganj. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IED...

Accused flees from coronavirus isolation unit

Accused flees from coronavirus isolation unit

-- 2020-04-13 10:25:19

An accused, who was admitted to Jashore General Hospital with fever and cold, fled from the coronavirus isolation unit on Sunday night. Sujon Mallik, alias Shakil, 27, is accused in a case filed unde...

Coronavirus crisis spreads to 38 districts

Coronavirus crisis spreads to 38 districts

-- 2020-04-13 09:19:17

The novel coronavirus has spread to 38 of the 64 districts in Bangladesh in 35 days after the first known case was confirmed. Capital Dhaka is the worst hit with 313 people known to have been infecte...