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First coronavirus patient detected in Rajshahi

-- 2020-04-12 23:12:54

The first coronavirus case was reported in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi on Sunday, said an official. The patient is a male aged 50 hailing from Bograpara village in the upazila, reports UNB. The patie...

Book those involved in relief misappropriation: IGP

-- 2020-04-12 22:18:42

Outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary on Sunday directed field-level police officials to bring those involved in misappropriating relief and irregularities in its distri...

Labour Ministry forms crisis management committees

-- 2020-04-12 22:06:55

The Labour Ministry has formed crisis management committees, aiming to ensure security of workers and staff of industries and keep labour situation manageable amid the coronavirus outbreak, reports UN...

Sunamganj district goes under lockdown

-- 2020-04-12 21:08:26

In an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the district, the local administration put Sunamganj under lockdown from Sunday. Sunamganj’s Deputy Commissioner Abdul Ahad made the announc...

Experts welcome agri stimulus, stress on proper distribution  

FE Online Report 2020-04-12 19:33:51

Appreciating the government's move to provide Tk 50 billion loan to farmers at low interest rate, experts put emphasis on its proper distribution. They also recommended direct cash subsidies for farm...

Govt collecting reports on graft in relief distribution

-- 2020-04-12 19:14:35

The Local Government Division has asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to immediately submit reports with specific evidence about if anyone is found involved in misappropriation of relief goods being...

BTV goes on air in Middle East, North Africa

-- 2020-04-12 19:06:04

State-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) has started broadcasting in Middle Eastern and North African countries to meet the special interest of local viewers, especially expatriate Bangladeshis, using...

Loan defaulters not entitled to stimulus fund: BB

-- 2020-04-12 18:53:14

Loan defaulters will not get any money from the Tk 727.5 billion stimulus announced by the government for industries to cope up with the impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic, said Bangladesh Bank...

‘Other fugitive killers of Bangabandhu to be brought back’

-- 2020-04-12 18:43:42

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the other fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be brought back to execute the Supreme Court verdict, reports UNB. &ld...

PPRC, BIGD conduct survey to assess COVID-19 impact

FE Online Report 2020-04-12 18:34:54

The Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and BRAC Institute for Governance and Development (BIGD) conducted a national level rapid response survey on low-income people to assess the impact o...

RMG workers block highway in Gazipur for arrears

-- 2020-04-12 18:28:31

A group of workers from some readymade garment (RMG) factories in Gazipur have blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to pile pressure on owners for paying due salaries. Traffic came to a halt after th...

'No mercy for relief plunderers'

-- 2020-04-12 17:46:23

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the plunderers of relief goods meant for mitigating the needy people’s hardship arising out of the coronavirus outbreak would not be spared. “So far,...

Two held with 25 sacks of rice in Joypurhat

-- 2020-04-12 17:02:35

Police in a drive arrested two people along with 25 sacks of rice  meant for sale to the poor at Tk 10 per kg under a government programme  from a house at Nimtoli in Khetlal upazila of Joyp...

Four public universities to conduct COVID-19 tests

-- 2020-04-12 16:54:59

The authorities are preparing to start testing for the novel coronavirus at four public universities across Bangladesh, including Dhaka University. According to bdnews24.com, the other universities a...

Woman dies at isolation unit in Kushtia Hospital

-- 2020-04-12 16:48:22

A housewife, who was undergoing treatment at the isolation ward of Kushtia General Hospital, died on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Moyna Khatun, 43, wife of Abdur Rahim of Amla Mahdipur at M...

Air Force helicopter makes emergency landing in Rangamati

-- 2020-04-12 16:48:14

A Bell-212 helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force made an emergency landing near Bolipara helipad of Rajasthali camp in Rangamati district on Sunday morning. However, all the crew members, including its...

‘Cash support for the marginalised people necessary now’

SYFUL ISLAM 2020-04-12 16:34:35

Eminent economist Prof Mustafizur Rahman advocated for extending the social safety net programme in the form of cash support to help the marginalised group of people to face the crises created due to...

Ensure one-way entry to kitchen markets: Police

-- 2020-04-12 16:22:15

The Police Headquarters on Sunday asked the kitchen market authorities across the country for ensuring one-way entry system to maintain social distance to curb the spread of coronavirus. Assistant In...

Bangladesh confirms four more COVID-19 deaths, 139 new cases

FE Online Desk 2020-04-12 14:39:32

The death toll from the coronavirus disease rose to 34 in Bangladesh as four more people lost their lives in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases surged to 621 after 139...

BIGL starts production of medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients  

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-04-12 13:31:35

An industrial unit located at Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial estate in Tangail started producing medial oxygen amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Th...

River ports asked to hoist warning signal 2

-- 2020-04-12 13:13:32

River ports in some regions have been asked to hoist ‘warning signal No 2’ as temporary west or north-westerly squally wind is likely to hit the country. West or north-westerly squalls ma...

Lakshmipur reports first coronavirus case

-- 2020-04-12 12:49:01

A man in Lakshmipur district, who recently returned from Dhaka, was diagnosed with coronavirus on Sunday. Civil Surgeon Dr Abdul Gaffar said so far they have tested samples of 107 people and found on...

PM unveils fresh stimulus package of Tk 50b for agriculture

-- 2020-04-12 11:57:54

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a new stimulus package of Tk 50 billion (5,000 crore) to provide financial assistance to small and medium farmers in rural areas for boosting agricultural pr...

Chattogram man who died two days ago tests positive for coronavirus

-- 2020-04-12 11:44:45

Samples taken from an elderly man who died two days ago with fever, cold and cough in Satkania upazila of Chattogram tested positive for coronavirus. Another man was also diagnosed with COVID-19 on S...

Good progress on chartered flights for UK nationals from Dhaka: Dickson

-- 2020-04-12 11:10:17

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson has said they are making good progress with their plans to charter flights to help British nationals in Bangladesh return home. In a...

Two suffering from fever, cold die in Chandpur

-- 2020-04-12 09:53:40

Two people suffering from cold, fever and respiratory problems died in the Chandpur Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Soleman Gazi, 45, a meat trader from Hapania village and...

Nurses plead not to be sent into corona battle unarmed

-- 2020-04-12 09:45:24

Nurses in Bangladesh are worried about being traumatised in some cases as most hospitals are not in a position to provide them with the personal protective equipment (PPE) they require to look after p...

Mazed hanged

-- 2020-04-12 00:19:59

The government has executed the death penalty of Abdul Mazed, one of the convicts in the killings of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most members of the family. The authorities executed him at...

Six Kuwait-BD Hospital doctors suspended

-- 2020-04-11 23:14:25

Six doctors of Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital were suspended after they allegedly expressed inability to treat coronavirus patients and remained absent without any prior notice. A circular of...

People embezzling aid cash, materials to face criminal charges

-- 2020-04-11 23:07:17

Government officials and public representatives who have embezzled relief materials during the lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak will face criminal charges besides suspension. The Local Governme...