Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is set to start another round of combing operation against Aedes mosquitoes -- carrier of both dengue and chikungunya -- from tomorrow.

The coronavirus situation has already pushed around 70 percent of ethnic minorities living in the plains below poverty line, Bangladesh Adivasi Forum said yesterday.

Protibha Sangma, considered a pioneer of education in Garo community, passed away at her home in Idilpur village under Madhupur upazila of Tangail yesterday. She was 88.

Experts and policymakers yesterday said the government’s cash support to the country’s poor and disadvantaged people under social safety net programmes could yield higher success through a robust use of technology-based payment system.

At a time when the country’s healthcare sector is feeling the heat of the coronavirus crisis, organisations and individuals are stepping up to fill gaps in the system left open by the deadly virus.In Mymensingh, theatre troupe Bahurupi Natya Sangstha is one such cultural organisation that is providing free oxygen service to critical coronavirus patients at their home for free.

After 21 hours of suspense, Bangladesh Army’s Bomb Disposal and Destruction Unit of 17 Infantry Division confirmed that the bomb-like object found in Chowhatta area in Sylhet city was just a handheld electrical grinding machine.

Abdul Barik, father of journalist Golam Mortoza, passed away yesterday. He was 95.

Yesterday marked the 10th death anniversary of Taslimuddin Ahmed, a leather technologist, according to a press release.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional USD 3 million in grant assistance for procuring medical supplies for emergency response to Covid-19 in Bangladesh.

A Dhaka court yesterday accepted the charge sheet against eight people, including JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury, in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.

A group of Dhaka University students yesterday formed a human chain on the campus, protesting attacks on several DU studentsincluding Dhaka University Journalists Association general secretary HM Imran Hossain.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday decided to run both regular and virtual proceedings of the High Court from next week for the interest of lawyers and litigants.

On the second day of the drive against illegal cable and internet lines set up haphazardly around Dhaka South City Corporation areas, DSCC yesterday conducted drives in Dhanmondi and Fulbaria areas.

Newly-appointed administrator of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Khorshed Alam Sujon yesterday warned officials saying he will not spare anyone who will “betray” their duties and the city.

A team of Bangladesh Army reached Chowhatta Point area in Sylhet city to defuse the bomb-like object this noon.

Abdul Barik, father of Journalist Golam Mortoza, has passed away. He was 95.

Ramesh Chandra Sen, a presidium member of ruling Awami League and lawmaker of Thakurgaon-1 constituency, has tested positive for coronavirus.

UK-based human rights organisation Article 19 has expressed deep concern over what it termed “the ongoing blanket of communication restriction, harassment and intimidation of journalists” and “the shrinking press freedom” in Jammu and Kashmir.

Just before heading to Cox’s Bazar a month ago, Shipra Debnath, a student of Stamford University in Dhaka, told her brother Suvojit Debnath: “I will direct a documentary.”

The High Court yesterday granted bail to Sirajum Munira, a suspended teacher from Begum Rokeya University Rangpur (BRUR), in a case under the Digital Security Act.