Although yesterday was Friday, and almost all the government and private offices were closed, a significant number of people were seen on the streets and kitchen markets in the capital.

Dr Hameeda Hossain has been announced the recipient of the Bangladesh Development Initiative’s (BDI) Lifetime Achievement Award-2021, said a BDI press release.

At least 11 people of two families suffered burn injuries after a gas explosion at a building in Paschim Talla area of Narayanganj Sadar upazila yesterday.

The 23rd death anniversary of Shazneen Tasnim Rahman was observed yesterday.

Brac will launch antigen-based Covid-19 rapid testing for suspected patients to get results within a comparatively shorter period of time from today.

I was walking downhill along a narrow plantation trail in Moulvi Bazar when my eyes caught movement in the Kodom tree abutting a pond at the end of the trail.

Two members of a family were killed and two children were injured in a wall collapse in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh yesterday.

A panel of noted rights activists have demanded judicial investigation over the killing of workers at the SS I Power Plant at Chattogram’s Banshkhali on April 17.

After the government decided to reopen shopping malls, road transport leaders now want to resume operations of buses and minibuses.

At least 11 people of two families suffered burn injuries after a gas explosion at a building at Paschim Talla area of Narayanganj Sadar upazila today.

Police yesterday arrested an alleged fraudster and journalist impersonator for blackmailing people in Chattogram city’s Pahartali area.

Former district judge Amiya Bhushan Poddar has passed away of old-age complications on April 6 at his residence in Dhaka, said a press release.

The Supreme Court yesterday fixed Sunday for hearing a petition filed by Erfan Salim, son of Awami League MP Haji Md Salim, for vacating its stay order on the High Court bail for him in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in October last year.

Traders of a market in Rajshahi opened their shops yesterday, defying the government-imposed restrictions.

Rab yesterday arrested a man for carrying heroin in a private car, while possessing a “movement pass” issued for delivering masks and hand sanitiser.

Speakers at a sit-in yesterday said the emergency fund of Tk 10.5 crore announced by the prime minister on Wednesday for the poor and daily wage-earners hit hard by the lockdown is not sufficient. They demanded allocation of Tk 35,000 crore to meet the people’s needs.

Speakers at a sit-in yesterday said the emergency fund of Tk 10.5 crore announced by the prime minister on Wednesday for the poor and daily wage-earners hit hard by the lockdown is not sufficient. They demanded allocation of Tk 35,000 crore to meet the people’s needs.

A total of around 24,600 migrant workers have left the country for their respective workplaces in five countries, including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and UAE, in the last five days since April 17 via special flights.

The widespread cases of diarrhoea in Barishal division is due to the presence of cholera-causing germs in rivers and canals, from where water is being taken and used for household work, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and Barishal Civil Surgeon Office have confirmed.

Rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the authorities concerned to conduct a judicial inquiry into the killings of workers at SS Power I Plant at Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila on April 17.