Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today decided to run the judicial functions of the High Court on a limited scale till August 5 in order to deal with extremely urgent cases due to the ongoing lockdown enforced by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Thoroughfares of Dhaka city were mostly empty and commuters were seen walking to their destination as the 14-day countrywide strict lockdown started today.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam said of the over three lakh animals sacrificed on Eid-ul-Azha, only 4,141 were slaughtered at the 272 designated sites within the city corporation.

All types of water transport will be prohibited from operating on inland waterways for the next 14 days due to the strict lockdown enforced to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country,

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh requested city dwellers to complete their animal sacrifice by today.

All of the waste generated from sacrificial animal on Eid-ul-Azha has been cleaned by this noon, Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) Mayor, Atiqul Islam said.

The Khulna City Corporation's Conservancy Department has not yet removed sacrificial animal waste from various parts of the city till this noon.

To protect cultivable land and save the environment, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Natore has been using environment-friendly Uni-Block -- made of sand, cement and gravel -- for the development of rural roads as an alternative to bitumen and ordinary bricks.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said all waste of sacrificial animals will be cleared within 24 hours.

The Cabinet Division today issued a circular allowing activities related to food production and factories involved in food processing during the 14-day lockdown, starting from July 23.

Some 19,005 tonnes of rice is being distributed among over 19-lakh poor and distressed families in Rangpur division under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to help poor celebrating Eid-ul-Azha amid pandemic.

Shamsul Alam, an Ekushey Padak-winning economist, was sworn in as the state minister for planning yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked government officials to make sure that all, particularly the home-goers, wear masks and follow other health guidelines, alongside continuing their efforts to change people’s fate despite the fact that coronavirus has been rattling the world. 

Dr Shamsul Alam, an Ekushey Padak-winning economist, was sworn in as state minister for planning today.

The government has decided to keep the Sylhet-3 constituency out of purview of the upcoming “lockdown” for the by-polls to the constituency scheduled to be held on July 28.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has requested the Cabinet Division to keep butchers and other animal sacrifice-related services providers, and suppliers of fish, meat, milk and essential raw materials of livestock out of the purview of upcoming ‘lockdown’ from July 23 to August 5.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport and Corporation (BIWTC) authority has temporarily suspended an officer today for not wearing a mask while attending a programme with the State Minister for Shipping, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the aim of her government is to develop a fully service-oriented administration to ensure the welfare of people.

Repeated increase in the costs of different government projects, in line with the extension of the deadline for the projects’ implementation, has become a common practice nowadays.

Prof Shamsul Alam, a member of the planning commission’s General Economy Division (senior secretary), is set to be sworn in as state minister for planning at the Bangabhaban today.