Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has become the new epicenter of Covid-19 infection as regular and Covid-19 patients are being treated under the same roof.

Third day of the week-long strict lockdown continues amidst surveillance and awareness campaigns of law-enforcement agencies.

After a prolonged halt in Covid-19 vaccination programme, Bangladesh received 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine from the United States under the COVAX framework.

Today (July 3, 2021), the last day of the budget session in parliament, Health Minister Zahid Maleque faced severe criticism -- citing his failure in Covid-19 management.

Every year, in heavy rainfall during monsoon, landslides destroy homes and take lives in Chattogram's hilly areas. This is the only time of the year that the authorities try to take action to prevent this regular catastrophe.

The Covid-19 pandemic in the last one and a half years, has resulted in multiple shutdowns, closures and now a lockdown to prevent further spread.

Five years ago, on July 1, 2016, a single horrifying incident changed the perception of militancy in Bangladesh -- that even educated youths from well-off families can be lured into this most atrocious crime.

“Strict lockdown” to be imposed all over the country from the 1st of July. This is one of the several names, categories and degrees of restrictions the government has used in the last one and a half years of pandemic management.

The already perilous lives of sanitation and waste workers have been aggravated by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Dredged sediments and garbage are going back into Bhairab in a strange attempt to restore the river.

The family of a Jahangirnagar University student who has been missing for about a week has demanded for his safe return.

Even during the ongoing pandemic, sanitation work and sanitation workers remain indispensable for Dhaka city and its dwellers.

Experts are suspecting that the devastating blast on 27th June in Dhaka's Moghbazar was caused by accumulated gas. But, where did the gas come from?

Another violent explosion, innocent lives lost once more -- who will take responsibility?

Bangladesh creates around 25 thousand tons of waste every single day. The people who carry out this mammoth task of cleaning this mountain of waste -- how are they living their lives?

At a time when each and every moment can be the decisive factor for saving countless lives -- the government is yet again caught up in indecisiveness.

Sal forest of Tangail has been a natural haven of rich biodiversity and lush green. In this flat Bengal delta, it has been one of the refuges for thousands of families. However, the forest is now being destroyed by land grabbers, pushing it towards extinction.

In the face of another, probably more severe, Covid-19 surge in Bangladesh, the government is imposing a countrywide “strict lockdown” from Monday, June 28.

Purbachal as a "new town" was supposed to ease Dhaka's burden of overpopulation. But according to urban planners, protracted delay in implementation and continuous modifications in project design are likely to render Purbachal just as disorganised as Dhaka.

Organised extortion and corruption are now deeply rooted in Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited.