Mohammad Jamil Khan

Rather than taking any step to take the Covid-19 patients to safety and douse the fire at the United Hospital’s isolation unit, an on-duty doctor and two nurses left the spot. Only a cleaner tried to fight the fire, but his efforts went in vain, leaving five patients dead.

The doctor and two nurses who were on duty at the isolation unit for coronavirus patients at United Hospital fled from the scene soon after the fire broke out, handing over the responsibility of patients’ lives to a cleaner, says a police investigation report.

Transnational human traffickers used the United Arab Emirates as a major transit point to send Bangladeshi job-seekers to Libya via Amman, according to officials of the Detective Branch of police.

An unsuspecting entrepreneur. A mode of transport. Accomplices in the crowd. These are the three ingredients being used for a brand new method of theft in Dhaka.

Coronavirus infections are on the rise in prisons as four more jail guards and one inmate tested positive in last 24 hours in the country.

Dwindling blood donation due to the Covid-19 related shutdown is taking a heavy toll on thalassemia patients, who need frequent blood transfusions depending on their condition.

Sifat missed going out. There was a small open place in front of his house in Hatirjheel, where the four-year-old loved to play under his mother’s watchful eyes.

Thousands of people left Dhaka for the second straight day yesterday to celebrate Eid in their village homes, violating travel restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The numbers of Covid-19 infection in Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party are rising sharply on a daily basis.

Police yesterday stepped up measures to restrict movement of people and vehicles nationwide during the Eid holidays with an aim to curb further spread of the novel coronavirus.

Although Dhaka has by far the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, two neighbourhoods at the heart of the city have managed to crush the Covid-19 curve.

No cacophony of metals clinking, no yelling of experts to apprentice mechanics, only skeletons of under-repair vehicles parked by the roadside testifies that there used to be automobile workshops on Motiheel’s Culvert Road. These days, an eerie silence pervades the area.

Despite protective measures taken by authorities, the number of infection in the police force has been on a rapid rise with around one hundred officials across the country testing positive for Covid-19 daily over the last one week.

To reduce exposure to Covid-19 infection, police have introduced an app and mobile shop to reach daily commodities to the doorsteps of Dhaka residents.

Taking advantage of growing demand for hand gloves and masks, several syndicates are reselling discarded products exposing people to the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus in the country.

Some of the capital’s largest shopping malls have decided not to reopen on May 10 when the coronavirus restrictions will be relaxed.

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police claimed to have arrested 17 members of JMB from the capital’s Kakrail area, who were planning to join a so-called jihad after migrating into Saudi Arabia.

Much has been written about the garment sector’s export orders hitting a brick wall for the global coronavirus pandemic.

While the government has extended the ongoing shutdown to May 16 to ensure social distancing, many continue to crowd roads amid the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country.

Though the ongoing shutdown has put informal workers in the construction sector in a tight spot as they are largely dependent on daily wages, the ministry concerned has failed to act promptly to address their hardships.