A man died after a lorry hit his motorcycle in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area early today. 

The passport authorities sat on upgrading the MRP server that had crossed the 30-million limit in early June, causing delay in reissuing passports to tens of thousands of Bangladeshis, mostly migrants in the Gulf and Southeast Asian countries.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities to collect and preserve all documents related to the country’s Liberation War that are scattered across the world.

From the drawing board to the approval stamp, it’s been a long exhilarating process for OxyJet. But it isn’t over yet.

India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appealed to 23 heads of government around the world to use their influence to save Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In messages sent yesterday and made public today, she said India feared the trial of Bangabandhu “will be used only as a cover to execute him”.

Sona Ullah, who has spent 45 years of his life peddling rickshaw in different parts of the country, now toils hard controlling traffic at Rajarhat upazila town in Kurigram from morning till evening.

About one thousand residents of Ashrayan project on Dulalbarir Char, a river island eight kilometres away from Mymensingh city, have been suffering from numerous problems since they were given free houses there by the government last year.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said they will continue their effort to bring the number of infected dengue patients down to zero.

The High Court directed the authorities concerned to immediately admit 19 children to class one at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, whose as many twin siblings have already been admitted to the same institution through lottery.

A consignment of 17 lakh Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses, under the COVAX facility, reached Dhaka this evening from China.

Organisations working on the rights of persons with disabilities (PWD) will take legal action against those involved in a tele-fiction “Ghotona Shotto”, in which children with special needs were insensitively portrayed.

Most of the restrictions imposed on people's movement and public transport will be lifted from tomorrow even though the country witnessed the highest single-day Covid-19 death toll today.

The health directorate has suspended all operations of six clinics and dialogistic centres, and a blood bank, located in Muktijoddha Tower at Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area for various irregularities.

A court in Chattogram today rejected the bail petition of former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter in connection with the Mahmuda Khanam Mitu murder case.

Eminent citizens today issued a statement demanding arrest and trial of the culprits responsible for vandalising and ransacking several houses, shops and temples of the Hindu community in Khulna's Rupsha upazila.

The government has directed to continue free Covid-19 tests in August as well.

The government has decided to stop administering the first dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from August 12.

With 226 new cases in the last 24 hours, the number of dengue hospitalisations reached 2,321 in the first 10 days of August. This is more than the total number of hospitalizations recorded last month.

Two hundred and sixty-four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Heavy vehicles (passenger and freight) are not being allowed on the Shimulia-Banglabazar ferries until strong current in Padma river subsides.