The sudden government decision to reopen export-oriented factories from this morning amid the lockdown left thousands of workers in the lurch.

It seems the government can’t stick to its decisions when it comes to tackling the pandemic.

Covid-19 cases went up by around 58 percent in the week ending yesterday compared to the numbers of the week prior to that, according to the Director General of Health Services (DGHS).

Domestic production of diammonium phosphate, a widely used agricultural fertiliser, remains suspended since July 1, raising concerns over meeting its enormous domestic demand.

Miscreants again set fire to the house of Brahmanbaria district unit Awami League general secretary and valiant freedom fighter Al Mamun Sarkar in the district town yesterday.

The Water Development Board in Jashore has been trying to solve the longstanding problem of waterlogging at Bhabadah by pumping out stagnant water using 20 pumps since the beginning of the year.

Helena Jahangir, a businessperson who was arrested from her residence on Thursday, was “extorting money” through her illegal internet protocol television (IPTV) channel named Joyjatra Television, said the Rapid Action Battalion yesterday.

A union parishad chairman was sued over the rape of a woman in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila on Friday whereas police arrested a youth on charge of raping a minor girl in Rajshahi’s Bagmara upazila on Friday night.

Ravi Shankar and George Harrison organised an all-star concert in New York’s Madison Square Garden today to help Bengali refugees, who had fled violence and were in India.

In different districts of the country including Dhaka, Chattogram and Gazipur, movement of people and vehicles is increasing. In some areas, gathering of people were seen in markets and on their way to join work.

The government has decided to allow all public transport to operate till 12pm tomorrow, to facilitate workers and concerned officials of export-oriented factories returning to their workplaces.

Police detained film actress Eka from her house in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel area on charge of torturing her house help.

The garment workers will not lose jobs for delays in joining workplaces because of the restrictions on movement during lockdown, said Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

The government should now strictly monitor the execution of capital dredging under the dredging master plan to improve the waterways as the country is now poised to become a developing country by 2026, experts said today at a webinar.

The European Union Delegation to Bangladesh started the "Climate Adaptation Campaign" today on its social media.

Revenue collection rose 20 per cent year-on-year to Tk 259,867 crore in 2020-21 fiscal year thanks to increased import duty, value-added tax (VAT) and income tax receipts.

Garment workers today blocked Rangpur-Dhaka highway for four hours after they failed to get transport on their way to Dhaka, following the sudden decision to reopen export-oriented factories from tomorrow.

Bangladesh today received 7.81 lakh doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines from Japan under the COVAX facility, bringing the total supply from the country to 10.26 lakh.

Seven people died of Covid-19 and four with symptoms at Covid units of three Bogura hospitals in 24 hours (till 8 am) today.

A rape case has been filed against a union parishad chairman from Bogura’s Sherpur upazila.