Three persons suffered burns after a fire broke out in their tin-shed room in Dhaka's Sayedabad area early today.

Culinary sensation Kishwar Chowdhury is the first Bangladeshi-Australian to secure the third place in the internationally renowned cooking show, MasterChef Australia. She fought for the title of MasterChef Australia against Justin Narayan and Pete Campbell. She took home $20,000 in prize money to get her food dream off the ground. The talented cook is currently training under Michelin star chef Masahiko Yomoda, who was present in the MasterChef kitchen during the bento box challenge this year.

As the government relaxed the restrictions from today, shoppers in Dhaka flocked to the markets and shops. Many were seen without masks or were wearing them under chin.

The health system will break down if Covid-19 transmission goes beyond control, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

Bangladesh urgently needs to assess the possible implications of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to overcome the challenges during the post-LDC graduation, eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has said.  

Dhaka streets and highways are witnessing heavy traffic as the government withdrew the nationwide “strict lockdown” for a week from today, amid fears of further spike in coronavirus transmission.

Sixteen patients at the Covid units of three hospitals in Bogura died during 24 hours till 8am today.

Four people died of Covid-19 and 10 others with Covid-like symptoms in Barishal division in 24 hours till this morning.

The High Court refused to pass an order today on a writ petition filed by Dhaka Residential Model College seeking its directive on Prothom Alo to pay Tk 100 crore compensation to the college and the family of its student Naimul Abrar Rahat who was electrocuted to death in 2019.

Secondary School Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent exams of 2021 will be held in November and December this year, only if Covid-19 situation in the country improves.

After a lockdown induced break, Bangladesh Railway (BR) resumed operations this morning.

A Rohingya man was beaten to death at Noyapara refugee camp in Teknaf upazila early yesterday over longstanding enmity with his rivals.

More than 9,000 people were arrested in Dhaka in the 14-days “strict lockdown” as the government is relaxing the restrictions for eight days from today for the Eid-ul-Azha.

A homemaker has been strangled to death at Bilharibari village of the upazila on yesterday morning.

It was once part of the capital of the powerful Pala dynasty which ruled Bengal up till the 12th century. The earthen wall protecting the fort from invaders still stands in present-day Dharmapalagarh village of Nilphamari’s Jaldhaka upazila.

The government considers allowing garment factories to be open so that the biggest export-earning sector can continue production and keep their commitment with international buyers.

As the Delta variant continues to spread and the number of critical coronavirus patients keeps rising in hospitals, the country faces the bleak prospect of running out of Covid-dedicated beds, especially those in ICUs.

Police in Sunamganj arrested two people, including a Jubo League leader, on Tuesday in a case filed over assaulting a sub-inspector of Shalla Police Station. 

Health officials warned yesterday of the possibility of Covid-19 transmission rising since the ongoing lockdown has been withdrawn for a week from today.

Abdul Awal Khan, a trader from Gazipur’s Kaliganj upazila, has been in jail and death row for the last 17 years for “killing his wife”. But he is soon to be a free man as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday acquitted him of the murder charge.