Bangladesh reported 8,364 new Covid-19 infections in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, a record high number of daily infections since the confirmation of its first cases on March 8 last year.

The government plans to go all out to make sure that people stay at home during the “strict lockdown” to be enforced from Thursday to stem the surge in Covid deaths and infections.

A Dhaka court has ordered a freeze on eight bank accounts of former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon and his three family members as part of an investigation into an allegation of amassing illegal wealth.

The High Court yesterday granted six months’ ad-interim bail to a Manik Hawlader, an innocent man who had been serving the jail sentence handed down to actual convict Manik Miah, of Shariatpur’s Bhedarganj upazila, in connection with a drug related case.

Some 200 employees of Grameenphone have shown interest to accept the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) offered by the country's biggest mobile phone operator as of today.

A student of Jagannath University (JnU) today filed a case with Sutrapur Police Station in Old Dhaka against a man yet to be identified for sexual harassment.

A man who suffered severe injuries in the huge explosion on the ground floor of a three-storey building in the capital's Moghbazar last evening, died early today.

An Indian media outlet has recently mentioned Kishwar Chowdhury, a MasterChef Australia contestant of Bangladesh origin, as an “Indian contestant”.

LGRD ministry today temporarily suspended Md Shahin Hawlader, chairman of no-6 Kanakdia union parishad under Baufol upazila in Patuakhali for marrying and later divorcing an underage girl by misusing his power while conducting a local arbitration.

The government has decided not to issue "movement pass" during the seven-day “complete lockdown” which will be enforced across the country from July 1.

People living in city corporation areas will have access to justice quickly and will benefit if “city court” is established, LGRD Minister Tajul Islam said today.

A massive fire broke out at a jute mill beside Dhaka-Khulna highway in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur. The mill authorities said the blaze caused damages worth around Tk 4 crore.

Ruling Awami League’s senior lawmaker Tofail Ahmed and Jatiya Party MP Kazi Firoz Rashid in parliament today expressed their frustration and anger over the growing presence of government bureaucrats in various jobs without importance being given to politicians.

The border closure with India has been extended for 14 more days till July 14 amid the worsening Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh, said Mashfee Binte Shams, secretary (East) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.

The High Court today granted six months’ ad-interim bail to an “innocent man” named Manik Hawlader, who has been serving a jail sentence instead of the convict in a drug case.

Examining a list of 26 reported incidents of innocent persons serving jail sentences instead of the actual accused and convicts, the High Court today issued a rule to introduce biometric data management in prisons in order to properly identify the prisoners.

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

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose 0.56 per cent today, but the turnover dropped to below 1,500 points level after more than a month as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach.

An under-construction bridge collapsed at Dobhashipara area of Kuakata municipality today.

Bangladesh police have formed a seven-member committee to investigate yesterday’s explosion in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area and assess liabilities.