Jatiya Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Opposition GM Quader yesterday said people of the country want to know why the government is yet to give permission for carrying out trial of Bangavax.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming yesterday officially announced that 5 lakh doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine will reach Bangladesh on May 12.

The authorities concerned behind the recent development project at Suhrawardy Udyan -- including the tree-felling which caused a public outcry -- did not take the Urban Development Committee’s opinion before launching the project, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday warned people of the danger of the Indian coronavirus variant and urged all to remain conscious in maintaining health guidelines properly.

A day after vowing to continue their relief work in alternative ways, after being refused a venue for their popular food-aid initiative -- a free kitchen market called “Manabatar Bazar” --, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) relaunched a mobile variant of the initiative yesterday in Barishal city.

Mahbubur Rahman, director (finance) of UniMed UniHealth Pharmaceuticals Limited, died of cardiac arrest on May 6. He was 51.

KM Ehsanul Haque (Peyara), former secretary, Ministry of Defence, breathed his last in a hospital at Saint Loui, USA on May 8, at the age of 76. He was suffering from multiple health complications.

As part of the second consignment, six more coaches of metro train have reached Mongla port.

The government needs to increase price of tobacco products by imposing tax in the upcoming national budget to contain its use, said speakers at an online discussion yesterday.

Speakers during a webinar yesterday said malpractice of ‘victim blaming’ prevailed in the society since the state failed to protect its citizens from oppression and injustice.

A railway officer was arrested in Chattogram on Saturday night on charges of embezzling Tk 1.5 crore.

Counterterrorism unit officials yesterday claimed to have arrested four members of militant outfit Ansar al Islam from Mohammadpur area of the capital.

Some Supreme Court lawyers and rights organisations have initiated a legal battle in order to protect the historic grounds of Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital and preserve its natural beauty.

Four people were killed and 13 others injured in road accidents in three districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents and a news agency.

Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) yesterday alleged that a vested quarter is pressuring to close their relief activities in Barishal city, including their “Manabatar Bazar” initiative.

A proposal has been sent to the finance minister to double the existing two percent incentive for inward remittance, said Expatriates Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday.

Public university teachers have demanded cancellation of the appointment of a former additional secretary as treasurer of Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science and Technology University in Jamalpur.

As the national budget is allocated among ministries, every ministry should have a dedicated budget for indigenous people, said rights activists and members of a parliamentary caucus on indigenous and ethnic minority in an virtual discussion yesterday.

Around 89 percent of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in RT-PCR tests, and 26 percent who tested negative in Chattogram, developed antibodies against the virus, according to a study conducted by researchers in the port city.

The government has taken up a project to construct seven 200-bed drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation centres in seven divisions, under the Department of Narcotics (DNC).