The Local Government Department under the Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has formed a 15-member coordination cell to prevent the coronavirus transmission.

Bangladesh has joined the United Nations “Alliance for Poverty Eradication”, which was formed to support actions geared towards poverty eradication and implementation of the SDGs.

The government announced that 50 lakh poor families hit by the coronavirus pandemic would get Tk 2,500 cash assistance each through four major mobile financial service (MFS) providers from May 14 to 18 to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, but 80 percent of listed low-income families in the district are yet to get the cash aid.

Kuakata municipality in Kalapara upazila under Patuakhali suffers severe waterlogging during the rains every year, thanks to the abysmal drainage system in the famous tourist centre.

Amid gloomy atmosphere all around, caused by novel coronavirus, a red fruit is putting smiles on farmers’ faces in Srimangal and Kamalganj upazilas of Moulvibazar.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will not help any loan defaulters in availing funds from the government’s stimulus packages, the president of the apex trade body has said.

Ferdous Ahmed, judge of Lalmonirhat District Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, died of Covid-19.

A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines today brought 262 Bangladeshi citizens, who were stranded in Singapore.

With a plan to spread fake notes in different Northern districts of Bangladesh, a syndicate had started a market survey ahead of Eid-ul Azha, but local law enforcers caught wind of their schemes soon enough and have arrested five members of the gang.

The High Court has sought a report of the latest physical condition of Imran Hossain, a college student whose kidney was damaged due to police torture in Jashore.

Law enforcers have arrested two fraudsters for allegedly stealing Tk 9.60 lakh from two ATM booths of Pubali Bank in Chattogram about eight months after the incidents.

A man was killed in what police said was a gunfight in the port city's Dhakshin Kattali area under Pahartali Police Station early today. Police also detained an aide of the deceased during the alleged gunfight.

Sumaiya Khatun, a meritorious student of the Department of Islamic Studies at Dhaka University, who was allegedly murdered by her husband in Natore, had passed her Masters (MA) examination with distinction.

Online sale of mangoes are becoming an increasingly popular method of business for Chapainawabganj traders during the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation today announced maximum 50 percent discount on accommodation in its hotels and motels in Kuakata and Cox's Bazar.

The Bangladeshi nationals who had already deposited money for pre-registration and for registration to perform Hajj under the government or privately and now want to withdraw their money will have to apply after July 13.

A virtual court in Dhaka gives Ramna police five more working days to interrogate four accused, including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore at the jail gate in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has urged countrymen to ensure children’s wellbeing by vaccinating them on time.

A total of 246 people, many of whom are Bangladesh-born French citizens were repatriated to Paris today by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines due to suspension of regular flight operation on most of the international routes due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The High Court today directed the government to form a committee to monitor whether health guidelines are properly maintained at all the bar association premises to contain the spread of coronavirus.