Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has directed five Supreme Court officials including its registrar general to discharge duty round the clock for taking necessary measures for Covid-19 treatment to its judges during the pandemic.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed to allocate Tk 10,000 crore to fulfil the emergency requirements to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government has allocated Tk 95,574 crore in the social safety net programmes, which is 16.83 percent of total budget and 3.01 percent of GDP in FY 2020-21. In last year’s revised budget, the allocation was Tk. 81,865 crore.

The fire at corona unit of United Hospital originated from short circuit of an air conditioner (AC), Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brigadier General Md Sazzad Hossain said today.

The allocation for the education sector in the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year of 2020-21 remains almost unchanged in terms of size and percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to the current budget.

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh today decided to resume regular flights on international routes on a limited scale from June 16, after around three months of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The High Court has directed the government to continue selling essential commodities through Trading Corporation Bangladesh to people at upazila level, beyond the city corporations and municipality areas, until the coronavirus pandemic ends.

An official of Rupali Bank died with Covid-19 like symptoms at his home in Patuakhali early today.

Moslem Uddin Chowdhury, lawmaker of Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgao), and nine of his family members test positive for coronavirus.

The High Court has cancelled its earlier order that granted bail to five accused in a murder case in Khulna as they were found to have manipulated documents and hidden information about the charge sheet and confessional statements to this court while securing bail.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the time to pay delayed gas and electricity bills without surcharge will not be extended further after June 30.

Two suspected muggers were killed in a mass beating in Kacharirtek area in Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday night.

When people all around the country, even in the capital city, are struggling to get tested for Covid-19, the administration of Kalihati upazila has come up with a timely and innovative solution to solve the problem.

The onslaught of super cyclone Ampan on May 20 wrought havoc to the large tamarisk plantation in Shuvoshandhya beach, a tourist spot in Barguna’s Taltoli upazila, uprooting about 25,000 trees on 10 hectares of land and damaging the road connecting the spot.

A Bangladeshi man has been found dead at a water pumpkin farm at Jalan Ara Kuda in Tasek Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has served notices to Mohammad Shahid Islam, MP of Laxmipur- 2 constituency (independent) and his family members, seeking their wealth statements.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells the parliament that she would do whatever is needed to help people go on with their lives without suffering amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

If have bought a brand new car and want to get a registration number as you wish, it is now possible. But you have to pay more than the usual registration fee -- up to seven times more -- to get your desired license plate number.

Bangladesh has said the principle of burden- and responsibility-sharing should be central to the actions of the international community in addressing humanitarian situations.

The government is going to place the budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 tomorrow at a time when the world grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic. The outbreak has also exposed the weakness in the country’s healthcare system as people felt they did not get the service they expected. The health budget, thus, this time around will draw a lot of attention.