Doctors continue to come in harm’s way when treating Covid-19 patients, owing to the lack of proper protective gears.

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court of Dhaka today decided to receive filings of cheque dishonour cases under Negotiable Instruments Act-1881 through videoconferencing.

Some 720 people have died so far showing Covid-19 like symptoms in the country since the first coronavirus case was confirmed on March 8, said a report of Dhaka University’s Centre for Genocide Studies.

Constable Mamun Uddin, 28, who died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital on June 1, tested Covid-19 positive today.

Due to frequent cancellation of scheduled passenger flights due to low passenger count for four days, Biman has now moved to offer chartered flight services on domestic routes.

A massive fall in its turnover sees the Dhaka Stock Exchange to plummet to its lowest position in 13 years.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Impatient knocks on the door in the early morning jolted me from sleep. As I rushed to open the door in my pyjama and t-shirt, there stood Shumi Rani, a house help who lives in the same building and works at different flats. She was weeping.

Sajedul Haq Rubel, general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh’s Dhaka city unit, tested Covid 19 positive today.

Lawachara National Park, abuzz with people all year round, is now a paradise for wild animals. Rare species of wild boar, deer, monkeys, and different species of birds can be seen in this habitat consisting of 169 species of plants and 276 species of animals.

The government transferred Health Services Division Secretary Md Asadul Islam to the Planning Division today.

More than three years have passed and the Public Service Commission (PSC) is yet to announce the final result of the 38th BCS -- testing the patience of over nine thousand university graduates to the limit.

The High Court today upheld the government’s decision to increase bus fare by 60 percent.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, jointly with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen has written an article in The Guardian, saying that Bangladesh can offer lessons for others facing dangers like super cyclone Amphan and Covid-19.

Bangladesh has urged its trading partners to practice responsible business conduct during the coronavirus pandemic that is rattling the global economy, mostly the developing countries.

At least five persons, including a freedom fighter died of Covid-19-like symptoms in four districts over the last two days.

Bangladesh has urged the European Union to put more pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees living in makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar.

A doctor infected with coronavirus died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital this afternoon. He had earlier been diagnosed with leukemia.

The recent hailstorm has caused severe damage to vegetable seedbeds at 20 villages in Lalmonirhat Sadar and Aditmari upazilas.

Boro farmers in Tangail are in a dire situation as they are running against time to save the ripe paddy on fields that remain submerged following frequent rain and storm over the past week.

Around 300 Bangladeshi workers who were brought back from Kuwait demonstrated at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Tuesday demanding money from the government to return to their homes.