Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched the disbursement of over Tk 1,200 crore cash aid for 50 lakh poor families hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Herd immunity” is the ultimate answer to any pandemic, and Bangladesh, by no choice of its own, is rushing towards it to keep coronavirus at bay.

A total of 929 people died in Bangladesh with Covid-19 like symptoms since March 8, according to a report of Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS) of Dhaka University.

Workers of two textile mills in Narayanganj’s Fatullah upazila stage demonstrations in front of their factories demanding that their Eid bonuses and pending salaries be paid before Eid-ul-Fitr.

Robi declares 33GB free data for the next six months to their 27,000 customers who are doctors and registered with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With many police personnel being infected by Covid-19, different divisions of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have decided to send fruits, vitamin supplements and some other essentials daily to infected cops.

Five accused of a gang rape case were arrested during overnight drives in different areas of Thakurgaon’s Ranisankail upazila.

A total of 1,013 people accused in criminal cases secured bail today from virtual courts across the country, including Dhaka, on the second day of online hearings.

A total of 689 Bangladeshi citizens stranded in India, Malaysia and Singapore return home by four separate special flights.

Police have arrested a 60-year-old man in a case filed over the rape of a fifth grader in Gaibandha’s Sadar upazila.

Clothing brands of Australis are delaying payments, cancelling orders or asking for big discounts on millions of dollars’ worth of orders from Bangladesh, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the women who make the clothes.

The High Court again denies bail to suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Bazlur Rashid in connection with a corruption case. The case was filed over amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond known source of income.

Passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, who bought tickets but could not travel due to suspension of flight operations amid the coronavirus situation, can make trips with their unused tickets until March 14, 2021, the national flag carrier said today.

Manikganj district administration has announced the closure of shopping centres and shops of the district from today, after reopening on Sunday.

Hasina Mohiuddin, wife of late Awami League leader and former mayor of Chattogram City Corporation ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, tests positive for Covid-19.

Family squabbles were becoming all too common in many houses where family members had been spending most of their time together under one roof during the ongoing months-long shutdown.

Around 1000 workers engaged in producing chamcham, a famous delicacy of Tangail, are passing hard days since closure of the sweet shops that sell the item due to lockdown imposed to contain the outbreak of Covid-19.

At least eleven people tested positive for coronavirus in Bogura today. Of the 11, seven are members of one family, while four others are police personnel.

An executive engineer of Gazipur City Corporation is found dead at Beribadh in Dhaka’s Turag area.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with assistance from Ekshop of a2i, launches Anondomela, an online marketplace, via video conferencing.