Following weeks of controversies and a day after the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) quit, the government has decided to make some reshuffles at the top end of the directorate.

The government yesterday made it mandatory for people to wear masks whenever they go outside homes to limit the transmission of coronavirus.

You have probably heard about people getting caught in the web of intricate banking procedures to secure loans. But have you ever heard of bank high-ups coming up with recommendations to sanction loan to a newbie businessman with no account and transaction records with the very bank?

The sufferings of more than 25 lakh people in 24 districts are likely to linger as experts predict floods will continue till mid-August.

Amid severe criticism and scams related to Covid-19 tests, Prof Abul Kalam Azad has stepped down as the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on August 1.

Many parts of Dhaka went under knee-to-waist-deep water after monsoon rainfall in the last two days, once again exposing the dilapidated state of the city’s drainage system.

Although the number of tests declined yesterday, the number of confirmed cases rose from the previous day as 3,057 people were found infected with coronavirus and 41 people died of the virus.

Three teachers of Farakkabad Degree Collage in Chandpur’s Sadar upazila were arrested on Sunday night for allegedly spreading propaganda against the education minister and some others on social media.

The private hospital in Cumilla has not renewed its licence since 2018. The government has not signed any deal with it for Covid-19 treatment.

Two coronavirus vaccine candidates have proven safe for humans and produced strong immune reactions among patients involved in separate clinical trials, doctors said yesterday.

The government mulls setting up a Covid-19 testing booth and lowering the test fees for Bangladeshis going abroad to work as it begins implementing its decision that all passengers must show coronavirus negative certificates at airports from Thursday.

Bangladesh Private Medical College Association yesterday demanded that law enforcement agencies stop raiding health facilities during the pandemic.

Ten years have passed since a Dhaka court served two arrest warrants, including a conviction warrant, against Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed in a cheque bounce case, but police are yet to take any action in this regard, the prosecution alleges.

The two city corporations in the capital have “spent” several thousand crores of taka in the last few years for the “development” of Dhaka’s road infrastructure and drainage system, yet many areas in the city go under water only after hours of rainfall.

It was a heartbreaking decision for Nargis Akter to make. Burdened with unpaid bills, she had no other choice but to put her school up for sale.

Floodwater was still flowing above the danger mark at 22 points in different districts across the country as of Saturday, affecting more people and intensifying miseries of the victims.

Bangladesh Medical Research Council has approved the phase-III clinical trial of a Chinese vaccine for Covid-19 treatment.

Another hospital has been accused of handing forged coronavirus test reports to people.

The meeting was arranged at a government rest house in Sunamganj in January. Three luxury cars were parked outside with a number of security guards on watch. The local upazila nirbahi officer was taking care of food and other amenities.