1st day of ‘strict lockdown’ in pictures

The seven-day "strict lockdown" has begun this Pahela Baishakh morning with only a few people on Dhaka streets amid heavy presence of law enforcers to implement the restriction.
14 April 2021, 10:56 AM

Health guidelines ignored at Dhaka kitchen markets on first day of ‘strict lockdown’

Although Dhaka streets were mostly vacant since this morning, on the first day of government-imposed “strict lockdown”, the scenario was quite different in the kitchen markets.
14 April 2021, 09:23 AM

1.32 lakh movement passes issued till this afternoon

A total of 132,879 movement passes were issued from 11am yesterday to 12:50pm today -- for going out on the first day of the weeklong "strict lockdown" imposed by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19.
14 April 2021, 08:39 AM

Token Mongol Shobhajatra maintaining health rules at Dhaka University

Dhaka University is celebrating the Pahela Baishakh 1428 with a token programme, on a small scale, due to the current coronavirus situation.
14 April 2021, 06:56 AM

'Strict lockdown': 1st day of Ramadan, Pahela Baishakh marked by mostly vacant Dhaka streets

The seven-day "strict lockdown" has begun this Pahela Baishakh morning with only a few people on Dhaka streets amid heavy presence of law enforcers to implement the restriction.
14 April 2021, 05:49 AM

Construction work to be outside purview of ‘strict lockdown’: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said that construction of infrastructure will be kept outside the purview of “lockdown”.
13 April 2021, 15:41 PM

Crisis committee begins factory visits in Ctg to ensure timely salaries, bonuses, health measures

The crisis committee formed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment to make sure workers get their salaries and festival bonuses started visiting factories, including garments, today.
13 April 2021, 15:36 PM

'Strict lockdown': 30,000 movement pass issued so far

Around 30,000 movement passes have been issued to people till this evening, allowing them to go out for their emergency needs during the seven-day ‘strict lockdown’, starting from tomorrow morning.
13 April 2021, 15:31 PM

Human life above all else: PM tells nation on Pahela Baishakh eve

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today issued a call asking everyone to strictly follow health guidelines to face Covid-19 pandemic’s ongoing second wave. She also reassured the nation that her government will remain beside the people.
13 April 2021, 14:23 PM

Hefajat now a platform for materialising personal agenda: Nayeb-e-amir of outfit says while resigning

Maulana Abdullah Mohammad Hasan, a nayeb-e-amir of Hefajat-e Islam, has resigned from the Qawmi madrasa based organisation bringing allegations that the Islamist outfit has now become a platform for materialising the personal agenda of some controversial Hefajat leaders.
13 April 2021, 13:53 PM

Crescent moon sighted, holy Ramadan begins tomorrow

The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country tomorrow as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky today.
13 April 2021, 13:37 PM

Weeklong ‘strict lockdown’: All hospitals, institutions under Health Service Division to stay open

All hospitals, departments, offices, and institutions under the Health Service Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will remain open during the restrictions to be imposed from tomorrow (April 14) to April 21.
13 April 2021, 12:48 PM

The curious case of confusion over corpses’ gender in Sirajganj

In October 2019, Sirajganj police from Jamuna river recovered the decomposed body of a man, wearing lungi and panjabi.
13 April 2021, 12:14 PM

25 arrested after Rab busts mini casino in Ashulia

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have busted a mini-casino and arrested 25 people in separate drives for gambling in two areas of Ashulia in Dhaka.
13 April 2021, 12:08 PM

Homebound rush causes traffic jam on Aricha-Kazirhat ferry ghat

People working in different districts are trying to return home, causing traffic jam on the Aricha-Kazirhat ferry ghat on the Jamuna river over the last couple of days.
13 April 2021, 10:49 AM

2 killed as car hits parked truck in Savar

Two people were killed and three were injured as a car collided with an onion-laden truck, which was parked beside Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar, this morning.
13 April 2021, 10:31 AM

Movement pass during ‘lockdown’: 15,000 applying every minute for ‘advanced emergency’

The “strict lockdown” does not start till 6:00am tomorrow. Yet, on an average 15,000 people are registering every minute after police launched a “movement pass” app to be able to go out during the seven-day restrictions.
13 April 2021, 09:32 AM

Don’t want to see anyone on the street from tomorrow: IGP

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed today said police do not want to see anyone on the streets or outside from tomorrow (April 14).
13 April 2021, 08:51 AM

Woman dies after covered van hits auto-rickshaw in Sitakunda

A woman died after the auto-rickshaw carrying her was hit by a speeding covered van this morning at Sitakunda on Dhaka-Chattogram highway.
13 April 2021, 08:45 AM

5km long tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway

A 5 kilometre long tailback has been created on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Burichong upazila in Cumilla district ahead of a “strict lockdown”, to be imposed from tomorrow.
13 April 2021, 08:24 AM