Police have arrested 555 people for defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines in Dhaka city today, on the fifth day two week-long "strict lockdown".

In a stern warning to public servants, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said no irregularities in their profession will be tolerated.

Amnesty International says it has found a concerning pattern in which the Bangladeshi authorities are weaponising sections 25, 29 and 31 of the Digital Security Act to target and harass critical voices.

As recently as in 2018, the Sarkari Chakori Ain was formulated, giving public servants an array of benefits.

The government yesterday approved the creation of three new upazilas -- “Eidgaon” in Cox’s Bazar, “Modhyanagar” in Sunamganj and “Dashar” in Madaripur -- in a bid to ensure balanced development in those remote areas.

Police have arrested 587 people for defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines in Dhaka city on the fourth day of the two-week "strict lockdown" today.

Ten mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation today fined owners of seven under-construction buildings over Tk 1 lakh after they found larvae of Aedes mosquito on the premises.

The government has decided to form three new upazilas in as many districts, taking the total number of the country’s upazilas to 495.

The government recently distributed cash support worth Tk 450 crore to around 17.24 lakh day labourers, transport workers, and small traders, as part of its recent announcement of a Tk 3,200 crore relief package for the ultra-poor and destitute. It also increased allocations for OMS in urban areas and for food assistance in rural areas through the district administration offices.

A probe committee of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has recommended shifting the current locations of the ferry terminals on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route to avoid further collision between the vessels and the Padma bridge.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today decided to run the judicial functions of the High Court on a limited scale till August 5 in order to deal with extremely urgent cases due to the ongoing lockdown enforced by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Thoroughfares of Dhaka city were mostly empty and commuters were seen walking to their destination as the 14-day countrywide strict lockdown started today.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam said of the over three lakh animals sacrificed on Eid-ul-Azha, only 4,141 were slaughtered at the 272 designated sites within the city corporation.

All types of water transport will be prohibited from operating on inland waterways for the next 14 days due to the strict lockdown enforced to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country,

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh requested city dwellers to complete their animal sacrifice by today.

All of the waste generated from sacrificial animal on Eid-ul-Azha has been cleaned by this noon, Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) Mayor, Atiqul Islam said.

The Khulna City Corporation's Conservancy Department has not yet removed sacrificial animal waste from various parts of the city till this noon.

To protect cultivable land and save the environment, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Natore has been using environment-friendly Uni-Block -- made of sand, cement and gravel -- for the development of rural roads as an alternative to bitumen and ordinary bricks.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said all waste of sacrificial animals will be cleared within 24 hours.

The Cabinet Division today issued a circular allowing activities related to food production and factories involved in food processing during the 14-day lockdown, starting from July 23.