Ferries on Shimulia-Banglabazar route carrying vehicles only if passengers can give valid reasons

Ferries on Shimulia-Banglabazar route are allowing private cars only if the passengers can give valid reasons behind their commute today, a day after BIWTC issued a circular ban -- saying transportation of all sorts of public and private vehicles is suspended as per a government decision.
10 July 2021, 07:53 AM

DSCC to set up 10 cattle markets instead of 13 for Eid

With the coronavirus cases and deaths surging every day, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) decided to reduce the number of cattle markets to 10 instead of 13 for Eid-ul-Azha.
9 July 2021, 14:26 PM

350 low-income families get food aid in Bagerhat

Three hundred and fifty low-income families received food assistance from the local administration in Bagerhat town’s Maria Palli area this morning.
9 July 2021, 12:57 PM

Virtual courts to operate in limited scale till July 14

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has extended his decision to run the court functions across the country in a limited scale through virtual system till July 14 in order to retrain the Covid-19 pandemic.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Human Rights in Bangladesh: No overall improvement

There was no overall improvement in the human rights situation in Bangladesh in 2020, said the UK government in a report noting concerns over further restrictions of freedom of expression, including the use of the Digital Security Act (DSA) to suppress criticism of the government’s Covid-19 response, and continued violence against women and girls.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM

No overall improvement in Bangladesh’s human rights situation in 2020: UK govt report

There was no overall improvement in the human rights situation in Bangladesh in 2020, said UK government in a report noting of concerns over further restrictions of freedom of expression, including the use of Digital Security Act (DSA) to suppress criticism of the government’s Covid-19 response, and continued violence against women and girls.
8 July 2021, 15:14 PM

Day 8 of lockdown: 1077 arrested for defying rules in Dhaka

Police have arrested 1077 people for defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines in Dhaka today, the 8th day of the strict lockdown.
8 July 2021, 13:32 PM

Ashrayan-2 Project: UP chairman in Faridpur took money from homeless beneficiaries for ‘transporting construction material’

Homeless beneficiaries of the Ashrayan-2 project in Paldangi under Sadar upazila of Faridpur had to allegedly pay a union parishad chairman to get houses built for them. Locals have also alleged that there have been irregularities in the construction.
8 July 2021, 10:47 AM

Environment ministry urges proper management of animal waste on Eid-ul-Azha

The Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ministry has requested all government and non-government organisations and all concerned to take steps for proper management of animal waste on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
7 July 2021, 16:27 PM

Restructured master plan approved to modernise Botanical Garden

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change today approved a restructured master plan to modernise Botanical Garden. 
7 July 2021, 16:03 PM

1,688 families get food after calling 333 helpline, DC office control room in Manikganj

A total of 1,688 families in Manikganj have received food assistance amid the ongoing second wave of Covid-19, after calling the national helpline number 333 and the control room of the deputy commissioner’s office.
7 July 2021, 12:44 PM

Day 7 of lockdown: Over 1100 arrested for defying rules in Dhaka

Police have arrested 1102 people for defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines in Dhaka today, the 7th day of the strict lockdown.
7 July 2021, 12:41 PM

Authorities permit 3 makeshift cattle markets in Chattogram, set 17 conditions

Amid an alarming surge of Covid-19 infections, the authorities have allowed only three temporary cattle markets to function in the port city under seventeen conditions.
7 July 2021, 11:59 AM

Ensure health safety while arresting people for violating lockdown: High Court

The High Court today asked the attorney general to talk to authorities concerned so that health safety rules are properly followed while arresting people for violating ongoing lockdown, taking them to police stations and producing them before lower courts.
7 July 2021, 06:40 AM

Army personnel start distributing food among 750 families in Patuakhali

To deal with the ongoing Covid-19 fallout, army personnel from Patuakhali’s Sheikh Hasina Cantonment started distributing food among families today.
6 July 2021, 10:21 AM

Strict lockdown: Many detained for violating restrictions in Dhaka; police trying to raise awareness

Over 30 people were detained from in front of Rajuk Bhaban in Dhaka for defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines on the six day of the weeklong nationwide “strict lockdown”.
6 July 2021, 07:46 AM

Govt to give 10kg rice to more than 1 crore families on Eid

​​​​​​​On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the government will provide 10 kilogrammes of free rice to more than one crore extremely poor and helpless families under the VGF (Vulnerable Group Feeding) programme.
4 July 2021, 18:41 PM

Satkania UNO fines doctor for violating lockdown, made OSD just days after

​​​​​​​The Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Satkania upazila in Chattogram has been withdrawn and made officer on special duty at the Ministry of Public Administration in an order of the ministry today. The order comes after the UNO filed a case against a doctor and fined him Tk 1000 for violating the ockdown in Satkania upazila on Friday afternoon.
4 July 2021, 15:10 PM

No cattle from outside country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha: Livestock Minister

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim today said the government will not allow entry of any cattle from outside the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
4 July 2021, 13:51 PM

Strict lockdown: 400 auto-rickshaw drivers get food aid in Chandpur

At least 400 battery-run easy bike and CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers, left without any income due to the week-long strict lockdown enforced to tackle the spread of Covid-19, were given food aid in Chandpur today.
4 July 2021, 12:09 PM