Amid wide criticism on social media since yesterday, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has withdrawn the comment he made yesterday that unvaccinated people, aged 18 and above, will not be allowed to go out.

Health ministry has distanced itself from the comment made by Liberation War Affairs Minister yesterday.

The government will not allow any unvaccinated people aged 18 or above on the streets from August 11, the day it will relax the ongoing “lockdown”.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said no one in Bangladesh would remain without shelter as her government was working to ensure access to affordable housing options for all.

The government is considering treating Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms by keeping them in hotels in the face of scarcity of hospital beds as the second wave of coronavirus cases sweep across the country, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

Movement of those above 18-years-old without being vaccinated will be considered a punishable offence from August 11, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over newly-constructed flats to 300 low-income families as they were living in slums, enabling them to avail civic amenities.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be visiting the US to attend the UN General Assembly scheduled for September 14-26.

Mobile courts of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) today handed out fines worth Tk 8.14 lakh to owners of under-construction buildings and houses after finding Aedes breeding grounds on their premises.

Some 3,000 jobless and distressed families were given humanitarian assistance aimed amid the countrywide lockdown to curb Covid-19 transmission.

The government has made a complete mess of the reopening of export-oriented factories amid “strict lockdown” enforced to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The country’s health system has collapsed due to the “wrong” policy of the government as it is suffering from “dependency syndrome”, said Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury yesterday.

A total of 21,056 candidates have passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination.

It seems the government can’t stick to its decisions when it comes to tackling the pandemic.

The government and the United Nations are close to finalising a protection policy for the Rohingya management in Bhasan Char, with a deal expected by the middle of next month.

A rights organisation today served a legal notice on the government, requesting it to take necessary steps in 24-hours to provide Covid-19 vaccine to expecting mothers on a priority basis in order to protect their health.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 568 people for defying restrictions and health guidelines in the city today, the seventh day of the two-week "strict lockdown" imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh and the NGO Affairs Bureau, granted Masters scholarships to 11 eligible government and non-government officials for 2021.

To combat the growing risk of infections, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Md Atiqul Islam has urged city dwellers to clean their home and yards to control Aedes larvae, a carrier of both dengue and chikunguniya.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today urged city dwellers to provide information about Aedes mosquitoes so that DSCC men can take necessary steps at their home such as spraying for Aedes larvae.