The current national budget for fiscal year 2021-22 reflects a disconnect between the government and the people as  enough measures were not taken for the poor and vulnerable people, analysts said yesterday.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Md Atiqul Islam said all the officials, employees, and councilors of DNCC will remain active until Aedes mosquitoes — carrier of dengue and Chikungunya -- are eradicated.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam today announced cash rewards for cleaning stagnant water in discarded materials like coconut shells, empty packets of chips, tyres, and unused commodes that Aedes mosquitoes use as breeding ground.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today urged city dwellers to provide information about Aedes mosquito larvae or breeding sources on their website or control room numbers.

Unvaccinated individuals will not be allowed to enter Benapole Customs House, according to a directive issued by the authorities last night.

The Ministry of Education is yet to take any decision to reopen Qawmi madrasas across the country.

Local Government and Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam today directed to conduct anti-mosquito drives in all under-construction buildings and establishments under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today released a special commemorative postage stamp, an opening day cover and a data card marking the 72nd birth anniversary of Shaheed Sheikh Kamal, eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The Dhaka South City Corporation yesterday suspended executive engineer of zone-1 Tanveer Ahmed and filed a departmental case against him for “negligence, misconduct, inefficiency and corruption.”

What does one do when one sees wrongdoing taking place in front of one’s very eyes? For most, the natural response would be to stop it in its tracks.

Faced with widespread criticism, the government yesterday backtracked on its decision -- made just a day before -- of not allowing people aged over 18 on the streets from August 11 unless they are vaccinated against Covid-19.

At least 4,200 families of Moulvibazar received food assistance under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) humanitarian assistance programme of the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry today at Kulaura Girls High School field.

The health directorate has suspended Sajeda Afrin, assistant health inspector at Delduar Upazila Health Complex in Tangail -- for pushing needles into the arms of 30 people without injecting the Covid-19 vaccine.

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.