Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has started issuing driving licences and vehicle registration on a limited scale and in case of emergencies.

Almost two-third of the overall metro rail project has been completed by the end of April. The test run of the service is scheduled to start later this month.

The way the people are moving from one district to another is nothing but a "suicidal decision", Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

China will set up "a line of separation" at the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the mingling of climbers from COVID-hit Nepal and those ascending from the Tibetan side as a precautionary measure, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.

Considering the current Covid-19 situation in the country, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) authorities have postponed the admission test for 2020-21 academic session, originally scheduled for June 10.

Myanmar's military rulers have approved new investment in projects worth nearly $2.8 billion, including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant that will cost $2.5 billion, the country's investment body said.

Speakers during an online pre-budget consultation today demanded the reflection of ‘holistic approach’ with inter-ministerial collaboration in the upcoming national budget for migrants’ welfare.

Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has tested positive for Covid-19 despite being home for the most part since the pandemic started.

Myanmar poet Khat Thi, whose works declare resistance to the ruling junta, died in detention overnight and his body was returned with the organs removed, his family said on Sunday.

The government has temporarily shut down ferry service during the day to curb the spread of coronavirus this Eid. However, waves of homebound crowds are flooding the ferry ghats.

Some Supreme Court lawyers and rights organisations have initiated legal battles in order to protect historic places at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital and its original and natural beauty.

India is to recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defence ministry said on Sunday, as the country grapples with record Covid-19 infections and deaths amid angry calls for a complete nationwide lockdown.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today urged ministers to maintain decency and political etiquette when making comments on former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

As part of the second consignment, six more coaches of metro train have reached Mongla port.

Thousands of homebound people are leaving Dhaka city, boarding whatever vehicles they found on the streets -- posing a great risk of Covid-19 spread across the country.

The law ministry has refused to allow BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for treatment.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged countrymen not to put their near and dear ones’ lives at risk, as they rush to village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.

Six more people have been arrested in the last 24 hours for their alleged involvement in the violence and arson attacks in different places of Brahmanbaria unleashed by the activists of Hefajat-e-Islam from March 26 to March 28, said police.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has tested negative for coronavirus after she underwent her third test yesterday.

Myanmar's military rulers have branded a rival National Unity Government a terrorist group and blamed it for bombings, arson and killings, state-controlled media said on Saturday.