A total of 3,633 people secure bail from lower courts across the country today on the fifth day of virtual petition hearings.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) launches combing operation at different parts including Baridhara area of the capital to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today extended the ongoing lockdown in the state till May 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his family members are placed under home quarantine after they went to Budhana town in Uttar Pradesh state from Mumbai to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, police say.

The name of the severe cyclonic storm “Amphan” was decided even before it had formed. It was given by Thailand back in 2004.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started air freight services using its passenger aircraft, after private operator US-Bangla Airlines did the same.

After winning the battle against Covid-19, noted historian Prof Muntassir Mamoon has said panicking does not help, rather he urged all to remain resilient during this time of crisis.

Miscreants destroy around 10,000 saplings belonging to the forest department at Moheskhali range of Coastal Forest Department.

A murder accused was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and policemen in Bancharampur upazila of Brahmanbaria early today.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department today asked maritime ports of Mongla and Payra to hoist danger signal number seven as the super cyclone “Amphan” has meant a rough sea.

To do a deep dive into the 2020 national budget, Youth Policy Forum (YPF) has organised the “The 2020 Budget Dialogue” – a by sector expert analysis spanning three weeks, starting from today.

Youth Opportunities, along with IPDC, has initiated a national writing competition to empower the youth to raise their voice, share their thoughts, and pitch their ideas and recommends to policymakers.

A High Court judge has tested positive for Covid-19.

Ferry operations at Paturia-Daulatdia Ferry Terminal resumes only for good-laden vehicles around eight hours after it was suspended .

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned of the government to ensure supply of personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves, to the doctors, nurses and staff of all private hospitals and clinics across the country so that they can attend to coronavirus patients.

Grameenphone is going to pay Tk 1,000 crore to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) tomorrow as per a Supreme Court order, BTRC chairman has said.

Twenty-one people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

Another police personnel, who was infected with Covid-19, died at Central Police Hospital this morning.

Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over the 1994 Rwandan genocide, is in French custody after a quarter of a century on the run, and now faces likely trial at an international tribunal.

The severe cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ may cross Bangladesh coast, between Khulna-Chattogram, between Tuesday late night and Wednesday evening.