Operation of regular flights will be suspended if Covid-19 situation deteriorates. Permission will not be given either at present to operate special flights to and from Dhaka considering the situation.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has promoted peace and non-communal politics not only in Bangladesh but in the entire Indian sub-continent, said Indian Railway, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s criticism of his visit to temples in Satkhira and Gopalganj during his Bangladesh trip on March 27 as “unethical and violative” of the election model code of conduct and defended his trips to the shrines.

The Election Commission today postponed all elections including the first phase of Union Parishad and sixth phase municipality elections due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A woman was killed over a land dispute today with her neighbor at the Kirtaniya village in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur.

Movement of all tourist ships on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s Island route of Cox’s Bazar was suspended from today due to a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

Chattogram district administration today banned all sorts of public gatherings in the city until April 14 against the backdrop of increasing Covid-19 cases.

In a High Court ruling today, Tufan Sarkar, a suspended Sramik League leader of Bogura, was barred from seeking bail from any court of the country for the next six months in a corruption case filed against him for committing fraudulence with the court.

Expressing resentment over destruction carried out by Hefajat-e-Islam in various places including Brahmanbaria and Hathazari, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed asked, “Why are state establishments being attacked repeatedly? Are they against the state that is Bangladesh?”

Fifty-nine people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has made urgent calls across the region to offer refuge and protection to all those fleeing Myanmar for safety amid escalating violence in the country.

State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine today.

Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan has joined as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) effective from today (April 1).

Mentioning that Covid-19 is rapidly spreading again, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought cooperation from all to bring the second wave of the virus under control.

A Dhaka court again asked the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) today to submit -- by May 19 -- the probe reports of two sedition cases filed against Hefajat-e-Islam chief Junayed Babunagari, Hefajat Joint Secretary General Maulana Mamunul Haque, and Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim.

Verdict of the case filed against journalist Probir Sikdar under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act was today deferred until April 11.

Garment makers in nine countries including Bangladesh -- spanning Asia, the Middle East and North Africa -- have banded together to demand better contract terms from global clothing retailers, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.

The High Court today set April 5 for delivering an order on the issue of a woman serving in prison instead of a convict in Chattogram.

No patient will be deprived of treatment till an inch of space in hospitals is vacant, Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said.

Chattogram Zoo has been declared closed for two weeks from today due to a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in the port city.