As people started to return to their ancestral homes for Eid, traffic increased on different highways and in some places vehicles were seen standing still. Both passengers and drivers faced immense distress, while very few were seen following COvid-19 health safety guidelines.

Around 50 per cent of the rawhides Bangladesh produces a year come during every Eid-ul-Azha, when around 1 crore animals are sacrificed at a time.

Recently, Bangladesh Railway signed a contract with an NGO to establish a medical college and a nursing institute in the CRB area of Chattogram in a public-private partnership. After this deal, different social, cultural, political and conservation organisations have voiced their concerns against setting up this hospital. They noted that building a hospital in this area will have an adverse effect on the environment.

People have started leaving the capital to celebrate Eid back in their ancestral homes. Crowds are forming in Kamalapur Rail Station and Gabtoli bus terminal, among other exit points of the capital. Despite bus and train routes being opened, people are struggling to get tickets to specific destinations. Very little effort was visible in maintaining safety regulations.

Even after two weeks of strict movement restrictions and social distancing regulations, 1,359 have died of Covid-19 in the last week, countrywide detection rate doubled to around 30% in last month, and 81.65% of Covid-dedicated ICU beds are now occupied. And now, the government has decided to put a one week break on lockdown.

​​​​​​​After 14 days of lockdown, with public transport, offices, shops and markets finally opening, streets are seeing traffic congestion. As a result, there were tailbacks on the roads and highways throughout the day. The situation was nearly same in various areas across the country, including Dhaka.

Migrant workers were seen waiting in long lines in front of Dhaka Medical College Hospital since this morning for Covid-19 vaccine.

Star newsbytes After around a 300km road trip, Sultan has finally arrived at Dhaka’s Gabtoli cattle market.

Today marks the 14th day of strict lockdown. As the declaration of relaxing the lockdown has been made, streets and highways are taking on their chaotic appearance -- familiar before Eid. There were also traffic jams in many areas.

Today (July 14, 2021), hundreds of expatriate workers became visibly outraged while waiting for vaccines at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital.

Almost 16 months have passed since in-person classes in schools and colleges were suspended. Meanwhile, UNICEF and UNESCO have recently emphasized that opening classes with necessary precautions is crucial for an entire generation.

Golapi Begum, an 85 year old, has been living on a boat for over 14 years. Now, in her advanced years, she finally has a house of her own.

​​​​​​​Residents of 10 villages in Panchagarh Sadar upazila have relied mostly on the wooden bridge, that they made by themselves after no initiative from the authorities in about half a century, to cross the Chawai River. However, after the bridge partially collapsed on Saturday, they now have to travel an extra 8-10 km for their daily necessities.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has warned that if the Covid-19 surge is not controlled within one week, the situation can turn extremely severe.

Eid-ul-Azha will be observed on July 21 this year, the second one in the ongoing pandemic. The government has announced that public transport will resume from July 14 midnight and continue till 6:00am on July 23.

A year ago, on July 1, 2020, the government decided to close 26 state-run jute mills. Nine mills from the Khulna-Jashore areas were closed.

With monsoon, another dengue outbreak has once again become an imminent risk for Bangladesh.

On the 12th day of the ongoing “strict lockdown”, the scenario on the streets all over the country is noticeably different from the start of this month -- crowds and many vehicles on the street with minimal health regulations in practice were seen.

Hear the cries of one of the numerous mothers failing to feed their children, countless individuals struggling to survive during these lockdowns.

Among the hundreds of people getting arrested for violating lockdown regulations, many are day laborers and other low income individuals, trying to hold off starvation for another day.