The country continues to reel from the second wave of the pandemic as Covid-19 cases and deaths are rising on a daily basis.

Six police personnel, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), an OC and two inspectors, have been sued for allegedly torturing and sexually harassing a female murder case accused at Barishal's Uzirpur Police Station.

The government decided to lower the age restriction from 40 years to 35 for coronavirus vaccine in order to make more people eligible.

With the nationwide lockdown extended for a week, the government is unlikely to allow cattle markets in the capital ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha if the Covid situation does not improve.

Authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are going to confiscate and auction off 12 airplanes that have occupied a large part of the cargo village for years, disrupting loading and unloading of goods.

Water levels of the Jamuna, Teesta, Dharla and Doodhkumar, and their tributaries have kept rising, inundating low-lying areas in northern districts.

Chattogram's Satkania upazila nirbahi officer has been withdrawn and made officer on special duty two days after he fined a doctor for violating lockdown.

Environment activists today demanded cancellation of all coal-fired power plants including Rampal power station near Sundarbans.

Passengers from eight countries including India, Nepal and South Africa will not be able to enter Bangladesh, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) said today.

The High Court today asked the authorities concerned to inform the principal secretary at the prime minister’s office (PMO) and the attorney general about "Oxyjet," a device invented by Biomedical Engineering Department of Buet as an alternative to high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in order to resolve the oxygen crisis for Covid-19 patients.

All types of domestic flight operation will remain suspended from 12:01am on July 8 until July 14 in accordance with government guidance and instruction.  

Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) today forecast that water levels of Teesta, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers in the country’s northern region may rise rapidly in the next 72 hours resulting in situations triggering flash floods at some places there.

Four workers sustained burn injuries following an explosion in Nur Paper Mill at Kanchpur of Sonargaon in Narayanganj district early today.

Fourteen more people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today) in Kushtia. Meanwhile, three persons have died with Covid-19 symptoms.

About 4.4 million people were internally displaced in Bangladesh last year largely due to natural disasters like cyclonic storm and monsoon flood, says a new global report. 

The High Court has issued a contempt of court rule against nine government officials including a secretary for not complying with its earlier directives to restore Gunagari hill in Banshkhali upazila to its original state.

Noted lyricist Fazal-e-Khuda, best known for the legendary song "Salam Salam Hajar Salam", passed away yesterday.

Hospitals across the country have been struggling to cope with a sharp rise in Covid-19 patients as infections from the highly transmissible virus continue to surge.

One hundred and fifty-three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

For three hours after 9:00am yesterday, there was a rainfall of 38mm in the capital, which is considered to be a moderate downpour. But this was enough to send many neighbourhoods and main streets knee-deep in water, thanks to poor drainage systems.