Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has reconstituted some benches of the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court for virtually hearing and disposing of urgent cases to deal with the changed situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Dhaka court today placed Rezaul Haque alias Reza, in-charge of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), on a seven-day remand in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia may have contracted the Covid-19 virus from a staffer of her house.

What challenges will our industries face if a complete lockdown is announced? With the announcement of this short time off, workers are likely to go home and come back again. How will the risk of coronavirus infection among returning workers be addressed? What are the chances of a labour crisis?

The central bank today extended banking hours during the ongoing restriction on movement as clients madly rushed to banks for withdrawal of fund ahead of the upcoming probable lockdown.

At least 10 journalists, who were sacked from the daily Janakantha recently, were injured in an attack during a protest in front of the newspaper office in Dhaka’s Eskaton area this afternoon.

Qawmi madrasa-based organisation Hefajat-e-Islam announced today that it will convene Ulama-Mashayek conference on May 29 at Hathazari upazila of Chattogram.

Another case has been filed against Rafiqul Islam Madani, known as “Shishu Bokta”, under the Digital Security Act in Gazipur.

Process for demolishing a five-storey building, which tilted at Enayetbazar-Gowalpara area in Chattogram city last night, started today.

The Brahmanbaria Zila Parishad has ascertained damages -- caused due to the mayhem unleashed by Hefajat-e-Islam activists and supporters in the district from March 26 to 28.

Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj this morning.

Three workers sustained burn injuries in an explosion while cutting a pipe of a ship at Jamuna Shipbreakers Yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.

Police arrested a college teacher on charge of torturing her house help to death in Dhaka’s New Market area last night.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has tested positive for coronavirus.

Police have arrested three people, including a lawyer, on charge of possessing heroin in Kurigram.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer and Ekushey Padak awardee Mita Huq.

An Ansar member was stabbed to death in Hetam Khan Bidyut Bhaban in Rajshahi last night.

Police evacuated all the residents of a five-storey building at Enayetbazar-Gowalpara area in the port city after it tilted around 9:00pm last night, our Chattogram correspondent reports.

The family members of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi are still being threatened allegedly by supporters of the accused, even two years after her murder.

Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) Director Syed Nurul Islam today urged the government to allow the factories in textiles, garments and accessories sectors to run strictly maintaining health guidelines during the lockdown.