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?”

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.

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.

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

As they did yesterday, Dhaka dwellers, especially officer goers, suffered today as public transport workers are keeping half of the seats vacant to implement the government directives to contain Covid-19 spread.

A foreign worker at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project has been found dead in his dormitory in Pabna’s Ishwardi.

Bhasantek police recovered the body of a woman from a carton near Dhaka Dental College in the capital this morning.

A total of 11 cases have been filed so far in connection with the destruction carried out by Hefajat-e Islam activists in Brahmanbaria over three days till Sunday.

Authorities have announced a two-week closure of the Kuakata tourist spot following an alarming spike in the spread of Covid-19 across the country.

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has hiked prices of onion, edible oil and sugar for open market sales ahead of the month of Ramadan.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) today said mobile phone users may face disruption in getting services from Thursday evening to the next morning as it will reallocate spectrum among mobile operators.

The first consignment of six coaches of metro train arrived at Mongla port this afternoon.

The High Court is likely to pass an order tomorrow on the issue of a woman serving in prison instead of the convicted Kulsuma Akhter in Chattogram.

As Covid-19 infections increase in the country, hospitals are becoming full of coronavirus-positive patients and getting an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed has become uncertain for those who need it.

The US Department of State published the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on March 30, 2021. The annual reports are qualitative observations regarding human rights practices for most countries in the world.

Language movement veteran Md Abul Hossain passed away today at the age of 87.

At least 3,000 female migrants who came home amid the coronavirus pandemic will receive special financial support from the government, Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad said today.

A youth, who claimed to have a bomb on him, was arrested today from Trust Bank premises at the BNS Isha Khan of Chattogram EPZ.

The immigration department of police today sent a report, containing the names and addresses of 13,931 Bangladeshi nationals with dual citizenships and dual passports, to the attorney general’s office for placing it to the High Court.