Malaysian government will impose an entry ban on citizens of countries recording more than 150,000 cases of Covid-19, including Bangladesh, starting from September 7, Malaysia’s Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob reportedly said yesterday.

Another victim of an oil tanker blast at Patenga of Chattogram on Wednesday has passed away.

A man was allegedly assaulted to death in Barishal on Wednesday night by staff of a rehabilitation centre, while they were trying to restrain and take him to the centre after he apparently became violent at home.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has welcomed the High Court’s rule on Hindu widows’ right to both agricultural and non-agricultural lands that belong to their husbands, terming the verdict a“breakthrough”.

In light of huge criticism, Dhaka University authorities yesterday backtracked from their earlier decision to ban Rag Day celebrations on the campus, claiming the issue was a misunderstanding.

By-elections to two parliamentary constituencies -- Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 -- will be held on October 17, according to a schedule declared by Election Commission (EC) yesterday.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed and its Managing Director Masud Parvez on an eight- day remand each in connection with a money laundering case.

The metro rail authorities have taken initiatives to bring back more foreign engineers and consultants to accelerate the construction work of country’s first metro rail project.

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court orders that stayed trial proceedings against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in two cases filed in 2012 and 2013 over vandalism and arson.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury on a two-day remand in a case filed against her on charges of possessing two National ID cards with fake information.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to resume flight operation on Dhaka-Doha-Dhaka route from September 7, paving the way for a huge number of Bangladeshis to return to their workplaces in Qatar.

Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned Shamimuzzaman Kanchan, owner of Jadid Automobiles, that supplied masks, PPE and other medical equipment to the Directorate General of Health Services.

A journalist was stabbed to death in Dhamrai yesterday.

Carrying a Bangladeshi National Identity Card (NID), a Rohingya youth was detained from Chattogram Panchlaish Passport Office, while he was trying to get a passport yesterday noon.

Today is the fourth death anniversary of M Abdur Rahim, chairperson of the western zone of the then Mujibnagar government and a close associate of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

A youth has been allegedly assaulted to death in Barishal by staff of a rehabilitation centre, while they were trying to restrain and take him to the centre after he became violent at home.

The Supreme Court today upheld High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in two cases filed in 2012 and 2013 over vandalism and arson.

In the wake of wide criticism, Dhaka University authorities today backtracked from their earlier notice of banning rag day celebration on campus.

Nearly one-third people involved in fishing in two coastal upazilas had no income during the government-imposed 65-day ban on the activity between May 20 and July 23, said a report prepared by Manusher Jonno Foundation.

The Election Commission has moved to kill itself through its latest initiative to revise the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 1972, said speakers including a former Appellate Division judge, eminent lawyer and civil society members, yesterday.