Fisheries and livestock ministry yesterday asked the department of livestock to take necessary steps immediately to stop the spread of lumpy skin diseases in cattle, which is characterised by nodules on the skin. The disease has spread at some parts of Dinajpur.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh Navy needs to be further strengthened with modern technology-based knowledge to protect the country’s vast sea area and its resources.

Muggers snatched around Tk 35 lakh from a sales representative of a mobile phone company in broad daylight in New Market area of Rajshahi city today.

A virtual court in Dhaka has granted bail to Enayet Ullah, a drug peddler, in a case filed against him for possessing 9,000 yaba pills and 100 grams of heroin in May 2018.

Another doctor died with Covid-19 infection at Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar last night.

Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad, and his wife have tested Covid-19 positive.

A teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) was arrested under Digital Security Act early today, for "criticising veteran politician and Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim", said police.

A doctor was arrested in Sylhet on Monday night, hours after he was confined to his chamber by locals, allegedly for sexually harassing a teenage patient.

Different national and international organisations have come forward to assist Bangladesh government in its fight against Covid-19.

Inspired by feminist and human rights principles, the Gender Monitoring Network facilitated by UN Women, called the Government of Bangladesh, through a press release, to ensure a gender-responsive, human rights-based inclusive response to Covid-19.

Detectives have appealed for quizzing photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol on remand in connection with a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act.

A doctor, who was assaulted by a patient’s family members on Monday night over the allegation of wrong treatment which led to her death, passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Khulna on Tuesday.

A statement, virtually signed by 1,120 students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust), demanded withdrawal of a case filed against a fellow student by university authorities.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has become the fourth minister to test positive for Covid-19. His personal secretary Mashooqur Rahman made the confirmation.

Sufferings of kidney patients, who are also infected with Covid-19, have doubled as there is no scope of dialysis for them in the port city.

International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) yesterday started a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of anti-parasitic medicine Ivermectin, the organisation stated in a press release.

The health condition of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has improved.

Horipodo Das, a resident of Borkapon area in Moulvi-bazar, passed away at his residence on Monday.

Police have imposed a travel ban on top officials, including the chairman of United Hospital Limited, following a fire incident that left five patients dead at the Covid-19 isolation unit of the hospital.

A doctor was sent to jail yesterday, allegedly for sexually harassing a patient in his chamber in Sylhet’s Bianibazar.