Begum Khairun Nesa, mother of Bangladesh Handball Federation treasurer Jahangir Hossain, passed away at a Dhaka hospital on Friday at 85.

Two Rohingya men, suspected to be robbers, were killed in a “gunfight” with Rab near Jadimura Hill in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Friday.

With the assistance of a professional sketch artist, law enforcers have managed to arrest the rapist of a six-year-old from Dhaka’s Kadamtoli area, police said today.

Another police official infected with Covid-19 dies at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka.

Barishal district administration has allotted seven hotels for the accommodation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

A total of 224 citizens of the UK and 26 US citizens leave Dhaka on separate chartered flights arranged by the governments of the respective countries for those who opted to return home amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

With more and more police personnel being infected with the highly contagious virus, the 250-bed police hospital in Dhaka is struggling to accommodate patients.

Two hundred and forty-one Bangladeshi citizens stranded in India for over a month due to flight suspension amid the Covid-19 pandemic, returned home this afternoon.

The United Arab Emirates has provided seven metric tonnes of medical supplies to Bangladesh to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Bangladesh Public Service Commission yesterday recommended to recruit 2,000 doctors and 5,054 nurses to meet the emergency demand of state to tackle the coronavirus crisis.

The newly-launched monitoring committee on relief distribution during coronavirus situation yesterday alleged that there is rampant discrimination in providing assistance.

Three police officers, including an assistant sub-Inspector (ASI), were closed after a 65-year-old shop employee died while being in custody at Chattogram city’s Bakshirhat Police Outpost.

Amanullah Chowdhury, vice chairman and founding director of Rangs Group, passed away yesterday at 73.

Bangladesh Railway has decided to operate three special parcel trains to transport food, daily essentials and perishable goods to Dhaka from different districts amid the nationwide shutdown.

A 10-month-old-baby, who was tested Covid-19 positive on April 21, is getting better at Chattogram General Hospital (CGH).

Trade union and labour leaders yesterday demanded that the government ensure that factory owners provide workers their due wages and bonuses ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

A month of relentless efforts have turned out to be efficacious, as Mission Save Bangladesh has completed a milestone of collecting funds amounting to more than Tk 1 crore . Moreover, more than a hundred brands have come on board the initiative so far .

A two-month government ban on catching hilsa at six estuaries in the country’s southern region ended last night, paving the way for fishermen to catch the national fish.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday received three sample collection booths (WISK Cabin) from PRAN-RFL Group for Covid-19 testing, said a press release.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra has received permission from the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) to have the locally manufactured kits for Covid-19 detection tested.