Retired schoolteacher Ratna Raha received her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) General Hospital on March 25. She is scheduled to get the second dose on May 25, but then news broke of the shortage of vaccines in the country and Ratna has been worrying for her second dose ever since.

Return of several hundred Bangladeshi migrant workers to their workplaces in the UAE has become uncertain as the Gulf country yesterday suspended entry for travellers from Bangladesh and three other Asian countries.

Speakers during a webinar yesterday said malpractice of ‘victim blaming’ prevailed in the society since the state failed to protect its citizens from oppression and injustice.

A railway officer was arrested in Chattogram on Saturday night on charges of embezzling Tk 1.5 crore.

Counterterrorism unit officials yesterday claimed to have arrested four members of militant outfit Ansar al Islam from Mohammadpur area of the capital.

Some Supreme Court lawyers and rights organisations have initiated a legal battle in order to protect the historic grounds of Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital and preserve its natural beauty.

The authorities concerned behind the recent development project at Suhrawardy Udyan -- including the tree-felling which caused a public outcry -- did not take the Urban Development Committee’s opinion before launching the project, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday warned people of the danger of the Indian coronavirus variant and urged all to remain conscious in maintaining health guidelines properly.

A day after vowing to continue their relief work in alternative ways, after being refused a venue for their popular food-aid initiative -- a free kitchen market called “Manabatar Bazar” --, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) relaunched a mobile variant of the initiative yesterday in Barishal city.

Mahbubur Rahman, director (finance) of UniMed UniHealth Pharmaceuticals Limited, died of cardiac arrest on May 6. He was 51.

KM Ehsanul Haque (Peyara), former secretary, Ministry of Defence, breathed his last in a hospital at Saint Loui, USA on May 8, at the age of 76. He was suffering from multiple health complications.

As part of the second consignment, six more coaches of metro train have reached Mongla port.

The government needs to increase price of tobacco products by imposing tax in the upcoming national budget to contain its use, said speakers at an online discussion yesterday.

Today is the first death anniversary of former lawmaker Waliur Rahman Reza. He passed away from a cardiac arrest at his residence in Gaibandha last year. He was 85 at the time.

During the ongoing “lockdown”, Bangladesh Navy has been helping poor and destitute people in remote areas with relief.

Four people were killed and 13 others injured in road accidents in three districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents and a news agency.

Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) yesterday alleged that a vested quarter is pressuring to close their relief activities in Barishal city, including their “Manabatar Bazar” initiative.

A proposal has been sent to the finance minister to double the existing two percent incentive for inward remittance, said Expatriates Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday.

Public university teachers have demanded cancellation of the appointment of a former additional secretary as treasurer of Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science and Technology University in Jamalpur.

As the national budget is allocated among ministries, every ministry should have a dedicated budget for indigenous people, said rights activists and members of a parliamentary caucus on indigenous and ethnic minority in an virtual discussion yesterday.