In his 70s and with a chronic kidney disease, port city resident Rupak Paul has a lot to worry about as it is. But for this week, his worries multiplied after the government declared the countrywide lockdown. Rupak has an appointment with a nephrologist today, but as of yesterday, he wasn’t sure if it’s going to take place.

Once a driver by profession, Aminul Islam Hannan of the capital’s Dakshinkhan area, who was recently arrested on charge of shooting a man dead in broad daylight, made a fortune in the last one decade through widespread extortion, said locals.

The death reference of the case, in which 14 militants were sentenced to death for attempting to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2000, has reached the High Court for the examination of the trial court verdict.

Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal -- one of the major healthcare centres in the country’s southern region -- lacks handwashing facilities for visitors at outpatient departments that have seen a swelling crowd in recent times, increasing the risk of rapid transmission of coronavirus from there amid the second wave.

Assistant High Commission of India in Rajshahi yesterday installed an automatic hand sanitiser dispenser at the city’s main mosque -- Shaheb Bazar Boro Masjid -- to help mosque-goers follow Covid-19 protocols.

In a bid to curb Covid-19 infections, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to cancel flights on April 5, 9, 14, and 19 on the Dhaka-Doha route. The flights have been rescheduled for April 7, 12, 16, and 21, respectively.

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed for eight weeks a High Court order that granted ad-interim bail to Mahfuzur Rahman Sharod, the main accused in a case filed for raping and blackmailing a student of Rajshahi University in January last year.

Two people were killed three injured in road accidents in two districts on Monday night, according to reports from our local correspondents.

Parliamentarians of different Asian countries yesterday suggested for creating funds and launching financial instruments to ensure sustainable reintegration of migrant workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Owners of small businesses in Rajshahi defied the government-imposed restrictions and opened their shops yesterday.

Counterterrorism unit claimed to have arrested the militant outfit Ansar Al Islam’s IT wing expert, who was planning to regroup and restart the outfit’s operational activities, including targeted killing, along with sacked army major Syed Ziaul Haq.

Erfan Salim, son of Awami League lawmaker Haji Md Salim, yesterday filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to vacate its stay order on his High Court bail in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in October last year.

A motorcyclist died and another person was injured after their bike hit a road divider in Dhaka’s Kakrail area this evening.

Eleven renowned personalities today issued a statement expressing hope that the structures and installations built in the premises of Dhaka University -- on the occasion of the golden jubilee of Liberation War and centennial of DU -- be named after martyred university teachers and officials.

A discussion is on to resume public transport only within Dhaka city, as people who have to go to work for providing emergency services are facing severe difficulties over the last two days.

Assistant High Commission of India in Rajshahi today installed an automatic hand sanitiser dispenser at the city’s main mosque -- Shaheb Bazar Boro Masjid -- for helping mosque-goers follow Covid-19 protocols.

With coronavirus infection rate increasing in Barishal every day, the district administration has instructed people to strictly follow health guidelines.

On April 5 last year, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital Assistant Professor Dr Md Moyeen Uddin tested positive for Covid-19. He was the very first of such patients in Sylhet, and was the first doctor of the country to have succumbed to the virus on April 15.

Small traders in Rajshahi staged a demonstration in the city yesterday, demanding exclusion of their businesses from the lockdown.

On the first day of the countrywide seven-day lockdown, port city commuters suffered immensely due to acute shortage of public transport.