Two UK expatriates who were on mandatory institutional quarantine at Hotel Star Pacific in Sylhet city ‘forcibly’ went out on Tuesday morning.

A total of 23 passengers, who returned to Bangladesh from different European countries including the UK, were put under 14-day institutional quarantine at different government approved hotels in eight hours since early yesterday.

Ratna Raha, a retired schoolteacher, stepped out of her home at Chawkbazar’s KB Aman Ali Road yesterday morning. She needed to make a trip to Teribazar area for some emergency shopping.

Commuters, especially office-goers, have been facing difficulties since this morning as public transports have started operating at 50 percent occupancy in Dhaka and adjacent areas in line with the latest government directive.

The body of a newborn was found in Dhaka’s Gulistan area.

Detectives yesterday claimed to have arrested two members of banned militant outfit Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with a firearm and ammunition in the capital’s Tejturi Bazar area on Monday.

Mohammad Yusuf Kalu, a Language Movement veteran, freedom fighter and journalist, died at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal on Monday, aged 90.

The UN draft resolution on business and human rights is crucial for upholding human rights, and protecting environment and labour rights, speakers said yesterday.

Sirajul Islam, a former official of Padma Oil Company, died on March 26 in Lahore, Pakistan while undergoing treatment. He was 79, said a press release.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) yesterday forecast rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at some places of the country in the next 24 hours.

A teenage boy was stabbed dead and at least two were injured after a teen gang attacked them at the capital’s Sutrapur area on Monday night.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has reconstituted jurisdictions of 17 High Court benches, as both the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court will reopen today after a 12-day vacation.

A student of a government college in Chattogram city has filed a case against her brother-in-law and sister on charge of rape, blackmail and forceful abortion.

Maj Gen (retd) AMSA Amin yesterday floated a new political party called “Noitik Samaj”.

A Chattogram court yesterday sent BNP’s city unit convener Dr Shahadat Hossain and 15 other BNP leaders and activists to jail in three cases filed against them with Chawkbazar and Kotwali police stations on Monday.

Despite the sharp rise in Covid-19 infections in Chattogram, people remain apathetic towards health and safety guidelines.

“Can we go now?” the disappointment was evident in Arman’s voice. His father, Rashidul Hasan tried one last time. “Look, this obelisk is over 100 years old,” the Laxmibazar resident told his 10-year-old son.The father and son were visiting Bahadur Shah Park in Old Dhaka on a Friday afternoon recently.

A nayeb-e-amir of central Hefajat-e-Islam Abdul Awal today allegedly announced his resignation due to a difference of opinion in observing the recent hartal and protest programme.

A teenage boy was stabbed to death and at least two others were injured after a rival gang attacked them in Dhaka’s Sutrapur area.

BNP Chattogram City unit President Shahadat Hossain was arrested today following the clash between BNP men and police in Kazir Dewri area in the port city this evening.