The lockdowns were grim for workers of the transport, hotel-restaurant and retail sectors, as they saw their jobs, incomes and savings disappear.

Police yesterday foiled a protest rally against the attack, allegedly by Chhatra League activists, before a Qawwali performance at Dhaka University’s TSC on Wednesday.

Police have arrested six members of an inter-district robbery gang at a hotel in Chattogram city’s City Gate area early yesterday.

Three people were killed and 14 were injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

Researchers in Chattogram have found harmful bacterial and fungal presence in various brands of buffalo yoghurt in different districts of the country. Most cow yoghurt from popular brands, however, have been found to be safe with the expected nutrition level.

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, has been unanimously elected as president of the UN Women Executive Board for the year 2022.

Awami League lawmaker Moslem Uddin Ahmed yesterday said he was not involved in “nomination trade” centring union parishad election.

Ten BNP activists sustained minor injuries as a portion of a rally stage in CDA Residential Area Field in Chattogram broke down all of a sudden while they were delivering speeches yesterday.

A mobile court of Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday demolished six illegal brick kilns in Savar for polluting the environment. The brick kiln owners were also fined a total of Tk 62 lakh.

Four people were killed and 11 injured in road accidents in two districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

The Covid-19 infection rate in Chattogram hit almost 13 percent yesterday, the first time after four months.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested six Nigerians and a South African along with two Bangladeshis on charges of fraudulence.

Inmates are using cellphones, assisted by guards at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur, finds Anti-Corruption Commission.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said human trafficking cannot be prevented by only enforcing laws.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam yesterday said Bangladeshi migrant workers are facing inflation in Lebanon which needs to be addressed.

To reach the SDG target by 2030, private caregivers should be incorporated in the healthcare system, said speakers at a programme yesterday.

All infrastructural projects in Bangladesh should be climate-smart as the country aims to achieve the goals committed to the UN in reducing carbon emission, said officials and development experts yesterday.

Jahangirnagar University has turned fifty-one. The university started its journey back in 1971 as Jahangirnagar Muslim University. Fast-forward to today, it has come to be one of the most prominent cultural hubs of the country.

Truck driver Babu Miah was on his way to Dhaka last Monday. With a truck-full of vegetables, he was journeying from Pabna through Kazirhat-Aricha ferry ghat. This route made the most sense to him, as it saved distance and fuel cost.

Three teenage boys, who lost their way home and mistakenly crossed over into India through Naogaon border on Monday, were rescued following a call made to 999 after Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detained them.