Marginalised groups had to deal with financial hardship, income loss, reduce food consumption, and reach for their savings and take out loans to cope with the pandemic fallout.

The South African variant of Covid-19 is dominant in Dhaka, revealed an icddr,b study last night.

No gatherings or meetings are allowed before and after prayers at mosques or any places of worship, the religious affairs ministry has said.

Although 10 months have passed since the government’s announcement of daily quarantine allowance, no doctor, nurse or healthcare frontliners in the war against Covid-19 received the money.

Around 700 Hefajat men, including its Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque, were sued yesterday over vandalasing a resort and attacking police in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon on April 3.

In the capital yesterday, finding an empty ICU bed was akin to finding a needle in a haystack.

The government starts administering the second shot of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine today amid fast-depleting stocks and a strained supply chain.

The government’s decision to increase ICU beds in 10 public hospitals in Dhaka to treat a rising number of critical Covid-19 patients is certainly a step towards the right direction.

The ongoing restrictions to curb the Covid-19 surge across the country are showing signs of failure everywhere.

How long does it take to get a CT-scan report? A day? Perhaps two?

The government has decided that all residential and non-residential Qawmi and other madrasas will remain closed until further notice due to the alarming increase in Covid-19 cases in the country.

When Matiur Rahman first ventured into fruit farming in Chapainawabganj’s Jhilim union in 2011, the major obstacle he had to meet head on was the ongoing water crisis in the northwest.

The government yesterday decided to resume public transport services in all 11 cities in the country from today, barely a couple of days after it imposed the weeklong restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The recent spike in Covid-19 infections has turned more than half the country’s 64 districts into high-risk zones.

The government has recently set up a cyber tribunal in each of the all eight divisions of the country to hold trials of cybercrimes-related cases, including those filed under the controversial Digital Security Act.

Twenty-nine bodies were recovered and seven people remained missing till last night after a passenger launch capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj on Sunday.

A mob set fire to Saltha upazila nirbahi officer’s office and two government vehicles early today after officials trying to enforce Covid-19 guidelines at a tea stall sparked anger.

The government has decided to double the number of Intensive Care Unit beds in Dhaka to accommodate the surge of Covid-19 patients.

As voting for the third phase of the West Bengal election takes place today, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will focus on keeping its traditional bastion intact while India ruler Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will try to end its duck in the battle for 31 Assembly seats.

When Mozammel Haque was taken to Mugda Medical College Hospital in an ambulance, it was evident that the Covid-19 patient needed oxygen support.