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The government has taken steps so that the low-income and jobless people do not face any food crisis during the “strict lockdown” slated to be enforced from April 14 to contain the transmission of coronavirus.“So far, an amount of Tk 527.9 crore has b...

The health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who tested positive for coronavirus, was very stable with a strong immune system on Monday, said Prof Dr FM Siddiqui, the head…

Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday arrested Azizul Haque Islamabadi, organizing secretry of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, from Hathazari of Chattogram. DB Joint Commissioner Md Mahbub Alam said Azizul Haque…

Local unit president of Hefazat-e-Islam and three other leaders were arrested from Dhaka’s Jurain in a case filed over vandalism at the Royal Resort in Sonargaon on April 3. The…

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Md Asaduzzaman has been appointed as the chief of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit and additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The Ministry…

A legal notice was sent to the authorities concerned seeking implementation of a High Court (HC) order to make 14-day quarantine mandatory for all foreign returnees. The notice also sought…

Police, city corporation officials and fire service men rushed to the spot and evacuated the residents of the building, said Nezam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.The five-storey building, owned by one Kartik Ghosh, was built at Goal...

The authorities of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Sunday said they are planning to suspend all international flights as the government is going to impose a strict lockdown from April 14 to contain the spread of Covid-19.“However, ...