No bus is being allowed to leave or enter Dhaka since this morning as the government has suspended operations of all long-route buses from the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Veteran author, editor and the founder of University Press Limited (UPL) Mohiuddin Ahmed passed away early today.

All long route buses from Dhaka will remain suspended from tomorrow.

Torrential monsoon rain swamped many parts of Dhaka city today, disrupting public movement and triggering traffic chaos.

Three people were killed in a road accident today at Lobonkotha area of Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, reports our local correspondent quoting police.

Bangladeshi sex workers urged relevant organizations to shift focus from HIV/AIDS to violence concerning their current reality while planning development programmes for their community. The opinion came forward in a two-day training jointly organised by the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW) and local advocacy organisation HIV/AIDS Research and Welfare Centre (HARC) on June 20 and 21.

The government has imposed "lockdown" in Narayanganj, Manikganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Gazipur, Gopalganj and Rajbari districts from June 22 to 30, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said today.

Malaysian Immigration Department arrested 309 undocumented migrants, including 102 Bangladeshi, during an integrated operation carried out at a settlement near ​​a construction site in Dengkil early today.

A man was killed and at least two others were injured during a clash between supporters of two Union Parishad member candidates in Char Fasson upzila of Bhola this morning.

The by-election to Lakshmipur-2 constituency began this morning.

Elections to 204 union parishads under 13 districts are progressing with some reports of violence and untoward incidents.

State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed today handed over a cheque of Tk 25 lakh to the wife of an expatriate worker who died in an accident in Saudi Arabia recently.

A parliamentary body today expressed its utter disappointment over the absence of director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) at its meeting.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked members of Bangladesh Army to stay prepared in facing any disaster alongside safeguarding country’s sovereignty.

Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) officers’ association leaders locked the university’s registrar office and halted administrative work this morning, reports our Pabna correspondent.

Two people died in separate road accidents in Savar earlier today.

District administration has imposed a seven-day “strict restriction” on transport and public movement in Tangail and Elenga municipality areas due to spike in coronavirus cases there.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government, with its limited resources, is trying to improve the lives of people at the grassroots.

Dr David Brewster, a senior research fellow at Australian National University's National Security College and an expert on Indian Ocean security, has referred to Bangladesh’s economic growth and described how the country is becoming an increasingly influential state in the region.

Five people including a mother and her two children died and seven others were injured as a truck hit a microbus in Narsingdi.