Renewing passports have suddenly become a “wild goose chase” for Bangladeshi migrants in Oman.

Environmental groups YouthNet for Climate Justice and 350.org issued a joint statement protesting the deaths of five coal power plant workers in Banshkhali for demanding due wages and workers’ rights.

Hefajat-e Islam Amir Junayed Babunagari today demanded unconditional release of all “Ulema-Masayek” of Hefajat and all its leaders, including the party’s joint secretary general Mamunul Haque and organising secretary Azizul Haque Islamabadi, who had been arrested in the last few days.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government gives immense importance to the development of agriculture as it can take Bangladesh forward.

Former Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur has been sued in another case under the Digital Security Act (DSA) in Sylhet for hurting “religious sentiments” of Awami League activists and supporters and defaming the party with his derogatory comments.

The volunteers of an organisation in Patuakhali are arranging iftar for the poor and low-income people in Patuakhali town. Pictures of this initiative recently went viral on social media platforms.

A man was burnt to death when he tried to save his cattle from a fire at Feukandi village of Raiganj upazila under Sirajganj district early today.

Auto-rickshaw and light vehicle workers demanded food and financial support from the government to survive during the all-out “lockdown” that has been extended until April 28.

Former Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur has been sued in another case for hurting religious sentiments of Awami League activists and supporters and defaming the party with his derogatory comments.

A High Court bench today refused to pass any order on an altercation involving a physician, a magistrate and a police officer over the former's movement pass in Dhaka that went viral on social media yesterday.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the ongoing "lockdown" could be relaxed for homebound people during the upcoming Eid.

The government has extended the ongoing countrywide "strict lockdown" for another week till April 28 amid a spike in coronavirus deaths and infections.

The government has decided to enforce another countrywide lockdown, for a week, from April 22 as the coronavirus infections keep spreading.

Two brothers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha early today.

At least three people were killed and six others were injured as a banana-laden truck overturned in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna last night.

A Dhaka court today placed Hefajat-e-Islam's Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque on a seven-day remand in a case filed last year with Mohammadpur Police Station.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s son-in-law, Md Dilshad Hossain, has died of cardiac arrest in London on April 16.

Three Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a road accident in Oman on Sunday morning.

A rickshaw puller had to travel at least 110km to admit his daughter to a hospital for treatment, as ambulance drivers demanded high fare amid the ongoing countrywide lockdown.

BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas today said media distorted his statement on disappearance of former BNP lawmaker M Ilias Ali.