A boy was dead and at least two others were injured after an abandoned crude bomb they picked up -- thinking it was a toy -- exploded in Jashore’s Keshabpur area around 12:00pm today.

On the second day of the weeklong “complete lockdown”, traffic jam was witnessed on Airport Road.

A total of 3,16,801 movement passes were issued from 11am on Wednesday to 9:00am today -- for going out on the first two days of the weeklong "strict lockdown" imposed by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Garment workers faced immense difficulty today due to shortage in transport on the roads amid the weeklong “strict lockdown” imposed by the government to prevent transmission of Covid-19.

The Europe-based Bangladeshi diaspora organisation, European Bangladesh Forum (EBF), organised a demonstration today near the Pakistan embassy in the Hague demanding an “unconditional official apology” for the genocide the Pakistan army committed in Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War.

Thirteen cases have been filed within an hour at the busy GEC intersection of Chattogram city this afternoon for violating government restrictions and stepping out with private cars during the ongoing "strict lockdown".

The seven-day "strict lockdown" has begun this Pahela Baishakh morning with only a few people on Dhaka streets amid heavy presence of law enforcers to implement the restriction.

Although Dhaka streets were mostly vacant since this morning, on the first day of government-imposed “strict lockdown”, the scenario was quite different in the kitchen markets.

A total of 132,879 movement passes were issued from 11am yesterday to 12:50pm today -- for going out on the first day of the weeklong "strict lockdown" imposed by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Dhaka University is celebrating the Pahela Baishakh 1428 with a token programme, on a small scale, due to the current coronavirus situation.

The seven-day "strict lockdown" has begun this Pahela Baishakh morning with only a few people on Dhaka streets amid heavy presence of law enforcers to implement the restriction.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said that construction of infrastructure will be kept outside the purview of “lockdown”.

The crisis committee formed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment to make sure workers get their salaries and festival bonuses started visiting factories, including garments, today.

Around 30,000 movement passes have been issued to people till this evening, allowing them to go out for their emergency needs during the seven-day ‘strict lockdown’, starting from tomorrow morning.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today issued a call asking everyone to strictly follow health guidelines to face Covid-19 pandemic’s ongoing second wave. She also reassured the nation that her government will remain beside the people.

Maulana Abdullah Mohammad Hasan, a nayeb-e-amir of Hefajat-e Islam, has resigned from the Qawmi madrasa based organisation bringing allegations that the Islamist outfit has now become a platform for materialising the personal agenda of some controversial Hefajat leaders.

The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country tomorrow as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky today.

All hospitals, departments, offices, and institutions under the Health Service Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will remain open during the restrictions to be imposed from tomorrow (April 14) to April 21.

In October 2019, Sirajganj police from Jamuna river recovered the decomposed body of a man, wearing lungi and panjabi.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have busted a mini-casino and arrested 25 people in separate drives for gambling in two areas of Ashulia in Dhaka.