Around seven hundred vehicles -- 500 light and 200 goods-carrying -- are waiting at Paturia Ghat (ferry terminal) to cross the river as thousands of people are leaving Dhaka for their village homes ahead of the weeklong strict restrictions imposed by the government to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation at 7:15pm today on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh (Bangla New Year), said PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim.

A foreman died this morning after iron sheet fell on him while working at RA Shipbreaking Yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.

For the second year in a row, Chhayanaut announced that it will organise virtual programmes with Bangladesh Television (BTV) marking Pahela Baishakh instead of staging its traditional gathering at the capital's Ramna Batamul to usher in the Bengali 1428 calendar year, due to the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs today said a maximum of 20 people, including the khatib, imam, hafez, muezzin and khadim, can attend Tarabi prayers at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's physical condition is stable and she is showing no symptoms of the coronavirus.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today said it would take at least five to six months to fix everything, including Brahmanbaria Railway Station, damaged during the mayhem by Hefajat-e-Islam supporters and activists last month.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today urged the authorities concerned to remain alert so that goods-laden transport do not carry passengers during “lockdown”.

In total 409 pedestrians were killed on roads and highways in 398 accidents in January-March this year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said ensuring global peace has become far more challenging than in the past due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government today issued a gazette notification with details on the strict restrictions to be imposed from 6:00am on April 14 to April 21 midnight -- to curb the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths.

Almost all the men in 70 villages of Faridpur’s Saltha have gone into hiding following cases filed in connection with violence on April 5 in the area.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has handed over an Indian citizen who was critically injured after being shot by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while trying to illegally enter Bangladesh through Kurigram’s Fulbari border.

All public, private and autonomous offices will remain closed for a week from April 14, says a Cabinet Division proposal aimed at curbing the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said the nature of peacekeeping has changed due to the use of advanced technology and sophisticated weapons, the misuse of social media and the ongoing global epidemic.

Qawmi madrasa-based organisation Hefajat-e-Islam announced today that it will convene Ulama-Mashayek conference on May 29 at Hathazari upazila of Chattogram.

Three workers sustained burn injuries in an explosion while cutting a pipe of a ship at Jamuna Shipbreakers Yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot and injured a citizen of the country when he was entering Bangladesh through Kurigram’s Fulbari border last night.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has tested positive for coronavirus.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer and Ekushey Padak awardee Mita Huq.