A virtual court in Dhaka has granted bail to Enayet Ullah, a drug peddler, in a case filed against him for possessing 9,000 yaba pills and 100 grams of heroin in May 2018.

Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad, and his wife have tested Covid-19 positive.

Detectives have appealed for quizzing photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol on remand in connection with a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act.

A doctor, who was assaulted by a patient’s family members on Monday night over the allegation of wrong treatment which led to her death, passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Khulna on Tuesday.

A statement, virtually signed by 1,120 students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust), demanded withdrawal of a case filed against a fellow student by university authorities.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has become the fourth minister to test positive for Covid-19. His personal secretary Mashooqur Rahman made the confirmation.

Sufferings of kidney patients, who are also infected with Covid-19, have doubled as there is no scope of dialysis for them in the port city.

International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) yesterday started a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of anti-parasitic medicine Ivermectin, the organisation stated in a press release.

The health condition of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has improved.

Horipodo Das, a resident of Borkapon area in Moulvi-bazar, passed away at his residence on Monday.

A doctor was arrested in Sylhet on Monday night, hours after he was confined to his chamber by locals, allegedly for sexually harassing a teenage patient.

Different national and international organisations have come forward to assist Bangladesh government in its fight against Covid-19.

Inspired by feminist and human rights principles, the Gender Monitoring Network facilitated by UN Women, called the Government of Bangladesh, through a press release, to ensure a gender-responsive, human rights-based inclusive response to Covid-19.

Police have imposed a travel ban on top officials, including the chairman of United Hospital Limited, following a fire incident that left five patients dead at the Covid-19 isolation unit of the hospital.

A group of youths has launched an online platform --‘Oxygen for Life’ -- to help people amid an oxygen cylinder crisis in Chattogram during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The High Court yesterday granted bail to Sohel Rana Biswas, suspended jailer of Chattogram Central Jail, in a money laundering case.

Multiple drives are underway in the port city against shops selling fake hand sanitisers. In many cases, the traders are making the product themselves and selling them, without approval of drug administration department.

Ganasamhati Andolon yesterday demanded the government’s approval of a coronavirus testing kit developed by the Gonoshasthaya Kendra and starting of mass testing immediately to reduce people’s sufferings.

Taking advantage of the current crisis, a section of unscrupulous port city pharmacies has created an artificial shortage of life-saving medicines for treating Covid-19. Despite repeated drives and warnings in the last few days, the medicine sellers are desperate to make a quick buck, holding the general people hostage.

Bidyanondo Foundation has started preparing a facility to turn it into a field hospital to treat increasing numbers of Covid-19 patients in Chattogram.