Golapi Begum, an 85 year old, has been living on a boat for over 14 years. Now, in her advanced years, she finally has a house of her own.

​​​​​​​Residents of 10 villages in Panchagarh Sadar upazila have relied mostly on the wooden bridge, that they made by themselves after no initiative from the authorities in about half a century, to cross the Chawai River. However, after the bridge partially collapsed on Saturday, they now have to travel an extra 8-10 km for their daily necessities.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has warned that if the Covid-19 surge is not controlled within one week, the situation can turn extremely severe.

Eid-ul-Azha will be observed on July 21 this year, the second one in the ongoing pandemic. The government has announced that public transport will resume from July 14 midnight and continue till 6:00am on July 23.

A year ago, on July 1, 2020, the government decided to close 26 state-run jute mills. Nine mills from the Khulna-Jashore areas were closed.

Today marks the 13th day of the ongoing lockdown. The government has issued a gazette notification on July 12 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. It has been decided that the lockdown will be relaxed starting from July 15. After the gazette notification, traffic has increased noticeably in different districts of the country including Dhaka. In many places, safety regulations were violated.

Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal is now struggling to handle the unprecedented inflow of covid-19 patients; and the patients and caregivers are struggling to collect uninterrupted supply of oxygen.

With monsoon, another dengue outbreak has once again become an imminent risk for Bangladesh.

On the 12th day of the ongoing “strict lockdown”, the scenario on the streets all over the country is noticeably different from the start of this month -- crowds and many vehicles on the street with minimal health regulations in practice were seen.

Hear the cries of one of the numerous mothers failing to feed their children, countless individuals struggling to survive during these lockdowns.

Among the hundreds of people getting arrested for violating lockdown regulations, many are day laborers and other low income individuals, trying to hold off starvation for another day.

​​​​​​​Sixty people have died from Covid-19 in 10 districts of Khulna division in the 24 hours, till this morning. In Barishal, Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital's Covid unit, being at capacity, cannot admit any new patients.

Twelve aeroplanes are left abandoned for two to eight years inside the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, disrupting the loading-unloading operations.

Hashem Foods factory used underage workers and at least 49 people had been burnt to death while trapped inside barred walls. Three others jumped to their deaths just to escape the inferno.

Today marks the 11th day of the ongoing strict lockdown. Despite operations by authorities to maintain health safety regulations, many people seemed indifferent.

It only took 19 hours for a factory to transform from the hustle and bustle of underpaid workers’ machine-like labour to survive to a burnt, smoke-filled site of tragedy where at least 51 lives were lost.

While university graduates across the country are putting all of their efforts to be recruited for jobs, often preferably in civil service -- Razia Sultana Sumi, a graduate of Dhaka University, has found financial solvency back in her village.

On the 10th day of ongoing “strict lockdown” people, rickshaws and private cars were seen in numbers on the street.

At least 52 bodies have been recovered from the Hashem Foods factory after the horrific fire that broke out last Thursday. However, most of the bodies are burnt so badly that the relatives now have to rely on DNA tests to identify their loved ones, forgoing seeing their faces for the last time.

52 people have been declared dead so far in the fire that started in Hashem Foods factory in Narayanganj. The victims were admitted to different hospitals including Dhaka Medical College Hospital and US Bangla Medical College Hospital. The waiting rooms are still somber with the mourning of the relatives.