Bangladesh
RMG factories could be operated with workers now staying in Dhaka: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said steps have been taken so that garment workers cannot enter Dhaka from outside as RMG factories will be operated on a limited scale with workers staying in Dhaka now.
62pc haor paddy harvested: Agriculture Ministry
Farmers in haor areas of the country have already harvested 62 percent paddy from fields till April 27, said the Ministry of Agriculture.
Several hundred people stage demonstrations for food in Jashore
Several hundred people including women and children staged demonstrations on Jashore-Dhaka highway demanding releif.
2 UPDF men shot dead in Khagrachhari
Two activists of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) were gunned down by miscreants at Madhyabanchara in Dighinala upazila on Tuesday morning.
Two new dengue cases reported in 24hrs
Two new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours till 8am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A daily update from DGHS said two patients were being treated at hospitals in the capital for dengue.
Since the beginning of this year, 294 dengue cases were reported. Of them, 292 had been discharged from hospitals.
Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.
According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people in 2019.
Coronavirus cases reach 6,462 in Bangladesh, 3 more die
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh rose to 6,462 on Tuesday after the health authorities reported a record number of 549 new cases and three fatalities.
Youth suffering from cold, fever dies in Brahmanbaria
A young man suffering from cold and fever died while undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital on Monday night.
Doctor found dead in Barishal
Police recovered the body of the physician from under the lift of a private hospital in the city on Tuesday morning.
Politics of division only to worsen coronavirus situation: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said politics of division and disintegration will worsen the coronavirus situation in Bangladesh.
President, PM mourn death of National Professor
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent engineer and National Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury.