Election will be held in three municipalities –Panchbibi and Khetlal in Joypurhat, and Dohar in Dhaka—on July 27 with the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs). Also read: EC suspends Eochia UP election in Ctg The Election Commission on Monday announced the polls schedule for the three local bodies by issuing a notification. Also read: EC suspends Chambal UP election in Ctg As per the schedule, the deadline for submission of nomination papers is June 28, while the date for scrutinizing nomination papers is June 30 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is July 7.

Two people including a female physician were diagnosed with coronavirus in Dohar upazila on Sunday.   With the two new cases, total coronavirus cases rose to six in the upazila, said upazila health and family planning officer Md Jasim Uddin on Monday morning.   He said that 11 samples were sent to Dhaka for test. They received the test results in the early morning.   Among the new case, there is a 50-year old female physician of Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital and and 21-year old young man who is a resident of Uttar Joypara village.   The physician is staying in Dhaka now, said the official.   Earlier, a man died from coronavirus in the upazila.

The local administration on Tuesday put 25 families under lockdown after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Dohar upazila.   Dohar Upazila Health Officer Dr Md Jashim Uddin said they collected the sample from the person on Monday and it came out positive on Tuesday morning.   The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) will decide about taking the infected man to Dhaka or keeping him here for treatment, he added.   Md Sazzad Hossain, officer-in-charge of Dohar Police Station, said they put 25 families under lockdown after confirmation on Tuesday morning.   People’s movements in the area have been restricted while announcements were made from loudspeaker in the local mosque in this regard, OC added.   Bangladesh has so far confirmed 2,948 coronavirus cases and 101 deaths. 

At least six people were injured as Muslim devotees clashed over attending Jum’a prayers at Kartikpur Bazar Jame Mosque in Dohar upazila of Dhaka defying government’s instructions.

A case has been filed against Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Dohar upazila unit president for assaulting the upazila executive engineer.