Ekushey Padak recipient Aly Zaker, a member of the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, passed away on Friday morning at the age of 76.

Five bank officials have found infected with coronavirus in the district, taking the confirmed cases of Covid-19 into 21.   District Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Kumar Barman, said of the five bank officials..four from Islami Bank Syedpur Branch and one from Rajshahi Agriculture Bank Dangapara branch of Dimla upazila.   All of them were taken to the isolation ward of Sadar Hospital, he said on Saturday night after getting the reporters of the virus from Dinajpur M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital.   With this, some 21 people have so far, found infected with the virus in the district.

Six officials of the BCS (Admin) cadre have so far tested positive for coronavirus, says Public Administration Secretary Sheikh Yusuf Harun.

Four more people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the district on Sunday.   Assistant professor of Cox’s Bazar Medical College and Hospital Dr Mohammad Shahjahan said of the infected people--three are from Maheshkhali upazila while one from Teknaf upazilas of the district.   With these, a total of five people tested positive for coronavirus in the district.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital Sunday for tests, his office said, because he is still suffering symptoms, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19.