On the ninth day of the strict lockdown, in Dhaka, the near-empty streets were patrolled by law enforcement forces. But the opposite picture could be seen in Gazipur.

Fire erupted at Hashem Foods factory in Narayanganj last night. Up until 2PM today, 49 dead bodies were recovered.

At a farm in Charigaon, not far from Dhaka, a 20-inch tall and 26 kg white cow has become an overnight star.

The beginning of the worst of Covid-19 is on our doorsteps -- patients in Bangladesh have started dying in need of oxygen.

​​​​​​​On the eighth day of ongoing “strict lockdown” -- streets of Dhaka, Barishal, Sylhet and Chattogram were seen packed with people and rickshaws.

Local sweets shops were the regular customers of Gouranga Ghosh, whose family has been in the dairy business for generations. However, the sweets shops are now closed, during the ongoing lockdown. So, Gouranga travels everyday to Old Dhaka and tries to sell milk, even at considerably lower price.

Despite the ongoing global economic depression, decline in employment and reduced migration, Bangladeshi expatriates have sent record high remittance in 2020-2021 fiscal year.

​​​​​​​Coronavirus infection rate climbs to terrifying heights in the country despite the ongoing lockdown. The number of deaths from the virus in a day crossed 200 for the first time today.

Today, on the 7th day of the ongoing “strict lockdown”, Dhaka, Barishal and Chattogram had increased traffic and crowds on the streets, while law enforcement agencies and mobile courts were seen vigilant in many areas in those cities.

Legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar passed away earlier today (July 7) in Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital. He was 98.

Despite the movement restriction -- except on vehicles carrying cargo, patients and the deceased -- during the ongoing strict lockdown, ferries were seen transporting private cars and passengers alongside cargo vehicles on the Paturia-Daulatdia route.

Despite all concerns and protests from national and international organisations, experts and environmentalists -- Rampal power plant will finally start operation in December this year, informs Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company (P) Ltd.

​​​​​​​For the first time during the pandemic, one out of every two Covid-19 tests in 24 hours has come out positive in Barishal division.

As the strict lockdown was extended till July 14, lack of general awareness among people about the severity of Covid-19 situation has become evident on the streets.

Crowds of hundreds of people were seen in front of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) trucks in Rampura area of the capital, to avail daily necessities at low prices.

Even after a regular rainfall, Dhaka streets go under knee- to waist-deep water. This is very unfortunate in a country where monsoon rain should have been a blessing.

When fifth grader Piara Akhter was sent to jail, she was only 12.

On the fifth day of the ongoing strict lockdown, banks have reopened and there were more people and vehicles on the streets.

Homes built as gifts to the landless people under the government's Ashrayan-2 project are crumbling under mismanagement and lack of planning. Seven of the 22 houses in Bogura's Sherpur upazila have partially collapsed and in Bogura’s Shajahanpur the houses were flooded after a couple of days of rainfall.

Bangladesh is ranked at the bottom of Covid-19 tests against total population, 174th according to worldometers.info. On the other hand, there is extreme disparity between Covid-19 testing facilities in the capital and other areas, with only 39 RT-PCR machines outside Dhaka out of a total 128 machines.