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What if social distancing is not an option?

It’s a melting pot of activities. Children are playing on the alleys, groups of youths are playing dice, adults gossiping on the street, and opened shops are crowded by both buyers and onlookers.

Parliament goes into session on April 18

ACC chairman mourns Saifur’s death

Mymensingh road crash kills 2 RMG workers

DU student dies after hospitals ‘denied treatment’

Don’t admit or evaluate students without exams

Undocumented Workers in Maldives: Over 300 Bangladeshis seek voluntary return

Courts’ closure extended till April 14

Improving Cross-Border Connectivity: AIIB approves $404m loan

Office timing rescheduled for Ramadan

SC judges donates Tk 10 lakh to PM’s fund to tackle coronavirus outbreak

From fake flowers and fruits to looking glasses and shiny discs -- Jahangir Hossain has decorated this rickshaw to his heart’s content. He comes to Dhaka from Narayanganj every morning to earn a living. A well decorated rickshaw attracts more passengers, helping him take home around Tk 700 every day, said Jahangir. The photo was taken recently in Dhanmondi. Photo: ANISUR RAHMAN

Don’t be cruel to animals: fisheries minister to Kataban petshop owners

DU students helping those in need

A group of Dhaka University students are on a mission to help those who are most struggling during the coronavirus outbreak. They are raising funds through donations and distributing daily essentials among impoverished people.
Reaching out to the less fortunate

Taslima Khatun’s livelihood was dependent on selling flowers on streets, but for the last one week, the roads were empty and there was no one to buy flowers from her.
Activists step up for stray animals in Ctg

A group of citizens in Chattogram have come forward to he aid of stray animals, who have been scrounging for food in the deserted streets of the city.
LGRD ministry forms nat’l committee to prevent dengue

A national steering committee led by the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry will be formed to eradicate mosquitoes to prevent a dengue outbreak.
Disregarding physical distancing directive, 300 people gather at Ctg police station for relief

When deserted roads have become a common sight with the nationwide shutdown in force to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a gathering of a few hundred people elbowing each other is what caught our correspondent’s eye outside the Bandar Police Station in Chattogram.
BSF kills Bangladeshi along Thakurgaon border

A Bangladeshi national is shot dead by Border Security Forces (BSF) on Indian territory along the Thakurgaon border.
Barguna custodial death: Suspended Amtali inspector sued

A case is filed against suspended inspector (investigation) of Amtali Police Station, Manoranjan Mistry, in connection with the death of a man at the police station on March 27.
Biker who hit Jashore AC land arrested

The biker, who allegedly ran into Assistant Commissioner (land) Kazi Nazib Hasan while he was on duty in Jhikargachha upazila in Jashore, has been arrested.
Fears over coronavirus: 327 Japanese leave Dhaka

A total of 327 Japanese citizens leave Dhaka on a special flight arranged by the Japanese government for those who opted to return home amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Youth held for ‘hacking’ friend’s Facebook: CID

As the coronavirus crisis drags on, spread of misinformation on the internet just doesn’t seem to stop. Despite strict government directives against it, the misinformation “virus” keeps going viral on social media. However, a novel attempt to stop it came to light on Tuesday.