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5-km long tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway

Shawdesh desk: A 5-kilometre long tailback has been created on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Burichong upazila in Cumilla district ahead of a fresh lockdown to be imposed from Wednesday. Anisur Rahman,

Withdrawal limit from ATM extended to Tk1 lakh amid lockdown

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Bank on Monday extended the withdrawal limit from ATM booths to Tk1 lakh as all financial institutions including banks will remain shut during the weeklong strict lockdown.

Dos and don’ts during lockdown

Shawdesh Desk: Allowed Don’t Allowed Vehicles with tags of emergency services Kitchen markets from 9:00am to 3:00pm Production at factories Movement for vaccination E-commerce services Outing without any emergency Services

Legal notice seeks implementation of 14-day mandatory quarantine

Shawdesh Desk: A legal notice was sent to the authorities concerned seeking implementation of a High Court (HC) order to make 14-day quarantine mandatory for all foreign returnees. The notice

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hit with new criminal charge

Shawdesh desk: Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with a fresh criminal charge on Monday, as the junta’s tough crackdown on dissent rolls on. The 75-year-old

Doctors to examine Khaleda Zia’s health this afternoon

Shawdesh Desk: Physicians will examine the health of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia who is now infected with coronavirus or Covid-19, says media report. A team of doctors will go to her Gulshan

Hefazat leader Azizul Haque Islamabadi on 7-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday placed Azizul Haque Islamabadi, central organising secretary of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, on a 7-day remand in a case filed over vandalism and arson attack

4 Hefazat leaders held over violence at resort in Sonargaon

Shawdesh desk: Four leaders of Hefazat-e-Islam have been arrested in connection with attack and vandalism in a resort of Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila on April 3. Members of Rapid Action Battalion