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Bangladesh re-enters its ‘strictest’ coronavirus lockdown yet after Eid break

Along with the police and other security forces, the army will be back on the streets to ensure no one breaches the stay-at-home guidance without an emergency reason from 6am to Aug 5 midnight. There were speculations that the government would defer the lockdown, but State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain on Thursday confirmed… Read More »

Hifazat chief Babunagari meets Home Minister Kamal in lockdown

A car carried the Islamist leader to Kamal’s home in Dhanmondi around 8:30pm on Monday. Hifazat Secretary General Nurul Islam Jihadi, a leader from the organisation’s Dhaka unit, accompanied Babunagari, who came from Chattogram, in the two-hour meeting. They did not speak to the media. The home minister and his aides made no comments on… Read More »