On June 30, a virtual ceremony for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize was held, and for the first time in its history a Sri Lankan writer was announced as the overall winner.

I see it in the words, Where your hand dragged over the wet ink.

For wounded soldiers rarely feel, Of throbbing hearts and broken skin.

Not even the asters accepting your gaze.

Incontestable.

I would remember a face like this if I had seen it around.

I am a photo of a person, printed in black and white, in a newspaper.

The sound of your voice is a song.

Isolation and the absence of family and friends have taken a toll on athletes' mental health at the Tokyo Olympics, with some struggling to cope with the challenges posed by the pandemic while carrying their country's hopes on the global sports stage.

Facebook has partnered with Bangladesh’s ICT Division and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to launch the “Covid-19 Vaccine Finder”, a new tool to help Bangladeshis confirm their eligibility and identify nearby places to get the vaccine.

A total of 8,300 people have had organ transplantations in 12 years, benefited by the lone tissue bank in the country.

Lalmonirhat’s Palashi Union Parishad Chairman Shawkat Ali and his wife, Anwara Begum, were arrested today in connection with a case filed over assaulting a 90-year-old woman.

China told a visiting Taliban delegation on Wednesday it expected the insurgent group to play an important role in ending Afghanistan's war and rebuilding the country, the Chinese foreign ministry said.

At least 153 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8 am today, registering the single-day highest of this year.

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number 3 as a low pressure over the North Bay turned into a well-marked low.

Turkey released a postal stamp in honour of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

According to a government estimate, around five lakh migrant workers lost their jobs and returned to the country in more than a year due to the effects of Covid-19.

Bangladesh and the United States have expressed willingness to work closely to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

A man died while waiting in line to provide sample for Covid-19 test at Brahmanbaria General Hospital today.

A total of 736 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Sylhet division in 24 hours till this morning, breaking previous records.