Chattogram district recorded its highest number of deaths and infections from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till this morning).

Ruman Sana's Olympics journey ended in the second round where he lost against Duenas Crispin of Canada by 6-4 set points in Tokyo today.

A boat carrying African migrants capsized off Libya’s coast Monday, leaving at least 57 people presumed dead, a UN migration official said. It was the latest disaster in the Mediterranean Sea involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe.

Israeli's NSO Group is in the eye of a storm over its Pegasus spyware -- but it is far from the only company helping governments with their covert surveillance operations. Explosive claims that Pegasus was used to spy on activists and even heads of state have shone a spotlight on the software, which allows highly intrusive access to a person's mobile phone. But NSO is merely one player in an industry that has quietly boomed in recent years, arming even cash-strapped governments with powerful surveillance technology.

Thirty years ago, it took Egyptian pilgrim Ibrahim Siam several hours to track down his children when they went missing in crowds of worshippers during the hajj in Saudi Arabia. Fast forward to the modern-day and things are far simpler, meaning Siam, now 64, need not worry about losing track of his family and friends thanks to new technologies.

Message sent to: Everyone.

The CEOs of every financial institution will now need to take prior approval from Bangladesh Bank (BB) for travelling abroad be it for official purposes or personal.

India is proud of its pluralistic traditions and happy to discuss the issue with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit beginning on Tuesday, foreign ministry sources said after Washington said he planned to raise New Delhi's human rights record.

At least 123 people with dengue fever have been admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8 am today, which is the single-day highest of this year.

The chief executive of the tobacco business Philip Morris International (PMI) has called on the UK government to ban cigarettes within a decade, in a move that would outlaw its own Marlboro brand.

A mixed vaccination of first AstraZeneca (AZN.L) and then a Pfizer (PFE.N) COVID-19 shot boosted neutralizing antibody levels by six times compared with two AstraZeneca doses, a study from South Korea showed.

India has no plan to print new banknotes to tide over the economic fallout triggered by Covid-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the parliament today.

Nazmul Haque, an assistant teacher at Firoza Bashar Ideal School and College in the capital’s Mohammadpur, is on the verge of losing everything.  

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito has said Japan will seize the opportunity to find a “long-term and lasting solution” to the Rohingya crisis with the Myanmar side, noting that the issue is very relevant to the future stability of the entire region.

France got their Olympic men's soccer campaign back on track as Teji Savanier netted a stoppage-time winner in their 4-3 victory over South Africa on Sunday while defending champions Brazil were held to a goalless draw by Ivory Coast.

Bangladesh have won the third and final T20I by five wickets to clinch the three-match T20I series at Harare today. Soumya Sarkar’s 68 off 49, laced with nine fours and a six provided the platform to chase down Zimbabwe’s 193 for 5 before Shamim Hossain laid the finishing touch as Bangladesh won with four deliveries and five wickets to spare.

Open market sales of soybean oil, lentil and sugar will begin from tomorrow and it will continue until August 26.

Bangladesh bowlers curbed things back after a blistering start from Zimbabwe batsmen but the hosts still managed to put on 193 runs on the board for five wickets in the third and final series-deciding T20I match at Harare today after winning the toss.

Bangladesh won the first match by eight wickets but the hosts bounce back and beat Bangladesh by 23 runs in the second one. 

Thirty-six rooms of a one-storey building have been gutted in a fire in the Fakhruddin Textile Mills area in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila.