Mobile courts of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today fined East West Property Development (Pvt) Ltd, a concern of Bashundhara Group, Tk two lakh as they found Aedes mosquito larvae at an under construction building in Gulshan-2 in Dhaka on the first day of an eight-day combing operation.

A suicide car bomb targeting a government convoy exploded at a busy junction in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people, an eyewitness told Reuters.

Police have arrested 791 people for defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines in Dhaka today.

Two siblings drowned in a pond at a remote area in Khagrachhari’s Manikchhari upazila today.

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Expressing deep concern over the restriction imposed on providing information of patients and health services at government hospitals to the media during the Covid-19 pandemic, Transparency International (TIB) today demanded immediate revocation of the order signed by the Dhaka District Civil Surgeon yesterday.

Bangladesh should launch an intense negotiation with the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to secure benefits of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) even after the country’s economic graduation in 2026, noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya said today.

On the 10th day of ongoing “strict lockdown” people, rickshaws and private cars were seen in numbers on the street.

A total of 61.2 percent of youths (aged between 18 and 25) in Bangladesh are suffering from depression and 3.7 percent have attempted suicide during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey.

A Narayanganj court today granted four-day remand for the eight accused, including owner of Hashem Foods factory in Narayanganj, in a case filed following 51 deaths in a fire at the factory.

One hundred and eighty-five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Shadman Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto struck unbeaten centuries as Bangladesh posted 284 for one before delaring in their second innings against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club half-an-hour before Tea on Day 4 of the one-off Test.

A Russian worker of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka yesterday.

At least 52 bodies have been recovered from the Hashem Foods factory after the horrific fire that broke out last Thursday. However, most of the bodies are burnt so badly that the relatives now have to rely on DNA tests to identify their loved ones, forgoing seeing their faces for the last time.

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The Rupganj incident illustrates the importance of taking adequate fire safety measures while constructing buildings in Bangladesh, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a statement today.

Except those engaged in emergency services, no public or private vehicle would be allowed on ferries, said Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) yesterday.

Former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Neymar will line up opposite each other in Saturday’s Copa America final looking to end a hoodoo that has also affected some of their countries’ greatest players. Like Brazil’s Pele and Diego Maradona of Argentina before them, neither Messi nor Neymar has ever won the Copa.

A 28-member hit squad made up of Americans and Colombians assassinated President Jovenel Moise, Haitian police said Thursday, adding that eight were still at large as the country lurched into political chaos. 

While Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrik Schick top the individual scoring charts at Euro 2020, their five-goal hauls are well adrift of the 11 own goals at the tournament -- a total that eclipses all the other European Championships combined.