A project director of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation was killed in a road accident in Sirajganj yesterday morning while on the way to a meeting in the capital.

Australia’s ambassador to China was barred from the trial of an academic held on spying charges yesterday, in a case that has exacerbated a bitter row between the two nations.

The UN high commissioner for human rights yesterday said that Israel’s deadly strikes on Gaza might constitute war crimes and that Islamist group Hamas had violated international humanitarian law by firing rockets into Israel.

The number of Covid-19 cases continued to decline for the second consecutive day yesterday.

Internet users will suffer slow connection today due to maintenance work on a submarine cable between 2:30pm and 10:00pm.

The Halda river, the lone natural breeding ground of carp-like fish in South Asia, has seen a poor yield of eggs mainly due to heavy salinity in the river water this year.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday warned that legal action will be taken if any Bangladeshi citizen travels to Israel.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will review 3,000-5,000 people above 45 years of age, of which up to 80% will be those who have taken the AstraZeneca vaccine made locally by the Serum Institute of India.

Farmers and traders of Gopalbhog mangoes are incurring huge financial losses because of the ongoing seven-day lockdown in Chapainawabganj.

Two journalists and an official of Somoy TV have been sued under the controversial Digital Security Act over airing a report on corruption allegations against a Noakhali court official, Mohammad Alamgir.

Bangladesh Railway’s initiative to introduce electric train service in the country has not seen any progress over the last six years, thanks to indecision on selecting the route to be converted for electric traction.

After fighting lung cancer since early 2020, renowned musician, designer, theatre personality and founding drummer of revolutionary pop rock band Souls, Subrata Barua Ronny passed away yesterday at 5:00am at a hospital in Dhaka.

Pledges of $2.5 million by the United States and $2.4 million by Britain were the first by governments for a fund for East Pakistani refugees in India, the office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees announced today.

The UN will honour eight fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers today.

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir must be arrested in connection with the case filed over the death of a college girl at a Gulshan flat in the capital, demanded activists and the victim’s family members.

The Belgian interior ministry has found itself the target of “sophisticated” cyber espionage, a spokesman told RTBF public television on Tuesday.

The number of new Covid cases and deaths from the deadly virus slightly dropped yesterday.

Even after fears of widespread inundation and extensive damage, Bhasan Char housing and cyclone shelters stood up well against cyclone Yaas, which made its landfall yesterday evening.

Abdul Hamid was a little wary of coming to Bhasan Char with his wife and three children in December last year.

Four people have been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly stealing Covid-19 vaccines marked for prisoners and selling them to the public, authorities said yesterday.