Some 45 alleged BCL activists were sued yesterday over ransacking and looting a store that sells clothes, shoes, and perfume in Barishal city.

The Anti-Corruption Commission could not completely fulfil people’s expectations regarding curbing graft, outgoing ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said yesterday.

Four election officials in Kushtia have been sued for their alleged involvement in National Identity Card forgery.

Bangladesh’s novel coronavirus caseload rose to 551,175 yesterday after the health authorities confirmed 845 new cases in 24 hours till the morning.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to launch a judicial enquiry into the allegation that an innocent man has been in jail instead of a convict in a drugs case.

Companiganj upazila AL president was assaulted allegedly by people led by ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza yesterday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate “Maitri Setu” (Friendship Bridge) between Bangladesh and India today through videoconferencing.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has appealed to the international community to work sincerely, instead of paying “lip service” for repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar.

The judge hearing the murder trial of the police officer charged with killing George Floyd delayed the start of jury selection yesterday.

US President Joe Biden yesterday welcomed the “historic” visit by Pope Francis to Iraq, saying it sent an “important” message of peace.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the country’s women to become more qualified through education and training to realise their own rights.

Over 600 miners of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited in Dinajpur left the project area Sunday night protesting against unbearable working conditions.

Three demonstrators were killed in Myanmar yesterday, witnesses said, while shops, factories and banks were closed in the main city Yangon in protests against last month’s military coup.

The government has picked nine individuals and one institution for “Swadhinata Padak 2021” (Independence Award), the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, for their outstanding contributions to the country.

Twin earthquakes in Greece last week have left around 900 houses uninhabitable, media reported yesterday, while strong aftershocks continue to strike fear into people made homeless and looking for shelter.

German pharmaceutical giant Merck and a US partner reported promising results Saturday in trials of a drug administered orally to fight Covid-19, saying it helps reduce patients’ viral load.

Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state’s push to build floating solar farms to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Eleven people have died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday and at least 606 new infections were recorded in that period.

Tikka Khan was handed over responsibilities of both the governor and martial law administrations in East Pakistan. He was also the commander

A lower court can now continue the trial proceedings of a case that accused former Kurigram deputy commissioner Sultana Parvin, three executive magistrates, and several ansar members of attempting to murder a journalist in March, 2020.