Four people, including two members of a family, were killed in train accidents in two districts yesterday.

Worldwide coronavirus cases surpassed 90 million yesterday, as nations around the globe raced to dose millions of people and extend or reinstate lockdowns to fight new coronavirus variants.

House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump yesterday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week’s riots at the US Capitol.

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed yesterday said what happened in Kalabagan was out-and-out a crime.

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, announced Sunday the launch of an eco-city “with zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions” at its futuristic NEOM mega development.

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a “gunfight” between two groups of Rohingyas at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.

Indonesian authorities yesterday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of the plane were retrieved.

The mother of the 17-year-old girl who was raped before her death said an invisible power must be trying to protect the man accused of raping her.

Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza yesterday claimed that some AL leaders from Feni and Noakhali had sent arms to be used against him.

Amid growing concerns over the casualties at unauthorised and unmanned railway level crossings, the authorities yesterday decided to take several measures to ensure safety.

Encroaching sands have left little evidence that the Omani village of Wadi al-Murr ever existed, but former inhabitants and curious visitors are coming to rediscover the hamlet engulfed by the desert.

A Cumilla court yesterday sent four men to jail on charge of gang-raping a mentally challenged woman in the district’s Homna upazila.

The US, Britain, Australia and Canada released a statement Saturday underscoring “serious concern” over the mass arrest of Hong Kong democracy figures under a new security law, part of a mounting crackdown by Beijing.

Cuba will test its most advanced Covid vaccine candidate, in Iran, the research center that developed it announced on Saturday.

A Bangladeshi national was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a scheme to smuggle Bangladeshis from Mexico into the USA.

The High Court yesterday observed that media and journalists have a very important role in eradicating all kinds of corruption.

The daily number of new coronavirus cases has doubled in China, prompting tougher movement restrictions and, in the capital, passengers must scan a health code before boarding a cab or ride-hailing car, officials said yesterday.

Democratic-led efforts to impeach US President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left in his term.

The number of Covid-19 deaths and new cases have increased in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday after a dip in the previous three days.

Bangladesh witnessed 22 more deaths and 692 new cases of Covid-19 in past 24 hours until yesterday morning.