ARTICLE 19, an international human rights organisation, yesterday demanded that the government act on its commitment to amend the flawed Digital Security Act.

The country’s foreign exchange reserves are still in a comfort zone, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir yesterday.

Russian forces fired cruise missiles to destroy a large depot containing US and European weapons in western Ukraine’s Ternopil region, Interfax reported yesterday, as street fighting raged in the eastern city of Severodonetsk.

It might look and smell like McDonald’s but now it’s Vkusno & tochka. The golden arches are gone, the Filet-O-Fish is simply a fish burger. The Big Mac has left Russia.

After around two and a half months, the number of Covid-19 cases surpassed 100-mark yesterday as the health directorate reported 119 cases countrywide.

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of a section of the ACC rules that curtailed individual’s right to directly lodge corruption case with the court.

The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations for June 25 have been shifted to June 24.

Local airlines are about to face a blow both at home and abroad as the price of jet fuel increased again in the domestic market.

Destiny-2000 director Farha Diba was sent to jail in a money laundering case yesterday.

A bomb blast on a minibus killed at least four people and injured several others in the Afghan capital on Saturday, police said.

Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh hit a three-year high last year, enabling the nation to stay as the second most favoured destination in the subcontinent after India, said World Investment Report 2022.

People should be free in every country to promote human rights without fear of retaliation, said the US Embassy in Dhaka yesterday.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) does not support the provision to allow legalising of black money as it would discourage honest businessmen.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has raised the question why some people just cannot accept any development and achievement of Bangladesh.

Renowned economist Wahiduddin Mahmud yesterday came down hard on the government for the continued amnesty to black money holders while tightening the noose on the middle-class.

Australia unveiled a substantial compensation deal with French submarine maker Naval Group yesterday, ending a contract dispute that soured relations between Canberra and Paris for almost a year.

The number of Covid-19 patients has been rising for 10 straight days with the health directorate reporting 71 new cases yesterday.

Four development projects, funded by the Indian government, were yesterday inaugurated on completion.

Ukraine is running out of ammunition, officials said yesterday appealing for more arms, as fighting raged in the east and south of the country.

A mild heat wave may sweep some areas in the country’s southwest, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department bulletin, which will remain valid for 24 hours till 9:00am today.