President Abdul Hamid yesterday called upon judges to ensure that “justice-seekers do not have to keep coming back to the court for days even after the verdict in a case is delivered”.

The World Health Organization and partners yesterday said that the Covax facility, created to ensure equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, expected to begin delivering jabs early next year, as Moderna’s vaccine was set for imminent approval in the US.

Expatriates Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said he was ready to negotiate different issues with labour receiving countries to send abroad as many workers as possible at low cost.

Police yesterday held seven men over gang-rape of a woman in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila.

Some unidentified miscreants have vandalised a statue of British revolutionary leader Bagha Jatin on the campus premises of Kaya College in Kushtia’s Kumarkhali upazila.

The High Court has ruled that any government official below the rank of joint secretary must take permission from the cabinet division and finance ministry, along with the approval from his or her own ministry, for any official foreign tour.

The Bangladesh-India prime minister-level summit on Thursday was a remarkable step forward in advancing not only bilateral relations but also regional connectivity and economic integration, analysts have said.

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman acknowledges the highest sense of patriotism and sacrifice of the officials who helped run the provisional government from Mujibnagar.

Skipper Mahmudu-llah Riyad played the decisive hand to help Gemcon Khulna overcome Gazi Group Chattogram by five runs in the final of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

More than 100 UK MPs have called on the British government to support The Gambia’s Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as human rights violations against the Rohingyas continue.

The government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) to 11 districts, including Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar.

Twitter said on Wednesday that it would crack down on false posts about Covid-19 vaccines beginning next week, following in the footsteps of Facebook and YouTube.

Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Egypt of imposing punitive conditions on hundreds of inmates at one of its most notorious prisons in collective punishment for a foiled September escape attempt.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday suggested further integrating the economies of Bangladesh and India to consolidate the global and regional value chains cashing on the available synergies.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that Bangladesh remains a “significant pillar” of his country’s Neighbourhood First policy.

Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for Covid-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some people are worried about possible side-effects, according to a survey of 18,000 people.

French President Emmanuel Macron became the latest head of state to test positive for coronavirus yesterday, forcing several other European leaders into quarantine as the continent struggles with a winter surge in infections.

A police official was wounded after being shot by an alleged drug trader while carrying out a drive in the capital’s Mohammadpur area yesterday morning, police said.

Teachers of Rajshahi University demanded immediate implementation of recent government orders, including relieving Prof Abdul Bari from the post of the university registrar.

The rate of daily positive coronavirus cases dropped yesterday to 8.6 percent, the lowest it has been in more than eight months, while the recovery rate continued to increase.