Eminent scientist Professor Dr Ali Asgar passed away early yesterday at a private hospital in the capital. He was 80 years old.

More than 125 million people in India were put under a new lockdown yesterday, as international dignitaries gathered in Spain to honour coronavirus victims while infections surged across the world.

The Bangladeshis, who flew to Italy earlier this month, did not carry fake Covid-19 certificates, Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said yesterday.

A 28-year-old female model has allegedly been gang-raped in Panchagarh’s Boda upazila.

Flood-hit people in different districts are now being forced to take shelter under open sky as many flood shelters have been submerged.

The remains of an ancient Aztec palace, which later was the home of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, were discovered under a landmark building in Mexico City, the government said.

Being one of the top recipients of the government’s development expenditures, railways ministry is lagging behind the average implementation rate of the annual development programme (ADP).

Soviet Ambassador to Bangladesh Valentine F Popov calls on Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today at the Gono Bhaban.

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today assures that his government would not curb the freedom of the press provided the press sticks to its ethics and act responsibly keeping in view the national interest.

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has suspended four of its drivers for giving interviews to the electronic media about their long pending arrears.

The coronavirus situation in Cumilla is getting worse day by day.

An alleged drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” among two drug trading groups in Joypurhat Sadar upazila early yesterday.

At least five people died after showing coronavirus symptoms in Cumilla and Chandpur in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

The impacts of extreme heatwaves amplified by climate change are going unrecorded in sub-Saharan Africa, making it nearly impossible to detect patterns and set up early warning systems, researchers said Monday.

In a stunning reversal of policy, the Trump administration on Tuesday abandoned a plan that would have forced out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges and major businesses.

The volume of relief and food aid distributed by individuals and private organisations among the flood victims has significantly reduced this year.

The High Court yesterday directed the United Hospital authorities to pay Tk 30 lakh to each of the four victims’ families who were killed in a fire at its isolation unit on May 27.

Bangladesh registered its highest positivity rate yesterday, 25.23 percent.

The pandemic has either delayed or stalled the process of sending of 85,405 workers to different labour-receiving countries, Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies said yesterday.

UK researchers are celebrating a breakthrough in efforts to develop an effective coronavirus treatment based upon the immune response of llamas.