When the government approved the Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line project in December 2010, construction of the 64.75km rail line was supposed to be completed within December 2013.

Minister for finance and planning Tajuddin Ahmad today says that the Annual Development Plan for 1972-73 has been prepared with special emphasis on reconstruction and rehabilitation of the shattered economy and completion of the ongoing projects.

Hundreds of drones lit up the night sky in Seoul for a spectacular showcase of motivational and awareness messages as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinese authorities yesterday detained a law professor who published essays criticising President Xi Jinping over the coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power, according to friends of the man.

Amazonian tribe members in Ecuador released six people they had kidnapped to demand the release of the body of a leader killed by the coronavirus, the government said on Saturday.

Protesters in the US city of Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Saturday, local media reported, the latest monument to be toppled in anti-racism demonstrations.

At least eight people, including three women, died after showing Covid-19 symptoms in Cumilla and Satkhira in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Two more doctors have died from coronavirus infections while undergoing treatment at two separate hospitals in the capital.

The cattle farmers of the flood-hit regions in Bangladesh are facing fodder shortage for their livestock.

The World Health Organization reported a record rise in global coronavirus cases on Saturday with 212,326 being recorded in just 24 hours, amid a surge in the United States, Brazil and India.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with Covid-19 after they failed to reduce mortality.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra is now set to get its antibody rapid test kit trialed by the icddr,b following the Umbrella Guideline of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as sought by the drug administration.

A government employee suffering from covid-19 was recently admitted to Pabna Medical College Hospital, which has a 100-bed Covid unit, but he was hurriedly shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital because of acute respiratory problem.

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who was taken ill on late yesterday night with serious pain in the abdomen is now under

In a case that could be from a spy thriller, two former French intelligence agents go on trial today accused of having passed on secrets to a foreign power.

The extension of time for paying delayed electricity bills without surcharge is now under consideration, Power Secretary Sultan Ahmed said yesterday.

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said foreign social media, publishing of contents and advertisements on Over the Top (OTT) platforms and other related matters would be brought under tax net and modern rules and regulations.

Only two hospitals in the entire Faridpur region have intensive care units, both of which are dedicated for Covid-19 patients, leaving other invalids needing ICU support dependent on Dhaka.

Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman cautions the members of the armed forces against certain forces who are conspiring to frustrate the hard-earned independence of Bangladesh.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he was reluctant to go to Washington next week for a summit marking the entry into force of the new North American trade agreement, in part due to concerns over possible US tariffs on Canadian aluminum.