The continuous spread of Covid-19 and the consequent shutdown have made jobs rare and life harder for many daily wage earners of the capital.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today stresses the need to build good character with a view to establishing a new society in the free and

Former finance minister Wahidul Huq passed away in Toronto, Canada, on Thursday. He was 87.

Exposed to highly contagious coronavirus, some people of the flood-hit areas in Bangladesh are now living in congested shelters and some on dykes.

Bangladesh has sought substantial UN support to tackle the fallout of Covid-19, saying it could impede Bangladesh’s socio-economic progress and graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category, which was previously expected by 2024.

A little known Bangladeshi company yesterday claimed it has made a Covid-19 vaccine and that the vaccine has shown primary effectiveness during trial on rabbits.

Gunmen on Wednesday attacked a drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico, killing at least 24 people and leaving seven wounded, local authorities said.

India’s government yesterday approved the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and upgrades to another 59 planes, acting to beef up its air force at a time when the military is locked in a border stand-off with China.

Four more doctors died of Covid-19 infection in the last two days.

At least 1,500 people have died after showing Covid-19 symptoms between March 22 and June 27 in the country, reported Dhaka University’s Centre for Genocide Studies.

A group of university teachers yesterday said the introduction of online classes without proper planning and preparation would be “suicidal” for the universities and it may “cause discrimination”.

John B Connally, American President Richard Nixon’s special envoy, flies into Dhaka today and has “fruitful” discussions with Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The Directorate General of Health Services has submitted a compliance report to the High Court saying it is monitoring whether any hospital refuses to treat patients infected with Covid-19 or not.

Twenty-five Bangladeshi fishermen from Kurigram, stuck in an Assam jail for two months without trial, have little hope of returning home soon while another already has died in custody.

A 5-year-old girl died after drinking water mixed with acid when she asked for some water at a jewellery shop in Dinajpur’s Nawabganj upazila.

A diver has to take a break for about three hours after working under water for an hour.

A Tokyo suburb yesterday imposed Japan’s first ban on a habit seen around the world: pedestrians glued to their phone screens while walking, sometimes dangerously oblivious to their surroundings.

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto signed an agreement for peace today. The agreement is described as a decisive breakthrough towards the objective of a durable peace. The agreement has to be ratified by both countries.

Ali Yusuf is always there to lend a helping hand.

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in yesterday said that US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un should meet once more