US President Donald Trump’s all-out assault on the United Nations is doing “lasting damage” to international cooperation as the world faces a range of “existential threats”, a former WHO chief warned Friday.

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” with Rab in EPZ area of Chattogram city early yesterday.

The coronavirus pandemic has passed grim milestones as Brazil confirmed one million infections and Europe chalked up more than 2.5 million cases yesterday as the World Health Organization warned of a “new and dangerous phase”.

A total of 4,253 armed forces members and their families have tested positive for Covid-19, an Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) press release said yesterday.

Only 13 ICU beds have been allocated in Rangpur division to treat critical Covid-19 patients -- three in Dinajpur and 10 in Rangpur -- leaving the six remaining districts to do without.

President Emmanuel Macron has called for a probe into claims that prosecutors were pressured to move fast in a fraud inquiry against former prime minister Francois Fillon, his main right-wing rival in France’s 2017 presidential race.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has decided to allow only enlisted motor cars and microbuses to operate under ride-sharing service providers.

The water level of the Teesta was above danger-level in Lalmonirhat yesterday while flash floods hit low-lying areas in Mymensingh, submerging acres of land and villages, and affecting the lives of thousands of people.

In an interview with London-based newspaper The Telegraph, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman says that Bangladesh is now a reality and Pakistan should accept this reality for its own sake. He further says that it does not matter to him whether Pakistan recognises Bangladesh or not.

The government is going to provide financial assistance to over two lakh non-government school and college teachers and staffers, who are outside the purview of the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme, aiming to minimise their financial hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

EU leaders yesterday debated a giant post-coronavirus recovery plan as China raced to prevent a second wave that it said may have originally come from Europe.

Plants in dense tropical forests are able to mask their chemical scents in order to avoid being detected and eaten by insects -- a key advantage in the “information arms race” between themselves and plant-eating herbivores, according to a new study.

China gives duty-free access to 5,161 more Bangladeshi products in its market from July 1.

Life for weavers and workers of handloom silk clothing in Chapainawabganj has taken a rough turn as sales of these dearer garments dipped due to the pandemic.

In an interview with Reuters, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today welcomes the upcoming Indo-Pak Summit which will be held at Simla on 21 June.

President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of “mean” attempts to insult Russia by re-writing World War II history as Moscow prepares to commemorate Soviet victory with a Red Square parade.

The board of governors at the UN nuclear watchdog has passed a resolution critical of Iran, diplomats said yesterday, the first of its kind since 2012.

China has returned 10 Indian soldiers captured during a deadly border clash earlier this week, an Indian government source said yesterday, as two Asian nuclear powers sought to de-escalate tensions on their disputed border in the western Himalayas.

Another doctor died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barisal yesterday.

President Donald Trump’s last-ditch bid to stop former top aide John Bolton’s book from publication goes to court yesterday, even though much of the damning contents, painting the president as corrupt and incompetent, is already out.