Two more foreign airlines -- Malindo Air, a Malaysian premium airline and Mihin Lanka, a low-cost airline owned by the Sri Lankan government -- have received permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to resume flights from Dhaka on a limited scale.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled flight operations on all international routes except for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and London till July 30, due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The officer-in-charge of Akkelpur Police Station in Joypurhat has been withdrawn for his alleged involvementin corruption and irregularities, including taking bribe.

Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) suspends four of its officials after they were found to be involved in inflating bills in a primary investigation.

Once crowded and noisy, the Bogura Govt Azizul Haque College campus remains quiet for months, due to closure during the pandemic. The silver lining? The green grounds becoming a bird paradise.

The Election Commission today took the decision of holding by-polls of Bogura-1 and Jashore-6 constituencies on July 14, amid coronavirus pandemic.

At least 153 people were killed and 84 injured in 106 waterway accidents in last six months, two non-government organisations say.

The central Italian region of Lazio, fringing the capital Rome, has asked its large Bangladeshi community to undergo “blanket testing” for the coronavirus following a recent increase in the number of infections.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot a Bangladeshi national at Telkupi border area under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district early today.

Police rescued a maize trader from Sirajganj early today, 7 hours after his abduction from Thakurgaon Sadar upazila last evening.

Around 40,000 people from 65 villages under 15 unions of Lalmonirhat district are caught in water as the low-lying char areas of Teesta and Dharla river basin areas are flooded for a rush of water from upstream India.

A total of 608 children accused in criminal caseswere granted bail from the lower courts across the country in 35 working days, and 583 of them have been handed over to their guardians after release from three Shishu Unnayan Kendra (children development centres).

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel had apparently entered into Bangladesh territory in a drunken state and was later handed over to the Indian side following a flag meeting held in this connection, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has said.

Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi says the workers of 25 closed state-run jute mills will receive their wages for the month of June through their personal bank accounts by next week.

A 370-bed ‘Corona Centre’ will open at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) tomorrow for providing treatment to coronavirus patients.

Kuwait’s Public Prosecution decided to send two Kuwaiti officials to jail, while Parliamentary Legislative Committee has lifted immunity of two MPs for interrogation for their alleged involvement in human trafficking, money laundering and bribery linked to Bangladesh MP Shahid Islam.

Four more Chinese nationals working in a factory in Nilphamari EPZ have tested positive for coronavirus.

Dr Wahidul Huq, a noted economist and former finance minister during HM Ershad’s regime, passed away in Toronto, Canada. He was 87.

Humility is the rarity that goes sorely missing in people with power. Among hordes of influential people in our society, only a few stand apart as rarity, a light of hope for the society against show of arrogance. With the passing of Latifur Rahman, a light of rarity went out for good.

A virtual court in Dhaka places a caretaker of Alif Hostel on a one-day remand in a case filed over disappearing certificates and other valuables of 138 students for “not paying rent for three months” during the Covid-19 pandemic.