As Covid-19 transmission escalates, healthcare experts urged the government to take stringent measures immediately to rein in the surge before it goes out of control.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated Amar Ekushey Boi Mela-2021 in the capital. She joined the inaugural ceremony at Bangla Academy virtually from the Gono Bhaban in the afternoon.

Police recently submitted a charge sheet with the court claiming that photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol’s main purpose was to tarnish the images of ruling party leaders and activists and extort money by uploading fake information.

The 41st BCS preliminary examination is all set to take place today amid calls for strict following of Covid-19 health guidelines.

Two major public hospitals in Dhaka had concentrations of harmful air pollutants 10 times higher than the permissible limit in winter, finds a new study.

Bulbul Ahmed Kajol heard an explosion near ICU bed-12 at the Covid-19 unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s (DMCH) new building around 8:10am yesterday.

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih yesterday said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a symbol of democracy and freedom, whose efforts were instrumental in securing an independent destiny for Bangladesh’s people.

The history of the people of this land is that of repression, of colonialism, and of being ruled and looted by foreign forces. So, their struggle for liberation and self-rule was something that was the most sought after.

The DGHS has proposed that the government not reopen educational institutions and hold any public examinations in the wake of rising number of Covid-19 patients.

The government is not considering lockdown right now but has directed the health department to intensify awareness campaigns and ensure strict enforcement of health safety rules amid a rise in Covid-19 transmission.

BNP leader and eminent lawyer Moudud Ahmed passed away yesterday while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital. He was 81.

It was a spring evening on March 17, 1920. In the stillness of the evening that enveloped the sleepy village of Tungipara in Gopalganj subdivision, a baby boy was born, illuminating the humble family of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and Sheikh Sayera Khatun.

The country starts its 10-day celebrations of Mujib Borsho and golden jubilee of independence today with colourful events and presence of global leaders.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Bangladesh will not just be confined to attending the 'Mujib Borsho' celebration, he will tie up some loose ends of his script for the high-octane West Bengal polls.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be able to go to any hospital to avail treatment as per doctors’ advice but she will not be allowed to go abroad.

Following detection of the UK variant, the South African variant of coronavirus has been detected in Bangladesh, according to global genome-sequencing database GISAID.

Four ages-old stone sculptures, so far academically unrecorded, have been found at a monastery in Sylhet city and can open up a new avenue of studying art and heritage of ancient Shrihatta.

Global leaders, including the Chinese and French presidents, and the prime ministers of Japan, Canada, South Korea, Cambodia, and Pope Francis would deliver video messages during the celebrations of Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence and Mujib Borsho.

In a first-ever move, the government is going to use €524.56 million from the ballooning foreign exchange reserves for a development project.

Muslims in Bangladesh will observe the Shab-e-Barat on the night of March 29 as the Shaban moon was not sighted in the country yesterday.