Director General Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam and Director of Management Information System (MIS) Professor Dr Mizanur Rahman of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) have been infected with Covid-19.

BNP Vice-Chairman Major Gen (Retd) Ruhul Alam Chowdhury died of Covid-19 infection at a hospital this morning.

F Minor is a young band, steadily climbing the steps of success thanks to their lyrics and music. It is an all-girl band, which is quite rare in Bangladesh. The band sings in many languages namely Chakma, Marma, Bangla, Gari etc.

A physically challenged staffer, who set himself on fire at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute yesterday, died at the hospital this morning.

Police Bureau of Investigation arrested a local UP member and seven other people in different drives for their connection with attacking, vandalising and looting Hindu houses in Noagaon village of Sunamganj's Shalla upazila on March 17.

Neydi, a Bolivian primary school student, logs on to virtual classes like many kids around the world during the pandemic. The only difference is the setting: surrounded by tombstones in a public cemetery in highland city La Paz.

Hong Kong’s politics-driven emigration wave, which may see hundreds of thousands relocating to Britain, Canada and elsewhere in coming years, has been a boon for pet relocation companies.

Dhaka and Colombo today signed six MoUs to enhance cooperation between the two countries in different areas.

Scientists are exploring several possibilities that might explain at least 18 reports of extremely rare blood clots in the brain that occurred in individuals in the days and weeks after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Police arrested a house tutor after a case was filed against him on charge of raping a college student in Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila Thursday night.

In an extravagant show with pomp and colours, TRESemmé Bangladesh has whipped up an all-out fashion exhibition, titled the Spring In Bloom Fashion Exhibition, at Edge Gallery, North Avenue, Dhaka. This exclusive event is a 3-day long affair starting from March 18, Thursday, and ending on March 20, Saturday.

Facebook says it is working on a version of its Instagram app for kids under 13, who are technically not allowed to use the app in its current form due to federal privacy regulations.

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup planned more protests as international pressure on the military junta to halt its repression of pro-democracy supporters increased, with Asian neighbours joining Western countries in condemning lethal force.

Nepal gave emergency authorisation to India’s Covid-19 vaccine COVAXIN, becoming only the third country to approve the shot, developed by Bharat Biotech and a state research institute.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she would take AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shot.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the country’s official gazette said, despite calls from campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence.

US and Chinese officials concluded what Washington called “tough and direct” talks in Alaska, which laid bare the depth of tensions between the world’s two largest economies at the outset of the Biden administration.

More than 1,000 people fleeing violence in Myanmar have crossed into neighbouring India's Mizoram state since late February, an Indian lawmaker told Reuters on Friday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received his first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and urged the public to do the same, saying "he did not feel a thing."

Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Per Olsson Fridh has said Sweden will remain a partner of Bangladesh for its future journey as the partnership in the past decades grew stronger.