With coronavirus infections rising in the country again, Bangladesh Police have planned a series of actions to prevent it.

Medical board members of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have examined cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore's health condition. Kishore is currently on bail in a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act.

Sixteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The government approved a proposal to purchase 85,000 laptops and 5,000 web cameras for five thousand educational institutions across the country.

A Khulna court today sentenced four people to death and five to life in prison for killing medicine businessman Firoj Sheikh in 2010.

The High Court today observed that the distortion of history about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a book titled “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihash (History of Bangladesh Bank)” is an unpardonable offence by Bangladesh Bank officials.

Russia wants an apology from the United States after President Joe Biden said he thought Vladimir Putin was a killer and may retaliate against Washington unless it gets one, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Thursday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of pursuing "appeasement and vote-bank politics" which he said was responsible for infiltration in the state.

A Dhaka court today fixed March 25 for the charge framing hearing in connection with the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others.

The High Court today directed the government to evict 74 illegal structures from the land of Buriganga Adi (Second) channel in Hazaribagh and Kamrangirchar areas of Dhaka in three months.

Bodies of a woman and her daughter were found at a house in Habiganj’s Bahubal upazila this morning.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh detained seven people from Putkhali border area in Benapole for allegedly trying to enter India illegally.

India reported 35,871 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest in more than three months, with the worst-affected state of Maharashtra alone accounting for 65% of that.

Bangladesh and the Maldives have signed four Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) to boost cooperation between the two countries in different areas including fisheries and cultural affairs.

The High Court today granted bail to Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Md Salim, in a case filed in connection with attacking Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area last year.

BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka with Covid-19 infection this morning.

Myanmar faced growing isolation today with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the military built its case against ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The body of a woman was found in Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila this morning.

Three people were killed and 11 wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul today, officials said.

Covid-19 appears likely to develop into a seasonal disease, the United Nations said Thursday (March 18), cautioning though against relaxing pandemic-related measures simply based on meteorological factors.