Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury, lawmaker from Sylhet-3 constituency, died with coronavirus infection at the United Hospital in Dhaka this afternoon.

A 12-year-old who along with five other family members sustained burn injury in a gas leak explosion in Narayanganj city early Tuesday, has died today.

Inspector Abdul Malek Talukder has been closed after a probe committee found that a young man was tortured at Barishal Divisional Narcotics Control Office five months ago.

A Dhaka court today again asked Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to submit -- by April 21 -- the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

Some people in the United Arab Emirates were given a third Covid-19 “booster” shot, after receiving two doses of vaccine, because they had not developed antibodies against the disease, the health sector’s spokeswoman said, reports Al Arabiya English.

The High Court today wanted to know what legal action has been taken against madrasa teacher Maulana Yahya, who was seen mercilessly beating one of his students in a recent video that went viral on social media.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government will set up community vision centres in all upazilas across the country in phases to provide better eyecare services to local people.

Forest Department of Cox’s Bazar rescued an elephant calf -- believed to have been lost from the herd -- from Shapalur area of Teknaf upazila, and handed her over to the local safari park yesterday.

The condition of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital following the attack on her in Nandigram, was “stable”, a doctor attending to her said today.

A Dhaka tribunal today framed charges against Abdul Malek, a driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), in a case filed over possessing an illegal firearm and ammunition in September last year.

Former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter will star in two new public service announcements (PSA) for the coronavirus vaccine alongside former First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and Rosalynn Carter, the Ad Council announced on Thursday.

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two children of Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing and six companies they control in response to the military’s February 1 coup and the killing of protesters since the takeover.

At least 3,000 nurses have been killed by Covid-19, the global nurses’ federation said Thursday as it warned of a looming exodus of health workers traumatised by the pandemic.

Myanmar’s military junta has removed Arakan Army (AA) insurgents from its list of terrorist groups because the faction has stopped attacks and in order to help establish peace across the country, state media said today.

Covid-19 vaccine Covishield will be cheaper across India under a price renegotiated by the country's government with the manufacturer, Serum Institute of India (SII), The Economic Times reported today.

Voting in the annual election to the 14-member executive committee of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) rolled into second day today.

A bus carrying school children and some parents returning from an excursion plunged into a ravine on the Indonesian island of Java on Wednesday night, killing 27 people, the country’s transportation ministry said.

The House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to one of the largest economic stimulus measures in U.S. history, a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill that gives President Joe Biden his first major victory in office.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the United Arab Emirates on Thursday and may meet the Saudi crown prince there in an opportunity to showcase new Gulf ties before a closely contested election in Israel, its public broadcaster Kan said.

Aegile Fernandez, the co-founder and director of human rights group Tenaganita and a dear name to the thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia, passed away on Tuesday afternoon.