A domestic worker sustained critical injury on her throat at her employer’s house in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan area this morning.

A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday.

Leading personal care brand Himalaya has announced model turned actor Arefin Shuvo as the Brand Ambassador for its Men’s Facewash range in Bangladesh. Arefin Shuvo is a well acclaimed Bangladeshi actor, a youth icon , fitness enthusiast, known for his personal grooming and audience appeal.

A Dhaka tribunal today cleared Mohammad Erfan Salim, son of Awami League leader and lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, from an arms case as prosecution did not file any petition seeking further investigation.

Serious pollution caused around 160,000 premature deaths in the world's five most populous cities last year, even as air quality improved in some places due to coronavirus lockdowns, an environmental group said Thursday.

Hackers attacked military-run government websites in Myanmar Thursday as a cyber war erupted after authorities shut down the internet for a fourth straight night.

An unidentified person was killed on the spot after being run over by a Dhaka-bound train of Chitra Express at Khulna Railway Station this morning.

Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content.

The US Justice Department charged three North Korean military intelligence officials on Wednesday in a campaign of cyberattacks to steal $1.3 billion in crypto and traditional currencies from banks and other targets.

India has issued fresh guidelines for incoming international air travellers amid spread of mutant variants of coronavirus in many countries.

A strategic environmental assessment is being carried out for the south-western part of the country as part of the government's commitment to conservation of the Sundarbans, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the prisons will be turned into correction centres to rehabilitate prisoners back to normal life in line with the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Exercising an extraordinary jurisdiction, the High Court has directed the telecom regulator to immediately remove Al Jazeera report "All the Prime Minister's Men" from online platforms in order to prevent “further worsening of the situation”.

India will provide two lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine to UN peacekeepers as gifts, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has announced.

The central bank today asked non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to take strict measures to protect their financial from scams.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said sea cruise services can be introduced between Bangladesh and the Maldives during the winter season.

A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”, and its sales have since soared.

The High Court has questioned a lower court order that granted bail to former Awami League lawmaker from Pirojpur AKMA Awal in a corruption case involving Tk 33.27 crore.

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s 99-year-old husband, has been admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure with an ailment that is not Covid-19 related.

Nordic ambassadors and businesses have suggested improving business environment for companies already operating in Bangladesh to attract more investments from Nordic countries.