Health authorities in England have identified 38 cases of a new coronavirus variant which has a key mutation that is thought to reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, the government said today.

The High Court is set to deliver verdict tomorrow in the case filed for attempting to kill Awami League leader and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting a 76kg bomb at Kotalipara in 2000.

Bitcoin rose above $50,000 today to a new record high, building on a rally fuelled by signs that the world’s biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance amongst mainstream investors.

A shipment of Covid-19 vaccines produced in China arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, making it the first of the European Union’s 27 nations to receive a Chinese vaccine.

Police today arrested an employee of a shoe factory for allegedly raping a female worker in Kacharipara area of Gazipur.

German sportswear maker Adidas AG plans to sell or spin-off its underperforming Reebok brand, 15 years after it bought the US fitness label to help compete with arch-rival Nike Inc.

India will increase the number of its Covid-19 vaccination sites by up to five times after administering nearly 9 million shots in a month, a government official said on Tuesday, amid concerns about the speed of coverage in the country.

A Dhaka court today placed five high-ranked officials of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd, including its Deputy General Manager, on a three-day remand for allegedly embezzling their clients' deposited gold worth Tk 11.40 crore.

The UK and Bangladesh today agreed to develop a future trade partnership that will increase mutual prosperity and further Bangladesh’s economic development as it graduates from least developed country status.

Bangladesh Navy Ship (BNS) “Prottoy” is on a two-day visit to Mumbai.

The High Court will deliver its order tomorrow on the contempt of court rule issued against the then Superintendent of Kushtia Police SM Tanvir Arafat for misbehaving with a senior judicial magistrate during Bheramara municipality election on January 16.

President Tayyip Erdogan said today Turkey will expand its cross-border operations against Kurdish militants after 13 captured Turks were killed in northern Iraq.

The honours first year admission test for 2020-21 academic session of Dhaka University (DU) will begin on May 21 with the admission test of ‘Ka’ unit, which will be held in eight divisional cities.

China’s ambassador to Myanmar says today the current political situation was “absolutely not what China wants to see” and dismissed social media rumours of Chinese involvement in the February 1 military coup as “completely nonsense”.

For eleven-year-old Mohammad Sohel, a new shot at life without his dog Moti is impossible to imagine. So, when he and his family packed up their belongings -- collected over the years at the Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia’s Kutupalong -- to move to Bhasan Char, leaving Moti behind was not even a question.

The family of slain writer-blogger Avijit Roy today demanded immediate arrest of the two fugitives, including the mastermind behind the killing Sayed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Major (sacked) Zia.

Singapore’s foreign minister today spoke out about “alarming developments” in Myanmar but said he did not support widespread sanctions on the country in response to a coup there, which could hurt ordinary citizens.

The World Health Organization has alerted six countries to watch out for potential Ebola cases after fresh outbreaks in Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokeswoman said today.

Amazon India today announced it would start manufacturing electronic products in the country.

A Panchagarh court sent two policemen to jail in a case filed for trespassing into India without passport.