The Army Headquarters outrightly rejected “all malicious attempt and claims of Al-Jazeera to debase a professionally highly skilled, universally accepted Chief of Army Staff without any valid evidence” in a report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” broadcast on February 1 by the international news channel.

The World Health Organization has given emergency use approval to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines, allowing distribution to some of the world’s poorest countries to begin.

Robi Axiata declared no dividends for its shareholders after its first year on the stock exchange, although it witnessed a rise in profits in 2020.

Britain’s drug regulator is auditing manufacturing processes at Serum Institute of India (SII) which could pave the way for AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to be shipped from there to the UK and other countries, according to two sources close to the matter.

Indian politicians and activists condemned the arrest of a 22-year-old climate campaigner accused of sedition for helping edit an online document that Sweden’s Greta Thunberg had promoted in support of farmers protesting in the country.

The High Court has questioned a lower court order that granted bail to the wife and daughter of lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul in a Tk 148.41 crore money laundering case.

A court in Kushtia today sentenced a former inspector of Kushtia court to two years imprisonment in a case filed for embezzling Tk 60,000 without submitting it to the government treasurer in 2010.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday blamed the European Union for its deteriorating relations with Russia and accused the bloc of systematically destroying mechanisms for cooperation.

China is cracking down on vaccine-related crimes, making dozens of arrests over the production and distribution of fake coronavirus vaccines, price gouging and illegal inoculations, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Five of six amici curiae (friends of court) have told the High Court that the writ petition that sought a ban on the broadcast of Al Jazeera and the removal of its report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” from digital platforms is not acceptable as the petitioner has not served any legal notice to the government asking for steps to be taken to this effect.

eCourier, an initiative by Dotlines Bangladesh Limited, organized an event for the launch of logistics industry re-defining new services on 15th February 2021 (Monday) at Best Western La Vinci Hotel, Dhaka. The event also unveiled the new logo of eCourier.

Police recovered the body of a youth hanging from a tree inside Rayer Bazar graveyard in Mohammadpur this morning.

The government has changed its original plan and will administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine eight weeks after the first dose.

Dr Sayeed Hasan Shikdar, chief (additional secretary) of the planning division has been appointed as the new chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) today.

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to receive unanimous backing on Monday to become the first woman and first African director-general of the World Trade Organization.

A case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol was transferred today to Dhaka Cyber Tribunal for trial.

A court in Saudi Arabia on Sunday sentenced Bangladeshi migrant worker Abiron Begum’s employer Ayesha al-Jizani to death in a case over the former’s killing.

A newborn was found in a bush near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has said that he is ready to resign from his position if it benefits the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to present the authentic history of the Liberation War before the new generation.