A man in Jashore Sadar upazila was arrested for allegedly raping a housewife at gunpoint last night, said police.

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

Expressing deep concern over the investigative report aired by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera, BNP has sought an “acceptable and credible” explanation from the government.

A madrasa teacher was stabbed to death and three were injured in an attack following a land dispute in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali this morning.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said some 1.5 lakh people have registered online to take Covid-19 vaccine doses till this noon.

Britain on Thursday launched a trial to assess the immune responses generated if doses of the Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca Plc are combined in a two-shot schedule.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked agricultural scientists to conduct further research over local fruits and agricultural items to expand their market.

A Narail court today sentenced BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman to two years’ imprisonment in a defamation case filed against him for making derogatory comments about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

With the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, the United Nations has urged key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries to get immunised by the first half of this year.

Naogaon lawyers are continuing strike for the fourth consecutive day today protesting alleged assault on one of their fellows by members of police.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to detained accused Motaleb Mia Wasim in a case filed over the gruesome murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of former superintendent of police (SP) of Chattogram Babul Akter, in June, 2016.

American missionary and noted educationist Father JS Peixotto died this morning at Moreau House in Dhaka’s Rampura at the age of 87.

A Satkhira court today sentenced former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam Habib and two others to 10 years’ imprisonment in a case filed over the attack on a motorcade of the then opposition leader and now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002.

A postgraduate in Accounting from the University of Dhaka, Mr. Mamoon Mahmood Shah started his banking career as Probationary Officer of IFIC Bank Ltd. Mr. Mahmood joined NRB Bank Limited as Additional Managing Director in 2019. He has to his credit a wide range of banking experience of more than 30 years which includes serving in key positions in a number of both local and multinational banking institutions such as EBL, HSBC, Standard Chartered, ANZ Grindlays, etc. He also held the position of MD & CEO of ICB Islamic Bank, National Finance Ltd., and GSP Finance.

The Australian prime minister said he had a “constructive” meeting on Thursday with the head of Google after the tech giant threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over plans to make digital platforms pay for news.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged on Wednesday to mobilise enough international pressure on Myanmar’s military “to make sure that this coup fails” as the UN Security Council tries to negotiate a statement on the crisis.

Myanmar has raised objection over Gambia's eligibility in filing the November 2019 case that alleged that Myanmar’s atrocities against the Rohingya in Rakhine state violate the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Myanmar’s junta blocked Facebook and other messaging services in the name of ensuring stability on Thursday as they consolidate power following a coup and the detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

In every 1,000 live births, 30 newborns die in the country, says Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS).

United States’ President Joe Biden has promised that no one in his extended family will weigh in on government decisions in an interview with People magazine published Wednesday, reports CNN.