Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of actor Abdul Kader.

Construction of the four-lane "Sheikh Hasina Road" has been completed, connecting Payra port with Patuakhali-Kuakata highway.

France recorded its first case of the new variant of coronavirus, as the number of cases and deaths from Covid-19 mounted in the country, increasing concerns of a new wave of the virus hitting the euro zone’s second-biggest economy.

A doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing the doctor.

China will overtake the United States to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated due to the contrasting recoveries of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said.

Renowned actor Abdul Kader passed away today at the capital’s Evercare Hospital at 8:20 am. The news was confirmed by his daughter-in-law, Zahida Islam.

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as part of a national Covid-19 vaccination plan being implemented by the ministry of health, according to state news agency SPA.

A mobile court at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday evening fined Qatar Airways Tk five lakh for carrying a Covid-19 positive passenger in its flight.

The death toll from an attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia has risen to 222 people, according to a volunteer from the country’s Red Cross.

Pope Francis in his Christmas message has said political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to take priority over making Covid-19 vaccines available to all, condemning nationalism and “the virus of radical individualism”.

A worker died at KSRM shipbreaking yard at Madambibir Hat in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila this afternoon.

Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many.

Interns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital called off their strike tonight.

The workers of a readymade garment factory demonstrated in Gazipur city today demanding payment of their arrears and allowance.

The government has reappointed Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam as the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) for two more years.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an agricultural scheme launched last year.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today insisted no illegal immigration is taking place into India from the country and expressed concern over rising number of Bangladeshis being killed at the border.

Freedom fighter, political analyst and noted columnist Bakhtiar Uddin Chowdhury passed away early today at the age of 72.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has written a letter to Indian High Commissioner of Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami saying that he wants to send blankets for Indian farmers.

A former member of the Bangladesh Army was killed in a road accident in Nilphamari’s Kishoreganj on Thursday night.