Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Dhaka's Mirpur this morning, marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day.

A gunman shouting “Kill me!” opened fire from the steps of New York City’s Cathedral Church of St John the Divine just after an outdoor choir performance there on Sunday, and was himself shot dead by police, according to police and a Reuters photographer at the scene.

A sophisticated hacking group backed by a foreign government stole information from the US Treasury Department and a US agency responsible for deciding policy around the internet and telecommunications, according to people familiar with the matter.

No one doubts the magnitude of complexity that shrouds Dhaka, this city of 16 million poised between being the worst liveable and an economic colossus.

Two madrasa students, the accused in a case filed for vandalising a sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Kushtia town, have confessed to their involvement in the incident.

Parents converged on a secondary school in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, begging authorities to save hundreds of boys abducted by gunmen.

Teetering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit departure, Britain and the European Union stepped back from the void Sunday and agreed to continue trade talks, although both downplayed the chances of success.

The first trucks carrying a Covid-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States pulled out of a Michigan manufacturing facility Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation’s coronavirus outbreak beginning in earnest a day later.

A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of Monir Hossain, known as "Golden Monir", in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.

A hotel and a restaurant in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet have been fined a total of Tk 15,000 for serving wild and migratory bird meat to their customers.

A fire broke out at a gas line in Tukerbazar area of Sylhet Sadar upazila, near Sylhet-Sunamganj road, at around 7pm today.

Terming Hefajat-e-Islam as “neo-Razakar”, Prime Minister’s ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the anti-liberation forces’ goal to “transform Bangladesh into Afghanistan” will never be allowed to turn into reality.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has honoured 10 youths from across the country as “Heroes of the Pandemic” -- for their acts of benevolence, compassion and support to those in need in these trying times.

The High Court today directed the government to display charts showing prices of tests for Covid-19 patients at main gates of all hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres across the country in seven days.

Iran has summoned the ambassador of Germany, current holder of the European Union’s rotating presidency, over EU criticism of the execution of an Iranian journalist, Iranian media reported.

The government took a decision in principle to include names of 1,222 people in the martyred intellectuals list.

Considering the narrow roads and long distances, mini fire service stations will be built at all the wards of Dhaka North City Corporation, LGRD minister Md Tazul Islam said today.

Kerala is the latest Indian state to announce Covid-19 vaccine for its people, free of cost.

The High Court has ruled that the government cannot withdraw any corruption case filed or moved by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and cannot recommend for withdrawal of such cases from the trial proceedings either.

Former officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das had met with murdered Maj (retd) Sinha Rashed Khan at the police station, and threatened him, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) revealed at a press conference.