France’s data privacy watchdog has handed out its biggest ever fine of 100 million euros ($121 million) to Alphabet’s Google for breaching the country’s rules on online advertising trackers (cookies).

Rohingyas in Bangladesh who survived genocide in Myanmar are experiencing a "severe" mental health crisis, according to data in a new report published by Fortify Rights today.

US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to development of their Covid-19 vaccine had been “unlawfully accessed” in a cyberattack on Europe’s medicines regulator.

A Dhaka court today sentenced a student of Dhaka City College to jail until death and five others to life term imprisonment for killing Ayaz Haq, a student of Government Laboratory High School, in 2014.

At least 10 people -- including three journalists -- were injured during an attack carried out by unknown criminals in Cumilla’s Brahmanpara upazila today.

Gunmen shot and killed a female television journalist, who was also a women's rights activist, in Afghanistan today, an incident that underscores an increasing trend of violence against journalists in the country.

A teenager was killed and another injured by muggers last night in Abdullapur area of Dhaka’s Uttara.

The High Court today granted one year bail to Dilip Khalko, a convict of a rape case, as he married the victim at Rajshahi jail gate in line with its conditional directive.

A tribunal in Dhaka refused to accept an application filed against Hefajat-e-Islam Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque under the Digital Security Act.

The High Court today rejected a bail petition of lawmaker Shahid Islam Papul 's wife Selina Islam, who is also a member of parliament, and their daughter Wafa Islam in a corruption case involving Tk 148.41 crore.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified person on Rajshahi-Naogaon highway in Manda upazila of Naogaon this morning.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified person on Rajshahi-Naogaon highway in Manda upazila of Naogaon this morning.

Voting for the by-elections in Ishwardi and Bera upazilas of Pabna began this morning.

Ailing former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee showed signs of slight improvement this morning but his overall condition remained “critical”, hospital sources said.

Bangladesh has a high rate of cyberbullying and 80% of the victims are girls and women (14-22).

The US government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff of the social network’s Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.

The last span of Padma Bridge has been installed on pillars 12 and 13, which will connect both sides of the mighty Padma river.

More than 100 police members, who were deployed for duty at by-election to Brahmanpara Upazila Parishad in Cumilla, fell sick after eating at a local restaurant last night.

Health Canada has approved the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, clearing the way for shots to be delivered and administered across the country.