Twenty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The United Nations announced Tuesday it has raised more than $370 million for its emergency fund to help respond to crises in 2021.

Former minister and BNP’s Vice-chairman Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf died of Covid-19 at a private hospital today. He was 81.

Three flights of China Southern, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Malindo Air couldn’t land at the Dhaka airport on Tuesday night due to heavy fog, leaving several hundred passengers stranded.

Hefajat-e-Islam has said it has no intention of creating any hostility with the government.

The High Court today observed that only commemorating International Anti-corruption Day will not be enough for combating corruption.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is implementing various programmes to strengthen the position of womenfolk in the society, create women leadership and enhance women's education so that they can advance equally.

President Abdul Hamid today urged the concerned to focus more on regular research and creation of basic knowledge in the field of information technology.

The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided few details but marked the first public release of information on the efficacy of the shot.

All civilian (Beshamorik) freedom fighter gazettes issued without approval from the Jatiyo Muktijoddha Council will be scrutinised on December 19.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been ranked as the 39th most powerful woman in the world by the US-based Forbes magazine.

Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday, in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus.

Ferry services on the key Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed 12 hours after suspension due to dense fog.

A father and his son were hacked to death in Randhunibari area of Sirajganj’s Belkuchi upazila last night.

Indian Coast Guard personnel have rescued 19 Bangladeshi fishermen who were stranded in Indian waters in the Bay of Bengal.

Police arrested a young man for posting defamatory remarks on Facebook about President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Indonesia’s state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma has said the efficacy of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac could not yet be determined, after previously saying that interim data showed 97% efficacy.

A United Nations team visiting refugees in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region had failed to stop at two checkpoints when it was shot at over the weekend, the government has said, proclaiming it does not need a “baby-sitter”.

Mujibnagar Upazila Administration has beefed up security measures at Mujibnagar Complex and its surrounding areas.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh is among the few countries in the world that have experienced one of the worst forms of genocide.