The health authorities reported 21 new dengue cases across the country in the past 24 hours till this morning.

A Supreme Court lawyer today submitted a writ petition before the High Court seeking its directive on the government to form a high powered inquiry committee to probe the violation of fundamental rights of children in the three Child Development Centres of the country.

At least one lakh vaccinators are likely to be deployed to administer Covid-19 vaccines in the first phase to an estimated 30 crore people including frontline workers and health care staff across India in the first half of 2020.

Dave Prowse, the British actor behind the menacing black mask of Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday.

The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against the chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) for not complying with its directive over setting the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

A Bagerhat court has sentenced three accused to life term imprisonment for killing a three-month-old child after abduction at Morrelganj upazila in Bagerhat on March 11, 2019.

Twenty-nine 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 718 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant project at Meghnaghat (on the outskirts of Dhaka) -- the country’s largest gas-based Independent Power Producer (IPP) being set up by Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Limited -- has made significant progress despite the ongoing pandemic.

The High Court will deliver its order tomorrow on a bail petition filed by Zahirul Islam Zia, an accused of a rape case in Feni who married his victim at Feni jail gate in order to get bail in line with a directive from the High Court.

Abdul Hannan Khan, a freedom fighter and the chief investigator of International Crimes Tribunal, died of coronavirus today at the age 78.

Unknown criminals beat a former Chhatra League leader to death in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar earlier today.

In these testing times of a global pandemic, many government & private hospitals small and big, NGOs and philanthropists alike have come forward to help strengthen the fight against Covid-19.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is working to establish a rail network across the country for providing transportation to people and goods at a cheaper rate.

At least 34 people were killed on Sunday in two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan that targeted a military base and a provincial chief, officials said.

A construction worker was found dead on the ground floor of an under-construction building at College Avenue in Barishal city today.

Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a total fire ban.

Body of a newly-wed man has been found inside a room of Horipur Union Parishad office this morning.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid the foundation stone of a 4.8km double-line dual-gauge Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge -- aimed at boosting rail communication between the capital and western zones of the railway.

The National Board of Revenue is not going to extend the deadline for income tax return submission beyond November 30, said its chief today.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday to bridge the gap between the ICT Industries of Bangladesh and Malaysia to explore and develop the opportunities.