Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Mohammad Imran will be part of a team of top diplomats from South Asia and Latin America, who will visit the facilities manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines in the western Indian city of Pune on Friday.

A worker died after falling from an under-construction mosque in Old Dhaka’s Islambagh area this noon.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen have tested positive for Covid-19.

Bangladesh will get 68 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from the Gavi-- The Vaccine Alliance -- under the global arrangement called Covax facility within 2021.

Thai authorities have escalated their legal battle against the students leading pro-democracy protests, charging 12 of them with violating a harsh law against defaming the monarchy.

People of two northern districts -- Lalmonirhat and Kurigram -- are having to endure biting cold for the last three days.

Menstruation – something that all girls and women haveto go through. On average, a woman spends seven years of her life menstruating. Menstruation is a natural and integral part of the reproductive cycle. However, the topic of menstruation is taboo in Bangladesh. Often, girls in Bangladesh are not prepared for their first period as they lack the knowledge of it, and the restrictions during their cycle prevent them fromlivingeveryday life.

President-Elect Joe Biden faces a challenging task fulfilling his foreign policy vision of the United States reclaiming its global leadership role after years in which the country stepped back and rival powers like China stepped in.

At least 55 shanties and shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a slum in Dhaka's Kalshi early today.

The aviation industry has taken a historic hit from the coronavirus and pending an effective vaccine, can only bounce back with systematic testing, sector association IATA said Tuesday.

The Election Commission will send its officials to 40 countries to hand smart NID cards to the Bangladeshis living there.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today issued a notice seeking the asset statements of MP Selina Islam, the wife of MP Shahidul Islam Papul, now in custody of Kuwaiti police on allegations of corruption, and their daughter Wafa Islam.

Police today arrested a man in a case filed for allegedly raping a college student in Sadar upazila of Bagerhat.

The appellate division has denied the bail prayer of the convict Abu Naser Chowdhury, accused in Commodore Golam Rabbani murder case, and disposed of his bail application with direction to the jail authority for referring him to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for treatment.

The brand new Dash 8-400 aircraft landed in Dhaka today and was add to the Biman Bangladesh Airlines fleet.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today sent three separate letters to CID, BRTA and NBR in connection with Monir Hossain, better known as "Golden Monir"

Singapore has deported 15 Bangladeshis over social media posts that incited violence or encouraged communal unrest in response to recent terror attacks in France, officials said today.

A petrol pump operator was set on fire early today allegedly by his co-workers, who police said had poured octane on the victim.

The government today approved two separate projects on the Western Economic Corridor and Regional Enhancement Programme (WeCARE) Phase 1 including the WeCARE Phase-1: Jhenidah-Jashore Highway (N-7) development project with an estimated cost of Taka 4,187.70 crore in a bid to upgrade 48.50km highway to six lanes including service lanes on both sides.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has ruled out the possibility of a full-scale lockdown in Bangladesh as the country is taking all-out preparations to face a possible second wave of Covid-19 infections.