Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) surveyed 37 hospitals from 35 districts and found that 49.6 percent doctors and 45.9 percent of nurses are still not getting adequate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Staff working in non-Covid units faced this the most.

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today said the government was thinking of launching modern and visually pleasing vessels on circular waterways around Dhaka city.

After five years without a single Muslim MP, Myanmar is in need of someone to help fight for the rights of oppressed minorities, says Sithu Maung as he celebrates his election to parliament.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is a need for constructive multilateralism now more than ever as the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us “no one is safe until everyone is safe”.

A tribunal in Dhaka today sentenced four people, including a retired army official, to life term in jail in an arms case.

The High Court today directed the health secretary to collect Tk 5 lakh as compensation from four frmer and current officials of National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) for their negligence in preserving and protecting hospital equipment, including intensive care unit ventilators.

Sophisticated Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and riot control vehicles were included today in Border Guard Bangladesh’s (BGB’s) arsenal to enhance its operational activities and capacity building.

Thirty-three people were detained and around 134 people fined by mobile courts for violating Covid-19 health guidelines in Munshiganj and Khulna today.

Turkey expects issues poisoning ties with the United States to be addressed, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said today, adding the search for solutions to conflicts in Syria and Libya were presenting new opportunities to improve ties.

Rights body Ain o Salish Kendra today demanded authorities to bring all mental health hospitals and service providers under regular monitoring and to ensure they are accountable for their activities.

A court in Pirojpur today sentenced two people, including a woman, to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Sadar upazila in 2016.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to start direct flights from Sylhet to Cox's Bazar from November 12.

As a sailor, we always feel this and thus our relation with the sea becomes inseparable in our life. Sometimes we forget the presence of air around us, though we inhale it every second, likewise, at times we tend to realise our engrossed relation with the sea. However, the same feeling suddenly popped up when we saw a forlorn mechanised boat -- at deep sea for months -- carrying a huge number of people including women and children. They even didn’t have water to drink, even though they were surrounded by the sea.

Sixteen more patients died from Covid-19 infection in the past 24 hours till this morning, raising the total fatalities in the country to 6,108, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A woman has filed a case accusing her father-in-law of raping her in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh.

Derived from botanical sources, attar is a natural fragrance mostly produced and used by middle eastern countries. Attar cultivation is becoming popular in Sujanagar union of Moulvibazar, Sylhet. Almost every household has a cultivation and processing area, earning a sizeable amount from the production.

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today sent a letter to the chief justice demanding that the authorities concerned take necessary steps so that no misunderstanding forms between the bar and bench (court) and their relationship is not damaged.

A Sylhet court today granted seven-day remand for suspended Sub-inspector Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan, prime suspect of the custodial killing of Rayhan Ahmed on October 11.

US health officials have allowed emergency use of the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental approach against the virus that has killed more than 238,000 Americans.

Posts and Telecommunications Division today sent Director General of the Directorate of Posts, Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra, on forced leave as primary investigation found evidence of corruption against him.