Global coronavirus infections have exceeded 50 million, according to a Reuters tally, with a second wave of the virus in the past 30 days accounting for a quarter of the total.

The High Court today directed the government to collect all kinds of due revenues, including value added tax (VAT) and tax, from internet companies like Facebook, Google, YouTube and Amazon, which have earned income from the country in the last five years.

Iran’s president today said the next US administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trump’s mistakes, Iranian state TV reported after Joe Biden captured the US presidency.

Electronics giant Walton has launched a digital campaign with guaranteed cash discounts of up to 50 percent on the purchase of any model of LED and Smart TVs.

The much talked about 'Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020' was placed in Parliament today in a bid to ensure death penalty as the highest punishment for rape.

The Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was placed in Parliament today, dropping the provision for setting up separate narcotic control tribunals and paving the way for competent courts to try narcotic-related crimes.

In a no-holds barred, post-election interview with the New York Times, leftwing New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has criticised the Democratic party for “incompetence” and has warned that if the Biden administration does not put progressives in top positions, the party would lose big in the 2022 midterm elections.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said that the Biden administration will strengthen Bangladesh-US relations on core issues, considering Bangladesh’s geopolitical importance.

Law enforcers have arrested four more people in connection with the death of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel, who was beaten up and burnt to death by a mob in Burimari of Lalmonirhat on October 29.

LGRD Minister and Convener of the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) Cabinet Committee Tajul Islam today said no one will be allowed to construct buildings illegally and in an unplanned way.

Eighteen people died from Covid-19 and 1,474 new positive infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A Dhaka court today sent BNP leader and former state minister for Civil Aviation Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin to jail on his surrender in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, saying she foresees the bilateral relationship reaching newer heights in the coming days.

There will be no separate admission tests for Dhaka University’s Social Science and Fire Arts faculties (Gha and Cha units) for the 2021-22 academic session.

A man died hours after he was shot allegedly by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) in Naaf river of Teknaf in Cox’s bazar yesterday.

The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against two Supreme Court lawyers -- Syed Sayedul Haque Suman and Ishrat Hasan -- for allegedly posting derogatory comments about the judiciary on their Facebook accounts.

Six lawmakers tested positive for Covid-19 as samples were collected prior to the special session of Jatiya Sangsad this evening to mark Mujib Borsho, birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

In a landmark verdict, the High Court today upheld five years' jail sentence of a convict in a narcotics related case but allowed him to stay with his family on three conditions.

Some 30 Qatar-bound migrant workers -- who remain stranded at home amid the coronavirus pandemic -- today urged the government to take steps for their return to workplaces, saying their re-entry has been denied by the Gulf country.

Police have baton-charged medical students who were blocking Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection with their four-point demand including not taking prof tests amid the coronavirus pandemic.