Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad has tested positive for coronavirus.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed two separate cases against Mohammad Jawed Alam, a former additional chief engineer of the Roads and Highways Department, and his wife Anwara Begum for amassing about Tk 3.09 crore illegally.

Jagannath University (JnU) student Tithy Sarker has been sued under the Digital Security Act for making "derogatory" comments about religion on Facebook.

A fire broke out at a 10-storey building in Dhaka’s Konapara area this afternoon.

Vistara Airlines, a joint venture between India’s Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has started operating regular flights between Dhaka and Delhi.

Three men have been detained by Armed Police Battalion 16 in connection with the killing of man allegedly by Rohingya robbers in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

A Rangpur court today sent six police constables to jail in connection with securing jobs in Bangladesh Police using fake freedom fighter certificates.

Only 8 percent of the country's employed workforce has so far benefitted from the stimulus packages linked to the coronavirus pandemic, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue today, as it called for widening the support schemes.

Police in Portland has declared riots, arrested 11 people and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle, as Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the National Guard in response to protests on the night after voting in the US presidential election.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government has been working to build a vibrant blue economy by utilising marine resources for Bangladesh’s economic prosperity.

Col (retd) Shawkat Ali, former Deputy Speaker and one of the accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case, has been put on life support at the Dhaka Combined Military Hospital today.

A tribunal in Dhaka today concluded recording statements of witnesses in a case filed over rape of a Dhaka University (DU) student in the capital's Kurmitola earlier this year.

Joe Biden has received more than 70 million votes and counting, surpassing the previous record set by Barack Obama in 2008, according to the Associated Press.

Malaysia has yet to open its borders to foreigners, including those employed there but are currently back in their home country, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

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

A teacher of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) has started a sit-in for an indefinite period, protesting alleged corruption and irregularities by the university authorities.

A Bagerhat court sentenced the superintendent of a madrasa to life term for raping a class 5 student in Sharankhola upazila.

Nagad, the mobile financial arm of the Postal Department, today has brought down the cash-out charge to Tk 9.99 per Tk 1,000 -- the lowest rate ever in the country's mobile financial service segment.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a union parishad member for allegedly raping a girl in Joypurhat early today.

A court in Lalmonirhat has granted three-day remand to four accused, including a khadem of the local mosque, in connection with the brutal killing of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel.