Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed in the country tomorrow with due religious solemnity.

Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it has expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail.

With a precision-crafted hinge that transforms the cutting-edge smartphone into something much more, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G is now available at a discounted price.

Twenty-five 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).

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the generous, multi-year contribution of 14 million euros (approximately Tk 139 crore) from the European Union, which will support UNHCR’s continued protection and assistance of Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar.

Bangladesh has emphasised on trade and investment cooperation with China amid growing interest among Chinese financiers to invest in Bangladesh.

An attacker with a knife killed three people, including a woman who was decapitated, at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, police said, in an incident the city’s mayor described as terrorism.

Noted freedom fighter and one of the most prominent communist leaders Haider Anwar Khan Juno died today at a Dhaka hospital. He was 75.

Incidents of extrajudicial killings came down significantly in the country since August as only nine persons were victims of such incidents by this time, rights group Ain O Salish Kendra said today.

Six people including three hospital owners were sentenced to different terms by a mobile court in the capital’s Mohammadpur and Shyamoli areas last night.

Education Minister Dipu Moni today said that the government is considering resuming classes for SSC and HSC examinees for the sake of their preparation.

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi cast her ballot today in advance voting for general elections that are taking place during a surge of coronavirus illnesses.

A Dhaka court today deferred till November 4 the hearing on charge framing against Partha Gopal Banik, a suspended deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet Division, in a case filed over the recovery of Tk 80 lakh from his residence in Dhaka.

A suspended assistant sub-inspector of police was placed on a five-day remand today, after Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested him in connection with Rayhan Ahmed's death, allegedly in police custody, on October 11.

The government has extended the closure of all educational institutions till November 14 in a bid to reduce further spread of Covid-19.

Vietnam deployed hundreds of soldiers and heavy machinery today to search for survivors after landslides triggered by torrential rains from Typhoon Molave, one of the strongest typhoons in the region in decades.

Eight renowned personalities and one organisation have received the ‘Independence Award 2020,’ the highest state honour given in recognition of their remarkable contributions to the nation.

An assistant sub-inspector of Rangpur police was arrested in a case filed for gang-rape of a ninth grader, police said.

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered their countries back into lockdown on Wednesday, as a massive second wave of coronavirus infections threatened to overwhelm Europe before the winter.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will officially lay the foundation stone of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the Jamuna River on November 29.