Italy has registered 24,991 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday, a record high and up from 21,994 on Tuesday as cases in the northern region of Lombardy surged.

New internet users are disproportionately affected by the socio-economic impact of Covid-19, according to a study recently released by Google’s Next Billion Users initiative team.

Three people accused in a case filed over the rape of a 22-year-old woman were sent to jail today in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila.

Germany and France were preparing to announce restrictions approaching the level of last spring’s blanket lockdowns on Wednesday as Covid deaths across Europe rose almost 40% in a week, while financial markets tumbled on fears of the likely economic costs.

Two people were reported killed as Typhoon Molave hit central Vietnam Wednesday, knocking down trees and tearing roofs off homes in some of the worst destruction seen in years.

BNP senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi returned home today after receiving treatment for over two weeks at a private hospital for cardiac problems.

Police arrested four people in a case filed over the gang-rape of a housewife in Panchagarh’s Boda upazila last night.

Strong measures need to be taken immediately for reducing tobacco use in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as a tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040 as declared by the prime minister, anti-tobacco organisation Progga said today.

The following is a news article that was originally published on September 20, 2011. All dates and events correspond to the original report from 2011 and has not been edited or changed in this republishing.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked private banks to supplement the government’s credit programme for small traders under its stimulus packages announced to offset fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Police today found a fetus near the Dhaka University Central Library area.

Two newly elected MPs -- Kazi Monirul Islam and Md Anwar Hossain (Helal), elected from Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 respectively -- took oath today at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

A mobile court has jailed 41 fishermen for catching hilsa from the Padma and Arial Khan rivers in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur amid the ongoing temporary ban on catching, selling and carrying of the fish.

MGH Logistics, a Singapore headquartered conglomerate, has appointed Eom Cheolwon (Chris) as its regional managing director for Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

MGH Logistics, a Singapore headquartered conglomerate, has appointed Eom Cheolwon (Chris) as its regional managing director for Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

Myanmar-based civil society groups today said the political disenfranchisement of Rohingyas is of “particular concern” and “closely tied to the denial of citizenship for Rohingya and related laws”.

It was not too long ago that "Corporate Social Responsibility", or CSR was considered as the key indicator in judging a company's responsibility for society in the sense of sustainable business practices. However, in recent times, Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) has emerged as three central factors in measuring the sustainability and societal impact of an investment in a company or business. Starting from Fortune 500 companies to new startups, investors are now considering ESG ratings as key indicators in determining future financial performances (return and risk).

The Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region, fined a man Tk 10 lakh today for cutting hills at Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar district.

The land development tax management system will be fully digitised from July 1 next year, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said today.

India has amended a law in Jammu and Kashmir allowing Indian citizens to buy land in the disputed territory, said officials, sparking opposition criticism about a steady erosion of the rights of Kashmiri people.