The High Court has observed that the anticipatory bail petition filed by Sikder Group Managing Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder with this court from abroad is the first strange anticipatory bail application in the world.

High-speed internet services will be restored on a trial basis in limited areas of Jammu and Kashmir after August 15, the Indian government tells the Supreme Court.

The coronavirus pandemic chalked up another horrific milestone Monday as the world surpassed 20 million recorded cases of infection from the tiny killer that has upended life just about everywhere.

A garment worker was allegedly gang-raped by five unknown youths in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj.

Ministries are set to send proposals to the Prime Minister’s Office for cancellation of this year’s Primary Education Completion, Junior School Certificate and equivalent exams due to the coronavirus situation.

Another police personnel died with Covid-19 infection at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka early today.

Two students have drowned when they jumped into Shitalakhya River to avert a clash between two teen gangs in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj.

Long lines of people bought up copies of the Apple Daily paper at Hong Kong newsstands to support a free press in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources.

Shahadul Islam Sefat and Shipra Debnath, both Stamford University students, have expressed hope that there would be a fair investigation into the death of Major (Retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan, cautioning people against believing rumours.

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, star of "The Mask of Zorro" and dozens of other films, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is in quarantine.

Around nine percent -- nearly 20 lakh -- of Dhaka city dwellers could be Covid-19 positive with roughly 78 percent of them exhibiting no symptoms, according to a study.

A gas explosion tore through a Baltimore neighborhood, killing at least one person, injuring four and trapping children as the blast destroyed at least three homes, firefighters and media have said.

Former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee has been put on ventilator support after undergoing brain surgery at the Army Research and Referral hospital in New Delhi where he was admitted after testing positive for Covid-19.

Iran has shut down a newspaper after it quoted a former member of the national coronavirus taskforce as saying the country’s tolls from the epidemic could be 20 times higher than official figures, state news agency IRNA reports.

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, today greeted members of the Hindu community on the occasion of Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab announces the resignation of his government after a powerful Beirut port explosion sparked public uproar against the country's leaders.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said all areas under the city corporation will be free of overhead cables by this December.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned for taking preparations in advance to face any possible long-term flood as forecasted by the meteorological department.

A health ministry taskforce conducts drives in two private hospitals in Gazipur and realised Tk 11 lakh in fines for a wide range of mismanagement and irregularities.