US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on US transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent (0700.HK), operator of messenger app WeChat, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing.

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned against "vaccine nationalism," saying vaccine-hogging richer countries would not be safe coronavirus havens if poor nations remained exposed.

Lebanese authorities have arrested 16 people in an investigation into the Beirut port warehouse explosion, state news agency NNA says, and a judicial source and local media say the port's general manager is among those being held.

US President Donald Trump has said it was possible the United States would have a coronavirus vaccine before the November 3 election, a more optimistic forecast on timing than anything suggested by his own White House health experts.

A gunman believed to have Islamist ties is holding three people hostage in a bank in northern France.

A professor of Chittagong University (CU) died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at the port city’s Parkview Hospital.

The Supreme Court has extended till August 31 the tenure of filing all kinds of cases for which the period of limitations have expired on or after March 26 this year.

The Indian government told the Supreme Court that the authority has withdrawn look-out notices against some foreigners who have challenged the apex court on the government's orders blacklisting several citizens of 35 countries for attending a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi in March.

Economic recovery around the world could come faster if any Covid-19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.

Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Railways Mahbub Kabir has been removed from his post and made an officer on special duty (OSD).

Only 20 percent of global e-waste is recycled, while 95 percent of India’s e-waste is recycled in the informal sector and in a crude manner.

The flood-hit districts of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat have recently experienced a spike in the number of drowned children.

The tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki must never be repeated, said Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki in a message today that marks the 75th anniversary of the tragedy in Hiroshima.

The Anti-Corruption Commission submits a 10-day remand prayer to quiz Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed in a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 2.71 crore from Farmers Bank Ltd.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has decided to run both regular and virtual proceedings of the High Court from next week for the interest of lawyers and litigants.

French President Emmanuel Macron has told angry Lebanese crowds in downtown Beirut that French aid would not go to “corrupt hands” and he would seek a new deal with political authorities.

A Dhaka court accepts the charge sheet against eight people, including JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury, in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.

Inspired by the glory of sacrifice on the Eid-ul-Azha, Shakti Foundation has come forward to make the occasion more meaningful this year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the flood across the country.

A joint patrol of Bangladesh Army and Police will be deployed in Cox’s Bazar -- aiming to keep the law and order situation normal there in the wake of the death of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.

Criticising the Health Ministry’s move to ‘stop’ drives at hospitals by law enforcers, BNP today said it has exposed that the government wants to protect those involved in corruption in the health sector.