They used to lure young girls -- mostly between 18 and 20 -- with promises of better jobs in Dubai.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter tested positive for coronavirus, a day after her father-in-law and top Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and her husband and actor Abhishek were hospitalised for Covid-19.

Child marriages have increased sharply in the country with 462 girls falling victim in June during the coronavirus pandemic, Manusher Jonno Foundation said today in its monthly telephonic survey report.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says people are astonished at the fraudulence of two hospitals in coronavirus sample testing.

The lower courts across the country dispose of total 1,07,037 bail petitions and grant bail to a total of 54,677 people, including 651 children, accused of criminal charges through virtual process in last 40 days -- from May 11 to July 9.

A total of 180 educational institutions in the United States joined a lawsuit opposing the new visa policy for international students by the Trump administration, according to a report from Xinhua.

Forty-seven people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing.

The flood situation in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram has deteriorated as the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla rivers are all flowing above danger levels.

Senior career diplomat Vikram Doraiswami is likely to be India’s new High Commissioner to Bangladesh, succeeding Riva Ganguly Das.

Bosnians has commemorated the massacre of about 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, marking the 25th anniversary of killings that shocked the world and have stood out as Europe’s only atrocity since World War Two constituting genocide.

A Rohingya man, allegedly involved in yaba smuggling, was killed in a reported gunfight with paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Cox’s Bazar early today.

The condition of Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, who tested positive for coronavirus last night and was hospitalised in Mumbai, was today stated "stable with mild symptoms."

The Supreme Court (SC) has asked all Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunals, Chief Judicial Magistrates and Chief Metropolitan Magistrates across the country to receive filing of complaint cases.

Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Secretary of Law Ministry Naren Das and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus.

US President Donald Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time Saturday, finally yielding to intense pressure to set a public health example as the coronavirus rampages across America.

India’s Biocon Ltd has received regulatory approval for its drug Itolizumab to be used on coronavirus infected patients suffering from moderate to severe respiratory distress.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan have tested positive and are admitted to the isolation unit at a hospital in Mumbai.

Major General Sheikh Mazen Al Jarrah, the assistant under-secretary to Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior, has been detained for allegedly taking bribes from Bangladeshi lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam, Gulf News reports citing Kuwait-based daily Al Qabas.

Renowned Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 77-year-old actor confirmed the news on Twitter, adding that his family and staff are also being tested.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in a letter says it took the initiative to sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Regent Hospital after being directed by high officials of health ministry.