The World Health Organization (WHO) says that it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments.

The budget and eighth session of current 11th parliament was prorogued today after only nine working days, which was the shortest parliament session in the recent history of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Public prosecutors, government pleaders and individual lawyers across the country will be provided training in order to increase their competence in moving cases before the courts through a virtual system.

A case has been filed against 10 named and some unnamed people in connection with yesterday’s gun attack in Bandarban’s Bagmara area that left six people killed and three others injured.

The issue of women’s rights, feminism and gender is complex and ongoing in most countries including Bangladesh. At the heart of it is the question: Are women in Bangladesh truly equal in all social, economic, cultural and legal practices in our country, as stated in our Constitution, as our Founding Father intended for us to be?

Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today told parliament that Bangladesh has been affected very much due to fake Covid-19 test certificates as different countries have put restrictions on Bangladeshi passengers in entering their countries.

Twenty-seven police personnel who recovered from Covid-19 infections in Cumilla have started for Dhaka to donate plasma for treatment of severely ill coronavirus patients.

Malaysian authorities’ move to go public with the personal details of a Bangladeshi migrant worker, who is wanted by them for speaking up on alleged mistreatment by immigration officers, has sparked criticism from rights activists.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told the parliament that the government is facing blame for corruption despite the fact that it is working to curb corruption and nab those behind irregularities.

Bangladeshi lawmaker Shahid Islam Papul is not a Kuwaiti citizen, Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has said, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in the parliament that his seat would be vacated if it is found that Papul secured Kuwaiti citizenship.

Forty-one people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of DGHS, says during a briefing.

Authorities have asked the immigration police to remain alert so that Regent Group chairman Md Shahed, who is accused in a case filed over Covid-19 certificate forgery, cannot leave the country.

Three alleged Rohingya yaba smugglers have been killed in a “gunfight” with Border Guard Bangladesh in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

The US Embassy has provided essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Bangladesh Police as part of continued US support for Bangladesh’s Covid-19 response efforts.

A rickshaw puller dies when an unidentified vehicle hits him in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.

India registers a record single-day hike of 24,879 coronavirus infections, which takes the nationwide tally to 767,296.

Parliament has passed the “Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020” to extend the age limit of the central bank’s governor to 67 years.

Huawei Bangladesh has partnered with Bijoy Digital to provide digital solutions to T&T High schools across Bangladesh to facilitate distance learning through a project titled ‘Bridging the Digital Education Divide to Reduce the Gap’, which will provide Huawei smart devices along with Bijoy Digital App and connectivity to pre-school to Grade 4 students. The project is receiving collaborative support from the UNESCO Office in Bangladesh.

The United States reports more than 60,000 new Covid-19 cases, the biggest increase ever reported by a country in a single day, according to a Reuters tally.

Facebook Inc's decisions to allow controversial posts by President Donald Trump established a "terrible precedent" that could allow the platform to be "weaponised to suppress voting," an external civil rights audit finds.