A sub-inspector of Chattogram District Police dies at Chattogram General Hospital with coronavirus-like symptoms including fever and breathing problems.

People who have already paid for registration to perform Hajj this year will be able to take back their money if they want, or keep it for next year’s Hajj.

Saying that the media was badly affected by the coronavirus situation, former information minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haq Inu in parliament urged the government to come forward to offer help in this regard.

Police in North Macedonia say 64 Bangladeshi migrants have been found in a truck on a highway near the country’s border with Greece.

Aiming to prevent corruption and irregularities in the police constable recruitment process, the Police Headquarters (PHQ) has decided to introduce an online application system.

As all government departments, including law enforcement agencies, are focused on preventing coronavirus spread, victims of domestic violence -- women and children -- are not getting enough support, speakers at a webinar said today.

Ashfaq Rahman Asif, Managing Director, 138 East speaks to The Daily Star about the story behind creating this restaurant, which has particularly gained popularity among the youth. He talks about his passion, challenges and ways to overcome them and how he is also operating other ventures-Tarka, Tehari Avenue, Haveli, Pier 138, and Busy Beans, along with his partners.

The lives of about 4.59 lakh children and mothers in South Asian countries are in danger as they are deprived of vital health services due to the coronavirus pandemic, says a Unicef report.

BNP MP Harunur Rashid today in the parliament demanded removal of Health Minister Zahid Maleque and appointment of competent and committed persons in key posts in the health sector to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

Six persons have been sued on charges of gang raping a housewife in Chandpur’s Sadar upazila on Saturday night.

A Dhaka court today placed Adib Hossain Mollah, a member of suspected human trafficking gang, on a two-day remand in a case filed for attempting to send four women to Canada with fake visas.

Parents of the ninth grader who was arrested on Saturday under the Digital Security Act for allegedly defaming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Facebook post, have apologised for their son’s mistake and sought his release.

A bill titled Adalat Kartik Tathiya Projukti Bebohar (Use of Information Technology by Court- Bill 2020) was placed in the national parliament today to empower the country’s courts to run trial proceedings through video conferences and other digital means using information technology.

In a major move to scale down bilateral diplomatic contacts, India today announces its decision to reduce by half the staff strength in the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and reciprocally cut by the same quantity the Indian presence in Islamabad.

Criticising BNP MP Harunur Rashid for claiming to be the “main opposition”, Opposition Chief Whip Mashiur Rahman Ranga today demanded that the speaker of parliament give a ruling clarifying who the opposition is.

A bill titled “The Air Transport (Montreal Convention 1999) Bill 2020” was placed in parliament today paving the way for an air passenger to get some US$ 160,000 (Tk 1.4 crore) as compensation in case of death in air accident.

UN and other aid agencies are concerned that the monsoon will exacerbate an already precarious situation in the Rohingya camps where almost 860,000 refugees live in overcrowded conditions, many situated in hazardous terrain.

A Dhaka University (DU) student was found dead on Sunday night in Natore, allegedly murdered by her husband’s family, and two people -- including her mother-in-law -- has been arrested in this connection last night.

The Supreme Court has stayed till June 30 a High Court order that granted bail to suspended jailer of Chattogram Central Jail Sohel Rana Biswas in a money laundering case.

Photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol has been shown arrested in a case filed under Digital Security Act.