The High Court has deferred to June 29 the delivery of its order on a writ petition filed seeking action against those responsible for the deadly fire at the isolation unit in United Hospital, where five people were killed on May 27.

Amidst rising border tension with China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today embarked on a three-day visit to Russia during which he will hold talks with top Russian military brass.

Thirty-eight people died from coronavirus infections, 3,480 were infected and 1,678 recovered in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

Brac University is creating an online learning platform that is built on a world-class platform developed by MIT and Harvard -- named ‘buX’.

The High Court has issued injunction till August 10 on Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority's (Wasa) decision of hiking water price by 25 percent from April 1 this year.

Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute and Hospital in Dhaka is designated for priority treatment of coronavirus-positive health workers.

Dhaka Bar Association (DBA) has appealed to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to take necessary measures to ensure treatment for coronavirus-infected members and their families at six hospitals in the capital.

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed yesterday said every union parishad will be marked as a police beat to take services to people's doorsteps.

A four-year-old child was raped allegedly by a man in Jashore town yesterday, said police.

A retired ENT Professor of Chattogram Medical College Hospital has died of coronavirus.

The World Health Organization reports the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours.

Another moderate earthquake with 5.8 magnitude jolted Dhaka and some other parts of the country early today.

The government has announced closure in some areas that were marked as red zones by health authorities in 10 districts.

Renowned Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rezwana Choudhury Bannya has tested positive for Covid-19.

A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has brought back 388 Bangladeshi expatriate workers from Saudi Arabia, most of whom were either in jail or in detention camps in the gulf country for various reasons including not having legal documents.

Bangladesh Ride Sharing Association (BaRSA) has expressed disappointment at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) decision to allow only 255 four-wheelers with enlistment certificates for ride-sharing services in Dhaka and adjacent areas.

German authorities have expressed shock over a rampage of an “unprecedented scale” overnight in the city centre of Stuttgart, where hundreds of party-goers ran riot, attacking police and plundering stores after smashing shop windows.

Bhola's District and Sessions Judge ABM Mahmudul Haque, infected with Covid-19, has been brought to Dhaka by a helicopter for better treatment after his health condition deteriorated.

UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has stressed on protecting the mental health of health workers before a possible second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hits, as feared by the World Health Organization when many countries begin reopening economies.

China has said Bangladesh will get priority in terms of cooperation and support if they can successfully develop vaccine for coronavirus.