To probe into the graft allegations over N95 mask, PPE and safety gear procurement at Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD), the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) forms an inquiry committee.

The Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh will not go away in two or three months, rather it is likely to stay for two to three years, Prof Abul Kalam Azad, Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says.

Combatting human trafficking is one of the top priorities of Kuwait, said its Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh, terming the country’s security a “red line”, reported Kuwait Times on Wednesday.

Combatting human trafficking is one of the top priorities of Kuwait, said its Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh, terming the country’s security a “red line”, reported Kuwait Times on Wednesday.

Three thousand eight hundred and three people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The latest figures take the total number of infections in the country to 1,02,292 -- crossing a grave milestone.

A virtual court in Dhaka has granted bail to Enayet Ullah, a drug peddler, in a case filed against him for possessing 9,000 yaba pills and 100 grams of heroin in May 2018.

Another doctor died with Covid-19 infection at Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar last night.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought the income tax documents of Mohammad Shahid Islam, MP of Laxmipur-2 constituency (independent), his family and his sister-in-law from the National Board of Revenue.

Bangladesh Police have arrested around 109 people in 51 cases filed with different police stations regarding extortion at various points on the roads and highways in the country since the beginning of June.

Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad, and his wife have tested Covid-19 positive.

A teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) was arrested under Digital Security Act early today, for "criticising veteran politician and Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim", said police.

India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) may ask state-owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to not use Chinese telecom gear to upgrade its 4G network, in a move which comes amidst India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh.

In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton accuses him of sweeping misdeeds that includes explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping's help to win re-election.

Bangladesh’s GDP is expected to grow by 4.5 percent in FY2020 and 7.5 percent in FY2021, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said in a report of Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Supplement.

Achieving 8.2 percent GDP growth during this pandemic is almost impossible as GDP growth and revenue collection will be lower this year because of slow business, said AB Mirza Azizul Islam, an economist and a former adviser to the caretaker government.

A Bangladeshi cattle trader has been shot dead by India’s Border Security Force personnel along the Bangladesh-India border in Naogaon.

The government has suspended 11 more union parishad public representatives over various allegations including misappropriation of relief items for people who were hit hard by the economic fallout during the Covid-19-induced closure.

Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on June 15 announced two new imported cases of coronavirus from Bangladesh.

Fourteen areas in Khulna district have been declared “red zones” as the Covid-19 cases have seen a spike in those.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has imposed a travel ban on Laxmipur-2 lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam Papul’s wife Selina Islam, daughter Wafa Islam and sister-in law Jasmin Akhter.