Anti-racism protesters in Virginia tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Tuesday night in Byrd Park in Richmond, then draped it in a burning flag and dumped it in a lake, images of the incident posted on social media showed.

The Allahabad High Court today granted interim bail to six Bangladeshis booked for allegedly misusing tourist visa by attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin in New Delhi in March and then going to Lucknow without medical examination amidst serious apprehension of spreading coronavirus during the lockdown.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells the parliament that she would do whatever is needed to help people go on with their lives without suffering amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

If have bought a brand new car and want to get a registration number as you wish, it is now possible. But you have to pay more than the usual registration fee -- up to seven times more -- to get your desired license plate number.

Bangladesh has said the principle of burden- and responsibility-sharing should be central to the actions of the international community in addressing humanitarian situations.

The government is going to place the budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 tomorrow at a time when the world grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic. The outbreak has also exposed the weakness in the country’s healthcare system as people felt they did not get the service they expected. The health budget, thus, this time around will draw a lot of attention.

The first day of experimental lockdown in the city’s East Rajabazar area was enforced strictly, with no residents except those in emergency duty allowed to go outside today.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said it is unfortunate that Japanese authorities have barred Biman Bangladesh Airlines from operating special chartered flights to repatriate stranded citizens to and from Japan.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Bangladesh Police now stands at 20 as another member of the force died from the infection.

The budget session for 2020-21 fiscal year has begun at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban amid the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Puma reopened their outlet located in Dhaka’s Banani from June 1, after almost 2 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The EU’s chief diplomat says he has assured China’s foreign minister the bloc does not want a “cold war”, as it accuses Beijing of waging a coronavirus disinformation campaign.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today informed the High Court that there are a total of 733 intensive care unit (ICU) beds at government hospitals across the country.

The 31st span of the much-anticipated Padma Bridge is installed today, bringing a total of 4.650 kilometres of the structure into view.

Considered a Hollywood classic, Civil War epic “Gone with the Wind” has been taken off HBO Max following calls for it to be removed from the US streaming service.

Police arrested a businessman for allegedly torturing a 15-year-old boy in Lalmonirhat town -- supposedly for stealing a two-litre bottle of edible oil.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will conduct judicial functions till June 30 through virtual system, without physical presence, in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

As Covid-19 hit the nation hard, some 11,025 women faced different forms of domestic violence during the shutdown across the country in May, says a tele-survey report of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the implementing agency of metro rail projects, has signed a contract with a consortium of agencies -- foreign and Bangladeshi -- for general consultancy services for Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-5: northern route).

A virtual court in Dhaka has rejected bail petitions of three accused in a case filed over trafficking of 26 Bangladeshis who were killed in Libya on May 28.