Another doctor who was infected with Covid-19 has died at a hospital in Dhaka.

Taking cognisance of the death of a pregnant wild elephant at Silent Valley Forest in the southern state of Kerala, India’s National Green Tribunal forms a committee and directed it to submit an action-taken report on the matter.

The council of the US city of Minneapolis voted late Sunday to dismantle and rebuild the police department, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement, pushing the issue onto the national political agenda.

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE) in a circular has urged garment factory owners not to terminate any worker to avert labour unrest in the country.

BNP’s Dhaka North unit general secretary Ahsanul Hassan passed away after he was diagnosed with Covid-19.

At least 128 Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi-born US citizens have returned from the country on a special Qatar Airways flight amid suspension of regular passenger flights due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fourteen retired and three serving members of the Armed Forces have died with Covid-19 till today, Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate said in a release.

A specialised vehicle has started going door to door in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila to collect samples for coronavirus testing.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says it is a matter of regret and shame that a Bangladeshi lawmaker has been detained in a foreign country.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has inaugurated a year-long programme on eradicating the mosquito menace in the city.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the historic six-point demand declared by Bangabandhu blossomed as Bangalees’ demand for freedom at that time.

Law enforcers have arrested at least 13 people in 22 cases filed across the country over the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya on May 28, Police Headquarters (PHQ) said today.

Three unions under Ukhia upazila and Teknaf municipality in Cox’s Bazar district -- areas inhabited by Rohingya refugees from Myanmar -- have been declared red zones to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing has been admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka after he was diagnosed with Covid-19.

NGOs and civil society groups demanded that the government undertake a long-term plan involving them in tackling the novel coronavirus which is likely to continue for a while and will heavily impact livelihoods.

Former Sylhet city Mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran is being taken to Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka by a special helicopter of Air Force as his physical condition deteriorated due to Covid-19 infection.

Dr Mirza Nazim Uddin, a senior consultant (medicine) at Square Hospital in Dhaka, has died with Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Local administration declares three areas in Narayanganj to be red zones, and imposed lockdown for the next 15 days starting today, to contain the growing number of coronavirus cases in those areas.

Creating employment opportunities in both private and public sectors, and attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) can be game changers even amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

June 5th proved to be consequential for Youth Policy Forum (YPF) Budget 2020 Dialogue, with their second last panel bringing together leading politicians of varying party affiliations to discuss the recommendations put forward by expert and student-led panels in prior sessions.