Popular ride-sharing service Obhai has installed plexiglass shield to separate the driver’s seating compartment from that of the passengers in a bid to ensure maximum protection and health safety during a ride.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have discussed over telephone the ongoing border tension between India and China, and the civil disturbances in the US over the death of a black man in police custody.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended his decision to scrap a two-decade-old troop deployment agreement with the United States due to political and other developments in the region, his foreign minister says.

A Rohingya man has died from Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia upazila.

The World Bank says that it expects the coronavirus and resulting recessions to leave “lasting scars” on developing and emerging market countries, with the worst damage on oil exporters and those suffering financial crises.

The Dhaka University authorities have decided to bring all its students under an affordable health insurance plan.

An Argentine court has moved one step closer to opening a historic investigation against Myanmar’s military and civilian leadership over genocide against the Rohingya people, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) says.

A staffer of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at the Central Police Hospital in the capital.

India is “very far away from the peak” as far as the spread of Covid-19 infection is concerned and preventive measures taken to check the spread have been very effective, the government said today.

The High Court upholds the lower court orders which granted bail to Rashedul Haque Chisty, son of the former Farmers Bank audit committee chair Mahbubul Haque Chisty, in three corruption cases.

In response to a leaked call uncovered by CNN where US President Donald Trump told governors across America to "dominate" and "arrest and try people", Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo asked the president to "keep your mouth shut".

The High Court today sought separate probe reports -- from four authorities concerned -- on the deadly fire at the corona isolation unit in United Hospital that killed five patients on May 27.

The Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka will be fully operational and prepared to serve its valued patrons with heightened safety measures from June 8 onwards.

Two groups of transport workers are engaged in a clash in Sylhet after one of the groups protested against a transport leader for allegedly embezzling money from a welfare fund.

The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) today demanded cancellation of the government’s decision to increase bus fares by 60 percent.

Youth Policy Forum (YPF) has been organising a series of webinars to analyse Bangladesh's upcoming national budget with field experts and policy teams. After hosting their first and second webinar exploring Bangladesh's Healthcare system and Agriculture sector, YPF held a third budget dialogue webinar on May 27, which focused on the Social Protection (SP) system of Bangladesh.

A Dhaka court today rejected the bail petition of Kamal Uddin alias Haji Kamal, an alleged ring leader of a human trafficking gang, and sent him to jail in connection with a case filed under the Bangladesh Passport Act.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines today was forced to cancel all 12 flights on three domestic routes due to lack of passengers.

Tropical storm Nisarga is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 18 hours and make landfall close to India’s financial and entertainment hub Mumbai tomorrow, the Indian Met department said today.

A virtual court in Dhaka has rejected a bail petition of Khondaker Enamul Basir, a suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission, in a bribery case.