A car bomb attack targeting an Afghan intelligence agency installation in the eastern province of Ghazni killed at least five people on Monday, an official says.

At least four people died of coronavirus-like symptoms in four districts between Saturday morning and yesterday afternoon.

A total of 3,447 people secured bail from the lower courts concerned across the country on the fourth day of virtual hearings of petitions.

Manusher Jonno Foundation expresses deep condolence over the deaths of several eminent personalities in the past couple of weeks.

A motivational speaking session was conducted by the US Ambassador and his colleagues at the Embassy's office today, for the benefit of diplomatic police to boost the mental strength of the policemen in their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

The lists of poor families for the government’s cash assistance programme in three unions of Habiganj’s Lakhai upazila have been cancelled following irregularities.

A group of miscreants snatched Tk 50 lakh from a postmaster after shooting him in the leg at Kalihati upazila of Tangail today.

India has extended the countrywide coronavirus-induced lockdown till May 31 and framed new guidelines that largely leave it to states to decide on colour-coding of contagion hotspots and allowing shops and markets, among other economic activities, to resume functioning outside containment zones.

Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam has been appointed by the government as the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the stock market regulator.

At least 46 police personnel who tested Covid-19 positive earlier have made recovery.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurates a 2,000-bed hospital at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) on temporary basis for ensuring treatment to coronavirus infected patients.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has imposed restrictions at all entry and exit points to prevent anyone entering or leaving the port city until further notice in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.

A virtual court in Dhaka has refused to entertain the bail petitions of Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and Writer Mushtaq Ahmed as a seven-day remand prayer is currently pending against them in connection with a case filed against them under the Digital Security Act.

Cyclone Amphan is likely to intensify into a “very severe” cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours and cross coastal areas between Sagar Islands (West Bengal, India) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) during the afternoon/evening of May 20, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

The High Court refuses to grant bail to contractor Shahadat Hossain in two separate cases filed over the much-discussed corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the authorities concerned of the government to take necessary steps to protect 89,000 prisoners and the prison staff from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

With an aim to prevent spread of coronavirus, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has strengthened security at check-posts at the capital’s entry points so that no one can enter or leave the city without urgent need.

An alleged Rohingya drug peddler is killed in a gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh pays tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The government has decided to appoint Md Mustafizur Rahman, current Bangladesh high commissioner to Singapore, as the next Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Offices and other international organisations in Geneva.