One of the Bangladeshis infected with coronavirus or Covid-19 in Singapore is now in “very critical state” and is not responding to the medicine given to him, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.

As the Industry analysts were keeping a close watch on whether the trade disputes between the two world’s largest democracies would be resolved during US President Donald Trump’s visit to India on February 24 and 25, he has said he is “saving the big deal” with India for later..

An Education Ministry meeting on public universities’ uniform admission test is postponed.

The Supreme Court has fined City University Tk 10 lakh for enrolling more than 50 students to the law department each semester, in violation of the University Grants Commission’s decision.

The High Court has set February 23 for holding hearing on the bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.

Britain will prioritise access for high-skilled workers from around the world in its post-Brexit, points-based immigration system, the government says, setting out its plans to put an end to a reliance on "cheap labour from Europe".

The world is failing to protect children from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet, a landmark UN report has said, warning that every child is under "immediate threat".

Hundreds of relieved passengers have disembarked a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan after testing negative for the disease that has now claimed more than 2,000 lives in China and spread panic worldwide.

Two alleged robbers have been killed in a gunfight with rivals near Barunatail Bridge in Magura Sadar upazila, police say.

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs is to distribute foods among orphans and destitute children every month during the Mujib Year.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) floats a tender for purchasing equipment to set up the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), a system that will be used to ensure mobile devices’ authenticity in the country.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on February 18, 2020

A man has been killed and four others injured when a part of a concrete structure fell on them during an eviction drive by Bangladesh Railway (BR) at Sararchar Railway Station in Kishoreganj’s Bajitpur upazila.

Terming Dhaka Wasa’s proposal of tariff hike “unjust and unacceptable”, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demands to set the tariff through public hearing with experts of the concerned sector.

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun tells parliament that Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) found no formalin or any other chemicals in about 600 samples of fruits it tested in 2019.

BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and eight others have been sued for making derogatory comments against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The imam who broke tradition to lead the funeral prayers for a sex worker in Daulatdia in the beginning of this month today said he will never do the same again, according to BBC Bangla.

Banking giant HSBC today axed 35,000 jobs, far more than expected, and posted slumping annual profits and warned over the financial impact of the deadly coronavirus.

Three bus companies today promised the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) that they will remove advertisements from their windows as it compromises security, especially of female passengers.

A man killed his ex-wife and wounded another person at a shopping centre in Bangkok today, police said, 10 days after a mass shooting at another mall in Thailand's northeast.