Seventy-seven people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A Minnesota judge sentenced former police officer Derek Chauvin to 22-1/2 years in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest in May 2020 on a Minneapolis sidewalk, video of which sparked global protests.

Rich countries are opening up societies and vaccinating young people who are not at great risk from COVID-19, while the poorest countries cruelly lack doses, the World Health Organization said on Friday, condemning a global failure.

Police on Friday night arrested six alleged rapists on charge of gang-raping a garment worker in two separate incidents in Sitakunda and Mirsarai upazilas of Chattogram.

Shafiqul Islam Arono, an accused in the triple murder case of Kadamtali, yesterday confessed to a magistrate that he was involved in killing his parents-in-law and sister-in-law.

Two hotels in Sylhet city have been fined for hosting weddings with more than 100 guests in violation of coronavirus restrictions.

Alleging that their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been subjected to “state repression”, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said her life is now at risk since the government has snatched her right to receive advanced treatment abroad.

Rescue workers scouring the debris of a collapsed condo building in a Miami suburb said they heard sounds in the rubble overnight, as officials on Friday raised the number of people unaccounted for to 159 and the confirmed death toll to four.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said China will continue to serve as a "bridge of communication and try its best to facilitate early results" as Bangladesh seeks early repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar.

More corpses are washing up on the banks of the Ganges in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, as rains swell the river and expose bodies buried in shallow graves during the peak of the country's latest wave of coronavirus infections.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested Robin Siddiqui, proprietor of AD26.com, an advertisement firm, in a case filed over misappropriating Tk 26.66 lakh from the Farmers Bank Ltd.

China Major Bridge Engineering Company Ltd has announced Tk two lakh reward for information on Chinese engineer Zhao Jianpeng (26), who went missing from Lauhajang upazila of Munshiganj on the night of June 22 while working in the Padma Bridge project.

Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.

A study conducted by Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) revealed that millions of urban and new poor created by the pandemic remain unaddressed by the government’s social protection programmes.

An estimated 230,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Myanmar and need assistance, the United Nations said on Thursday, as a major armed ethnic group expressed concern about military force, civilian deaths and a widening of the conflict.

Dhaka University (DU) today placed a Tk831.79 crore budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2021-22, allocating nearly 59 percent of it for salary and allowances of teachers and staff.

Terming the recommendation of shutdown logical, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said the government has a preparation like this and the announcement of the shutdown may come anytime, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo.

Organised extortion and corruption are now deeply rooted in Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited.

Mehjabin Islam Moon, an accused in the triple murder case of Kadamtali, today confessed to a magistrate that she was involved in killing her parents and sister.

President Joe Biden's administration will evacuate a group of Afghan interpreters and translators outside of the country before the U.S. military completes its withdrawal so they can complete their visa process in safety, U.S. officials said on Thursday.