Bangladesh government has decided to work on a 6-year-long action plan to ensure labour rights and safe working spaces, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.

Myanmar’s military accused anti-junta protesters of arson and violence as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last month’s coup and an ensuing brutal crackdown on dissent.

Ensuring the continuing security of China's energy needs remains Saudi Aramco's highest priority, not just for the next five years but the next 50 and beyond, said Aramco CEO Amin Nasser during the China Development Forum held in Beijing on Sunday.

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

Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering today paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The High Court today wanted to know why the government should not be directed to take necessary steps to digitise marriage and divorce registrations to protect people from fraudulence.

A top committee of the Indian government today said there is no enhanced risk of blood clotting after being vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccines Covishield and Covaxin so far.

A Sunamganj court today granted five-day remand for Shahidul Islam Swadhin, the prime accused of a case filed in connection with attacking, vandalising and looting of Hindu houses at Noagaon village in Sunamganj’s Shalla upazila on March 17.

Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI), an international non-profit child rights organisation, and the Rotary Club of Cambridge jointly hosted a virtual conference in celebration of International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8, 2021.

A Dhaka court today sentenced 14 activists of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) to death in a sedition case filed in connection with the attempt to murder Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Kotalipara of Gopalganj in July 2000.

Police recovered bodies of a woman and her eight-year-old boy from Banani’s Korail Slum in Dhaka area this morning. The deceased were identified as Hasi Begum (26) and her son Nirob Hossain.

National President of Assam’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party JP Nadda today released the manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, promising to work on the “corrected” National Register of Citizens (NRC), protect “genuine” Indian citizens and detect infiltrators.

Police and fire service officials have so far recovered seven bodies from the ruins at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar till this morning in the aftermath of the deadly fires that burned several thousand shanties.

Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord Inc for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Bhutan Premier Dr Lotay Tshering today arrived in Dhaka to a red-carpet welcome by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who drove to the airport to greet the visiting leader in a departure from protocol.

Gas supply to different parts of the capital including Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Dhanmondi and Hazaribagh was disrupted since last night as a gas pipeline was damaged in Savar’s Amin Bazar area.

A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, including a police officer, before being arrested, marking the second deadly US mass shooting in less than a week.

Three people, including a sub-inspector (SI) of police, have been detained by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) with 240 bottles of phensidyl and two guns from Narayanganj's Sonargaon upazila.

Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter holidays to try to break a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

Myanmar protesters held candle-lit vigils for the scores killed in demonstrations against military rule, as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last month’s coup and an ensuing brutal crackdown on dissent.