The Netherlands has expressed its strong commitment to ensuring accountability of Myanmar, which is accused of committing genocide against the Rohingyas, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services.

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday took cognisance of charges against Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam and 149 others in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.

Hit by a plunge in turnover after foreign tourists vanished, Michelin-starred Hungarian restaurant Costes has staged a skyline dining event on the Budapest Eye ferris wheel to generate sales in a coronavirus-proof environment.

Early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election began in the crucial battleground state of Florida yesterday as a record 28 million Americans have already cast ballots with barely two weeks remaining in the campaign.

Some 4,315 women and children in the country became victims of violence during the months of August and September, said a new report of Manusher Jonno Foundation.

Turkish-held northern Cyprus, a breakaway state recognised only by Ankara, was voting yesterday for a new leader in a run-off election held amid heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.

Internet service providers and cable operators yesterday withdrew their decision to shut down services across the country after a meeting with DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh at the Nagar Bhaban yesterday.

A Bangladeshi citizen was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Damurhuda border in Chuadanga early yesterday.

A Noakhali court granted seven-day remand to Delwar Hossain, the prime accused in the cases filed over gang-rape and torture of a woman in Begumganj upazila in the district, yesterday.

A Netrokona court on Saturday sent two persons to jail on charges of gang-raping a woman and two others were arrested on charge of raping and sexually harassing minor girls in two districts.

President Donald Trump campaigned at a frenetic pace Saturday in a three-state trip that started with a Michigan rally where he called opponent Joe Biden a “criminal” and pounded his claim that the Democrats are anti-American.

Turkish Airways started issuing tickets to Italy-bound Bangladeshi expatriates from yesterday, giving hopes to some of the 15,000 people waiting to return to the European country.

Millions of Europeans faced tough new coronavirus restrictions as governments stepped up efforts to slow the surge in infections, after the World Health Organization reported a “very concerning” 44-percent rise in European cases over one week.

The general discussion on the constitution bill begins in the Ganoparishad today. Top leaders of the ruling party and at least one MCA from each district are expected to participate in the general discussion.

Three youths, including two siblings, were killed after being run over by a train in Netrakona’s Barhatta upazila early yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government didn’t want any recurrence of brutality like that of the killing of her youngest brother Sheikh Russell.

China has passed a new law to improve its handling of disease outbreaks -- including protecting whistleblowers -- following a cascade of criticism over its coronavirus response and accusations of an early cover-up.

An Egyptian activist and satirist detained for more than two years has been released, his family has announced.

Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, his ministry said yesterday, as the country posted a new daily record for infections.