The first Arab space mission to Mars, an unmanned probe dubbed “Hope”, blasted off from Japan yesterday on a mission to reveal more about the atmosphere of the Red Planet.

A prime accused in a police official murder case and two suspected drug peddlers were killed in “gunfights” with Rab and police in Brahmanbaria, Dhaka, and Cox’s Bazar districts early yesterday.

The High Court yesterday fined Sikder Group Managing Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder for seeking anticipatory bail from abroad in a case filed over abducting, torturing and opening fire at two top Exim Bank officials over a loan permission.

Flood-hit pregnant women in Kurigram are exposed to health risks as they are deprived of proper healthcare services.

Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today asks the student community to remain ever vigilant against conspirators who are working to undo the independence. He asks them to remain prepared to shed more blood, if necessary.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s appearance on the scene ends a six-hour long blockade of Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University Dr Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury and his colleagues by the students seeking auto-promotion.

President Donald Trump assailed likely opponent Joe Biden as “not competent” to lead the country, speaking as polls over the weekend showed deepening voter disenchantment with his own handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday attended the namaz-e-janaza of his younger brother and freedom fighter Abdul Hye at his ancestral home in Kamlapur village of Kishoreganj’s Mithamoin.

A year has gone by but little Tasmin Mahira Tuba’s search for her mother is still far from over.

The deadly coronavirus is spreading out of control in Hong Kong with a record 100 new cases confirmed, the finance hub’s leader said yesterday as she tightened social distancing measures to tackle the sudden surge in infections.

As many as 56 relatives of a union parishad chairman in Brahmanbaria’s Sarail upazila have been allegedly enlisted for the government’s cash aid allocated to reduce the sufferings of poor people during Covid-19 pandemic.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said they were ready to strongly monitor the cattle market, but awareness among the people would be much more effective.

The government is going the start the online process for enrolling students to Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent courses for the next academic session from August 9, amid the pandemic.

Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a British Muslim leader facing the death penalty in Bangladesh for alleged war crimes, is suing Home Secretary Priti Patel for £60,000 in libel damages.

As the number of Covid-19 tests across the country yesterday dropped to a record in recent times, about 54 percent respondents -- mostly doctors -- of a survey said people were not going for tests due to unavailability and inaccessibility of the testing facilities.

While Covid-19 cases continue to pile up in the districts as well as in cities, detection of Covid-19 has actually deteriorated in Pabna due to low testing since the first week of July.

Americans debated mask mandates and the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as state and local officials imposed conflicting orders and cases rose by more than 77,000 across the nation for the third day in a row.

The country yesterday crossed the grim milestone of 2 lakh novel coronavirus cases with no visible sign of decline in the number of virus infections.

The government yesterday appointed M Shaheen Iqbal chief of Bangladesh Navy after promoting him to the rank of vice admiral from rear admiral.

Nurunnahar Begum is 62.