The US health secretary warned that the window to halt the spread of coronavirus across America was closing after a clutch of southern states reported record increases in cases.

The Criminal Investigation Department has filed a case against former Faridpur town unit Awami League general secretary and his brother in connection with siphoning off Tk 2,000 crore abroad.

Escalation of conflicts between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army, a rebel group seeking greater autonomy for ethnic Rakhine people, is pushing the Rohingya repatriation further into uncertainty, analysts say.

Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, senior secretary at the defence ministry, died from Covid-19 at the Combined Military Hospital in the capital yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was investigating the expenditure of Tk 20 crore for accommodation, food, and transportation of Dhaka Medical College Hospital health workers who are directly involved in treating Covid-19 patients.

A member of United People Democratic Front (UPDF) was reportedly shot dead at remote Hajachhara in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari yesterday.

Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after a local administrator warned dozens of village leaders that the army planned “clearance operations” against insurgents, a lawmaker and a humanitarian group said.

Another policeman, who was infected with Covid-19, died at Central Police Hospital in the capital on Saturday night.

Three alleged robbers were killed and two others injured in a “gunfight” with Rab in the Sundarbans early yesterday.

Soviet Ambassador to Bangladesh Valentin Popov calls on Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today at his official residence.

A virtual court in Dhaka yesterday placed photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol on a two-day remand in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

A global fundraising meeting has raised 6.15 billion euros ($6.9 billion) from the United States, the European Commission and numerous countries including Bangladesh to fight Covid-19, with many participants stressing that an eventual vaccine should be available to anyone who needs it.

Flood situation in different districts worsened further yesterday as the rivers in these regions -- swelled by torrential rains in the last few days and onrush of water from the upstream rivers -- were flowing above the danger level.

Saudi Arabia said Saturday three Iranian boats were “forced to retreat” from its waters after warning shots were fired, according to state media.

Nine people died with Covid-19 symptoms over the last two days in Cumilla.

Ethiopia said yesterday it was on schedule to begin filling a controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile River within weeks but vowed to try resolving its dispute with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan.

America’s top infectious diseases expert has warned the United States is facing a “serious problem” from a resurgent coronavirus as the illness puts the brakes on reopening two of the country’s largest states.

Around 80 shops and houses were burnt to ashes in a devastating fire at Rowangchhari Bazar of Bandarban early yesterday.

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order pledging to enforce prosecution for protesters who vandalise public memorials, as he announced he was skipping a weekend at his New Jersey golf resort to ensure “LAW & ORDER” in Washington.

The lone accused in the murder case of a Jubo League activist was killed in an alleged gunfight with police in Chattogram’s Satkania upazila early today.