US President Donald Trump said he will go on to other things if he loses the Nov. 3 election, after Democratic opponent Joe Biden said the Republican might cheat and refuse to leave the White House.

The Emirati ambassador to Washington warned Friday that annexation by the Jewish state of parts of the West Bank would jeopardise any warming of Arab-Israeli ties.

China has mobilised its army and fast-tracked tests in the global race to find a coronavirus vaccine, but its labs also have an image tarnished by past health scandals to overcome.

North Korea yesterday issued another angry statement against Seoul, this time excoriating it for “nonsensical” statements on the stalled dialogue about Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for countries to relieve ship crews stranded at sea for long periods due to lockdowns imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing yesterday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under control.

A doctor of Chattogram Maa O Shishu Hospital has applied for cancellation of her maternity leave to serve Covid-19 patients at her hospital.

Police suspect as many as 120 people were involved in the trafficking of 38 Bangladeshis -- of whom 26 were killed by criminals on May 28 -- to Libya in the last two years.

A man, who witnessed his only son burning to death in a fire at his home five months ago, met the same tragic death yesterday morning after suffering burn injuries from a fire that occurred in the same room of the same house early Friday.

More than two and a half months after the government declared Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute and Hospital at the capital’s Mohakhali a designated hospital to treat Covid-19 patients, hospital authorities said they have started providing treatment since Wednesday.

Female small entrepreneurs running boutiques in eight northern districts are counting heavy losses after missing out on the year’s two most lucrative selling periods due to the Covid-19 shutdown.

President Abu Sayeed Chowdhury today issued an order to institute two boards to scrutinise activities of government officials on a regular basis and take action against those who are involved in corruption and anti-Bangladeshi activities.

Breastfeeding mothers do not seem to be passing on the new coronavirus to their infants, and based on current evidence the benefits outweigh any potential risks of transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has recovered from Covid-19.

Bangladesh is gradually being weighed down by foreign loans, understandable through the budgetary allocation for external debt repayment, which would fester in the upcoming fiscal year and undermine efforts to revive the economy bogged down by the novel coronavirus.

Japanese government today declares that it will donate 200 buses to Bangladesh to improve the country’s transportation facilities. These buses will be operated in Dhaka and Chittagong.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the budget proposed for fiscal 2020-21 is a balanced one to recover the country’s economy hit by Covid-19 pandemic.

Rather than taking any step to take the Covid-19 patients to safety and douse the fire at the United Hospital’s isolation unit, an on-duty doctor and two nurses left the spot. Only a cleaner tried to fight the fire, but his efforts went in vain, leaving five patients dead.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, his wife, and private secretary have tested Covid-19 positive, a ministry statement said yesterday.

Allowing the scope for whitening black money in the name of economic recovery, increasing revenue, investment, and creating jobs will legalise money laundering and facilitate corruption, says Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).