The third metro rail project of the country is being prepared for its physical work to begin from 2023, as the authority is set to sign a contract with a consortium of agencies, both foreign and Bangladeshi, today for general consultancy services.

A youth was stabbed to death by her neighbour outside his home in Bajua area of Khulna’s Dacope upazila yesterday morning over “grazing the latter’s cows” in the field of a local college.

George Floyd’s funeral was held in his native Houston yesterday after mourners paid their respects to the African American whose death in custody ignited global protests against racism and calls for reforms of US law enforcement.

Moscow emerged from a strict coronavirus lockdown yesterday despite Russia seeing thousands of new cases every day, as the World Health Organization warned the pandemic was “worsening” worldwide.

Authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University will not submit this week the performance trial result of home-grown Covid-19 testing kit developed by Gonoshasthaya Kendra.

The government yesterday extended the relaxation of the requirement to obtain driving licences to operate heavy vehicles by one more year to June 2021, following the demand of transport leaders.

Doctors will now carry out the final test of brain functionality on Awami League Leader Mohammad Nasim to decide whether his life support system should be removed.

Students are deprived of reaping the rewards of the semester system in four public universities due to mismanagement by the authorities.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today orders an immediate inquiry into the killing of Dhaka University Professor Humayun Kabir.

Democrats knelt in silent tribute to George Floyd in the US Congress yesterday before unveiling a package of sweeping police reforms in response to the killing of African Americans by law enforcement.

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam yesterday said the city’s East Rajabazar area would be put under an “experimental” lockdown from midnight tonight.

Indian health ministry has issued a draft notification allowing manufacture, import and “compassionate use” of any unapproved drug for severely-ill Covid-19 patients.

Japan’s economy braced for its worst postwar slump even as first-quarter GDP contracted less than initially thought, as the coronavirus crisis slams the brakes on global growth and raises pressure on Tokyo to cushion the blow to business and consumers.

Police in Germany have detained a man on suspicion of planning to kill Muslims in an attack inspired by the 2019 mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, prosecutors said yesterday.

European countries experimented with further lifting coronavirus restrictions yesterday as New Zealand declared victory over the pandemic, even as global cases topped seven million and deaths mounted in Latin America.

Calls for deep police reforms gained momentum as Minneapolis city council members pledged late Sunday to dismantle and rebuild the police department, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement.

Another doctor who was infected with Covid-19 died at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday morning.

Detective Branch (DB) of Police and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested nine people from different areas of the capital in connection with human trafficking and the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya.

Eminent citizens yesterday commemorated the three torchbearers of the country who have passed away during the coronavirus pandemic, saying their immense contributions paved the way for the nation’s enlightenment and prosperity.

After Cyclone Amphan barrelled through Bangladesh almost two weeks ago, Red Crescent teams have reached more than 30,000 people, but thousands more are in need of further humanitarian assistance.