A suspected mugger has been beaten to death by a mob in Madhupur upazila of Tangail, said police.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.

Even though the government has closed the door for people travelling into the country from Europe, except the UK, Bangladeshis are still coming home from those countries via London and Manchester, said officials concerned.

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a large number of people have opted for ordering groceries online from the safety of their homes.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for announcing $1.5 million as contribution to the Saarc Covid-19 Emergency Fund.

The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly “accelerating”, the World Health Organization warned yesterday, but said it was still possible to “change the trajectory” of the outbreak.

The Syrian government has announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in the war-torn country, days after starting measures to stem the spread of the pandemic.

Another Tripura child died of measles in a remote area of Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila.

The High Court yesterday directed police to immediately record Kurigram journalist Ariful Islam’s assault and attempted murder case against Deputy Commissioner Sultana Pervin, three of her colleagues, and the ansar personnel concerned.

The industries ministry yesterday banned the import of scrap ships until April 7 and asked around 100 foreigners on five ships, anchored at the deep sea of Sandeep channel of the Bay of Bengal, to be in quarantine for 14 days.

A housewife was gang-raped allegedly by Chhatra League activists in Char Sujanagar Bhabanipur area in Sujangar upazila on Sunday night.

Thirteen-year-old orphan Supra Bawri’s lives with her grandparents on the Jagchara tea estate in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar.

More and severe floods are likely in Bangladesh and India due to climate change, says a UN study published on March 21.

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares today in Dhaka that the machinations of the foreign agents and so-called ultra-progressive and ultra-right elements would not be able to undo the hard-earned freedom of Bangladesh. Bangabandhu,

Until March 20, Vumi Book Café and Guest House in Bagerhat were like any other small-scale hotel, serving customers hearty meals and comfortable lodging.

A girl was allegedly raped in Habiganj’s Nabiganj upazila on Saturday, while a man was yesterday sent to jail on charge of raping a schoolgirl.

A man was killed in an alleged gunfight with police in the capital’s Khilgaon area early yesterday, hours after he was arrested from Airport Road area.

The president of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh today promulgates “The Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh Order, 1972”.

The government is planning to turn a major section of the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway into an expressway to ensure better connectivity between the capital and Mymensingh division, where 10 economic zones will be established.