President of the UN General Assembly stated that the response during Covid-19 pandemic must focus on “the two-thirds of the world’s population at risk of being left behind”.

Police have recovered the decomposed body of a woman from a ditch in Konabari area under Uttarkhan Police Station in Dhaka, 10 days after she went missing.

Abdullah Al Baki alias Abdullah Hel Baki, the oldest war crimes criminal in Bangladesh, died of old age complications in his Dhaka residence tonight. He was 106.

A case was filed against Chairman of Regent Group Md Shahed over misappropriating Tk 91.25 lakh from a motor parts importer in Chattogram city.

Issuing a note of warning, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said those who are spoiling the image of the party by accumulating wealth illegally will not be spared.

A full bench of Supreme Court’s Appellate Division started judicial functions virtually from yesterday to hear and dispose of urgent cases after four months.

The syndicate that has been trafficking thousands of Bangladeshi girls for last eight years and forcing them into sex work is also involved in trafficking girls from India and Pakistan. It’s Indian and Pakistani members trafficked the girls to Dubai.

The biggest achievement of Jatiya Party in last one year since the demise of party founder HM Ershad is that it has managed to stay united. Although the party did not split formally, there were clear indications of division in it, sources at JP said.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will enquire into allegations against JKG Healthcare Chairperson Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury and owner of Regent Hospital and Chairman of Regent Group Md Shahed over misappropriation of public money.

A man was killed in a road accident in Kulopdi area of Sadar upazila in Madaripur yesterday, reports our Faridpur correspondent.

At least 85 kilometres roads under Roads and Highways Department (RHD) network in eight districts were damaged due to ongoing flood in northern and north-western regions in the country till Sunday.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is going to bring 10 locomotives from India by this month, to overcome its locomotive crisis.

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday arrested the master of Mayur-2 launch that hit and sank another vessel in Buriganga river on June 29, killing at least 34 persons.

Bangladesh had the fifth highest fatality rate due to drowning among all 54 Commonwealth countries in 2017, finds a study.

Revoking the work permit of Bangladeshi migrant Rayhan Kabir, who appeared in the Al-Jazeera documentary “Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown”, has been described as “blatant abuse of power”.

Moses M Costa, CSC, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chattogram, passed away yesterday morning. He died at 9:20am due to a

A mobile court during a drive today fined seven staffers of a branch of Lazz Pharma Ltd in Kakrail area of Dhaka Tk 29 lakh for storing and selling date expired medicines.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines today resumed commercial flight operation to UAE after a four-month suspension, following outbreak of Covid-19 in March.

Employees of all public, private and autonomous offices have to stay at their workplace during the Eid-ul-Azha vacation and optional leave days.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will investigate the allegation against JKG Health Care Chairperson Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury for amassing Tk 8 crore through forgery.