In a bid to curb the possible second wave of Covid-19, Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity yesterday banned customers without masks from all markets, shops and malls.

Two days before Election Day, President Donald Trump yesterday launched a sprint of campaigning across battleground states crucial to the outcome of the US election in an effort to defy the polls and fend off Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

The time has come to reintroduce coronavirus tests for every inbound passenger at all ports in the country as the globe again facing a massive outbreak, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.

Eighteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, said a press release.

The United States saw a record number of new coronavirus infections for the second day running on Friday, with just over 100,000 new infections reported just days before voters decide if President Donald Trump should remain in the White House.

Young voters in Florida, a battleground state for the US Presidential elections, think that America faces image crisis during Trump administration for its stance on climate change and handling of coronavirus pandemic.

US president Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden ramped up their campaign push yesterday as surveys show the Republican has narrowed the gaps in key battleground states with his Democratic rival ahead of Tuesday’s election day.

Remittance flow to Bangladesh is likely to grow by 8 percent in 2020, compared to that of the previous year.

The man lynched and set on fire in Burimari, Lalmonirhat last Thursday had not demeaned the Holy Quran, police said yesterday.

It was 4:00am yesterday when the first light of dawn was still far from the Dhaka sky.

More than a year after a crackdown was launched on casinos, the ACC has yet to complete the investigations in any of the 22 cases filed against ruling party men, among others, over the illegal business.

“Please don’t reveal my son’s name in the news, he is still in Libya, he will get killed by his trafficker,” she implored, talking over the phone from Noakhali.

The Institute of Public Health issued a circular on Wednesday asking Muslim women employees to wear hijab and to make sure that their clothes cover their ankle joints.

President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden were set to rally voters just hours apart in the Florida city of Tampa yesterday, their campaign paths crossing for the first time as the rivals’ fight for the White House enters its frenetic final days.

The incident of Erfan Salim and his men assaulting a navy officer in Dhanmondi on Sunday was not recorded by any CCTV cameras in the vicinity, but the police have amateur videos of the incident.

The government is considering whether to resume classes on a limited scale from next month for students who would sit for the SSC and HSC exams in 2021.

The Noakhali gangrape victim’s husband and his elder brother may have been involved in the gangrape and torture in Begumganj in September, said a probe committee formed by the High Court.

The government is sitting on a UGC probe that found evidence of corruption and irregularities by Rajshahi University vice-chancellor and pro-VC in appointing RU teachers.

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi is being observed in the country today, marking the day of birth and passing away of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), with religious festivity and fervour.

Saudi Arabia might abolish its decades-old system of sponsorship in the first half of the next year, giving one million expatriate workers the freedom to secure exit and re-entry visas and get recruited without a sponsor’s approval.