Eminent journalist and Editor and Publisher of the daily Janakantha Mohammad Atiqullah Khan Masud passed away yesterday morning.

Indian government has decided to honour Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize-2020 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods, an official statement said yesterday.

Jahur Ali, a 44-year-old worker at a stone quarry in Tetulia, was utterly clueless about the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination campaign.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday shared her vision of fostering friendship in South Asia to optimise utilisation of natural resources, alleviate poverty and work together to tackle the challenges of climate change.

Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari is arriving in Dhaka today on a two-day visit to attend the celebrations of Mujib Borsho and golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.

SARS COV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, mutated 4,604 times in Bangladesh from April to the first week of December last year, and of the mutations, 34 were unique meaning they do not match any other mutations found in other parts of the world.

The country saw a sharp rise in Covid-19 infection rate yesterday.

World leaders have frequently used the word “war” to describe the fight against the coronavirus primarily to emphasise how precious every second, every minute or every strategic decision is in combating the invisible killer.

Roksana Khatun moves aside dirt and floating leaves from a pond, slowly lowers her earthen pitcher into it and fills it with around 20 litres of water.

Dhaka and Colombo have agreed to improve air and sea connectivity to boost trade and tourism.

There is no reason for any security concerns for the agitation by some people against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.

Bangladesh’s daily Covid-19 infection rate fell slightly to 9.39 percent yesterday compared with 10.04 percent the previous day.

A rural farmer, who does not have access to the internet, let alone have a Facebook account, has been on the run since he was sued under the Digital Security Act five months ago over a post on the social media platform.

A 40-year-old woman was sitting in a shared kitchen in Korail Bosti, where a pan of catfish stewed away on the stove. But it wasn’t hers -- it was her neighbour’s lunch.

Police Bureau of Investigation yesterday arrested Shahidul Islam Swadhin, the prime accused in two cases filed over the Wednesday’s attack on Hindu houses in Noagaon village of Sunamganj’s Shalla upazila.

As coronavirus transmission has been rising from the second week of this month, the demand for ICU beds in the capital’s hospitals has also increased.

In the space of two years, Rubel Miah has seen the value of his wages at his job in Beirut plummet to one-fifth of what he could earlier convert to US dollars and send home to his family.

The success of Bangladesh and its people is the best honour to the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated Amar Ekushey Boi Mela-2021 in the capital. She joined the inaugural ceremony at Bangla Academy virtually from the Gono Bhaban in the afternoon.

Police recently submitted a charge sheet with the court claiming that photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol’s main purpose was to tarnish the images of ruling party leaders and activists and extort money by uploading fake information.