Bangladesh's abstention from voting the UN General Assembly resolution on Myanmar, which condemned the country's February 1 military coup and called for restoring democracy and preventing arms flow, has raised questions if Bangladesh is supporting Myanmar military regime.

Health officials yesterday reported 143 deaths, the highest in a day since the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in the country.

On average, labour courts take ten times more time to pass a judgment than they are legally allowed.

At least five Covid-19 patients died in Satkhira Medical College Hospital after a disruption to their oxygen supply on Wednesday night.

Al-Amin worked at a metal ornament factory in the capital's Lalbagh area for 15 years.After the pandemic struck Bangladesh and the factory incurred losses due to a fall in sales, the factory had to eventually close down two weeks ago, leaving the 26-year-old unemployed.

Rights activists and legal experts welcomed Law Minister Anisul Huq’s announcement about removing from the Evidence Act a provision allowing “negative” remarks about the character of a rape victim in a rape case.

A case was filed on Thursday against Grameenphone by Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the forest department for using an indigenous bird in their advertisement.

Muzaffar Ahmed, president of the National Awami Party (Wali Group) rejected Yahya's plan to impose a government of Islamabad's choice on the people of Bangladesh.

Fishing in all the rivers and canals in the Sundarbans has been banned for two months from yesterday due to the fish breeding season.

Some Rohingyas maintain personal hygiene poorly and lack proper healthcare awareness, said officials concerned about the recent outbreak of diarrhoea in Bhasan Char.

The health directorate yesterday reported the country’s highest single-day Covid-19 case count of 8,822 and the second-highest death toll.

Eighty percent people of the country will be vaccinated for Covid-19 within the first quarter of next year, Health Minister Zahid Maleque told parliament yesterday.

Today is the first death anniversary of Latifur Rahman, founder chairman and CEO of Transcom Group, a well-known and highly respected business house.

Law enforcers have been deployed on streets to make sure people stay indoors as the government starts enforcing a seven-day countrywide lockdown today to stem the surge in Covid-19 infections and deaths.

The threat of terrorism is far from over and done with.

“Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that,” said iconic American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.

With the evening sun going down and the sky turning a dusty pink, a quietness descended at the Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1, 2016, towards the end of Ramadan that year.

Sami lost his father a year ago.

Detectives arrested an imam for his alleged involvement in the brutal killing of Abu Yunus Mohammad Shahidunnabi Jewel in Lalmonirhat.

Seven out of 22 houses built for homeless people under the Ashroyon project-2 have partially collapsed following moderate rainfall in Koyerkhali area of Bogura’s Sherpur upazila four days ago.