The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asked the government to provide a list of its officials who own homes in “Begum Para” of Toronto, Canada.

Pakistan President Yahya Khan, in a letter dated June 18, 1971, drew attention of American President Richard Nixon to the “rapidly mounting threat to peace and security in the sub-continent”.

The government is planning to find out how many vehicles operate in the capital as well as the capacity of its streets.

The first astronauts arrived at China’s new space station yesterday in the country’s longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power.

The yield was good, the weather was favourable for harvesting Boro paddy and the prices too were acceptable, if not fair, to farmers.

The US death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 600,000 on Tuesday, although officials hailed progress towards a return to normality as its world-leading vaccination program promised to turn the page on one of the worst health crises in American history.

Noted actor Swatilekha Sengupta passed away at a hospital in Kolkata yesterday after a long battle with kidney ailments.

Bangladesh Medical Research Council has sought documents of the homegrown Bangavax Covid-19 vaccine to further proceed towards allowing its clinical trial.

Bangladesh has urged the UN Security Council to take urgent measures to resolve the crisis in Myanmar so that the Rohingyas can return to their homes safely and with security and dignity.

The wife of Abu Taw Haa Muhammad Adnan, a young Islamic preacher who remained missing for six days along with three others, again urged the authorities to take steps for their immediate safe return.

Despite being not directly linked to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, they would go to households to assist linemen and supervisors of the national gas distributor.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday sued 11 people, including a director of the Election Commission (EC) in Dhaka, in two cases.

Bangladesh on Tuesday provided about $7.7 million to Sudan, which is rebuilding its $30 billion battered economy from years of corruption and sanctions.

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi today reiterated that she would send back Bangladesh refugees as soon as normalcy was restored.

Ruling Awami League MP SM Shahjada yesterday wrote “no more demands; don’t want relief, just a dam” on a placard and hung it from his neck inside the House chamber in the hope that he would be heard.

South Korea has decided to provide development cooperation loans of $700 million to Bangladesh between 2021 and 2025.

The WHO warned that Covid-19 was moving faster than the vaccines, and said the G7’s vow to share a billion doses with poorer nations was simply not enough.

The High Court yesterday ordered for a judicial inquiry into allegations of grabbing 60 acres of agricultural land at Muhuripara in Cox’s Bazar and converting its nature by earth filling.

Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said there was no conducive atmosphere for reopening educational institutions as the Covid transmission rate was still high.

Indian Foreign Minister Sardar Swaran Singh carried to US President Richard Nixon today an urgent plea for help to achieve a political settlement in East Pakistan and enable the return of six million Bangladeshi refugees to their homes.