The High Court yesterday granted one-year conditional bail to a rape convict after eight years of his imprisonment as he married the victim in line with the court’s directive.

US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to development of their Covid-19 vaccine had been “unlawfully accessed” in a cyberattack on Europe’s medicines regulator.

Dr Nurul Islam, deputy chairman of the planning commission, discloses today that the draft outline of the first five-year plan would be

The outgoing US point man on North Korea admitted yesterday that the Trump administration had not achieved what it sought with Kim Jong Un, but blamed Pyongyang for squandering the opportunity for progress.

YouTube on Wednesday banned new videos with bogus claims of election fraud, saying enough states have certified Joe Biden as the next US president to make it official.

People on both banks of the Padma gathered yesterday morning to witness the auspicious event of the installation of the last span of the Padma bridge.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for regional development and cooperation, reaffirming that Bangladesh follows its policy -- “Friendship to all, malice to none”.

Slovak lawmakers on Wednesday approved measures aimed at weeding out corruption in the judiciary, a key priority of the government elected on a wave of protests over the 2018 murder of a journalist probing graft.

Ten Nigerian troops were killed and one was taken hostage in clashes with IS-linked jihadists in northeast Nigerian Borno state, according to two security sources.

India’s farmers yesterday rejected the government’s proposal to amend three controversial laws and said they would step up protests seeking withdrawal of these laws which they said would harm their economic interests while helping big food retailers.

Amid rise in Covid-19 infections in Bangladesh, health authorities yesterday reported 2,159 new cases in 24 hours, pushing the country’s total tally to 484,104.

The US Supreme Court has dealt the latest blow to Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his election loss when it denied his allies’ attempt to block the certification of votes in key state Pennsylvania.

A 250-kilogramme bomb was found buried at the construction site of the third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital yesterday.

BNP Vice Chairman and former lawmaker Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf died from Covid-19 yesterday. He was 80.

The Soviet Union and Chile today call for the speedy recognition of the lawful aspiration of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as regards its

The High Court is expected to start soon the hearing on the death references and appeals against the verdict of the August 21 grenade attack cases, as the paper books have already been prepared and appeals accepted for hearing.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been ranked 39th on Forbes’ list of the most powerful women.

Australia yesterday ordered an inquiry into combating violent extremism, after a concerted push for the government to ensure it is equipped to face a growing threat from the far-right.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the global community to undertake concerted action to address the root causes of genocide and ensure justice to the victims to prevent the recurrence of any future genocide in the world.

Norway’s domestic spy agency yesterday blamed a Russian hacker group linked to Moscow’s military intelligence for a cyberattack on the Norwegian parliament earlier this year.