Myanmar files first Rohingya case report to top UN court

Myanmar has submitted its first report to the International Court of Justice on steps it has taken to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims, the top UN court said Monday.

Modi phones Hasina, extends Eid greetings

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina over phone on Monday and greeted her on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr,..

Khaleda urges everyone to stay home

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia urged the countrymen to stay at home following the World Health Organisation guidelines to contain COVID-19 pandemic.

Zafrullah Chowdhury tests positive for COVID-19

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday using the institution-developed Rapid Dot Blot kit.

Sunbeams School principal Niloufer Manzur no more

Niloufer Manzur, principal of Sunbeams School, died of COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at the Combined Medical Hospital in Dhaka on early Tuesday.

Online courts grant bail to 18,000 prisoners in Bangladesh in eight days

A total of 18,585 detained people were granted bail by lower courts in eight working days after the inception of online justice services across the country on May 12.

Arrested police ASI tests positive for COVID-19

A recently detained police sub-inspector was tested positive for COVID-19 in Khulna District Jail.

DU decodes five genomes of coronavirus

A Dhaka University team on Saturday announced that they decoded genome sequence of five samples of the novel coronavirus.

Bangladesh PM to address nation Sunday

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation Sunday evening on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims.

Mad rush of homegoers after police eases restriction

Thousands of people began to stream out of the capital on Friday ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr posing serious risks of further spread of COVID-19 ..