United Hospital fire kills 5
At least five people were killed in a fire at the city’s United Hospital on Wednesday night, a fire service official said.
Sikder Group MD, brother sued for threatening Exim Bank top officials
The authorities of Exim Bank filed a case with Gulshan police station accusing Sikder Group managing director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother..
UN experts call Bangladesh to end persecution of journalist
UN experts have called on the Bangladesh government to stop the ongoing ‘persecution of journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol’ and expressed ..
Shujeo Shyam discharged from Kurmitola General Hospital
Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artiste and three-time National Film Award winning music director Shujeo Shyam was released from Kurmitola General Hospital..
Zafrullah Chowdhury takes plasma therapy, doing well
Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury, who tested positive for COVID-19 on May 24 using his institution-developed GR COVID-19 Dot Blot kit, is doing well.
Indian yogi ‘living without food, water’ dies at 90
An Indian yogi, whose claims he spent decades without food or water earned him a band of devotees and the scepticism of doctors, died Tuesday, his neighbour told AFP.
Trump takes his war on masks to new heights
The simple act of wearing a mask to protect others during a pandemic is now a political and cultural flashpoint, underscoring the polarization afflicting every corner of American life.
In Hong Kong and beyond, China moves to consolidate position of strength as country emerges from pandemic
Sometimes, the best time to act isn't when you're at your strongest, but when your rivals are weakest.
Australia angered China by calling for a coronavirus investigation. Now Beijing is targeting its exports
It didn't take long after Australia's first calls for an international investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic before rumblings of retaliation came from Beijing.
White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired
The white woman who called police on a black man in Central Park during an encounter involving her unleashed dog has been fired from her job, her employer said Tuesday.
