Women leaders are doing a disproportionately great job at handling the pandemic. So why aren't there more of them?

In Taiwan, early intervention measures have controlled the coronavirus pandemic so successfully that it is now exporting millions of face masks..

Coronavirus takes a serious turn in Russia, and Putin no longer radiates confidence

World leaders have been working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, and Vladimir Putin is no exception: On Monday, the Russian President held..

China's wet markets are not what some people think they are

If you have ever been to a shopping area where butchers and grocers sell fresh produce straight from the farm, then you have been ..

Sylhet physician dies of 'coronavirus' in Dhaka

A physician of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital died of coronavirus at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday.

Pahela Baishakh celebrated without outdoor programmes

Bangladesh celebrated Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali new year 1427, on Tuesday amid restrictions on outdoor programmes throughout ..

Critically ill Ahmad Shafi brought to Dhaka

Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi was brought to Dhaka from Chattogram on an air ambulance in a critical condition on Tuesday.

Three killed in ‘gunfights’ in Dhaka, Munshiganj

Three suspected robbers were killed in two separate incidents of ‘gunfights’ in Dhaka and Munshiganj on Tuesday.

BNP wants army in relief distribution

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday urged the government to engage army to make the list of marginalised people and distribute relief ..

Beijing tightens grip over coronavirus research, amid US-China row on virus origin

China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government directive ..