Purba Rajabazar on complete lockdown

Army patrolling was strengthen at Pubra Rajabar area in the capital where an estimated 50,000 people live, as the area came under a strict lockdown..

Pressure mounts on Trump to project unity Stephen Collinson Profile

President Donald Trump, appearing badly out of touch with a national outpouring of support for racial justice and shedding political support just five months..

Negative thinking linked to dementia in later life, but you can learn to be more positive

Are you a pessimist by nature, a "glass half empty" sort of person? That's not good for your brain.

Minneapolis council votes to dismantle police

The council of the US city of Minneapolis voted late Sunday to dismantle and rebuild the police department, after the death in custody of George Floyd..

Coronavirus Fallout Poverty rate rises to 35pc

Bangladesh’s national poverty rate rose to 35 per cent in 2020 from 24.3 per cent in 2016 due to the adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic,..

DU introduce method to detect COVID-19‘in 40 mins

The authorities of Dhaka University on Sunday claimed to introduce a new method which can detect coronavirus within around 40 minutes.

Bangladesh MP detained in Kuwait

Kuwait’s Central Investigation Department detained Bangladeshi lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam in Kuwait on charges of human trafficking and money laundering.

Economists want rational subsidies

Economic experts have asked the government to overhaul the current subsidy and incentive policy that is heavily tilted towards the energy and export-oriented apparel..

Global protests spread over Floyd’s death

Taking a knee, banging drums and ignoring social distancing measures, outraged protesters from Sydney to London on Saturday kicked off a weekend ..

This US church with expansion in its DNA wants to open a temple in China

Every Sunday, when members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) meet in the conference room of a blue-glass skyscraper in downtown Shanghai,..