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.
Report: Brazil's indigenous people are dying at an alarming rate from Covid-19
Far from hospitals and often lacking basic infrastructure, Brazil's indigenous people are dying at an alarming rate from Covid-19 with little help in sight.
Businesses fear the worst for Hong Kong's future
Hong Kong's status as Asia's premiere financial hub survived months of political unrest last year. But news this week that China is planning to further..
This is now the world's busiest airport... on certain Saturdays
Alaska's Anchorage International Airport lacks the waterfalls and razzmatazz of Singapore Changi or the eight runways of Chicago O'Hare.
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.
