Coronavirus is both a crisis and an opportunity for China's aggressive new diplomacy

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, China has struggled to control the narrative around its role in the crisis.

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei says virus has only strengthened China's 'police state'

As the world grapples with unprecedented lockdown measures, Ai Weiwei finds himself in familiar territory. The outspoken artist spent nearly..

Kitchen market relocation faces hurdles

Authorities concerned in Dhaka are taking various strategies including relocation of retail kitchen markets to thin crowds there as the crowded marketplaces ..

Mask Controversy No government probe initiated yet

The government seems indifferent to run an investigation into the supply of fake N95 masks to government hospitals by a Bangladeshi company..

People losing purchase power: state minister for relief

State minister for disaster management Md Enamur Rahaman said that the number of eligible people for getting relief was increasing as an estimated..

MUJIB KILLING Bangladesh awaits India’s response over Moslehuddin’s ‘arrest’

Bangladesh is waiting for Indian response to its email seeking details about the reported arrest of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s ..

Bangladesh edging towards uncertainty

Infections with the novel coronavirus are increasing rapidly in Bangladesh as the country is now in the sixth week following the identification of the first COVID-19 patient on March 8.

US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery

The US is monitoring intelligence that suggests North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after undergoing a previous surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge.

What does it mean when oil prices go negative? No, it doesn't mean the gas station will pay you to fill up

Even though a historic decline for oil sent prices negative on Monday, don't expect to get paid to fill up your gas tank any time soon.

Migrants endure hardship in Malaysia

More than one lakh migrant workers of Bangladesh are in severe foods crisis in Malaysia due to coronavirus pandemic, according to migrant rights activists in the Southeast Asian country.