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 ..

Stanley Chera, New York real estate mogul and Trump friend, has died of coronavirus complications

Stanley Chera, the prominent New York City real estate developer and Republican donor who co-founded Crown Acquisitions, has died of complications related ..

Deadly tornadoes in the South cause 'catastrophic' damage

Tornadoes in Mississippi and Louisiana have caused "catastrophic" damage and at least six deaths after touching down Sunday, emergency officials say.

Virus may dash Trump's plan for a 'big bang' economic opening

President Donald Trump almost certainly won't get his "big bang" reopening of the frozen economy.

COVID-19 spreads to 35 districts in Bangladesh

Four more people died of COVID-19 and 139 others tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the 24 hours till Sunday morning in Bangladesh.