Amid growing worries about the coronavirus situation in the country, health authorities logged 6,058 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning, up from 5,727 the previous day.

Just four years ago, Papia Sultana donated a kidney to save her husband Aman Vardar.

Runaway Covid infections in every division except Dhaka has prompted health experts to recommend “stricter nationwide lockdowns” rather than focusing on protecting Dhaka.

A parliamentary body’s recommendation to find substitutes for female UNOs at freedom fighters’ guard of honour is unacceptable and it is contradictory to the constitution, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said.

As Dhaka’s bordering districts clamp down on people and businesses to protect the capital city, an age-old question arises: lives or livelihoods?

Bangladesh has approved the human trial of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine in the country, a move experts say will help develop skills needed for producing the vaccine locally.

Three days after testing positive for Covid-19, Abul Kashem Sheikh started having severe breathing difficulties on June 18.

Taking a swipe at those criticising the government over its Covid vaccine management, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged them to have patience and see what the government can do to ensure vaccines for all.

As Covid-19 deaths and infections continue to rise, the government aims to enforce the ongoing restrictions in seven districts around Dhaka more strictly to guard the capital against the virus.

The history of the country’s publishing industry will be incomplete without him. In fact, Mohiuddin Ahmed will be at the centre.

Putting forward six suggestions to consider in framing post-Covid-19 economic recovery plan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for taking immediate collective action to help mitigate the impacts of the pandemic.

The country has recorded the highest daily Covid-19 infections in over two months.

Dhaka has been virtually cut off from the rest of the country following the suspension of all inter-district transports -- road, rail and waterway -- to stem the surge in Covid infections and deaths.

Both external and internal pressure on investigative journalism was amplified with the view to establishing a supreme level of unilateral political influence, said discussants at a webinar yesterday.

The bulk price of electricity has shot up 118 percent while the retail price has gone up 89.63 percent in the last 11 years. The prices were hiked 10 times during that period.

At least three persons were killed and dozens injured in violence in six districts in the first phase of union parishad elections yesterday.

Trucks and covered vans stood parked in multiple rows, and goods were being loaded onto and unloaded from cargo vessels anchored nearby on the Turag river.

The Covid-19 positivity rate reached 19.27 percent yesterday, the highest in over two months.

Bangladesh is going to purchase seven crore doses of the Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine using the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) facility.

Bangladesh’s historically low foreign direct investment, which had dropped 10.8 percent to $2.6 billion last year, is unlikely to pick up in the near future as investment commitments remain lukewarm, according to the UNCTAD.