Veteran journalist AKM Rashid Un Nabi Babu dies at a hospital in the capital. He was 64.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume flights on the Dubai and Abu Dhabi route from today, paving way for stranded Bangladeshi workers to return to workplaces in UAE.

Repatriation of Rohingyas in a quick, safe and sustainable manner will be beneficial for all, India has said.

Legendary playback singer Andrew Kishore’s funeral will be held on July 15, his brother-in-law Dr Patrick Bipul Biswas said yesterday.

A section of guardians demanded 50 percent tuition waiver from all English-medium schools, as authorities are only conducting online classes.

A total of 211 lower court judges and court staffers across the country have been infected with Covid-19 till 10pm on Sunday.

A strong coordination among the government institutions and NGOs is needed to tackle the challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, speakers said at a virtual dialogue yesterday.

At a time when the country’s healthcare sector is feeling the heat of the coronavirus crisis, volunteering organisations and individuals are stepping up to fill gaps in the system left open by the deadly virus.

Avoid gatherings and follow health guidelines during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha in order to contain Covid-19 transmission, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

A lighter vessel, carrying some 1,400 tonnes of scrap iron capsized in the Karnaphuli river yesterday morning.

A large number of paved roads in Barishal city are in poor shape, with the monsoon season is bringing out the worst in these.

The parliament yesterday passed a bill titled “Adalat Kartrik Tathya Projukti Byabohar Bill 2020” [use of information communication technology by court] in a bid to empower country’s courts in carrying out trial proceedings through videoconferences and other digital means.Law Minister Anisul Huq placed the bill which was passed by voice votes.

A virtual court in Dhaka has placed seven officials and employees of Regent Group on a five-day remand each in a case filed overissuing fake Covid-19 test results and charging patients for the test and treatment.

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court to take legal action against Proshanti Hospital in Dhaka’s Malibagh area for allegedly not releasing the dead body of a Covid-19 patient to realise dues of Tk 1.56 lakh.

A large part of a century-old pond has been filled up in Chattogram city’s Halishahar area, ignoring instruction of the Department of Environment (DoE).

Mojibur Rahman Biswas, former Bangladesh Public Service Commission member and professor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), died at a hospital on Monday.

The fifth death anniversary of Maj Gen (Retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury, a pioneer of Bangladesh’s agro-processing industry and founder of Pran-RFL Group, will be observed today. Milad and doa-mahfil will be held at the organisation’s head office in Dhaka and factories across the country, said a

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) held its first ever online orientation programme for summer semester on Saturday, said a press release.

On 12am Tuesday, most residents of Patenga in the port city were already asleep when the volunteers at Bidyanondo-CMP Field Hospital were busy with their newly inaugurated hospital and its patients.

Malaysian Immigration Department yesterday circulated a notice seeking public information on a Bangladeshi migrant for investigation, after he spoke of mistreatment of migrants during Covid-19 lockdown in an Al Jazeera documentary aired last week.