Thailand, Australia became the latest country to report its first death from coronavirus as the outbreak continues to spread around the world with more than 86,000 people infected.

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that directed the authorities to enquire into the allegation against then OC of Rajshahi’s Puthia Police Station Shakil Uddin Ahamed and others of manipulating the FIR in labour leader Nurul Islam murder case.

Opener Liton Das smashed his second century that, along with Mohammad Saifuddin’s all-round efforts, helped Bangladesh return to winning ways in the fifty-over format in the first ODI against Zimbabwe at the Sylhet International Stadium yesterday.

He is back. Ishtiaq Ahmed, known as the drug lord of Mohammadpur Geneva Camp, was forced to stay out of his empire after the anti-narcotics crackdown began in 2018.

Construction site of the much anticipated Padma bridge is humming with activity in the final phase of the project, but worries surround the involvement of the Chinese company building the bridge, whose headquarters is situated in Wuhan, the epicentre of the global coronavirus outbreak.

Although the government is working to prevent the novel coronavirus from entering the country, it is not getting all personnel of the health sector involved, say public health specialists.

Bangladesh are set to return to their favoured format after almost seven months when they take on Zimbabwe in the first of the three-match ODI series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

Malaysia’s political crisis deepened yesterday after 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad rejected a decision by the king to pick his rival as the next prime minister, insisting he had enough backing to return to the role.

The aviation industry is suffering a massive blow in the aftermath of coronavirus outbreak as the number of outgoing and incoming air passengers from Dhaka has already taken a tumble, officials said.

South Korea reported its biggest surge in new coronavirus cases yesterday as concerns grew of a possible epidemic in the United States and the World Health Organization raised its risk alert to its highest level.

With the first light of day still more than an hour away, DU students, mainly those willing to sit for recruitment tests for BCS and other government jobs, start gathering in front of the Central Library gate from 5:00am. The library actually opens at 8:00am. Over the years, the number of those going to the library has increased, but there has been a sharp decline in the number of books issued.

Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims.

Security at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is at risk due to a shortage of fire-fighting equipment, floodlights, and poor CCTV camera coverage at night, a key point installation (KPI) survey team found.

The rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic yesterday, with countries on three continents reporting their first cases and Swiss authorities cancelling the giant Geneva car show.

A day after electricity prices were raised, Wasa has increased water tariffs for residential and commercial uses in Dhaka for the second time in a span of seven months, dealing a double blow to consumers.

Two policemen and a pedestrian were injured in a “bomb” explosion inside a traffic police box in Chattogram city’s Sholoshahar Gate-2 area around 9:30pm last night.

As experts warn of a record increase in Culex mosquito population next month, measures taken by the two Dhaka city corporations to check the blood-sucking insects appear inadequate.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the newly-elected mayors and councillors of the two Dhaka cities to pay special attention to check mosquitoes, particularly Aedes, so that the insect cannot eat up their votes.

At least 38 people have been killed in the deadliest violence to engulf India’s capital New Delhi for decades as a heavy deployment of security forces brought an uneasy calm yesterday.

The High Court yesterday once again rejected a bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.