Dr Senjuti Saha, a microbiologist working as a scientist at the Child Health Research Foundation in Bangladesh, has been appointed to the Polio Transition Independent Monitoring Board (TIMB) of the World Health Organization as a member.

Nepal’s cable television operators have suspended Indian news channels for “objectionable” reporting on the country’s prime minister as tensions between the neighbours rise over a border dispute.

Sahara Khatun, former home minister and a presidium member of Awami League, breathed her last while undergoing treatment at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand last night.

In a major setback for many Bangladeshi expatriates waiting to return to their workplaces in Italy, the European country has put restriction on entry of passengers from Bangladesh into its territory till October 5.

The issue of women’s rights, feminism and gender is complex and ongoing in most countries including Bangladesh. At the heart of it is the question: Are women in Bangladesh truly equal in all social, economic, cultural and legal practices in our country, as stated in our Constitution, as our Founding Father intended for us to be?

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India “fully understands the urgency of an early, safe and sustainable repatriation of displaced persons from Myanmar’s Rakhine state in the interest of all”.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a “vigorous worldwide response” to combat the adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the migrants as she placed a three-point suggestion to this end.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has alleged that the 27 Bangladeshis in Vietnam who were demanding to be repatriated had “occupied Bangladesh mission in Hanoi” on July 2.

The eight Bangladeshis, who faced jail terms in Pakistan for illegally entering into the country’s territory, would be repatriated once flights resume operation, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.

The telecom regulator’s restrictions on Grameenphone will remain in effect as the High Court has dropped from its hearing list a writ petition filed by the country’s leading mobile operator in this connection.

A memorial programme is being held today for Latifur Rahman, founder chairman and CEO of Transcom Group.

Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party has “closed” two members of the force who allegedly assaulted a photojournalist of a Bangla daily newspaper alongside a private university student on the premises of Mugda General Hospital in Dhaka.

Dr Farzana Hussain, a British-Bangladeshi general practitioner and a staff member of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, is among the health professionals who have been portrayed on billboards across London to mark the 72nd anniversary of the NHS.

Two more foreign airlines -- Malindo Air, a Malaysian premium airline and Mihin Lanka, a low-cost airline owned by the Sri Lankan government -- have received permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to resume flights from Dhaka on a limited scale.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled flight operations on all international routes except for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and London till July 30, due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Once crowded and noisy, the Bogura Govt Azizul Haque College campus remains quiet for months, due to closure during the pandemic. The silver lining? The green grounds becoming a bird paradise.

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel had apparently entered into Bangladesh territory in a drunken state and was later handed over to the Indian side following a flag meeting held in this connection, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has said.

Detective Branch of Police claims to have identified at least six organised syndicates that are swindling money from people by pretending to be plasma donors or cured Covid-19 patients.

Dr Wahidul Huq, a noted economist and former finance minister during HM Ershad’s regime, passed away in Toronto, Canada. He was 87.

Humility is the rarity that goes sorely missing in people with power. Among hordes of influential people in our society, only a few stand apart as rarity, a light of hope for the society against show of arrogance. With the passing of Latifur Rahman, a light of rarity went out for good.