Malaysia's former premier Najib Razak was on Tuesday (July 28) sentenced to 12 years' jail and fined RM210 million (S$68.1 million) after being found guilty of all seven charges in the first of his five trials relating to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal President Shafiul Bari Babu died at a hospital in Dhaka early today.

Former advisor to a caretaker government, AKM Amanul Islam Chowdhury, died from Covid-19. He was 83.

About 60 percent of the families of migrant workers did not receive any remittance over the last three months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey report of Bangladesh Civil Society for Migration.

The number of daily Covid-19 tests has continued to decline over the past three weeks, although experts have all along been saying that increasing the number is crucial to stem the virus infection.

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it would allow employees, who do not need to be in the office, to work from home until the end of June 2021.

The government today issued some directives, including asking people to offer Eid prayers at their nearest mosques instead of a Eidgah or open spaces while maintaining recommended health guidelines, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Nations in Asia imposed new restrictions on Monday and an abrupt British quarantine on travellers from Spain threw Europe's vaunted summer reopening into disarray, as the world confronted the prospect of a second wave of Covid-19 infections.

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her eight-year old daughter, Aaradhya, have recovered from Covid-19 and left hospital after a 10-day stay.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh directs the lessees of all the 11 cattle markets, which are set to open tomorrow, to strictly follow health guidelines.

Vietnam is back on high alert after authorities confirmed the first community infections since April, all in or around Danang.

A Dhaka court today issued two separate arrest warrants against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed and its Managing Director Masud Parvez in connection with two fraud cases.

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by multiple assaulters in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila early today and six people, including an underaged boy, were detained in connection with the case.

A section of a mosque in the occupied West Bank has been set on fire, and Palestinian officials have accused Israeli settlers of being behind the attack.

The implementation of Digital Security Act (DSA) put the entire criminal justice system in the country in jeopardy, rights activists have said during an online video conference.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the youth to be part of the decision-making process with their ideas and innovations to build a more resilient and sustainable future, during and post the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Cabinet today approved the draft of the “Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board Bill, 2020″ to replace a 1978 ordinance in this regard.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the administration to stay ready to extend all sorts of assistance to the flood-affected people as it may prolong this time.

As the coronavirus pandemic has been badly affecting academic activities with uncertainty over the reopening of schools, the government is planning to shorten the syllabus for primary students.

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today requested the chief justice to immediately resume regular functions of courts across the country for the sake of lawyers and litigants.