Like every other sector, COVID-19 has disrupted the very fabric of international relations. Now, Bangladesh must reform the way it deals with the world to prevail in the post-COVID world. Youth Policy Forum (YPF) launched its landmark "Road to Reforms” series on 18th July 2020 with a focus on the foreign policy reforms required for Bangladesh. The inaugural webinar was titled “Bangladesh’s foreign policy priorities in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic” and was organized in partnership with Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and The Daily Star.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold hearing on the review petition of war criminal ATM Azharul Islam when its regular functions will resume after the ongoing closure.

The High Court has fined Sikder Group Managing Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder for seeking anticipatory bail while staying abroad from a virtual bench in a case filed on charges of abducting, torturing and threatening to shoot two top officials of Exim Bank over loan permissions.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor today placed a Tk 4,506.75 crore budget for 2020-21 fiscal year.

Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus recommends allowing micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in India to accept deposits from the public.

A delegation of Bangladesh Private Medical College Association (BPMCA) has met Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka today.

A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury and sent her to jail in connection with a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 reports.

Fifty people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.

Torrential monsoon rain from midnight to this morning has swamped many parts of the capital, disrupting movement and triggering traffic chaos.

The High Court has directed Shahjahanpur Police Station in Dhaka to record a case on the allegations against Proshanti Hospital for not releasing the dead body of Mohi Uddin, a Covid-19 patient, to realise dues of Tk 1.56 lakh.

An alleged drug peddler has been killed in a “shootout” with detectives in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.

Coronavirus cases across India scale a new single-day high of 40,425 taking the total to 11,18,043.

The prime accused in a police officer murder case has been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Brahmanbaria.

Pregnant women in the flood-hit areas of Kurigram who have left home and taken shelter on the government roads, dykes built by the Water Development Board and railway lines are facing health risks.

The mother of 25-year-old Indian national Ayesha Jannat Mohona who was arrested in Dhaka for her alleged links to terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, wants strong action against her as per the law.

Police did not take any steps to arrest Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed despite two arrest warrants -- including a conviction warrant -- were issued against him in 2010 by a Dhaka court in a cheque dishonour case, a prosecutor has alleged.

Prime suspect in the killing of Pathao co-founder Fahim Saleh, his executive assistant Tyrese Haspil, has pleaded “not guilty” to second-degree murder, reports CNN.

Sikder Group Managing Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder, who are currently in Thailand, have sought anticipatory bail from a virtual High Court bench in a case filed on charges of abducting, torturing and threatening to shoot two top officials of Exim Bank over loan permission.

Mohsin Hossain Bablu, editor and publisher of Satkhira daily newspaper Ajker Potrika, died with breathing complications at a hospital in the district town.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has said the United Kingdom should hand over BNP acting Chief Tarique Rahman, convicted war criminal Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and others to Bangladesh immediately as British Home Secretary Priti Patel calls to ban foreign criminals.