Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said charges will soon be framed against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed Karim, who was arrested over issuing of fake coronavirus test reports and extracting exorbitant fees in the name of treatment.

While the cinema drive-in may have gotten a boost as lockdowns gradually come to an end amid the Covid-19 outbreak, in Paris film fans can now munch on their popcorn watching a movie from a boat on the river Seine.

Bangladesh has extended its support to the UAE’s candidature for the post of the president in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) has approved the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) to conduct phase-3 human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese company.

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s father, Mashrur Reza, has tested positive for coronavirus.

Sixty journalism teachers from universities across the country and 16 journalists in a joint statement ask newspaper owners to initiate a sincere attempt at ensuring the professional safety of journalists to combat the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of two accused, including brother-in-law of Regent Group Managing Director Masud Parvez, and sent them to jail in a case filed over possession of 2,110 pieces of Yaba pills and 10 bottles of phensidyl.

Three people, including an assistant director of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital (SMCH), were detained on charges of conducting unauthorised antibody tests on patients to detect Covid-19 and test report forgery.

The death toll from a migrant boat disaster in Lake Van in eastern Turkey has risen to 54 after three weeks of search operations.

The government today waived surcharge for late payment of electricity bills by residential consumers in order to mitigate sufferings of the clients amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A Dhaka court today sent JKG Health Care Chief Executive Officer Ariful Chowdhury and one of his associates Sayeed Chowdhury to jail in a case filed for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.

Chowdhury Mueen Uddin, a convicted war criminal living in the UK, has reportedly sued British Home Secretary Priti Patel for £60,000 in libel charges after she shared a report on Twitter linking him to war crimes during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971.

Three Bangladeshi nationals, alleged to be cattle-smugglers, were lynched to death by a mob in Assam’s Karimganj district, Indian police have said.

Cox’s Bazar Hotel-Motel and Guesthouse Officers’ Association has submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through the district administration, seeking her permission on reopening business establishments and tourist spots in the coastal area.

Expressing concern over rise in abuse of domestic workers, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has condemned torture of a 10-year old domestic help Achhia in the capital’s Mirpur area.

The High Court today wanted to know what measures have been taken for the management of medical waste across the country.

Bangladesh Water Development Board has warned of a recurrence of the flood in the country.

The government is going the start the online process for enrolling students to Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent courses for the next academic session from August 9, amid the pandemic.

Rab has so far received 140 complaints against Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed following his arrest on Wednesday over Covid-19 test report forgery.

A poacher along with 10 dead wild birds of different species was arrested from a hilly forest area under Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar early today.