Convicted war criminal ATM Azharul Islam today filed a petition with the Supreme Court, seeking review of its verdict that upheld his death penalty for his involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Wife of a left-leaning front leader alleged that she was assaulted by her husband and another leader of the party at CPB office in Dhaka’s Paltan area last month when she went there to solve their marital problems.

A medicine trader has been stabbed to death by a thief in Dhaka’s Shanir Akhra area.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested six suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Savar early today.

Detectives claimed to have seized an SUV belonging to Regent Group chairman Md Shahed from Dhaka’s Uttara area and recovered a firearm and some bottles of alcohol in it.

Thirty-seven 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), said during a briefing.

A total of 698 children accused in criminal cases have secured bail, and 685 of them were handed over to their guardians after they got released from custody on bail in the last 45 working days.

A rights organisation has served a legal notice to the authorities concerned, asking them to give Tk 10 lakh as compensation to each of the victims that received fake Covid-19 certificates issued by Regent Hospital.

They were selling fake notes of Tk one lakh for Tk 7,000. They were arrested but securing bail, they got back to making counterfeit notes -- especially targeting the cattle markets, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

Mohsin Hossain Bablu, editor and publisher of local newspaper Daily Ajker Potrika, died showing symptoms of Covid-19 at his residence in Satkhira town early today.

India has reported the biggest single day rise of 38,902 in coronavirus cases, pushing the total tally to 10,77,618, according to health ministry data.

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.

The Supreme Court (SC) has asked all civil courts across the country to hear urgent civil matters and receive filings of succession suits.

Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has been admitted to hospital for medical checks, and the country’s crown prince will temporarily carry out some of his duties, the state news agency KUNA reports.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational opportunity” to build a more equal, sustainable world.

The government today decided to implement its earlier decision that all passengers need to show Covid-19 negative certificates -- from government-authorised testing centres -- at the airports before leaving the country, from July 23.

The government has appointed M Shaheen Iqbal as the chief of Bangladesh Navy after promoting him to the rank of vice-admiral from rear-admiral.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today surprised Covid-19 patients in the city’s locked down Wari area with gifts of fruit baskets.

The World Health Organization is forming a team of international experts to go to China to study the origins of the novel coronavirus, but it will not be in place before the end of July.

Netflix has announced its most financially ambitious feature film so far that would see Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling join forces for a spy thriller directed by the Russo Brothers.