Americans debate mask mandates and the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic as state and local officials impose conflicting orders and cases rise by more than 70,000 across the nation for the second day in a row.

Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya, who were quarantined at home after testing positive for Covid-19, have been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai.

More than 1.25 lakh people have been suffering immensely since June 26 due to the flood situation in Bogura's Dhunat, Sonatala and Sariakandi upazilas.

Abdullah M Hasan, news editor of The Financial Express, died from coronavirus at a private hospital in Dhaka this evening.

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was stabbed to death allegedly by an accused during arrest in Brahmanbaria Sadar this afternoon.

Three people died of Covid-19 like symptoms at Satkhira Medical College Hospital today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses profound shock and sorrow at the death of Md Abdul Hye, a valiant freedom fighter and younger brother of President M Abdul Hamid.

A person was taken into police custody in the killing of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo, two law enforcement officials have said.

A Facebook post with the picture of a Garo woman made by a maid-providing agency has caused outrage among social media users, including people from the ethnic minority community.

A Dhaka court places two people, including the brother-in-law of Regent Group Managing Director Masud Parvez, on a one-day remand each in a case filed over possessing 2,110 pieces of yaba pills and 10 bottles of phensidyl

For the second time in two weeks, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea, the US Navy said on Friday, as China and the United States accuse each other of stoking tensions in the region.

For 15 years, Pramad Chakrabarti offered treatment to pregnant women and children in Manikganj district.

Three people were shot dead and another was beaten to death in a clash over the management of a local madrasa committee in Atra-Gilatola Eastern Gate area of Khulna city last night.

Russia expects a deal with AstraZeneca for it to manufacture a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University to go ahead despite allegations it has been trying to steal vaccine data, its wealth fund head has said.

Flooding worsened in Tangail after the Jamuna river increased 11cm in the last 24 hours, flowing 99cm above the danger level, sources at the Water Development Board (WDB) said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that normal life would not return in full until November at the earliest, cautioning that nightclubs and soft play areas needed to remain closed while wedding receptions would have to remain capped.

A man was killed in an alleged “shootout” with police in the city’s Bosila area earlier today.

Two brothers -- alleged yaba traders -- are killed during what authorities claim to be a gunfight with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Police have recovered four decomposed bodies of a family from a house at Masterpara area under Madhupur in Tangail earlier today.