Tania rape and murder: death sentence against 3 upheld
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of two convicted in the abduction, rape and murder case of Tania, a child in Patuakhali. A five-judge virtual appellate bench…
Global Covid cases top 229 million
The pandemic still continues to devastate many countries across the world. In fact, the global Covid-19 caseload has now topped 229 million. The total caseload and fatalities from the virus…
PM’s presence in UNGA important for critical issues: Dr Momen
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s in-person presence in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is very important to give an impetus to campaigns for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccine, climate change…
Dengue: 246 more hospitalized, no fresh death reported
Another 246 new Dengue patients were hospitalized across the country in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, but no fresh deaths were reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).…
India warns of tit-for-tat action against UK’s Covid vaccine policy
India Tuesday warned of a tit-for-tat action if Britain did not recognise Covishield as a legitimate anti-corona vaccine for its nationals travelling to the UK. Terming Britain's new Covid vaccine…
Fill 29 vacant doctors’ posts in prisons soon: HC
The High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to speed up recruitment to fill 29 vacant posts of doctors in prisons across the country. A HC bench of Justice…
Bangladesh opens its first one-stop TB service centre
Health Minister Zahid Maleque, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R. Miller and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director Randy Ali on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s first…
Covid’s daily positivity rate in Bangladesh falls below 5%
Covid-19 claimed 26 more lives and infected 1562 others in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The latest cases were detected after testing 33,375 samples showing a decline in the daily…