The United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) have expressed hope for a free, fair, participatory and peaceful Dhaka city election on February 1. Representatives from the two nations said that any violence in the elections is not a part of the practice of democracy and that peaceful…

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy sees landslide victories for Awami League in the elections to the two city corporations scheduled to be held on Saturday (Feb 1) as he quotes an opinion poll. "The polling was conducted by a mock ballot, so that neither the enumerator nor…

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 170, and a confirmed case in Tibet means it has reached every region in mainland China. Chinese…

Three hundred and forty-one Bangladeshis stranded in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city Wuhan would be brought back on a special flight tonight. They would be kept at a makeshift hospital at the Ashkona Hajj Camp, public relations officer of the health ministry confirmed last night. The decision was finalised…

India has reported its first confirmed case of novel coronavirus in Kerala yesterday. The patient is a student studying in Wuhan University, China. In a statement, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of India said the student is from Kerala. "The patient has tested positive for novel coronavirus…