The death toll from China's virus epidemic neared 1,400 yesterday with six medical workers among the victims, underscoring the country's struggle…

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained five people from different areas of the capital on allegations of spreading rumours through social media sites and news portals of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangladesh. DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (Cyber security and crime division) Nazmul Islam…

A recent study of The University of Cambridge has found Bangladesh to be ranked 34th among countries with the highest risk of transmission of the deadly coronavirus. The riskiest 43 countries include 22 Asian nations. Among those, India and Pakistan ranked 8th and 20th respectively with Sri Lanka being…

Scientists in Antarctica have recorded a new record temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius (69.35 Fahrenheit), breaking the barrier of 20 degrees for the…

At least 19 children were injured on Thursday when mortar fire hit a primary school in the northern fringes of Myanmar's Rakhine state, an area where the military is locked in battle with Arakan Army (AA) rebels. The attack happened in Buthidaung township, one of several areas in lockdown, and it…