Bangladesh Railway (BR) is planning to form a separate body for carrying out feasibility studies and getting consultancy services for its potential and ongoing projects.

Three people died and 15 others injured after a bus carrying them overturned on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila tonight.

The High Court asked the government to explain why it should not be directed to formulate an ethical code of conduct for newspapers. The High Court also sought explanations from the government why there should not be a broadcasting commission for electronic media, and why all unregistered online news portals should not be stopped.

Bangladesh will welcome any government in Afghanistan if that is of the people of that country, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.

A young man, Shanta Sajeeb Joy, died when he was allegedly shoved under a running lorry at Urdu Road in Old Dhaka.  The father of the deceased claims that their neighbour Riazuddin murdered his son. On the other hand, the accused Riaz filed a case saying that the deceased tried to hijack him and was killed when he was trying to flee. CCTV footage from a nearby shop has revealed many aspects of the fatal moment. On Straight from Star Newsroom, Farhana Ahmed is joined by The Daily Star’s Senior Reporter Mohammad Jamil Khan to analyse and discuss the incident that took a young man’s life.

Teesta river has overflowed and flooded chars and lowlands of Lalmonirhat -- submerging Aman and other crop fields.

Rangs Motors Ltd has recently won the "Best Commercial Vehicle Dealer 2020-2021" award at the Annual Dealer Conference 2021 virtually hosted by Volvo-Eicher Commercial Vehicles.

One hundred seventy-four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Import and export trade through Benapole port has been suspended since the morning due to protests of Indian traders for alleged harassment of truckers by the Border Security Force (BSF).

Following suit of garment makers, the terry towel makers also urged the government to ease the rules for yarn import through land port from India because of rising local prices of basic raw materials.

The 11th parliament will proceed with its 14th session on September 1, a press release of the parliament secretariat said today.

The Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram metro imposed a fine of Tk 12 lakh on two people today for razing hills in the port city.

Chinese company Kaixi Fashion Bangladesh Co Ltd plans to invest $6 million to establish a lingerie manufacturing industry in Dhaka Export Processing Zone.

Three people, including two Chinese nationals, were killed and one was injured when a pickup truck fell into a ditch at Kawabunia area in Barguna's Amtali upazila on the Patuakhali-Kuakata highway early today.

The government has signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding today for bottling, labelling and dispensing Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh.

The High Court today directed the government to put a stop to all kinds of "destructive" online games and apps like PUBG and Free Fire for the next three months to "save children and adolescents from moral and social degradation".

A father and son died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank in Singhajhuli village in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore today.

The High Court today wanted to see the inquest and post mortem reports of Minu Akhter, who had been serving jail sentence instead of a convict, Kulsuma Akhter, in a murder case.

A fire broke out at a textile warehouse in Bhogra Bhasan Road area of Gazipur city early today.

Water level of Teesta river has crossed the danger level in Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat due to heavy downpour and water flowing in from India.