A journalist of The Daily Star was named the winner of "Media Award 2021" arranged by the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) today.

Seven people died of Covid-19 and nine others died with coronavirus-like symptoms at three hospital in Bogura district in 24 hours till this morning.

Cabinet Division has asked all government offices to conduct their official activities virtually.

The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned to publish a list of the victims who were injured in last Thursday’s deadly fire at a Narayanganj food processing factory and to ensure their proper treatment.

Fourteen patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of three Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.

Teen inmates have demonstrated against the authorities at Jashore Child Development Centre (boys) demanding better quality of food more portions.

A female migrant worker today filed a case with police in Dhaka against eight people -- for trafficking her to Mauritius where she says she was raped by her employer and a co-worker last year.

Additional police forces have been deployed at key points in Chattogram city to tackle any untoward situation over Copa America final between Argentina and Brazil.

The air was heavy with the stench of death. The smell of burnt plastic, packaging papers, and other factory materials was still lingering.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has contacted Tiktok and Facebook authorities to remove obnoxious content from these platforms, and the authorities concerned also assured to take appropriate action regarding this, said BTRC vice-chairman Subrata Roy Maitra yesterday.

Trailing behind Khulna for nearly a week, Dhaka yesterday reported the highest number of daily Covid deaths among all divisions as this wave of the pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the country. 

The tenth day of the ongoing “strict lockdown” witnessed less traffic and gathering on the capital’s streets, as it was a weekly holiday yesterday.

At 26, Bina Roy, a tea garden worker at Khejuri Tea Garden of Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar, is already a mother of four after getting married at 16.

To live off the streets of Dhaka is not merely living in hunger, it also comes with an immense lack of security. For the “tokai” -- a child waste picker -- living in the capital, hunger and malnutrition is almost the least of their concern, with much bigger dangers lurking around all the time.

The government has decided to take over a 300-year-old building located on Nazu Miah Lane at port city’s Patharghata for preservation due to its archaeological importance.

Vast areas in the country’s northern and north-western region have been submerged by floodwater, causing immense suffering to thousands of people.

With the extended lockdown causing enormous financial hardship to daily wage earners and lower income population, the government and affiliated bodies escalated food drive for them all across the country.

A doctor died with coronavirus at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Tangail General Hospital on Friday night.

A female migrant worker yesterday filed a case with police in the capital against eight persons on charges of human trafficking.

The first conference (July 11-17) of Sector Commanders began at the office on Theatre Road-8 in Kolkata today.