One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 22, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Three Bangladeshis, including two siblings, have died in a private car accident in Saudi Arabia. They are residents of Manoharganj upazila of Cumilla.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against a former additional secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division and four others for allotment of a three-katha land through forgery.

UK has confirmed its intention to intervene in The Gambia v Myanmar case with the International Court of Justice to support international justice efforts.

Global rating agency Standard and Poor’s today maintained its long-held BB- rating for Bangladesh despite the ongoing volatility in the country’s external sector.

Another law is being prepared to throttle press freedom and the freedom of expression. Again, vague terms like “harming public harmony” and “state security” are being inserted into a law to be interpreted subjectively, and used recklessly, only to harass and intimidate journalists and punish dissenting voices.

A case has been filed yesterday (August 24, 2022) afternoon with Boalia Model Police Station in connection with the sexual assault of a third year student of Rajshahi University.

Daraz intends to invest Tk 1,000 crore in Bangladesh in the next 3-4 years to ramp up its operation by building infrastructure and ecosystem, the Alibaba Group-backed e-commerce venture said today.

Twenty-four global banks have agreed to accept the letters of credit (LCs) from Bangladesh to import food items from Russia and Ukraine in US dollar -- a big sigh of relief as it will play a big role in cutting food prices in local market.

Open banking, which allows sharing data among banks, financial institutions and fintech with customers’ consent, can further enable financial inclusion and easier access to financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), experts said today.

The much-awaited Bekutia Bridge, formally known as the 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge, in Pirojpur is set to be opened on September 4.

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 22, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Police recovered the body of a man, who was confined over theft, from a union parishad complex in Panchagarh this morning (August 25, 2022).

Has anything changed in these five years since the Rohingya influx in Bangladesh? How is life now for those living in the camps? The Daily Star Deputy Chief Reporter Mohammad Al-Masum Molla is in Kutupalong Refugee Camp.

Landless, small and marginal farmers as well as share-croppers in Bangladesh could be given loans up to Tk 2 lakh without any collateral under the central bank’s Tk 1,000 crore refinance scheme aimed at boosting wheat and maize production.

Three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 24, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Petrol pump owners today called a symbolic strike on August 31 in demand of increased commission for selling fuel.

Tamanna Jasmine Riva, president of Eden College unit of Chhatra League (BCL), has allegedly tortured two students after confining them for six and half hours in a room.

Police filed six cases last night (August 23, 2022) with Sitakunda police station in Chattogram in connection with the violence on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway.

Shuvo and 12 other people who worked at that glove factory are now seeking compensation from Ansell for what allegedly happened to them there.