At least 6,676 new infections were recorded and 10 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Former Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes joined Comilla Victorians for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League and was seen during the team’s training session today.

Defending champion Bangladesh started off the ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign from Group A with a seven-wicket defeat over England in Basseterre, West Indies on Sunday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government’s main focus is on building a modern nation based on technological knowledge.

Authorities closed down Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) for an indefinite period of time today in the wake of student protests that sparked from January 13.

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) today picked up two Bangladeshi madrasa students when they crossed the zero-line at the border in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur, said Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

The Tangail-7 by-polls saw a low voter turnout with only 35 percent votes cast today, said Assistant Returning Officer Kamrul Hasan.

At least 5,222 new infections were recorded and eight people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Madhaikhal beel, which lies on 157 acres of land in Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila, was the main source of income for more than four hundred fishermen families.

For a second time in a month, Dhaka has sought more time to notify the US whether it would consent to the Leahy law, which was invoked at the beginning of the new year.

The temperature at night may fall further in the next two days, said a government weather bulletin.

Javier Cabrera, the latest head coach of Bangladesh national football team, has arrived in Dhaka tonight, according to a press release from the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).   

Walton Central Zone have won the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) Independence Cup after registering a comfortable six-wicket victory over South Zone in the final of the one-day tournament at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

Over the last 15 years, the government has spent Tk 119 crore to upgrade Dhaka’s traffic signal system. The plan involved some ambitious experiments to modernise the capital’s traffic control system, including digitising signal lights and installing timer countdown and digital display boards in some major intersections.

Two cases have been filed in connection with the death of three people by mob beating, suspecting them to be robbers, in Narayanganj's Araihazar upazila yesterday.

BNP has decided to reschedule the 32 meetings and rallies of the party which were scheduled to take place within January 22.

Five persons were arrested for raping a teenager in Natore last night.

Australia's government cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time Friday as it sought to deport the tennis superstar after he arrived in the country without a Covid-19 vaccine.

Yusuf Mollah, the farmer from Rajshahi who founded Barendra Seed Bank to conserve rare and traditional varieties of paddy, died this morning.

The news of Ottis Gibson no longer extending his contract as the pace bowling coach of Bangladesh was confirmed on Thursday. However, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, the Caribbean coach said that he was eager to continue his work here, but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) did not show interest.