A Cox’s Bazar court today issued arrest warrant against a fugitive accused Sagar Dev in Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case.

Covid-19 vaccine for 4.5 crore people in the country will be brought by May-June next year.

A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking its directive on the government to amend the relevant law, enhancing punishment to life imprisonment and death sentence, for "fake" doctors who deceive patients and put their health at risk.

Saudi Arabian Airlines has suspended its flights to and from Dhaka from today.

A 140-member contingent of Bangladesh Police left Dhaka via a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines last night to join a UN peacekeeping mission in Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Rajshahi University authorities today decided to hold the honours and masters examinations, postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, from January 2, 2021.

At least 55 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out at Taltala slum in the capital’s Kalshi area this afternoon.

The High Court today sought a list of names and addresses of Bangladeshi nationals who are holding dual citizenship and passports, and have purchased homes abroad through money laundering.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia for one week from today as the Saudi government has suspended all international flights over the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed yesterday asked superintendents of Police (SPs) in districts to act as changemakers to serve people and become role models for others.

Bangladesh moved up two notches in the Human Development Index -- to 133 -- compared to last year.

Thirteen Awami League leaders and activists of Kuakata municipal unit and Latachapali union unit have been expelled for violating party discipline.

About 100 metre portion of an important road collapsed about a week ago following illegal sand extraction from a nearby canal in Chitalmari upazila.

Some are blaming it on ‘hostile weather’, some on ‘dense fog’ and others on ‘small brown insects’. But whatever the reason is, Boro seedlings are turning yellowish and dying alarmingly in haor areas of Moulvibazar and Sunamganj districts.

A mobile court today fined the owner of a mental hospital for operating it without any licence in Sadar upazila of Cumilla.

A virtual summit between Bangladesh and India was held on December 17 when multiple agreements and memorandum of understanding (MoU) were signed. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, who had been busy with the developments, was in a cheerful mood that day. The Daily Star (DS) grabbed the opportunity and made a phone call to have a discussion with the minister.

Three passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed and two others critically injured in a road accident on Mymensingh-Netrakona road in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh.

The education ministry today approved British Council Bangladesh to hold GCSE and A-Level exams in January 2021 on certain conditions amid the ongoing pandemic.

A modern surface water treatment plant is being constructed near Mongla Port at a cost of nearly Tk 25 crore to meet the demand for freshwater.

Nineteen Bangladeshis including 17 women returned through the Benapole border in Jashore today after serving two years in jail in India.