Bangladesh signs two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with two Indian companies to set up 4600-megawatt power plants in the country.

Discussions between Bangladesh and India relating to sharing of Teesta waters is being discussed behind the scene, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says.

Farmers and agriculture officials in Panchagarh district are expecting a bumper yield of sesame this season.

The body of a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver, who went missing from the city on May 20, was found in a pond at Majhapara village in

Two children are killed and two others injured by a lightning strike in Ishwardi of Pabna.

Detectives arrest two human traffickers and rescued 17 victims in Dhaka. They were being trafficked to Republic of Palau.

An HSC examine was killed by lightning in Karalyachhari area under Panchhari upazila of the district on Saturday.

The Daily Star pays a final tribute to Shayera Moula, a vibrant and intelligent young journalist who had been with the newspaper since the age of 15, passing away on May 29 at the age of 29. Rest in peace, Shayera.

Former Khilgaon police OC Helal sent to jail after he surrendered before a Dhaka court.

Customs Intelligence officials seize around 7,000 mobile phone sets worth Tk 20 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

The passing rate in secondary school certificate and its equivalent examinations would have been higher if there had been no hartal and blockade during the examinations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.

Eight people from Mirzapur and Delduar upazilas under the district have been languishing in jail at Dinajpur Balughat in India for the last nine months after brokers trafficked them there in the name of sending to Maldives for job.

Rohingya, other survivors of dangerous boat voyages from Burma and Bangladesh describe horrific treatment by unscrupulous traffickers, says Human Rights Watch.

A Dhaka rejects bail petitions of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in seven cases filed against him for hurting people’s religious sentiment.

Doctors of both public and private hospitals in Gopalganj district went on an indefinite strike yesterday, causing untold sufferings to the patients.

Lalmonirhat farmers are happy as they are getting ample production of maize and its fair prices in the local market this year.

“We face difficulty in almost every sphere of life in the enclave. Although situated in Bangladesh, ours is an Indian enclave. We don't

Police arrested two more accused in a case for attacking Hindu people in Paulpara area under Aria union of Shajahanpur upazila yesterday.

Hundreds of people belonging to minority Hindu community at Paulpara in Aria union of Shajahanpur upazila under the district have

A retired army man was shot dead by unidentified criminals at Dharmagarh area under Sadar upazila of Khagrachhari district