The newly elected executive committee of the Editors' Council has held its first meeting at The Daily Star Centre in the capital.

The upcoming election is going to be a “tone-setting” moment for what kind of country and democratic journey people want to see in the future, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah yesterday.

Residents of the 150-year-old Noakhali municipality have long suffered due to a poor drainage system.

A Pabna court yesterday sent a woman to jail over the killing of eight puppies in Ishwardi upazila on Monday.

The day-long event was held in Tallapara under Kamdia union in Gobindaganj upazila, a Santal-majority area in Gaibandha

Protesters set bus seats on fire, blocking traffic for about an hour

Jamaat ameer announced the nomination on December 1, formal announcement made Wednesday

Border Guard Bangladesh detained 30 Bangladeshis early yesterday after they were pushed into the country by the Indian Border Security Force through the Gangni border in Meherpur.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday sent two deputy registrars to the chamber of Senior Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna, appointed earlier as defence counsel for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in an enforced disappearance case, after he failed to appear during the charge-framing hearing.

A two-year-old girl was crushed to death yesterday by a government vehicle in Cumilla’s Homna upazila.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday lauded the enduring contributions of the Bangladesh Armed Forces to national security, development, and nation-building.

The ongoing strike by assistant teachers in government primary schools has severely disrupted annual exams across the country, leaving thousands of students uncertain about their academic future.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday visited Evercare Hospital to enquire about the health of BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition remains unchanged, and a specialist from the United Kingdom is assisting in her treatment.

"Illegal firearms, weak policing, and reactivation of top criminals released after last year's political changeover are mainly driving the killings"

At least five dengue patients died while 490 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas yesterday said Jamaat-e-Islami had never been able to practise civil politics and Awami League had always been a better match for the party.

As Bangladesh approaches a critical election early next year, responsible and independent journalism will be crucial in ensuring a free and fair poll, said two foreign diplomats at a media freedom event yesterday.

The National Citizen Party yesterday urged the Election Commission to consider the illness of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and the country’s current political situation before announcing the schedule for the upcoming 13th national election, scheduled for next February.

The prosecution yesterday presented harrowing accounts of enforced disappearances and torture inside Rab-run TFI cells as the International Crimes Tribunal-1 began hearing the charge framing against Sheikh Hasina and 16 others.