The risk of dengue could rise sharply after the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, as rainfall during the period may have created numerous mosquito breeding grounds, experts warned.

I had to pause for a moment and take the phone out of my pocket. Right beside me were Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. On the other side stood legends Pelé and Diego Maradona. Hamza Choudhury of Bangladesh, with his distinctive curly hair, was there too.

Authorities yesterday relocated the sole crocodile from the pond at the Khan Jahan Ali Shrine in Bagerhat, two days after the animal fatally attacked a child.

At least four Bangladeshi citizens were among those injured and one killed in a drone attack at Kuwait International Airport yesterday, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait.

At least five Bangladeshis were injured, while one is feared dead after a hotel fire in New Delhi yesterday killed at least 21, mostly foreigners.

A man was sent to jail yesterday on charges of raping a woman at her home in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj.

There’s a particular craftiness to the way America’s latest trade offensive has been packaged.

Police recovered the bodies of a woman and two young girls from a room at the Barguna District Council rest house yesterday afternoon.

The US has proposed fresh tariffs on 60 countries, including Bangladesh, because they have failed to prove they do not import industrial raw materials from places where forced labour is used.

The government probe committee yesterday submitted its investigation report on the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital last week.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) yesterday raised electricity tariffs at wholesale, transmission, and retail levels, disregarding the objections from different stakeholders.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has formed a three-member committee to assess the damages caused by a temporary cattle market on vacant land at Bou-Bazar, adjacent to Sectors 16 and 18 of Uttara Diabari, till a vacant field in C-Block of Sector 18 along the Dhaka Metro Rail corridor.

The Daily Star has won the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards 2026 for its investigative video documentary, “Anatomy of BGB Shootings in Rampura”, in the “Best Use of Video” category.

Former Narayanganj mayor walked out of jail at 10:10pm

Lt Gen Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam is eighth Bangladeshi army officer to be appointed as a UN force commander

18-year-old had come to his relative's house for Eid holiday

Committee will inspect waste buildup, damaged trees and road impact near Sectors 16 and 18

BERC raises retail electricity price by 16.68% and wholesale rate by 19.85%

State minister says significant progress made in diplomatic efforts to bring back Osman Hadi murder suspects

Experts expect few heatwaves over next three months, say no reason for panic