A woman was hacked to death in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila on Thursday night.

A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was stabbed to death in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar yesterday morning.

A six-year-old boy drowned after falling into an open septic tank in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur yesterday morning.

Gono Forum, the Left Democratic Alliance, and the 12-Party Alliance have strongly reiterated their demand for holding the national election by December.

The move to strengthen the anti-tobacco law has stalled for the authorities’ greater emphasis on revenue generation from tobacco sales than on public health, according to anti-tobacco campaigners.

On May 28, police conducted a raid in Uttara-Sector 11 arrested the suspects

Thousands of Nepali royalists yesterday marched in the capital Kathmandu, demanding the restoration of the monarchy and chanting slogans in support of the king deposed 17 years ago.

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed back 19 Bangladeshi nationals through different border points in Chuadanga and Kushtia, said BGB.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus urged the Japanese government and entrepreneurs to extend their full support in building a “New Bangladesh” and by doing so, turning the dreams of millions of youths into reality.

At least 71 more people were detained by BGB yesterday after they were pushed into Bangladesh allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) through various border points in Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Khagrachhari, and Lalmonirhat.

Thousands of people remained stranded across several coastal districts as tidal surges and torrential rains, triggered by a depression over the Bay of Bengal, kept battering the region for the second day.

A youth was stabbed to death in the Beparipara neighbourhood of Jhenaidah town yesterday, allegedly by his friends.

This marks yet another year of weak budget execution since the health ministry was split into two divisions in 2017.

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas yesterday expressed concern that there may never be another election in Bangladesh if the national polls are not held by December.

It is the expatriates who help sustain the country, says the chief adviser

Japan will provide $1.063 billion to Bangladesh in loans and grants for budget support, railway upgradation and scholarships, reaffirming its full support for the interim government’s reform agenda and commitment to a peaceful political transition.

Amir Khosru Mahmood Chowdhury, a member of the BNP standing committee, gives his insights to The Daily Star about the national budget

An agitated mob attacked the local office of Palli Bidyut Samity in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur this afternoon, after an electrician was electrocuted to death..According to locals, a power line had snapped during a storm in the Bausi area of Sarishabari municipality. Around 5:00pm toda

Japanese PM Ishiba described Bangladesh as a long-standing friend and said that Japan would stand by Bangladesh in its endeavour for a democratic transition

A newlywed woman was raped allegedly by a man while looking for a house to rent along with her husband in Jashore's Ramnagar area last evening