Fifteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The High Court today wanted to know what steps have been taken against 17 CBA leaders of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, who refused to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in response to notices issued by the commission, asking them to appear before its office in connection with corruption allegations in 2014.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of an Islamist convicted of beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision that has left his family in “complete shock”, lawyers said.

None of the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami supported councilor candidates won in any of the 41 general and 14 reserved wards in yesterday’s Chattogram City Corporation election.

The boy started working as a salesman at a clothes shop after he failed SSC exams. With a larger than life dream to be rich overnight, he fled from home and started treading the path of crime to realise his audacious aspiration, detectives said today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh continues its discussions with Myanmar with a friendly attitude -- without engaging in any conflict -- for the repatriation of Rohingyas and for the sake of regional security and development.

State Minister for Ministry of Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel today informed the parliament that the government has a plan to build four international stadiums in the country.

The High Court today observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has become questionable due to “few of its mistakes”.

According to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020, Bangladesh is second-worst in curbing corruption among the eight South Asian countries, with Afghanistan being the worst.

Police recovered an unidentified body from a canal in Pirojpur Sadar upazila this morning.

The first-run of the Covid-19 vaccination kicked off at five hospitals in Dhaka today.

A youth was shot to death in a clash yesterday between two groups of people of Jajira's Naodoba union in Shariatpur over a land dispute.

Half a century from where we began, throughout this 50th year of Bangladesh, Daily Star Books will revisit and analyse some of the books that played pivotal roles in documenting the Liberation War and the birth of this nation in 1971. The last issue of every month will feature an elaborate article on these books.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to former Faridpur town unit Awami League general secretary Sazzad Hossain Barkat and his brother Imtiaz Hasan alias Rubel in an extortion case involving Tk 50 lakh.

A line of tractors stood ready at dawn on Tuesday to move out of a protest site near New Delhi where thousands of farmers had been camping for the last two months and rallying against farm reforms they say will hurt them and benefit large private firms.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today said Bangladesh wants to hear a positive news on Teesta water sharing and simultaneously continue discussions on water sharing of other common rivers.

Planning Minister MA Mannan today said the government will accelerate its efforts to support journalists and ensure the security of their lives.

The probe committee has found negligence of two hostel-superintendents and five guards at Sylhet's MC College in ensuring security resulting in the gang-rape of a woman in the hostel in September last year, Supreme Court lawyer Md Mesbah Uddin told The Daily Star while disclosing details of the report today.

A Dhaka court today sent Abantika Boral, an aide to PK Halder, to jail on expiry of her three-day remand in connection with a graft case.

Russia's parliament on Wednesday approved a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, which a senior official said had been agreed on Moscow's terms at the eleventh hour before it expires next week.