Speakers at a webinar organised by the Bangladesh Embassy in Amman, Jordan lauded Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s leadership quality and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s politics of development.

Beijing sealed off 10 areas of its northeastern Shunyi district on Tuesday, the first lockdown in the Chinese capital since the last coronavirus outbreak in the months of June and July.

Syed Manzur Elahi, the founding chairman of Apex Footwear Ltd and Apex Tannery Ltd was interviewed by Dr Melita Mehjabeen who is an associate Professor of the Institute of Business Administration at University of Dhaka. Below are excerpts from the interview where the business magnate opens up about topics ranging from his childhood to the challenges of establishing a successful business.

Journalists of The Daily Star Mohammad Jamil Khan and Rafiul Islam received Best Reporting Award 2020 from the Crime Reporters Association Bangladesh (CRAB) for best investigative reports on narcotics and human rights respectively.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says no election can ever be fair under the existing government and the Election Commission.

A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to confiscate two flats and six acres of immovable properties of Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder in a money laundering case.

With just a day remaining till the deadline for submissions of income tax returns for the 2020-21 fiscal year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) today asked individual taxpayers to clear tax payments through banks by Wednesday as they will remain closed on Thursday.

Bangladesh has planned to go all out with a big celebration next year featuring visits from heads of state and government between March 17-26 marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of Bangladesh's independence.

Covid-19 vaccines will work against the new variants of the virus and there is no evidence that current vaccines will fail to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 mutants reported from UK or South Africa, the Indian government said today.

Police have pressed charges against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed in fraud and drug cases filed with Uttara Paschim Police Station in July this year.

Doctors in Jamalpur General Hospital and other upazila health complexes in the district have been observing work abstention for third consecutive day, paralysing the treatment facilities in the district.

A man who was dropped off a moving bus in an unconscious state, died minutes after he was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bangladesh today signed agreements for $200 million additional loans, including $130 million concessional loan, to improve access to efficient and reliable electricity supply in rural areas in Bangladesh.

The average monthly return of migrant workers increased by four times in the last three months than what was in previous five months, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit said today.

India today successfully wrapped up a two-day dry run of the Covid-19 vaccination drive that will cover an estimated 30 crore people in the first phase including health workers, frontline workers and people above the age of 50.

CID has arrested two persons on charge of producing sanitary napkin in unhygienic atmosphere with sub-standard materials and selling those in the market under the name of a foreign brand.

An alleged Indian smuggler was shot dead at Suryapur Dumnikura border area under Halaughat upazila of Mymensingh early today.

At least 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to the second part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment and violence against journalists, published on December 28 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Thirty people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the people of the country are now reaping the benefits of democracy.