Bangladesh moved up two notches in the Human Development Index -- to 133 -- compared to last year.

Thirteen Awami League leaders and activists of Kuakata municipal unit and Latachapali union unit have been expelled for violating party discipline.

Saudi Arabia suspended late on Sunday all international commercial flights for a renewable week except for the foreign flights already in the kingdom which will be allowed to leave, state news agency SPA reported quoting an interior ministry source.

Indian authorities have called an urgent meeting of a key official committee to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK, which spreads faster.

Saudi Arabia’s investment plans in India are on track, Saudi Arabian Ambassador in India Dr Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati has said, adding that the Indian economy has the strength to recover from the adverse impact of the Covid-19 crisis.

A mobile court today fined the owner of a mental hospital for operating it without any licence in Sadar upazila of Cumilla.

A virtual summit between Bangladesh and India was held on December 17 when multiple agreements and memorandum of understanding (MoU) were signed. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, who had been busy with the developments, was in a cheerful mood that day. The Daily Star (DS) grabbed the opportunity and made a phone call to have a discussion with the minister.

Three passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed and two others critically injured in a road accident on Mymensingh-Netrakona road in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh.

The education ministry today approved British Council Bangladesh to hold GCSE and A-Level exams in January 2021 on certain conditions amid the ongoing pandemic.

A modern surface water treatment plant is being constructed near Mongla Port at a cost of nearly Tk 25 crore to meet the demand for freshwater.

Nineteen Bangladeshis including 17 women returned through the Benapole border in Jashore today after serving two years in jail in India.

Kelly Lewis, a global experienced hospitality professional, joined as regional corporate general manager of Maya Corporation in the very beginning of this year. As a RCGM, he is overseeing international chain hotels Best Western PLUS under the name of Maya, and a new resort planning, as well as one international chain restaurants Farzi Café & Chai Garam Café.

Several European countries placed new restrictions on travel to and from the United Kingdom on Sunday due to concern over a new strain of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly there.

Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram has fined Modern Steel Mill Limited Tk nine lakh for polluting air.

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said that BNP drafted the recent statement of 42 eminent citizens on the Election Commission (EC).

Negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal were deadlocked and threatened by failure on Sunday, as both sides dug in their heels over access to the UK's rich fishing waters.

A Dhaka court today placed 11 people on one-day remands each in connection with a case filed for vandalism during yesterday’s written test of the Bangladesh Bar Council enrollment exam.

Bangladesh Air Force personnel rescued four students after they lost way while trekking a remote hilly area in Cox’s Bazar and sought help through 999 National Emergency Helpline.

A Dhaka court today sentenced Col (retd) Shahid Uddin Chowdhury to nine years in jail in a tax evasion case.

Two motorcyclists were killed and one other person was injured as a bus hit their motorcycle on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sylhet’s Bishwanath upazila this afternoon.