Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 and at least 2,202 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The High Court today refused to grant bail to a former employee of Unipay2u Bangladesh Limited in a money laundering case in which he was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.

Emirates has announced it will operate two flights daily from Dhaka, starting from December 14, to meet the growing demand of passengers.

Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Betna border in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon this morning.

Assistant High Commissioner of India at Rajshahi has gifted two buses to Rajshahi University.

Traditional Indian wedding finery gave way to hazmat suits and masks in a remote north Indian village, after the bride tested positive for the coronavirus just hours before her marriage, a local health official said.

A Faridpur court today granted bail to lawmaker Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, better known as Nixon Chowdhury, in a case filed for violating the electoral code of conduct during a local election.

The officials of Dhaka South City Corporation faced obstruction when they went to evict illegal parts of Fulbaria Supermarket-2 in Dhaka's Gulistan area today.

Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has been elected as vice president of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS Executive Board at an election held in New York, at the headquarters of the United Nations.

Four among eight inmates who fled from Jashore juvenile correction centre early yesterday, have been rescued.

UK health authorities began rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed Covid-19 vaccine today, starting a global immunisation programme that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval.

​Khalid Mahmud, Owner of Ajo Idea Spcae, speaks to The Daily Star about the story behind the origins of Ajo, Which has especially picked up distinction for its unique establishment. He talks about his journey from being an artist to creating a tranquil idea space in Dhaka and how he has managed to overcome tough competition in recent years through his eccentric architecture style and distinctive ways of management.

The High Court today questioned the legality of a lower court order that granted bail to Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor-in-chief of online news portal bdnews24.com, in a corruption case.

Four suspects who were arrested on charges of damaging the sculpture of Bangabandhu in Kushtia have been placed on remand.

Accelerating the process of Covid-19 vaccine development, an expert committee of India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) will meet tomorrow to review the applications of pharma giants Pfizer, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech for emergency use authorisation for their vaccine candidates as the second worst-hit country’s total cases of the deadly virus neared one crore mark.

Civil society activists say that women commonly face online violence in Asian countries but for many victims, fear and distrust make reporting these attacks to authorities “often the last resort,” a new UN Women study has found.

Five people were killed and two were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a pick-up van in Tangail Sadar upazila early today.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million loan to help restore the economic activities of microenterprises severely affected by coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh.

Hefajat-e Islam Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque has now condemned the vandalism of an under-construction sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Kushtia. He, however, said his stance against sculpture is because of religion and there is no politics behind it.

The United States has imposed financial sanctions and a travel ban on 14 Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijing’s disqualification last month of elected opposition legislators in Hong Kong.