Incarcerated journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol was granted bail by the High Court today in a case filed under Digital Security Act, his legal team confirmed to The Daily Star.

Sampadak Parishad has expressed its deep shock and sorrow at the untimely demise of Khandaker Muniruzzaman, one of the founding members of the Parishad.

Bangladesh’s state-owned Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company is seeking one liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for delivery in December through a tender, two officials familiar with the matter said on Monday.

A teenage boy sustained burns in last night’s fire at Sat Tola slum in Dhaka’s Mohakhali that gutted around 100 shops and shanties.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on December 1 on a review petition involving the dispute over the tenure of a convict’s life term imprisonment.

Saudi Arabia’s health ministry said on Monday that Covid-19 vaccines will be free for all people living in the kingdom, state TV reported.

Two Bangladeshi women -- Rina Akhter, a former sex worker, and Rima Sultana Rimu, a teacher -- have been included in BBC’s annual list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.

Khandaker Muniruzzaman, acting editor of Dainik Sangbad, died at a hospital in Dhaka this morning after being infected with Covid-19.

After weeks of defiance, President Donald Trump on Monday allowed officials to proceed with a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, giving his Democratic rival access to briefings and funding even as he vowed to persist with efforts to fight the election results.

Former US secretary of state John Kerry helped broker the landmark Paris Agreement and signed it on behalf of the United States, a decision subsequently reversed by President Donald Trump.

Firefighters have brought under control a massive fire that broke out at Mohakhali's Sat Tola slum in the capital.

A case has been filed against an unnamed accused for raping a 14-year-old in Dhaka’s Chawk Bazar area.

Four Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) are likely to be signed during the virtual meeting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi next month.

The High Court has extended its stay order on the bail granted by a lower court to Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza -- which collapsed in April 2013 leaving at least 1,135 people dead -- in a corruption case.

A Malaysian company that is the world's biggest manufacturer of surgical gloves will close over half of its factories after a surge in coronavirus cases among workers, authorities said Monday.

A suspected cattle smuggler from Bangladesh has been detained by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari upazila.

All students of primary schools will be promoted to the next class without final examinations, with teachers of respective schools evaluating students amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Which participant do you think will beat the timer and answer correctly, aiming for the highest score and a victory in match number eight? Tune in, with quizmaster Ashraful Haque Emu, to find out.

The first-year honours admission test under 2020-21 academic session of Dhaka University (DU) will be held in divisional cities.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said power lines in Dhaka city will be below the ground within the next four years.