Bangladesh police has set five new goals in order to be friendlier with people and enhance its service quality under the initiative, leadership and direction of the inspector general of police.

AstraZeneca said Monday that late stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University were “highly effective” in preventing disease.

The High Court today commuted the death sentence of a convict to life imprisonment in a case filed over the murder of Barishal University (BU) student Saoda Begum in 2013.

Four persons, including an employee of Titas Gas and its two hired day labourers, were injured in an explosion at Dhaka’s Panthapath area -- minutes after they went there yesterday afternoon, hearing of a possible gas line problem.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to ailing former chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Humayun Khadem, who appeared before the court on a stretcher, in a case filed over forgery in the design of FR Tower in the capital’s Banani area.

Three months into her disappearance from Kushtia, a college student’s skull and bones have been found at Damurhuda in Chuadanga.

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team’s planning.

Eleven-year-old twin sisters were raped allegedly by their maternal cousin in Mugda area of Dhaka on Wednesday.

A brand new Dash 8-400 aircraft is going to be added to the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on November 24.

Experts, including economists and business leaders, have suggested that Bangladesh sign free trade agreements with ASEAN countries to boost exports to the bloc.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to Dr Abdullah Al Mamun, a director of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital, in connection with the case filed over the death of Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Anisul Karim on November 9.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to work with any US leader and would congratulate whoever emerges the winner of the US presidential election once all the legal formalities are settled, Russian news agencies reported.

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said people working at the lowest ranks to those holding the highest office must upgrade themselves with trainings in order to successfully survive in this ever-changing world.

Rapid Action Battalion claimed to have detained two alleged active members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Narayanganj and Cumilla.

Dhaka has invited Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to attend the final celebration of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in next March or join the celebration of Bangladesh’s 50 years of independence.

Super Fresh Drinking Water and Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust - BANCAT have signed a MoU yesterday at the MGI Head Office in Gulshan. Under the agreement, Super Fresh Drinking Water will support BANCAT as Sustainability Partner for a year. The Daily Star is the media partner for this partnership.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said that the country will achieve the target of access to electricity for all by December this year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the wheels of country’s economy are still in motion as the Awami League government was able to build a comprehensive communication network throughout the country.

A Bagerhat court granted three-day remand for a man arrested for allegedly stealing and killing his newborn daughter in Morrelganj upazila.

Elections to municipalities across the country will be held from December 28, the Election Commission announced today.