Georgia confirmed Democratic President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election in the state as it completed a hand audit of ballots on Thursday, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have cordoned off a house in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj on suspicion of it being a militant hideout.

G20 leaders must help close a funding gap to buy vaccines, drugs and tests to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa's president, Norway's prime minister, and the heads of the World Health Organization and European Commission have said a letter.

Two fishermen are missing after a fishing trawler capsized in the sea near Sonadiya Island under Cox’s Bazar’s Maheshkhali upazila following a collision with a sand-laden barge.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the parliament that it is becoming difficult for children to continue staying at home but her government cannot put them at risk of death by opening educational institutions in the coronavirus pandemic.

The Daily Star is among forty brands recognised as Superbrands Bangladesh for 2020-2021.

A man arrested in a rape case has married his victim at Feni jail gate in order to get bail in line with a directive from the High Court.

The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh, will host a high-level dialogue on November 23, kicking off the 3rd Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda Cluster Week.

Parliament today passed “Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board Bill-2020″ to replace a 1978 ordinance in this regard.

Electricity supply returned in all areas of Sylhet this evening, around 55 hours after most of Sylhet district and several parts of Sunamganj district were plunged into darkness due to a fire that broke out at the 132/33 KV substation in Sylhet's Kumargaon on Tuesday morning.

For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking the road less travelled has become a way of life.

Researchers from the Aquatic Bioresource Research Lab (ABR Lab) of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have recently discovered a new-to-science species of fish from St Martin’s island.

The Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed in the Parliament today, dropping the provision of setting up separate narcotics control tribunals to pave the way for competent courts to try narcotics-related crimes.

Ninety-seven workers of Bogra Motors (Pvt) Limited ended a 22-hour hunger strike after district administration and authorities concerned ensured of solving their problems by next Saturday.

A leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate has shown to safely produce a robust immune response in healthy older adults, its British makers said Thursday as it released its phase 2 trial results.

Bangladesh government has signed a $100 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to scale up access to energy, water, sanitation services and disaster-resilient infrastructures for the Rohingya and host communities.

Asia-Pacific leaders have called for open and multilateral trade to support a global economy battered by the novel coronavirus, and some hoped for more engagement with the United States under a Joe Biden administration.

Protesting the arrest of National Institute of Mental Health Registrar Dr Abdullah Al Mamun, Bangladesh Association of Psychiatrists has announced to keep their private chambers and online consultations closed for an indefinite period.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended suspension of regular flight operations on five international routes till December 31 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has threatened to use all laws possible against protesters, as demonstrations escalate for his removal and for reforms to curb the powers of King Maha Vajiralongkorn.