Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today commissioned five modern warships for Bangladesh Navy -- BNS Umar Farooq, BNS Abu Ubaidah, BNS Prottasha, BNS Darshak and BNS Tallashi -- at Naval Berth-1 in Chattogram.

The government’s investment priority on coal and other fossil fuel-based projects instead of renewable energy is a clear violation of its national and global commitments, Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said today.

The government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to collect three crore shots of Covishield, the Indian version of Oxford-AtraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, once it is finally approved for human application.

China has barred non-Chinese travellers from Britain, France, Belgium, the Philippines and India, imposing some of the most stringent entry curbs of any country as coronavirus cases surge around the world.

The outcome of the US presidential election hung in the balance on Wednesday as several states continued to count their ballots, including some of the most competitive battlegrounds where the tally could take days to complete.

More than 100 students from medical and dental colleges staged demonstration in Rajshahi city this morning to press home a four-point demand including ensuring session jam-free academic year.

In the investigation of the National Human Rights Commission, district administration, various intelligence agencies and investigating officers of the cases over the brutal killing of Shahidunnabi Jewel at Burimari of Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila, it has emerged that the rumour of demeaning the Holy Quran was first spread by one Abul Hossain alias Hossain Ali.

President Donald Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he slipped behind Democrat Joe Biden in the hunt for the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.

The fate of the United States presidency still hangs in the balance as Democratic challenger Joe Biden has picked up a win in Wisconsin and fought President Donald Trump in other battleground states that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House.

Rapper Kanye West has voted for himself as the next US president after a long-shot campaign marked by erratic statements and speculation that he might siphon some Black votes from Democrat Joe Biden.

US President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a lawsuit in Michigan to stop the counting of ballots in the presidential election, and says it would seek a recount of votes in Wisconsin.

The outcome of the US presidential election hangs in the balance as nine states continue to count ballots, including some of the most competitive battleground states where the tally could take days to complete. Here is the state of play in the nine states. The vote counts are supplied by Edison Research.

The government is likely to import three crore doses of coronavirus vaccines from India’s Serum Institute, a top official of the health ministry confirmed to The Daily Star tonight.

Turkey has ended search and rescue efforts in the rubble of buildings that collapsed as a result of the strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea, after the death toll crept up to 116 in the western city of Izmir and a Greek island.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the authorities concerned to translate court verdicts into Bangla to make them accessible to common people alongside ensuring quick and hassle-free judgment.

At least 383 people were killed and 694 people were injured in 314 road accidents across the country in October this year, Road Safety Foundation, a non-government organisation said today.

Hopes fading for Senate control, Democrats have had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Several races have remained undecided and at least one headed to a runoff in January.

A case was filed against a 35-year-old man for the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Gaibandha’s Fulchari upazila.

Six unnamed persons have been sued in a case filed over the recent abduction of a Chattogram-based journalist.

A day after Americans voted in a bitterly contested election, the rest of the world is none the wiser, with millions of votes still to count, the race too close to call and a mounting risk of days or even weeks of legal uncertainty.