Alongside the Bengalis in general, many foreign missionaries who have been living in Bangladesh since the fifties and sixties had joined our War of Liberation in 1971 in their own capacity. We have heard about their heroic contribution and on various occasions paid our tribute that they deserved. I personally met and heard the story of two missionary doyens who defied the threats of the Pakistani military and continued to help the freedom fighters. They did so for the sheer love for the common people of this country irrespective of their religion, cast or creed.

The High Court has questioned the lower court order that granted bail to contractor Shahadat Hossain in a case filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

India’s Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who fought back coronavirus last month, has been admitted to Delhi’s AIIMS last night again since his recovery.

Bangladesh has secured the top position among 118 countries in sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping missions.

The director general level meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh and Indian Border Security Force scheduled to start today in Dhaka has been postponed.

A man was killed in an attack, allegedly by his nephew, over land dispute in Kalia upazila of Narail last night.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who is set to become prime minister this week, said on Sunday there was no limit to the amount of bonds the government can issue to support an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook has started removing false claims that the deadly wildfires in Oregon were started by various left-wing and right-wing groups, a spokesman for the social media company said on Saturday, after the rumors left state officials inundated with queries for information.

Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam’s father Omar Ali Sheikh has been shifted to National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka from Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) for better treatment.

The new school year had held promise of some return to normalcy for American families since the pandemic upended daily life and made much of the spring semester unproductive. But the spread of the coronavirus over the summer set off a national debate over whether to resume in-classroom instruction.

Chairman of Intel and Medtronic speaks at 38th Annual Installation Ceremony of Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka

Belarus police detain dozens of protesters as thousands of people have gathered in the capital Minsk demanding the release of a jailed opposition leader, the latest in a wave of mass protests following a disputed election.

Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar has committed to ending a months-long blockade of oil facilities, the US embassy in the country says in a statement.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to make e-payment for import and export duties mandatory for businesses to pay from April next year.

Soyful Islam, a habitant of Telipara village at Kaliganj in Lalmonirhat, has been pulling the traditionally cow-drawn oil grinder (ghani) by himself due to lack of cattle for the last 25 years.

Pharma giant AstraZeneca on Saturday said it had resumed a Covid-19 vaccine trial after getting the all-clear from British regulators, following a pause caused by a UK volunteer falling ill.

Protesting the rape of a tenth-grader student allegedly by an advocate, locals in Panchagarh formed a human chain demanding punishment of the accused lawyer this afternoon.

World Vision Bangladesh and The Daily Star jointly present to you "Hidden Hero" - a video series where we portray real stories of ordinary people with extraordinary impact during this global pandemic.

A group of bipartisan US lawmakers have urged Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Chapek to explain the company’s connection with “security and propaganda” authorities of China’s Xinjiang region during the production of live-action war epic “Mulan”.

Palestinians in Gaza have burnt pictures of Israeli, US, Bahraini and United Arab Emirates leaders in protest over the two Gulf countries’ moves to normalise ties with Israel.