The driver of a microbus has given a confessional statement in the case filed over the hit-and-run accident that left mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna dead in Dhaka on August 7.

Abu Osman Chowdhury, a sector commander during the Liberation War in 1971, tested positive for Covid-19 this afternoon.

A statue of Canada’s first Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald was toppled in downtown Montreal by protesters marching in support of defunding police, government officials said.

Exactly when the world went into a complete standstill due to the coronavirus outbreak, it was also time for Bengal loach or Rani fish to breed. Good weather and total absence of people from the haors due to a shutdown resulted in their return.

Youth Policy Forum (YPF) launched its landmark "Road to Reforms" series on 18th July 2020 with a focus on the reforms required for Bangladesh in different pressing areas. The inaugural webinar was titled "Bangladesh's foreign policy priorities in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic" and was organised in partnership with Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and The Daily Star.

Tens of thousands of Belarusians chanting “Happy Birthday, you rat” and flying red-and-white opposition flags have gathered near President Alexander Lukashenko’s residence as protesters keep up pressure on the veteran leader to resign.

The probe committee formed by the home ministry after the murder of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan will seek additional time to complete the investigation of the case.

The ruling Awami League nominates Iswardi Upazila Chairman Nuruzzaman Biswas as the party candidate for the upcoming by-elections to Jatiya Sangsad Pabna-4 constituency.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked party leaders not to allow “infiltrators” into Bangladesh Awami League (AL), saying that the party’s image will be tarnished due to their misdeeds.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1.4 lakh contraband Yaba pills early today from Teknaf’s Kharangkhali area.

The blue mask is a common sight these days but recently it has been spotted on a Cargolux Airlines Boeing 747-8 at Changi Airport in Singapore.

An Indian national was arrested for trying to smuggle mobile phones into Bangladesh through the Petrapole integrated check-post in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the Border Security Force (BSF) has said.

UN human rights experts have said that countries must continue to search for victims of enforced disappearances even during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The tweet that announced the passing away of Chadwick Boseman is now the most-liked tweet of all time.

All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels after the pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help.

Writing about drug policies in Bangladesh is both easy and difficult. The easy part comes from reading through the policies and some of the information available on the country’s drug regulatory authority’s website. The difficult part comes when I talk to pharmaceutical company executives and visit their manufacturing facilities.

An Indian court has ordered the release of 25 Bangladeshi fishermen, who were detained by Assam police for violating their tourist visa conditions.

Twenty-nine people were killed and seven seriously injured when a restaurant collapsed in northern China’s Shanxi province, the country’s emergencies ministry media has said.

A college student has been stabbed by unknown attackers in Old Dhaka’s Lalbagh area.

The death toll from the Beirut port blast has risen to 190 with more than 6,500 injured and three people missing, Lebanon’s caretaker government says in a report.