A group of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists handed over two Dhaka University (DU) students to Shahbagh police yesterday -- suspecting them to be members of the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at some places of the country in the next 24 hours (starting from 9:00am today).

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Abdul Matin Khasru, who has been infected with Covid-19, was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH).

Sensing potential public anger, India’s Manipur government yesterday withdrew an earlier order directing authorities in districts bordering Myanmar to “politely turn away” nationals of the neighbouring country who are trying to enter India.

A 60 percent hike in bus fare will come into effect from tomorrow, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui to continue efforts for promotion of bilateral ties with Bangladesh.

Chattogram Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi has tested Covid-19 positive.

Miscreants vandalised an idol of Hindu goddess Saraswati at a temple in Dhunot upazila of Bogura early today.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday (Monday) reconstituted jurisdictions of 17 High Court benches, as both the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court will reopen tomorrow (Wednesday) after a 12-day annual vacation.

Language Movement veteran and journalist Yusuf Kalu passed away at a hospital in Barishal yesterday due to old age complications. He was 91.

A trail of damage could be seen everywhere in Brahmanbaria, resulting from the mayhem centring the daylong hartal called by Hefajat-e-Islam.

Bangladesh Railway will sell 50 percent of available tickets from now on, its Director General Dhirendra Nath Mazumder told The Daily Star today.

The United Nations will urge international donors to pledge up to $10 billion to help Syrians fleeing a decade of civil war in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that the need for humanitarian support has never been so great.

China approved a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system, drastically curbing democratic representation in the city as authorities seek to ensure “patriots” rule the global financial hub.

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, was observed in the country with due religious fervour.

On arrival in Bangladesh, all passengers from any European country, including UK, will have to be in 14 days of complete mandatory institutional quarantine at government facilities or government approved hotels at their own expense.

Facebook has said it planned two new undersea cables to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America in a project with Google and regional telecommunication companies to boost internet connection capacity between the regions.

Like millions of American children, Brody Cotton has not seen the inside of a classroom in more than a year. As the COVID-19 pandemic left him navigating 7th grade from his couch in Carlsbad, California, Brody’s grades dropped from As and Bs to a D and two Fs last semester.

A teenage boy was stabbed to death and at least two others were injured after a rival gang attacked them in Dhaka’s Sutrapur area.

Japan’s health minister has apologised after media reported ministry employees had gathered at a restaurant late at night in Tokyo in violation of the government’s Covid-19 contagion protocols.