Thirty-three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 17 people have died as a microbus caught fire after head-on collision with a Hanif Paribahan bus in Rajshahi's Katakhali area this afternoon.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today released a commemorative postage stamp, a first-day cover and a data card, marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence.

Two alleged muggers sustained bullet injuries during a scuffle as law enforcers tried to arrest them in Chattogram city last night, police claimed.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated the people of Bangladesh on the momentous occasion of its golden jubilee of independence today.

“May every visitor to this revered ground honour the sacred memory of the millions who were slain but not silenced,” wrote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Visitors’ Book, in a touching tribute at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar today.

At least two people were killed and six injured in a road accident on Dhaka- Rangpur highway in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila this morning.

Prince Charles of Wales congratulated Bangladesh on the golden jubilee of its independence in a video message today and said the UK also celebrates its shared values with Bangladesh.

On the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence, The Daily Star presents a theatrical, audio-visual production featuring slogans that were chanted during various movements up to the Liberation War.

Amjad Ali, a dramatist, actor and producer of Bangladesh Betar, who retrieved war-time documents from an Al Badr camp in Rajshahi in 1971, passed away last night.

Firefighters have brought under control a fire that broke out at the Meena Bazar outlet in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Dhaka on a two-day official visit to take part in the golden jubilee celebration of Bangladesh's independence and Mujib Borsho – birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar, marking the 51st Independence and National Day.

Myanmar anti-coup protesters staged more rallies after the military reportedly shot dead nine people a day earlier and as the World Bank warned the country’s economy could slump 10% this year due to the turmoil.

EU leaders voiced frustration over a massive shortfall in contracted deliveries of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, as a third wave of infections surged across Europe.

Myanmar’s security forces have killed more than 300 people in attempts to crush opposition to a February 1 coup, with nearly 90% of victims shot dead and a quarter of them shot in the head, according to data from an advocacy group and local media.

President Joe Biden said yesterday the United States remained open to diplomacy with North Korea despite its missile tests this week, but warned there would be responses if North Korea escalates matters.

India’s technology minister today said video streaming services have to be “responsible and accountable” for their shows and movies, defending rules introduced last month that regulate such content.

Police and the bomb disposal unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police has cordoned off an eight-storey under-construction building in the port city's Chandgaon bus stand area tonight after recovering crude bomb-like objects and handmade bamboo torches from the second floor.

Bangladeshis across the globe need to raise their voices to earn global recognition of the genocide committed by Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971, speakers said during a webinar today.