In the face of exponentially higher daily coronavirus infection rates, the government on Monday issued a gazette notification containing 18 new directives aiming to combat this spike.

Even though the Hefajat-e-Islam used the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their recent onslaught across the country,

In a recent brutal crackdown on unarmed, civilian protestors, on March 27—also the country’s Armed Forces Day—the Myanmar military junta killed 114 people, including many children.

The fact that the rate of new Covid-19 cases has increased by 85 percent and the deaths by 42.5 percent in the last week highlight that this deadly infectious disease is on a fast moving upward trajectory again.

We are yet again bombarded with the horrific news of 17 people dying when a bus and microbus collided, head-on, on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway on Friday afternoon. 11 people were burnt to death as the microbus involved went up in flames and kept burning for 10 minutes,

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh—the India premier’s first ever foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic has been successful in demonstrating India’s interest in deepening an already close friendship. Along with Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence,

A report published by The Daily Star on Thursday has brought to light the acute hardship that the family of a martyred freedom fighter is going through, who are yet to receive any official allowance from the government as they are entitled to.

We attach great importance to the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the independence of Bangladesh and the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation.

A Bangladeshi-born British scientist, Dr Khondoker Mehedi Akram, is the latest expert to reassure us that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine,

Today is a momentous day in our nation’s history as we observe the 50 years of our existence as an independent country. Fifty years ago, in the face

Almost all throughout Tuesday and even Wednesday, thousands of people in different parts of Dhaka city suffered due to a disruption in gas supply to their homes.

The stories of loss and devastation that are coming out of Balukhali after two separate fires tore through the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on Monday are heart-wrenching.

Having gotten off to an impressive start, the government’s vaccination drive seems to be losing steam at a most crucial time.

This Monday’s fire in the Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya was the third one that had broken out in the last four days.

A recent survey, titled “Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation” and carried out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has brought to light the hardships faced by people of the coastal areas.

We’re deeply concerned about the manner in which the Covid-19 positivity rate in Bangladesh has started climbing again.

It is concerning to know that more and more people have fallen below the poverty line due to the Covid-19 fallout. A study conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM), in 2020, found that people living below the poverty line increased to 42 percent during the lockdown period compared to 2018 when it was 21.6 percent.

Four precious lives were lost in the fire that devastated the newly built ICU of Dhaka Medical College Hospital recently. Incidence of fire is not unexpected.

The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to Bangladesh—to join celebrations marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman—comes against the backdrop of a devastating pandemic and thus an increased awareness on both sides of the need for deeper engagement to combat its economic fallout.

We are disheartened to learn of the plight of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Lebanon, as they struggle to survive amidst the Middle Eastern country’s own financial (liquidity) crisis.