Chattogram port, the main port of the country has slipped nine notches down in the latest Lloyd's List ranking of the top 100 busiest seaports. After showing continuous advancement since 2014, the progress earned by this port has been set back by the recent pandemic.

The medical cost of Covid-19 is resulting in an economic burden of a lifetime as treatment costs in private hospitals is sky high and government hospitals lack capacity to accommodate the surge in patients.

The first metro rail in the country has inaugurated its performance test phase with a successful test run.

Local fisherman in Rajbari caught a colossal ray, weighing around 400 kilograms, from the Padma River on Thursday morning.

Only 15 to 20 percent of the work of a 13-month road extension project on Murali intersection of Khulna bus stand has been completed in nine months.

A bridge in Dharkhar union of Akhaura upazila, Brahmanbaria was constructed in 1999, but to this day no roads have been built connecting them -- an impractically built symbol of irresponsible use of tax money.

The saline soil of Khulna region has long been unsuitable for most varieties of crops. But recent implementation of Sarjan method under the guidance of the Agriculture Department has shown high yields in green malta variety in this region.

The streets of Khulna are waterlogged easily even after very little rain. Sewage water and garbage ends up getting mixed in the stagnant water. And people in low-lying neighborhoods of the city have to suffer the most.

In Rupnagar, Dhaka, around 9 pm, two members of police along with four “sources” raided a woman’s house and arrested her with two other women.  The arrestee has claimed that police took at least 2.5 lakh taka during the raid but police denied the allegation. 

Cat-sized black-striped yellow tigers, bouncing little deer, grumpy little  hippos and many other tiny exotic animals are now roaming around Mirpur National Zoo. Serenity, clean environment and lack of human presence during the pandemic has brought out a baby boom in the largest zoo of the  country.

Four years have passed since the Rohingya refugee crisis started, and Cox’s Bazar now hosts the largest refugee camp in the world.

The Election Commission (EC) is planning to organise 4,100 elections by December.

In Manikganj district’s Aricha point the water level of Jamuna river is now flowing at least three centimeters above the danger line.

Despite the assurance from foreign minister and Biman Bangladesh Airlines to start pre-booking of flights, lack of approval from Indian civil aviation authorities has kept resumption of aviation communication between India and Bangladesh on hold.

Arjuda Begum, now 80, gave shelter to freedom fighters, and even sold her land to feed them during the Liberation War in 1971. Her contribution and sacrifice, however, were never officially recognised by the state.

The grenade attack of August 21, 2004 is very likely the most heinous crime in the political history of this country after the gruesome murder of Bangabandhu and his family members. As per verdict by the judicial court, top leaders, ministers of the then BNP-Jamaat coalition government along with the then head of National Security Intelligence, head of police and many other top officials conspired with a militant organisation to assassinate then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina and eliminate the top leaders of Bangladesh Awami League.

Today marks the 17th year of the heinous grenade blasts in Awami League's rally, which took 24 lives including prominent politician Ivy Rahman. The Daily Star's deputy chief photographer Anisur Rahman was right there at the heart of the blasts and witnessed the horrific incident.

A new law is in development that will ensure that social media and other virtual data of Bangladeshi nationals are kept in servers located inside the country, informs Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State minister of ICT -- generating concerns over stricter surveillance.

In order to avoid collision with the Padma Bridge, ferry services in Shimulia in Munshiganj and Banglabazar in Madaripur have been halted indefinitely.

Anwar Hossain, who built Anwar Group of Industries, one of the largest groups of industries in Bangladesh, passed away yesterday.