People have started leaving the capital to celebrate Eid back in their ancestral homes. Crowds are forming in Kamalapur Rail Station and Gabtoli bus terminal, among other exit points of the capital. Despite bus and train routes being opened, people are struggling to get tickets to specific destinations. Very little effort was visible in maintaining safety regulations.

Just five days are left until Eid-ul-Azha. Restrictions have been relaxed for the occasion.

Recently, fake insecticide and fertiliser worth Tk 150 crore have been seized during a mobile court drive from Meghna Fertilizer Company Limited in Keraniganj.

Even after two weeks of strict movement restrictions and social distancing regulations, 1,359 have died of Covid-19 in the last week, countrywide detection rate doubled to around 30% in last month, and 81.65% of Covid-dedicated ICU beds are now occupied. And now, the government has decided to put a one week break on lockdown.

​​​​​​​After 14 days of lockdown, with public transport, offices, shops and markets finally opening, streets are seeing traffic congestion. As a result, there were tailbacks on the roads and highways throughout the day. The situation was nearly same in various areas across the country, including Dhaka.

Migrant workers were seen waiting in long lines in front of Dhaka Medical College Hospital since this morning for Covid-19 vaccine.

Star newsbytes After around a 300km road trip, Sultan has finally arrived at Dhaka’s Gabtoli cattle market.

Today marks the 14th day of strict lockdown. As the declaration of relaxing the lockdown has been made, streets and highways are taking on their chaotic appearance -- familiar before Eid. There were also traffic jams in many areas.

Today (July 14, 2021), hundreds of expatriate workers became visibly outraged while waiting for vaccines at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital.

Almost 16 months have passed since in-person classes in schools and colleges were suspended. Meanwhile, UNICEF and UNESCO have recently emphasized that opening classes with necessary precautions is crucial for an entire generation.

Golapi Begum, an 85 year old, has been living on a boat for over 14 years. Now, in her advanced years, she finally has a house of her own.

​​​​​​​Residents of 10 villages in Panchagarh Sadar upazila have relied mostly on the wooden bridge, that they made by themselves after no initiative from the authorities in about half a century, to cross the Chawai River. However, after the bridge partially collapsed on Saturday, they now have to travel an extra 8-10 km for their daily necessities.

In celebration of 100 years of Dhaka University, we present to you a video series featuring a number of notable DU alumni, who shared fond memories of their time on campus.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has warned that if the Covid-19 surge is not controlled within one week, the situation can turn extremely severe.

Eid-ul-Azha will be observed on July 21 this year, the second one in the ongoing pandemic. The government has announced that public transport will resume from July 14 midnight and continue till 6:00am on July 23.

A year ago, on July 1, 2020, the government decided to close 26 state-run jute mills. Nine mills from the Khulna-Jashore areas were closed.

Today marks the 13th day of the ongoing lockdown. The government has issued a gazette notification on July 12 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. It has been decided that the lockdown will be relaxed starting from July 15. After the gazette notification, traffic has increased noticeably in different districts of the country including Dhaka. In many places, safety regulations were violated.

Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal is now struggling to handle the unprecedented inflow of covid-19 patients; and the patients and caregivers are struggling to collect uninterrupted supply of oxygen.

Following their second-ever Test series triumph overseas, the Bangladesh team practiced for the first time today ahead of their three ODIs and as many T20Is against Zimbabwe.

With monsoon, another dengue outbreak has once again become an imminent risk for Bangladesh.