Zaid Kalam

Senior editors and journalists attend the annual board meeting of the Asia News Network (ANN), an alliance of 23 leading English-language newspapers of Asia, in Seoul of South Korea.

Working condition for journalists in Bangladesh was worrying as reporters covering protests and the election were the targets of unprecedented violence, Reporters Without Borders says in its latest report.

Let’s not forget the people who lost their lives in Thursday’s Banani FR Tower fire. Six women and 20 men, who became victims of the horrific blaze in a single incident, should remind us of our collective responsibilities to prevent such disaster.

Incidents of fire are rising rapidly all over Bangladesh. After analysing the data provided by Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, a rising trend in the fire related incidents are seen starting from 2006 to 2018.

Bangladesh stood ninth among its Asian neighbours in an international ranking of generous countries.

Bangladesh stands in the ninth position among its Asian neighbours in an international ranking as the most generous country. With an overall score of 31 per cent, the country has been ranked 74 in the world and fourth in South Asia in the CAF World Giving Index 2018.

From celebrities to survivors of horrific accidents their split-screen photos of #10YearChallenge have gone viral on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Follow The Daily Star's special coverage on #bdpolls2018 as over 10 crore voters will pick 300 lawmakers from 1,841 candidates in December 30’s 11th general election.