One of the four burglars today confessed to looting Tk 80 lakh from National Bank on May 10, adding that he had received Tk 25,000 for his part in the job.

The authorities of United Hospital have been sued for the death of five patients in a fire at the hospital’s coronavirus unit on May 27.

A Covid-19 positive patient hid his details to get admitted into Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) yesterday. His relatives revealed the information after he died shortly after.

Six people were killed in road crashes across two districts over the last two days, report our correspondents.

The High Court yesterday scrapped a lower court order that granted bail to Rashedul Haque Chisty, son of former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee Mahbubul Haque Chisty, in a corruption case involving Tk 9.28 crore.

The introduction of the new curriculum by National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has been delayed by a year. Originally expected to launch in January 2021, the curriculum has been postponed to the beginning of the year next.

Amid closure of educational institutions due to the coronavirus pandemic, dropout rates will increase significantly at schools which will subsequently cause a rise in child marriage, early pregnancy and child labour, according to a study.

The Daily Star’s diplomatic correspondent Porimol Palma recently caught up with Hasin Jahan, country director of WaterAid, to talk about the Covid-19 crisis from the perspective of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

The special Open Market Sale (OMS) programme to provide rice at Tk 10 per kg started in April to help those outside safety net during the Covid-19 pandemic.

For the past couple of decades, eye specialist Hari Sankar Das has been seeing patients at Mymensingh city’s Charpara area. As the country’s healthcare system took a major hit amid the coronavirus outbreak, access to medical facilities became more and more difficult. Despite the challenges, the 70-year old continued to serve the people of Mymensingh, not turning away anyone who might need medical help for their eyes.

The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to Partha Gopal Banik, suspended deputy inspector general of prisons, in connection with a case filed over recovery of Tk 80 lakh from his residence.

Three people, including a freedom fighter, died with coronavirus-like symptoms in Shariatpur, Manikganj, and Pabna districts in the last 24 hours.

The quality of Dhaka’s air shows signs of improvement for the second consecutive day.

Mumbai authorities ordered offices and factories to shut and people to stay home Wednesday, reversing a move to ease a coronavirus lockdown as the Indian megacity faced its first cyclone in more than 70 years.

A milad and doa mahfil for Imamul Kabir Shanto, founder chairman of Shanto-Mariam Foundation, Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology and Sundarban Courier Service (Pvt) Ltd, was held at the university in Uttara yesterday, says a press release.

A Habiganj court yesterday once again rejected a bail petition by Sushanta Das Gupta, publisher and editor of the daily Amar Habiganj and founder of AmarMP.com.

The High Court yesterday wanted to know the situation of inmates in jails and prison staff across the country following the coronavirus pandemic.

An education advocacy and campaign network yesterday demanded increased allocation for education sector in the upcoming budget as part of two/three-year-long Covid-19 response and recovery plan for the sector.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a member of a human trafficking gang from Bishwanath upazila of Sylhet on Monday

A thief, his wife and two associates took part in the burglary and looted Tk 80 lakh from a vehicle of the National Bank in Old Dhaka on May 10.