The High Court yesterday observed that those who harbour child molesters should be socially boycotted.

A Slow Loris -- a rare primate locally known as lajjaboti banor – is now undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation in

Thirty percent of the wards in Dhaka city do not have any playground or park, which particularly harms the mental and physical growth of children as they have no space to play and interact with friends.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken Bangladesh to a new height of international diplomacy.

Detectives yesterday claimed to have arrested four members of a narcotics gang who were smuggling yaba pills from Cox’s Bazar to Dhaka in a truck under the guise of “emergency product” to store and sell those at a higher price amid the “lockdown”.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday refused to increase the number of High Court benches for dealing with more cases, saying that safety of life is the first priority in this difficult period of coronavirus pandemic.

Many outgoing passengers especially those wishing to visit the UAE are facing difficulty after the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh issued a directive for such passengers to obtain BMET card or clearance.

The Covid-19 hospital at Dhaka North City Corporation’s Mohakhali market was launched yesterday.

According to a report published in The Daily Star recently, groundwater abuse for industrial and agricultural purposes is taking a toll on the Barind region in northwestern Bangladesh.

Cases of diarrhoea have risen alarmingly in Barishal since March.

Sarah Begum Kabori, the silver screen legend who became the latest in a long line of victims to Covid-19 early yesterday, was laid to eternal rest at the

Animal lovers in Chattogram have been busy arranging and distributing meals for stray cats and dogs -- who have been starving as shops and restaurants remain closed -- to different areas of the city and adjacent areas.

Before the first phase of restrictions following the surge of Covid-19 cases, Md Bablu (23) used to drive buses in the port city. He came to the

Yesterday marked the 21st death anniversary of Shabnam Huq, wife of Arham Masudul Huq, chief executive officer of Dhaka Bank Foundation, said a

Today marks the first death anniversary of Jahanara Huq, mother of Law Minister Anisul Huq.

Sharply criticising BNP for not observing the historic Mujibnagar Day, Information and Broadcast Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said BNP wants to deny history.

Rickshaw-pullers in Barishal demonstrated yesterday, demanding relief and rations amid the “strict lockdown”.

The government’s development plans largely exclude initiatives to safeguard the life and livelihood of the common people amid crises sich as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, speakers observed at a webinar yesterday.

Supply of hilsa from the Barishal wholesale market to Dhaka has started in a limited scale.

When I received an SMS that I have to take the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine yesterday, in the midst of a “strict lockdown”, I was a bit apprehensive.