Shamima Akhter is now pursuing her betel nut cutting business, and she has not only changed her fate, but has also helped three thousand other poor women in Chittagong’s Patiya area.

If anyone is detected with Zika virus, the government will bear the cost of their treatment, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says. Bangladesh government has taken all necessary steps to control the spread of the Zika virus, he tells reporters at the health ministry.

A woman and her son are killed and another is injured as a bus hits a rickshaw-van in Madhupur upazila of Tangail.

A man commits suicide after killing his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter at his residence in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh.

India crush Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the semi-final match of the ICC U19 CWC 2016 to advance to the final on February 14 against Bangladesh or West Indies.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith declines to say anything about the fate of the money Pakistan owes to Bangladesh in different heads.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid once again warns of legal actions if schools fail to return additional tuition and registration fees collected from SSC examinees by the next seven working days.

West Indies secure the last semi-final spot of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 when they defeat Pakistan by five wickets in the quarter-final match at Fatullah.

A scuffle between police and a group of Dhaka University students takes place at Karwan Bazar intersection in Dhaka.

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad warns party leaders and activists of stern action if they do not comply with party decisions.

A Narayanganj court frames charges against 35 people including prime accused Nur Hossain and three former Rab officials -- Tareque Sayeed, Arif Hossain and Masud Rana – in two cases filed for killing seven people in the district in 2014.

Young Tigers' fielding during this World Cup has certainly caught the eye. The players have shown all-round athleticism in creating run-out opportunities and cutting out singles inside the 30-yard circle.

International Crimes Tribunal-1 issues arrest warrant against two accused from Netrokona over crimes committed against humanity during 1971 Liberation War.

Mustafizur Rahman announced himself to the world by decimating India last year, and now has earned a spot in IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Prime accused in a case filed for abducting and killing an 11-year-old boy in Keraniganj of Dhaka is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion. He was the mastermind behind the abduction and murder of 11-year-old Abdullah.

Ahead of the South Asian Games, the focus of the swimming events rested on Shahjahan Ali Rony, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and Mahfuza Khatun Shila.

Six treasury bench lawmakers and an independent MP last night demanded trial of The Daily Star editor and publisher Mahfuz Anam for “running false reports” on Sheikh Hasina after the 1/11 political changeover in 2007.

Krishak Sramik Janata League president Abdul Kader Siddique files a petition with the Supreme Court challenging a High Court order that had upheld cancellation of his candidacy for Tangail-4 by-polls.

Bangladeshi athletes Mahfuza Khatun and Mabia Akter Simanta win gold medals in swimming and weightlifting events at the 2016 South Asian Games in India.

Marico Bangladesh Limited recently unveiled Saffola Masala Oats, the country’s first single serving savory oats.