Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain, a former Election Commissioner, said the much-discussed “Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill” is better than nothing. “It was expected that
The National Board of Revenue has a big role to play so that no businessman can launder money aboard, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today. He made the comment
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended “warmest wishes” to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and the people of India on the occasion of the country’s Republic Day and wrote, “We
Bangladesh has ranked 13th among the most corrupt countries in Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2021, according to the anti-corruption body Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The information was presented today in
Nayeem, a third grader, was forced into child labour during the pandemic, but after his photo in The Daily Star drew attention, a social organisation helped him return to school.
At least 14,828 new infections were recorded and 15 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of
Prof Farid Uddin Ahmed, vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), today apologised to Jahangirnagar University students and teachers for his earlier remarks on female students of JU.
A group of teachers from several universities started a three-hour token hunger strike this noon to express solidarity with the students of Sylhet’s Shahjalal University of Science and Technology demanding
The cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 have jumped to 69 in Bangladesh, with five more infections detected till Sunday, according to GISAID, a primary source that provides open access
The government has directed all public and private offices to function with half of their manpower from tomorrow (Monday). The development came in a notification issued by the Cabinet Division
