A nine-year-old boy died after compressed air was reportedly pumped through his rectum using a tyre inflator machine at an auto-rickshaw garage in Narsingdi’s Palash upazila yesterday.

Cabinet sets May 25-31 as Eid holidays

Most hold bachelor’s or master’s degrees; over 70% come from families with assets above Tk 1 crore

From East London strongholds to nationwide contests, the community’s political footprint expands across England

Heightened surveillance launched to prevent illegal infiltration from India following post-election situation in West Bengal

Extended hours will take effect from May 12

Residents and local youth groups are calling for urgent, sustainable safe water systems in Alikadam’s remote hilly areas

‘Public interest comes first,’ Zaffar Abbas says at Daily Star event in Dhaka

Dhaka University theatre professor takes charge as inaugural vice-chancellor

Saudi tightens regulations ahead of hajj; unauthorised pilgrims may face fines of up to SAR 20,000

Proposal is part of efforts to project Bangladesh as uncompromising in its fight against graft, Iftekharuzzaman says

Ministry says suspension aimed at improving service reliability

Prosecution says Mozammel Babu, Farzana Rupa portrayed Hefazat rally as 'hate speech'

Officials discuss waqf property management and welfare activities

Appointment process of nearly 3,000 recommended candidates remains stalled, they say

Police yesterday recovered the body of a six-year-old girl, Jannat, from a paddy field in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona, a day after she went missing.

The recently passed cyber security bill is still a repressive and vague one, and its use to arrest for social media content is a matter of concern, speakers said yesterday.

Five farmers were killed in separate lightning strikes in three districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondent and a news agency.

In a major policy shift, the government has decided to take primary healthcare services in 12 city corporations and 23 municipalities from the Local Government Division and give them to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Faruk Hossain, a retired member of the Bangladesh Army and resident of Jagadishpur village under Jashore’s Chowgachha upazila, has found success in bitter gourd cultivation by adopting modern farming practices.