Newly elected 186 women members of the reserved seats in 62 Upazila Parishads in Rajshahi division took oath yesterday.

Patients at understaffed government hospitals endured added sufferings during this Eid holidays when most doctors and nurses went on leave. The Daily Star correspondents witnessed a glimpse of their sufferings, visiting three top government hospitals in Dhaka and Chittagong cities during the three-day Eid vacation from Friday to Sunday.

Incessant rain dimmed the Eid festivities across the country. People found it hard to step out of their homes as many roads, especially those in the capital, went under water following three days of rain.

Defying rainfall all throughout the day, over 100 workers of Swan Garments (Pvt) Ltd staged a sit-in in front of the capital's Jatiya Press

Mohammad Sharif was on duty in the capital, while thousands of people left the city to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes.

Water levels in 56 river stations, monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), have marked rises while 23 stations recorded falls.

It has been raining in Dhaka since Saturday. Sometimes rains came down heavier after slight relapses. But had it come a little earlier today, many of a Merul Badda slum might not lost their belongings in a devastating fire.

Glimpses Of Eid-ul-fitr

Bangladesh and Australia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help combat money laundering and terror

The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit in a meeting today to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the

We published 12 stories on Dhaka's as many parks between April 28 and June 4 revealing how the public spaces were destroyed, occupied or threatened due to the city corporations' direct involvement or negligence.

Poor drainage system has left Sreepur Thana Road in Gazipur waterlogged for the last two months.

Twenty-nine eminent citizens yesterday in a statement expressed solidarity with the workers of Swan Garments (Pvt) Ltd and Swan Jeans Ltd who have been

Covering his goods on the footpath with a polythene sheet, street vendor Hakim Mia was looking up at the sky with a grumpy look on

Covering his goods on the footpath with a polythene sheet, street vendor Hakim Mia was looking up at the sky with a grumpy look on his face. Though it

Dhaka goes under knee-deep water within half an hour of rainfall. The distressing photographs of rickshaw-pullers and passengers taking a plunge in

Residents of Nazirabazar in Old Dhaka have taken it upon themselves to better their lives by taking care of Shikkatuli Park. The park is

With people continuing to protest the brutal killing of 13-year-old Rajon all over the country, the father of the victim yesterday brought allegations against a police official in Sylhet of helping one of the accused flee the country.

Satota Basak, 18-month-old daughter of Amol Basak, is suffering from congenital heart disease.

A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held in the Islamic Foundation Baitul Mukarram in the capital on Friday.