Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said getting the final recommendation for Bangladesh's transition to a developing country -- from least-developed country status -- is a historic event.

US State Department has called on Bangladesh to conduct a transparent investigation into the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed and uphold the right of freedom of expression.

As Rab members were taking away writer Mushtaq Ahmed from his Lalmatia residence nine months ago, they assured the family that he would return home after a short while.

Thirteen heads of foreign missions in Bangladesh have expressed grave concern about the death in custody of writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who died in Kashimpur Jail on Thursday, while calling on the government to conduct an enquiry into the death.

US-based rights body Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Bangladeshi authorities to conduct a swift, transparent, and independent investigation into the death of writer and commentator Mushtaq Ahmed in custody.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a virtual press conference tomorrow afternoon marking the United Nations' final recommendation for the graduation of Bangladesh from the group of the least developed countries (LDCs).

Autopsy of writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who died in police custody last night, has been completed at Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital morgue.

Protesting the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in police custody who was arrested under the Digital Security Act, teachers and students of Rajshahi University (RU) demanded justice over the death.

An inquiry committee will be formed to look into the death of Mushtaq Ahmed in police custody if thought necessary, the home minister said today.

Khulna Bus Owners’ Association has called a 24-hour strike starting from this evening ahead of BNP’s divisional rally.

Four people were killed today when a bus heading to Bogura from Dhaka hit a CNG-run autorickshaw from behind the Majhira check-post area in ​​Shajahanpur upazila.

Brad Adams, Asia Director of Human Rights Watch, today released a statement regarding the devastating death of Mushtaq Ahmed where he said the writer should not have been detained in the first place.

Writer Mushtaq Ahmed died tonight at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital, Brigadier General Md Mominur Rahman Mamun, inspector general of prisons, told The Daily Star.

Bangladesh has begun administering coronavirus vaccines to sex workers from the country's largest brothel, a vast warren of shacks home to around 1,900 prostitutes.

Japan has suggested partnering with Bangladesh in further developing the southern Chattogram area, centring the Matarbari projects, as the two countries agree to build a strategic relationship by intensifying the current excellent bilateral ties.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called upon US authorities to help legalise undocumented Bangladeshis residing there.

All examinations under National University, which were postponed due to Covid-19, will begin on May 24 with a revised routine.

The nation is observing the 12th anniversary of the Pilkhana carnage that left 74 people, including 57 army officers, dead.

The 12th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at the Pilkhana Bangladesh Rifles (now Border Guard Bangladesh) headquarters in the capital will be observed tomorrow.

The second of three newly purchased Dash-8Q-400 aircraft reached Dhaka today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has named the aircraft "Akash Tari".