The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain across various parts of the country over the next day.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has beefed up security on borders to prevent illegal crossing across the country

"Move aside! Get me a trolley! He needs help!".The air inside Dhaka hospitals was filled with cries for help and painful screams

In an unprecedented scale of violence across the country, at least 29 people, including 11 students and a journalist, were killed and more than 3,000 wounded in fierce clashes between quota protesters and law enforcers joined in by ruling party activists on Thursday

"One day, you'll leave this world behind. So live a life you will remember." -- Farhan Faiyaaz's Facebook profile bio..In a chilling video footage that went viral on Facebook on Thursday, a woman was seen breaking down at the sight of a body in Mohammadpur’s City Hospital

Three charred bodies were recovered from the second floor of Haji Ibrahim Shopping Centre in Shimrail area of Narayanganj on Monday..Agitators torched the eight-storey building on Saturday during a clash with members of law enforcement agencies. The building was completely burnt..The

At least 146 dead so far

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned that the government will not spare the “BNP-Jamaat clique” this time so easily like in the past, reports UNB. .“They are trying to carry out terrorist activities during the curfew. Who are these people? They are not unknown faces. You saw B

Decisions political leaders take this year will be decisive whether a target to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 can be reached, the United Nations said yesterday.

Nahid Islam, a key organiser of quota reform movement, alleged he was “tortured physically” until he was unconscious..In the early hours Saturday, he was picked up allegedly by law enforcers from a house in the capital’s Sabujbagh..Talking to The Daily Star, Nahid said, “After taking

At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded in the capital and two other districts in sporadic clashes between law enforcers and agitators on the second day of nationwide curfew on Sunday..Meanwhile, six more people, who were injured in earlier clashes, died yesterday, police and

From vending machines to ticket counters, from offices to police control rooms, from computers to television screens and close circuit cameras -- everything inside the Mirpur-10 metro station was smashed to bits..On Friday evening, miscreants carried out mindless destruction inside the Mir

Leaders of the quota reform protests have come up with two varying sets of demands..Three key coordinators of the Baishamyabirodhi Chhatra Andolan placed eight-point demand at a meeting with three ministers at State Guesthouse Padma on Friday night..Hasnat Abdullah, Sarjis Alam and H

The first day of curfew was marked by sporadic incidents of violence that left at least 21 people dead and scores injured in Dhaka and other parts of the country on Saturday. Most of the victims were hit by bullets..On Friday night, the government imposed nationwide curfew and deployed arm

Nahid Islam, a key organisers of the anti-discrimination student movement, was picked up by plainclothes persons from a house in Sabujbagh early Saturday, according to witnesses..They alleged the people broke the locks of the building gates to enter and detain Nahid, a masters student of D

The Detective Branch of police arrested BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury from his Banani residence on Saturday..Confirming the incident to The Daily Star, Shamsuddin Didar, a senior member of the BNP chairperson’s press wing, said Amir was picked up from his home

It was absolute mayhem in Rampura and Badda areas on Friday..Quota protesters clashed with police and BGB personnel since morning to dusk, leaving at least 13 killed and over 500 injured. Many of the victims had bullet and shotgun pellet wounds on the upper part of their bodies..Thes

By Friday evening, many Dhaka streets were strewn with the remnants of thousands of rounds of teargas shells, sound grenades, rubber bullets, shotgun pellets, bullets and brick chunks. Those areas looked like battlefields too risky to enter..By nightfall, at least 66 people were confirmed

The government early Friday imposed a nationwide curfew and deployed armed forces to assist the civil administration in ensuring national security and protecting lives and properties..The Public Security Division under the home ministry issued a gazette notification to this end last night.

The agitating students have announced to continue their ongoing “complete shutdown” programme with placing nine- point demands..They said they will take decision about sitting with the government for talks after consulting with the general students after their nine demands are accepted.</p