Australian ultra-marathon runner Pat Farmer AM, one of the greatest world record holders in the discipline, will be running across Bangladesh to raise funds for Unicef.

A nurse from Ibn Sina Hospital died without admission at the same hospital’s emergency yesterday, after allegedly being refused on grounds of her not having a Covid-19 clearance certificate.

Not too long ago, Dipanpur -- a book café launched in memory of Faisal Arefin Dipan, former publisher of Jagriti Prokashoni -- was a hub for literature aficionados. However, after around four years since its inception, Jolly and the partners have decided to quit this emotional space, as the rapid fall in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic has forced them to come to the decision.

A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, arranged by the Bangladesh government at the initiative of Bangladesh High Commission, London, departed Heathrow for Dhaka 10:30am local time, carrying 153 Bangladeshis.

The Daily Star journalist Arun Bikash Dey has been awarded with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Chittagong University.

Beverage brand Pepsi has announced its collaboration with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as brand ambassador in Bangladesh.

Following webinars on Bangladesh’s Healthcare and Agriculture Sectors and the Social Protection (SP) system, Youth Policy Forum (YPF) hosted one on June 4th discussing policy-driven mechanisms for increasing competitiveness of small and medium businesses in Bangladesh. The webinar titled ‘Small and Medium Businesses: Way Forward Amid the Pandemic’ was the sixth one in its series.

Puma reopened their outlet located in Dhaka’s Banani from June 1, after almost 2 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

As industries in India struggle to restart operations after millions of labourers returned home, having lost their jobs amid the coronavirus outbreak, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has said this “reverse migration” of workers can offer fresh business opportunities for microlenders in the country.

June 5th proved to be consequential for Youth Policy Forum (YPF) Budget 2020 Dialogue, with their second last panel bringing together leading politicians of varying party affiliations to discuss the recommendations put forward by expert and student-led panels in prior sessions.

The third episode of Youth Policy Forum’s flagship series “Talking Policies with Dr. Akhtar Mahmood” is a journey through history that explores economics, politics, and policies through the eyes of Professor Nurul Islam, Deputy Chairman of the First Planning Commission of Bangladesh. The session titled “The Quest for an Egalitarian Bangladesh” aired on June 13, 2020, and has been viewed over 6200 times since.

The third episode of Youth Policy Forum’s flagship series “Talking Policies with Dr. Akhtar Mahmood” is a journey through history that explores economics, politics, and policies through the eyes of Professor Nurul Islam, Deputy Chairman of the First Planning Commission of Bangladesh. The session titled “The Quest for an Egalitarian Bangladesh” aired on June 13, 2020, and has been viewed over 6200 times since.

Youth Policy Forum (YPF) has organised the fourth instalment of YPF 2020 Budget Dialogue, this time on the Infrastructure and Energy sector.

Owing to a fall in human activity, the water quality of the rivers of northern districts has seen a significant improvement in the last few months. The usual collection of debris, plastic waste and other rubbish is now gone and in its place is now pristine water.

Condition of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury is somewhat unstable, said an official of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital today.

As the whole world puts up a collective fight against the novel coronavirus, some alarming information has appeared in the news — patients who got recovered from Covid-19 are testing positive for the virus again.

Mobile financial service bKash has handed over 50 ventilators and 6.5 lakh medical supplies donated by China’s Alibaba Foundation and Jack Ma Foundation to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

Dairy farmers are incurring a loss of Tk 18.9 crore every day as they are unable to sell 40 lakh litres of milk and are forced to sell 37 lakh litre at reduced prices, according to a study of CARE Bangladesh.

Dairy farmers are incurring a loss of Tk 18.9 crore every day as they are unable to sell 40 lakh litres of milk and are forced to sell 37 lakh litre at reduced prices, according to a study of CARE Bangladesh.

A main suspect in the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya died in a drone strike in the North African country on Tuesday, according to a tweet by The Libya Observer.