If you have missed out on the latest updates, don't worry, we got you all covered. Find out the gist of the top 5 stories of The Daily Star today (December 30, 2022).

Football legend Pele dies

Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele poses for a portrait with his 1958 World Cup trophy during an interview in New York, US, April 26, 2016

Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player, died on Thursday at the age of 82.

The death of the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player was confirmed by his daughter Kely Nascimento on Instagram.

Pele had been undergoing chemotherapy on a regular basis since he had a tumor removed from his colon in September 2021.

BNP, 32 like-minded orgs to call for sit-in protest on Jan 11

The BNP and 32 other like-minded political parties will take to the streets for the first time today as part of their simultaneous movement.

BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the seven parties that form Ganatantra Mancha, 12-party alliance, and the 11-party Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote will hold their programmes separately at different points in the capital.

Civil society organisations: Licence renewal, legal complexity big hurdles

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that deal with human rights, democracy and good governance have been experiencing setbacks in the form of legal procedures and renewal of registration in the country, as Bangladesh remains static in the global index done to measure CSO sustainability and freedom.

Bangladesh lags behind in four criteria out of seven, which the global report took into account to prepare the index titled Civil Society Organisations Sustainability Index: 2021. It was revealed in a press conference yesterday on a virtual platform.

Stock market in 2022: Some good comes with the bad

Major indices of the stock market in Bangladesh mostly saw decline throughout the outgoing year.

The biggest blow came when the floor price mechanism was reintroduced in late July as it ultimately made the market illiquid.

Some positive steps were also taken in the year, such as the inclusion of sukuk bonds, making treasury bonds tradable, and approving the exit plan of two listed companies.

Indian wicketkeeper Pant hospitalised after car crash

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India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been hospitalised after being in a car accident, his Indian Premier League (IPL) team said today.

The Hindustan Times reported that Pant's car collided with a divider on the road and caught fire. He suffered injuries to his head, back and leg, according to multiple reports in Indian media.