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Sirajul Islam Rubel

train travel experience in Bangladesh

Voices of the railway: A journey through Bangladesh’s moving train culture

27 May 2026, 14:38 PM
Vendors, children and familiar calls turned a Dhaka-Noakhali trip into a living memory
27 May 2026, 14:38 PM
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ICT-1 witness, Ziaul Ahsan’s lawyer clash over ‘objectionable language’ claim

14 May 2026, 20:41 PM
Nazneen Nahar sought a written apology from prosecution witness Hasinur Rahman, while prosecutors accused her of intimidating witnesses
14 May 2026, 20:41 PM
Teknaf councillor Akramul killing investigation

2018 Akramul Killing / Justice finally in sight?

5 May 2026, 00:00 AM
In an unverified audio clip, the sound of a gun being cocked is heard, followed by a gunshot and the groans of a man. On the other end of the line, Teknaf municipality councillor Akramul Haque’s wife and two daughters scream, pleading for his life.
5 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘They filed a false inquest report’

16 April 2026, 03:26 AM
A grieving father, who once shook the nation’s conscience by asking a senior police officer, “How many bullets does it take to kill a boy, sir?”, yesterday alleged that police, under pressure from senior officials, filed a false inquest report over his son’s killing during the July 2024 mass uprising.
16 April 2026, 03:26 AM
July martyr Rakib Hossain shooting video Rampura

Mother’s tears halt ICT-1 proceedings as she watches son’s final moments

15 April 2026, 21:56 PM
Mother of July martyr Rakib Hossain broke down in court after a graphic video of the 23-year-old being shot in Rampura was played during cross-examination
15 April 2026, 21:56 PM
abu sayed murder case verdict Bangladesh

2 sentenced to hang, 3 get life in Abu Sayed killing

10 April 2026, 00:26 AM
When Abu Sayed stood with his arms outstretched, he thought the humans standing before him would not shoot him, not realising they were “no longer human”, a tribunal observed yesterday while sentencing two to death, three to life imprisonment, and 25 others to varying jail terms.
10 April 2026, 00:26 AM
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Questions at the ICT: Bribery claim, Facebook post and a replaced CCTV drive

31 March 2026, 19:51 PM
A committee is examining misconduct allegations after a prosecutor claimed an accused’s wife entered a colleague’s chamber with a bag of money, but the relevant CCTV hard drive was replaced
31 March 2026, 19:51 PM
Md Aminul Islam

‘A big business for some people’: ICT chief prosecutor on July uprising cases

31 March 2026, 12:55 PM
Aminul Islam warns those filing false or motivated cases would face legal action
31 March 2026, 12:55 PM
relief materials at TSC for flood zones

From TSC to flood zones

Sacks and sacks of relief materials are being lined up inside the TSC complex of Dhaka University. They are then sorted, packaged and loaded on trucks, to be carried to flood affected areas.
24 August 2024, 18:00 PM
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‘Not sure if they are alive or dead’

“I am not sure whether my sick mother and pregnant wife are alive or dead,” said Abdul Kaiyum, a private job holder in Dhaka, while still in shock.
23 August 2024, 18:00 PM
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Students, teachers call for non-partisan VC

With growing calls for reform across various sectors, a section of Dhaka University students is advocating for a vice-chancellor who is professional, academically distinguished, visionary, and has no direct affiliation with any political parties.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Quota reform protesters to pray for the dead today

Quota reform protesters yesterday said they would pray at mosques and temples for those killed in recent violence.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Dhaka University student protests against BCL

BCL leaders beaten up, forced out of most DU halls overnight

Students make hall provosts sign notices banning politics in the halls
17 July 2024, 08:32 AM
complex admission process at Dhaka University

Freshers suffer as DU admission process remains manual

An excited Imran Hossain reached Dhaka University from Chattogram earlier this week to secure his admission to the prestigious institution.
11 June 2024, 18:00 PM
AL MP Ekramul Karim Chy’s son wins UZ polls

A house of representatives!

With his son’s victory in Wednesday’s upazila chairman polls in Subarnachar, local Awami League lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury have further consolidated his grip on politics, said party insiders.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
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An unusual contest in Subarnachar

The upazila chairman election in Noakhali’s Subarnachar today is going to be a battle of ballots between a veteran Awami League leader and a young one.
7 May 2024, 18:00 PM
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Has Chhatra Union lost its past glory?

Bangladesh Chhatra Union celebrated its 72nd anniversary yesterday.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM
heatwave impact on traffic cops

True grit

It was 11:00am on Tuesday.
24 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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The bond behind the fried chicken stall in front of Charukala

For over two decades, a business built on mutual trust and respect between two people from different faiths has thrived in front of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts
13 April 2024, 12:23 PM
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No home comforts for a section of DU grad students this Eid

When the majority of students are leaving campus to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones, Mizanur Rahman, a Master’s student of Dhaka University is staying back at his dormitory
7 April 2024, 16:51 PM
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Subarnachar Rape: Lives sucked into an abyss of trauma

Before she was raped, Joba (not her real name) lived the life of a regular homemaker and bore the identity of a wife, a mother and a woman of her own volition.
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Ballot Stuffing Attempt: 2 Star reporters cornered for bearing witness

Around 1:50pm, a group of youths were seen forming an orderly queue to enter the polling centre in Segunbagicha High School under Dhaka-8 constituency to cast their votes.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
DU BCL President Poses with Boat Symbol on Ballot

DU BCL president poses with ballot paper with vote for boat

The Bangladesh Chhatra League president of Dhaka University unit today posted a photo of himself holding a ballot paper displaying his vote on his social media account
7 January 2024, 04:57 AM
BCL Members Bring Food to DU Polling Booths

‘BCL men’ enter polling booths in DU centre with food for agents

A vehicle carrying supporters of ruling Awami League candidate Bahuddin Nasim stopped in front of the polling centre at the Dhaka University Annex Building around 8:40am
7 January 2024, 03:48 AM
Sheikh Abir-Hossain

Bangladeshi student's dream nipped in the bud

With the dream of becoming a teacher at a public university, Abir Hossain, a former student of Dhaka University, went to the US in January last year
6 January 2024, 12:37 PM
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A raid riddled with questions

A team of detectives on Wednesday night raided a printing press in the capital’s Katabon area and claimed to have recovered crude bombs, petrol, gunpowder and over 52,000 leaflets calling for boycott of the election.
30 December 2023, 18:00 PM
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A BCL leader’s controversial rise

Not so long ago, Mostafa Hossain Helal used to run a small mobile recharge shop in Moddho Badda area in the capital.
11 November 2023, 18:00 PM
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Eden Mohila College: 150 years of history and glory

The Eden Mohila College is noted not only for its academic excellence and its pioneering role in promoting women’s education in erstwhile British Bengal and present-day Bangladesh, but also for its glorious past and major contributions in shaping the nation’s history.
10 November 2023, 18:00 PM

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