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Journalist Molla Jalal arrested from Segunbagicha

Police have arrested Molla Jalal, former president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), in connection with a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act
5 November 2024, 07:04 AM

Corruption allegations: Court issues travel ban on Taposh

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, and his wife Shirin Taposh in connection with corruption allegations against them.
5 November 2024, 06:46 AM

121 BNP-Jamaat men discharged from vandalism case

A total of 121 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami were discharged today from a case filed over vandalising vehicles and assaulting policemen in 2018
4 November 2024, 11:39 AM

Gaan Bangla Chairman Taposh shown arrested in attempted murder case

A Dhaka court today sent Kaushik Hossain Taposh, singer, composer and chairman of Gaan Bangla TV, to jail after showing him arrested in a case filed for an attempt to kill trader Ishtiaque Mahmud in front of Azampur Habibullah High School during the quota reform movement on July 18
4 November 2024, 10:50 AM

Process for Dhaka University's entry tests begins

The application process for enrolment at Dhaka University's 2024-2025 academic session began today
4 November 2024, 10:10 AM

Zia Orphanage Trust graft case: SC to hear Khaleda's petitions on Nov 10

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed November 10 for hearing two leave to appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court verdict that doubled her five-year jail term in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case
4 November 2024, 06:05 AM

Former agriculture minister Abdus Shahid sent to jail following remand

A Dhaka court today rejected the bail petition of former agriculture minister Abdus Shahid and sent him to jail on completion of his four-day remand in a case filed for the death of a bus driver in Dhaka during the mass uprising on August 5
3 November 2024, 10:44 AM

Students of 7 DU-affiliated colleges boycott classes, exams

Students of seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University have been staging demonstration, boycotting classes and examinations in protest against the government’s refusal to form a commission for establishing a separate university for them
3 November 2024, 06:08 AM

Laguna driver stabbed to death, another injured in Rampura

The deceased is Hasan Hawlader, 22, while the injured is Nure Alam, 23, also a driver
30 October 2024, 12:47 PM

Committee formed to improve quality of private medical and dental colleges

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formed an inspection and monitoring committee aiming to improve the quality of education in private medical and dental colleges and to ensure transparency and accountability
30 October 2024, 11:31 AM

UN to provide 'technical support' to all reform commissions: Iftekharuzzaman

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will provide "technical support" if needed to the reform commissions formed by the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus
30 October 2024, 07:01 AM

Joint forces arrest 22 'criminal gang members' in Mohammadpur

Joint forces consisting of the army and police yesterday arrested 22 alleged criminal gang members, including teen gang members, from Dhaka Udyan, Chand Udyan, and Geneva Camp in the capital’s Mohammadpur area..The arrestees are allegedly involved in mugging and extortion, while some are a
28 October 2024, 13:05 PM

3 ministries, subordinate bodies asked to avoid AC use in winter

The government has asked three ministries and their subordinate bodies to avoid the use of air conditioners (AC) as much as possible for four months from November 2024 to February 2025 during the winter
28 October 2024, 06:41 AM

Two ‘members’ of Hizb ut-Tahrir held

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested two suspected members of the banned organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh in Dhaka’s Turag area.
25 October 2024, 19:10 PM

Cancellation of caretaker govt: SC defers hearing of 3 review petitions to Nov 17

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today deferred to November 17 the hearing on three separate review petitions challenging its 2011 verdict that scrapped the non-party caretaker government system
24 October 2024, 15:30 PM

ACC summons ex-DB chief Harun over corruption allegations

He has to appear at 9:30pm on October 31
24 October 2024, 11:45 AM

Clash in Ashulia: 3 workers shot, one assaulted

Three women garment workers got shot and another was assaulted in a clash between police and workers in Dhaka’s Ashulia yesterday morning.
23 October 2024, 18:01 PM

SC lawyer again files writ challenging Article 70 of constitution

A Supreme Court lawyer filed a writ petition with the High Court today challenging legality of Article 70 of the constitution which deals with cancellation of membership of a lawmaker for voting against his or her political party, though this court had rejected a similar petition filed by him in 2018.
23 October 2024, 10:01 AM

23rd death anniversary of MediaWorld founder chairman Azimur Rahman today

Today is the 23rd death anniversary Azimur Rahman, founder chairman of MediaWorld Ltd, the owning company of The Daily Star.
23 October 2024, 09:08 AM

Former Tarash upazila chairman arrested in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Md Moniruzzaman Moni, former chairman of Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila, in an attempted murder case
23 October 2024, 06:45 AM