Jamaat-led alliance holds emergency meeting without key ally
15 January 2026, 15:11 PM
Politics
Bangladeshi-origin woman pulled from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis, says New York Post
15 January 2026, 12:51 PM
News
Tarique likely to meet CA Yunus today
15 January 2026, 12:35 PM
Bangladesh
Khaleda Zia’s legacy honoured in Washington National Press Club
13 January 2026, 23:10 PM
Yunus urges South Asian academics to align education with youth aspirations
13 January 2026, 23:02 PM
Surrendering to those obstructing reform is like walking backwards: Mahfuj Alam
13 January 2026, 22:55 PM
Selling diseased meat as 'beef' undermines public trust: Obhoyaronno
13 January 2026, 21:06 PM
Fakhrul condemns Chuadanga BNP leader’s death in custody, demands justice
13 January 2026, 16:17 PM
Old Dhaka readies for Sakrain as kites, lanterns and memories return to winter skies
13 January 2026, 16:06 PM
Police block July Oikya protest march to EC headquarters
13 January 2026, 15:50 PM
Workers demand resumption of public transport, food assistance
Transport workers today brought out a procession in the city’s Sayedabad area to press home their 3-point demand including resumption of public transport services maintaining health protocols.
2 May 2021, 10:40 AM
Number of Bangladeshi imams, muezzins in Bahrain dwindling
“I used to lead huge congregations during Friday’s Jummah prayers, and ministers, MPs, dignitaries and devotees of various classes and professions; people of Arabic, Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani and other origins stood behind me. I feel anxious when I remember losing that prestige as an expatriate imam.”
2 May 2021, 09:32 AM
Covid-19 vaccines will be procured at any expense: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reaffirmed that the government will procure vaccines at any cost to protect people from Covid-19.
2 May 2021, 07:07 AM
5 including 2 children dead in Sylhet road accident
Five persons, including two children, were killed as a truck hit a CNG-run autorickshaw on Sylhet-Tamabil highway this morning.
2 May 2021, 04:02 AM
Hefajat leader Jafar Ahmad arrested in Ctg's Hathazari
Police today arrested Hefajat-e-Islam's now defunct central committee assistant secretary general Maulana Jafar Ahmad and two others from Hathazari upazila in Chattogram.
1 May 2021, 12:14 PM
BSF detains Bangladeshi man at Roumari border in Kurigram
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) last night detained a Bangladeshi man at Roumari border in Kurigram.
1 May 2021, 11:01 AM
Star’s Jamalpur correspondent passes away
ABM Aminul Islam Liton, Jamalpur correspondent of The Daily Star, died of brain stroke at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Delhi this morning, family sources said quoting doctors. He was 52.
1 May 2021, 10:16 AM
Hefajat leader Junayed Al Quasemi arrested in Brahmanbaria
Criminal Investigation Department arrested Hefajat-e-Islam leader Junayed Al Quasemi from Brahmanbaria this morning.
1 May 2021, 09:51 AM
Govt may resume public transport services before Eid: Obaidul Quader
The government is considering the resumption of public transport services across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.
1 May 2021, 09:12 AM
3 vegetable traders dead after falling from pick-up van in Narayanganj
Three vegetable traders were killed and three others were injured when they fell from a pick-up van after it was hit by a truck on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early today.
1 May 2021, 07:50 AM
May Day: Solidarity and empathy in times of coronavirus
The historic May Day is being observed today as the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic which has rendered millions of workers jobless across countries in recent months.
1 May 2021, 07:45 AM
Online registration process for JU admission starts June 1
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has decided to start its online registration process for the 2020-21 academic session from June 1 to June 15.
30 April 2021, 20:00 PM
417 Returnee Migrant Workers: Nearly half of them remain jobless
A survey by Brac Migration Programme has found that 47.23 percent of 417 returnee migrants do not have any income source now.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Singapore bars visitors from Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
All long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have been in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the last two weeks will no longer be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore, Education Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Friday (April 30).
30 April 2021, 14:33 PM
Banshkhali shooting: Eminent citizens urge China to bring its companies to book
Eighty-one eminent citizens today urged the Chinese government to bring to book Chinese companies involved with SS Power I Plant in Chattogram's Banshkhali upazila, where seven workers were killed in police firing during a protest on April 17.
30 April 2021, 14:32 PM
Hefajat mayhem in Brahmanbaria: 5 more arrested
Police have arrested five more people in the last 24 hours from different parts of Brahmanbaria in connection with the violence and arson carried out by Hefajat-e-Islam activists last month.
30 April 2021, 11:25 AM
Govt appoints 3 Bangladeshis to World Bank’s Panels for Arbitrators and Conciliators
The Government of Bangladesh has appointed three Bangladeshi individuals to the prestigious Panels for Arbitrators and Conciliators of the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
30 April 2021, 11:22 AM
Stone-laden bulkhead capsizes near Ctg port, crew members rescued
A stone-laden bulkhead capsized at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port this morning.
30 April 2021, 07:49 AM
Bangladeshi man who learnt cooking from mother now runs successful biriyani shop in Singapore
Bepar Sharief, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Singapore, learnt cooking from his mother in Bangladesh and now runs a successful briyani stall in Singapore.
30 April 2021, 06:35 AM
India thanks Bangladesh for offer of medical supplies
India has thanked Bangladesh for its offer of medical supplies in the days of crisis and wished the India-Bangladesh friendship will overcome the pandemic together.
29 April 2021, 16:52 PM