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Energy: Govt okays 18 LNG cargoes from Total Energies
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3 of a family suffer burns in gas explosion in Fakirapool

Three members of a family sustained burn injuries following an explosion and fire caused by a gas leak in their apartment in Fakirapool, Motijheel area of the capital
20 April 2025

Enforced disappearances: Mayer Dak holds protest, submit memorandum to ICT

They also demands state recognition for the families of the disappeared and urged the government to take responsibility for their welfare
20 April 2025

Sufiur Rahman appointed special assistant to chief adviser

The Cabinet Division has announced the appointment of Mohammad Sufiur Rahman as special assistant to the chief adviser of the interim government
20 April 2025

Polytechnic students launch grand rally to realise demands

Today's rally comes a day after students staged a "Rise in Red" programme
20 April 2025

BNP continues talks with consensus commission on reform proposals

The first round, held on Thursday, lasted the entire day before being adjourned
20 April 2025

Petition challenges legality of DMP order on arrests over July uprising

A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner’s order on the officers-in-charge of police stations to get prior permission from higher authorities by submitting documents to arrest any FIR-named accus
20 April 2025

Fire breaks out at Fakirapool building

The fire broke out on the third floor of the building around 11:30am
20 April 2025

19 high-profile individuals produced before ICT

Nineteen high-profile individuals were produced before ICT in connection with the 'crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising'
20 April 2025

Man sent to jail over rape in Cumilla's Nangalkot

A man has been sent to jail in a case filed over the rape and robbery of a woman in Cumilla's Nangalkot upazila following a "previous dispute"
20 April 2025

2 burnt as 'bomb' hurled at auto-rickshaw in Ctg

One of the victims suffered nearly 90 percent burns and inhalation injuries
20 April 2025

Jubo Dal activist shot, critically injured in Hatirjheel

An activist of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal was critically injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in the capital's Hatirjheel area late last night
20 April 2025

No elections without trial of fascists, reforms

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said no national election should be held without necessary reforms and the trial of fascists.
19 April 2025

Standing with Palestine is a moral duty

Standing with Palestine is no longer the duty of 1.5 billion Muslims alone but a moral responsibility of all seven billion people, said eminent academic and Dhaka University Emeritus Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury yesterday.
19 April 2025

Air pollution: Govt plans 24 roadside monitors in Dhaka and Ctg

The government is set to install roadside monitoring stations at 24 locations in Dhaka and Chattogram to curb air pollution caused by motorised vehicles, with technical and financial assistance from Japan.
19 April 2025

Bhabesh’s death: Dhaka terms Delhi’s claim ‘baseless’

The government has rejected the claim made by India’s Ministry of External Affairs regarding the death of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, saying Bangladesh is not a country where one will find government-sponsored systematic discrimination against minorities.
19 April 2025

Sarjis, Hasnat take flak at NCP meet

National Citizen Party leaders Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah came under intense scrutiny at a key party meeting on Friday over allegations of breaching party discipline, said sources.
19 April 2025

Bti-Star honour two stellar women

Way back in the year 2023, bti and The Daily Star came together to launch the “bti The Daily Star Stellar Women” initiative -- a unique platform created to honour and celebrate women from diverse walks of life for their contributions to society.
19 April 2025

Man hacked to death in Habiganj

A man was hacked to death allegedly by a group of miscreants in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj yesterday.
19 April 2025

Thakurgaon OC withdrawn

The officer-in-charge of Thakurgaon Sadar Police Station was withdrawn and attached to the Range Reserve Force (RRF) in Rangpur yesterday afternoon
19 April 2025

6-point demand: Polytechnic students to hold nationwide rallies today

Polytechnic students across the country are set to hold rallies today to press home their six-point demand. The announcement was made yesterday during a human chain organised in front of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute.
19 April 2025