‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
10 April 2024
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Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
15 February 2024
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Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
9 February 2023
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Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023
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Transport
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023
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Bangladesh
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023
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Online
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023
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Politics
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023
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Diplomacy
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022
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Online
Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022
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Rohingya Influx
Casino to be available for foreign tourists: Tourism secy
Amid the ongoing crackdown on the casinos and illegal business, Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Secretary Mohibul Haque says the casino facilities will be available for foreign tourists at exclusive tourist zones.
24 September 2019
Bangladesh, China, Myanmar to jointly evaluate progress over Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh, China and Myanmar have agreed to form a "tripartite joint working mechanism" to evaluate the situation on the ground for Rohingya repatriation.
24 September 2019
‘Shurer Badhoney’ to be hosted by Star Melodies Sept 28
A musical evening titled ‘Shurer Badhoney’ will be hosted by Star Melodies which is an initiative of The Daily Star on September 28.
24 September 2019
Bangladeshi scientist to address Gates Goalkeepers event in NY
Dr Senjuti Saha, a Bangladeshi scientist at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF), will be speaking at the third annual Gates Goalkeepers event in New York on Wednesday.
24 September 2019
UK Supreme Court rules PM Johnson's suspension of parliament was unlawful
The United Kingdom's Supreme Court rules that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he advised Queen Elizabeth to suspend parliament weeks before Brexit - and that therefore the suspension was void.
24 September 2019
Midday Brief, Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on September 24, 2019
24 September 2019
Hundreds of authors protest after Kamila Shamsie’s book award revoked
Arundhati Roy, JM Coetzee and Sally Rooney are among more than 250 writers who have defended Kamila Shamsie after a German literary prize withdrew an award over her support for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
24 September 2019
3 Neo JMB men identified over Gulistan cops attack: CTTC chief
Police claims that they identified three suspected members of “Neo-JMB” who were directly involved with April 29 attack on the law enforcers in Gulistan that left two traffic police constables and a community traffic policeman injured.
24 September 2019
‘Names which have surfaced in casino probe infiltrated AL’
Prime Minister’s Political Affairs Adviser HT Imam claims that six of the seven men, whose names so far have appeared in the casino business investigation, were patronised by BNP leader Mirza Abbas, Sadeque Hossain Khoka and Mosaddek Ali Falu.
24 September 2019
'Discarded' Bangladesh Bank notes surface in Bogura waterbody
Local people in Bogura's Shahjanpur upazila discover huge amounts of "discarded'' notes of Bangladesh Bank in a waterbody. They first noticed it after the notes started to wash up on the banks of the waterbody in Chandai village on Sunday.
24 September 2019
Google wins 'right to be forgotten' fight with France
Google wins its fight against tougher "right to be forgotten" rules after Europe's top court says it does not have to remove links to sensitive personal data worldwide, rejecting a French demand.
24 September 2019
Drive against illegal vehicles, footpath grabbers very soon: Sayeed Khokon
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon says that the city authorities will very soon begin drives against illegal vehicles and rickshaws.
24 September 2019
Gopalganj univ students bring 14 allegations against VC
The protesting students of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) today brought 14 specific allegations against the university’s Vice-Chancellor Prof Khondoker Nasiruddin including sexual harassment and nepotism in recruitment.
24 September 2019
Dengue patient dies in Khulna
A dengue patient dies at Khulna Medical College Hospital.
24 September 2019
Tk 5cr, 720 tolas of gold recovered from vaults of AL leader Enamul
Rapid Action Battalion recovers Tk five crore in cash, 720 tolas of gold and five firearms raiding the houses of Awami League leader Enamul Huq Enu, his friend and employee in Old Dhaka.
24 September 2019
Boeing to pay 737 MAX crash victims' families $144,500 each
Boeing Co will pay the families of 346 people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes $144,500 each from a $50 million financial assistance fund announced in July, the fund's administrators say.
24 September 2019
Doctor performs abortion on wrong patient in S Korea
A South Korean pregnant woman loses her child when a doctor performs an abortion after medical staff mixed up her medical chart with that of another patient.
24 September 2019
Philippines orders shutdown of 11 illegal lending apps
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has issued a cease and desist order against 11 more illegal mobile lending applications, heeding complaints of unreasonable and abusive lending and collection practices.
24 September 2019
Trump says meeting with Kim Jong Un ‘could happen soon’
Donald Trump, who orchestrated a spur-of-the-moment June encounter with Kim Jong Un that saw him become the first US president to set foot in North Korea, says that another meeting with the North Korean leader “could happen soon.”
24 September 2019
Immunisation of children: Hasina receives ‘Vaccine Hero’ award
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received the prestigious 'Vaccine Hero' award in recognition of Bangladesh's outstanding success in vaccination to immunise children.
24 September 2019