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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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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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Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023
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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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Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022
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Facebook to hold meeting with Govt in Sept
Facebook has approached the government for a discussion to fix some issues, Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today.
28 August 2019
Star day at a Glance, Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on August 28, 2019
28 August 2019
TV channels enjoying full freedom in Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said all the television (TV) channels are enjoying complete freedom in Bangladesh.
28 August 2019
Dhaka to brief diplomats over Rohingya issue tomorrow
Bangladesh will brief the diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the latest situation over the Rohingya issue tomorrow as two consecutive efforts to begin the repatriation of the displaced people failed amid their unwillingness and trust-deficit among them.
28 August 2019
DIG Mizan denied bail in bribery case
A Dhaka court rejects a bail petition of suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mizanur Rahman in a case filed for transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.
28 August 2019
Court again asks for probe report on case against SK Sinha
A Dhaka court again asks the ACC to submit the probe report on a money laundering case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others by October 2.
28 August 2019
Archeologists find remains of 227 sacrificed children in Peru
Archeologists in Peru say the 227 bodies they have unearthed from a site used by the pre-Columbian Chimu culture is the biggest-ever discovery of sacrificed children.
28 August 2019
Shafiqul Islam new DMP commissioner
Additional Inspector General of Police Md Shafiqul Islam has been appointed as the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
28 August 2019
As fires race through Amazon, Brazil’s Bolsonaro weakens environment agency
As the world recoils at the sight of fires ravaging Brazil’s Amazon jungle, the nation’s far-right government is undermining the agency charged with protecting the rainforest,
28 August 2019
Bar fire kills 23 in southern Mexico
At least 23 people are killed in a fire at a bar in Mexico's southern port city of Coatzacoalcos, after what could have been an attack on the premises, authorities have said.
28 August 2019
Midday Brief, Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on August 28, 2019.
28 August 2019
HC verdict on Minni’s bail plea tomorrow
The High Court will deliver a verdict tomorrow on the bail petition filed by Aysha Siddika Minni in a case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif.
28 August 2019
Submit enquiry report on Titash’s death by Oct 23: HC
The High Court directs the public administration secretary to submit by October 23 an enquiry report on the death of 13-year-old Titash Ghosh, who died in an ambulance on a ferry on the way to Dhaka on July 25.
28 August 2019
Focus on planned development of villages: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on planned development of villages shifting the focus from upazila areas, keeping in mind the country's high density of population.
28 August 2019
Khandker Anwarul Islam to be made new cabinet secy
Senior Secretary to the Bridges Division Khandker Anwarul Islam will be appointed as the new cabinet secretary, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal tells journalists.
28 August 2019
Indonesian food festival in Dhaka from Aug 30
A week-long Indonesian food festival “A taste of Indonesia” will begin at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city on August 30.
28 August 2019
JS quorum crisis causes loss of Tk 163 crore: TIB
Around Tk 163.57 crore was misused due to the quorum crisis in the tenth session of the national parliament, according to a study by Transparency International Bangladesh.
28 August 2019
Take more effective steps to fight dengue: HC to govt
The High Court directs the authorities concerned to take more effective measures across the country in order to prevent Aedes mosquito that causes dengue fever among people.
28 August 2019
Dengue: Scientists taking the fight to world’s most dangerous creature
Around the world, mosquitoes are winning their war of attrition. With the help from a tiny bacterium, scientists are fighting back.
28 August 2019
Sundarbans tigress wasn’t killed by poachers: Investigators
A tigress, found dead in Sundarbans East Zone on August 20, was not killed by poachers, investigators have confirmed.
28 August 2019