‘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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Crime & Justice
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
Missing lawyer found dead in Tangail
Police recover a partially decomposed body of a missing lawyer from Louhojang river bank of Tangail town.
13 July 2019
2nd ‘Marketing Day’ observed at DU
Businesses should focus on “innovations” in marketing for attracting new markets, says Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun urging the industries to develop “skilled human capital” for sustainable growth at the 2nd ever “Marketing Day” program held at Dhaka University.
13 July 2019
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege
At least 26 people, including several foreigners, are killed and 56 injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack claimed by Al-Shabaab militants on a popular hotel in southern Somalia, a top regional official has said.
13 July 2019
Indian teaches 3-year-old son to load gun in viral video
A viral video of an Indian man teaching his three-year-old son to load a gun sparks a police investigation.
13 July 2019
All preparations taken to tackle flood: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government has taken all sorts of preparation to tackle possible flood in the country.
13 July 2019
Trump citizenship plan will face logistical, legal hurdles
After failing to get his citizenship question on the census, President Donald Trump now says his fallback plan will provide an even more accurate count — determining the citizenship of 90 percent of the population “or more.” But his plan will likely be limited by logistical hurdles and legal restrictions.
13 July 2019
Won’t tolerate corruption, warns PM
Reaffirming that corruption will not be tolerated, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the top government officials to keep more vigil against corruption so that this menace does not affect the country's development in any way.
13 July 2019
Rangamati-Khagrachhari road caves in; heavy vehicles banned
Rangamati Roads and Highways Department has restricted heavy vehicles on Rangamati-Khagrachhari road after a portion of it caved in following heavy downpour.
13 July 2019
2 killed in Rangamati landslide
Two people are killed and three others injured in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Rangamati and Chattogram.
13 July 2019
New Zealanders give up weapons after mosque killings
Dozens of New Zealanders hand in their firearms today as a gun buyback scheme went into operation aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks.
13 July 2019
Major rivers continue to rise, more areas inundated
Overall flood situation in the country deteriorates further as water levels at all major rivers mark rise inundating more fresh areas, marooning thousands of people and disrupting road communications in different areas.
13 July 2019
Gibraltar police release all crew members of detained Iranian tanker
Gibraltar police have said that all four crew members of the Iranian Grace 1 tanker have been released on bail without charge after it was detained last week on suspicion of breaking European sanctions by taking oil to Syria.
13 July 2019
US regulators approve $5b Facebook settlement over privacy issues
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc over its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data, a source familiar with the situation says.
13 July 2019
Star Day at a Glance, Friday, July 12, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on July 12, 2019
12 July 2019
2 women raped in Mymensingh, Cox’s Bazar
Police claimed to have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in rape of a 19-year old girl in Mymensingh and allegation of gang-rape of a woman has surfaced in Cox’s Bazar.
12 July 2019
Running of mobile courts by executive magistrates unconstitutional
Humanity Foundation, a rights organisation, has said in a statement that running of the mobile court by the executive magistrates is unconstitutional and establishing such parallel judiciary is very harmful.
12 July 2019
Work to retain developing country status: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina emphasises strengthening political and organisational power apart from the people's support to retain the recognition of developing country status.
12 July 2019
Sunil Shubho Roy made press, political secy to acting JP chief
Jatiya Party appoints its Presidium Member Sunil Shubho Roy as the press and political secretary to the acting party chairman GM Quader.
12 July 2019
‘Step down if you cannot check dengue outbreak’
Speakers at a human chain have demanded that both the Dhaka city mayors step down from their posts if they cannot check mosquitos and the recent dengue outbreak in the capital.
12 July 2019
3 JMB men held in Chattogram
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have arrested three alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Chattogram city.
12 July 2019