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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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Ershad’s health condition remains unchanged: GM Quader
The condition of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Dhaka, remained unchanged, his brother GM Quader says.
1 July 2019
Japan restricts chip, smartphone materials exports to South Korea
Japan says it will tighten regulations on the export to South Korea of several chemicals used in chip and smartphone production amid a row with Seoul on wartime forced labour.
1 July 2019
HK protesters block roads before handover ceremony
Protesters in Hong Kong push barriers and dumpsters into the streets in an apparent bid to block access to a symbolically important ceremony marking the anniversary of the return of the former British colony to China.
1 July 2019
3 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Three people are killed as a lorry hits a truck from behind on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh.
1 July 2019
Decision of gas tariff hike illogical, devoid of human elements: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir comes down hard on the government for hiking the gas price and demanded the withdrawal of the decision.
30 June 2019
Star Day at a Glance | Sunday, June 30, 2019
Hello dear readers! How was your day?
Here are the news headlines on June 30, 2019
30 June 2019
Ailing Ershad on oxygen support: doctors
Ailing leader of the opposition in parliament and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad is kept on oxygen support at Dhaka’s Combined Military Hospital (CMH).
30 June 2019
Man killed in Bagerhat
A man is stabbed dead by miscreants at his house in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat.
30 June 2019
Decision of gas price hike anti-people: Jatri Kalyan Samity
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passenger welfare platform, says that the government has created a space of stoking social unrest and increasing the cost of livelihood of people by hiking the gas price.
30 June 2019
Japan to provide $1.31b loan for Matarbari coal power plant
The Government of Japan is to provide Bangladesh a total amount of US $1.31 billion as loan for the Matarbari coal-fired power plant project.
30 June 2019
Mercy Miyang Tembon new WB director for Bangladesh, Bhutan
Mercy Miyang Tembon will start her journey as the World Bank’s (WB) new director for Bangladesh and Bhutan from tomorrow.
30 June 2019
eCAB demands withdrawal of VAT on digital commerce
E-Commerce Association Bangladesh (eCAB) demands withdrawal of the VAT on digital commerce.
30 June 2019
Left-leaning parties slam gas tariff hike
The left-leaning political parties come down heavily on the government for hiking the gas price for retail consumers with effect from tomorrow.
30 June 2019
2 Star journos among 6 awarded for reports on violent extremism
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) awards two journalists of The Daily Star for best reporting on prevention of violent extremism in the country.
30 June 2019
Action if negligence by cops found in Rifat murder: Home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says action will be taken if negligence of any member of the police force is found in the Rifat murder case.
30 June 2019
Rifat murder: 2 more accused held
Police arrest two more accused including one alleged member of the group which planned and carried out the attack on Rifat Sharif in Barguna town.
30 June 2019
Formulate guidelines to prevent unnecessary C-sections: HC
The High Court has ordered the government to form a committee in a month in order to formulate a guideline to prevent medically unnecessary Cesarean sections at all private and public hospitals and clinics.
30 June 2019
Midday Brief | Sunday, June 30, 2019
Dear readers, here are the news headlines so far on June 30, 2019.
30 June 2019
Nusrat murder: Ex-OC Moazzem denied meeting counsels
Former OC of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain is not allowed to meet his lawyers.
30 June 2019
Gas price will be increased for all users by 32.8% from July 1
Gas price will be increased for all users by 32.8pc from July 1. Price of single burner will be Tk925, double burner Tk 975, says BERC.
30 June 2019