‘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
Maritime ports asked to keep hoisted signal 3
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3.
7 June 2019
Midday Brief, Friday, June 7, 2019
Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on June 7, 2019
7 June 2019
5 killed in Cox's Bazar road crashes
At least five people have killed in separate road accidents in Cox's Bazar. Of them, three Rohingya refugees were killed in Teknaf and two others killed in Chakaria upazilas, our correspondent reports from the district.
7 June 2019
‘Bangladesh-India partnership to be boosted as per Bangabandhu’s dream’
Newly-appointed Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said his country wants to take the partnership between Bangladesh and India to its desired goal.
7 June 2019
Six-point demand was the charter of freedom: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader refers to the six-point demand as the charter of freedom of Bangalee, saying the people who disapprove June 7, the milestone of Independence, don’t believe in the Liberation War.
7 June 2019
Road crashes kill 30 during Eid holidays
At least 30 people have been killed and 104 others injured in road accidents throughout the country in the last three days of Eid-ul-Fitr occasion.
7 June 2019
UK's May quits as party leader
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit.
7 June 2019
19 killed in dust storm, lightning in Uttar Pradesh
At least 19 people are killed and 48 injured as dust storm and lightning hit different parts of north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
7 June 2019
Rohingya crisis: Japan will stay beside Bangladesh
Terming the prevailing situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state complicated, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi has said his country will stay beside the host country for immediate resolution into the crisis.
7 June 2019
Batighar now mesmerising Sylhet residents too
Batighar first opened its doors in Chattogram way back in 2005. It took almost another decade before it opened its second store in 2017 in the capital Dhaka. By then, the bookstore had become somewhat of an icon in the port city.
7 June 2019
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones
Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a US ban on its purchase of American parts and software.
7 June 2019
3 Rohingyas killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Three Rohingyas and an alleged drug peddler have been killed in separate incidents of reported gunfights with police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in Cox’s Bazar and Cumilla.
7 June 2019
50 shops gutted in Noakhali fire
At least 50 shops have been gutted in a fire that broke out at Choumuhani bazar in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali.
7 June 2019
Google Doodle celebrates Lucky Akhand’s birthday
Search engine giant Google is celebrating the 63rd birth anniversary of renowned Bangladeshi singer-composer Lucky Akhand.
7 June 2019
Naogaon new hub for mango, Pabna for litchi
Chapainawabganj is no more the dominating hub for producing mangoes in Bangladesh and neither is Dinajpur for litchis.
7 June 2019
Historic 6-Point Day today
The historic Six-point Day, marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, is being observed across the country in a befitting manner.
7 June 2019
Grammy-winning musician Dr John dies at 77
Dr John, a six-time Grammy winner who in his incarnation as the “Night Tripper” brought the New Orleans voodoo vibe to America’s music scene and became one of the most venerated pianists in the city’s rich musical history, died on Thursday at age 77.
7 June 2019
7 killed in road crashes in 4 districts
Seven people are killed and 21 others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Bhola, Bogura, and Bagerhat districts.
6 June 2019
Oikyafront to expand alliance: Dr Kamal
Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain has said they are working to expand their alliance to intensify their ongoing movement to "restore democracy".
6 June 2019
In photos: Dhaka dwellers celebrate Eid amid enthusiasm
Dhaka dwellers celebrate the second day of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, amid great enthusiasm by visiting the amusement parks and recreational centres in the city.
6 June 2019