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Prevent ex-Biman MD to leave country: ACC to SB
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sends letters to the Special Branch of Police urging it to take measures preventing immediate past managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines AM Mosaddique Ahmed and nine others from leaving the country.
2 May 2019
Coastal districts prepared to face ‘Fani’
The country’s coastal districts have taken all-out preparations to cope with any possible situation that might arise due to advancing cyclonic storm ‘Fani’.
2 May 2019
Review hefty fines for road crashes: Transport owners, workers
Leaders of road transport owners and workers urge the higher courts to review their recent orders imposing compensations for road accident victims.
2 May 2019
Dial 1090 for updates on Fani
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief opens up a toll-free hotline 1090 for providing updated information on the cyclonic storm Fani.
2 May 2019
Mentally challenged woman raped in Manikganj
A mentally challenged woman has been raped by a man in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj, police say.
2 May 2019
Star Day at a Glance, Thursday, May 2, 2019
Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on May 2, 2019
2 May 2019
10 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi road crash
At least 10 Bangladeshi expatriate workers are killed in a road crash in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
2 May 2019
Child protection committees to be formed across country
Amid growing concerns over violence against women and children, rights activists announce to form “child protection committees” at grassroot and national levels in a bid to thwart such offence in the country.
2 May 2019
PM asks to take precautionary measures for cyclonic storm Fani
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London on an official visit, asks the authorities concerned to take all precautionary measures against the backdrop of cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ that could hit the coastal belts of Bangladesh on Friday afternoon.
2 May 2019
BCS exam won’t be deferred for cyclone Fani
The 40th BCS preliminary test scheduled for tomorrow will not be deferred due to the cyclonic storm Fani looming over the country, Public Service Commission (PSC) has said.
2 May 2019
BTRC receives 7,908 complaints against mobile operators
The telecom regulator has received 7,908 complaints in last one year (May,2018-April, 2019) against different service quality of four mobile operators.
2 May 2019
Why the cyclone called ‘Fani’
The name of the tropical cyclone “Fani”, which has now turned into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, is given by Bangladesh. The Bangla word “Fani” means snake.
2 May 2019
Govt ready to minimise loss in cyclone ‘Fani’: Asaduzzaman
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the various government departments were ready to minimise losses of lives and properties during the cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ that could hit the coastal belts of the country on Friday afternoon.
2 May 2019
Armed forces ready to combat aftermath of Fani: ISPR
Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force are fully prepared to tackle the aftermath of severe cyclonic storm Fani, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) says.
2 May 2019
Maduro hangs on as Venezuelan protests peter out
Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido's call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid to force President Nicolas Maduro from power, but there was little concrete sign of change in a crisis that increasingly looks like a political stalemate.
2 May 2019
ADB launches action plan for healthy oceans
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launches the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region.
2 May 2019
Midday Brief, Thursday, May 2, 2019
Hello readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the headlines so far on May 2, 2019
2 May 2019
Saturday’s HSC exams shifted to May 14 due to Fani
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled to be held on Saturday have been shifted to May 14 due to cyclonic storm Fani which is likely to hit Bangladesh tomorrow.
2 May 2019
South Sudan rivals meet in bid to salvage stalled peace deal
South Sudan's warring parties will hold talks in Addis Ababa, in a bid to salvage a stalled peace deal, with just days to go until a unity government is meant to be formed.
2 May 2019
5 accused in Nusrat murder remanded
Five accused in the murder case of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi of Feni’s Sonagazi have been placed on remand.
2 May 2019