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Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
9 February 2023, 06:36 AM
Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023, 06:44 AM
Transport
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023, 05:41 AM
Bangladesh
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023, 16:26 PM
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Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023, 16:13 PM
Politics
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023, 06:15 AM
Diplomacy
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022, 13:55 PM
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Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
Rohingya Influx
Queen Elizabeth says saddened by Harry and Meghan’s experiences
Queen Elizabeth has said the British royals were saddened by the challenging experiences of her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan and promised to privately address revelations about a racist remark about their son.
9 March 2021, 18:16 PM
Bangabandhu’s March 7 speech: Bangladesh mission in London unveils first Irish, Welsh and Scottish translations
The Bangladesh High Commission in London has unveiled the first translations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7 speech in Irish, Scottish and Welsh languages in a special publication titled “A call for freedom in languages”.
9 March 2021, 17:58 PM
Irked Thai PM sprays reporters with hand sanitiser to duck tricky questions
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha left reporters stunned and amused when he interrupted his own news conference to spray them with hand sanitiser in a bid to dodge tough questions.
9 March 2021, 17:29 PM
BNP leader Moudud’s condition deteriorating
The health condition of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed, who has been undergoing treatment in Singapore, has deteriorated.
9 March 2021, 16:56 PM
One in three women endure physical or sexual violence: WHO
Nearly one in three women worldwide is subjected to physical or sexual violence during her lifetime, pervasive criminal behaviour that has increased during the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
9 March 2021, 16:50 PM
Myanmar party official dies after arrest, hundreds escape overnight security siege
An official from deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) died in custody after he was arrested, becoming the second party figure to die in detention in two days as protesters challenged the military coup in the streets.
9 March 2021, 16:37 PM
AL factional clash leaves 50, including OC, injured in Noakhali
At least 50 people, including Companyganj Police Station officer-in-charge and five other policemen, were injured in a clash between groups of Awami League in Companyganj upazila of Noakhali today.
9 March 2021, 15:59 PM
Prisoner jumps 60 feet below to escape; arrested three days later
A prisoner had jumped 60 feet below the four-storeyed under construction building of Chattogram Central Jail on Saturday morning.
9 March 2021, 15:42 PM
Parliament to decide on Haji Salim’s membership
Parliament will take a decision on Awami League MP Haji Salim’s membership once the Anti-Corruption Commission sends documents of the High Court’s judgement to the Parliament secretariat and the speaker, said Zafar Ahmed Khan, senior secretary of the Secretariat.
9 March 2021, 14:31 PM
Man killed in road accident after being chased by BGB in Dinajpur
A man was killed today in a road accident while he was being chased by members of Border Guard Bangladesh in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur.
9 March 2021, 14:18 PM
Russia to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy; a 1st in EU
Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.
9 March 2021, 13:26 PM
‘Shoot me instead’: Myanmar nun pleads with junta forces
Kneeling before them in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged a group of heavily armed police officers to spare “the children” and take her life instead.
9 March 2021, 13:18 PM
Patuakhali OC’s ‘selfie with accused’ being investigated
A probe committee was formed today to investigate into officer-in-charge of Baufal Police Station Mostafizur Rahman's selfies with some of the accused in a vandalism case inside the police station on Sunday night.
9 March 2021, 12:36 PM
Koo over Twitter - the start of India’s own internet
Over the past few years, Narendra Modi's government has racked up pressure on global tech companies, imposing stringent restrictions on the conduct of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter in India.
9 March 2021, 12:30 PM
DoE demolishes four illegal brick kilns in Ctg
Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram demolished four illegal brick kilns in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram today.
9 March 2021, 12:29 PM
Man arrested over rape in Chandpur
Police yesterday arrested a Jubo League activist in a case filed over raping a woman in Faridganj upazila of Chandpur.
9 March 2021, 12:17 PM
2 ‘yaba smugglers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’: BGB
Two alleged yaba smugglers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today.
9 March 2021, 11:44 AM
Smooth transport connectivity with India may raise Bangladesh’s income by 17%: World Bank
Seamless transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh has the potential to increase national income by as much as 17 percent for Bangladesh and eight percent for India, according to a new World Bank report.
9 March 2021, 11:21 AM
Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter for not deleting protest content: Ifax
Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying today.
9 March 2021, 11:03 AM
Covid-19: current positivity rate 5.13 percent
Thirteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 March 2021, 10:08 AM