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Interactive map: Bangladesh 150th in World Press Freedom Index 2019 ranking

Working condition for journalists in Bangladesh was worrying as reporters covering protests and the election were the targets of unprecedented violence, Reporters Without Borders says in its latest report.
20 April 2019

Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report

The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump drops by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last US presidential election, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll.
20 April 2019

‘Drug peddler’ killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’

A suspected drug peddler is killed in a reported gunfight with police in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj.
20 April 2019

14 injured as 12 coaches of Delhi-bound train derails near Kanpur

At least 14 people sustain injuries when 12 coaches of the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derail near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh of India in the early hours of Saturday.
20 April 2019

Not just about skyscrapers, blue skies, clean rivers important too: Dr Mahathir

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia will not be successful as a developed nation, if it did not balance physical development with the preservation of nature and maintaining the existing environment.
20 April 2019

California parents who starved, shackled children sentenced to life

The eldest son and daughter of a couple who starved and shackled 12 of their children spoke publicly for the first time, alternately condemning and forgiving their parents before a judge sentences the pair to up to life in prison.
20 April 2019

Nusrat murder: Poppy gives confession

Accused in Nusrat murder, Umme Sultana Poppy has given confessional statement before a magistrate in the sensational killing case.
19 April 2019

STAR Day at a Glance | Friday, April 19, 2019

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on April 19, 2019
19 April 2019

10-yr-old madrasa girl ‘raped’ in Bagerhat, 1 held

Police have arrested a youth on charge of raping a second-grader madrasa girl in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat.
19 April 2019

AL govt’s popularity increases: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the popularity of the Awami League (AL) government has increased despite the fact that the acceptability of any ruling party usually declines in many cases.
19 April 2019

Khaleda’s lawyers may move for HC bail

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyers may move a bail petition before the High Court in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
19 April 2019

Drug peddler chased down in Dhaka: Rab

Law enforcers claimed to have chased down an alleged drug trafficker in Dhaka’s Taltola.
19 April 2019

Nusrat murder: Sonagazi AL chief arrested

Investigators have placed Sonagazi Awami League President Ruhul Amin under arrest over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Amin is also the vice president of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa’s governing committee.
19 April 2019

Deadly crash on Mirpur Beribadh

A deadly crash on the Mirpur Beribadh throws the two involved vehicles – a giant cement mixer and a small pick-up van – off the road, leaving all parties miraculously alive.
19 April 2019

PBI takes accused Moni to inspect crime scene

Investigators visit the crime scene of Nusrat murder with accused Kamrun Nahar Moni.
19 April 2019

Nusrat murder: Demo seeks judicial probe

Demonstrators rally in Dhaka’s Shahbagh demanding a judicial inquiry into police’s role in the killing of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
19 April 2019

Pregnant wife killed in Cumilla, husband blamed

A pregnant woman is allegedly strangulated to death by her husband at Cumilla’s Nangolkot upazila this.
19 April 2019

2 killed in Cox’s Bazar road crash

Two people are killed and at least 11 others injured after a motorcycle collided with a locally-crafted vehicle in Teknaf upazila.
19 April 2019

‘Govt not interfering in Khaleda’s punishment’

The government is not interfering with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s punishment, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.
19 April 2019

Alibaba head’s remarks spark debate over China working hours

Recent remarks by the head of Chinese online business giant Alibaba that young people should be prepared to work 12-hour days, six days a week have prompts a public debate over work-life balance in the country.
19 April 2019