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Nusrat murder: Suspect Nuruddin held
Two suspects including Nuruddin are arrested in connection with the murder of Alim examinee Nusrat Jahan Rafi from Mymensingh and Dhaka. Nuruddin, one of two close aides to main suspect Siraj Ud Doula, has been arrested from Seedstore area in Bhaluka upazila.
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Man held for ‘attempt to kill’ wife in Chattogram
A man is arrested in a case filed for attempting to kill his wife by setting her on fire at GEC residential area of Chattogram.
12 April 2019
Kim Jong Un consolidates power as NKorea shuffles leadership
In one of the biggest leadership shake-ups in years, North Korea names a new nominal head of state and a new premier, and gives leader Kim Jong Un a new title, according to state media reports.
12 April 2019
Uber unveils IPO with warning it may never make a profit
Uber Technologies Inc has 91 million users, but growth is slowing and it may never make a profit, the ride-hailing company says in its IPO filing.
12 April 2019
Women must be at ‘centre of peacekeeping decision-making’: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says women’s rights, voices and participation must be at “the centre of peacekeeping decision-making”.
12 April 2019
Red carpet rolled out as Bhutanese PM arrives
A red carpet is rolled out as Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering arrives in Dhaka on a four-day official visit.
12 April 2019
‘Existence of Rohingya at risk if children are not educated’
Former prime minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt has expressed her concern that a whole generation of Rohingyas could be lost if the absence of Rohingya refugee children in the education system is continued.
11 April 2019
Myanmar military chief thanks Beijing for support on Rohingya issue
Myanmar military chief Gen Min Aung Hlaing praises China as an “eternal friend” and thanks it for countering international pressure on Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis during a visit to Beijing.
11 April 2019
STAR Day at a Glance | Thursday, April 11, 2019
Hello readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the headlines so far on April 11, 2019
11 April 2019
Fakhrul demands punishment of Nusrat’s killers
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expresses his strong condemnation to the killers of Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
11 April 2019
Forget internal disputes: GM Quader to JP leaders
Jatiya Party Co-chairman GM Quader urges the party’s leaders and activists to get united keeping all internal disputes aside in a bid to boost organisational discipline within the party.
11 April 2019
Bangladesh keen to sign free trade agreement with South American bloc
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam expresses keen interest to sign Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South American trade bloc MERCOSUR at an early date to tap the under-exploited South American market.
11 April 2019
Inspector Mamun murder: Charges pressed against 10
Detectives presses charges against 10 people in connection with a case filed against them over the killing of Special Branch (SB) Inspector Mamun Islam Khan in July last year.
11 April 2019
4 students, 2 teachers hurt as B’baria school ceiling chunks fall
Two teachers and four students are injured as chunks of ceiling plaster fell on them in a classroom of a government primary school in Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar upazila.
11 April 2019
HC asks EC to register 2 political parties
The High Court directs the Election Commission to register Ganasamhati Andolon and Insaniyat Biplob Bangladesh as two separate political parties.
11 April 2019
Feni headmaster confesses to raping fifth grader
The headmaster of a school in Feni’s Daganbhuiyan upazila confesses that he raped a class-V student of his school.
11 April 2019
The woman behind first black hole image
The first-ever photo of a black hole is unveiled, and we have Katie Bouman to thank for that.
11 April 2019
Sudan army topples president
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is ousted by the army, brought down by months of anti-government protests against his three decades of iron-fisted rule.
11 April 2019
AL leader expelled for defending Sonagazi madrasa principal
A local Awami League leader is expelled from the party for defending the prime accused of Nusrat murder case in a Feni court.
11 April 2019
FR Tower owner Tasvirul gets bail
A Dhaka court grants bail to Tasvirul Islam, one of the owners of FR Tower in a case filed over the fire that ripped through the high-rise, killing 26 last month.
11 April 2019