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Jute mill workers continue strike

Jute mill workers of Bangladesh are continuing their unrelenting strike to press for a set of demands including implementation of a wage commission.
3 April 2019

Australia's senate slams lawmaker over NZ shooting remark

Australia’s Senate censures an independent right-wing lawmaker for his comments that New Zealand’s mosques shooting massacre which left 50 people dead was a result of letting “Muslim fanatics” migrate to the country.
3 April 2019

UN human rights experts condemn Rohingya deportation by India

UN human rights experts condemn the Indian Government's decision to deport three more Rohingyas to Myanmar and urge the authorities to stop such forced deportations which are prohibited under international law.
3 April 2019

Govt asks GP to pay Tk 12579.95 cr

The government has sent a notice claiming Tk 12579.95 crore dues from Grameenphone. Of the total amount, the leading mobile phone operator owes Tk 8494.01 crore to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and Tk 4085.94 crore to National Board of Revenue (NBR).
2 April 2019

Death of Abrar: Suprobhat bus conductor confesses

The conductor of Suprobhat Paribahan confesses to a magistrate that he was driving the bus, ran over and killed university student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury on March 19.
2 April 2019

STAR Day at a Glance | Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines on April 2, 2019
2 April 2019

Dhaka Bank official held for embezzling Tk 7.8 crore

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests a principal officer of Dhaka Bank’s Feni branch for allegedly embezzling over Tk 7.8 crore.
2 April 2019

Paturia-Daulatdia water vessel services suspended

All kinds of water vessel services including launch and ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River are suspended due to stormy weather.
2 April 2019

Wahtsapp launches fake news detecting feature in India

Seeking to crack down on rumours and fake news ahead of general elections in India, social media platform WhatsApp unveils new feature 'Checkpoint Tipline' with which people can check the authenticity of information received.
2 April 2019

5 madrasa students hurt as wall collapses in Dhaka

At least five students of a madrasa are injured as an under-construction wall of an adjacent building collapsed on the tin-shed structure that housed the madrasa in Dhaka’s Aftabnagar area.
2 April 2019

FR Tower inferno: Firefighter still in critical condition

Sohel Rana, a firefighter who sustained serious injuries during the FR Tower fire rescue operation, remains in critical condition at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the city.
2 April 2019

Sinha wanted to stage judicial coup: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha intended to stage a “judicial coup”.
2 April 2019

BCL men ‘confine’ DUCSU VP Nur at SM hall

Bangladesh Chhatra League men reportedly confine Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and its Social Welfare Secretary Aktar Hossain at Salimullah Muslim Hall of Dhaka University.
2 April 2019

Shut feed factories that use tannery waste: HC

The High Court directs the authorities concerned of the government to immediately stop the operation of poultry and fish feed factories across the country that use hazardous tannery waste for production and to submit a report to it after complying with the directive within a month.
2 April 2019

'Gang rape’ in Noakhali: 3 more accused held

Three more accused have been arrested in connection with the latest “gang rape” incident of a mother of six in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on Sunday.
2 April 2019

How cops dare to set up courts at night for arbitration, HC questions

The High Court observe that some police officials set up courts at night at the places they choose for conducting arbitration with incidents.
2 April 2019

15 injured in CU BCL infighting

At least 15 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) are injured when two rival groups locked into a clash over establishing supremacy on Chittagong University (CU) campus.
2 April 2019

No foreign channel shut by govt: Minister

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud says the government has not shut the transmission of any foreign channel but served notices on two distributor companies for airing Bangladeshi commercials on downlinked foreign television channels.
2 April 2019

2 students found dead at Farmgate residential hotel

Two students are found dead at a residential hotel in Dhaka’s Farmgate area.
2 April 2019

Biman hijack attempt: IFALPA praises pilot, FO’s bravery

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Association (IFALPA) commends the pilots’ bravery of the Biman flight BG147 on February 25.
2 April 2019