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NZ to hold nat'l remembrance for Christchurch Friday
New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service for victims of the Christchurch massacre on March 29, the government announces, as the country grieves over a tragedy that shocked the world.
24 March 2019
Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest
Eminent singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah was laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard in Dhaka after Zohr prayer.
24 March 2019
Protest flares up in Sylhet over death of univ student
Several hundred students of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) stage demonstration, demanding justice for one of their fellows, who was pushed off a running bus and killed yesterday evening.
24 March 2019
UN draws up plans to ‘facilitate’ Rohingya relocation to island
The United Nations is making plans to help Bangladesh relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, documents seen by Reuters show.
24 March 2019
UN monitors spread across Bangkok to watch polls
Foreign observers representing the United Nations fan out across Bangkok and its outskirts to monitor the long-delayed election.
24 March 2019
UZ polls: Voting at all centres in Katiadi suspended over 'vote rigging'
Authorities suspend voting at all 89 centres of Katiadi upazila in Kishoreganj following allegations of huge irregularities during the 3rd phase of upazila elections.
24 March 2019
UZ polls: Cop, 4 others shot in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar polls clash
Five people including a policeman suffers bullet injuries in separate clashes centering upazila parishad elections in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar districts.
24 March 2019
Passengers airlifted from crippled cruise ship in storm off Norway
Rescue helicopters evacuate more than 150 people from a luxury cruise ship which suffered engine failure in stormy weather off the west coast of Norway, police and rescue workers say.
24 March 2019
Polls close in Thailand's first general election since 2014 coup
Thais began the nail-biting wait to see whether the ruling junta will return to power as a civilian government, or if pro-democracy parties can triumph against the odds, as polls closed in the country's first general election since a 2014 coup.
24 March 2019
3rd phase UZ polls end amid low voter turnout, stray incidents
The third phase elections to 117 upazila parishads concludes amid a low turnout of voters and stray incidents of violence.
24 March 2019
Fire guts several shops in Lalbagh
A fire that broke out at several tin-shed structures in Dhaka's Lalbagh area last night, was doused at about 11:50pm without any casualty.
23 March 2019
STAR Day at a Glance | Saturday, March 23, 2019
Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines on March 23, 2019
23 March 2019
Univ student dies after being ‘pushed out’ of running bus in Moulvibazar
A student of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) is killed on Sylhet-Mymenshingh Highway in Moulvibazar after being allegedly pushed out of a running bus by its helper following an altercation.
23 March 2019
Anti-drug drive: 92 sent to jail
A Dhaka court sends 92 people to jail in connection with 16 cases filed with Mohammadpur Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act on March 22 and 23.
23 March 2019
3rd phase UZ polls: Addl BGB, Rab men deployed in risk-prone areas
The Election Commission deploys additional members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in 24 risk-prone upazilas ahead of the tomorrow’s third phase of upazila elections.
23 March 2019
2 shot during mugging in Dhaka
A suspected mugger and an official of a private company suffer bullet injuries when the official was mugged by two people in Dhaka.
23 March 2019
Passenger with yaba in rectum held at Dhaka airport
A passenger with some 800 yaba tablets hidden in his rectum is held at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
23 March 2019
Take steps to free transport sector from political influence: Dr Kamal
Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain calls upon the authorities concerned to take steps for freeing the country’s transport sector from political influence and enforce laws properly to restore discipline in the sector.
23 March 2019
Decision on Hasina’s life term Ducsu membership in next meeting: DU VC
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor and Ducsu President Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman says that they will reach a decision later over the proposal of giving life term membership of the university's students’ union to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
23 March 2019
Trump decides against more NKorea sanctions at this time- source
US President Donald Trump said he has decided against imposing new large-scale sanctions on North Korea in a confusing tweet that seemed to imply he was reversing measures against two Chinese shipping companies, a US administration source familiar with the matter says.
23 March 2019