‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
Star Digital Report
10 April 2024 Top News
Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
Star Digital Report
15 February 2024 Crime & Justice
Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
Star Digital Report
9 February 2023 Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
Star Digital Report
31 January 2023 Transport
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
Star Digital Report
29 January 2023 Bangladesh
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
Star Digital Report
17 January 2023 Online
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
Star Digital Report
14 January 2023 Politics
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
Star Digital Report
10 January 2023 Diplomacy
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
Star Online Report
22 December 2022 Online

Peace deal possible in Trump-Kim summit

US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un hold a second summit this week with no real expectation of a final deal on ridding the North of nuclear weapons but hope raises for an official peace on the peninsula at long last.
25 February 2019

Give salary to 45 govt pry headmasters under 10th grade: HC

The High Court (HC) asks the government to give salary under the 10th grade to 45 headmasters of the government primary schools.
25 February 2019

HC clears way for Ducsu polls

The High Court clears the way for holding election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election slated for March 11.
25 February 2019

Midday Brief, Monday, February 25, 2019

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on February 25, 2019
25 February 2019

Finish Barapukuria graft trial in 6 months: HC

The High Court has directed to finish trial proceedings of Barapukuria coal mine corruption case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and several others in six months.
25 February 2019

Not sure if it was a toy gun: Minister

Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry is yet to ascertain whether the pistol used by the Biman “hijacker” was a toy gun. “We have still not been able to confirm whether the hijacker was carrying a real pistol or toy,” says Civil Aviation Secretary Mohibul Haque.
25 February 2019

5-storey building tilts in Kamrangirchar

A five-storey residential building tilts over in Kamrangirchar in Dhaka.
25 February 2019

Biman ‘hijacker’ shot once: Cops

The body of alleged Biman hijacker has a single bullet hole suggesting that he was shot from the front, police said after receiving the body.
25 February 2019

Passengers of hijacked plane leave Chattogram for Dubai

A total of 134 passengers of the Biman Bangladesh flight, which made emergency landing at Chattogram airport yesterday following an attempted hijacking, leave the port city for Dubai.
25 February 2019

Newborn found at DMCH bathroom dies

The newborn girl who was found at a bathroom of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, dies.
25 February 2019

Biman hijacking attempt: No claim for body

No one has gone to claim the body of the alleged Biman hijacker at Chittagong Medical College morgue. The man, in his mid-20s, has been identified by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) as Md Palash Ahmed, a criminal of Narayanganj. Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said it found fingerprint match with the “hijacker” with one Md Palash Ahmed, a criminal from Narayanganj’s Sonargaon.
25 February 2019

Biman hijacker a criminal of N’ganj, Rab says

Law enforcers today said the alleged Biman hijacker is a listed criminal of Narayanganj.
25 February 2019

Maduro opponents boost military rhetoric in Venezuela crisis

Opposition leader Juan Guaido has called on the international community to consider “all options” to resolve Venezuela’s crisis, a dramatic escalation in rhetoric that echoes comments from the Trump administration hinting at potential US military involvement.
25 February 2019

Fake Kim goes as real Kim comes: Vietnam expels Kim Jong Un lookalike

An Australian comedian who impersonates North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says authorities were deporting him from Vietnam, some 24 hours before the real Kim was due to arrive for a summit with US President Donald Trump.
25 February 2019

Probe body formed over Biman ‘hijacking’

Amid confusion over what had actually happened during Biman’s flight BG147, Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry forms a probe committee to investigate the “plane hijacking” incident at Chattogram airport.
25 February 2019

Cumilla University student beaten up by ‘BCL men’

A Cumilla University student is beaten up allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of the university unit.
25 February 2019

‘Drug trader’ killed in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’

A suspected drug trader is killed in a “gunfight” with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat.
25 February 2019

Olivia Colman wins best actress Oscar for 'The Favourite'

Britain's Olivia Colman wins a surprise best actress Oscar for her clever performance as an ailing, petulant monarch in historical film "The Favourite", delighting the audience with a tearful and humorous acceptance speech.
25 February 2019

Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for 'Bohemian Rhapsody'

Rami Malek wins his first Oscar for his portrayal of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in musical “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
25 February 2019

Hijack bid foiled; suspect shot dead

A man who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit of a Biman flight was killed in a commando operation at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday evening after all passengers were evacuated safely.
24 February 2019