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Canadian gets life, no parole for 40 yrs

A 29-year-old who shot dead six worshipers at a Quebec City mosque in the worst anti-Muslim attack in the West got life in prison
9 February 2019

Police foil BNP demo in N'ganj

Police yesterday foiled a BNP demonstration in Narayanganj and arrested a Jatiyatabadi Chatra Dal leader in Barishal.
9 February 2019

Trade fair ends with 25pc jump in export orders

The 24th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair ends with a 25 percent jump in export orders from the previous year.
9 February 2019

Bobby Hajjaj quits DNCC by-polls

Nationalist Democratic Movement candidate Bobby Hajjaj withdraws his candidature for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-polls slated for February 28.
9 February 2019

STAR Day at a Glance | Saturday, February 9, 2019

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines on February 9, 2019
9 February 2019

3 hurt in Jatrabari ‘manhole blast’

Three people including two students sustain minor injuries following an explosion inside a manhole in the capital's Jatrabari this afternoon.
9 February 2019

Question leak: 3 teachers, another jailed in Brahmanbaria

A mobile court sentences three teachers to 15 days imprisonment each for leaking the question of English 1st paper in this year’s Dakhil Examinations in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria.
9 February 2019

Student dies falling off running train

A student of a private university in Dhaka dies after falling off a running train near Narsingdi Railway Station.
9 February 2019

5 children rescued in C’nawabganj, ‘kidnapper’ held

Police rescue five children and detained one person in connection with his alleged involvement in their abduction in Chapainwabganj municipality area.
9 February 2019

3 women die drinking liquor

Three women, who fell sick after “taking excessive liquor” in Munshiganj’s Gajaria upazila last night, die at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
9 February 2019

Midday Brief, Saturday, February 9, 2019

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on February 9, 2019.
9 February 2019

Dhaka wants ‘safe haven’ for Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Bangladesh wants a “safe haven” for the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Rakhine state by ensuring their safe, secured and dignified repatriation under the monitoring of India, China and other ASEAN nations.
9 February 2019

Modi shown black flag over controversial citizenship bill in Assam

Protesters in Assam state of India show black flags to the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which seeks to give citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
9 February 2019

Minor boy killed in Mugda road accident

A four-year-old boy is killed after being hit by a rickshaw in Mugda area of Dhaka.
9 February 2019

500 mmcfd LNG supply begins from Chattogram today

The supply of 500 mmcfd Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into the national grid begins from Chattogram.
9 February 2019

UZ polls 1st phase: AL reveals names of chairman candidates of 87 upazilas

Awami League announces names of the party’s chairman contenders ahead of the first phase of upazila parishad elections in 87 upazilas scheduled to be held on March 10.
9 February 2019

5 ‘Hitler’ paintings to go under hammer in Nuremberg

Five paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler are to be auctioned off in the German city of Nuremberg, sparking anger that the Nazi memorabilia market is alive and well.
9 February 2019

Emergency declared as snow storm wallops Washington

A winter storm pounds Washington state forcing the cancellation of 200 flights in Seattle as officials worked to get people off the streets and into shelters during the nation’s latest bout with winter weather.
9 February 2019

Instagram tightens rules on self-injury and suicide images

Instagram announces it is clamping down on images related to self-injury such as cutting. The move comes after British Health Secretary Matt Hancock met with social media companies about doing more to safeguard the mental health of teenagers using their platforms.
9 February 2019

Scale of displacement across Myanmar ‘very difficult to gauge’

The United Nations refugee agency observes that the scale of displacement across Myanmar is very difficult to gauge, warning of further internal displacement and exodus of refugees.
9 February 2019