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9 February 2023, 06:36 AM
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Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023, 06:44 AM
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PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023, 05:41 AM
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'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023, 16:26 PM
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Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023, 16:13 PM
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Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023, 06:15 AM
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The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022, 13:55 PM
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Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
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UK 'must prepare for Russian threat'
The former head of MI6 says that Russia has become a danger to Britain and the country must be prepared to take steps to defend itself and its allies.
28 February 2015, 14:58 PM
8 vehicles torched in Dhaka, Narayanganj
Miscreants torched at least eight vehicles at different parts of Dhaka and Narayanganj today
28 February 2015, 14:47 PM
Looted Iraqi Museum reopens after 12 years
Iraq's national museum has officially reopened in Baghdad, 12 years after it was closed in the aftermath of the US-led invasion.
28 February 2015, 14:17 PM
Cultural activists to observe hunger strike protesting killings
Sammilita Sangskritik Jote will go for a mass hunger strike at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, protesting the ongoing killings, destruction and anarchy on the street, on March 6
28 February 2015, 13:41 PM
5G researchers achieve record speed
Scientists say that record-breaking speed has been achieved during tests of 5G data connections.
28 February 2015, 13:28 PM
Afgan’s first and only female taxi driver
Sara Bahayi is Afghanistan’s first female taxi driver in recent memory, and she is believed to be the only one actively working female driver in the country
28 February 2015, 12:13 PM
Pragatishil Chhatra Jote calls strike at DU Mar 2
Pragatishil Chhatra Jote, a combine of leftist student organisations, has called a strike at Dhaka University campus on March 2 to realise its three-point demand including immediate arrest and punishment for the killers of secular writer Avijit Roy.
28 February 2015, 10:55 AM
Sunday’s SSC exam to be held March 14
The government has deferred tomorrow’s SSC and its equivalent examinations to March 14 (Saturday) due to the BNP-led 20-party alliance's 72-hour countrywide hartal.
28 February 2015, 10:48 AM
The 30-day worm and cricket diet
A US student has just spends 30 days on a "bug diet" - eating insects three times a day. Camren Brantley-Rios says traditional meats such as pork and beef are unsustainable
28 February 2015, 09:33 AM
US ready to assist Avijit’s killing probe
The United States is ready to assist in investigation into brutal killing of Bangladesh-born US citizen Avijit Roy, if sought, US Department of State Spokesperson Jen Psaki says
28 February 2015, 06:29 AM
Militants’ den busted in Ctg, 3 held
Rapid Action Battalion members claim to have busted a “militants’ den” at Halishahar in Chittagong city and arrested three people along with large numbers of hand bombs and explosives
28 February 2015, 06:13 AM
Fire kills 1 in Paltan
Man dies of smoke inhalation as a fire breaks out at a building in Paltan area of Dhaka
28 February 2015, 05:22 AM
2 Narayanganj arson victims die at DMCH
Two victims who suffered burn injuries in separate arson attacks in Narayanganj succumbed to their injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital today.
28 February 2015, 05:15 AM
Kiwis pull nervy win over Aussies
In a breathtaking show, New Zealand pulled a jittery one-wicket win over four times champion Australia in a low scoring match of World Cup 2015 at Auckland
28 February 2015, 01:48 AM
Eight die in series of US shootings
Eight people are dead and one person injured after a series of shootings in south-central Missouri overnight.
27 February 2015, 16:09 PM
Cut music to ‘an hour a day’: WHO
People should listen to music for no more than one hour a day to protect their hearing, the WHO suggests.
27 February 2015, 15:58 PM
33 bombs, explosives seized in Ctg
Police seize 33 handmade bombs and bomb making materials in the port city of Chittagong
27 February 2015, 15:43 PM
Rizvi on remand again
Dhaka court grants a fresh four-day remand for BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed in an arson case filed with Mohammadpur Police Station.
27 February 2015, 13:06 PM
24-hr ultimatum to arrest Avijit killers
Protesters issue a 24-hour-ultimatum to the authorities to arrest the killers of blogger and writer Avijit Roy.
27 February 2015, 11:58 AM
Indigenous people deprived more in 2014: report
The frequency of violation of civil and political rights to people of the ethnic minority in Bangladesh intensified further during last year, a published report says
27 February 2015, 10:03 AM