‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
10 April 2024, 14:20 PM
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Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
15 February 2024, 09:55 AM
Crime & Justice
Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
9 February 2023, 06:36 AM
Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023, 06:44 AM
Transport
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023, 05:41 AM
Bangladesh
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023, 16:26 PM
Online
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023, 16:13 PM
Politics
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023, 06:15 AM
Diplomacy
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022, 13:55 PM
Online
Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
Rohingya Influx
Dhaka Bar Association election on February 24, 25
The two-day annual election of Dhaka Bar Association for the year 2021-2022 will be held on February 24 and 25, to elect members for 23 executive posts, including president and secretary.
20 February 2021, 06:02 AM
Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing
NASA scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled vehicle dangling just above the surface of the Red Planet moments before touchdown.
20 February 2021, 05:45 AM
Hartal in Companiganj: police charge baton on Quader Mirza’s supporters, 15 hurt
At least 15 people were injured when police charged baton on the supporters of Abdul Quader Mirza, mayor of Basurhat municipality, as they are observing a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali today.
20 February 2021, 05:44 AM
Gazipur city councillor arrested for ‘forcing minor into prostitution’
Gazipur City Corporation Councillor Roksana Ahmed Rozi has been arrested in a case filed against her for forcing a 16-year-old girl into prostitution.
20 February 2021, 05:32 AM
Bangladesh enters era of paperless trade from today
Bangladesh enters the era of paperless trade today as member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed to it to reduce hassles in cross-border trade and to expedite customs activities.
19 February 2021, 19:23 PM
2 killed after being run over by truck in Khulna
A motorcycle driver and his passenger were killed after being run over by a truck on Khulna city bypass road in the district.
19 February 2021, 18:23 PM
Still highly flammable
The buildings that caught fire two years back at Chawkbazar’s Churihatta have been renovated, but survivors are still reeling from the horrors of that deadly night.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM
50 hurt in AL factional clash in Companiganj
At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival factions of ruling Awami League in Noakhali’s Companiganj upazila.
19 February 2021, 16:50 PM
12 people held in Lalmonirhat while trying to enter India illegally
Members of Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 12 Bangladeshis, including six teenagers, in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat today while they were trying to enter India illegally.
19 February 2021, 16:45 PM
Teen arrested over gang-rape of schoolgirl in Munshiganj
A seventeen-year-old was arrested this afternoon in a case filed over the gang-rape of a schoolgirl in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj.
19 February 2021, 15:34 PM
It is official: US back in the Paris climate club
The United States officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement, reinvigorating the global fight against climate change as the Biden administration plans drastic emissions cuts over the next three decades.
19 February 2021, 15:33 PM
5 hurt in clash between JU students, locals
At least five persons were injured, including students of Jahangirnagar University in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, in a clash between locals and students.
19 February 2021, 15:00 PM
SCBA elections on March 10, 11
The two-day annual election of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for its 14 executive posts, including that of its president and secretary, will be held on March 10 and 11.
19 February 2021, 14:22 PM
Two die after being run over by truck in Rangpur
Two people were killed when a truck ran over them on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Rangpur this afternoon.
19 February 2021, 13:34 PM
Fire at Ghorashal fertiliser factory doused after five hours
A fire that broke out at Ghorashal Fertilizer Factory-1 in Narsingdi's Palash upazila today was put out by firefighters after five hours.
19 February 2021, 13:13 PM
It’s final: Harry and Meghan won’t return as working royals
Buckingham Palace confirmed today that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles.
19 February 2021, 12:28 PM
Process underway to take action against Papul
The process of taking action against independent Laxmipur-2 lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul has been started as documents and other papers on his conviction in a Kuwait court has reached the parliament secretariat.
19 February 2021, 11:54 AM
60-year-old held in connection with rape of teenager in Jashore
Police have arrested a 60-year-old man in connection with the rape of a teenager in Jashore’s Jhikargachha upazila.
19 February 2021, 11:40 AM
Madrasa student Mamun ‘tortured to death’ in Jashore: People take to street demanding justice
Hundreds of locals, including family members of the deceased Mamun Hasan, who was allegedly tortured to death by local members and his associates, have taken to the street today demanding justice.
19 February 2021, 11:24 AM
144 BNP men get anticipatory bail in 6 cases
The High Court today granted anticipatory bail to 144 BNP leaders and activists including its joint secretary general Habib-Un Nabi Khan Sohel in six separate cases filed in Dhaka and Rajshahi on charges of obstructing police in discharging their duties.
19 February 2021, 10:49 AM