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Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
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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
Diplomacy
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
Rohingya Influx
One killed, 6 injured over land dispute in Pabna
One person was killed and six were injured during a clash over a long standing dispute over land in Atgharia upazila of Pabna.
7 November 2020, 06:45 AM
Train-bus collision kills 2, halts Dhaka’s rail link with northern districts for 5hrs
Two people were killed and four others injured when a train hit a bus at Sonakhali level crossing in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila earlier today.
7 November 2020, 06:33 AM
Lalmonirhat mob killing: Mosque committee could’ve settled issues with Jewel, says OC
The mosque committee could have quelled the mob fury, settling the issues that led to the death of Shahidunnabi Jewel, who was lynched in Lalmonirhat over the rumour of demeaning the Holy Quran, said Patgram Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sumon Kumar Mohanta.
7 November 2020, 06:08 AM
Biden says he’s preparing for White House
Joe Biden says he is already preparing to assume the presidency even though he has not been declared the winner in his race against President Donald Trump.
7 November 2020, 05:27 AM
Storm Eta leaves 150 dead or missing in Guatemala
About 150 people have either died or remain unaccounted for in Guatemala due to mudslides caused by powerful storm Eta, which buried an entire village, President Alejandro Giammattei said Friday.
7 November 2020, 04:06 AM
68 gold bars worth Tk 4.73cr seized at Dhaka airport
A team of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized 68 gold bars, weighing around 7.89kg, from an aircraft at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today.
6 November 2020, 18:07 PM
AP Analysis: Trump’s vote diatribe both shocking, unsurprising
It was at the same time shocking and utterly to be expected.
As the nation held its collective breath and awaited the result of the 2020 presidential election, US President Donald Trump stepped to the podium in the White House on Thursday and made a full-frontal attempt to undermine the integrity of the vote, which was leaning in the direction of Democrat Joe Biden.
6 November 2020, 17:47 PM
Georgia state likely to go through recount in US presidential election: secretary of state
Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has said he expects a recount due to the small margin for the presidential election in the battleground state, where Democrat Joe Biden has a small lead over President Donald Trump of just over 1,000 votes.
6 November 2020, 16:20 PM
Two truck drivers killed in Bogura road accident
Two truck drivers were killed and two other drivers were injured after a bus hit four sand-laden trucks parked beside the Rangpur-Dhaka highway in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila this afternoon.
6 November 2020, 15:37 PM
Bangladesh opens first Islamic school for transgender Muslims
Bangladesh has opened its first Islamic school for transgender Muslims, with clerics calling it a first step towards integrating the discriminated minority into society.
6 November 2020, 15:24 PM
Austria shuts mosques frequented by Vienna attacker
Austria has closed a mosque and an Islamic association frequented by a man who shot four people dead in a rampage through Vienna, Integration Minister Susanne Raab says.
6 November 2020, 14:58 PM
Some Republican lawmakers break with Trump over baseless vote-fraud claims
Some Republican lawmakers are criticising President Donald Trump’s unsupported claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election, saying Trump’s comments undermine the US political process and the bedrock notion that all Americans should have their vote counted.
6 November 2020, 14:15 PM
Four of a family killed in Brahmanbaria road crash
Four members of a family were killed and three other people injured in a collision between a truck, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a private car on the Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba upazila this afternoon.
6 November 2020, 13:26 PM
India’s top general says face-off with China could spark bigger conflict
India's Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat has said a tense border standoff with Chinese forces in the western Himalayas could spark a larger conflict, even as senior commanders from both sides met near the frontline for their eighth round of talks.
6 November 2020, 13:22 PM
16-year-old girl raped again at Lalmonirhat, accused on the run
A 16-year-old girl was raped again on Wednesday (November 4), nearly 26 days after she was gang-raped allegedly by ten people in Lalmonirhat on October 9.
6 November 2020, 13:02 PM
Aspirin to be tested as potential Covid-19 drug in UK study
Painkiller aspirin will be evaluated as a possible treatment for Covid-19 in one of Britain's biggest trials, which will assess whether it might reduce the risk of blood clots in people with the disease.
6 November 2020, 12:55 PM
Trump and Biden protesters duel outside vote-counting centres in cliffhanger election
Backers of President Donald Trump, some carrying guns, ramp up demonstrations against what he has baselessly called a rigged election, in battleground states where votes were still being counted.
6 November 2020, 12:29 PM
India may go for joint production of Covid-19 vaccine in some countries
India today indicated it may go for joint production of Covid-19 vaccine in some countries and is exploring the possibility of conducting phase-3 human trials in a “few of our partner nations.”
6 November 2020, 11:58 AM
Biden moves ahead in Georgia and Pennsylvania, moving closer to White House
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has taken a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania, edging closer to winning the White House in a nail-biting contest as a handful of undecided states continue to count votes.
6 November 2020, 11:27 AM
Formulate coordinated roadmap to face Covid-19 crisis: PM to world leaders
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged world leaders to formulate a well-coordinated roadmap to face the Covid-19 crisis.
6 November 2020, 11:01 AM