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Freight train collision: Rail links to Khulna restored after 10 hours
Rail communication of Khulna with other parts of the country has been restored after around 10 hours of suspension following a collision between two freight trains in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenidah.
27 October 2020, 09:03 AM
Counter programmes by rival BCL groups: Section 144 imposed in Narail’s Kalia area
Local administration has imposed Section 144 in Kalia municipality area of Narail after two rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League announced to hold processions and rallies in the area at the same time today.
27 October 2020, 09:00 AM
Blogger Oyasiqur murder: court withdraws decision of delivering verdict
A Dhaka court today withdrew its decision of pronouncing the judgment of the case filed against five members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) over the murder of blogger Oyasiqur Rahman Babu in 2015.
27 October 2020, 07:42 AM
Sundarbans set to reopen to tourists soon
After seven months of closure due to coronavirus pandemic, the Forest Department is expected to reopen the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco World Heritage Site, soon to tourists.
27 October 2020, 07:40 AM
Erfan Salim to be sacked from councillor post: LGD secretary
Mohammad Erfan Salim, son of MP Haji Salim, will be sacked from the post of councillor as he was sentenced to imprisonment by a mobile court.
27 October 2020, 07:13 AM
Blast at Pakistan religious school kills 7, including children
A bomb blast at a religious seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people, including children, and wounded dozens, police and hospital officials said.
27 October 2020, 06:59 AM
India, US ‘complete’ long-negotiated defence pact
India and the United States held a high-level dialogue in Delhi between their Foreign and Defence Ministers, aimed at further scaling up bilateral defence and security relationships and boost strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region where China is attempting to expand its economic and military clout.
27 October 2020, 06:56 AM
Collision between two freight trains halts rail services with Khulna
Rail communications of Khulna with the other parts of the country remained suspended since early today, following a collision between two freight trains in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenidah.
27 October 2020, 05:38 AM
Assaulting Navy officer: another accused held
Police arrested another accused in the case filed for assaulting a navy official.
27 October 2020, 05:10 AM
Barrett confirmed to US Supreme Court in Trump pre-election triumph
The US Senate confirmed conservative jurist Amy Coney Barrett as the Supreme Court's newest justice Monday, delivering President Donald Trump a landmark win just eight days before the election.
27 October 2020, 03:14 AM
4 killed in Cox’s Bazar road crash
Four people were killed and two others injured after a truck collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw at Nandirpara Station in Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua upazila today.
26 October 2020, 18:12 PM
Erfan Salim's 'torture cell' uncovered in Chawkbazar
The Rapid Action Battalion today uncovered a “torture cell” made by Erfan Salim, son of Awami League leader and MP Haji Salim, at a multi-storey building in Old Dhaka.
26 October 2020, 16:53 PM
US to allow India access to military satellite data
With an eye on China’s increasing assertiveness in Asia, India and the United States will sign an agreement tomorrow which will allow the Indian armed forces access to precision data and topographical images on a real time basis from the American military satellites.
26 October 2020, 16:43 PM
Police official suspended for alleged involvement in gang-rape of ninth-grader
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police in Rangpur was suspended today for his alleged involvement in gang-raping a ninth-grader in Rangpur.
26 October 2020, 16:41 PM
On the moon, water water everywhere and not a drop to drink (yet)
The moon lacks the bodies of liquid water that are a hallmark of Earth but scientists said on Monday lunar water is more widespread than previously known, with water molecules trapped within mineral grains on the surface and more water perhaps hidden in ice patches residing in permanent shadows.
26 October 2020, 16:26 PM
Durga Puja ends with immersion of goddess on Bijoya Dashami
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended today with immersion of idols of goddess Durga and her children on the fifth day of celebration.
26 October 2020, 15:46 PM
The Daily Star GENIUS | First Round, Match 4
Three schools are out to re-define what it means to be a GENIUS. Who will calm the storm and move on to the next round? Join us, with quizmaster Ashraful Haque Emu, and let's find out.
26 October 2020, 15:02 PM
Bangladeshi worker in Qatar felicitated for showing civic responsibility
Md Yasin, a Bangladeshi migrant worker in Qatar, was felicitated by the Bangladesh Embassy in the gulf country today for his “exemplary good deed”.
26 October 2020, 14:30 PM
Bangladeshi workers in Singapore taking on leadership roles during Covid-19
It is almost dawn when Bangladeshi worker Billal Khan, 28, completes his 11-hour night shift on the MRT tracks, installing noise barriers along viaducts, and returns to his factory-converted dormitory in Singapore.
26 October 2020, 14:15 PM
Mother, daughter die in Natore road accident
A woman and her daughter died and ten other people were injured after a bus plunged into a ditch beside the Natore-Pabna highway in Natore’s Baraigram upazila today.
26 October 2020, 14:00 PM