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9 February 2023, 06:36 AM
Transport
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
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
Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder case: SC modifies verdict, fines 3 accused
The Supreme Court has modified its verdict in the sensational Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder case.
8 October 2020, 05:17 AM
Man arrested for sexually abusing 4 children in Dhaka's Khilgaon
A man allegedly sexually abused four children at different times, luring them with candy, in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.
8 October 2020, 04:14 AM
Irregularities at SC will be reduced if central case filing is introduced: CJ Syed Mahmud Hossain
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today said around 50 percent of the irregularities at the Supreme Court will be reduced if cases are filed centrally.
7 October 2020, 17:32 PM
‘Coordinate with DSCC on all development works by Oct 31’
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Tuesday issued letters to 21 government agencies and five project authorities to coordinate their development works with DSCC by October 31 to implement the projects.
7 October 2020, 16:28 PM
8 tanneries in Savar fined Tk 21 lakh as compensation for environmental damage
Department of Environment (DoE) in a drive at Savar Tannery Industrial Estate today asked eight tanneries in Savar to pay Tk 21 lakh as compensation for environmental damage.
7 October 2020, 16:26 PM
Noakhali gang-rape: Accused Saju, 2 others remanded
A court in Noakhali today placed another accused, Saju, on a six-day remand in connection with the gang-rape of a woman in Begumgunj upazila of Noakhali.
7 October 2020, 16:17 PM
T-Rex fossil sells for record-breaking $31.8 mn
One of the most complete specimens of a T-Rex fossil in the world was sold for a record $31.8 million Tuesday by Christie’s in New York, nearly quadrupling the previous highest price for a dinosaur at auction.
7 October 2020, 16:11 PM
New five-star hotel ‘threatens’ ancestral land of Mro community in Bandarban
Mro villagers today urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to save their eight ancestral villages at Chimbuk hill in Bandarban.
7 October 2020, 16:02 PM
Chinese national stabbed to death by muggers in Pirojpur
A Chinese national was stabbed to death by a mugger near the construction site of Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge over Kocha river in Pirojpur’s Sadar upazila this evening.
7 October 2020, 15:33 PM
DoE fines Cox’s Bazar UP chairman Tk 10 lakh for cutting hill
The Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram has fined a union parishad chairman Tk 10 lakh for cutting a hill in Sadar upazila of Cox's Bazar.
7 October 2020, 15:21 PM
Decide three-decade old murder case in 3 months, HC tells trial court
Taking cognizance of a media report, the High Court today ordered a lower court to dispose of a 32-year-old murder case within three months.
7 October 2020, 15:15 PM
One rape is one too many, says UN expressing concern over violence against women in Bangladesh
In the wake of recent rape cases, the UN has expressed serious concerns over the growing violence against women in Bangladesh and called for justice.
7 October 2020, 15:03 PM
India turns down mills’ plea to import raw jute from Bangladesh
India has turned down their mill owners’ plea to import raw jute from Bangladesh, saying there is enough stock for the next few months.
7 October 2020, 14:06 PM
Police constable sentenced to life in prison for raping schoolgirl in Dinajpur
A Dinajpur court today sentenced a police constable to life in prison on charges of raping a schoolgirl in Dinajpur in 2013.
7 October 2020, 13:47 PM
Bangladesh hopes to get Covid vaccine on priority basis: Cabinet
The Cabinet today expressed the hope that Bangladesh will get the Covid-19 vaccine on priority basis, once it is ready, as the government is in touch with all the countries and organisations trying to develop it.
7 October 2020, 13:35 PM
Airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash, IATA warns
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second half of 2020 (almost $13 billion each month), despite resuming flight operations.
7 October 2020, 13:15 PM
Bangladesh has highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia: Unicef
Despite significant progress in recent years, Bangladesh has the highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia and ranks among 10 countries in the world with the highest levels, said Unicef today.
7 October 2020, 12:51 PM
Abducted 11-year-old girl rescued after 16 days in Sherpur
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) rescued an 11-year-old girl from Sherpur town this morning, 16 days after she was abducted allegedly by one of her neighbours in Sherpur’s Sreebardi upazila.
7 October 2020, 12:42 PM
Saudi extends visa, work permit validity for Bangladeshi migrants till Oct 30
The Saudi government has extended the validity of visa and Iqama (or work permit) for Bangladeshi expatriate workers till October 30.
7 October 2020, 12:33 PM
Complaint filed accusing one of raping 5-year-old in Manikganj
A five-year-old child was raped by her 45-year-old neigbour in Manikganj, according to a complaint lodged by the child’s grandmother.
7 October 2020, 11:59 AM