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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
Rupali Bank officer recruitment: result finally published, 736 pass test
The final result of the recruiting test for officer post at the state-run Rupali Bank was published today, four years after the Bankers' Selection Committee (BSC) issued a circular against 736 posts.
30 September 2020, 13:44 PM
CID arrest man for scamming job seekers
A team of Criminal Investigation Department today said they arrested a man who has amassed up to Tk 3 crore by defrauding job seekers through fake outsourcing companies.
30 September 2020, 13:42 PM
Hazaribagh man allegedly stabs his two children before trying to kill himself
A man allegedly stabbed his two children, killing his daughter, before he tried to kill himself at their house in Hazaribagh area of the capital this afternoon.
30 September 2020, 13:17 PM
Flood worsens in Gaibandha; upazila health complex inundated
Floods in Gaibandha continues to worsen as water levels of three major rivers in the district has been increasing. The rising water has inundated an upazila health complex in the district as well.
30 September 2020, 13:12 PM
UK businesses finding more prospects for trade, investment in Bangladesh: envoy
UK businesses are finding more prospects for trade and investment in Bangladesh that’s progressing on its way to becoming a middle-income country in the next couple of years, UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Robert Chatterton Dickson, has said.
30 September 2020, 13:10 PM
Dr Tahmeed Ahmed 1st Bangladeshi to be appointed executive director of icddr’b
Dr Tahmeed Ahmed has been made the new executive director of the icddr’b. He is the first Bangladeshi to be appointed in the post in the 60-year journey of the global health research organisation.
30 September 2020, 12:53 PM
21 eminent citizens demand exemplary punishment for rapists, assaulters
Twenty-one eminent citizens today issued a statement demanding immediate steps to arrest rapists and ensure exemplary punishment for them.
30 September 2020, 12:48 PM
HC asks Brac Bank to give Tk 15 lakh compensation to Jaha Alam
The High Court today directed the Brac Bank Ltd to give Tk 15 lakh in compensation to jute mill worker Jaha Alam, who had wrongly suffered in jail for three years instead of the real accused in several corruption cases.
30 September 2020, 12:43 PM
Northbrook Hall will be recovered from encroachers to restore old glory: Taposh
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazler Noor Taposh today said they will reinstate the heritage of Dhaka city.
30 September 2020, 12:36 PM
164 Bangladeshis repatriated from war-torn Libya
About 164 Bangladeshis have been repatriated today in a chartered flight from war-torn Libya.
30 September 2020, 11:36 AM
Indian envoy thanks foreign minister for successful completion of 6th JCC
Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das today made a farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at state guesthouse Padma in Dhaka.
30 September 2020, 11:33 AM
Rifat’s father satisfied with verdict; deprived of justice, says Minni’s father
Mozammel Haque Kishore, father of Ayesha Siddika Minni who was sentenced to death in Rifat Sharif murder case, today said they have been deprived of justice.
30 September 2020, 11:28 AM
First man cured of HIV dies of cancer
The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown -- known as the "Berlin Patient" -- has died after a battle with cancer, the International Aids Society (IAS) announced Wednesday.
30 September 2020, 11:26 AM
Tk 22.8 crore lost to quorum crisis in the 11th parliament
At least 19.26 hours and Tk 22.8 crore were lost to quorum crisis in the first five sessions of the 11th parliament, Transparency International Bangladesh said in a study today.
30 September 2020, 11:24 AM
ACC sues Pirojpur MP Awal for illegally amassing Tk 33 crore
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against former lawmaker of Pirojpur, AKMA Awal, for amassing Tk 33 crore illegally.
30 September 2020, 11:20 AM
ACC recommendations: HC wants to know progress in curbing health sector corruption
The High Court today wanted to know the progress in implementation of the 25 recommendations made by the Anti-Corruption Commission to prevent corruption and irregularities in the health sector.
30 September 2020, 11:16 AM
School closure to be extended, decision on HSC exams next week: Dipu Moni
School closure due to the coronavirus pandemic will be extended and decisions regarding holding Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be announced next week -- Monday or Tuesday.
30 September 2020, 11:05 AM
Rape at MC College: accused Tarek also placed on 5-day remand
Another accused -- Tarequl Islam Tarek -- was also placed on a five-day remand in a case filed over the gang-rape of a woman at Murari Chand College in Sylhet on Friday.
30 September 2020, 11:03 AM
Kuwait's new emir to be sworn in at tense time for region
Kuwait’s new emir takes the oath of office in parliament today as the country prepares to lay to rest late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah who helped steer the Gulf state through some of the Middle East’s most turbulent decades.
30 September 2020, 10:12 AM
HC clears way for holding O and A-level exams
The High Court has cleared the way for the authorities concerned to hold the Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations scheduled to start tomorrow.
30 September 2020, 09:49 AM