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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
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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
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Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
Rohingya Influx
Age exemption to be granted for government job-seekers
The Ministry of Public Administration will issue a gazette notification within a day or two to allow those who have turned 30 on March 25 to apply for government jobs.
15 September 2020, 13:50 PM
Former teacher sues RU VC, four others over retirement benefits
A retired teacher of Sheikh Russel Model School, under Rajshahi University, today filed a case against university Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan and four others over not getting her retirement benefits one year after retiring.
15 September 2020, 13:41 PM
Sweets for taxpayers, fines for defaulters: Atiqul
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today demolished over 300 illegal billboards and signboards in Gulshan-2, Banani-11 and Pragati Sarani areas.
15 September 2020, 13:18 PM
‘Joy Bangla Telemedicine App’ launched to provide health advice free of cost
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today formally inaugurated the operation of Joy Bangla Telemedicine App at a virtual ceremony.
15 September 2020, 13:17 PM
4 held with over 3 lakh yaba tablets in Ctg, Cox’s Bazar
Law enforcers arrested four people with 324,525 yaba pills in separate drives in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar today.
15 September 2020, 12:54 PM
Police recover 2 bodies from Dhaka’s Khilgaon and Bosila areas
Police recovered two bodies from Dhaka’s Khilgaon and Bosila areas this morning.
15 September 2020, 12:44 PM
4 jailed for damaging hill at Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp
A mobile court has sentenced four people to seven days’ imprisonment each for damaging a hill at a Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
15 September 2020, 12:01 PM
Hurricane Sally brings 100-mph winds as it rumbles into US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Sally drew closer to the US Gulf Coast on Tuesday morning, bringing heavy rains and surging water ahead of its expected landfall as a Category 2 hurricane, with the chance of further strengthening possible.
15 September 2020, 11:29 AM
Heritage sites, museums to open from tomorrow after 6-month closure
Bangladesh government has decided to open all heritage sites and museums under the Department of Archaeology on a limited scale from tomorrow after six months' closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
15 September 2020, 11:20 AM
Several hundred goods-laden trucks stuck at Paturia ferry ghat
Several hundred goods-laden trucks are stuck at Paturia ferry ghat as pressure of vehicles has slightly increased on the Paturia-Daulatdia route.
15 September 2020, 10:56 AM
Trains to carry passengers at full capacity from tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume carrying passengers at full capacity from tomorrow around three-and-a-half-months after the authority started operating passenger trains on a limited scale following the shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic.
15 September 2020, 10:49 AM
China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November
Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
15 September 2020, 10:43 AM
Covid-19: 43 die, 1,724 infected, 2,439 recover in 24 hours
Forty-three people have died from Covid-19 and 1,724 new infections were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 September 2020, 10:19 AM
Govt extends suspension of Khaleda’s jail sentence for 6 months
The government has extended for six months its earlier order that suspended the jail sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and released her from jail custody.
15 September 2020, 10:09 AM
Fire guts 600 mounds of jute in Kurigram
Around 600 mounds of jute were gutted in a fire that broke out at a go-down in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram early today.
15 September 2020, 09:54 AM
Indian Congress Party president urges govt to revoke ban on onion export
Senior Indian politician and Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar today urged the Indian government to revoke the ban imposed on onion exports.
15 September 2020, 09:47 AM
Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in India likely next year: Bill Gates
Philanthropist Bill Gates has said that it is very likely that the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine will happen in India sometime next year.
15 September 2020, 09:38 AM
Rohingya refugees must participate in decisions affecting their lives: Amnesty International
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh must be given the right to participate in decisions affecting their lives and speak for themselves, Amnesty International said today in a briefing.
15 September 2020, 09:34 AM
BGB-BSF border conference rescheduled for Sept 16-19
The conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF), which was postponed two days ago, will now take place from September 16-19.
15 September 2020, 09:28 AM
Trump to preside over historic Arab-Israel recognition deals
US President Donald Trump is set to preside over the signing of historic diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that could herald a dramatic shift in Middle East power dynamics and give him a boost ahead of the November election.
15 September 2020, 08:58 AM