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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
Apple to hold 'special event' on September 15; new products anticipated
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has invited media to a “special event” it is streaming on September 15, with high anticipation that the iPhone maker will launch new versions of its core products.
8 September 2020, 16:39 PM
2 women killed, 1 child missing, after trawler collision in Naf River
Two women have been killed, seven other people injured and a child has gone missing after a head-on collision between a speedboat and a fishing trawler on the Teknaf-Saint Martin's Island route this afternoon.
8 September 2020, 16:20 PM
UK admits to breaking EU treaty as top legal official quits
Britain's government on Tuesday admitted that it may break international law by not applying parts of its Brexit divorce deal relating to Northern Ireland, as a top legal adviser quit, reportedly over the plans.
8 September 2020, 16:17 PM
Palestinians set to soften stance on UAE-Israel normalisation: draft statement
The Palestinian leadership has watered down its criticism of the normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates before an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Wednesday at which the accord will be debated.
8 September 2020, 16:01 PM
Bogura mass grave gets formal recognition 49 years after Liberation War
A mass grave of 26 martyrs was formally recognised by the district administration in Bogura’s Sadar upazila, nearly 49 years after the war of independence.
8 September 2020, 15:59 PM
Higher costs, lower prices discourage Kurigram, Lalmonirhat jute farmers
Farmers in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts are losing interest in jute cultivation due to rising production cost and lower selling price.
8 September 2020, 15:33 PM
Dr Sabrina’s NID scam: Legal notice served to EC, Somoy TV
A legal notice has been sent to the Election Commission (EC) and Somoy Television over publishing a report over Dr Sabrina’s dual National Identity Card (NID) scam involving former National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman.
8 September 2020, 15:19 PM
Global center on adaptation to be milestone for int'l partnership: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the South Asian Regional Center of Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka will be a milestone for international partnership.
8 September 2020, 15:10 PM
Pragati Life Insurance stock traded at different prices in Dhaka and Ctg stock exchanges
The stock price of Pragati Life Insurance was not reduced despite issuance of right shares and it was traded on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) trading board today at over its new price.
8 September 2020, 15:06 PM
Covid-19 claims life of another police personnel
Another police personnel, who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday.
8 September 2020, 14:34 PM
Fire at Mymensingh power grid: Electricity supply resumed in 3 districts
The power supply, which had been disrupted in the entire Mymensingh division following a fire at Mymensingh city's Kewatkhali Power Grid, was restored in three districts -- Jamalpur, Sherpur and Netrakona -- at 5:30pm.
8 September 2020, 14:23 PM
Narayanganj mosque blast: Another victim dies; death toll now 28
One more person, who suffered severe injuries in the blast at a Narayanganj mosque, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this evening.
8 September 2020, 13:51 PM
Ministry gives guidelines for preparation of reopening primary schools
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has given guidelines for reopening schools -- in compliance with public health and hygiene rules during the Covid-19 pandemic.
8 September 2020, 13:37 PM
Govt to set up 5 light engineering industrial parks
The government has decided to set up five dedicated light engineering industrial parks in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Jashore, Bogura and Narsingdi districts to utilise the potential of the domestic light engineering industry for national economic development.
8 September 2020, 13:23 PM
UNO Wahida’s condition much improved
The physical condition of Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam, who is undergoing treatment at National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, has improved significantly, doctors say.
8 September 2020, 13:08 PM
Australian journalists flee China fearing arrest
Two Australian journalists fled China Tuesday under diplomatic protection, fearing arrest as political pawns in the rapidly worsening relationship between Canberra and Beijing.
8 September 2020, 13:02 PM
Increase contributions to combat climate change: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the South Asian Regional Office of Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) in Bangladesh urging all countries to increase their “determined contributions” to combat the climate change menace and execute the 2015 Paris Agreement.
8 September 2020, 12:53 PM
ACI Motors and HIMOINSA hold signing ceremony
ACI Motors Limited and HIMOINSA, a top Spanish diesel generator manufacturer have joined hands to fulfill the demand in electricity and power sector of Bangladesh.
8 September 2020, 12:49 PM
Tariq Ali bhai -- the man I knew as my real-life hero
It was in the 1990s that my Mejho Mama (my mother’s second brother, who is no more) took us to the Russian Cultural Centre in Dhaka to watch a documentary film, “Muktir Gaan”. Then a teenager, my heart was always ready to fall in love. And I did. He was the narrator of the story -- the young man with the black-rimmed, thick glasses and a determined jaw, the one who could not join the frontline freedom fighters because of his myopia. I could feel his heartbreak, the emotions he described on setting his foot on the liberated part of his motherland, my beloved Bangladesh.
8 September 2020, 12:43 PM
Covid-19 certificate from Central Police Hospital required for cops to go abroad
The government has designated the Central Police Hospital at Rajarbagh in Dhaka for Covid-19 certificates for police personnel who wish to travel abroad.
8 September 2020, 12:37 PM