‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
10 April 2024, 14:20 PM
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Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
15 February 2024, 09:55 AM
Crime & Justice
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
Online
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
Online
Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
Rohingya Influx
A Malaysian's apology to Rayhan Kabir
A Malaysian in a tweet has apologised to Bangladeshi youth Rayhan Kabir who was arrested after criticising Malaysia's treatment of migrant workers during the pandemic in an Al Jazeera documentary.
23 August 2020, 07:24 AM
Expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Papia, her husband indicted in arms case
A tribunal in Dhaka has framed charges against Jubo Mohila League's expelled leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman in an arms case.
23 August 2020, 07:07 AM
Joint chief news editor at NTV dies of coronavirus
Abdus Shahid, joint chief news editor of private television channel NTV, passed away with Covid-19 infection at Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Hospital in Dhaka this morning. He was 63.
23 August 2020, 06:56 AM
Counter Terrorism unit files case against Bangladeshi in Saudi Arabia
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police filed a case against Bangladeshi expat in Saudi Arabia Mustaq Mohammad Arman Khan, who claims that he is Imam Mahdi.
23 August 2020, 06:43 AM
SC exonerates lawyer from contempt of court rule for posting derogatory status on Facebook
The Supreme Court has exempted lawyer Syed Mamun Mahbub from contempt of court rule it had issued against him for posting a derogatory status about chief justice and the judiciary on Facebook on August 11.
23 August 2020, 06:29 AM
'The Batman': 1st trailer shows Robert Pattinson as The Dark Knight
At the new online convention DC FanDome, Warner Bros. has unveiled a teaser of "The Batman".
23 August 2020, 05:47 AM
Kurigram schoolgirl rescued; rapist who abducted her still not arrested
Police have rescued the school student who was abducted from her home at Gunaigachh union of Kurigram's Ulipur Upazila.
23 August 2020, 05:18 AM
Woman dies as rooftop water tank collapses
A woman was killed after a water tank on the rooftop of a nearby building collapsed and fell on her tin-shed house in Dhaka's Kamalapur area last night.
23 August 2020, 05:10 AM
US House approves $25 bn for postal service amid voting dispute
The US House of Representatives passed a bill Saturday to give the postal service a $25 billion infusion and halt changes Democrats said threatened the millions of mail-in ballots expected in November’s presidential election.
23 August 2020, 04:56 AM
WHO says children aged 12 and over should wear masks like adults
World Health Organization (WHO) has said children aged 12 and over should wear masks to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic under the same conditions as adults, while children between six and 11 should wear them on a risk-based approach.
23 August 2020, 04:36 AM
Pakistan reveals Dawood Ibrahim’s whereabouts, imposes financial sanctions
After years of denial, the Pakistan government has finally revealed that the fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is sheltered in the country.
22 August 2020, 17:51 PM
Diplomats share views on Bangabandhu's leadership, values
A group of diplomats stationed in Dhaka highlight the values set by Bangabandhu and the importance of following his ideology of social rights for all.
22 August 2020, 17:32 PM
Some policemen have turned into monsters: Dr Kamal Hossain
Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain alleges that the law and order situation in the country has completely “collapsed”, as some police personnel have turned into monsters for being “used in unethical activities” like extrajudicial killings.
22 August 2020, 16:11 PM
Passport offices resume operation on limited scale
The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) has started enrolment of e-Passport and MRP (new and re-issue) on limited scale, after five months’ closure due to Covid-19 pandemic.
22 August 2020, 16:01 PM
State machinery was abused in Aug 21 attacks: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the state machinery was abused under an orchestrated plan in launching the gruesome grenade attacks on August 21, 2004.
22 August 2020, 15:29 PM
California governor calls wildfires ‘deadly moment,’ urges residents to flee
Hundreds of wildfires burning across Central and Northern California that already killed six people have more than doubled in size, becoming some of the largest in state history and threatening small towns in the path of the flames.
22 August 2020, 15:09 PM
'Unofficial' world's oldest man dies in South Africa
A 116-year-old survivor of the 1918 Spanish Flu believed to be among the world's oldest people died Saturday in South Africa, his family said.
22 August 2020, 14:50 PM
Keep local tourism prospects in mind while taking up dev projects: state minister
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali has called upon local administration to keep tourism prospects in mind while taking up any development project at the local level.
22 August 2020, 14:31 PM
Death of mountaineer Ratna: Microbus driver sent to jail
Md Nayem, driver of the microbus that ran over and killed young mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna, was sent to jail today on expiry of his two-day remand in the case.
22 August 2020, 14:28 PM
Legal notice served to Postal Dept DG for meeting PM despite being Covid-19 positive
Two Supreme Court lawyers serve a legal notice to the authorities concerned of the government requesting to suspend Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra from the post of the director general (DG) of the country’s postal department, as he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gono Bhaban even though he was tested positive for Covid-19.
22 August 2020, 14:20 PM