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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
29 Bangladeshis stranded at Abu Dhabi airport permitted entry after a day
Twenty-nine Bangladeshi expatriates, who were stranded since arrival at Abu Dhabi airport, have been all permitted entry after a day.
19 August 2020, 13:57 PM
Money laundering case: 4 bodyguards of GK Shamim denied bail
The High Court today refused bail to four bodyguards of GK Shamim, a top government-listed contractor, in a money laundering case.
19 August 2020, 13:08 PM
China evacuates 100,000 as floods threaten heritage site
Floods on the upper reaches of China’s Yangtze river threaten a 1,200-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site, the 71-metre (233-foot) Leshan Giant Buddha, in southwestern Sichuan province, as muddy flood water rose over its toes for the first time since 1949.
19 August 2020, 13:01 PM
Petition against police officers ‘cyberbullying’ Shipra: HC to deliver order tomorrow
The High Court has fixed Thursday (tomorrow) for delivering order on a writ-petition that challenged two police officers for posting personal photographs of Shipra Debnath along with provocative comments on Facebook.
19 August 2020, 12:35 PM
4,000 goods-laden trucks stuck in Petrapole due to space shortage at Benapole
Around 4,000 goods-laden trucks were stranded at the Indian land port of Petrapole due to inadequate space at Benapole land port in Bangladesh.
19 August 2020, 12:34 PM
Dinajpur double murder: HC rejects accused Nur Mostafa’s bail plea
The High Court has rejected a petition filed by Nur Mostafa Suman Labu seeking bail in the sensational case over the killing of Dinajpur BNP leader Mamunur Rashid Mamun and his wife Mim Tarin Sathi in 2017.
19 August 2020, 12:16 PM
Ctg court asks police to investigate allegations against Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury
A court in Chattogram today directed the detective branch of Chattogram Metropolitan Police to investigate the allegations against Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury.
19 August 2020, 12:10 PM
Arms case: Hearing on charge framing against Shahed on August 27
A tribunal in Dhaka today took cognizance of the charges against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed in an arms case.
19 August 2020, 11:36 AM
SELISE Bangladesh to hold its first ever multinational coding competition on August 22
Secure Link Services BD Ltd (SELISE) will be hosting its first-ever multinational programming competition -- SELISE Coding Challenge 2020 -- on Saturday. August 22. Almost 1,000 coders from Bhutan and Bangladesh are joining the competition.
19 August 2020, 11:32 AM
Bangladesh to get priority in Covid-19 vaccine produced by India: Shringla
Bangladesh will be a priority country in getting Covid-19 vaccine that India is producing, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.
19 August 2020, 11:25 AM
Human trafficking: ‘ringleader’ based in Kuwait arrested from Narsingdi
Criminal Investigation Department has said they have arrested a human trafficking ringleader based in Kuwait from Madhabdi upazila in Narsingdi district.
19 August 2020, 11:11 AM
Malaysian police did not bring any charge against Rayhan Kabir
The Malaysian police did not bring any charge against the young Bangladeshi Rayhan Kabir who was arrested in Malaysia. He will be sent back to Bangladesh soon.
19 August 2020, 10:58 AM
Covid-19: 41 die, 2,747 infected, 2,913 recover in 24 hours
Forty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 August 2020, 10:54 AM
Bangladesh proposes India to hold Covid-19 vaccine trial here
Dhaka wants Delhi to hold Covid-19 vaccine trial in Bangladesh to control the pandemic, which is affecting the economies and livelihoods of people.
19 August 2020, 10:08 AM
Indian Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput case
The Indian Supreme Court orders CBI investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
19 August 2020, 09:11 AM
99pc of potential migrants would stay in country if job opportunities were better: IOM report
If there were better job opportunities in Bangladesh, 99 percent of potential migrants would choose to remain in the country, says a new report of International Organization for Migration.
19 August 2020, 09:00 AM
Bribery case: Trial against DIG Mizan, ACC director Basir begins
The trial of the bribery case against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC Director Khandaker Enamul Basir began at a Dhaka court today with deposition of the complainant.
19 August 2020, 08:52 AM
Flood damaged crops worth Tk 1,323 crore: Agriculture minister
Flood has damaged crops on over 1.58 lakh hectares of lands in 37 districts -- worth about Tk 1,323 crore, Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
19 August 2020, 08:39 AM
Man killed as bus hits his motorbike in Dhaka
A motorcyclist is killed after a bus knocks down his bike in Dhaka’s Shanir Akhra area.
19 August 2020, 08:16 AM
Factbox: 3 years on, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps
August 25 marks the third anniversary of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents that triggered military retaliation and led to the exodus from Buddhist-majority Myanmar over following days and weeks of about 730,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh.
19 August 2020, 08:08 AM