‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
10 April 2024
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Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
15 February 2024
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Crime & Justice
Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
9 February 2023
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Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023
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Transport
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023
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Bangladesh
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023
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Online
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023
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Politics
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023
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Diplomacy
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022
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Online
Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022
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Rohingya Influx
Free Zoom calls won’t have end-to-end encryption
Popular video conferencing platform Zoom has announced it will provide end-to-end encryption only to users who pay for it after it faced a litany of privacy and security concerns, according to a report published on The Guardian.
4 June 2020
Lawmaker among 51 Covid-19 positive in Jamalpur
Awami League lawmaker Faridul Haque Khan Dulal from Jamalpur-2 constituency is among 51 who tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours in the district.
4 June 2020
Bangladesh will survive if Sundarbans survives, says TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today said Bangladesh will survive only if Sundarbans survives and called for effective implementation of constitutional and legal obligations, especially environmental laws for the protection the forest.
4 June 2020
‘An honourable man’: Locals unaware of Haji Kamal’s ‘human trafficker’ identity
According to Rab, Kamal Uddin alias Haji Kamal (55) has trafficked more than 400 people to Libya over the last decade. But locals of Kushtia Sadar, where Haji Kamal is from, claim they were unaware of his “misdeeds”.
4 June 2020
17 physicians die, 1,016 infected with Covid-19: FDSR
Doctors continue to come in harm’s way when treating Covid-19 patients, owing to the lack of proper protective gears.
4 June 2020
Dhaka CMM’s court decides to hear cheque dishonour cases
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court of Dhaka today decided to receive filings of cheque dishonour cases under Negotiable Instruments Act-1881 through videoconferencing.
4 June 2020
‘720 people died showing Covid-19 like symptoms since March 8’
Some 720 people have died so far showing Covid-19 like symptoms in the country since the first coronavirus case was confirmed on March 8, said a report of Dhaka University’s Centre for Genocide Studies.
4 June 2020
Investigators narrow down 3 suspects in death of pregnant elephant in Kerala
Investigators have zeroed in on three suspects in connection with the death of a pregnant elephant that ate a pineapple stuffed with explosives in a forest in the Indian state of Kerala, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting the state’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
4 June 2020
Dead CMP constable was Covid-19 positive
Constable Mamun Uddin, 28, who died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital on June 1, tested Covid-19 positive today.
4 June 2020
Biman offering chartered flights to reduce losses
Due to frequent cancellation of scheduled passenger flights due to low passenger count for four days, Biman has now moved to offer chartered flight services on domestic routes.
4 June 2020
DSE's turnover plunges to 13-year low
A massive fall in its turnover sees the Dhaka Stock Exchange to plummet to its lowest position in 13 years.
4 June 2020
Certificates that don’t state cause of death
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Impatient knocks on the door in the early morning jolted me from sleep. As I rushed to open the door in my pyjama and t-shirt, there stood Shumi Rani, a house help who lives in the same building and works at different flats. She was weeping.
4 June 2020
CPB leader Sajedul Haq tests Covid-19 positive
Sajedul Haq Rubel, general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh’s Dhaka city unit, tested Covid 19 positive today.
4 June 2020
Livestock sector requires immediate incentive: study
Dairy farmers are incurring a loss of Tk 18.9 crore every day as they are unable to sell 40 lakh litres of milk and are forced to sell 37 lakh litre at reduced prices, according to a study of CARE Bangladesh.
4 June 2020
Livestock sector requires immediate incentive: study
Dairy farmers are incurring a loss of Tk 18.9 crore every day as they are unable to sell 40 lakh litres of milk and are forced to sell 37 lakh litre at reduced prices, according to a study of CARE Bangladesh.
4 June 2020
Indonesian embassy official dies from fever
An Indonesian embassy official -- Siti Herwansyah -- has died from fever.
4 June 2020
Health services secretary transferred to planning division
The government transferred Health Services Division Secretary Md Asadul Islam to the Planning Division today.
4 June 2020
‘Patience test’ for govt jobseekers
More than three years have passed and the Public Service Commission (PSC) is yet to announce the final result of the 38th BCS -- testing the patience of over nine thousand university graduates to the limit.
4 June 2020
Death of pregnant elephant will be probed: Indian environment minister
The death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala after it ate a pineapple full of explosives will be probed by the government, India’s Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar has tweeted.
4 June 2020
HC upholds govt decision on bus fare hike
The High Court today upheld the government’s decision to increase bus fare by 60 percent.
4 June 2020