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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
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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
Brahmanbaria mayhem: Zila Parishad ascertains damages worth Tk 5 crore
The Brahmanbaria Zila Parishad has ascertained damages -- caused due to the mayhem unleashed by Hefajat-e-Islam activists and supporters in the district from March 26 to 28.
11 April 2021, 10:29 AM
Iran reports electrical incident at Natanz nuclear site, no casualties
A problem with the electrical distribution grid of Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility caused an incident at the site on Sunday, Iranian Press TV reported, a day after Tehran launched new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges at the site.
11 April 2021, 10:14 AM
Mob beats two suspected robbers to death in Habiganj
Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj this morning.
11 April 2021, 09:47 AM
Explosion at Jamuna shipbreaking yard in Ctg; 3 workers burnt
Three workers sustained burn injuries in an explosion while cutting a pipe of a ship at Jamuna Shipbreakers Yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.
11 April 2021, 09:40 AM
BSF shoots Indian youth trying to enter Bangladesh illegally
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot and injured a citizen of the country when he was entering Bangladesh through Kurigram’s Fulbari border last night.
11 April 2021, 08:24 AM
College teacher arrested for torturing house help to death in Dhaka
Police arrested a college teacher on charge of torturing her house help to death in Dhaka’s New Market area last night.
11 April 2021, 07:35 AM
South Korea to resume wider use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, exclude people under 30
South Korean authorities said on Sunday they will move ahead with a coronavirus vaccination drive this week, after deciding to continue using AstraZeneca PLC’s vaccine for all eligible people 30 years old or over.
11 April 2021, 07:08 AM
Lawyer and two ‘drug traders’ arrested with heroin in Kurigram
Police have arrested three people, including a lawyer, on charge of possessing heroin in Kurigram.
11 April 2021, 06:40 AM
PM mourns death of noted artiste Mita Huq
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer and Ekushey Padak awardee Mita Huq.
11 April 2021, 06:35 AM
Ansar member killed in Rajshahi, one arrested
An Ansar member was stabbed to death in Hetam Khan Bidyut Bhaban in Rajshahi last night.
11 April 2021, 05:46 AM
Evacuation centres open as cyclone intensifies off Western Australia
Tropical cyclone Seroja strenthened off Western Australia on Sunday, with emergency services opening shelters in preparation for high winds and coastal flooding later in the evening.
11 April 2021, 04:41 AM
CAAB mulls suspension of international flights from Dhaka amid strict lockdown
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh said they are planning to suspend regular flight operations on international routes from Dhaka amid countrywide full lockdown, slated to begin from April 14, to curb spread of Covid-19.
11 April 2021, 04:18 AM
Trump says will help Republicans win Congress in 2022
Former US president Donald Trump vowed to help Republicans win seats in Congress in 2022 elections but lashed out at two top party figures, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and former vice president Mike Pence, at a donor retreat.
11 April 2021, 02:43 AM
Mother arrested after 3 children found slain in Los Angeles
The mother of three children — all under the age of 5 — found slain inside a Los Angeles apartment has been arrested, police said.
11 April 2021, 02:02 AM
21 miners trapped after coal mine accident in China’s Xinjiang
Eight miners have been rescued and 21 remain trapped in a coal mine that flooded in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, state-backed newspaper China Daily reported citing local authorities.
11 April 2021, 01:23 AM
South African Covid-19 variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine: study
The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study found.
11 April 2021, 01:14 AM
Ash coats Caribbean island of Saint Vincent after volcano eruption
The tiny eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent was blanketed with a thin layer of ash and a “strong sulphur” smell hung in the air a day after a volcano spectacularly erupted after decades of inactivity.
11 April 2021, 01:01 AM
Pakistan's Hazara women strike back with martial arts
Hundreds of Pakistani Hazara women are learning how to deliver side kicks and elbow blows as martial arts booms within the marginalised community.
10 April 2021, 18:45 PM
Police evacuate five-storey building in port city after it tilts
Police evacuated all the residents of a five-storey building at Enayetbazar-Gowalpara area in the port city after it tilted around 9:00pm last night, our Chattogram correspondent reports.
10 April 2021, 18:40 PM
Nusrat’s family still threatened 2 years since she was set on fire in her madrasa
The family members of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi are still being threatened allegedly by supporters of the accused, even two years after her murder.
10 April 2021, 18:27 PM