‘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
99-year-old grandmother beats coronavirus in UK
Rita Reynolds, a 99-year-old grandmother of four, becomes the oldest person to recover from coronavirus in the UK.
4 April 2020
Workers Party of Bangladesh proposes no job cuts
Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB) proposes that no job cut should take place at industries and offices in the wake of the coronavirus fallout in the country.
4 April 2020
Offer prayers at home on Shab-e-Barat, Islamic Foundation urges
Islamic Foundation urges all Muslims to offer prayers on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat at their respective homes, in order to contain the spread of coronavirus.
4 April 2020
Youth murdered during clash in Bogura village
A youth is murdered in a clash in a village under Bogura’s Shajahanpur upazila.
4 April 2020
Mymensingh road accident kills 2 Dhaka-bound workers
Two garment workers are killed and three other passengers of a CNG-run-auto rickshaw injured in a road accident at Shambhuganj Bazar area on Mymensingh-Netrakona road under Mymensingh Sadar upazila.
4 April 2020
Make an emergency fund for migrant workers: rights body asks government
The Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) today demanded that the government create a fund for Bangladeshi migrant workers who are at risk of losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
4 April 2020
Star report prompts conservation action along the beaches of Cox’s Bazar
News is considered to be the first draft of history; it also happens to be a catalyst for action. At least in this case. On March 31, The Daily Star ran a report on the return of sagarlata also known as beach morning glory on the beaches of Cox’s Bazar -- owing to a fall in human movement in the area.
4 April 2020
12 vultures being released from Singra National Forest
Authorities have begun releasing 12 migratory vultures -- including eleven Himalayan griffons and one Cinereous vulture -- from the Vulture Rescue Centre at Singra National Forest in Dinajpur today.
4 April 2020
Adapting to a new normal for a bigger cause
The culture of working from home or social distancing might be quite alien to a society like ours. However, companies in different corners of the world have already adapted before even the current crisis we are facing. The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has officially been termed a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) -- an alarming wakeup call as the disease is accelerating in multiple countries simultaneously at a rapid pace. Given that this is an era of the connected world, mass traveling did very little help towards the initial containment.
4 April 2020
Thousands returning to Dhaka amid shutdown
Thousands of people were seen coming to Dhaka from Savar, Manikganj, Barishal, Mymensingh, Gazipur and many other parts of the country amid the nationwide shutdown enforced to combat the spread of coronavirus.
4 April 2020
Temporary court orders, staying case proceedings, status quo extended for two weeks after reopening: SC
The Supreme Court issues a circular saying that all temporary court orders such as those granting bail, staying case proceedings and issuing status quo will be extended for two weeks’ till reopening of the court.
4 April 2020
Faridpur UNO feeding mentally disabled living on the streets
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Sadar Upazila in Faridpur has been feeding 11 mentally disabled people who live on the streets in the upazila town.
4 April 2020
One killed in B'baria clash
One person has been killed and five others injured in a clash between two groups of labourers in Brahmanbaria's Kasba upazila.
4 April 2020
6 more Bangladeshis die of coronavirus in New York in 24 hours
At least six Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in New York in last 24 hours.
4 April 2020
Coming back from the jaws of death
Nurse recovering from Covid-19 recounts her ordeal
4 April 2020
Govt extends public transport ban till April 11
The government extends the ongoing suspension on the operation of all types of passenger transportation till April 11, to contain the spread of coronavirus.
4 April 2020
35 Bangladeshis return from India, 5 sent to institutional quarantine in Benapole
Five out of 35 Bangladeshis, who returned from India through Benapole border under special arrangement, have been sent to institutional quarantine.
4 April 2020
Tablighi Jamaat congregation: 12 Bangladeshi nationals sued in India
Twelve Bangladeshi nationals have been sued in India on charges of violation of the country’s tourist visa, officials said.
4 April 2020
Coronavirus support: World Bank approves fast-track $100mn financing for Bangladesh
The World Bank has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh prevent, detect, and respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen its national system for public health emergencies.
4 April 2020
3 Ctg doctors, 15 medical staffers quarantined
Three doctors and 15 staffers including nurses and ward boys of a private hospital in Chattogram have been sent for home quarantine as they came into contact with a coronavirus patient there, said Chattogram Civil Surgeon Sheikh Fazle Rabbi.
4 April 2020