‘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
Mission Save Bangladesh: Brands come forward for a noble cause
Mission Save Bangladesh, the joint initiative by The Daily Star, Sheba.xyz, and Samakal, has received backing from more brands which came forward with their financial and strategic support.
27 March 2020
30,000 Covid-19 testing kits donated by Jack Ma reach Bangladesh
30,000 coronavirus testing kits donated by Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation reach Bangladesh
27 March 2020
Coronavirus: 20 villages of ethnic minorities in Bandarban impose community isolation
People in the Bandarban Hill Tracts are imposing community-wide isolation to prevent spread of coronavirus.
27 March 2020
Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Sanaullah Miah no more
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Miah died at a hospital in Dhaka today.
27 March 2020
DSCC to distribute food among 50,000 families in need
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon announces that they would distribute one month’s food among 50,000 low-income earners, ultra-poor and the homeless following the coronavirus outbreak.
27 March 2020
Coronavirus death toll rises to 759 in United Kingdom, up 31% in one day
Britain says 759 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus by 1700 GMT on Thursday, a jump of 181 people in 24 hours.
27 March 2020
Barguna custodial death: OC withdrawn
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Amtali Police Station has been withdrawn following the death of a 55-year-old man at the police station in Barguna.
27 March 2020
Knitwear factories in N’ganj closed till April 4: BKMEA
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) announces closure of knitwear factories in Narayanganj till April 4 -- in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus
27 March 2020
Biman to suspend 2 remaining flights from March 30 to April 7
Biman Bangladesh Airlines announces that it will suspend flights on its two remaining routes to London and Manchester for a week from March 30, which will mark a temporary end of all its flights, both international and domestic.
27 March 2020
KMCH to get PCR machine for conducting coronavirus tests
Khulna Medical College Hospital is going to receive a PCR machine for conducting tests for coronavirus (Covid-19).
27 March 2020
Internet service workers assaulted, facing restrictions from law enforcers: ISPAB
Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) today complained that the workers of different internet service providers have been physically assaulted by members of law enforcement agencies at different places across the country over the last two days.
27 March 2020
RCC to distribute food grains among day labourers from tomorrow
Rajshahi City Corporation has decided to distribute food grains among 20,000 daily wage earners of the city to help them survive the ongoing 10-day shutdown to avoid the spread of coronavirus.
27 March 2020
Couple placed in quarantine at Kutubdia after returning from India
A couple in Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar is placed in institutional quarantine after they returned from India.
27 March 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Residents of three buildings in Noakhali put in home quarantine
The law enforcers in Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila place residents of three buildings in isolation after a youth, who had been running a fever and was vomiting, died in an apartment of one of the buildings last night.
27 March 2020
Coronavirus: Spain death toll hits 4,858 as 769 die in 24 hours
The death toll in Spain soared over 4,800 Friday after 769 people died in 24 hours, in what was a record one-day figure for fatalities, the government said.
27 March 2020
Go back to UK: High Commission advises British citizens in Bangladesh
Amid mounting concern of the spread of coronavirus, British High Commission in Dhaka advises UK citizens to leave Bangladesh using Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights that are still operating on the Dhaka-London and Dhaka-Manchester routes.
27 March 2020
British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government's response to the outbreak.
27 March 2020
European Union welcomes release of Khaleda Zia
The European Union welcomes the release of Begum Khaleda Zia, chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, on March 25.
27 March 2020
No shortage in medicine supply, yet prices still high
Asad Haider, a resident in the port city’s Rahattar Pool area, has been suffering from peptic ulcer for a long time. He was prescribed medicines for three months. One of the medicines he has to take is Sergel (Esomeprazole 20mg).
27 March 2020
Coronavirus awareness: Safety ensured, services ready at Sylhet’s private hospital
Days before the nation started panicking due to the crisis of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical professionals and medical resources for infected patients, a private medical college hospital was prepared.
27 March 2020