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15 February 2024
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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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Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023
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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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Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022
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Rohingya Influx
Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage: police
A Thai soldier killed at least 10 people in a shooting rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima in the north east of Thailand and remains at large, police say.
8 February 2020
‘Govt will be forced to release Khaleda Zia’
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the party will force the government to release BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
8 February 2020
4 more held over journalist attack on city polls day
Four men were arrested from the city’s Mohammadpur area yesterday, in connection with an attack on Mostafizur Rahman Sumon, a crime reporter at online news portal Agami News, on the day of Dhaka City Corporation elections (February 1).
8 February 2020
12 Indian fishermen held for intrusion into Bangladesh waters
Coast Guard personnel arrest 12 Indian fishermen for illegally entering into the maritime boundary of Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal.
8 February 2020
Man burned to death for blackmailing woman: Bogura police
A man was burned for blackmailing a woman over an extra-marital affair after he was called to a remote paddy field in Barokol village under Bogura’s Dupchanchia upazila on February 4.
8 February 2020
BGB arrests two with 30 gold bars in Benapole
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have arrested two suspected smugglers in possession of 30 gold bars in Jashore’s Benapole.
8 February 2020
Cyclone Damien batters northwestern Australia
The category three storm brought winds of 195 kilometres per hour (121 miles per hour), sending debris into the air, knocking over trees and -- in a few instances -- ripping roofs off sheds and other outbuildings.
8 February 2020
Facebook's accounts on Twitter and Instagram hacked
Hackers temporarily take over Facebook's accounts on Twitter and Instagram through a third-party platform, raising concerns about the security of the social networks, according to a report on CNET.
8 February 2020
Midday Brief, Saturday, February 8, 2020
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on February 8, 2020
8 February 2020
No traveller can leave airport without coronavirus screening
Not only those coming from China, but all passengers will be screened at the airports from now on, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has stated.
8 February 2020
US citizen died from coronavirus in China's Wuhan
A 60-year old US citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at Jinyintan Hospital in China’s Wuhan, a US embassy spokesman in Beijing says, in what appeared to be the first death of an American from the outbreak.
8 February 2020
Land ports begin using infrared thermometers
Authorities at all the 12 land ports across the country start using handheld infrared thermometers, to help prevent the entry of coronavirus.
8 February 2020
200 shanties gutted in Banani slum fire
At least 200 shanties have been damaged when a fire tore through two slums in the capital's Banani T&T area.
8 February 2020
Trump impeachment witnesses lose their jobs
US President Donald Trump fires two of the highest profile witnesses in his impeachment probe, sparking accusations that he is on a campaign of revenge.
8 February 2020
Exit polls forecast victory of ruling AAP in Delhi
Exit polls telecast after the voting ended in the Delhi state legislative assembly election forecasts a comfortable victory for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), despite a rise in tally for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 70-member House.
8 February 2020
China virus toll hits 722, Hong Kong imposes quarantine
The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak has soared to 722 as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has caused global panic.
8 February 2020
PM returns from Italy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home, wrapping up her four-day bilateral visit to Italy.
8 February 2020
5 killed in Cox’s Bazar road crashes
Five persons are killed and six are injured in two separate road accidents in Chakaria and Ukhiya upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
7 February 2020
Father, son killed in Gaibandha road crash
A man and his son are killed in a road accident in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha.
7 February 2020
Coronavirus: Highest alert issued at Benapole land port
Health authorities have issued the highest alert at Benapole land port in Jashore to detect patients infected with Coronavirus.
7 February 2020