‘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
AL groups’ clash untoward, result of misunderstanding: Atiqul
Terming the clash between the two groups of Awami League as an “untoward incident,” Atiqul Islam says it happened due to a misunderstanding among themselves.
29 January 2020
BNP mobilising outsiders in Dhaka: Quader
Alleging that BNP has been bringing in outsiders to Dhaka ahead of city corporation elections, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged Election Commission to take necessary steps in this regard.
29 January 2020
Foggy weather may persist till Thursday
The foggy weather which has been around is likely to persist until Thursday, the Met Office says.
29 January 2020
3 bikers die in Dinajpur road accident
Three men are killed after their motorbike hit a roadside excavator in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur.
29 January 2020
Trump defense urges end to impeachment
President Donald Trump’s legal team yesterday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it — arguing that the Democrats’ case amounted to partisan politics that would undo the results of the 2016 presidential election and drive Trump from office.
29 January 2020
Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica, no injuries
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba yesterday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but there were no reports of casualties or heavy damage.
29 January 2020
Australia scientists claim first re-creation of coronavirus outside China
A team of scientists in Australia has said they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help combat the global spread of the illness.
29 January 2020
Foreigners flown out of China virus epicentre, death toll hits 132
Hundreds of Americans and Japanese leave the quarantined Chinese city at the centre of a viral epidemic aboard charter flights, as the death toll soared to 132 and confirmed infections neared 6,000.
29 January 2020
‘Improving road safety can accelerate economic growth’
The World Bank and the United Nations will continue working together with the Government of Bangladesh to improve road safety, Vice President for South Asia of the global financier, Hartwig Schafer says.
28 January 2020
WB, UN to continue working with Bangladesh on road safety
The World Bank and the United Nations to continue working together with the Government of Bangladesh to improve road safety, Vice President for South Asia of the global financier, Hartwig Schafer says.
28 January 2020
Minister identifies main reasons for train-related accidents
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan in parliament identifies at least 14 reasons for the recent train-related accidents, including lack of maintenance of railway tracks, coaches, bridges due to lack of manpower and unregulated movement of vehicles through illegal level crossing gates.
28 January 2020
DU expels 67 students
Authorities of Dhaka University expels 67 and suspends 22 students for various offences.
28 January 2020
All spans of Padma Bridge to be installed by July: Quader
All spans of Padma Bridge to be installed by July this year, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader tells parliament.
28 January 2020
HC confirms death for 8 in rape and murder case
The High Court has confirmed death penalties for eight robbers out of 10 robbers and commuted the death sentence of the two others to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a schoolgirl in Laxmipur in 2012.
28 January 2020
Man confesses to recording video of ex-colleagues changing clothes
A former employee of a popular clothing store, who was arrested on charges of recording video of one of his colleagues while she was changing clothes, confesses to the magistrate.
28 January 2020
Star day at a Glance, Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on January 28, 2020
28 January 2020
11-year-old girl ‘raped by cousin’ in Noakhali
An 11-year-old girl is reportedly raped by her cousin in Noakhali’s Subornachar upazila.
28 January 2020
Bangladesh allows education for Rohingya children
Rohingya children living in Bangladesh refugee camps are to be allowed to receive a formal education after a change of heart by Dhaka in a move welcomed by right activists.
28 January 2020
HC stays primary teacher recruitment test results in 4 more districts
High Court (HC) has stayed results of government primary school teacher recruitment tests in four districts -- Natore, Lalmanirhat, Nilphamari and Faridpur -- for six months on charge of rule violations.
28 January 2020
EC asks to keep trade fair closed on Jan 31, Feb 1
The Election Commission asks the commerce ministry to keep Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) closed on January 31 and February 1, the day before and of Dhaka City polls.
28 January 2020