‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
10 April 2024
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Top News
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
Railways minister to visit US for Progress Rail factory inspection
A four-member delegation led by Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan will visit United States to inspect factory of Progress Rail, a US-based company which will supply 40 new broad-gauge locomotives for Bangladesh Railway (BR).
12 January 2020
Dry weather likely over the country
Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicts that weather may remain dry in the next 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday.
12 January 2020
PM reaches Abu Dhabi
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaches Abu Dhabi on a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend “Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week”, “Zayed Sustainable Awards Ceremony” and other programmes.
12 January 2020
Australian PM proposes high-powered inquiry into bushfires response
After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bushfires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he will propose a national review into the response to the disaster, as the fires claimed another firefighter’s life.
12 January 2020
Man held for ‘raping’ girl in Pabna
A man was arrested allegedly for raping a teenage girl in Atghoria upazila of Pabna, police say.
12 January 2020
5 killed as human hauler hits bus in Rajbari
Five people are killed and three injured as a human hauler, locally known as Mahindra, crashed into a bus on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Rajbari Sadar upazila.
12 January 2020
Free WiFi service for students of 146 educational institutions launched
The government has launched WiFi service at 146 educational institutions including colleges, universities and training institutes throughout the country.
12 January 2020
Protests pile pressure on Iran after admission of plane strike
Iranian protesters and newspapers pile pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police step up their presence in Tehran after Iran’s military admitted that it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner.
12 January 2020
IUT Alumni Association holds memorable reunion in association with Sheba.xyz/business
Islamic University of Technology Alumni Association (IUTAA) holds a reunion on their own campus after a break of nine years, in association with Sheba.xyz/business team.
12 January 2020
Midday Brief, Sunday, January 12, 2020
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on January 12, 2020
12 January 2020
Dhaka, Delhi want zero death along border: Foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says Bangladesh and India want zero death along Bangladesh-India border but it is happening.
12 January 2020
Top Guards commander briefs Iran parliament
Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief was briefing parliament Sunday over the killing of a top general by the US, Tehran's retaliation and the subsequent downing of an airliner, ISNA news agency says.
12 January 2020
Form anti-ragging squad at educational instts: HC to govt
The High Court directs the government to form an anti-ragging committee and squad at all the educational institutions especially the universities and those affiliated colleges across the country in next three months.
12 January 2020
Abrar Fahad killing: Fugitive Morshed Amartya surrenders
One of the four fugitives in Buet student Abrar Fahad killing case is sent to jail after he surrenders to a Dhaka court.
12 January 2020
HC wants list of encroachers, polluters of Ichamati river in 90 days
The High Court (HC) has asked the authorities concerned of the government to submit in 90 days a list of encroachers and polluters of Pabna’s Ichamati river land area.
12 January 2020
US winter storms cause 10 deaths, flight cancellations
At least 10 people die, more than 1,000 flights were canceled and hundreds of thousands were without power in five states as a massive winter storm system dumped snow, freezing rain and hail from Texas to Michigan.
12 January 2020
US to expel a dozen Saudi trainees after base attack probe: media
The United States will expel at least a dozen Saudi military students accused of extremist links and child pornography, after an investigation into a shooting rampage by a Saudi officer in Florida, media report.
12 January 2020
'Space unites us': First Iranian-American astronaut reaches for stars
Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earns her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan.
12 January 2020
Akheri Munajat seeks blessings for Muslim Ummah
The first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after the Hajj, ends on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi with Akheri Munajat seeking spiritual well-being and welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
12 January 2020
Iranian protesters demand that Khamenei quit over plane downing: video on Twitter
A group of Iranian protesters demand Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down after Tehran said that its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 people on board.
12 January 2020