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Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023
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PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023
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'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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10 January 2023
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The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
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Rohingya Influx
Rifat murder: Charges framed against 14 juvenile accused
A Barguna juvenile court indicts 14 juvenile accused in the much talked about Rifat Sharif murder case.
8 January 2020
Outgunned, Iran invests in means to indirectly confront superpower enemy
Iran has developed “asymmetrical” responses - ballistic missiles, deadly drones and a web of militia allies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, among other things - with the aim of being able to inflict pain while avoiding the traditional battlefield.
8 January 2020
Missing teeth, an important clue in Maznu's arrest
Maznu, the arrestee who raped the Dhaka University student on January 5, had lost two front teeth after he fell from a moving train around 12 years back.
8 January 2020
BGB requests Myanmar troops to remove explosives from borders
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has requested Myanmar Police Force to remove improvised explosive devices (IED) or mines from the bordering areas, the paramilitary force’s Director General (DG) Maj Gen Md Shafeenul Islam says.
8 January 2020
Midday Brief, Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on January 8, 2020
8 January 2020
Ministers, MPs can’t take part in electioneering: EC
“Very important” persons like ministers and lawmakers cannot take part in election activities and campaign ahead of the Dhaka city corporation polls, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder says.
8 January 2020
Saudi Arabia deports another 132 Bangladeshi workers
Saudi Arabia has deported another 132 Bangladeshi workers, including five women, on Tuesday night.
8 January 2020
DU student rape: Rab says suspect is a 'serial rapist'
The man who was arrested for raping a Dhaka University (DU) student claimed to be a serial rapist, Rapid Action Battalion says.
8 January 2020
Manpower export: Malaysia mulls 'zero-cost recruitment' deal with Bangladesh
Human Resources Minister M Kula Segaran today indicated that Malaysia is aiming to reach a "zero-cost recruitment" agreement for migrant workers from Bangladesh as part of efforts to avoid risking US trade sanctions.
8 January 2020
DU teachers, students demand speedy trial for rapist
Teachers and students of Dhaka University have demanded speedy trial and capital punishment for the person who raped and tortured a second-year student of the university in Dhaka’s Kurmitola on Sunday night.
8 January 2020
Don’t share anything on internet without verification: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses the need for filtering the harmful digital contents properly, urging the people not to share anything on internet or social media without verification.
8 January 2020
80 'American terrorists' killed: Iran state TV
Iranian state television says 80 "American terrorists" had been killed and US helicopters and military equipment damaged. It did not provide evidence of how it obtained that information.
8 January 2020
10 key Indian trade unions go on 24-hr nationwide strike
Members of ten major trade unions in India went on a 24-hour nationwide strike today in protest of the government’s privatisation and other economic policies.
8 January 2020
HC releases full text of BDR carnage verdict awarding death to 139
The High Court releases full text of its verdict that confirmed death penalty for 139 accused and upheld life imprisonment of 185 others for their involvement in the massacre during the BDR mutiny in 2009.
8 January 2020
'World cannot afford war': US Democrats respond to Iran missile strike
Democrats in the US Congress and some of the party’s presidential contenders warn about escalating conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike against US forces in Iraq.
8 January 2020
Trump insists ‘All is well!’ after Iran missile attack
President Donald Trump insisted “All is well!” on Tuesday after Iran fired surface-to-surface missiles at two Iraqi bases housing US troops. He promised to make a statement to the nation Wednesday morning about the increasingly precarious situation with Iran.
8 January 2020
176 killed in Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran
A Ukrainian airliner crashes shortly after take-off from Tehran, bursting into flames and killing all 176 people on board.
8 January 2020
DU rape victim identified rapist after his arrest: Rab
The Dhaka University student who was raped and tortured in Dhaka’s Kurmitola area on the night of January 5 has identified the rapist after his arrest.
8 January 2020
Attacks on US bases launched in retaliation of Soleimani killing: Iran
Iran says it launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the US drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
8 January 2020
Govt to give 1% addl cash incentive to garment exporters
The Bangladesh Bank has issued a circular increasing one percent special cash incentive on export receipts of apparel items from the country, which was pending since July last year.
7 January 2020