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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Protests in Assam amid curfew

Protesters against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by Indian parliament last night, defy curfew in Guwahati while the situation remains tense across Assam.
12 December 2019

SC dismisses Khaleda’s bail prayer

The Supreme Court has dismissed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail prayer in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. The apex court, however, asked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to provide Khaleda with “biological treatment” as per the medical board’s recommendations.
12 December 2019

UK general election: what could happen?

Britain votes in a crucial general election, with latest opinion polls showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson locked in a tight battle to win a majority and deliver his Brexit plans.
12 December 2019

Floating debris found in search for missing Chilean plane

Rescuers hunting for a Chilean air force plane that went missing as it headed for Antarctica with 38 people aboard have recovered floating debris and personal items that may be from the C-130, says Chile's military and Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro.
12 December 2019

Death toll from Keraniganj factory fire reaches 12

Eleven employees including an engineer, who are severely burnt in yesterday’s factory fire in Keraniganj, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, raising the death toll to 12.
12 December 2019

Remove hatred from your heart: Rights bodies to Suu Kyi

Different international rights bodies condemn Aung San Suu Kyi’s argument in social media as the Myanmar leader ruled out the allegation of ongoing genocide at Rohingya villages in Rakhine.
11 December 2019

Genocidal intent there for decades, experts say

Denial of Rohingya citizenship, systematic deprivation and violation of basic rights by the Myanmar authorities over the decades were not mentioned by any of the lawyers at the ICJ – making their arguments weak that there was no genocidal intent, analysts say.
11 December 2019

Non-Muslim Migrants: Indian parliament passes bill to give citizenship

Indian parliament gives its seal of approval to the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which gives nationality to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan after it was cleared by the Rajya Sabha with 125 voting for it and 105 against.
11 December 2019

Hearing at ICJ Part-2: Myanmar rebuts with weak logic

Myanmar argues their case today (11th December 2019), in the International Court of Justice. Aung San Suu Kyi Spoke at the city of The Hague, Netherlands where the court is located. She partially agreed to the allegations of the mistreatment of the Rohingya people. She said, if the military is found guilty of war crime allegations they’d be investigated and trailed by Myanmar.
11 December 2019

Star day at a Glance, Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on December 11, 2019
11 December 2019

Get 10% discount on Biman ticket using app

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has offered a 10 per cent discount on its ticket for its app users from December 16 to February 15 next year.
11 December 2019

ADB to give $33.26m for metro rail project

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bangladesh government sign agreements for $33.26 million in loan for a project to design the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line 5 (Southern route) that will help ease the traffic and pollution burden in Dhaka city.
11 December 2019

Avijit murder: Court summons Bonya

A Dhaka court summons Rafida Ahmed Bonya, widow of slain writer-blogger Avijit Roy, and five other prosecution witnesses to appear before it for delivering their statements on December 30 in Avijit murder case.
11 December 2019

Govt to introduce insurance schemes for migrant workers

The government will bring Bangladeshi migrant workers under two compulsory insurance schemes of Tk 2 lakh and Tk 5 lakh in a bid to provide financial security to them and their family members.
11 December 2019

1 killed, 33 burnt in Keraniganj plastic factory fire

At least a worker is killed and 33 others burnt in a fire that broke out at a plastic factory in Keraniganj of Dhaka.
11 December 2019

3 motorcycles torched in Dhaka

Unidentified miscreants torch three motorcycles on the High Court Street in Dhaka.
11 December 2019

95 Rohingyas in Myanmar face jail as Hague hears 'genocide' case

Nearly 100 Rohingya appeared in a Myanmar court Wednesday after being arrested for trying to flee persecution, their lawyer said, as leader Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the UN's top court to deny allegations of a genocidal campaign against the ethnic minority.
11 December 2019

Body of Chinese citizen recovered in Banani

Police has recovered the body of a Chinese citizen from the Dhaka’s Banani.
11 December 2019

UGC orders closure of evening courses at all public universities

University Grants Commission (UGC) orders closure of evening courses at all public universities as what it said the courses tarnish the educational institutions' image.
11 December 2019

US-Bangla airlines to add 2 more aircrafts

Two more brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft is going to be added in the US-Bangla Airlines fleet in January, next year.
11 December 2019