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15 February 2024
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9 February 2023
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Transport
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
22 December 2022
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4 October 2022
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Rohingya Influx
Country’s human rights situation was never such dreadful: Fakhrul
The BNP has alleged that the country’s human rights situation was never in such a “dreadful” state in its history.
11 December 2019
Gambia has 'failed' to explain genocidal intent: Myanmar
Myanmar's lawyer William Schabas claims that the Gambia has "failed" to explain genocidal intent in the crimes that took place in Rakhine state in 2017.
11 December 2019
Govt might change Khaleda's medical report: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir apprehends that the government might change the BSMMU’s medical board report on his party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition and would submit a different report to the court.
11 December 2019
Midday Brief, 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
Muslims not part of conflict in Rakhine: Suu Kyi
Refuting the allegation of the ongoing genocide against Rohingyas in Rakhine, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells the UN’s highest court that Muslims are not part of the conflict.
11 December 2019
Indian state govt cleared for 2002 Gujarat riot
A judicial commission, which probed the deadly communal riots that claimed 1,000 lives, mostly of the Muslim community, in India’s Gujarat in 2002, gives a clean chit to the then state government headed by Narendra Modi.
11 December 2019
Climate smart investment plan launched to boost agriculture in Bangladesh
Bangladesh government and the World Bank have launched the Climate Smart Agriculture Investment Plan (CSAIP) to address impacts of climate change on agriculture as well as to prioritize investments to improve productivity, resilience and mitigation in the agriculture sector.
11 December 2019
Myanmar genocide hearing may put an end to horrific Rohingya abuse: ASEAN
It is saddening and still bewildering that Aung San Suu Kyi, a former democracy champion, sought to stall and subvert any genuine efforts to address accusations of serious human rights violations against the Rohingyas, says ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights.
11 December 2019
Padma bridge: 18th span installed; 2,700 metres now visible
The 18th span of the 6.15-km Padma bridge has been installed. Now, a total of 2,700 metres of the country’s largest structure is visible.
11 December 2019
PM urges local pharma companies to produce medicines for leprosy patients
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to eliminate leprosy from the country before the target of 2030, urging local pharmaceutical companies to produce medicines for the leprosy patients and distribute those free to help achieve the goal.
11 December 2019
Citizenship Amendment Bill: Protests erupt in Indian northeast states
Police fire rubber bullets and lob tear gas shells to disperse protesters against the Citizenship Amendment bill in Assam’s Dibrugarh district as fresh unrest erupt a day after a total shutdown in several parts of India’s north eastern states against proposed legislation’s passage in the Lok Sabha.
11 December 2019
Graft case against ex-DIG Partha: HC wants to know probe update
The High Court (HC) wants to know the latest update of investigation of the corruption case filed against suspended Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Partha Gopal Banik.
11 December 2019
8 CCTV cameras installed at CJ’s courtroom
Against the backdrop of an incident of chaos at the courtroom, the Supreme Court (SC) administration has set up eight close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the chief justice court room of the Appellate Division.
11 December 2019
Man goes under wheels while getting off bus to avert arrest over harassment allegation
A man is crushed under the wheels of a bus when he was hurriedly getting down of the vehicle after two women passengers brought allegation against him of sexual harassment in Chattogram city.
11 December 2019
Pentagon suspends training of Saudis for security review
The Pentagon announces it is temporarily suspending operational training for Saudi military students in the United States following a shooting rampage last week by a Saudi air force officer.
11 December 2019
Death for Rajshahi war criminal
International Crimes Tribunal-1 has found a Rajshahi man guilty of committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971 and handed down death penalty to him.
11 December 2019
Suu Kyi rules out ongoing genocide in Myanmar’s Rakhine
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi rules out the allegation of ongoing genocide or genocidal intent at Rohingya villages in Rakhine of Myanmar.
11 December 2019
US slaps sanctions on Myanmar military chief over Rohingya atrocities
The United States imposes sanctions on four Myanmar military leaders, including the commander-in-chief, in the toughest action taken yet by Washington for alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya and other minorities.
11 December 2019
6, including cop and 2 suspects, dead in New Jersey shooting
Six people, including a police officer and two suspected gunmen, are killed in an hours-long shootout that unfolded near a cemetery and a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, New Jersey, police say.
11 December 2019
Hearing on Rohingya genocide against Myanmar at UN court
Myanmar has been accused of carrying out ethnic cleansing against Rohingya community since long.
10 December 2019