Pawn Power

Bob Dylan's timeless 1964 song Only a Pawn in Their Game about the assassination of Medgar Evers, the black civil
18 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Veg seed farming benefits 8 Lalmonirhat border villages

In eight Lalmonirhat border villages the cultivation of vegetable seeds is bringing about positive change in farmers' lives.
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM

12 back from Indian jail

Twelve Bangladeshi people returned home on Tuesday through Benapole check post after serving four years in an Indian prison.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Star editor gets bail in Khagrachhari

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam secures bail in a Tk 10 crore defamation case in Khagrachhari.
16 March 2016, 07:06 AM

Kids with seasonal diseases crowd Dinajpur hospitals

A large number of children in Dinajpur, especially from low income families, are becoming infected with diseases like pneumonia,
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Strange, incurable disease spreads in Nilphamari

An incurable strange disease, marked with tumours accompanied by irritation and aching in the whole body, affects a good number of
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Charges pressed against 19 Cox’s Bazar ‘war criminals’

Charges on twelve grounds have been pressed against 19 Cox’s Bazar men for allegedly committing crimes against humanity and genocide during 1971.
15 March 2016, 06:01 AM

Star editor gets bail in Faridpur

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 50-crore defamation case in Faridpur.
15 March 2016, 05:20 AM

Contempt rule hearing on 2 ministers Mar 20

The Supreme Court has adjourned the contempt rule hearing against Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque for their comment against the chief justice and sets March 20 for hearing the rule.
15 March 2016, 04:21 AM

Star editor gets bail in Gazipur

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 5 crore defamation case in Gazipur.
14 March 2016, 06:00 AM

SSC examinee commits 'suicide'

An SSC examinee allegedly committed suicide at Purbo Manduyer village in Sadullapur upazila of the district early yesterday. The deceased
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Nur Hossain seeks acquittal from 7-murder trial

The prime accused in Narayanganj seven-murder case, Nur Hossain on Sunday files two separate petitions with the High Court for scrapping two trials against him.
13 March 2016, 07:12 AM

Do political parties support women's political empowerment?

At first glance, one definitely has to appreciate the current key political positions held by women in Bangladesh: head of the
11 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Thousands suffer for want of permanent bridge

Over 10,000 people of 10 villages under Kamalapur union of Patuakhali Sadar upazila are suffering because the 300-foot bamboo
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Murder of Nazrul univ student sparks protest

Teachers and students of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University in the district held a rally and formed a human chain on the campus
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Chinese among 4 burnt in Jhenaidah factory blast

Four people including a Chinese national are burnt critically in an explosion at a factory in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila.
10 March 2016, 09:32 AM

10km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway

A head-on collision between a truck and a covered van in Comilla has triggered a 10 kilometre long tailback on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.
10 March 2016, 04:53 AM

Minor boy rescued two days into abduction, one held

Police rescued a two-year-old boy from Bandartila area in Chittagong city early yesterday, two days after his abduction from Feni town.
9 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Jamaat hartal ends peacefully

The daylong countrywide hartal (shutdown) sponsored by the Jamaat-e-Islami ended without reports of any significant occurrence anywhere in Bangladesh. In Dhaka metropolitan, despite a marginally thinner traffic, all public and private transport services are plying the streets as usual.
9 March 2016, 04:36 AM

Star editor gets bail in Magura defamation case

A Magura court grants bail to The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in a Tk 50,000-crore defamation case.
8 March 2016, 06:30 AM