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Mysterious disease in Gaibandha char village
A mysterious disease at remote Khatiamari village in the Jamuna River basin area of Fulchhari upazila under the district has become a
7 March 2016, 18:00 PM
War trial: Mir Quasem’s appeal verdict tomorrow
All eyes are on the Supreme Court, which is set to deliver the verdict tomorrow on the appeal filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali challenging his death penalty amid comments from different persons including two ministers on the chief justice.
7 March 2016, 13:38 PM
Star editor gets bail in Jessore
Jessore court grants bail to The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in a Tk 10-crore defamation case filed by a former Awami League leader of Chougachha Upazila unit. The court sets May 10 for next hearing.
6 March 2016, 08:04 AM
Khulna docs on 48-hr strike protesting attack on fellow
Doctors at all public and private hospitals and private chambers in Khulna district began a 48-hour strike yesterday, protesting assault
5 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Tomorrow’s nation builders urged to work for the progress of Bangladesh
The Daily Star presents awards to around 2,000 students who achieved outstanding results in O and A levels examinations in 2014 and 2015.
5 March 2016, 11:03 AM
Revisiting Dhaka’s Treasures
History is about what is written of it, often about the way the rulers wanted it to be written. In 2006, everybody was scrambling to
4 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Trucker hurt by robbers
A trucker and his helper were injured when robbers tried to stop their vehicle on Bogra-Natore highway under Shajahanpur upazila of the
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Four months over, no charge sheet yet
Teachers and students of five schools and colleges formed a human chain at Chourasta Intersection in Chuadanga Sadar upazila
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
A still-grieving family's hope for justice
To see a father look at photographs of his son will most often be to detect a range of happy emotions: love, joy and pride. But in the
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM
One jailed, roads to 24 sand ghats in Bhuapur off limits to trucks
A mobile court during a day-long drive on Tuesday closed several roads for movement of trucks to 24 sand ghats (collection centres) beside the Jamuna River in Bhuapur upazila under the district.
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Ghatail people agitate protesting power outage
Several hundred villagers besieged the local office of Power Development Board (PDB) in Ghatail upazila of the district yesterday, protesting frequent power outage and low voltage.
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Six MMC students hurt in clash
At least six students of Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) were injured in a clash over holding of a programme of M-53 batch at town's Baghmara Medical Hostel on Tuesday night.
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Legal notice for withdrawing PP, speedy trial of Narayanganj 7-murder
A Supreme Court lawyer serves a legal notice seeking speedy trial of Narayanganj seven-murder and withdrawal of the public prosecutor who ousted journalists during hearing of the case.
2 March 2016, 09:00 AM
Dhaka-Mymensingh rail link snapped
The Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communication snapped this morning after the engine of a commuter train detached at Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
2 March 2016, 06:42 AM
Interns at MMCH start indefinite strike
Interns at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) went on an indefinite strike yesterday, protesting assault on one of their
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM
57 fishermen return from Indian jail
Fifty-seven Bangladeshi fishermen returned home yesterday after serving four months in an Indian jail.
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Assault on teacher triggers protest in Bogra
Students of Birakoir High School in Sherpur upazila of the district staged a demonstration yesterday, demanding arrest and exemplary
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Turmeric traders thrive, grower profits squeezed
The scene at Jhenidah's around 50 turmeric processing fields, locally known as chatals, is lively as growers and traders arrive to buy
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM
‘Bomb-like’ object found near chief justice’s village house
An object, what police suspect to be bomb, is found near the ancestral house of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in Moulvibazar today.
29 February 2016, 10:09 AM
PP can’t ask journos to leave courtroom: Law minister
A public prosecutor (PP) cannot tell journalists to leave a courtroom, Law Minister Anisul Huq says hours after reporters are driven out of the courtroom before recording of witness depositions in Narayanganj seven-murder case.
29 February 2016, 08:56 AM