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CCTV footage shows 3 youths taking Abrar near staircase

A CCTV footage obtained by The Daily Star from police shows that Buet student Abrar Fahad is being taken by a group of students towards a staircase from a corridor of Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the university.
7 October 2019, 14:29 PM

Buet student murdered after ‘BCL men grilled’ him

A student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has been beaten to death after Bangladesh Chhatra League men allegedly questioned him suspecting his involvement with Shibir.
7 October 2019, 04:51 AM

Samrat, Arman jailed for wildlife law violation, drunkenness

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) sentences Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Samrat to six months imprisonment for wildlife law violation and drunkenness respectively.
6 October 2019, 08:38 AM

Geneva Camp erupts

Over 50 people, including 15 cops, were injured as Geneva camp residents and police clashed in the capital’s Mohammadpur during a demonstration for free and uninterrupted power supply at the camp yesterday.
5 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Never too young to get on property ladder

The template of nuclear family, in which the dad went to work and the mum stayed at home, is fast on its way out.
5 October 2019, 18:00 PM

T-groin in Rajshahi suspended for public due to strong current in Padma

Local authorities in Rajshahi suspend tourist spot T-groin, popularly known as T-bandh, for public due to strong current in the Padma river.
4 October 2019, 12:47 PM

The odyssey of beauty and fame

Bidya Sinha Mim came into the showbiz industry after winning the ‘Lux Channel i Superstar’ competition, in 2007. Since then, she went to do hit films, like ‘Poran’ and ‘Amar Praner Priya’. She won the ‘National Film Award’ for ‘Best Actress’ for her performance in the movie, ‘Jonaki'rAlo’. In this interview with Rafi Hossain, she talks about how she went from being a beauty contest winner to a film star.
4 October 2019, 07:01 AM

People throng to see glass-made Durga idol

People are thronging a puja mandap to see an idol of Durga at Syarpur in Moulvibazar for its extra ordinary idea.
2 October 2019, 16:07 PM

Vast areas flooded as rain-fed Padma swells

The swelling Padma has flooded vast areas of Rajshahi, Pabna and Chapainawabganj following onrush of water from the river’s Indian upstream and incessant rain for the last couple of days.
1 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Rain cripples Dhaka life

Dhaka dwellers have been suffering after just two hours of rain submerged many thoroughfares in the capital. The city received a total of 45.2mm rain from 12:00pm to 2:15pm.
1 October 2019, 09:32 AM

Tk 1.05 crore seized from casino businessman Salim’s house and office

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have seized Tk 1.05 crore and bottles of liquor during a raid at Banani house and Gulshan office of online casino businessman Salim Prodhan.
1 October 2019, 08:05 AM

A food bank for rainy day

The underprivileged people of Borangile village in Sirajganj’s Chauhali upazila can sleep a little better at night, knowing that if they are ever unable to find work as day labourers the next day, they can easily borrow some rice from the community food bank.
28 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Unconventional PURSUITS

Rafi Hossain: Fans regard you as a great film hero, and they expect to see you in many films. Sadly, you don’t do projects frequently. Why is that?
27 September 2019, 18:00 PM

The game of ‘Shaap Ludo’ begins

What are your expectations from ‘Shaap Ludo’? Shuvoo: We started the promotional campaigns for the film a while ago. We hope that the audience appreciates our hard work and come to watch the film in theatres from today.
26 September 2019, 18:00 PM

1,200 trees being felled before project finalised

Forest Department is felling some 1,221 fully-grown trees in the name of widening two roads in Dhaka’s Dhamrai, although any road expansion project is yet to be taken.
26 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Rangamati jhum cultivators start harvesting paddy

Patches of yellow fields on the green hills of Rangamati have brought smiles to the farmers of the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) district as they expect a better yield of jhum paddy this year.
25 September 2019, 18:00 PM

'Discarded' Bangladesh Bank notes surface in Bogura waterbody

Local people in Bogura's Shahjanpur upazila discover huge amounts of "discarded'' notes of Bangladesh Bank in a waterbody. They first noticed it after the notes started to wash up on the banks of the waterbody in Chandai village on Sunday.
24 September 2019, 08:17 AM

Gopalganj Science & Tech University: Outsiders attack students; 20 hurt

Students demonstrating for the resignation of the vice chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj were attacked yesterday.
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM

FACES OF Teledrama

Rafi Hossain: Where do you all think our television and film industry is headed?
20 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Simple but beautiful

The light-green three-storied building named ‘Baishakhi’ with a pond to its right and a Shaheed Minar in the spacious ground, in front, might look like a wealthy person’s dwelling.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM