Bangladesh

Govt to keep sending female workers to KSA: Minister

The government will continue sending female workers for domestic jobs to Saudi Arabia, says Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam.
29 October 2015, 12:14 PM

Badal removed from IFIC Bank’s board of directors

Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country’s central bank, removes Mohammad Lutfar Rahman, also known as Badal, from IFIC Bank’s board of directors.
29 October 2015, 12:04 PM

JSC from Nov 1, steps taken to avoid question ‘leak’

The government has taken stern steps against question paper “leak” for the upcoming JSC tests that will begin from November 1, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.
29 October 2015, 09:53 AM

Moulvibazar-3 by-polls Dec 8

The by-election to the Moulvibazar-3 constituency will be held on December 8, the Election Commission announced today.
29 October 2015, 09:07 AM

Khaleda to return to Dhaka by Nov 7

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return home from London before November 7, her lawyers said during a graft case hearing.
29 October 2015, 08:52 AM

Liberation War believers will leave BNP: Hanif

Awami League’s acting General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif hopes those who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War will leave BNP.
29 October 2015, 07:53 AM

Evidence found against Shariatpur war crime suspects

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal says to have found evidence against two persons over their alleged involvement in crimes committed in Shariatpur during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
29 October 2015, 06:43 AM

How not to lose your phone in Dhaka streets

As mobile phone snatching has become one of the most common crimes in the city, you never know when you will become the next victim. After questioning several snatching victims and the police, The Daily Star brings to you the best possible tips to avoid ‘mobile snatching’.
29 October 2015, 06:30 AM

Mahmudur among 9 indicted over Tejgaon arson

A Dhaka court frames charges against Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman and 8 others in an arson case of March 2013.
29 October 2015, 06:19 AM

Shamsher Mobin quits BNP

BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury resigns from all posts of the party citing health reasons. He submitted his resignation letter to the party’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday.
29 October 2015, 05:38 AM

Netrakona war crimes suspect dies

War crimes suspect Ahmed Ali of Netrakona died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the wee hours today.
29 October 2015, 05:08 AM

Hossaini Dalan blast victim dies at DMCH

A man, who was injured in Hossaini Dalan bomb blasts on the day of holy Ashura, dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
29 October 2015, 04:51 AM

BCB announces preliminary squad for Zimbabwe series

Bangladesh Cricket Board announces preliminary squad for upcoming Zimbabwe’s tour of Bangladesh.
28 October 2015, 13:31 PM

4 die after inhaling toxic gas in Chuadanga

Four people died after inhaling toxic gas of a septic tank at Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga this afternoon.
28 October 2015, 13:05 PM

Business climate ranking: Bangladesh slips 2 notches

Bangladesh went down two positions to 174 in the international ranking of World Bank’s (WB) Ease of Doing Business 2016 report.
28 October 2015, 10:13 AM

It’s all in the mind: The story of a ‘disabled’ Tuhin (video)

He comes to the school early in the morning, takes classes and leaves after everybody. His students are ready to follow his words and they feel bored if he is absent for a day. He is Tuhin, a primary school teacher who cannot stand or walk because of polio in his childhood, 34 years back. Overcoming physical challenges, he has made himself close to the heart of teachers and students alike at the West Sitki Primary school in Kathalia under Jhalakathi.
28 October 2015, 09:05 AM

Students to get textbooks on time: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today assured that the printing of textbooks would be completed on schedule and school students would get them by the start of next year.
28 October 2015, 08:18 AM

Progress can't be stopped with bomb attacks: PM

Noting that the recent bomb attack on a Tajia procession was aimed at tarnishing Bangladesh's image, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserts that the Bangladesh's progress cannot be stopped with such bombings.
28 October 2015, 08:00 AM

Foreigners’ killing: Orders came from London, says Hanif

There is no doubt that the instruction for killing the two foreigners in Bangladesh came from London, Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif says.
28 October 2015, 07:25 AM

‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

Alleged robber gang leader killed in what Rapid Action Battalion describes as gunfight at Bagerhat in the Sundarbans.
28 October 2015, 06:45 AM