Bangladesh

Mojaheed war trial: Jamaat plans demo for tomorrow

Jamaat-e-Islami will hold demonstrations across the country tomorrow demanding release of condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.
30 October 2015, 08:26 AM

Bangladesh cricketers practice ahead of Zimbabwe series

Members of the Bangladesh cricket team sweated it out during the practice session at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur ahead of the Zimbabwe series.
30 October 2015, 07:31 AM

12 people fall sick after having dinner

Twelve people of two families including five women and three children fall sick after having poisonous food in Baluchar area of Sylhet city.
30 October 2015, 07:31 AM

Mild tremor jolts Sylhet

A mild earthquake shakes different parts of Sylhet.
30 October 2015, 07:22 AM

15 held over DU, JnU admission question papers leakage

Law enforcers arrest 15 people from different areas in Dhaka suspected of involvement in leakage of question papers for admission to Dhaka University and Jagannath University.
30 October 2015, 05:56 AM

Forex reserve hits $27bn mark

The foreign currency reserve of Bangladesh hits a new record crossing a $ 27-billion mark.
29 October 2015, 14:21 PM

Bangladesh to host global parliamentary conference

Bangladesh will host the 136th Assembly of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) on March 2017 said an IPU press release today.
29 October 2015, 13:37 PM

Nasim demands TIB apology for report on parliament

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim blasts Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and demands that the organisation apologise for its statements on the parliament and elections.
29 October 2015, 12:55 PM

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