Eid journey smooth, fare hike sours joy
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Dhaka saw a comparatively smooth start to the Eid-ul-Azha homebound exodus yesterday, with hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers leaving the capital without major hardship or severe traffic congestion on the first day of the seven-day government holiday.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Over 95% of apparel factories pay April salaries
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
More than 95 percent of factories across garment and textile associations paid April salaries ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as of yesterday evening, according to Industrial Police (IP) data.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Questions at the ICT: Bribery claim, Facebook post and a replaced CCTV drive
31 March 2026, 19:51 PM
A committee is examining misconduct allegations after a prosecutor claimed an accused’s wife entered a colleague’s chamber with a bag of money, but the relevant CCTV hard drive was replaced
31 March 2026, 19:51 PM
‘A big business for some people’: ICT chief prosecutor on July uprising cases
31 March 2026, 12:55 PM
Aminul Islam warns those filing false or motivated cases would face legal action
31 March 2026, 12:55 PM
‘Let my mother know I am here’
6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
A haunting message scrawled on the wall of a secret detention cell has revealed the grim reality of enforced disappearances, a survivor told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday.
6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Bombs or gravel? Defence challenges ICT Chief Prosecutor Tajul’s earlier claim
14 December 2025, 15:37 PM
Dispute over alleged time bombs surfaces during charge hearing in enforced disappearance case
14 December 2025, 15:37 PM
‘Amar shonar Bangla’: Palak sings from prison van as cameras roll
8 December 2025, 14:44 PM
National anthem stunt at International Crimes Tribunal premises goes viral
8 December 2025, 14:44 PM
Hasina sentenced to death
17 November 2025, 18:14 PM
ICT also hands down capital punishment to ex-home boss Asaduzzaman; ex-IGP Mamun, who turned a state witness, given 5yrs
17 November 2025, 18:14 PM
A never-ending probe
“Investigation is going on.”
This is what officials say every year when journalists contact them for comments on the anniversary of Taqi murder. And six years have passed this way.
5 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Biman plane was hit by two bullets
The Boeing 737-800 Biman aircraft, which Polash Ahmed reportedly tried to hijack on Sunday, will resume operations within eight to ten days, Civil Aviation Secretary Mohibul Haque said yesterday.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Biman Hijack Bid: 'It was a toy gun'
It was a toy gun, not a real one, the suspect was carrying during a plane hijack bid on Sunday, and there were no explosives inside the flight either, a top government official involved in probing the incident told The Daily Star yesterday.
26 February 2019, 18:00 PM
No red flags raised
Polash Ahmed, who attempted to hijack a Biman flight to Dubai on Sunday, boarded the plane at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport without raising any flags at the security checkpoints.
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Silent extortion rife in hills
Several armed groups allegedly affiliated with regional political parties in the hill tracts are extorting money from businessmen and contractors, locals said.
19 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Crazy pills flying in
Yaba smugglers are now using air routes to carry the crazy pills to the capital from Teknaf, the gateway for the drugs to Bangladesh.
12 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Break the link
IGP Mohammad Javed Patwary yesterday ordered the police officials to re-intensify the countrywide anti-narcotics drive.
7 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Cops want land, a fleet of choppers
Police high-ups yesterday placed before the home minister a host of demands that include land allocation for the force and appointment of police officials to the key posts, including that of the director general, at the passport department.
5 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Cops place flurry of demands
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday gave her nod to all the demands placed before her on the opening day of the Police Week yesterday.
4 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Medal galore for police personnel
All 80 police officials holding commanding posts in divisions, districts and metropolitan areas, along with their 269 colleagues, are getting prestigious police medals this year.
29 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Police draw up long list of demands
Police officials are likely to come up with a list of demands in the upcoming Police Week to be held from February 4-8.
22 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Mass promotion for cops sought
Buoyed by the recent in-situ or supernumerary promotion in large numbers, the police sent the government another list of 280 officials, ranging from superintendent of police to additional inspector general, for promotion.
18 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Extortionists feast on Mirpur footpaths
An estimated Tk 50 to 60 lakh is extorted monthly from street vendors at Mirpur-10 roundabout and adjoining places, and the control over the easy money sometimes leads to clashes among the beneficiaries.
8 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Of arms, ammo, and abduction
Firearms, including sophisticated ones, in the hills are not only for the extremists' “ideals”, they are now a means for their financial solvency.
2 January 2019, 18:00 PM
City hotels feel the polls heat
Police have stepped up monitoring of city hotels and messes as they are strictly checking the identities of guests and boarders ahead of Sunday's national election.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM
NARAIL: For the love of the captain
People from different districts are turning up in Narail to campaign for Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.
22 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Voters skeptic about EVM use
Confusion remains among many over casting votes using electronic voting machines in Satkhira-2 and Khulna-2 as they have no practical knowledge of the machines.
21 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Horror haunts Malopara still
Children in Jashore's Malopara village still have nightmares of people coming to attack them. And with the election on the horizon, panic has spread even among the adults.
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Fear of Jamaat violence rises
With the December 30 election approaching, people in Satkhira, known as a stronghold of the Jamaat-e-Islami, fear that the party may resort to violence again, the way it did in 2013 centring a verdict on Delawar Hossain Sayedee.
18 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Candidates of AL, BNP pledge big
Promises of further development work are Awami League contestants' election mantra in Khulna while the BNP candidates are pledging “restoration of democracy”.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM