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19 July 2022 Bangladesh
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
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30 June 2022 Crime & Justice
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
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30 June 2022 Crime & Justice
70 died in political clashes this year
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30 June 2022 City
101st birthday of DU
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30 June 2022 Campus
‘Enough with mere formalities’
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30 June 2022 Bangladesh
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
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30 June 2022 Bangladesh
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
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30 June 2022 Politics

Two accused give confessional statements to magistrate

Two accused confesses to a Dhaka magistrate that they were involved in the killing of Sagira Morshed Salam in the capital 30 years ago.
13 November 2019

Labour market in Malaysia to resume soon: Minister

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad today in parliament says that the labour market in Malaysia will resume for Bangladeshi workers very soon.
13 November 2019

Ranga apologises unconditionally for remarks on Noor Hossain

Opposition Chief Whip and Jatiya Party MP Mashiur Rahman Ranga in parliament apologises unconditionally for making derogatory remarks on Noor Hossain.
13 November 2019

Legality of ACC rule curtailing police’s authority challenged

A writ petition was filed with the High Court challenging legality of few sections of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) rules that curtailed police’s authority to directly record corruption cases.
13 November 2019

Info on gamblers sought from Singapore: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament says the drive against the casino and all sorts of corruption is going on and this will continue until elimination of the crimes from all levels of the state and society.
13 November 2019

Online casino ‘kingpin’ Salim Prodhan on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court places online casino “kingpin” Salim Prodhan on a seven-day remand in a case filed for amassing wealth illegally.
13 November 2019

Bangladesh can boost exports with better logistics: WB

To meet the needs of its growing economy and boost export growth, Bangladesh needs to improve its transport and logistics systems, the World Bank said in a latest report today.
13 November 2019

'Abrar murder suspects created fearsome environment on campus'

The suspects of Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case were always rowdy and led chaotic lives. They created a fearsome environment in the name of ragging.
13 November 2019

Abrar murder: Charges pressed against 25 Buet students

Detectives press charges against 25 Buet students in Abrar Fahad murder case. Investigation officer MD Wahiduzaman of Detective Branch of Police submits the charge sheet to Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka.
13 November 2019

The Daily Star joins Rise Above All 2019

Being well aware of its influence on the youth and young professionals of the country, nation’s leading English newspaper The Daily Star joins hands with “Rise Above All 2019”
13 November 2019

Woman run over by bus in Shantinagar

A woman was run over by a bus as it sped up while she was getting off the vehicle in the city’s Shantinagar area yesterday morning.
12 November 2019

Judicial body to inquire failure in containing dengue

The High Court yesterday set up a two-member judicial probe committee to identify the reasons for the failure of the authorities concerned in taking appropriate measures for the eradication of Aedes mosquitoes and in preventing dengue and chikungunya.
12 November 2019

Pneumonia killed 12,000 children last year

Pneumonia killed over 12,000 children (under five) in 2018, Save the Children in Bangladesh said yesterday, citing a new analysis from global health agencies.
12 November 2019

Swechchhasebak League Confce: Activists scuffle over seating arrangement

Followers of two aspirants for the president position of Awami Swechchhasebak League’s Dhaka north city unit locked in altercation and threw plastic chairs at each other at the organisation’s conference in the capital.
12 November 2019

Two held in Ctg with 29,000 yaba

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) in separate drives arrested two persons in possession of 29,300 yaba pills -- from Boddarhat and Alongkar intersection areas of the port city yesterday.
12 November 2019

Industrialisation shouldn’t affect food production: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday emphasised the need for industrialisation that does not result in reduced food production.
12 November 2019

Solidarity rally at JU demands removal of vice-chancellor

Teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday resumed their protest for the removal of JU Vice Chancellor over the allegation of corruption after a two-day interval due to bad weather.
12 November 2019

What the world needs now

World Kindness Day is observed internationally today, in order to encourage individuals to be kind and humane to everyone regardless of nationality, race, or religion.
12 November 2019

Diabetes treatment app launched

With a view to improving quality of treatment, the country’s first government recognised diabetes treatment guideline was launched yesterday.
12 November 2019

Dhaka Global Dialogue: A glimpse of regional tension

Bangladesh-India relations for development cooperation shined as an instance on the second day of the Dhaka Global Dialogue yesterday, while tensions between regional powers -- Japan versus China and India versus China -- surfaced prominently.
12 November 2019