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Depression in Bay may turn into cyclone

The country is having light to moderate rainfall from Thursday night as a tropical depression has been formed in the Bay of
4 November 2016

Who are the attackers?

Many of those who attacked Hindu homes and temples in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar on Sunday were aged between 14 and 25, and they joined the rallies held by two Islamist groups that day.
4 November 2016

Fresh attack on Hindu houses

Five days after the synchronised attack on the Hindus in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar, five Hindu homes were torched there in the wee hours yesterday, spreading panic among the already frightened minority community.
4 November 2016

Negligence of local admin, cops evident

Negligence, callousness and a lack of farsightedness of the local administration and the police made it possible for religious zealots to attack Hindu homes and temples in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar on Sunday, the probe committee of the National Human Rights Commission has found.
3 November 2016

BPL kicks off today

The BPL opens with defending champions Comilla Victorians, led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, taking on the Darren Sammy-led Rajshahi Kings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
3 November 2016

Top Quote!

“The success of the security operation for England's visit has encouraged hopes that more Test teams will tour Bangladesh.”
3 November 2016

The fate of the world is teetering

With four days to go until the election and time running out to sway undecided voters, US President Barack Obama is stumping for Hillary Clinton
3 November 2016

Back to studies with promise of freedom

The boom in the export-oriented Bangladeshi garments has caused more women to enter the workforce than ever before. A
3 November 2016

Gulshan Attack: Firearms came from border

Police claim to have arrested four suspected “Neo JMB” operatives who supplied firearms and materials for making grenades
3 November 2016

Jubo Dal activist killed in 'gunfight'

A Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal activist was killed in a "gunfight" between two criminal gangs in Begaritala of Jessore's Monirampur early
2 November 2016

Pigeon lovers of Dhaka

Who would pay one lakh taka for a pair of exotic and rare pigeons? You may find it unbelievable, but there are some pigeon
2 November 2016

Solma waits for repatriation

Red tape and inefficiency of ministries between India and Bangladesh are delaying reunion of Solma Begum and her children for four years.
2 November 2016

ADB to lend $8b in 5 years

The Asian Development Bank has scaled up financing for Bangladesh by 60 percent to $8 billion for 2016-2020 in order to
2 November 2016

Planned attack 'to grab land'

Sunday's hate attack in Brahmanbaria was “certainly” preplanned, and one of its motives was to grab land belonging to Hindus by driving them out of their homes, said the National Human Rights Commission, rights activists and community leaders yesterday.
2 November 2016

Jail Killing Day Today: 41yrs on, justice still eludes

Forty-one years have passed since the assassination of four national leaders at the Dhaka Central Jail on this very day in 1975.
2 November 2016

AL lawmaker Bodi jailed

A Dhaka Court yesterday sentenced Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi to three years in prison for “concealing” and “deliberately providing false” wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission in March 2014.
2 November 2016

PM moves to build home for Miraz

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken an initiative for building a house for young cricket sensation Mehedi Hasan Miraz and his
2 November 2016

A curious case of FB post

Three days after the hate attack on the Hindus over an alleged Facebook post, Brahmanbaria still reels from shock as police
1 November 2016

Attacks on Hindus: Good Samaritans outnumbered

When religious zealots were rampaging through Hindu houses and temples in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar on Sunday, some
1 November 2016

RMG & 'Security' Concern: Some buyers get new tool to cut prices

Some unscrupulous international retailers are taking advantage of security concerns after the July 1 Gulshan cafe attack to lower prices of apparel items, The Daily Star has learnt, talking to more than a dozen garment exporters.
1 November 2016