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Prof Noorunnahar Fyzennessa remembered

A memorial programme marking the 12th death anniversary of Dhaka University Professor Noorunnahar Fyzennessa, an educationist and women's rights activist, was held at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct yesterday.
2 April 2016

DU community protests felling of century old trees to build police quarters

Teachers and students of Dhaka University yesterday protested the government's plan to build a 22 storey residential building for the police force in the university's property.
2 April 2016

Cops foil Independence Day discussion where Fakhrul was made chief guest

Police foil an event of Agriculturists Association of Bangladesh where BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been made the chief guest.
2 April 2016

Unemployed nurses lay siege to directorate office

Unemployed nurses lay siege to the Directorate of Nursing Services at Agargaon in Dhaka since this morning protesting a circular seeking to recruit 3,616 senior nurses.
2 April 2016

Everyone not angels in Judiciary: CJ

Corruption prevails everywhere across the country and judiciary is nothing different, Chief Justice SK Sinha says.
2 April 2016

Don't ask where money came from, says Manila casino boss in heist probe

For Kim Wong, the Chinese casino owner in the Philippines entangled in one of the world's largest bank heists, there are two golden rules for dealing with wealthy punters: always demand to see their money, but never ask where it came from.
2 April 2016

Rab man killed in Uttara road crash

A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) member is killed in a road accident in Dhaka’s Uttara area.
2 April 2016

Suranjit rips into EC over poll deaths

Ruling Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta yesterday lambasted the Election Commission because of its "inaction"
1 April 2016

Naogaon govt pry schools limping for teacher shortage

Academic activities at a considerable number of government primary schools in Naogaon district are being seriously
1 April 2016

Two killed in clashes

Two elderly men were killed and 16 others injured in two separate incidents in Satkhira and Gopalganj yesterday.
1 April 2016

20 crude bombs found in Gazipur

Police recovered 23 bombs from a house in Bhogra area of Gazipur city and detained two people in this connection
1 April 2016

Two abducted Brac staff still traceless

The news came a day after she sat for her fourth-year final examinations, and since then she could not concentrate on her study.
1 April 2016

SCC to install CCTV cameras for crime control

To control the crime rate, Sylhet City Corporation will start installing close circuit cameras in major traffic points of the
1 April 2016

CJ wants to introduce evening court

Evening shifts will be introduced at courts if the government and lawyers agree to the plan for reducing the backlog of cases in the
1 April 2016

Jayanta president, Tapash GS of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad

Jayanta Sen Dipu and Tapash Kumar Pal were elected president and general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Puja
1 April 2016

Necessity of Ctg city flyovers in question

Town planners have long been raising questions over the necessity of the additional flyovers in Chittagong city and
1 April 2016

Green energy contest held at IUB

The Electrical and Electronics Engineering department of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a daylong
1 April 2016

Not for the Faint of Heart

After it was over I asked Mishal, my nephew, what he thought. “Not for the faint of heart,” he replied.
1 April 2016

Death anniversary

Today is the 30th death anniversary of Justice Syed Muhammad Hussain, said a press release.
1 April 2016

Youth held with arms in capital

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested an arms trader with one pistol and three rounds of bullets in the capital's Agargaon
1 April 2016