Speakers discuss edcuation system at IID roundtable

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday described the upcoming national election as a historic opportunity to build a new Bangladesh following the mass uprising and stressed that it must be conducted in a fair and credible manner.

Following the recent earthquakes, at least 147 of the total 1,285 government primary schools in Jashore have been declared risky.

Workers and employees under the banner of Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) staged a red-flag procession in Chattogram yesterday, protesting the government’s move to lease out terminals at Chattogram Port to foreign companies.

Opting for divisive politics, rather than choosing a path that brings everyone together, has wasted the opportunity to strengthen the human rights situation in the country in the post-uprising period, said HRSS Adviser and rights activist Nur Khan Liton yesterday.

Chattogram Customs House has seized 4.2 tonnes of Sodium Cyclamate, a banned artificial sweetener, at Chattogram Port.

Fifty-eight of the 162 railway stations in the West Zone remain closed, causing immense hardship for commuters across Jashore, Jhenidah, Kushtia, Meherpur and Chuadanga.

Child in Rajshahi’s Tanore fell into the shaft around 1pm Wednesday

Experts call for locally driven health solutions as donor funding falls ahead of LDC graduation

The doctors are providing care and she is responding to it, he says

Urged all stakeholders to safeguard reforms achieved by interim govt

Rana suffered a head injury after confronting alleged drug users in the dorm

Ambassadors of France and Germany present the award at a ceremony in Dhaka on International Human Rights Day

Rescue operation underway

The Daily Star Senior Reporter Baharam Khan among the awardees

Tolerance for animal abuse often mirrors how humans are treated

Mohammadpur double murder renews focus on recruitment practices

Says his defence council; seeks directive on jail authorities

Demonstration started around 5:45pm, bringing traffic to a standstill

Suspect Ayesha told the family she had neither a phone nor an NID