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SC upholds HC ban on use of national anthem as ringtone
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that directed mobile phone operators to stop using the national anthem as a ringtone or a welcome tune.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Writ challenging cop brutality on activists
Writ petition moved with the High Court challenging legality of police brutality on women activists protesting the April 14 sexual assault.
11 May 2015, 10:31 AM
Bangladesh needs Tk 14,500 crore more in next fiscal year for partial implementation of new national pay scale
The government will need around Tk 14,500 crore more in the next fiscal year for implementing the first phase of the new pay scale
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Indian PM Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata likely to visit Bangladesh on June 6
Dhaka and New Delhi have begun hectic preparations for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden official visit to Bangladesh, likely on June 6-7.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh PM Hasina says govt to ensure welfare of enclave people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for mainstreaming the people of enclaves following the passage of the
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Scuffle at Dhaka airport
A chaos erupts at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after a security staff of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh stopped working and protested detention of one their colleagues by armed police on charge of taking bribe from a passenger.
10 May 2015, 16:04 PM
3 tiger cubs die at Dulhazra Safari Park
Three Bengal tiger cubs, given birth by a three-year-old tigress, die at Dulhazra Safari Park in Cox’s Bazar.
10 May 2015, 12:10 PM
Selling stability over fear
Prime Minister David Cameron sealed a surprise election win by persuading Britons to choose the security of modestly rising living
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
More train coaches on cards for Eid
Bangladesh Railway is contemplating to add more coaches to it to ensure better services during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival scheduled for July,
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
NBR for more scrutiny of imports
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked all its customs stations to increase their vigilance regarding quality of imported
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Maharashtra seeks more trade ties with Dhaka
Expressing satisfaction over the existing relationhip between India and Bangladesh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Indian parliament clears land swap deal with Bangladesh
Seeking to settle decades-old border issues with Bangladesh, the Indian Parliament yesterday unanimously passed a historic bill to operationalise the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 protocol.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
After decades of deprivation, enclave people getting rights back through Indo-Bangla land deal implementation
They were the nowhere people -- men, women and children without a country, without a national identity.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh PM Hasina hails land boundary deal ratification as milestone in Indo-Bangla ties
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday termed the passage of Land Boundary Agreement bill by Indian parliament a new milestone in
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Indian PM Narendra Modi may visit Bangladesh next month
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make his first official visit to Bangladesh in the first week of June, a highly placed diplomatic source in New Delhi told The Daily Star yesterday.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
New Dhaka mayors join offices
New Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq joined their offices yesterday.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Recruiting primary school teachers from union-based panels illegal: SC
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal a government decision to recruit primary school teachers from union-based panels of selected candidates.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh creates new fund for export-oriented workers for emergency situations
The government yesterday formed a separate welfare fund for export-oriented workers to face any emergency situation and provide them with insurance coverage.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Turag boundary pillars to stay as it is: SC
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the government's setting up of demarcation pillars in the Turag river, following a July 24, 2014
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Prof Mannan new UGC chairman
Prof Abdul Mannan, former vice chancellor of Chittagong University, has been appointed as the chairman of University Grants
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM