Sustainable freight transport strategy to be finalised soon
A daylong national consultation workshop on strategy for sustainable freight transport in Bangladesh was organised jointly by the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges of Bangladesh and United...
Cumilla BNP leader Monirul Huq Sakku expelled from party
BNP has expelled Cumilla City Corporation mayoral candidate Monirul Huq Sakku from the party.
65-day fishing ban in Bay of Bengal to begin from May 20
A 65-day ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal will start on May 20 and continue till July 23 to ensure smooth breeding of fish.
JS body seeks US lawmakers’ support for lifting sanctions on Rab
A delegation of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs has sought US lawmakers’ support for lifting US sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and seven of its current and former...
DSHE Question Leak: More names surface
As investigation into the reported question leak of a Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) recruitment exam progresses, more names are coming out.
Bangladesh-India train service likely from May 29
The rail service between Bangladesh and India is likely to resume from May 29 after the operation remained suspended for more than two years due to pandemic.
Complaint filed against 2 DU students for sexual harassment
A former female student of Islamic University in Kushtia has brought a sexual harassment allegation against two Dhaka University students.
PM's comments on The Daily Star editor
Following are the comments made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, while delivering a speech yesterday, marking her homecoming from exile in 1981...
land Service Week: 8 officials to be awarded
Eight officers have been selected as best assistant commissioners (AC land) of the country for their performance in providing service to people.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria: Govt study rings alarm bells
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming alarmingly strong, reducing the drugs’ ability to heal people with infections, finds a study led by the health directorate.
Four killed in road accidents
Two people were killed and three injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus on Natore-Pabna Highway in Baraigram upazila of Natore yesterday.
HC discards bail of ‘casino kingpin’ Samrat
The High Court yesterday scraped a lower court order that granted bail to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a corruption case.
One killed in Ctg fire
A man was killed when a fire swept through a part of Kalshi Dighirpar area in the port city’s EPZ area yesterday.
Two jailed for raping 10-yr-old
A Habiganj court yesterday sent two men to jail after police arrested them on Tuesday on charges of raping a fifth grader in Habiganj Sadar upazila.
Village guard in jail for raping homemaker
A Bagerhat court yesterday sent a village guard to jail over raping a homemaker in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila.
JS goes into budget session June 5
The 18th session of the 11th parliament will begin on June 5. It will be the budget session of this year.