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STAR Day at a Glance | Saturday, September 22, 2018

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on September 22, 2018.
Female madrasa student found dead in Dhaka

A 15-year-old female student is found dead at a madrasa in Dhaka’s East Rampura area.
Teenage boy drowns in Buriganga river

A teenage boy drowns in the river Buriganga while having a bath in Keraniganj of Dhaka.
‘Journos’ recommendations ignored in Digital Security Bill’

The parliamentary standing committee on post telecom and ICT has placed its final report on the much-debated Digital Security Bill -2018 before the House unilaterally where recommendations of the journalist community were not reflected appropriately.
Digital Security Act: Editors’ Council to hold human chain Sept 29

The Shampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) announces to hold a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka on September 29, protesting incorporation of the controversial Digital Security Act-2018.
Canada declares Myanmar treatment of Rohingya to be genocide

Canada's Parliament unanimously adopts a motion declaring crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be genocide.
Scaly, scary lodgers: Frenchman shares home with 400 reptiles

In an unassuming house on France's River Loire, a cobra lives on the coffee table, a 50 kg (110-pound) tortoise roams the garden and a two-meter (seven-foot) alligator sleeps in the owner's bed while another keeps watch at the door.
Digital Security Act to gag freedom of expression: Shujan

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), a civil society platform, voices concern over recently enacted Digital Security Act-2018 as several sections of the law can be misused to harass citizens and gag the press.
WB Vice President Hartwig Schafer due tomorrow

World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer, is to arrive on Sunday to further deepen the longstanding partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank Group and discuss how to help the country cope with the Rohingya crisis.
Death toll in Tanzanian ferry capsize reaches 207

Divers rescue a man as they search for survivors from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria, killing at least 207 people.
EVM to be used if law permits: CEC

Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be used in the upcoming general elections only if the law permits, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda today said.
55 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia

A total of 338 foreigners including 55 Bangladeshis were detained after immigration officers raided a factory in Cyberjaya, says Mustafar Ali, director general of Malaysian Immigration Department.
Form polls-time non-party govt by Sept 30: Jatiya Oikya Prokriya

Jatiya Oikya Prokriya (National Unity Process) issues an ultimatum to the government for implementing its three-point demands including formation of an election-time neutral administration by September 30.
Nat’l unity without AL won’t be acceptable: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the countrymen will not accept any national unity keeping his party away from the process.
Gunmen kill 25 in Iran military parade attack

Gunmen fire on a military parade in southwestern Iran, killing 25 people, almost half of them members of the Revolutionary Guards, state news agencies report, in one of the worst attacks ever on the elite force.
No security threat over Aug 21 grenade attack verdict

There is no specific security threat across the country centering the verdict of August 21 grenade attack case on October 10, Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Monirul Islam says.
‘Drug trader’ killed in Jashore gunfight

A suspected drug trader is killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of drug traders in Bablatola area in Jashore.
Panel Mayor Osman Gani passes away

Dhaka North City Corporation Panel Mayor-1 Osman Gani dies at a hospital in Singapore. He was 69.
Islamabad 'disappointed' as New Delhi backtracks from talks

The Pakistan government expresses “disappointment” after New Delhi announced to cancel the meeting of foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, to be held on the sidelines of UNGA in New York, and blamed India for "once again wasting an opportunity to change the dynamics of the bilateral relationship".
Is $1,100 too much for an iPhone?

The $1,100 price tag on Apple’s latest iPhone turned heads when the company announced it last week. But for less than half as much, you can still get a good camera, a decent-sized screen and other popular features.
UP chairman gunned down in Barishal

A union parishad chairman is gunned down by some miscreants at Karfa Bazar in Ujirpur upazila of Barishal last night.
2 RMG employees killed in Savar road crashes

Two garment factory employees are killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar upazila of Dhaka.
CPJ urges Bangladesh president to return Digital Security Act to JS for revision

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a letter to the Bangladesh president expresses deep concern about Digital Security Act which was passed on September 18 by the parliament, and urged him to return it to the parliament for a review.
New bombshell revives debate on Trump fitness for office

Donald Trump faces a new challenge to his authority after US media reported that his deputy attorney general had discussed ways to force him from office on grounds of incompetence, just months into his presidency.
Kim Jong-un sends $1.34m gift to South Koreans

The value of 2 tonnes of pine mushrooms that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent to the South as a gift is believed to be 1.5 billion won ($1.34 million).
PM reaches London en route to NY to join 73rd UNGA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives London en route to New York on a weeklong official visit to the United States to attend the 73rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
STAR Day At A Glance | Friday, September 21, 2018

Dear readers, how was your day? Here, have a look at the news headlines on Friday, September 21, 2018.
China, Russia warn US of consequences over sanctions

Moscow and Beijing lash out at Washington's new anti-Russian sanctions that also target China for the first time, warning the United States could face consequences.
Train derails in B’baria, Ctg rail link snapped

Chattogram’s rail link with rest of the country is snapped after a freight train derailed in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba upazila.
33 fishermen remain missing in Bay

At least 33 fishermen remain missing in the Bay of Bengal along the coast of Kuakata after rough tides capsized their fishing boats yesterday.