Published on 04:03 PM, March 31, 2019

STAR Day at a Glance | Sunday, March 31, 2019

Labourers push a two-wheel cart carrying some 50 large drums, which are often used to store fuel oil, in front of Kakrail Mosque in the capital. They said these were being transported to Old Dhaka. Photo: Palash Khan/ Star

Hello dear readers! How was your day?

Here are the news headlines on Sunday, March 31, 2019.

National 

Interactive Chart: Fire incidents on rise in Bangladesh 

Illegal medicines seized in Bogura 

3 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’ 

AL supporters attempt to occupy N’ganj polling centre, 2 held 

FR Tower can’t be used before renovation

Gulshan Police Plaza fire doused

SI recruitment: HC questions legality of provision to be unmarried

‘To survive, we had to act in 10mins’

Voting at all centres in Titas upazila suspended

SC upholds order to pay Tk 50 lakh to Russel

Banani fire: Faruque, Tasvirul placed on 7-day remand

Bank loan interest rate to be brought down: PM

Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla murder case stayed till April 7

Paturia-Daulatdia water vessel services suspended

HSC, equivalent exams begin tomorrow

Season’s first nor’wester kills 3 in Dhaka

4 Rohingyas detained at Dhaka airport

‘Fair UZ polls with local MPs impossible’

Stern action if building code found violated: Housing minister

DNCC market fire: Traders selling off goods cheap

HC slaps injunction on earth filling in Uttara water retention pond  

An exhausted firefighter has his head soaked with water from a hose underneath a fire truck in front of the Gulshan market where a fire broke out. Photo: Amran Hossain/Star

World 

Afghan VP Dostum narrowly escapes death 

Rockets from Gaza Strip hit Israel; 4 die at border protest 

Cities go dark for Earth Hour, bring light to climate change 

Rahul Gandhi will contest for 2nd constituency in Kerala 

Vietnam to build policies for ageing population 

China to continue suspending additional tariffs on US vehicles

Zuckerberg wants active govt role in regulating internet 

Sports 

Karunaratne arrested for driving under the influence