Published on 03:59 PM, March 02, 2019

STAR Day at a Glance | Saturday, March 2, 2019

Father of Chawkbazar fire victim Rezaul sobs in front of the morgue of Dhaka Medical College, hours after his 21-year-old son lost the battle for life at the DMCH burn unit. With him, the death toll from the February 20 disaster rose to 70. Photo: STAR

Hello dear readers! How was your day?

Here are the news headlines on Saturday, March 2, 2019.

National 

Another Chawkbazar fire victim dies

2 killed in Dhaka road accidents

AL reveals its chairman candidates for 4th phase UZ polls

Quader in doubt over ‘perfect’ UZ polls

Mayor Khokon in Old Dhaka after protest foils drive

No new bus route in Dhaka

3 BCL men hurt in clash over RU cricket match

WB okays $185m to expand renewable energy generation 

Polan Sarker laid to rest 

Gas price may rise: Nasrul 

7 Unsung Women Change Makers awarded 

Slum dwellers fight to survive after Bhasantek fire 

Fire again at Old Dhaka, 3 suffer burns 

7 Unsung Women Change Makers awarded 

2 Gonoforum MPs write to speaker for taking oath 

PM asks engineers to adopt plans protecting environment  

People gather in front of Haji Wahed Mansion in Dhaka's Chawkbazar on March 1, 2019 after law enforcers relaxed security measures around the building which was ravaged in a devastating fire. Photo: STAR

World 

Pakistan to lodge 'eco-terrorism' complaint against India over airstrikes

Snake slithers into Bangkok woman's bedroom

5 years on, MH370 families band together to seek closure

Pakistan and India step back from the brink, but unease continues 

Canada approves Huawei extradition proceedings 

IS faces final territorial defeat in eastern Syria battle 

India-Pakistan fighting kills 6 civilians, 2 Pak troops  

Part of Mumbai airport evacuated after ‘bomb threat call’ 

Sports 

Soumya, Mahmudullah take Tigers to day's end 

Ji strikes twice as Augsburg shock Dortmund 

What remedy for repetitive away blues? 

Meet Robbie Fowler