Published on 04:06 PM, May 05, 2019

Star Day at a Glance | Sunday, May 5, 2019

Standing crops that would have been ready for harvest soon have fallen at Duari of Rajshahi’s Paba upazila due to strong winds and excessive rain caused by cyclone Fani. Photo: Anwar Ali/ Rajib Raihan

Hello dear readers! How was your day?

Here are the news headlines on Sunday, May 5, 2019. 

National 

Dr Kamal, Reza Kibria new president, secy of Gonoforum 

Ershad’s sickness behind the decision: GM Quader 

Dutch envoy for branding Bangladesh 

Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari UZ polls held peacefully 

Security beefed for Prof Muntassir Mamoon 

1.55 lakh acres of cropland damaged  

Banking hours 9:30am to 4:00pm in Ramadan 

Air pollution: HC summons Dhaka city CEOs 

Graft: Pro-AL leaders in CBA allege harassment 

4th class staff of DMCH Burn Unit demo 

Tarique, Fakhrul sued over assaulting pro-AL organisation chief 

Moudud falls sick, hospitalised 

Narail’s crops most devastated 

Provide assistance to cyclone Fani victims: PM 

Voting underway in Mymensingh City polls 

Water vessel services resume 

2 killed in ‘gunfights’ in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar 

Temperature to increase by 2 to 5 degree Celsius today: Met office 

9th wage board gazette: Journos threaten to go for tougher demo 

2 workers burnt in explosion at N’ganj steel mill 

Rangpur woman burnt by ‘husband' dies 

Transport workers demand proper training for drivers 

'BNP’s previous decision not to join parliament was wrong' 

Bullet-hit body recovered in Satkhira 

College students block Dhaka-Aricha highway for an hour 

Those who received threats will get special protection: Minister  

Tall waves crash against a wall at the Patenga Beach in Chattogram around 1:00pm on May 4, 2019 as Cyclone Fani passes over Bangladesh after making landfall near Puri of the Indian state of Odisha. Photo: STA/ Rajib Raihan

World 

Sri Lanka expels over 600 foreigners after Easter attacks 

Israeli man killed in rocket strike from Gaza

Trump says still confident in Kim after N Korea test launch 

7 Venezuelan military officers killed in chopper crash 

SL to air Sunday mass on TV as attack threat persists 

Indian PM Modi to visit Fani-ravaged Odisha today 

Crowds gather for coronation procession of Thai king 

Five cooling foods to rehydrate your skin in summer 

Electoral fate of Rahul, Sonia to be sealed by EVMs tomorrow 

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: SL tourism hit after bombings 

Ramadan in Saudi Arabia begins tomorrow