‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
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Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
15 February 2024, 09:55 AM
Crime & Justice
Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
9 February 2023, 06:36 AM
Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023, 06:44 AM
Transport
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023, 05:41 AM
Bangladesh
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023, 16:26 PM
Online
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023, 16:13 PM
Politics
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023, 06:15 AM
Diplomacy
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022, 13:55 PM
Online
Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
Rohingya Influx
Same person, same day, 2 Covid-19 tests, different results
Same person, same day, two RT-PCR tests, two different results. One says that the person is positive for Covid-19, while the other says he is negative.
The situation is something experts had predicted earlier.
16 July 2020, 15:53 PM
Ganasamhati Andolon demands removal of health minister, DG
Ganasamhati Andolon observed a two-hour long sit-in programme today in front of the Secretariat, demanding removal of the health minister and the director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) for their “failure in tackling corruption in the health sector”.
16 July 2020, 15:37 PM
Buriganga launch capsize: Moyur-2 launch master gives confessional statement
Abul Bashar Mollh, master of Moyur-2 launch, confesses to a magistrate that he was on board but sukani (launch staff) Nasiruddin Mridha was steering the launch behind even though he gave a signal.
16 July 2020, 15:22 PM
Woman gang-raped in Panchagarh: local Jubo League leader among 2 held
A woman has been gang-raped in Boda upazila in Panchagarh district after she went there to shoot a music video.
16 July 2020, 15:10 PM
Russia trying to hack and steal Covid-19 vaccine data, says Britain
Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said.
16 July 2020, 13:40 PM
YPF Road to Reform: Youth consultation on foreign policy
Youth Policy Forum (YPF) recently launched its flagship series "Road to Reforms" with a focus on preparing a youth-led reform matrix for a paradigm shift in Bangladesh. This year-long programme was initiated with YPF’'s ambitious dialogue on foreign policy reform in Bangladesh.
16 July 2020, 13:27 PM
Trial against Latif Siddique in corruption case stayed for 6 months
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that stayed for six months the trial proceedings in a corruption case filed against former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique.
16 July 2020, 13:24 PM
Country will move forward again by combating coronavirus: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her firm optimism that the country will advance again and the people will get rid of the ongoing crisis by combating the coronavirus.
16 July 2020, 13:01 PM
Global debt hits record high of 331% of GDP in first quarter: IIF
Global debt surged to a record $258 trillion in the first quarter of 2020 as economies around the world shut down to contain the coronavirus pandemic, and debt levels are continuing to rise, the Institute for International Finance said on Thursday in a report.
16 July 2020, 12:38 PM
Courts suffering from backlog of 37 lakh cases
Around 37 lakh cases are now pending with courts across the country, including the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court.
16 July 2020, 11:58 AM
Fake Covid-19 certificates: Pabna’s Rooppur Medicare Clinic sealed off
The local health department authority seals off Rooppur Medicare Clinic, in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna, for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates and charging patients for treatment.
16 July 2020, 11:49 AM
Flood-affected people in Bogura complain of not receiving relief
More than 1.25 lakh people have been suffering immensely since June 26 due to the flood situation in Bogura’s Dhunat, Sonatala and Sariakandi upazilas.
16 July 2020, 10:38 AM
Shamima Begum can return to UK to fight for citizenship
British judges on Thursday ruled that Shamima Begum, a London schoolgirl who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State, should be allowed to return to the United Kingdom to challenge the removal of her British citizenship.
16 July 2020, 10:27 AM
Robber killed in Noakhali gunfight: Rab
An alleged ringleader of a robber gang has been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Hatia upazila of Noakhali.
16 July 2020, 09:57 AM
Trial run begins for transshipment of Indian goods through Bangladesh waters
The transshipment of Indian goods will open a new horizon of Indo-Bangla relations, says State Minister for Shipping, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.
16 July 2020, 09:51 AM
Flood situation not improving in Kurigram
Over two and a half lakh people are stranded by floodwater in around 400 villages of eight upazilas of Kurigram as there is no improvement in the overall flood situation in the district.
16 July 2020, 09:45 AM
MPs can't be appointed as president of governing bodies of pvt schools, colleges: HC
The High Court has released the full text of a verdict that has declared “illegal” the nomination or appointment of members of parliament as the president of governing bodies of private educational institutions, including degree colleges across the country.
16 July 2020, 08:49 AM
Covid-19: current infection rate 21.20pc, recovery rate 54.48pc
Thirty-nine people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.
16 July 2020, 08:45 AM
Shahed admitted to providing fake Covid-19 reports during primary interrogation: DB
Police’s detective branch claims that Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim has admitted to providing fake coronavirus test reports during preliminary interrogation.
16 July 2020, 08:39 AM
No connection between Covid-19 certificates and suspension of flights to Italy: foreign ministry
Bangladeshis, who flew to Italy early this month, did not carry “fake Covid-19 certificates”, said a foreign ministry statement has said.
16 July 2020, 08:06 AM