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5-yr-old brutally murdered in Sunamganj
A five-year-old boy is brutally killed in Sunamganj’s Derai upazila.
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Death toll from Typhoon Hagibis rises to 56 in Japan
Tens of thousands of rescuers work into the night to find survivors of a powerful typhoon in Japan that killed at least 56 people, as fresh rain threatened to hamper their efforts.
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‘The pressure is on the Indian players’
Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuiyan spoke to the media today before tomorrow’s 2022 World Cup Qualifier match against India and the skipper said that the pressure will be on India to perform in front of their home crowd.
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PCB disappointed at SLC chief’s comments
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were left disappointed after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief Shammi Silva remarked that his team felt suffocated by the strict security arrangements provided by PCB during their recently concluded tour of Pakistan.
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Queen Elizabeth sets out PM Johnson's Oct 31 Brexit priority
Queen Elizabeth set out Prime Minister Boris Johnson's agenda for his government, including an Oct. 31 Brexit, a new deal with the European Union, and a host of domestic policies designed to win over voters ahead of an expected election.
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Star day at a Glance, Monday, October 14, 2019
Hello dear readers! How was your day? Here are the news headlines on October 14, 2019
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Disposal of radioactive waste: Cabinet okays draft policy
The cabinet approves a draft policy for disposing of radioactive waste in light of the new nuclear power plant that is being built in the country.
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Uber drivers on 24-hr strike, demand reduction in commission
Dhaka Ridesharing Drivers Union has called a 24-hour work abstention starting from 12 midnight with a demand of reduction in the commission they pay to Uber.
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Barca laments jail terms for Catalan politicians
FC Barcelona have released a statement opposing the jail terms handed to Catalan political prisoners.
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Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders over failed independence bid
Spain's Supreme Court sentences nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed independence bid, triggering protests across the region.
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Gulistan, Science Lab attacks carried out to get IS attention: DMP
The recent IED attacks targeting police at Gulistan and Science lab were carried out by a gang of New JMB in order to draw attention of Islamic State, police say.
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NY Times: Violent parody video shown at Trump resort
A graphically violent parody video, shown at a meeting of President Donald Trump’s supporters at his Miami resort, depicted a likeness of the president shooting and stabbing his opponents and members of the news media in a church, The New York Times reports.
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Ganguly wants to shake up BCCI’s image
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who is poised to take over as the president of the country's cricket board as nominations close Monday for elections to the game's wealthiest and most powerful body, said that he wanted to shake-up BCCI’s image.
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Biman flight makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport
A flight of Singapore-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines has made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
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Buet admission test held
The first-year admission test for the academic session 2019-20 of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) begins amid tight security.
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Lokman Ali brings hope for underprivileged children of Teesta bank
This is a story of a landless 63-years-old teacher Lokman Ali. In a remote corner of the country, on the bank of Teesta, he is spreading the light of education among children.
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2 upazilas, one municipality go to polls
Voting is going on in two upazila elections -- Satkania Upazila in Chattogram and Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah -- and in one municipality poll in Nabinagar pourasava in Brahmanbaria district.
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Integrity the key to safe construction
In 1905, construction began of a palatial house in Dhaka. That resplendent Mughal architecture-style building today is known as Bangabhaban, the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Bangladesh.
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Dismal Picture of Secondary Education: 37pc teachers rely on ‘guidebooks’
About 55 percent of English and mathematics teachers in secondary schools have not been trained specifically to teach the two key subjects. This has been affecting the quality of education.
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Paradoxes of the Popular: Crowd Politics in Bangladesh
Crowds, michhil, and political gatherings have played formative roles in the origin story of Bangladesh. The crowd at Bangabondhu’s speech at the Ramna Race Course in 1971 is a significant part of national folklore. The event of March 7 was a grand moment of declaration where the boundaries between popular demands for independence and constitutionalism were blurred to produce one of the most iconic moments – and sound bites – of East Pakistan’s struggle for nationhood.
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Marsh injures bowling hand after punching wall
Australian Mitch Marsh was nervously waiting Monday to see how badly he has hurt his bowling hand after punching a dressing room wall in frustration during a weekend Sheffield Shield game.
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Abrar Murder: ‘No link with freedom of expression’
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has told the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo that the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad had nothing to do with freedom of expression.
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DSW at Buet: Whose welfare is it anyway?
The name describes the role it is assigned. But in reality, the Directorate of Students’ Welfare at Buet seems to have nothing to do with the welfare of students.
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Charge sheet next month
Buet student and BCL activist Mujahidur Rahman Mujahid, an accused in Abrar Fahad murder case, yesterday confessed to a magistrate that he along with several others hit Abrar with a skipping rope.
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Samrat victim of personal, political vengeance
Former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat was implicated in cases due to personal and political vengeance, his family members claimed yesterday.
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Midday Brief, Monday, October 14, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on October 14, 2019
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Poland, Russia thru', Wales made to wait
Poland and Russia secured their places at Euro 2020 on Sunday with victories over North Macedonia and Cyprus respectively, while Germany and the Netherlands boosted their hopes of reaching the finals.
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BNP leader Maj Hafiz gets bail
BNP Vice-chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed was granted bail yesterday, a day after his arrest under the Digital Security Act.
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Testing Fish Feed: Importers cash in on legal loopholes
A battle between the Chattogram customs and fish feed importers over the jurisdiction of the port authority to check hazardous substances in imported consignments has laid bare loopholes in the import policy.
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Anwarul made new cabinet secy
Senior Secretary to Bridges Division Khandker Anwarul Islam was made the cabinet secretary yesterday.
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