Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
10 injured as BNP, police clash in Tangail
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Sohan captain for Zim T20Is
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Grain exports via black sea: Ukraine, Russia sign deal
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Lanka troops raid main protest camp
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshis highest number of irregular migrants to Italy
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Cops detain Covid patients who fled
Seven of the 10 Covid-19 patients, who fled Jashore General Hospital on April 23 and 24, were held by police for almost five hours yesterday.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ansar Al Islam leader had links with Hefajat
The spiritual leader of Al-Qaeda-inspired militant outfit Ansar Al Islam had connections with Qawmi madrasa-based organisation Hefajat-e-Islam, said counterterrorism officials.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Rejoinder, our reply
Dragon Sweater Bangladesh Ltd has sent a rejoinder to a report headlined “Jobs Taken, Benefits Too” published in The Daily Star on April 27.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Cyber-bullying must end’
As the entire country celebrated mother’s day on May 9 with pictures, felicitations and tributes to the women who raised them, National Award winning actor Chanchal Chowdhury was harassed on his Facebook account for following a different religion.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Home rush set to get madder still
Be it on the highways or on ferries, people’s desperate rush to go to their home towns for Eid only heightened yesterday, despite mounting difficulties.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
New military letter warns Macron over ‘survival’ of France
A group of serving French soldiers has published a new open letter in a conservative magazine warning President Emmanuel Macron that the “survival” of France is at stake after he made “concessions” to Islamism.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
PM reiterates firm solidarity with India
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated firm solidarity with India in a letter addressed to her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Mamata’s cabinet sworn in
A 43-member ministerial council, led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was sworn in yesterday -- eight days after the Trinamool Congress stormed back into power for the third consecutive term following a landslide victory in the state assembly elections.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Crisis in India: Cases hold close to record highs
Coronavirus infections and deaths held close to record daily highs yesterday, increasing calls for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lock down the world’s second-most populous country.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
38 more die of Covid, 1,514 infected
Bangladesh’s coronavirus fatalities are nearing another grim milestone with 38 more people dying from the virus in 24 hours until yesterday morning.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Communal Politics: If stronger in India, stronger here too
A stronger divisive communal brand of politics in India will also make the same brand of politics stronger in Bangladesh, discussants said yesterday.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Iraqi activist’s killing sparks protests against impunity
A leading Iraqi anti-government activist was killed early yesterday, security sources and activists said, sending supporters of a protest movement onto the streets to demand an end to bloodshed.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid Variant in India: It may be evading vaccine protections
A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and it is feared it could be dodging some vaccine protections, contributing to the country’s explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist said.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Post-Coup Crisis in Myanmar: Junta brands rival govt a terrorist group
Protesters marched against the junta in dozens of places on Saturday. At least 774 civilians have been killed by security forces and 3,778 are detained, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners activist group.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Man sent to jail for raping teen
A Faridpur court sent a man to jail yesterday on charge of raping a 13-year-old girl in Gopalganj’s Kashiani upazila.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Medium to heavy rain likely today, tomorrow
The country is likely to experience medium to heavy rains today and tomorrow following a brief spell of rain that brought relief from the scorching heat in the capital and elsewhere yesterday.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Virgin developing floating pods to transport people
In the desert just north of Las Vegas, a long white metal tube sits at the base of the mountains, promising to one day revolutionize travel.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
FBCCI gets new president, office bearers
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday got a new president for the period of 2021-23.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Nazrul pledges socialism
Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of the provisional government of Bangladesh, today assured the countrymen that the promises and pledges given by the Awami League would be fulfilled and the country would be taken towards the path of socialism.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Faster Dhaka-Ctg Rail Trip: Work delayed, wait prolonged
People’s wait for smoother and faster rail communication between Dhaka and Chattogram will be prolonged further as the deadline for expansion of the Akhaura-Lakhsam section on this crucial route is set to be extended for a second time.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM