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19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022, 13:13 PM
Culture
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Youth
‘Enough with mere formalities’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Health
Report steps taken to protect Halda dolphins
The High Court yesterday wanted to know what steps the committee led by the deputy commissioner of Chattogram has taken to protect biodiversity, environment, fishes and dolphins in Halda river in the district.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Loss of a great mentor
Niloufer Manzur, renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School, passed away on Tuesday at the capital’s Combined Military Hospital. She was 74.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Int’l Day of UN Peacekeepers: Of service and sacrifice
The mighty desert sun beats down mercilessly on the sand; the thermometer reads 50 degree Celsius; humidity stands at only five percent -- that’s the unforgiving Saharan climate for you. That’s the West African country of Mali for you.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Domestic flights to resume from June 1
The civil aviation ministry yesterday decided to resume domestic flight operations on a limited scale from June 1. The resumption comes after more than two months of ban on regular passenger flights on all international and domestic routes to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.
28 May 2020, 18:00 PM
2 motorcycle riders killed in Dhaka road accident
Two youths were killed and another was injured as two motorcycles collided on Minto Road in Dhaka this afternoon.
28 May 2020, 15:10 PM
Corona unit at United Hospital was very risky, says fire service official
The five patients, who died in a fire at United Hospital last night, were kept at a makeshift isolation centre which was "very risky", a top official of Fire Service and Civil Defence has claimed.
28 May 2020, 09:54 AM
United Hospital fire: Action if negligence found, says DNCC mayor
Action will be taken against United Hospital, if the probe committee finds any negligence by the authorities in yesterday’s fire incident, Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has warned.
28 May 2020, 08:06 AM
Junior colleague plotted murder of Gazipur City Corporation engineer
Anisur Rahman Selim, an assistant engineer of Gazipur City Corporation, yesterday confessed to a magistrate that he was the mastermind behind the murder of his senior colleague, executive engineer Delwar Hossain.
28 May 2020, 06:40 AM
Probe body formed over United Hospital fire
The Fire Service and Civil Defence authority has formed a committee to investigate the fire at United Hospital in Gulshan, Dhaka that left five patients dead last night.
28 May 2020, 05:10 AM
5 patients dead in fire at United Hospital’s Corona unit
Five people died in a fire that broke out at the Corona Isolation Unit of United Hospital in Dhaka.
27 May 2020, 16:43 PM
NBL terms case filed against Ron Haque Sikder 'baseless and fabricated'
National Bank Limited, a concern of Sikder Group of Companies, today sent an explanation to The Daily Star after the newspaper published on its online version a news report with the headline “Case filed over attempt to shoot Exim Bank top officials”.
27 May 2020, 15:11 PM
Sunnydale mourns death of Sunbeams’ founding principal
Students, faculty and board of directors of Sunnydale School mourn the death of renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School, Niloufer Manzur.
27 May 2020, 06:23 AM
Nor’wester lashes Dhaka
A nor’wester accompanied by rain and gusty wind has swept the capital.
27 May 2020, 05:02 AM
Case filed over attempt to shoot Exim Bank top officials
Exim Bank authorities have filed a case with Gulshan Police Station against the managing director of Sikder Group of Companies for allegedly torturing two top officials of the bank and attempting to shoot them.
26 May 2020, 19:40 PM
Manusher Jonno Foundation mourns death of Niloufer Manzur
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a non-government organisation, mourns the death of renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School, Niloufer Manzur, after the 74-year-old succumbed to Covid-19 infection.
26 May 2020, 13:39 PM
Deputy Speaker's wife Anwara Rabbi passes away
Anwara Rabbi, the wife of Deputy Speaker of parliament Fazle Rabbi Miah, passes away.
26 May 2020, 09:29 AM
Former AL lawmaker Maqbul Hossain dies
Former Awami League lawmaker from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur-Dhanmondi constituency Haji Maqbul Hossain passed away while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital in the capital.
24 May 2020, 17:39 PM
Mugging goes unabated on Dhaka streets amid shutdown
Incidents of mugging are happening on the apparently empty city streets, especially after dark, during the shutdown when law enforcers are focusing on containing the spread of Covid-19.
24 May 2020, 14:40 PM
Watch out for new style of theft
An unsuspecting entrepreneur. A mode of transport. Accomplices in the crowd.
These are the three ingredients being used for a brand new method of theft in Dhaka.
24 May 2020, 12:07 PM
154 Thai nationals leave Dhaka for home
The Royal Thai Embassy has arranged the third repatriation flight today for 154 Thai nationals in Bangladesh via Thai Lion Air special flight SL2225.
23 May 2020, 09:54 AM