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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
Cop found dead in capital
A policeman -- who recently tested negative for Covid-19 -- was found dead in front of his house in the capital’s Khilgaon yesterday.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Ensure that tuition fees are not collected for period of closure
A rights organisation yesterday sent an application to the government requesting it to take necessary steps so that the academic institutions don’t collect the monthly tuition fees from the students for the period of closure caused due to ongoing coronavirus outbreak.z
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Televised Classes for Schoolgoers: One month on, a lot left unfulfilled
Over one month after the introduction of televised classroom lectures for school students, guardians are still not happy about the quality of the lessons.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
SCBA to give loans to 3,000 members
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will provide Tk 30,000 to maximum Tk 75,000 as loans without any interest for three years to its lawyers in need, in order to tackle the ongoing crisis due to the coronavirus outbreak.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Japan extends Tk 24m grant to three NGOs
Japan has extended a grant amounting to approximately Tk 24 million to three Bangladeshi NGOs -- Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS), Prism Bangladesh Foundation (PRISM) and Trust for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (TRP).
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Crisis or not, Atiq looks to stand by Dhaka residents
Mayor-elect Atiqul Islam of Dhaka North City Corporation hasn’t taken over office yet, and the city is already undergoing a huge challenge in the form of a coronavirus outbreak. The Daily Star spoke to Atiqul recently about his work during the Covid-19 crisis, as well as plans for the city.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Hasan Foez reappointed BJSC chairman
President Md Abdul Hamid has reappointed Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, a sitting judge of the Appellate Division, as the chairman of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC). The law ministry issued a gazette to this effect on Sunday.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
SCBA to provide loans to 3,000 of its members
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will provide Tk 30,000 to maximum Tk 75,000 as loans without any interest for three years to its lawyers in need, in order to tackle the ongoing crisis due to the coronavirus outbreak.
4 May 2020, 09:30 AM
Policeman ‘dies by suicide’ in Dhaka
A policeman who recently tested negative for Covid-19 reportedly dies by suicide in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.
4 May 2020, 07:54 AM
Bidyanondo, SAAF team up to support 22,000 families
Suhana & Anis Ahmed Foundation (SAAF) has provided Tk 1.05 crore as a special Covid-19 financial support to Bidyanondo Foundation, enabling immediate support to 22,000 families in remote areas of Bangladesh, a press release said.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Grameen Telecom giving masks to a million people
Grameen Telecom is providing non-medical face-masks, made from cloth, to one million underprivileged individuals free of cost, said a press release.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Help is on the way
Srijon Roy, a resident of Chattogram’s Jamal Khan Road, was in a rush to deliver some emergency medicine to his ailing mother on Tuesday. This meant he would have to scour for vehicles amid the transport shutdown, to reach his village home in Hathazari’s Nandir Hat.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Iftar gatherings that once were
What was once one of the most happening, liveliest places in the city, full of youth, life, and culture, now remains almost deserted amid the
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Man killed in road accident
A man was killed in a road accident in Bagerhat yesterday. The deceased in Sunil Shil (60), said police.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Traffic cop beats Covid-19 in Ctg
After beating Covid-19, a traffic constable of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) was released from Chattogram General Hospital yesterday.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Drugstore fined for selling not-for sale saline
A mobile court of district administration fined a medicine store Tk 40,000 for selling government saline, which is not for sale, in Cumilla on Saturday night.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Free, responsible media can take country forward
The role of free, independent and responsible media is very crucial in order to take the country forward, said Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Aug 21 Attack Cases: Pandemic causing delay in HC hearing
The coronavirus outbreak has caused an unusual delay for the High Court to start hearing on the sensational August 21 grenade attack cases although it has accepted the appeals of the convicted accused more than 15 months back.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Bank donates Tk 1cr to police
Dhaka Bank Limited has donated Tk 1 crore to Bangladesh Police to procure personal protective equipment (PPE) and masks, says a press release.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
PPE sought for healthcare heroes
A rights organisation yesterday sent a legal notice to four government officials, requesting them to provide necessary personal protective
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM