Victims join hands to resist river erosion

The village people, mostly belonging to indigenous Garo community, have joined hands to save their homesteads from erosion by the Sumeswari river in Durgapur upazila of Netrakona.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Youth tortured on theft charge

A local influential man tortured a youth inhumanly, bringing allegation of stealing a goat against him at Jamtoil village in Sirajganj’s Kamarkhand upazila of Friday.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Missing man found dead

Police recovered the body of a man in Joypurhat’s Khetlal upazila on Friday, two days after he went missing on Wednesday.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Pabna-4 by-polls: AL candidate Nuruzzaman wins by over 2 lakh votes

The ruling Awami League’s candidate Nuruzzaman Biswas has won in Pabna-4 (Ishwardi-Atghoria) by-election by a huge margin.
26 September 2020, 17:56 PM

Include original Teesta Basin in Teesta Project: Intl Farakka Committee

The International Farakka Committee (IFC), which campaigns for parity in water-sharing of transboundary rivers between India and Bangladesh, has welcomed the government’s move to implement a Chinese-funded project for the Teesta River, but asked that the original basin be included in it.
26 September 2020, 17:02 PM

Man impersonating intelligence official held in Noakhali

A joint team of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) and police have arrested a person who harassed people by introducing himself as an NSI official from Noakhali’s Shonaimuri upazila this evening.
26 September 2020, 16:29 PM

Jubo League leader, 4 others held over killing of student in Savar

Police have arrested four persons, including a local Jubo League leader, for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 16-year-old madrasa student in Ashulia of Savar.
26 September 2020, 15:36 PM

Make Covid-19 vaccine available for all at the same time: PM at 75th UNGA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the world community to treat the Covid-19 vaccine as a “global public good” and urged the United Nations to ensure its timely availability to all countries at the same time.
26 September 2020, 15:15 PM

PM set to address 75th UNGA tonight

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to virtually address the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York tonight.
26 September 2020, 14:11 PM

Lightning strikes kill 2, injure 1 in Thakurgaon

Two people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed and another injured by a lightning strike at Durlavpur village in Ranisankail of Thakurgaon this afternoon while they were fishing.
26 September 2020, 13:59 PM

Khagrachhari gang-rape: Arrestees confess to the crime

Police have said the arrestees in a case filed over the gang-rape of a Chakma woman in Khagrachhari on Thursday have primarily confessed to their involvement in the crime.
26 September 2020, 13:51 PM

Try to understand my limitations, helplessness: MC College principal

Prof Md Saleh Ahmed, principal of Murari Chand College (MC College) in Sylhet, has talked to The Daily Star over the incident of gang-rape of a woman at a hostel of the college last night that has drawn flak from people across the country.
26 September 2020, 13:41 PM

DNC drive at Gulshan restaurant: prime accused on the run

The prime accused in a case filed in connection with Wednesday’s recovery of large stash of alcohol from a restaurant in Dhaka's Gulshan, is still on the run.
26 September 2020, 13:19 PM

Dhaka woman promised blood for ailing husband, raped instead

Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested two people in connection with the rape of a women in the capital’s Monipurpara under Mirpur Police Station last night.
26 September 2020, 13:12 PM

Pabna-4 by-election held amid boycott by BNP candidate

The by-election to Pabna-4 constituency was held today amid low turnout of voters and boycott by the BNP candidate.
26 September 2020, 12:30 PM

Savar schoolgirl Nila murder accused placed on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed Savar schoolgirl Nila Roy murder case’s prime accused Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury on a seven-day remand.
26 September 2020, 12:17 PM

Firearm, bullets snatched from police in Gazipur, rescued after drive

Police recovered a firearm and eight bullets early today after a group of people snatched those from a police team during a drive in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur.
26 September 2020, 11:15 AM

Gonoforum faction ousts Dr Reza Kibria

Ousting its general secretary Dr Reza Kibria, a faction of Gonoforum leaders today decided to hold the party’s national council on December 26.
26 September 2020, 10:08 AM

98 joint secretaries promoted as additional secretary

A total of 98 joint secretaries have been promoted as additional secretary.
26 September 2020, 09:30 AM

No Saudi-bound Bangladeshi missed flight last night

Despite going through several uncertainties regarding acquiring plane tickets and Covid-19 certificates over the last few days, all 302 Saudi-bound Bangladeshi passengers were able to leave Dhaka on flight SV-802 of Saudi Airlines.
26 September 2020, 08:08 AM