OC in trouble for demanding biriyani, sweets
15 October 2023, 15:16 PM
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Water scarcity hampers jute processing
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Ramshackle ratnai bridge: An impediment of development
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Environment
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Country
4-year-old raped in Jashore, lone accused held
A four-year-old child was raped allegedly by a man in Jashore town yesterday, said police.
22 June 2020, 05:55 AM
5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka again
Another moderate earthquake with 5.8 magnitude jolted Dhaka and some other parts of the country early today.
22 June 2020, 02:27 AM
Kite flying gets back life
Flamboyant kites of different shapes and colours are seen flying in the sky especially in rural areas as children have enough time for the traditional pastime during the closure of schools amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
21 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Barguna General Hospital: 56 Covid-19 patients recover
As of Saturday, 428 Covid-19 positive and suspected coronavirus patients at Barguna General Hospital have successfully recovered. Of them, 56 were Covid-19 positive patients.
21 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Rural Lalmonirhat: Traditional miniature silo still in demand
Slowly and steadily traditional agricultural practices as well as tools and accessories used by farmers are being replaced by modern machinery and gadgets. But duli, a traditional rice storage bin or a miniature silo, made of bamboo, is still being used by farmers in rural Lalmonirhat.
21 June 2020, 18:00 PM
388 Bangladeshi expats return from KSA on special Biman flight
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has brought back 388 Bangladeshi expatriate workers from Saudi Arabia, most of whom were either in jail or in detention camps in the gulf country for various reasons including not having legal documents.
21 June 2020, 17:51 PM
Ride-sharing operators disappointed by BRTA decision
Bangladesh Ride Sharing Association (BaRSA) has expressed disappointment at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) decision to allow only 255 four-wheelers with enlistment certificates for ride-sharing services in Dhaka and adjacent areas.
21 June 2020, 17:37 PM
ACC asks health ministry for info on doctors transferred, projects undertaken since March
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked the Health Ministry to provide information on all doctors who have been transferred on various grounds since late March.
21 June 2020, 13:30 PM
3 confess to trafficking Bangladeshis to Libya
Three members of a gang linked to the trafficking of 26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya on May 28 today confessed to a magistrate that they had trafficked a number of people including Md Rakib who had been missing since that date.
21 June 2020, 12:52 PM
Rural MPs to get Tk 6,477 crore for development in their areas
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today approved 10 projects worth Tk 9,460 crore, including Tk 6,477 crore to be spent by rural MPs for the infrastructure development of their respective areas.
21 June 2020, 12:06 PM
Suspected Covid-19 patient flees from isolation unit of Jashore hospital
A suspected Covid-19 patient, who was undergoing treatment with coronavirus-like symptoms at the isolation unit of Jashore General Hospital, has reportedly fled from the hospital.
21 June 2020, 11:57 AM
Follow health guidelines to avoid coronavirus: PM
Saying that many people, including a cabinet member, an MP and many expatriate Bangladeshis have lost their lives to coronavirus, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged everyone to follow health guidelines properly to fight the pandemic.
21 June 2020, 11:31 AM
Biman takes to the sky on international routes after nearly 3 months
The national flag carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, resumed operations of regular flights on international routes today -- around three months after a nationwide closure and international air-travel ban were imposed due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
21 June 2020, 10:32 AM
Rainfall may lessen in next three days: Met Office
Bangladesh Meteorological Department this morning forecasted that rainfall will decrease in the next three days.
21 June 2020, 07:34 AM
Bangladesh urges West Bengal to resume imports
Bangladeshi traders have urged the West Bengal state authorities to allow resuming shipment of goods from Bangladesh to India, officials said today.
21 June 2020, 07:10 AM
Kuwait to freeze 5m dinar in company account of MP Shahid
Kuwait public prosecution has approached the Central Bank to freeze the bank accounts of the Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam and his company, who were being held in connection with cases related to human trafficking, visa selling and money laundering, according to Arab Times.
21 June 2020, 05:55 AM
‘Stop illegal toll collection from easy-bikes’
Three-wheeler and battery-run easy-bike drivers of the town have demanded cancellation of tender bid for ‘illegally’ collecting toll from the vehicles.
20 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Town dwellers suffer as road condition awful
With numerous potholes and cracks, the two-km-long road from Ghukarna to Chandalkhil area of Brahmanbaria town remains virtually off-limits to vehicles, thanks to the negligence of the authorities of the ‘A’ category municipality.
20 June 2020, 18:00 PM
From the archives: in conversation with veteran journalist Kamal Lohani
This story is a reprint of an article that was first published on December 17, 2010 in The Daily Star’s Star magazine.
20 June 2020, 16:32 PM
Government recruitment exam held in Khulna despite coronavirus pandemic
Recruitment exams under the Khulna district administration were held in the district today despite the coronavirus pandemic.
20 June 2020, 15:16 PM