Number of landless in villages drops

The number of landless people in rural areas declined in the last 11 years reversing the previous trend, according to the preliminary findings of Agriculture Census 2019.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Baghdadi dead in US military raid

Fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died “whimpering and crying” in a raid by US special forces in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump announced yesterday, fulfilling what he called his top national security goal.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Bar, casino’ in Aziz M Bhai’s house

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) yesterday raided the house of controversial industrialist and film producer Aziz Mohammad Bhai, in the capital’s Gulshan-2.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Medical Waste: 2 treatment devices stay idle for 4yrs

At a time when safe disposal of medical waste is a nationwide concern, two waste treatment devices have been sitting idle since 2015.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Untreated medical waste: A serious threat to public health

Untreated medical wastes are accumulating at landfills in seven divisional cities, posing serious threat to public health.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Bhola to celebrate subdued Kali Puja

There will be not much festivities centring Kali Puja today in Bhola where tensions still prevail following a clash in Borhanuddin upazila that left four people dead.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Fire in flat kills elderly woman

An elderly woman died from smoke inhalation and two others required medical attention after a fire broke out at a residential building in the capital’s Dhanmondi area yesterday.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Bullying goes unreported, ignored

Sixth grader Zakaria Hasan (not his real name) suddenly lost interest in school. On different pretexts, he stayed at home. It was a new school and a new bunch of classmates, so his parents thought this could be a reason.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

BCB, Shakib at odds again

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) issued a letter addressing Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan yesterday, asking him to clarify why he had breached his contract by signing a deal with one of the country’s top mobile phone operators without informing the board.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Shipbuilder making wooden bench!

A shipbuilder is making wooden classroom benches! No matter how weird it may appear, the former vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University in Gopalganj has actually made it possible.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Preferential Trade Agreement: Finalise it next month

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged her Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli to finalise the Preferential Trade Agreement between the two countries during the upcoming visit of the Bangladesh president to Nepal.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Govt to provide security to Nusrat’s family

The government will provide security to the family of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, the madrasa student who was burnt to death for protesting sexual abuse in Feni, for as long as it is necessary, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.
25 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Biman returns last one after huge loss

Biman has finally got rid of the last of its two leased Boeing 777-200ER airplanes that have been causing the national flag carrier to incur huge losses for several years.
25 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Quader backs leaders with no controversy

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said leaders would be elected in the upcoming party councils on the basis of their competency.
25 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar only solution

Calling upon the world community to address the Rohingya crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said voluntary return of the Rohingyas to their homes in safety, security and dignity was the only solution to the crisis.
25 October 2019, 18:00 PM

He saw death so close

It is called “body contract”, under which you do not need to pay a dime before reaching your destination. But as soon as you are there, your family members have to make the payment.
25 October 2019, 18:00 PM

3 cultural luminaries honoured

Splash of rain, cold breeze and gloomy weather could do little to the air of festivity and splendour that fenced the capital’s International Convention City Bashundhara yesterday for the award ceremony of The Daily Star-Standard Chartered Celebrating Life’s 12th edition.
25 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh snags its highest ranking in 6yrs

All great things start from small beginnings, it is often said. And Bangladesh’s eight-place leap forward in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 index can be viewed in this light.
24 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Inspiration that will last forever

“…I will continue to protest against injustice until my death.”
24 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Brutal murder at Feni Madrasa 16 get death penalty

A Feni court yesterday handed down death sentence to all the 16 accused, including a sacked madrasa principal and two expelled local Awami League leaders, over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi in April, an incident that had shocked the entire nation.
24 October 2019, 18:00 PM