Halt killings of suspects in anti-drug drive

Condemning the alleged extrajudicial killings of suspected drug offenders in Bangladesh, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, yesterday called for an immediate halt to these serious human rights violations and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Tenth, toughest

As we understand, budgets are drawn up to prioritise where to spend money and how to do it. It is also about how to collect that money. The end result would be growth, prosperity and a people better equipped to face the tomorrow.
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Rashid, Nabi seal series for Afghanistan

The 19th over began with Afghanistan needing 20 runs to win and Bangladesh's Rubel Hossain bowling to Mohammad Nabi,
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Call for justice getting louder

Two top leaders of Cox's Bazar Jubo League met Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan last night and informed him that they knew Akramul Haque for 12-13 years but never found anything that proved his involvement in drug trade.
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

WC winners will get $38m

The 32 teams that qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will not just be battling it out for prestige, honour and the chance to win that famous 18 carat gold trophy in the final.
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Crimes Against Rohingyas: Dhaka unlikely to respond to ICC

Bangladesh is unlikely to send any opinion to the International Criminal Court over exercise of its jurisdiction to investigate the forced deportation of Rohingyas as Myanmar has requested Bangladesh to refrain from responding to ICC's call.
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Padma bridge cost to rise again

The cost of the much-hyped Padma Bridge project is going to increase again as the government has to spend more to acquire additional land, taking the total project cost to Tk 30,193 crore.
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Budget aims to please all

With the national elections only months away, Finance Minister AMA Muhith places the budget tomorrow for a record 10th consecutive time, aiming to please people from all segments of society.
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Fresh bailout for state banks

The government may again allocate Tk 2,000 crore to state-run banks in the upcoming budget to help them meet capital deficit, continuing its years-long “go easy” attitude towards the lenders despite their irresponsible lending practices.
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Akram Killing: Teknaf AL to call for probe

The Teknaf Upazila Awami League is likely to urge the prime minister and the home minister to launch an investigation to find out whether local MP Abdur Rahman Bodi played any role in the killing of municipality councilor Akramul Haque.
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Tk 400cr tax evaded in importing posh cars

About half the luxury cars Bangladeshi Britons brought into the country for tax-free use of up to a year were never shipped back and their taxes were not paid.
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Bodi's family members under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission is inquiring into alleged amassing of illegal wealth by Abdur Rahman Bodi's brothers, nephew, cousin and cousin's wife, but the ruling party lawmaker himself remains out of the probe.
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Akram's wife worried about family's safety

Slain Awami League leader Akramul Haque's wife has said she was living in fear.
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

B'baria police give its men clean chit

Although a confidential list prepared by the Prime Minister's Office said 16 Brahmanbaria police officials, including five officers-in-charge, were involved in drug trade and smuggling, the district police in their investigation found them innocent.
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Rashid spins Tigers to defeat

Long before yesterday's first T20I between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Dehradun, the buzz surrounding the three-match series centred on Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, the world's number one T20I bowler.
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Kompany's WC in doubt

Defender Vincent Kompany will require a scan to determine if he can play in the World Cup in Russia after injuring his groin during Belgium's goalless draw with Portugal in a friendly on Saturday.
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Budget Implementation: Poor show exposes dearth of capacity

The budget implementation rate has been falling consistently for the last seven fiscal years, exposing poor capacity of government agencies and the widening gap between planning and execution.
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

BASIC 'plunderers' go happy

In the four years between 2009 and 2013, Tk 4,500 crore was swindled out of BASIC, once a healthy public bank. But what followed was more shocking than the country's biggest loan scam itself.
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Tite slates 'food for goals' offer

Brazil coach Tite criticised team sponsor Mastercard on Saturday, telling the credit card company that an offer of charitable donations in return for goals by Neymar and Lionel Messi was not helpful in a team sport.
2 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Star blocked, unblocked

The Daily Star website, which had been blocked since Friday night, was unblocked after around 18 hours yesterday, following instructions from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
2 June 2018, 18:00 PM