Councillor Killing in Teknaf: Family demands judicial probe

The family members of Teknaf municipal Ward Councillor Akramul Haque, who was killed in a “gunfight” with RAB-7 on May 27 in the ongoing anti-narcotics drive, have demanded a judicial investigation into the killing.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Pay workers Eid bonus by June 14

Owners of industries, including garment factories, would have to pay the Eid festival bonus to workers by June 14 to avoid any untoward incident ahead of Eid, Mujibul Haque Chunnu, state minister for labour and employment, said today.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Developing District Road Network: Govt takes up 5 mega projects

With the national elections only months away, the government has taken up five mega projects involving Tk 3,368.21 crore for developing and widening district roads in five of the eight zones in the country.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM

2 Cases in Comilla: SC stays HC bail orders for Khaleda

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the High Court orders that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two criminal cases filed in Comilla.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM

France to win, EA Sports predicts

Ahead of arguably the biggest event in the world of sports many have tried their hands at predicting who will lift the World Cup trophy.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Messi would swap Barca title for WC

Lionel Messi is so desperate to win the World Cup with Argentina that he would trade success with Barcelona to triumph in Russia this summer.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Khaleda gets HC bail in two Comilla cases

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday secured High Court bail in two criminal cases filed in Comilla, but was denied bail in a defamation case lodged in Narail.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

ACC Probe into BASIC Bank Cases: Indecision on Bacchu holds back progress

The ongoing investigation into the BASIC Bank loan scam cases by the Anti-Corruption Commission has slowed down on the question whether the bank's former chairman Abdul Hye Bacchu will be made accused.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Holidaymakers' Journey Before Eid: Rain, road repair major concern

With a third of Ramadan gone, many have started wondering how their holiday trip home would be. Some fear that their journeys on roads would not be easy and their fears are not unfounded.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

AL faces questions from foreign diplomats

Diplomats, stationed in Dhaka, yesterday expressed deep concern over the "extrajudicial killings" in the ongoing nationwide anti-narcotics drive.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

12 more 'drug dealers' killed

Twelve men, who according to law enforcers were suspected drug dealers, got killed in what officers said were gunfights early yesterday.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

A war that might not go anywhere

We are talking about the body counts -- the deaths in “gunfights” in the current anti-drug war. After all, we are now witnessing the bloodiest anti-crime drive with death tolls already surpassing that of the Operation Clean Heart (57 deaths) or even the anti-militant drive after the Gulshan attack (80 deaths).
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Rape, Sexual Assault: Chemical or DNA tests mandatory

Chemical or DNA tests must be conducted in all rape or sexual assault cases, and the DNA and other samples should be sent to lab within 48 hours of the occurrence.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

A farce of a raid

It was 1:30pm. Some 1,000 policemen started gathering near Karwan Bazar kitchen market in the capital yesterday. The mobilisation of so many cops drew a huge crowd, curious to know what was happening.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

RMP lists drug dealers, addicts

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has prepared a list of 2,446 dealers and addicts of yaba, heroin and other contraband substances.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY: What they think of ongoing drives

The noted human rights activist said the law enforcement agencies' actions would not provide a sustainable solution against illegal drugs.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Poura councillor killed in Teknaf

A ward councillor of Teknaf municipality and local Awami League leader was killed in what Rab claimed was a “gunfight” between the elite force and drug peddlers in Cox's Bazar early yesterday.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Rejoinder, our reply

Dinajpur police sent a rejoinder on April 11, 2018 to a report published in The Daily Star on February 5 under the headline “Why police so ruthless to us?” also an editorial titled “Double victimisation of a rape survivour!” on February 6.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Power Tariff Hike: HC questions its legality

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of the Bangladesh Energy Commission's move to raise power tariff at wholesale and retail.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas brace for monsoon

Marooned on a dusty slope in the world's largest refugee camp, Osiur Rahman looked to the hill where a Rohingya girl was buried in a landslide just days earlier and contemplated his chances should the earth give way beneath his feet.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM