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Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Influx
Need 1 week to assess situation
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Wasfia 1st Bangladeshi to conquer K2
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
22 July 2022, 03:00 AM
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Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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‘You cannot remain silent’
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Electricity crisis may worsen
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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EC’s dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Buying 3cr Vaccine Doses: Govt signs deal with India’s SII, Beximco Pharma
The government yesterday signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bangladesh’s Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd to collect three crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Serum.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Margins Razor-Thin
Former vice president Joe Biden, making his third run at the White House, was tantalizingly close to victory yesterday as President Donald Trump sought to stave off defeat with scattershot legal challenges.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Misinformation swirls in US amid false claims of victory
Online misinformation about the results of the US election continued to spread yesterday as President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory with millions of votes still to be counted and pushed unfounded allegations about the counting of legitimate ballots.
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Too close to call
The excruciatingly close US presidential election hung in the balance yesterday, with Democrat Joe Biden leading in two critical Midwestern states that could tip the contest in his favor even as President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory and made unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud.
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid Vaccines: Govt set to import ‘3cr’ doses from Indian firm
The government will import “three crore” doses of novel coronavirus vaccines from India’s Serum Institute, a top health ministry official told The Daily Star last night.
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Dropped calls irk phone users
Frequent call drops and disruptions have been a bane for a large chunk of the country’s more than 16 crore mobile subscribers in the first eight months of the year.
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Migrants’ crisis mishandled
The migrant workers’ crisis, which emerged after the outbreak of novel coronavirus, further deepened with the government response marred by inappropriate decisions coupled with delayed and inadequate actions.
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Ensure hassle- free justice for people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged judges and lawyers to ensure people’s right to quick and hassle-free justice.
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Democratic hopes to flip US Senate dim
Despite retaining the House of Representatives, the path for Democrats to flip control of the US Senate narrowed sharply yesterday after three key Republicans facing tough reelection battles claimed victory.
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Communal Attacks: At least 17 killed during pandemic
At least 17 people from religious and ethnic minorities have been killed between March and September, as communal attacks continued even amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh Hindu, Bouddha, Christian Oikya Parishad said yesterday.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Pro-people politics goes off the track
Pankaj Bhattacharya is one of the few veteran left-wing idealistic politicians in Bangladesh. He spent his entire life holding on to his ideologies, which he has never compromised with. This politician is the president of Oikya NAP.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A political conspiracy against independence
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the August 15 and November 3 killings proved that there was a conspiracy against the independence and the people of the country.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
HC Rule on Marital Rape: Why laws that allow it should not be void?
The High Court yesterday asked the government to show cause as to why laws that allow marital rape of women and girls aged above 13 should not be declared void and discriminatory.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Preventing Second Wave: Govt words not reflected in action
The government’s preparations for tackling a possible spike in Covid-19 cases in the coming winter appear to be limited to rhetoric as efforts to control virus transmission and ensure treatment are still far from satisfactory.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Buying Smartphone: UGC loan for 41,500 public univ students
The University Grants Commission considers providing 41,501 public university students with Tk 8,000 each interest-free loans so that they can buy smartphones and attend online classes amid the pandemic.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
US election matters for Bangladeshi migrants
As the world eagerly awaits the result of the critical US Presidential Election, an obvious question arises -- will it have any implication on US-Bangladesh relations with a change at the helm or will it remain the same?
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
America holding its breath
Americans were voting yesterday in the bitterly contested presidential race between incumbent Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden after a tumultuous four years under the businessman-turned-politician that have left the United States as deeply divided as at any time in recent history.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Oct 2019 Bhola Mayhem: A hacker started it all
Biplob Chandra Baidya, a youth from Bhola, has been languishing in jail for a year even though a hacker, arrested by police, confessed to have circulated anti-religious messages using his Facebook ID.
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Rejoinder, our reply
Orion Group, on October 28, sent a rejoinder to our report “Target Forex Reserve”, published on the same day. We’re publishing the full, unedited rejoinder along with our reply.
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Know the facts, protest rumour
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked all concerned to highlight the facts of any incident alongside protesting the spread of rumours and false propaganda in the name of freedom of speech.
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM