‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
10 April 2024, 14:20 PM
Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
15 February 2024, 09:55 AM
Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
9 February 2023, 06:36 AM
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023, 06:44 AM
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023, 05:41 AM
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023, 16:26 PM
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023, 16:13 PM
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023, 06:15 AM
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022, 13:55 PM
Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
Trump says he will look at creating his own platform after Twitter ban
US President Donald Trump said he will look at building his own platform after Twitter suspended him on Friday, citing a risk of further incitement of violence following the storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday by hundreds of his supporters.
9 January 2021, 10:26 AM
626 children raped, 60% increase in child marriage in 2020: MJF
Despite the closure of educational institutions and the absence of public gatherings during the pandemic, 626 children were reportedly raped between January and December 2020, revealed Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) at an online press conference this morning.
9 January 2021, 10:13 AM
Covid-19: 692 positive out of 12,908 samples tested in 24 hours, 22 dead
Twenty-two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 January 2021, 09:43 AM
Biden calls Trump ‘unfit’ but doesn’t endorse impeachment
US President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn’t “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.
9 January 2021, 09:04 AM
4 held while trying to snatch away auto-rickshaw on highway in Feni
Police arrested four alleged members of an inter-district gang of muggers while they were trying to snatch an auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Sadar upazila of Feni early today.
9 January 2021, 08:15 AM
Freedom of speech ends when someone spreads misinformation, hurts others: Joy
Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said everyone has the right to freedom of speech, but that freedom ends when someone spreads false information that ends up hurting others.
9 January 2021, 08:08 AM
Capitol Riot: FBI arrests Arkansas man from photo inside Pelosi’s office
The FBI on Friday arrested an Arkansas man who was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office following the storming of the Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, authorities announced.
9 January 2021, 07:38 AM
Raped, murdered O-level student laid to rest in Kushtia
The O-level student, who was raped in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area and was pronounced dead on arrival at a private hospital on Thursday, has been buried at her village home in Kushtia Sadar upazila this morning.
9 January 2021, 07:19 AM
6,686 killed in 4,891 road accidents in 2020: Jatri Kalyan Samity
At least 6,686 people were killed and 8,600 were injured in 4,891 road accidents across the country in 2020, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
9 January 2021, 06:40 AM
China to provide Covid-19 vaccines free of charge to its people: official
China will provide Covid-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to general public, government authorities said today.
9 January 2021, 06:31 AM
Ward-level AL leader in Natore arrested for rape, circulating video
A ward-level leader of Awami League was arrested last night on charges of raping a woman in Naldanga upazila of Natore, and circulating a video of the incident through social media.
9 January 2021, 06:28 AM
Laptop stolen from Pelosi's office during storming of US Capitol
A laptop was stolen from the office of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, one of her aides said on Friday.
9 January 2021, 03:22 AM
North Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites US hostility
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal as he disclosed a list of high-tech weapons systems under development, saying the fate of relations with the United States depends on whether it abandons its hostile policy, state media reported Saturday.
9 January 2021, 03:16 AM
Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account, cites 'incitement of violence' risk
Twitter Inc said on Friday that it has permanently suspended US President Donald Trump’s account due to the risk of further incitement of violence following the storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday by hundreds of his supporters.
9 January 2021, 03:09 AM
Trump says he will not attend Biden's inauguration
US President Donald Trump will not attend the inauguration of his successor, Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, later this month, he said in a tweet on Friday, hours after promising a peaceful transition of power.
8 January 2021, 17:45 PM
Career Workshop, an Awami League initiative to lift youths
Bangladesh Awami League came up with an initiative to speed up youth development by providing career guidelines as many youths feel hopeless about their careers due to a lack of proper guidelines despite their potential.
8 January 2021, 17:10 PM
4 held in connection with rape of a woman in Savar
Police have arrested four people in connection with the rape of a woman in Dhaka’s Savar.
8 January 2021, 16:14 PM
Bhutan reports first Covid-19 death
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan reported its first Covid-19 death some 10 months after initially detecting the virus and managing to keep the disease under control by largely sealing off the tourism-dependent country.
8 January 2021, 15:39 PM
India looks at int’l cooperation in fight against Covid-19 as ‘its duty’
India today said it sees international cooperation in the fight against Covid-19 particularly with its neighbours as “its duty.”
8 January 2021, 14:19 PM
Female worker returns from Saudi Arabia in ‘psychologically unstable’ state
A female migrant worker returned home from Saudi Arabia in the early hours today in a “psychologically unstable state” after being allegedly tortured by her employer in the Gulf country, Brac said today.
8 January 2021, 14:15 PM